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Stagnation

I've finally added back skincare to my morning routine. A good facial cleanser and SPF moisturizer really does go a long way, man. My forehead feels as smooth as my brain, lemme tell ya. I have som...

Qucocoma Philippe Samyn ?

Qucocoma Philippe Samyn ? J’apprends avec tristesse le décès de l’architecte Philippe Samyn, un esprit incroyable aux idées fulgurantes avec qui j’ai eu de longues et passionnantes discussions. Phi...

Sunbeam

Bookmarks: May 2026

Things I read and liked in May 2026

Bookmarks: May 2026

Things I read and liked in May 2026

Hackaday Links: May 31, 2026

If you’re located in the Northeast United States and thought you heard an explosion yesterday afternoon, it wasn’t just your imagination — multiple sources have now confirmed that a 1 …read more

Some Customers Should Know When To ‘Bale’

Read Some Customers Should Know When To ‘Bale’ I'm taking some cardboard boxes to the back to be broken down by our baler, when I see a customer inside it. Me: "Uh… what are you doing?!" Customer: ...

Weekly Robotics #362

Today, I’m on my way to ICRA! I’m super excited to see what some of the top robotics researchers have been up to and catching up with some friends. If you are joining this event, let’s try to grab ...

Star Trek: Voyager – The Season of Endgame

The story so far: Voyager launched with Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor as showrunners. Under their auspices, we saw the USS Voyager, its intrepid crew, and the rag-tag band of Maquis paramilitaries...

A Banner Week For Getting Caught Screwing Around — See Generally

If The Chambers Are A-Rockin' Don't Come A-Knockin': A federal district court judge was caught having sex in her chambers with a high-ranking police official and then lying about it. judicial compl...

"Ukraine Turns Real-Life Kills into Video Game Thrills for Drone Pilots"

"Kyiv says the Army of Drones Bonus system, in which points may be redeemed for weapons, is the first of its kind anywhere."

Daily News Stuff 31 May 2026

Nesting Countries Edition Top Story GitHub Copilot users are aghast at the exponentially higher costs they are facing starting tomorrow with the introduction of usage-based billing. (Tech Crunch)"W...

I tried using Google NotebookLM to generate an overview podcast of my YouTube channel

Whilst exploring Google’s NotebookLM product I decided to try pointing it to my GadgeteerZA YouTube Channel, and I did the one-click generate an audio podcast about this source. The result was the ...

Suicidal Empathy by Gad Saad

Why read the book? Gad Saad wrote Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind. He is an evolutionary psychologist who studies how bad ideas spread. In this book he explains how empathy, a useful human trait...

Krispy Kreme releases a new Doughwich… at only one store in Japan

An exclusive doughnut you won’t find anywhere else in the world.  Krispy Kreme Japan loves to cater to the local market with sweet exclusives, and it zooms in even further by catering to a micro ma...

People are apparently farming citations on ResearchGate

This week’s paper about citation farming is right at the intersection of two of my “favourite” subjects: AI slop and academic fraud.

PRC Supplies Solar in the Caribbean

Jared Ward

Sweyn II of Denmark

Also known as Sweyn Estridsson or Estridsen, because his mother was Estrid, daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard, Sweyn II was King of Denmark from 1047 to 1078. He was also sometimes known as Sweyn Ulfsson...

Summer Game Challenge 2026

I have a handful of games that need completing. This is my Summer Game Challenge for 2026.

Summer Game Challenge 2026

I have a handful of games that need completing. This is my Summer Game Challenge for 2026.