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existential cookie message from the olympics website
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
existential cookie message from the olympics website
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Bezos shreds Washington Post staff after bending of the knee to #Trump, shelling out millions for that 'Melania' dross.
Hope your subscriptions are well and truly cancelled. The paper that gave us Woodward and Bernstein belongs in bird cages these days ...
Hope your subscriptions are well and truly cancelled. The paper that gave us Woodward and Bernstein belongs in bird cages these days ...
February 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Bezos shreds Washington Post staff after bending of the knee to #Trump, shelling out millions for that 'Melania' dross.
Hope your subscriptions are well and truly cancelled. The paper that gave us Woodward and Bernstein belongs in bird cages these days ...
Hope your subscriptions are well and truly cancelled. The paper that gave us Woodward and Bernstein belongs in bird cages these days ...
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Microsoft to refund millions of customers over 365 subscription price increase for Copilot AI add-on
Microsoft to refund millions of customers over 365 subscription price increase for Copilot AI add-on
Almost 3 million Australians will be eligible for a refund of the difference between the AI-powered Copilot and ‘classic’ versions of the 365 software
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Almost three million Australians will be offered refunds after Microsoft apologised for the way it charged customers to access its artificial intelligence tools.
Microsoft Australia emailed the offer to software subscribers on Thursday and admits the pricing structure and plans lacked clarity and fell short of its standards. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Microsoft to refund millions of customers over 365 subscription price increase for Copilot AI add-on
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Coding on personal projects mean that I can make edits directly to prod YOLOLOLOLOL
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Coding on personal projects mean that I can make edits directly to prod YOLOLOLOLOL
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It's time to break out old reliable
October 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's time to break out old reliable
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Tim Berners-Lee, the man who gave us the world wide web, dreamed the technology would unite us. But something went really wrong in the rise of social media.
👉 theconversation.com/the-wor...
👉 theconversation.com/the-wor...
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tim Berners-Lee, the man who gave us the world wide web, dreamed the technology would unite us. But something went really wrong in the rise of social media.
👉 theconversation.com/the-wor...
👉 theconversation.com/the-wor...
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Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent
"The pilot cost €72 million to date but generated nearly €80 million in total benefits to the Irish economy"
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
"The pilot cost €72 million to date but generated nearly €80 million in total benefits to the Irish economy"
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent
Several years after launching a trial, Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026.
www.artnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent
"The pilot cost €72 million to date but generated nearly €80 million in total benefits to the Irish economy"
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
"The pilot cost €72 million to date but generated nearly €80 million in total benefits to the Irish economy"
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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One ride in a Tesla robotaxi, and I’m already in debt to Elon Musk.
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
One ride in a Tesla robotaxi, and I’m already in debt to Elon Musk.
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In honor of Robert Redford, everyone is obligated to watch Sneakers tonight.
September 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In honor of Robert Redford, everyone is obligated to watch Sneakers tonight.
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Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
September 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
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Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work
Cutting emissions will work
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Cutting emissions will work
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work
Engineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work
Cutting emissions will work
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Cutting emissions will work
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
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"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people
August 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people
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If your most effective management skill is insisting people work 80 hours a week, you might want to consider learning some new management skills.
August 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
If your most effective management skill is insisting people work 80 hours a week, you might want to consider learning some new management skills.
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Fitz Hugh Ludlow’s fame as a writer was directly tied to his drug use initially. In his final years, his advocacy for treatment of the illness of addiction was really ahead of its time.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
August 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Fitz Hugh Ludlow’s fame as a writer was directly tied to his drug use initially. In his final years, his advocacy for treatment of the illness of addiction was really ahead of its time.
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
Listen here: omny.fm/shows/stuff-...
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This was the Tsunami update I needed.
July 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This was the Tsunami update I needed.
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Remember, I pointed out two years ago that Substack made a specific, deliberate choice to say "we welcome Nazis."
www.techdirt.com/2023/12/26/s...
www.techdirt.com/2023/12/26/s...
July 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Remember, I pointed out two years ago that Substack made a specific, deliberate choice to say "we welcome Nazis."
www.techdirt.com/2023/12/26/s...
www.techdirt.com/2023/12/26/s...
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"Bluesky is dead, you have to go where the people are."
Counterpoint:
Counterpoint:
July 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Bluesky is dead, you have to go where the people are."
Counterpoint:
Counterpoint:
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🎂 Happy Birthday Django! 🎂
Here’s to 20 more years of being a leading, stable, scalable web framework with an incredibly friendly and welcoming community attached.
Here’s to 20 more years of being a leading, stable, scalable web framework with an incredibly friendly and welcoming community attached.
Happy 20th birthday Django! 💝🎂🎉
www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/...
Our open source journey started 20 years ago today, on July 13th 2005. Come celebrate this big milestone at one of our many community events this year
#Python #Django #OpenSource #DjangoBirthday
www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/...
Our open source journey started 20 years ago today, on July 13th 2005. Come celebrate this big milestone at one of our many community events this year
#Python #Django #OpenSource #DjangoBirthday
Happy 20th birthday Django!
Posted by Thibaud Colas & Benjamin Balder Bach on July 13, 2025
www.djangoproject.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🎂 Happy Birthday Django! 🎂
Here’s to 20 more years of being a leading, stable, scalable web framework with an incredibly friendly and welcoming community attached.
Here’s to 20 more years of being a leading, stable, scalable web framework with an incredibly friendly and welcoming community attached.
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Rejected names for what became Django:
* superglue
* consolidata
* The Python Web Framework (PWF)
* Tornado Publishing System
* super magic machine
* private dancer
* The Give-a-Damn machine
* boltdozer
* Simon
* fizgig
* festoon
* clerisy
#Django
* superglue
* consolidata
* The Python Web Framework (PWF)
* Tornado Publishing System
* super magic machine
* private dancer
* The Give-a-Damn machine
* boltdozer
* Simon
* fizgig
* festoon
* clerisy
#Django
July 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Rejected names for what became Django:
* superglue
* consolidata
* The Python Web Framework (PWF)
* Tornado Publishing System
* super magic machine
* private dancer
* The Give-a-Damn machine
* boltdozer
* Simon
* fizgig
* festoon
* clerisy
#Django
* superglue
* consolidata
* The Python Web Framework (PWF)
* Tornado Publishing System
* super magic machine
* private dancer
* The Give-a-Damn machine
* boltdozer
* Simon
* fizgig
* festoon
* clerisy
#Django
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Timeline Cleanser
July 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Timeline Cleanser
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Just arrived in Melbourne after a lovely week in Sydney. It’s wonderful to be back after so many years! Also both cities have fully lived up to their weather-related reputations.
July 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Just arrived in Melbourne after a lovely week in Sydney. It’s wonderful to be back after so many years! Also both cities have fully lived up to their weather-related reputations.
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there's an absolutely gigantic split somewhere around 05-06 birthdates on this and i legitimately think apple's total abstracton of the filesystem (on the ipad, in particular) for years and years is the primary cause
July 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
there's an absolutely gigantic split somewhere around 05-06 birthdates on this and i legitimately think apple's total abstracton of the filesystem (on the ipad, in particular) for years and years is the primary cause