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Feb 19, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 19 February 2026

Insufficient Obsession Edition Top Story Open source game engine Godot is getting overwhelmed with pull requests on GitHub. (PC Gamer) It's taken a surprising amount of time for AI to turn into an ...

Feb 19, 2026 from Kev Quirk

Kids and Smartphones

My oldest son is 11. He'll be starting high school in September, and my wife and I want a way of keeping in touch with him as he'll be making his own way to school. The default here would be to get...

Feb 19, 2026 from ℤ→ℤ

The Life and Work of George Boole (Review)

George Boole (1815-1864) was a mathematician best known as the progenitor of the Boolean algebra, the system of logic that acts as a fundamental layer within digital systems. Although he never gain...

Feb 19, 2026 from Peter's Path

You're Not Enough (and That's Ok) by Allie Beth Stuckey

Why read the book? Allie Beth Stuckey wrote You're Not Enough (And That's Okay). She calls the book an escape from the toxic culture of self-love. Stuckey says modern ideas tell us we are enough on...

Feb 19, 2026 from Journal on n3s0 || journal

Adding A User On Linux With adduser(1)

Summary In this note I’m going to discuss adding a user to a Linux system using the adduser(1) command. This provides a friendly front end for creating a new user. Where with the useradd(1) command...

Feb 19, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Cherry blossom mochi lattes arrive at Japan’s Pronto cafe chain to start sakura sweets season

What’s creamy on the outside, jiggly on the inside, and pink and delicious all over? This new sakura dessert drink. There are three signs that we’re getting closer to sakura season. The weather is ...

Feb 19, 2026 from It's FOSS

FOSS Weekly #26.08: KDE Plasma 6.6, Mint Release Schedule Change, ASCII Weather, Firefox Tweaking and More Linux Stuff

Quizzes and Puzzles? Yes or no?

Feb 19, 2026 from Daily Medieval

The Story of William Clito

When William the Conqueror died, he had already made his wishes clear about the division of his lands. His older son, Robert Curthose, became Duke of Normandy, a large and prosperous province on th...

Feb 19, 2026 from Darek Kay

Sabbatical #04: Coromandel Peninsula

A travel journal from my visit to Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.

Feb 19, 2026 from JoeHx Blog

Chase to Limit Cash Back Options

I got the following email from Chase yesterday:

Feb 18, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

SCOTUS Modifies Rule 29, Paper Briefs Can Be Filed Three Days After Timely Electronic Submission

This rule change effectively gives parties at least one more day to work on briefs, and make corrections.

Feb 18, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG

Reading My Mind

Today I resumed something I’ve done before: leaving my phone at home when I go out into the neighborhood to read a book over coffee, which I do daily, or breakfast, which I do weekly. These are my ...

Feb 18, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

New Stupidities, Same Old Airheads

Read New Stupidities, Same Old Airheads Store Manager: "Remember that the new solar panels are being installed on the roof this week, so let the crew in and out via the warehouse." Department Manag...

Feb 18, 2026 from Above the Law

The Judiciary’s Overwhelming Response To Trump’s ‘Mandatory Detention’ Immigration Policy

That's... a lot of judges. The post The Judiciary’s Overwhelming Response To Trump’s ‘Mandatory Detention’ Immigration Policy appeared first on Above the Law.

Feb 18, 2026 from Improve Something Today

Podcast episode No. 0038: 5 ways to approach goal-setting

0038: 5 ways to approach goal-setting0:00/632.0641×Episode details: A reading and discussion of this, from 2022 ↓5 ways to approach goal-setting. Only one is worth a damnBetter to have an impossibl...

Feb 18, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Sonnenuntergang und Schleimpilz

Ein Arbeitskollege von mir hat eine Sonnenuntergangs-/aufgangssimulation programmiert. Und eine Schleimpilzsimulation.

Feb 18, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 18 February 2026

Anthrax Leprosy Pi Edition Top Story Had an instructive argument with Grok today. Someone asked if a video was AI, and Grok said it indeed appeared to be fake. It was overlaid on a web page from Th...

Feb 18, 2026 from It's FOSS

KDE Plasma 6.6 Turns Spectacle Into an OCR Tool and Ships a New Setup Wizard

The release also includes a new color blindness filter, an on-screen keyboard, and better high refresh rate display handling.

Feb 18, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

How to make curry in a rice cooker with zero prep work and no water[Recipe]

Two steps, one piece of cooking equipment, and zero problems. The SoraNews24 office is, well, let’s call it “creatively cluttered.” That’s especially true at this time of year, when we’re still div...

Feb 18, 2026 from Steve Blank

You Only Think They Work For You

When I was a new VP of Marketing I got a painful lesson of who my PR (Public Relations) agency actually worked for. Later I realized that it was true for all of my external vendors. And much later ...