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Feb 14, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 14 February 2026

Massacre Day Edition Top Story Japan is taking advantage of the fact that Taiwan's leading-edge chip factories are booked solid to re-enter that section of the market with a new joint venture calle...

Feb 14, 2026 from Kev Quirk

Updates to My Commenting System

I've been making some updates to my personal commenting system. Before they looked like this: It was just a simple table that contained every comment, both original and replies, in one table. As mo...

Feb 14, 2026 from Peter's Path

Utrecht Path part 11

Hiked 11.3 kilometres from Maarssen to Utrecht. This was the last part of the Utrecht Path. You leave Maarssen along the old Vecht, pass old industrial zones and enter medieval Utrecht via the old ...

Feb 14, 2026 from riz#000000me

normal people don't use the internet

saying what we all already know

Feb 14, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"The Quality of Counsel's Filings Further Deteriorated"

"AI presents opportunities for efficiency gains to be sure, but the costs to clients and public faith in attorneys is steep where ethical duties and judgment are cast aside and a litigation put on ...

Feb 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

New zombie ship sets sail in Japan, includes Shinkansen tickets and all-you-can-eat sushi

Are you ready to go on the scariest cruise of your life? Escape rooms in Japan know no bounds, with people being encouraged to escape from hotels, trains, and haunted manors. Now, the boat is being...

Feb 14, 2026 from BIX dot BLOG

The Wet-Sounding Sigh In My Apartment

So, I did my part. When the every-several-weeks problem with the red rubber ring on the drain from the toilet tank to the bowl became instead an every-other-day problem, and then the housing for th...

Feb 14, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal

The Positive Case for Good Tech

A blog post against defining the indie web by its enemies prompted me to make the positive case for making the positive case for good and humane tech.

Feb 14, 2026 from Above the Law

New Beginnings After Nearly 20 Years — See Also

Lowenstein Sandler Gets A New Managing Partner: This should provide more bandwidth for leadership and management of the firm. Kathryn Ruemmler Resigns From Position At Goldman Sachs: That didn't ta...

Feb 14, 2026 from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Collections: Against the State – A Primer on Terrorism, Insurgency and Protest

This week, continuing in the vein of some of our previous strategy and military theory primers, I wanted to off a basic 101-level survey of the strategic theory behind efforts, in a sense, directed...

Feb 13, 2026 from Above the Law

Harvey Opens Brick-And-Mortar Shop In Dallas

Just a short walk (or drive) away! The post Harvey Opens Brick-And-Mortar Shop In Dallas appeared first on Above the Law.

Feb 13, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

“Grounds” For Termination

Read “Grounds” For Termination Midway through the day, we were in the break room. She gestures at two large full bags of Starbucks beans next to the coffee maker and asks everyone in there: New Hir...

Feb 13, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

Mr. Wonderful v. BitBoy Crypto: Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary Awarded $2.8M in Defamation Suit

Defendant has apparently "informed his psychiatrist ... that he believes he is dead and in a waiting room for Hell."

Feb 13, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Kleines Kunstprojekt: PeerPressure

Ich habe ein kleines Kunstprojekt mit einem zellulären Automaten gemacht.

Feb 13, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 13 February 2026

Flurbday The Florteenth Edition Top Story 30% of Microsoft's code is written by AI. (Times of India) And 40% of its bugs. In entirely unrelated news, Microsoft recently introduced a critical securi...

Feb 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Elderly Japan man arrested for stealing toilet, using it in his home for three months

Veteran contractor becomes senior thief. A lot has been said about the reasons for Japan’s low crime rate. Some people point to Confucian philosophy, while others look for more modern factors such ...

Feb 13, 2026 from Thejesh GN

Weekly Notes 07/2026

It was a busy week. I think it will be until the end of March, till we start our vacation. I managed to workout (P.T.) twice and play once this week. Time spent on reading, media consumption, and p...

Feb 13, 2026 from It's FOSS

Session's Co-Founder Thinks You Don't Need to Ditch WhatsApp Completely

Kee Jefferys on why privacy messaging should be an option, not a replacement.

Feb 13, 2026 from riz#000000me

zettelkasten, flac, and reading

reviewing things i said out loud earlier

Feb 13, 2026 from Virtuwise

Why Your Next Migration Shouldn't Be a Host-Based Slog: Hitachi's Storage Hack Changes the Game

Hitachi's storage offload slashes VM migration to OpenShift Virtualization from months to days, dodging duplicate infra costs and risks in the rush to modernize