BlogDB

Jul 11, 2026 from Jasco's Website

On AI 2: Agentic Boogaloo

I talk about my evolving opinion on AI, A failed attempt to run local models, and a broken Macbook.

Jul 11, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net

OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 with Sol, Terra, and Luna models for wider public use

OpenAI is rolling out its new GPT-5.6 models to the general public, calling the series “its best coding model yet” and positioning it as a direct competitor to Anthropic’s recently released Fable. ...

Jul 11, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Furby is now a sexy anime girl figure[Photos]

Kotobukiya gives the ‘90s robo-pet a Bishoujo makeover. As one of Japan’s top manufacturers of anime and video game figures, Kotobukiya is no stranger to attractive characters. However, sometimes K...

Jul 11, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Open Thread

What’s on your mind?

Jul 11, 2026 from Hackaday

Fixing the Fix for a 3dfx Voodoo Card’s Overly Bright Picture

After previously fixing an overly bright picture from a Voodoo graphics card with a simple resistor on one of the RAMDAC’s pins to correct its faulty internal Vref, [Bits und …read more

Jul 11, 2026 from It's FOSS

ELM11-Feather Is a Feather-Compatible Board That Speaks Lua Natively

It's an FPGA-based board that lets you program the application, driver, and hardware layers in Lua, C, and VHDL/SystemVerilog, and it starts at $29.

Jul 11, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

A Moo-t Point

Read A Moo-t Point Customer: "I'll get the strawberry milkshake please!" Me: "Would you like whip on top of that?" Customer: "No thanks, I'm lactose intolerant." Read A Moo-t Point

Jul 10, 2026 from riz#000000me

The One Ring Index

An index of heroic cultures, patrons, landmarks, and magical items from across the published books.

Jul 10, 2026 from Above the Law

Sullivan & Cromwell Has A Civil War On Its Hands — See Also

The Red Line Bob Giuffra Drew For Himself Didn't Last: Sullivan & Cromwell said it would never touch the Carroll cases... Sullivan & Cromwell is now touching the Carroll cases. Law School Laptop Ba...

Jul 10, 2026 from Hackaday

Documenting the IR Protocol of the PumpSaver Plus Device

Having a pump in a remote location where you aren’t constantly monitoring it is a common scenario, which can be unfortunate when said pump runs into problems like a dry …read more

Jul 10, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

No Room for Interpretation

Read No Room for Interpretation Without fail, every single time I would have multiple people come in and ask if we had any rooms available. Then, when I told them we were unfortunately fully booked...

Jul 10, 2026 from The Autodidacts

People and Clothes

Some people’s clothes have a way of riding up in unfortunate places, in a way that seems almost willful. It’s as if the clothes are sentient, and cloth and wearer are locked in a lifelong battle fo...

Jul 10, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Armed canvassers, extrajudicial killings, and guns on the metro.

Jul 10, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Rollenspielszenen: Urteil über Gamoril

Zwei Ansätze, die Meinung über Gamoril kundzutun.

Jul 10, 2026 from The Jamestown Foundation

Russia’s Fuel Shortages Strike Russians at Home

Mamie Powers

Jul 10, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 10 July 2026

Slop Story Edition Top Story Nvidia's share price is down by 15% - from a recent peak of $117 squintillion - as it succumbs to the memory price hikes it caused for everybody else. (Tech Crunch) Goo...

Jul 10, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Three new starter Pokémon Jets to fly in Japan, first begins carrying passengers this month

30 years after the releases of Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, travelers in Japan can ride on the Red, Green, and Blue Pokémon Jets. As Pokémon level up, their stats increase and they learn new attac...

Jul 10, 2026 from Matthew Brunelle's Blog

Thundermail, Tuta, and remembering Lavabit

How much does your choice of email provider matter? In some sense as an individual not much. However, together our choices do matter. So I reminisce about using Lavabit and the options today like T...

Jul 10, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net

Hannah Montana Linux has been revived with a modernized stack, but still a lot of pink!

Hannah Montana Linux, known for its unique TV-inspired theme, has been revived after 18 years of inactivity. The newly released version 26.0, developed by Noah Cagle, transitions the distribution o...

Jul 10, 2026 from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Friday Friday, July 10, 2026 (On the Chud Vision of Roman History)

Hey folks, Fireside this week! I’ve been a bit behind because we had some family travel followed by an issue with a water leak in the basement which has pushed me out of my normal home office space...