Nostr notes by Esther Schindler

"We've heard that a million monkeys at a million ...

2026-11-01T15:17:04Z

"We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the Complete Works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true."--Robert Wilensky, University of California

In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami ...

2026-11-01T02:55:20Z

In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice on Saturday, ruling that Mr. Trump did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-lawsuit-wall-street-journal-epstein-birthday-letter-dismissed/

"For me, the clearest case of funk was the railroading of the ...

2026-11-01T00:34:52Z

"For me, the clearest case of funk was the railroading of the abortion issue….The delegates who were for McGovern first and the interests of the group they represented second argued that abortion was a state matter."
https://lithub.com/a-feminist-oral-history-of-the-1972-democratic-national-convention/

‘The Encyclopedia of Movie Cats’ Is an Exhaustive Index of ...

2026-10-31T20:30:51Z

‘The Encyclopedia of Movie Cats’ Is an Exhaustive Index of Every Feline to Prowl on Screen
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/10/the-encyclopedia-of-movie-cats-a24/

Paul Carus’ The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil ...

2026-10-31T19:57:50Z

Paul Carus’ The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil (1899)
A history of the Evil One, from the earliest times to the present https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/history-of-the-devil/

Frank Lloyd Wright designed only one planetarium, and it’s now ...

2026-10-31T18:00:29Z

Frank Lloyd Wright designed only one planetarium, and it’s now been stunningly restored to its original details, down to the removal of a computer closet installed in the 1980s. https://www.dezeen.com/2026/10/15/florida-southern-college-frank-lloyd-wright-planetarium-restoration/

Except in Arizona ...

2026-10-31T17:30:38Z

Except in Arizona

Happy Halloween, folks. ...

2026-10-31T16:06:33Z

Happy Halloween, folks.

“We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes ...

2026-10-31T15:10:34Z

“We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.”—Ansel Adams

Russian and East European posters: Poster art as used in ...

2026-10-31T00:44:40Z

Russian and East European posters: Poster art as used in advertising for performances and films in a variety of Party-sponsored campaigns and ephemera.
https://digital-collections.princeton.edu/collections/soviet_posters

From 2002: The top ten reasons #embedded projects get into ...

2026-10-30T22:37:29Z

From 2002: The top ten reasons #embedded projects get into trouble? https://www.ganssle.com/articles/jackstoptenlist.htm … How many of these have changed?

Colossus, a lushly produced, oversize print quarterly and ...

2026-10-30T21:51:44Z

Colossus, a lushly produced, oversize print quarterly and website, wants to make tech fall in love again. Launched in 2024, its journalistic approach — heavy on access, short on skepticism — has been heaped with praise by the very entrepreneurs and investors it covers. https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/30/colossus-glossy-quarterly-silicon-valley/

Editors at literary magazines report receiving emails from AI ...

2026-10-30T20:30:06Z

Editors at literary magazines report receiving emails from AI bots, begging to be published. https://www.vulture.com/article/ai-agents-from-ilands-are-begging-editors-to-keep-them-alive.html

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2026-10-30T19:00:25Z

Reminder

Need a last-minute Halloween costume? DRAW ONE. ...

2026-10-30T18:00:56Z

Need a last-minute Halloween costume? DRAW ONE. https://club.drawtogether.studio/p/its-in-the-bag-saul-steinbergs-paper

Anti-Patterns in Software Blogging * The meandering intro * ...

2026-10-30T17:30:01Z

Anti-Patterns in Software Blogging
* The meandering intro
* “The reader knows everything I know except this one thing”
* Overreliance on links
* The sequel injection bug
* Excessive formality
* Fumbling on the basics of rendering HTML
https://refactoringenglish.com/blog/anti-patterns-software-blogging/

"I talked to Tom, the viral ‘Jonestown’ Trump rally ...

2026-10-30T16:12:59Z

"I talked to Tom, the viral ‘Jonestown’ Trump rally guy"
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tom-hoyle-jonestown-trump-rally-fox-news-viral-clip

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, ...

