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Feb 22, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 22 February 2026

Gun Tommy Edition Top Story Wikipedia has blacklisted Archive.Today for links to references because it is run by a crazy person. (Tech Crunch) It's over allegations of running DDoS attacks and modi...

Feb 22, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

Hammer Home The Sexism

Read Hammer Home The Sexism Me: "Can I help you find something?" He looked me up and down before replying: Customer: "You're a woman, so no." Me: *Dumbfounded.* "I'm sorry?" Read Hammer Home The Se...

Feb 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Tokyo Skytree turns pink for the cherry blossom season

Japan’s tallest tower transforms into a cherry blossom-viewing spot, complete with pink projections and themed drinks. As the cherry blossom-loving crowds prepare to descend upon Japan’s plethora o...

Feb 22, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Today in Supreme Court History: February 22, 2005

2/22/2005: Kelo v. City of New London argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 22, 2005 appeared first on Reason.com.

Feb 22, 2026 from It's FOSS

Serious About Learning Linux? Get 15 O'Reilly Linux and DevOps eBooks for Under $25

From command line to Kubernetes and Terraform, this bundle covers a lot!

Feb 22, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG

The Font Of Wisdom

In my (coming up on) twenty-six years of blogging, I’ve had some site designs you’d have been right to call “aggressively unreadable”. Just take a look at this design used on furiousnads.com in the...

Feb 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Burning through cash just to throw things away tops list of headaches when moving house in Japan

Spring relocations in Japan can drain your budget faster than expected, and garbage disposal fees are the biggest surprise. For many people when they think of spring in Japan, the first thing that ...

Feb 21, 2026 from riz#000000me

a little library

some recommendations for media

Feb 21, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

Hungry For The Past

Read Hungry For The Past Customer: "Can I get [Burger]?" Me: "Uh, I don't think I know that one. What's on it?" Customer: "Are you new? You should know what's on it! You have a coupon for it!" Read...

Feb 21, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

A Puzzle about Learning Resources v. Trump

Why is the decision named what it is?

Feb 21, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 21 February 2026

Explosive Edition Top Story Discord continues to go from strength to strength, at least insofar as the levels of mishandling its introduction of age verification and the number of users fleeing the...

Feb 21, 2026 from Kev Quirk

I Still Haven’t Found a New Browser, and That’s Ok

Back in December I wrote about whether Firefox is firefucked, and I ended that post by saying the following: Firefox won't be changing to a modern AI browser any time soon, so there's no rush for m...

Feb 21, 2026 from Chronicles of Miss Miseria

So Farrr... Between the Last Post and the Upcoming Week

The satisfaction in self-destruction is what keeps me from getting out. Last night, right after I finished writing my previous post and went to bed, I saw two emails. I had been selected for two go...

Feb 21, 2026 from It's FOSS

A Powerful To-Do App for Android That Collects Absolutely None of Your Data

It handles time tracking, Jira sync, and Pomodoro timers without going after its users' data.

Feb 21, 2026 from Above the Law

FBI Lied To Seize Georgia Voting Records — See Also

FBI Omitted Crucial Facts To Get What They Wanted: They didn't let truth get in the way of revenge. SCOTUS Justices Swing Over How Wrong They Are: Related, Trump's tariffs were unconstitutional. Ar...

Feb 21, 2026 from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Ancient Mediterranean Mercenaries!

This week we’re going to take a look at mercenaries in the ancient Mediterranean world! This was one of the runners-up in the latest ACOUP Senate poll, coming out of quite a few requests to discuss...

Feb 21, 2026 from Ploum.net

Capitalisme, IA et éducation

Capitalisme, IA et éducation Extrait de mon journal du 29 janvier, en lisant "Comprendre le pouvoir" de Chomsky. Le capitalisme n’a pas créé le système éducatif par humanisme, mais parce qu’il avai...

Feb 20, 2026 from Above the Law

Pentagon CTO Says It’s ‘Not Democratic’ For Anthropic To Limit Military Use Of Claude AI

‘What we're not going to do is let any one company dictate a new set of policies above and beyond what Congress has passed,’ Under Secretary Emil Michael said of the ongoing impasse between the Pen...

Feb 20, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

Calling In Sick Would Have Been The Icing On The Birthday Cake

Read Calling In Sick Would Have Been The Icing On The Birthday Cake Manager: "I don't think I'm going to be able to give you that day off." Me: *Explaining politely.* "I gave more than the required...

Feb 20, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

From Prof. Jack Goldsmith (Harvard) on the Tariff Decision

"A massive defeat for the president and an extraordinary affirmation of the Supreme Court's power."