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Refactoring English: Month 17

New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and founder of small, indie tech businesses. I’m currently working on a book called Refactoring English: Effective Writing for Software Developer...

Snapseed 4.0 finally lands on Android after years of waiting with Snapseed Camera

Snapseed 4.0 is finally rolling out on Android after years of waiting, ending a long gap since the app’s last major Android update and bringing over features that had recently been exclusive to iOS...

Another Firm, Another Nonequity Partner Tier — See Also

Will A&O Shearman Be The Next Big Name To Adopt The Tier?: Sure looks like it! One Hell Of A Campaign: George Conway is running on impeaching Trump. New To The Game And True To It: Judge gives Susm...

FreeCAD 1.1 Tutorial, For Beginners Who Like Clear Instructions

If you’ve been interested in FreeCAD but haven’t known where to start, here’s a wonderful video tutorial for FreeCAD 1.1 by [Deltahedra] aimed squarely at how to model a 3D …read more

Misunderstanding The Scale Of The Problem

Read Misunderstanding The Scale Of The Problem Customer: "Is this thing in pounds or kilometres?" Me: "It's in kilograms." Read Misunderstanding The Scale Of The Problem

Vladimir Putin Creating ‘New Oprichnina’

Kassie Corelli

Overhead Projector 3: EOY 2526

Reviewing the 2526 academic year and predicting the future; AI FUD about education.

Overhead Projector 3: EOY 2526

Reviewing the 2526 academic year and predicting the future; AI FUD about education.

Starting Statement with "LOL" Doesn't Keep The Assertion in It From Being Potentially Libelous

From yesterday's decision by Judge Dana Sabraw (S.D. Cal.) in Button v. Lopresti: The Court accepts the Amended Complaint's allegations… The post Starting Statement with "LOL" Doesn't Keep The Asse...

Daily News Stuff 13 May 2026

Booblegook Edition Top Story Google's Googlebook is the company's answer to Google's Chromebook. (Tom's Hardware) It's a laptop running Android. Which raises the question: Why didn't the Chromebook...

Ichiraku Ramen-inspired ramen sets from Naruto anime pay homage to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura

The new sets of noodles and bowls make excellent souvenirs for lovers of both Naruto and ramen. Lovers of the hit ninja anime series Naruto grew up watching protagonist Naruto slurping down bowl af...

A 400,000-Year-Old Tooth Found in China Links Homo erectus with Denisovans and Modern Humans

A team of scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully extracted molecular information from six fossil t...

Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races before the Age of Linotype

Before Linotype revolutionised typesetting in the 1880s, compositors set texts by hand — and they set them *fast*. Alex Wright rediscovers the thrilling world of typesetting races, which drew crowd...

Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As A Super Hardened Linux Distro

Fedora Hummingbird ships the entire OS as a bootable OCI image with atomic updates and rollback support.

Edmund Crouchback

Henry III wanted another son. His first son, Edward, was followed by a daughter, Margaret, and Henry needed at least "an heir and a spare." So he prayed to the 9th-century East Anglian king Edmund ...

Weeknotes 2026-05-17

The World Crazy, crazy week for local politics over here in the PH. The VP has been impeached by the HOR for the second time. While this was happening, a Senate coup occured, with the VP's allies t...

Blogging Promises, Schedules, and Burnout

On how to establish a sort of blogging/online writing rhythm or routine while avoiding what the kids call "burnout" or ruining one's enjoyment of his or her online writing endeavor.

Results Age

Seeking

Man, novelty sucks. I think I feel this way because whenever something new gets introduced in my life, I get so into it for a little while, and then once the dust settles, it just gets tossed into ...

You Can See The Strings On These Supreme Court Justices — See Also

Trump Reminds ACB And Gorsuch He's The Reason They're On The Bench: Sitting President demands loyalty from the "neutral" branch of the government. Kevin Hart Isn't The Only One Getting Roasted: Jam...