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The Origin of the Euphrates Discovered: The Great River of Mesopotamia Was Born 6 Million Years Ago and Flowed Into an Almost Dry Mediterranean

An international team of geologists has managed to reconstruct for the first time the complete history of the Euphrates River, from its origins about 6 million years ago to its current configuratio...

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-01-26

Today is June 1. It is also Monday. With that, I present our first-ever collection of June Pook-Emu Bee links after a brief photography interlude. 1. Wikipedia editors plot strike and banner sabota...

No Way?!

This is my submission for the June 2026 IndieWeb Carnival. The theme is “No way!?”, hosted by Alex Hsu.

Monthly update #0433 • May 2026

Posts The following posts were written last month. Books Who Is Jesus? by R.C. Sproul Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul The Iliad by Homer Suicidal Empathy by Gad Saad Christianity Ascension Day Pen...

Stability > New Features - Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #138

Rumor has it that in the upcoming operating systems to be released this year (including iOS 27 and macOS 27), Apple will adopt a refinement strategy similar to the Mac OS X Snow Leopard era. This m...

Sweyn's Close Call

Sweyn's care for his people allowed Harald Hardrada to escape during their sea skirmish, but Sweyn himself had a similar close call. In 1062, at the Battle of Niså off the coast of Halland (a Swedi...

The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Reveals 2026 11 to Save List

The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation has announced its 2026 “11 to Save” list, recognizing 11 endangered historic sites across the state in need of advocacy and preservation. -

This Credit Card-Sized Linux Box Has a Keyboard, Camera, and AI Capability

M5Stack's offering has already pulled in over 10,000 Kickstarter backers.

Micro-granting in India – BoF at IndiaFOSS/2026

I have proposed BoF (Birds of Feather) session and discussion at IndiaFOSS/2026. The proposal is yet to be approved as of today. I am logging the same content here for readers of my blog post and a...

Describing highly variable processes with Work Unit Routing Analysis (WURA)

A method for documenting & understanding processes when people say there isn’t a process.

Sunbeam

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...

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...

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...