2026-10-30T15:10:46Z

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.”—Henry David Thoreau

Your awww du jour ...

2026-10-30T02:02:55Z

Your awww du jour https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfDFqJDlewX/?exln=cHdhZHZ0b2Z6ZXY0

Federal agencies are narrowing disability rights without ...

2026-10-30T00:48:54Z

Federal agencies are narrowing disability rights without repealing a single statute, by withdrawing the guidance, moving the deadline, or declining to enforce. Ken Nakata explains how this rollback works and why its legal argument fails. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJQWy4-nsPU

A hacker posts personally identifiable information for some ...

2026-10-29T23:08:16Z

A hacker posts personally identifiable information for some 40,000 Dept. of Homeland Security employees. “They have our information, so it’s only fair that we have theirs.” https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/hacker-stole-personnel-data-about-thousands-of-homeland-security-employees-including-cbp-and-ice-agents/

10 Great Books That Are Hard To Read Today ...and I agree with ...

2026-10-29T22:28:43Z

10 Great Books That Are Hard To Read Today
...and I agree with the list.
https://collider.com/best-books-hard-to-read-today/

This. I learned about Einstein, George Washington, and Mother ...

2026-10-29T20:30:43Z

This.

I learned about Einstein, George Washington, and Mother Theresa. Sadly, I am not yet a genius, president, or saint. Sigh.

Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget includes a $707 ...

2026-10-29T18:47:18Z

Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget includes a $707 million cut across programs within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is responsible for securing U.S. digital and critical infrastructure against cyber and physical threats.
https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/us-administration-proposes-707-million-cut-cisa-programs

The EV Tax Credit Could Come Back. Here's What Stands In The ...

2026-10-29T17:30:12Z

The EV Tax Credit Could Come Back. Here's What Stands In The Way
https://insideevs.com/news/813308/ev-tax-credit-could-return-but-hurdles-remain/

“Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do ...

2026-10-29T15:01:36Z

“Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.” —Heinlein

"Rough estimates suggest that the program distributed as many ...

2026-10-29T00:36:38Z

"Rough estimates suggest that the program distributed as many as 10 million volumes to people behind the Iron Curtain as it extended beyond targeted elites to the general population." https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-the-cia-smuggled-liberal-arts-behind-the-iron-curtain/

TIL a year ago the British Library Reissued Oscar Wilde’s ...

2026-10-28T23:40:00Z

TIL a year ago the British Library Reissued Oscar Wilde’s Library Card – Revoked In 1895 For The “Gross Indecency” Of Being Gay https://gomag.com/article/british-library-reissues-oscar-wildes-library-card-revoked-in-1895-for-the-gross-indecency-of-being-gay/

Oh yes! https://infosec.exchange/@jbhall56/117519094330252077

2026-10-28T23:03:28Z

Oh yes! https://infosec.exchange/@jbhall56/117519094330252077

Engineers were initially baffled, but Transport for Greater ...

2026-10-28T22:55:33Z

Engineers were initially baffled, but Transport for Greater Manchester has now found the issues were caused by slugs "entering the signal controller, causing short circuits", the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck62m28zrg15o

Ganache has decided she likes Teams meetings. That means she has ...

2026-10-28T21:00:11Z

Ganache has decided she likes Teams meetings. That means she has a lap available without all that annoying typing.

"The tendency to prioritize favorable, new, or statistically ...

2026-10-28T20:30:11Z

"The tendency to prioritize favorable, new, or statistically significant findings over negative or inconclusive results is known as positivity bias, and its various forms pervade practically every aspect of the scientific process."
https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceadviser-my-sled-dog-short-and-stout#the-life

A walkable 3D art history museum built from Wikipedia I like the ...

2026-10-28T17:30:51Z

A walkable 3D art history museum built from Wikipedia
I like the concept better than the execution.
https://artmuseum.artfrompixels.com/

Hole Punch: Sling your spaceship around gravitational fields ...

