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Jun 16, 2026 from Hackaday

Smart Bulb WiFi Server Hosts “Banned” Literature

Let’s stop for a moment and pause to consider the smart bulb. Imagine going back 20 years and telling yourself that people will be putting computers capable of acting as …read more

Jun 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

This Payment Method Has A Checkered Past

Read This Payment Method Has A Checkered Past Cashier: "We don't accept cheques. You can pay with a card or cash, Swiss francs or Euros." Customer: "But why isn't it marked somewhere?" Cashier: "We...

Jun 16, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

The Coroner "Kept Several Skulls as Trophies from the Deceased He Examined"

A very short excerpt from yesterday's Seventh Circuit opinion in Betts v. Boone County, written by Chief Judge Michael Brennan… The post The Coroner "Kept Several Skulls as Trophies from the Deceas...

Jun 16, 2026 from GadgeteerZA

Firefox’s free VPN lifts data limit, offers 28 server locations

“You can now use1 Firefox’s free built-in VPN without a monthly data limit – but only until August 31, 2026. Mozilla is also temporarily expanding the list of VPN server locations available to prox...

Jun 16, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 16 June 2026

Out Like Flynn Edition Top Story The Flynn Effect is a long-observed but unexplained finding in psychology that mean IQ even in developed nations has been rising by around 3 points per decade. That...

Jun 16, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Kochbuch

Nach langer Zeit habe ich endlich mal angefangen, meine Rezeptsammlung in Website-Form zu packen

Jun 16, 2026 from It's FOSS

Raven Prism is a Linux Computer That Happens To Be A Pair of Glasses

This eye-controlled smart glass is a San Francisco-based startup's bet on ambient computing.

Jun 16, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net

KDE Plasma 6.7 adds per-screen virtual desktops, Union theming system, and Wayland updates

KDE Plasma 6.7 introduces major enhancements for Unix-based platform users, including per-screen virtual desktops and a quick toggle for immediate switching between light and dark global themes. Al...

Jun 16, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

These rare eggs cost more than a typical meal in Japan but are they really that special?

We find out if premium prices mean superior flavour.  While browsing the upmarket Isetan department store in Shinjuku the other day, we came across a surprising product called Tenran Ukokkei Ran. L...

Jun 16, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Largest Roman Bath Complex in the Netherlands Found in Nijmegen

Archaeological excavations carried out in the Dutch city of Nijmegen have revealed the remains of what is considered the largest Roman-era thermal complex discovered to date in Dutch territory. The...

Jun 16, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-16-26

Time for a new edition of Pook-Emu Bee links on this very pretty (in Brooklyn, at least) June 16. 1. SCOTUS To Newman: Drop Dead (Josh Blackman at The Volokh Conspiracy. June 15, 2026.) Say what on...

Jun 16, 2026 from Steve Blank

Lean Launch Pad 2026 @ Stanford – Lessons Learned Presentations

We just finished the 16th annual Lean LaunchPad class at Stanford. In those 16 years, the class has gone from a radical idea – that the Lean method could provide a more productive framework for new...

Jun 16, 2026 from The Jaxson

Jacksonville’s Forgotten Emancipation History

While Juneteenth is now recognized nationally as the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, Florida has long observed its own Emancipation Day on May 20, the date freedom was of...

Jun 16, 2026 from Daily Medieval

The Canons on Responsibility, Part 1

The Fourth Lateran Council called in 1215 by Pope Innocent III had three chief objectives: Church reform, freeing the Holy Land, and eliminating heresy. Part of Church reform was making clear the d...

Jun 16, 2026 from Your Local Epidemiologist

Joy is contagious. Also: mosquitos, infant botulism, H5N1, peak tick season, and more.

The Dose (June 16)

Jun 16, 2026 from kmcd.dev

The Hidden Cost of google.protobuf.Value

The hidden performance cost of dynamic Protobuf in Go.

Jun 16, 2026 from Thejesh GN

Development as Freedom

This time, my trip to Chennai was also a road trip. I got a ride with friends in the car, and it also gave us lots of time for conversation. As we were going to the convocation, the discussions tur...

Jun 16, 2026 from Kev Quirk

📝 2026-06-16 08:11: Sun's out, so there's only one way to travel to the office... ☀️

Sun's out, so there's only one way to travel to the office... ☀️ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. ❤️ You can reply to this post by email, or leave a comment.

Jun 16, 2026 from riz#000000me

UC Gundam

I've spent a lot of time thinking about the Universal Century and, well, here's the fruit of that labor.

Jun 16, 2026 from Noahie's Blog

Meandering Inventory

Your browser does not support the video tag. I've been struggling with an intense lack of focus lately. This is especially poignant when my mood is a bit heightened. Things have been decent enough ...