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This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose speakers un-bricked
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
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Still shocking to me how astoundingly bad the automobile is for mobility
January 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Still shocking to me how astoundingly bad the automobile is for mobility
Bastion of Establishment privilege turns out to be bastion of Establishment privilege. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment
Exclusive: Trinity Hall’s new policy described as a ‘slap in the face’ for state-educated students
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Bastion of Establishment privilege turns out to be bastion of Establishment privilege. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Democrats: We have not yet begun to fight!
Voters: Why the hell not? What the fuck are you waiting for?
Voters: Why the hell not? What the fuck are you waiting for?
December 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Democrats: We have not yet begun to fight!
Voters: Why the hell not? What the fuck are you waiting for?
Voters: Why the hell not? What the fuck are you waiting for?
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Came across this, the global tech career meta. It all ends here, at the pinnacle of human accomplishment. Doesn't matter if you live in New York, the UK, Europe, India, or on a boat.
It's all to own a single family home on the California coast overlooking the Pacific. That's the win condition.
It's all to own a single family home on the California coast overlooking the Pacific. That's the win condition.
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Came across this, the global tech career meta. It all ends here, at the pinnacle of human accomplishment. Doesn't matter if you live in New York, the UK, Europe, India, or on a boat.
It's all to own a single family home on the California coast overlooking the Pacific. That's the win condition.
It's all to own a single family home on the California coast overlooking the Pacific. That's the win condition.
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RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
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Oh my goodness, this is such a lovely story www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Oh my goodness, this is such a lovely story www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Fair use still protects learning—whether it’s by humans or machines. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
December 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Fair use still protects learning—whether it’s by humans or machines. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Given that Scrooge manages, on Christmas Day, to purchase a turkey, drinks, several fruit baskets, cheese, and multiple presents, I'm starting to think that Bob Cratchitt's claim that no other businesses would be open on Christmas Day was a bit rich tbh.
December 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Given that Scrooge manages, on Christmas Day, to purchase a turkey, drinks, several fruit baskets, cheese, and multiple presents, I'm starting to think that Bob Cratchitt's claim that no other businesses would be open on Christmas Day was a bit rich tbh.
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JFC. I just typed "Erica Kirk" into Google, and it suggested "grift." That's how many people are apparently looking for it.
December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
JFC. I just typed "Erica Kirk" into Google, and it suggested "grift." That's how many people are apparently looking for it.
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many of our problems stem from an unwillingness to admit that some people/ideas are just dumb. theyre not complex or have an ulterior motive or a long plan. theyre just dumb. its a dumb thing.
December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
many of our problems stem from an unwillingness to admit that some people/ideas are just dumb. theyre not complex or have an ulterior motive or a long plan. theyre just dumb. its a dumb thing.
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Radical idea: If you search for something by name, like Joe’s Transmission Repair, the first result should always be the thing you searched for, not rebuilt transmissions on Etsy or auto parts on Amazon.
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Radical idea: If you search for something by name, like Joe’s Transmission Repair, the first result should always be the thing you searched for, not rebuilt transmissions on Etsy or auto parts on Amazon.
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oomf who is a librarian had to take down the David Walliams poster at work today and said it felt like pulling down the big Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad in 2003
December 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
oomf who is a librarian had to take down the David Walliams poster at work today and said it felt like pulling down the big Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad in 2003
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2QTWTAIN.
‘There’s been a Badenoch bounce’: is the Tory leader finally cutting through?
We talk to Tory MPs and officials on Kemi Badenoch’s attempts to turn her party’s fortunes round: and whether she’ll be in post long enough to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We talk to Tory MPs and officials on Kemi Badenoch’s attempts to turn her party’s fortunes round: and whether she’ll be in post long enough to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘There’s been a Badenoch bounce’: is the Tory leader finally cutting through?
Conservative insiders say the party and the public are warming to Kemi Badenoch after a difficult first year
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
2QTWTAIN.
It’s fair to say that Europe needs to address widespread institutional weaknesses, and also to call Trump a deranged lunatic hellbent on fucking up as much of the world as possible.
OPINION: The US president’s criticism of the Old Continent is met with Europe’s reflexive indignation.
A wiser response would be to engage in a candid, self-critical dialogue about strengths, weaknesses and shared interests.
A wiser response would be to engage in a candid, self-critical dialogue about strengths, weaknesses and shared interests.
Trump wants a strong Europe — and Europe should listen
The U.S. president’s criticism of the Old Continent is met with Europe’s reflexive indignation. A wiser response would be to engage in a candid, self-critical dialogue about strengths, weaknesses a…
www.politico.eu
December 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It’s fair to say that Europe needs to address widespread institutional weaknesses, and also to call Trump a deranged lunatic hellbent on fucking up as much of the world as possible.
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He’s taking a battering.
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
French far-right leader hit on the head with an egg
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
He’s taking a battering.
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This man is now an MP.
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This man is now an MP.
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There is no “cloud,” just someone else's computer—and when the cops come knocking on their door, these hosts need to be willing to stand up for privacy. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data
Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But,
www.eff.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is no “cloud,” just someone else's computer—and when the cops come knocking on their door, these hosts need to be willing to stand up for privacy. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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A controversial opinion in the UK: having a standard emails job then sitting in a house you bought for a song and watching it rise exponentially in value due to political choices that have nothing to do with you is not it fact “working very hard to get what you have”
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A controversial opinion in the UK: having a standard emails job then sitting in a house you bought for a song and watching it rise exponentially in value due to political choices that have nothing to do with you is not it fact “working very hard to get what you have”
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Problem: you have two left wing parties in British politics.
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Problem: you have two left wing parties in British politics.
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
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Just catching up with the budget coverage in the papers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Just catching up with the budget coverage in the papers.