2026-10-28T16:00:41Z

Hole Punch: Sling your spaceship around gravitational fields https://notoriousbfg.com/hole-punch/

“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to ...

2026-10-28T15:32:45Z

“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.”― Daniel Patrick Moynihan

A vibe-coded video game of Flavio Bolsonaro trying to escape ...

2026-10-28T14:58:09Z

A vibe-coded video game of Flavio Bolsonaro trying to escape across the bridge from Brazil to Argentina.
https://cadeflavio.run/

A tour of Charlie Chaplin’s private tennis court ...

2026-10-28T00:48:38Z

A tour of Charlie Chaplin’s private tennis court
https://uncrate.com/chaplins-restored-mid-century-retreat/

A clumsy paleontologist walked on stage with a dinosaur skull… ...

2026-10-27T23:01:29Z

A clumsy paleontologist walked on stage with a dinosaur skull…

What happened next was jaw-dropping!

So it IS possible to like Neil Young more. ...

2026-10-27T22:46:56Z

So it IS possible to like Neil Young more. https://variety.com/2026/music/news/neil-young-files-suit-donald-trump-rockin-in-the-free-world-1236931685/

The charging inlet is the gateway between the electrical grid and ...

2026-10-27T22:34:08Z

The charging inlet is the gateway between the electrical grid and the vehicle, making it a key component of the EV charging process. As charging currents rise, inlet performance sets the bar for charging speed, safety, and overall customer experience.
https://www.aptiv.com/en/insights/article/q-a-high-voltage-inlets-are-becoming-more-than-charging-ports

Techno-optimism archive: Old promises of new technologies. ...

2026-10-27T21:00:12Z

Techno-optimism archive: Old promises of new technologies.
https://technooptimism.org

In 1989, a project started in Oregon by a bunch of self-described ...

2026-10-27T20:30:08Z

In 1989, a project started in Oregon by a bunch of self-described ‘anarchist hippies’ began sending mental-health workers and medics, not armed police, to low-risk 911 calls. Today, 93 similar programs in 31 US states take about 200,000 calls a year.
https://theprogressnetwork.substack.com/p/911-minus-the-police

I laughed ...

2026-10-27T17:30:14Z

I laughed

"If you are going to be a writer, there is nothing I can say ...

2026-10-27T15:14:31Z

"If you are going to be a writer, there is nothing I can say to stop you; if you’re not going to be a writer, nothing I can say will help you. What you really need at the beginning is somebody to let you know that the effort is real."--James Baldwin https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/02/08/james-baldwin-advice-on-writing/

"Some of us understand that we will cease to exist: ashes to ...

2026-10-27T00:37:41Z

"Some of us understand that we will cease to exist: ashes to ashes dust to dust etc. But others are really not getting that. You can tell who's who based on the Halloween decor on display."

Requires free registration to read the full article. https://hellgatenyc.com/brooklyn-halloween-decorations-mortality/

"Valladao doesn’t have any formal artistic training, but ...

2026-10-26T23:34:58Z

"Valladao doesn’t have any formal artistic training, but he’s always looking for inspiration. He gets ideas from looking at art in a museum or just walking down the street."

This story will make you smile.
https://apnews.com/article/pumpkin-carving-picasso-halloween-half-moon-bay-95af0b1752f6ff1b361a7cfd1769841d

Kevin Bacon is not the center of Hollywood. “In fact, he never ...

2026-10-26T22:05:24Z

Kevin Bacon is not the center of Hollywood. “In fact, he never has been, and almost certainly never will be.”
https://pudding.cool/2026/10/kevin-bacon/

Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing ...

2026-10-26T20:30:13Z

Scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass

'Now scientists from the University of Sheffield have replicated its remarkable optical behaviour, using an ancient recipe derived from a fragment of the Roman “dichroic” (two-coloured) original.'
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/25/scientists-rediscover-ancient-roman-colour-changing-glass

Calling all knitters and crocheters! Have you ever wanted your ...

