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Apr 04, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 4 April 2026

Plasmotoxosis Edition Top Story Half of planned US datacenter builds have been delayed or canceled. (Tom's Hardware) Unfortunately this does not represent a collapse in the AI industry - not yet, a...

Apr 04, 2026 from Hackaday

Heathkit Tuner Saved from Junk Pile

We miss the old Heathkit. You could build equipment that rivaled or even surpassed commercial devices. The cost was usually reasonable and, even if you could get by with less, …read more

Apr 04, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Apr 04, 2026 from It's FOSS

Git Isn’t Just for Developers. It Might Be the Best Writing Tool Ever

Plain Text, Git, and the Long Afterlife of Written Work.

Apr 04, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Two food hacks take Japan’s convenience store fried chicken to amazing new sandwich heights

Skipping the regular Family Mart buns for these substitutes transforms Famichiki into something even more magical. Convenience is obviously a big part of why we find ourselves inside of Japan’s con...

Apr 04, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Capcom: DRM-free on GOG, DRM’d on Steam

On March 28, 2022, I published On DRM-Free Games on Steam, wherein I examined the status of DRM on Steam, shared resources for identifying DRM-free games on the platform, and offered my unsolicited...

Apr 04, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

That Story Doesn’t Hold Frozen Water

Read That Story Doesn’t Hold Frozen Water Caller: "Why is my bill so high?!" Me: "We just had a solid few months of below-freezing weather, so some bills will be higher if you keep your heat runnin...

Apr 04, 2026 from Jasco's Website

No Car Challenge

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Apr 03, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net

Pi-hole releases FTL v6.6, Web v6.5, and Core v6.4.1 with security fixes, adds MAC control

Pi-hole has released FTL v6.6, Web v6.5, and Core v6.4.1, with the latest Docker image tagged as 2026.04.0. The update fixes several security issues across the web interface, FTL, and Core, includi...

Apr 03, 2026 from Hackaday

Simulating a glowing fireplace with an RP2040

Today, fireplaces, their cozy glow once a household staple, are mostly a thing of the past. In fact, a decent amount of old fireplaces are completely blocked up! [David Capper] …read more

Apr 03, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

Little Things Have Big Impacts

Read Little Things Have Big Impacts Me: "Sir, my coworker confirms that the sign says $25 for the shirts, not the shorts." Customer: "Well, it's only one letter difference. You should give them to ...

Apr 03, 2026 from Above the Law

It Shouldn’t Be That Hard To Understand This — See Also

Japan Theft Hypothetical Flies Over Heads Of Right Wing Grifters: Proving you can't just steal abroad is a great "subject to jurisdiction" example. Leave Your License At The Door: Don't just take B...

Apr 03, 2026 from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Reconstructing the Roman Pectoral

This week we’re going to look a specific piece of early Roman military equipment, the humble bronze pectoral, which it turns out is surprisingly tricky for us to confidently reconstruct, in part be...

Apr 03, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Accusing Someone Who Called Police of "Blatant Racial Profiling" May Be Defamation

A short excerpt from an opinion by Judge Rebecca Pennell (E.D. Wash.) Wednesday n Riera v. Central Wash. Univ.: Mr.… The post Accusing Someone Who Called Police of "Blatant Racial Profiling" May Be...

Apr 03, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Connecting Self-Hosted WP Site to Tags.pub

Yesterday I shared Discover more of the Fediverse with tags.pub in my Pook-Emu Bee links for the day. The post introduces a new feature for the ActivityPub for WordPress plugin: Subscribing a site ...

Apr 03, 2026 from Kev Quirk

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...

Apr 03, 2026 from Ambient Irony

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...

Apr 03, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

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 ...

Apr 03, 2026 from Jordi Villar

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...

Apr 03, 2026 from LifeDev.net

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...