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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
Reposted by Damien Solimando
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
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The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States.
Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
Plato Has Been Censored; What Next?
PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender
pen.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States.
Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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Reposted by Damien Solimando
The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. If you're a European hippie communist, you can provide input:
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... for details on how to contribute.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... for details on how to contribute.
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. If you're a European hippie communist, you can provide input:
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... for details on how to contribute.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... for details on how to contribute.
Reposted by Damien Solimando
✏️ 5 accessibility checks to run on every component zeroheight.com/blog/5-acces...
I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components!
(note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)
I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components!
(note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)
5 accessibility checks to run on every component - zeroheight
Hidde de Vries explains how to test components for accessibility, from keyboard support to screen readers and zoom.
zeroheight.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:18 AM
✏️ 5 accessibility checks to run on every component zeroheight.com/blog/5-acces...
I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components!
(note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)
I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components!
(note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)
Reposted by Damien Solimando
Guys, we did it. We invented the Commodore 64
Also neat at CES: HP’s battery-powered PC built into a keyboard. Sort of a screenless laptop.
January 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Guys, we did it. We invented the Commodore 64
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Safari 26.2 is here with 65 features + 165 bug fixes — including field-sizing, Navigation API, Largest Contentful Paint, command & commandfor, CHIPS opt-in partitioned cookies, scrollend event, random(), WebGPU in WebXR, scrollbar-color, hidden=until-found and much more! webkit.org/blog/17640/w...
WebKit Features for Safari 26.2
Safari 26.2 is a big release.
webkit.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Safari 26.2 is here with 65 features + 165 bug fixes — including field-sizing, Navigation API, Largest Contentful Paint, command & commandfor, CHIPS opt-in partitioned cookies, scrollend event, random(), WebGPU in WebXR, scrollbar-color, hidden=until-found and much more! webkit.org/blog/17640/w...
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
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Facebook's Static Hermes is kind of incredible. It can compile JavaScript into C, which is then optimized into native machine code.
I just compiled the Less.js source code into a C library. Then I called it from Rust as a native Parcel plugin (no Node). Wild. 👨🔬
devongovett.me/blog/static-...
I just compiled the Less.js source code into a C library. Then I called it from Rust as a native Parcel plugin (no Node). Wild. 👨🔬
devongovett.me/blog/static-...
How to compile JavaScript to C with Static Hermes
Lately, I've been working on porting more of Parcel to Rust, and investigating ways to embed JS-based plugins. This post describes how I used Static Hermes to compile Less.js to a native C library tha...
devongovett.me
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Facebook's Static Hermes is kind of incredible. It can compile JavaScript into C, which is then optimized into native machine code.
I just compiled the Less.js source code into a C library. Then I called it from Rust as a native Parcel plugin (no Node). Wild. 👨🔬
devongovett.me/blog/static-...
I just compiled the Less.js source code into a C library. Then I called it from Rust as a native Parcel plugin (no Node). Wild. 👨🔬
devongovett.me/blog/static-...
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Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
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People who want to get morally superior about how they hand-wash everything really gotta reckon with the fact that machine dish-washing uses considerably LESS water and emits considerably fewer greenhouse emissions than standard handwashing practices do.
(And you save a lot of time...)
(And you save a lot of time...)
December 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
People who want to get morally superior about how they hand-wash everything really gotta reckon with the fact that machine dish-washing uses considerably LESS water and emits considerably fewer greenhouse emissions than standard handwashing practices do.
(And you save a lot of time...)
(And you save a lot of time...)
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It's a whole genre it's beautiful
December 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It's a whole genre it's beautiful
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My LLM coding workflow going into 2026: open.substack.com/pub/addyo/p/...
My LLM coding workflow going into 2026
Best practices for staying in control while coding with AI
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My LLM coding workflow going into 2026: open.substack.com/pub/addyo/p/...
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
Reposted by Damien Solimando
The browser has everything you need, why not everything needs to be server-rendered and how preloading can alleviate complexity.
jovidecroock.com/blog/platform
jovidecroock.com/blog/platform
The Browser Has Everything You Need
Stop treating SPAs and SSR as opposing paradigms. The browser already loads resources in parallel—you just have to use it.
jovidecroock.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The browser has everything you need, why not everything needs to be server-rendered and how preloading can alleviate complexity.
jovidecroock.com/blog/platform
jovidecroock.com/blog/platform
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Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
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Slightly nauseating gameplay for 4D Sports Tennis, a proto-3D game in first person from 1990 on MS-DOS. From the 4D Sports series, though it only has two more games and one of them is racing. Made by developer Distinctive Software, which was founded by a 17-year old Don Mattrick!
#chosting
#chosting
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Slightly nauseating gameplay for 4D Sports Tennis, a proto-3D game in first person from 1990 on MS-DOS. From the 4D Sports series, though it only has two more games and one of them is racing. Made by developer Distinctive Software, which was founded by a 17-year old Don Mattrick!
#chosting
#chosting
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“What if Trump behaved like a stately American president, acting on American interests and values?” our columnist Thomas Friedman asks. “He wouldn’t be telling the brave Ukrainians that they have no cards; he’d be dealing them cards to maximize their leverage.”
“What if Trump behaved like a stately American president, acting on American interests and values?” our columnist Thomas Friedman asks. “He wouldn’t be telling the brave Ukrainians that they have no cards; he’d be dealing them cards to maximize their leverage.”
Opinion | The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute
Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.
nyti.ms
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“What if Trump behaved like a stately American president, acting on American interests and values?” our columnist Thomas Friedman asks. “He wouldn’t be telling the brave Ukrainians that they have no cards; he’d be dealing them cards to maximize their leverage.”
“What if Trump behaved like a stately American president, acting on American interests and values?” our columnist Thomas Friedman asks. “He wouldn’t be telling the brave Ukrainians that they have no cards; he’d be dealing them cards to maximize their leverage.”
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Kim Jong-Un remporte pour la 10ème fois “North Korea’s Got Talent” https://www.legorafi.fr/2025/12/01/kim-jong-un-remporte-pour-la-10eme-fois-north-koreas-got-talent/
Kim Jong-Un remporte pour la 10ème fois “North Korea’s Got Talent”
Toute l'information selon des sources contradictoires.
www.legorafi.fr
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Kim Jong-Un remporte pour la 10ème fois “North Korea’s Got Talent” https://www.legorafi.fr/2025/12/01/kim-jong-un-remporte-pour-la-10eme-fois-north-koreas-got-talent/