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Fixing a Warped Paperback Spine With Gentle Heating

Although paperbacks are a much-loved aspect of the literary world, they are not really intended to last the decades the way that hardcover books are. Beyond the typical ravaged covers, …read more

No Sitting On The Fence With This Customer Service

Read No Sitting On The Fence With This Customer Service Customer: "So the caps arrived this morning." Me: "That's great to hear!" Customer: "But they would have arrived today anyway if we'd stuck t...

Linkfest #46: "Curse Tablets", a Robot Cellist, and Why Geologists Always Die In Movies

Guns, Property Rights, and the Second Amendment

The government cannot force private property owners to allow guns on their land. But the Supreme Court rightly ruled today that it also cannot impose a presumption of exclusion.

Daily News Stuff 25 June 2026

Fledermaus Edition Top Story Walmart has signed a deal to buy 176 megawatts of nuclear power for 15 years. (MSN) Enough, says the article, to power 150,000 homes, assuming those homes have gas heat...

Hitze, Wasser, Abkühlung

Lauwarm bis kühle Duschen kühlen den Körper besser als kalte, 20 °C warme Getränke sind besser als eiskalte und Pizzakartons dürfen ins Altpapier.

Japanese theme park adding Immersive Death Game with a “bomb collar” you have to wear

Little kids are not allowed to play the death game inspired by Alice in Borderland at one of Japan’s favorite theme parks. Many would say that Japan’s Huis Ten Bosch theme park, located in Nagasaki...

Fooyin 0.11 brings remote stream playback, internet radio, improved playlists, and more

Fooyin 0.11 has been released as the latest major version of this open source customizable desktop music player for Linux users. This release adds remote stream playback and internet radio browsing...

2026W25

There Are No Instances in atproto — overreacted — The RSS analogy is what makes the whole thing click. Counting Bluesky instances misses the point the same way counting RSS readers would have misse...

FOSS Weekly #26.26: Free Origin Access, Niri Tiling, Firefox Tricks, Myna in Ubuntu and More Linux Stuff

There is a "Bravy" good news for Linux users.

Race and Ethnicity, Part 2

Not everyone believed that race and ethnicity were purely a result of being descended from the sons of Noah. Some felt the natural world/environment played a part.An Afro-Arab Islamic philosopher n...

Exploring Protocol Buffers Interactively

Announcing protobuf.kmcd.dev, an interactive explainer and playground for exploring the binary details of Protocol Buffers.

Unique Discovery at the Iberian Oppidum of Cerro de las Cabezas: Two Executed Men Deposited Alongside Six Deer Antlers in a “Bad Death” Ritual

The archaeological site of Cerro de las Cabezas, an important Iberian oppidum located in the municipality of Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real, central Spain), has yielded one of the most singular and enigma...

Best Settings and Habits That Actually Help You Climb in Valorant

Valorant is one of the top first-person hero shooters out there. It seems like everyone wants to rank up from Iron to Radiant, but that’s easier said than done. If you need some help with climbing ...

Fortune Found

At trivia last night, I didn't pay for any booze or food the whole night. Once my friends had left, I decided to stick around for a quick smoke. After my smoke, I hit the ATM and got $20 so I could...

Arrests And AI — See Also

FBI Arrests Eric Adams's Former Chief Of Staff: Frank Carone arrested on federal bribery charges. Computer For Counsel?: Perplexity has a fix for the administrative grunt work you didn't go to law ...

Tbilisi’s Counterintelligence Drive Strains Western Ties

Nicholas Chkhaidze

All The Different Lasers, And How Well They Mark 3D Prints

[Stefan] of CNC Kitchen has an informative video describing his experiences with trying to cleanly laser-mark 3D printed plastics using different methods, and it also happens to be a fantastic …rea...

A Burrito Mouth On A Taco Budget

Read A Burrito Mouth On A Taco Budget The guy starts ordering a steak burrito and then continues to add every possible add-on two or three times. Every step of the way, I kept interjecting: Me: "Si...

What kind of water is this like? A simple practice for noticing awareness

You know I love simple practices. This is one of the simplest, coursing down the centuries since, at least, these discourses in the Pāli Canon where the Buddha is in conversation with a guy called ...