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Weeknotes 2026-05-03

Hey, it's May! Time continues to pass by quickly. The World Iran crisis is still ongoing, no end in sight. I think gas prices over here are going up again tomorrow. My Week There was a Honkai Star ...

Just For Today

Divine Liturgy was great today, thanks for asking. Finally I was able to receive the catechumen prayers at the liturgy today. Glory to God! Prior to today, this weekend was exhausting. Just one Ola...

AI makes open source release faster. Or does it?

The other day my colleague noted that it feels like our Renovate bot triggers much more often in the repos he manages than before. This should mean that his (mainly Python) dependencies release mor...

Studio Ghibli releases crystal glass paperweights featuring Totoro and the Catbus

Sparkly new range will hold down your papers and lift your spirits with anime charm. Paperwork can be a significant source of stress for any student, worker or bill payer, but now there’s a way to ...

Lacking Counter Intelligence

Read Lacking Counter Intelligence Customer: *To me.* "You got any mini sashimi platters left?" Me: "I don't know, sir. You'd have to ask the sushi bar. This is the deli." Customer: "Yeah, why are y...

Let Twitch Chat Control Your LED Strings

Once upon a time, someone set up a livestream wherein the messages from Twitch chat could control a game of Pokemon. Since then, we’ve seen Twitch control all sorts of …read more

Some Benefits of Blogging and Writing Online

In part one of my six-part blogging wisdom series for The New Leaf Journal's sixth birthday, I offer my thoughts on some assorted benefits of blogging and writing online.

Slopc: Humor oder Horror?

slopc ist eine Rust-Bibliothek, die ein Makro bereitstellt, dass per LLM Code generiert.

Court Upholds Ban on Military Retirement Home Residents' Wearing Political Clothing in Public Spaces

The Court has in the past upheld restrictions on political activity (such as candidate speeches) on military bases, see Greer… The post Court Upholds Ban on Military Retirement Home Residents' Wear...

Weathered letter 〜 Newsletter Leaf Journal CCLXXVIII

Welcome to the 278th edition of The Newsletter Leaf Journal, the official newsletter of the perennially virid online writing magazine, The New Leaf Journal ("NLJ") and its short-form writing sister...

The Discovery of Circular Public Baths and a Villa with Mosaics Reveals the Urban Evolution of Alexandria Throughout Its Various Periods

The rescue excavation mission under the Supreme Council of Antiquities, working in the Muharram Bey area in the central district of Alexandria, has brought to light a distinct set of archaeological...

Daily News Stuff 2 May 2026

Very Bad Word Edition Top Story Just a five days ago I wrote this: It's been a while since we've had a big tech news story. No disasters, no miracles. Things haven't suddenly gotten better - or at ...

Marskramer Path part 03

Hiked part 3/20 of the Marskramer Path, 17.4 kilometres from Borne to Delden. You walk past the Carmelite monastery in Zenderen, where life behind the monastery walls still consists of simplicity a...

Breaking Apart Modules

putting the module back in...uh, module

Ubuntu’s Official Flavour List Is Shrinking, And That’s Not a Bad Thing

There are fewer official flavors with 26.04 LTS version. Is it alarming?

Movies / TV - Mar & Apr 2026

I almost forgot that it's already been two months since the last one of these! Movies Predator: Badlands (2025) Watched on 2026-03-05: ★★★★★ Predator: Badlands (2025) I enjoyed this one. I really l...

The Provisions of Westminster

The Provisions of Oxford, reorganizing the government of England with a series of reforms that removed power from King Henry III and distributed it among a large council of barons and others, were ...

7 Mental Resilience Strategies to Stay Strong in Any Situation

Life has a way of testing us when we least expect it, which is why we all need mental resilience strategies. A sudden job loss, a difficult relationship, an unexpected health issue, or simply the s...

The litepkg AUR Helper

Blogging in 2026

Blog post about blogging and blogs in which I blog about blogging and the top 5 blogging platforms are not featured here and neither are the 10 greatest AI writing prompts for blogs that guarantee ...