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gRPC-Web Should Have Fixed gRPC

gRPC-Web should have been the pressure that made gRPC simpler, more inspectable, and better suited for the web.

Cyclospora keeps climbing, a bad West Nile season, truck spraying, and good news

The Dose (July 14)

MTG: Secrets of Strixhaven

This is my set recap for the Secrets of Strixhaven MTG set! SOS Limited Summary / Notes I am generally not a fan of this set. And not just because I have an atrocious win rate. While the set mechan...

Linked List : Annotating Photos for Humans and Machines

Photos taken on a mobile phone can include metadata. I like it for various reasons. My various projects depend on metadata, such as date, location, orientation, etc. But more and more, the phones a...

Outmaneuvering

To be loved or feared? I'm reminded of A Bronx Tale yet again—the scene where Calogero asks Sonny whether it's better to be feared or loved. Sonny's response: That's a good question. It's nice to b...

‘Trump v. Trump’ Did Not Impress The Judge — See Also

Benchslapped By His Own Petard: Judge nixes Trump v. IRS settlement citing administration's unitary executive nonsense. Todd Blanche Loses Lindsey Graham: Contentious confirmation hearing set to be...

A Flat-Out Misunderstanding

Read A Flat-Out Misunderstanding Me: "Here, this is our own brand. A simple hand pump." He buys it, and he asks me to walk outside with him where his bike is. I can see the flat tire. Customer: "Wh...

Get your ESP32 Sunny Side Up with this Solar Dev Board

There are a lot of ESP32-based development boards out there– and why not? It’s a versatile chip that can be used in all sorts of situations, and people want boards …read more

Russia Expands Youth Militarization (Part One)

Maksym Beznosiuk

📝 2026-07-13 23:22: Every time I look at Sven's blog I get jealous. I loved his previous design...

Every time I look at Sven's blog I get jealous. I loved his previous design so much I copied it (with his permission). His new design is so fun and it's making me want to make mine more fun (no cop...

15 MILLION FOR CLIMATE COLLAPSE

Strategic plan my ass, more like a 15 million euro donation.

15 MILLION FOR CLIMATE COLLAPSE

Strategic plan my ass, more like a 15 million euro donation.

Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety)

U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug… The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (W...

Rollenspielszenen: Ganzkörpertopflappen

Wie schützt man sich vor Verbrennungen durch eine Miniatursonne?

I have no TEE, and I must attest

Daily News Stuff 13 July 2026

Seven Ate Nine Edition Top Story Apple's upcoming M7 processor, destined for a full rollout with Pro, Max, and Ultra models, is expected to support as much as 1.5TB of RAM for local AI and other ma...

Shizuoka police inspector punished for playing crane games on duty

To serve and get plush toys. They say it’s the place where dreams are made. People from far and wide are drawn to the bright lights and all the glitz and glamour that crane games, or UFO catchers a...

Matrix 1.19 launches with encrypted room history sharing, custom emojis, and six new MSCs

Matrix 1.19 delivers several enhancements to this open standard and protocol for real-time communication. The update introduces encrypted room history sharing, allowing clients to specify which dev...

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 07-13-26

It has been 12 days since I last published “daily” Pook-Emu Bee links due to some combination of being busy and not feeling my best. Both of those blockers exist today, but I have time to squeeze i...

I Got Scammed

After what happened to me this morning, I expect the North Carolina School of Science and Math to ask for my diploma back. I got scammed. This is very embarrassing for me, as I consider myself pret...