2026-10-26T18:13:02Z

Calling all knitters and crocheters! Have you ever wanted your work to be featured in a museum exhibit? Help Cal Academy Create a Yarn Art Superbloom!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclRckHhMCIGMMKK-wZ3wpbx5yh6ZQO37k8jO1FZtAbJ3m3xw/viewform

Why, after centuries, writers, filmmakers, and artists are still ...

2026-10-26T17:30:39Z

Why, after centuries, writers, filmmakers, and artists are still captivated by Arthurian legend. https://daily.jstor.org/why-king-arthur-still-shapes-pop-culture/

My review of the Pecute Cat Backpack Carrier: She likes that she ...

2026-10-26T16:01:00Z

My review of the Pecute Cat Backpack Carrier: She likes that she can look through the window!
https://link.amazon/B0efWcm5y

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though ...

2026-10-26T15:26:57Z

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.— Albert Einstein

"This is a nice portrait." ...

2026-10-26T00:42:12Z

"This is a nice portrait."

Top 9 Native-Owned Restaurants in the West I wish they were ...

2026-10-25T21:00:02Z

Top 9 Native-Owned Restaurants in the West
I wish they were closer to me! (The closest is in Whiteriver, Arizona, 186 miles away.)
https://mwg.aaa.com/via/eat-drink/native-american-restaurants-west

A vinaigrette was once a small container for smelling salts or ...

2026-10-25T20:30:40Z

A vinaigrette was once a small container for smelling salts or aromatic vinegar used to mask unpleasant smells. But more than a practical tool, vinaigrettes were fashionable objects that let people flaunt their taste in luxurious perfumes and fine craftsmanship. https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/06/27/forgotten-object-du-jour-the-vinaigrette/

Tom Gauld’s Jane Austen-inspired algorithm for gentlemen in ...

2026-10-25T19:00:00Z

Tom Gauld’s Jane Austen-inspired algorithm for gentlemen in want of a wife – cartoon
https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2026/sep/20/tom-gaulds-jane-austen-inspired-algorithm-for-gentlemen-in-want-of-a-wife-cartoon

High-end California wineries, desperate to move bottles, are ...

2026-10-25T18:04:00Z

High-end California wineries, desperate to move bottles, are quietly selling through Costco’s Signature line.
https://laist.com/news/wine-surplus

"Before the swirl of the pen, there was the plastic click of ...

2026-10-25T17:30:18Z

"Before the swirl of the pen, there was the plastic click of the keyboard. Not one continuous movement but thousands of discrete ones: arachnid fingers on a plastic pad." https://lithub.com/are-we-different-writers-when-we-move-from-longhand-to-a-screen/

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2026-10-25T16:00:38Z

Mood

“It is the rarity of perfect forms—their contrast with the ...

2026-10-25T00:51:49Z

“It is the rarity of perfect forms—their contrast with the predominant irregularities of the natural world—that makes symmetry and repetition so striking to our eyes.” How art invented humanity. https://aeon.co/essays/humans-did-not-invent-art-it-was-the-other-way-around

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2026-10-24T22:00:07Z

Ha!

“The Scottish Castles Association hopes the archive will become ...

2026-10-24T21:00:00Z

“The Scottish Castles Association hopes the archive will become a freely accessible resource for anyone interested in Scotland’s castles, bringing together photographs, drawings, research and records previously held across private and institutional collections.” https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26658270.new-archive-launched-help-preserve-scotlands-historic-castles/

"Writing is thinking. A spec or a retrospective is proof that ...

2026-10-24T20:30:20Z

"Writing is thinking. A spec or a retrospective is proof that someone has thought about the problem. If you skip the writing, then you lose that proof."
https://alifeengineered.substack.com/p/on-the-death-of-amazons-writing-culture

#joy #IVoted ...

2026-10-24T18:00:11Z

#joy #IVoted

"While developing the game, Heinemann & Dillenberger ...

