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Sony’s First Computer

In 1982, desktop computers were coming into their own, and no clear leaders had emerged. But everyone knew they wanted a piece of the action. This led to, among other …read more

Getting Roasted At The Luau

Read Getting Roasted At The Luau Guest: *Still shouting.* "What the h*** is Kalua pig!" Me: "It's the pork that's been slow roasting in the underground oven. It's a traditional part of—" Guest: "—I...

A day is short, a life is long

A day is short, a life is longby Kevin WammerKevin talks about some of the stuff he's figured out in his life now that he's turned 35.Read post ➡ Really enjoyed this post because it's honest, level...

Don’t Count Out the Country House

The English country estate bound each generation to the land and to relationships that endured for centuries, sculpting a worthy elite. Scrapping them for bureaucracy might prove a costly mistake. ...

Rollenspielszenen: Ein Hund

Fällt mir was an dem Hund auf? *roll* …es ist ein Hund.

Daily News Stuff 18 September 2026

Asdfghjkl Plus Edition Top Story AI researchers warned that the AIs they were researching would go rogue, and then the AIs being researched by the AI researchers went rogue. (The Verge) Someone fin...

New Gundam Base superstores coming soon in the U.S., with one opening this month

Bandai Namco’s store that’s all about anime Mobile Suits is moving into new territories. There’s a Gundam-shaped, and also Gundam-sized, hole in the hearts of anime enthusiasts in Tokyo these days,...

GrapheneOS claims Android 17 QPR1 APIs remain exclusive to Pixel devices

GrapheneOS reports Android 17 QPR1 adds app developer APIs that remain exclusive to Pixel software rather than being released to the Android Open Source Project. It also claims that September 2026 ...

Weekly Notes 38/2026

It’s been a busy week, but not as busy as last week, mostly because Monday was a holiday and I got some rest. Uma was away over the weekend with her Atte to celebrate. Belated Ganesha Chaturthi, if...

GrapheneOS Isn't Happy With Google Over Pixel's Widening Head Start

GrapheneOS is calling out Google over its negligence in providing certain patches.

The Nika Riots, Part 3

Emperor Justinian's plan to end the Nika Riots involved bribes. One difficulty about the Riots was that two large and influential rival factions, the Blues and the Greens, had joined together again...

Non-obvious Nix Options

You followed the NixOS installation guide, now what? Awash in a sea of nix options what are you missing in your config?

Earth Isn’t a Perfect Sphere — But It’s Changing Shape Faster Than Expected

Earth has never been a perfect sphere. It bulges slightly at the equator and flattens slightly at the poles, a shape geodesists call an oblate spheroid — think of a basketball very gently squeezed ...

Two days left to comment on HHS's vaccine category proposal

Okay, this one’s a bit in the weeds, but it’s worth your attention.

How Do You Build a Morning Routine You’ll Actually Keep? 6 Rules for Dark Autumn Mornings

A morning routine is one of those things almost everyone has tried at least once, usually in January, and almost everyone has quietly abandoned by the third week. The pattern is familiar: an ambiti...

Professional Idiot

I'd rather be a Professional Idiot than an idiot professional. But that's just me. I had a dream last night I can't shake this morning—hate it when they're so vivid. It was a close friend's wedding...

I don't like passkeys

The underlying technology is good, but the implementation isn't there yet

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Brett Kavanaugh Hanging Out In College Dorms Is Somehow *Not* A Joke — See Also

Justice Keggerator Goes To School: Brett Kavanaugh just casually hanging out in college dorms as one does as a 61-year-old man with a history of sexual misconduct allegations. Ken Paxton Is Now Mat...

Russia Militarizes Occupied Ukraine (Part II)

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