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Only Signing Is Signing Off

Read Only Signing Is Signing Off I informed the manager that we were collectively not going to sign the write-up slips. Her alternative threat was that we would be fired, to which I informed her th...

Update on the eBay Scam

Last week I wrote about how I thought I was being scammed by someone on eBay. In the post I said the following: I've asked eBay to step in and help resolve the situation, so we will see what happen...

Colbert Mocks Bondi’s Firing With The Only Document More Redacted Than DOJ’s

Late night comedy delivers more clarity than the official line ever will. The post Colbert Mocks Bondi’s Firing With The Only Document More Redacted Than DOJ’s appeared first on Above the Law.

Daily News Stuff 3 April 2026

Problems R Us Edition Top Story houston@nasa.gov, we have a problem. (Tom's Hardware) The crew of the Artemis II mission - basically retreading the path of Apollo 10, 97 years ago - ran into an iss...

MidnightBSD 4.0.4 adds age verification, patches security flaw

MidnightBSD 4.0.4 introduces new age verification tools, with the aged daemon and agectl utility enabling account and package-level age checking. This release also fixes a critical remote code exec...

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-03-26

Another non-Saturday day ending in -day means it is time for a new set of Pook-Emu Bee. However, this will be our last Pook-Emu Bee until fun Monday. Tomorrow, Saturday, is newsletter day (which co...

Starbucks Japan unveils epic Frappuccino hunt with five to find in new Star birthday campaign

There is a way to try them all. On 2 August, 1996, Starbucks opened its first-ever Japanese branch in Tokyo’s Ginza district, making 2026 its 30th birthday year. To celebrate, the chain has a huge ...

Hackaday Podcast Episode 364: Clocks, Cameras, and Free Will

This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over assorted beverages to bring you the latest news, mystery sound results show, and of course, a big bunch of …read more

Nobody Talks About the Hardware

These days I’ve found myself reading about hardware shortage and how RAM, disk, and NAND manufacturers have all their production for 2026 already sold to AI/Data center companies. It had me thinkin...

7 Powerful Self-Regulation Techniques for Calmer Thoughts and Better Choices

Self-regulation techniques are not cold psychological tricks, but everyday tools that help a person stay grounded when emotions, thoughts, and situations threaten to spin out of control.  In a time...

The existence of mysterious flashes in astronomical plates from the 1950s confirmed: artificial objects orbiting Earth decades before the space age?

A team of researchers has made a discovery that could reopen the debate about the existence of artificial objects orbiting near Earth decades before the space age. Using astronomical photographic p...

Weekly Notes 14/2026

We are on holiday. The week before the holiday was mostly spent covering for things that can happen during the vacation. Of course, you can’t imagine everything and solve it. But I think the teams ...

Aimery of Lusignan

Aimery (born c.1153) was one of the sons of the Lord of Poitou, Hugh VIII of Lusignan, and Burgundia of Rancon. His brother Guy has figured largely in the past several posts for his time as King of...

Proton Launches Workspace and Meet, Takes Aim at Google and Microsoft

These two launches ought to keep Big Tech on their toes.

We all need to become better science storytellers. Here’s why and how.

Last week, in a lovely New Haven bar, six people gathered in front of a crowd to tell stories that were somehow related to science and public health.

Today in Supreme Court History: April 3, 1962

4/3/1962: Engel v. Vitale argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 3, 1962 appeared first on Reason.com.

NaPoWriMo 2026 [3rd April] - The Cartographer Who Leaves Things Out

NaPoWriMo 2026 [3rd April]Day Three Happy Friday, everyone, and happy third day of National/Global Poetry Writing month. Today, our featured participant is Eden Ligon, whose response to Day Two’s p...

Ambassador Hotel Nears Final DDRB Approval

The next chapter of downtown’s architectural history is beginning to take shape as plans advance for the transformation of the historic Ambassador Hotel. Gateway Jax acquired the property in March ...

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Revelation

Yesterday was quite tiring. I was asleep for practically the entire day. That kind of thing happens whenever I take my olanzapine, which is what I did the night before yesterday. That night, I had ...