2026-10-24T17:30:45Z

"While developing the game, Heinemann & Dillenberger tested it out with some kids at the high school at which they were student teaching…and one of those kids was Prince Rogers Nelson." https://kottke.org/26/10/prince-was-one-of-the-first-players-of-the-oregon-trail

Studying and understanding fluid dynamics from humpback whale ...

2026-10-24T16:00:00Z

Studying and understanding fluid dynamics from humpback whale fins helped improve wind turbine blade designs.
https://engineerine.com/canada-whalepower-humpback-whale-tubercle-wind-turbine-blades/

A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise ...

2026-10-24T15:39:38Z

A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.– Frank Lloyd Wright

Billie Jean But Every Instrument Is A Spring Door Stopper ...

2026-10-24T00:47:04Z

Billie Jean But Every Instrument Is A Spring Door Stopper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VGLPP70Xtw

Meta will have to name the people who greenlit its torrenting of ...

2026-10-23T22:00:00Z

Meta will have to name the people who greenlit its torrenting of pirated books. https://torrentfreak.com/judge-orders-meta-to-name-employees-who-approved-torrenting-annas-archive-and-libgen/

My review of _Everyday Paleo Around the World: Italian Cuisine: ...

2026-10-23T21:00:00Z

My review of _Everyday Paleo Around the World: Italian Cuisine: Authentic Recipes Made Gluten-Free_ from 2014 gathered 21 helpful votes, so maybe you'll like it, too.

https://link.amazon/A06dIvcWu

A Rotterdam project that displays poetry on garbage trucks has ...

2026-10-23T20:30:33Z

A Rotterdam project that displays poetry on garbage trucks has been recognised as Dutch Intangible Cultural Heritage.
https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/16/rotterdams-poetry-covered-garbage-trucks-recognised-dutch-cultural-heritage

"...But that doesn’t mean content built with Flash is gone ...

2026-10-23T19:35:44Z

"...But that doesn’t mean content built with Flash is gone forever. You can thankfully still play Flash games in 2026 using websites that run the original programs, most of them using an open-source Flash emulator called Ruffle.” https://www.engadget.com/2285729/where-to-play-2000s-retro-flash-games/

We are dancing with disaster when we live beyond our needs And ...

2026-10-23T18:00:24Z

We are dancing with disaster when we live beyond our needs
And pretend our hungry souls are not related to our greed . . .
Life’s a journey, but it’s not about the speed
In these times… --Noel Paul Stookey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQnxVedlEpE

Find out how dark (or not) the skies above you will be. ...

2026-10-23T17:30:11Z

Find out how dark (or not) the skies above you will be. https://www.cleardarksky.com/csk

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2026-10-23T16:24:03Z

Mood

“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what ...

2026-10-23T15:04:47Z

“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.” ― Lois McMaster Bujold, in A Civil Campaign

William Harris listens to the sound of the electric car: “A ...

2026-10-23T00:52:22Z

William Harris listens to the sound of the electric car: “A tune from nowhere, deep and airy, without the shrill oblivion of the sun recordings or the ribcage resonance of the didgeridoo.” https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/ev-listening/

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2026-10-22T23:00:01Z

Truth

Phoenix Adds Hands-On Help for Residents Navigating SNAP Benefits ...

2026-10-22T22:21:27Z

Phoenix Adds Hands-On Help for Residents Navigating SNAP Benefits

A new city service aims to help households avoid losing food assistance because of confusing forms, renewal deadlines, or work-reporting requirements.

https://www.allaboutarizonanews.com/phoenix-adds-hands-on-help-for-residents-navigating-snap-benefits/

Inside the science of the ‘robo ump’ revolutionizing baseball ...

2026-10-22T21:10:26Z

Inside the science of the ‘robo ump’ revolutionizing baseball ($) https://www.science.org/content/article/inside-science-robo-ump-revolutionizing-baseball

Qochbe' 'e' ghaSmeH qel ghaH (Which, in Klingon, ...

2026-10-22T20:30:10Z

Qochbe' 'e' ghaSmeH qel ghaH (Which, in Klingon, means, "She nods her head in agreement.")

