Thoughts on 42

by Benjamin Herrin

reflections on life, the universe, and everything

Ships Loiter Near Subsea Cables Amid Iran's Warnings to Trump →

Several tanker ships linked to Iran have been loitering over subsea Internet cables in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz—a possible indication that the Iranian government is preparing to attack such undersea infrastructure in response to any renewed US and Israeli strikes. … Six active cables currently cross through the contested Strait of Hormuz, linking the Middle East to Europe, Africa and Asia, with two more cables having segments under construction in the region. Four countries, including Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, depend entirely upon such subsea

2026-11-07•1 min read

Media

KPop Demon Hunters on 4K Blu-Ray Costs Less Than a Month of Netflix Premium →

I’m a huge fan of KPop Deamon Hunters and highly recommend the movie to anyone that still hasn’t seen it. But for any stans out there, check out the Blu-ray if you’re not locked into Netflix like my family is!

2026-11-06•1 min read

News

Tesla Is “Winding Down” Production of the Cybertruck Next Year →

Lolololol

2026-11-06•1 min read

Tech

Sony Makes Bad Headphones If You Want Them →

Whether you want to feel the nostalgia or to feel retro, these throwback to 90’s design are now available for $60.

2026-11-06•1 min read

Rockets

How Do You Get a Picture of a Home Made Rocket at 30k Feet? →

Joe Barnard of BPS Space makes a rocket to go to 30,000 feet and a camera to pop out right at the top of the flight to get a picture. It’s a wild friggin ride, make sure you watch to the very very end.

2026-11-05•1 min read

Tech

“Introducing Adaptive Dark Mode” →

MacStories covers some of the background on this feature but once Apple releases their os versions of 27.3 later this year it will come with this Safari dark mode feature. I’m going to get immense use out of this, I’ve used an app called Noir for years to get an automatic dark mode for every website that doesn’t already have one (which is most of them unfortunately). Now it will be built into every Apple platform for everyone to enjoy!

2026-11-04•1 min read