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Jun 28, 2026 from The Newsletter Leaf Journal

Estival Pumpernickel 〜 Newsletter Leaf Journal CCLXXXVI

Leafy Intro Welcome to the 286th edition of The Newsletter Leaf Journal, the official newsletter of the perennially virid online writing magazine, The New Leaf Journal ("NLJ") and its short-form wr...

Jun 28, 2026 from Noahie's Blog

On Hemingway

Divine Liturgy was great today, thanks for asking. I am a small flame, but a flame nonetheless; so are (You). Since I've been home from church, this afternoon has revolved mostly around cleaning th...

Jun 27, 2026 from Hackaday

Bringing Swift To The Apple II

Swift is a relatively modern program language, appearing in 2014 as a replacement for Objective-C. Since then, it’s become a popular solution for programming apps across Apple platforms. That led …...

Jun 27, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

Nacho Average Order

Read Nacho Average Order Customer: "I love those nacho bowls you do with the beef and cheese and guac, but can you do them for me without the corn chips? I hate those." Read Nacho Average Order

Jun 27, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Federalist Society Courthouse Steps Podcast on Pung v. Isabella County Takings Case

I took part along with Deborah La Fetra of the Pacific Legal Foundation (who helped litigate the case).

Jun 27, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 27 June 2026

Royal Decree Edition Top Story OpenAI has restricted ChatGPT 5.6 to a select list of customers, saying such regulations shouldn't be the norm. (Tech Crunch) After spending years pushing for regulat...

Jun 27, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Bahncardtortur im Abo

Seit dem letzten Jahr hat sich an der Zugänglichkeit der Bahncard nichts geändert.

Jun 27, 2026 from Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy

Doctor Who Comics: The Eighth Doctor (Part 1)

The Wilderness Years of Doctor Who – sorry, I mean the First Wilderness Years of Doctor Who – were a game of two halves, with the TV movie marking half time. In the first half, the Seventh Doctor e...

Jun 27, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net

Binance’s EU services face disruption after the exchange withdraws Greek license bid

Binance has told its European users that its services may be affected after withdrawing its application for EU authorization through Greece, just days before the July 1 MiCA deadline. Under the Mar...

Jun 27, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Krispy Kreme Japan releases new fruit doughnuts…that taste better cold

We find out if these limited-edition treats really taste like the fruits that inspired them. 
Krispy Kreme Japan is going fruity this summer, with not one, not two but three delicious creations des...

Jun 27, 2026 from Kev Quirk

3D Printers are actually very useful

I recently started getting into 3D printing, but so far I've spent most of my time getting setup and learning the ropes. I've now completed my first little project with the 3D printers and I'm real...

Jun 27, 2026 from Gonçalo Valério

Interesting and worrisome views of the European public digital infrastructure

Digital sovereignty is currently the order of the day. It seems European leaders suddenly opened their eyes and realized they were living in a fairy tale. Many practitioners and organizations have ...

Jun 27, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Race and Ethnicity: Canon 67

Today we look specifically at the institutional racism against Jews established by Pope Innocent III in the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215. Of the 70 canons of the council proceedings, the final fo...

Jun 27, 2026 from The Universe of Discourse

It's our language now!

A while back I related how I had been mocked by an English person for using the word “burglarize”. I ended by saying: Okay, whatever. Brits have been mocking the American language for centuries now...

Jun 27, 2026 from Noahie's Blog

Arthur

Yesterday afternoon, I ended up picking up that cat, and it has been a nerve-wracking experience for him and me both. He's a six-year-old domestic shorthair named Arthur, and he is a nice little fe...

Jun 26, 2026 from Above the Law

S&C Takes The Salary Plunge — See Also

Sullivan & Crowell Raises Associate Salaries: Probably to the Milbank scale. Brendan Carr Wants To Crack Down On "The View": Wasn't a problem over the last 26 years. Is This Satire? If only: Ben Sa...

Jun 26, 2026 from Hackaday

Fixing an Elgato Cam Link’s USB Current Draw Issue

Recently [Bits und Bolts] found himself in a bit of a pickle, when on boot his PC would complain about a connected USB device drawing too much power, before shutting …read more

Jun 26, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

The Ceiling Of Their Ability Is Low

Read The Ceiling Of Their Ability Is Low Client: "Now, onto the ceiling boards. We're using about thirteen ceiling boards per house. How many will I need for the full project?" Me: "That's 6,500 sh...

Jun 26, 2026 from The Jamestown Foundation

South Ossetia and Russia Make Further Steps Toward Annexation

Mamie Powers

Jun 26, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

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

Cocaine & waffles, voter rolls, and deeding the farm.