I'M NOT SHOUTING. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT TODAY IS ...

2026-10-22T18:00:44Z

I'M NOT SHOUTING. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY https://nationaltoday.com/international-caps-lock-day/

Every road in America, filtered by a theme ...

2026-10-22T17:30:11Z

Every road in America, filtered by a theme
https://road-about-a-theme.pinedesk.biz

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2026-10-22T16:51:47Z

Indeed.!

Men in tech #YesAllMen "Every single woman in this room has ...

2026-10-22T15:30:36Z

Men in tech #YesAllMen
"Every single woman in this room has her own version of these stories."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXL6K1lhvt0

I laughed ...

2026-10-22T00:40:22Z

I laughed

I laughed ...

2026-10-21T23:00:16Z

I laughed

The scientists identified a phenomenon they call attribution ...

2026-10-21T22:00:18Z

The scientists identified a phenomenon they call attribution decay, where the more data a generative model is trained on, the less any individual training example matters to any particular output. https://news.mit.edu/2026/when-ai-art-has-no-author-generated-images-often-cant-be-traced-to-training-data-0818

I laughed ...

2026-10-21T19:17:51Z

I laughed

"Countries handle digital accessibility in different ways. ...

2026-10-21T17:30:29Z

"Countries handle digital accessibility in different ways. Some rules are laws, some are government policies, and some are only advice…"
https://www.barrierbreak.com/digital-accessibility-laws-by-country/

The incredible engineering that allows articulated buses to bend ...

2026-10-21T16:01:29Z

The incredible engineering that allows articulated buses to bend

https://www.theautopian.com/you-wont-believe-the-incredible-engineering-that-allows-articulated-buses-to-bend/

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I ...

2026-10-21T15:33:54Z

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." -- Mark Twain

Chiricahua National Park Act signed into law, marking fourth ...

2026-10-21T01:00:00Z

Chiricahua National Park Act signed into law, marking fourth National Park in Arizona https://www.abc15.com/news/state/chiricahua-national-part-act-signed-in-law-marking-4th-national-park-in-arizona

Overheard: I've long been a fan of taxidermy, puzzle boxes, ...

2026-10-21T00:47:24Z

Overheard: I've long been a fan of taxidermy, puzzle boxes, and pyrotechnics. I finally found a project that combines them all.

I'm gonna make you an otter you can't defuse.

Darth Vader's screen-matched lightsaber leads an ...

2026-10-20T23:30:27Z

Darth Vader's screen-matched lightsaber leads an extraordinary collection of 28 original Star Wars lightsabers that helped bring a galaxy far, far away to life. (Starting bid: $1,000,000.)
https://intelligentcollector.com/the-weapons-of-a-more-civilized-age/

‘Der Viener Schlinger’: The meat cannon that launched 20,000 ...

2026-10-20T21:00:00Z

‘Der Viener Schlinger’: The meat cannon that launched 20,000 hot dogs
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Walmart is shocked you would think its dynamic pricing patent ...

2026-10-20T20:30:29Z

Walmart is shocked you would think its dynamic pricing patent that details how “low supply+high demand=change in price” means it would implement such a thing. https://gizmodo.com/walmart-denies-plans-for-surveillance-pricing-despite-holding-patents-for-surveillance-pricing-2000824482

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2026-10-20T19:01:02Z

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Bulgaria has passed a law against lawsuits designed to silence ...

2026-10-20T18:00:19Z

Bulgaria has passed a law against lawsuits designed to silence journalists. It goes beyond the EU’s minimum by covering domestic cases, lets judges throw out unfounded claims early, and applies to dozens of cases already waiting to be heard. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/bulgarias-parliament-passes-law-protecting-journalists-from-abusive-slapp-lawsuits

If you ever dreamed of playing the theremin, now you can, using ...

2026-10-20T17:30:28Z

If you ever dreamed of playing the theremin, now you can, using your webcam and hands, or using your gyro on your phone, or a mouse.
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