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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

Testing Vue components in the browser

Hello! One of my long term projects on here is figuring out how to write frontend Javascript without using Node or any other server JS runtime. One issue I run into a lot in my frontend JS projects...

Maniototo Landscapes II

Sutton. Sutton Railhut. Up the Rock and Pillar. Loganburn. Lammermoor. Waipiata. Hamiltons I. Hamiltons II. Hamiltons III. Kyeburn. Danseys Pass I. Danseys Pass II. Hawkduns I. Hawkduns II. Hawkdun...

Trump Wants Hakeem Jeffries To Pull A Sotomayor — See Also

He's Being Told To Apologize For Noticing The Case That Gutted Voting Rights: Very rude of him to be honest, frankly. Habba Doubles Down On The 86 Gambit On The View: The crowd didn't love her perf...

Giving Powder To The People

Read Giving Powder To The People Customer: "Uh… are you trying to kill me?!" Me: "Pardon me, ma'am?" Customer: "I'm diabetic! I can't have sugar! Why did you drown my crepe in powdered sugar?!" Rea...

Magnetic Induction Heats Water

Producing hot water off-grid is a surprisingly energy-intensive activity, and although it looks simple on its surface it can get quite complicated especially when used in large scale for something ...

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 ...

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 ...

5th Circuit Panel Blocks 2023 Mifepristone Telemedicine Approval

This case will go to the Supreme Court very quickly.

Daily News Stuff 1 May 2026

Yay Edition Top Story CPanel, a web hosting software suite used by 70 million sites worldwide, had a security hole big enough to drive a Kenworth through without needing to check for clearance. (Bl...

Memories – Recording Mario Kart: Double Dash on VHS

An article on Hackaday reminds me of my summer vacation 2005 project to record a perfect Mario Kart; Double Dash All Cup Tour run on VHS.

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-01-26

We welcome May with a new edition of the daily Pook-Emu Bee links (after a spotty week). It looks nice outside my window… 1. Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can u...

Thoughts on Leaving GitHub

I've read a few posts about people leaving GitHub recently, and following my short note to the Fediverse a number of people have piped up saying they're not fans of GitHub, either. From the reading...

Shinto shrine will bless your bike helmet and give you a sacred bike helmet stamp

Pray to get ahead or to keep your head. Bicycle helmets have really taken off recently. In the months leading up to Japan’s stricter cycling violation penalties, I noticed many more people around m...

Collections: Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part III: Generals, Warlords and Vassals

This is the third part (I, II) of our series looking at how Carthage’s complex, multipart armies were raised and constituted. Last time, we looked at the backbone of Carthage’s armies: North Africa...

1st May 2026, after the village folds itself away

1st May, 2026. 08:10 PM.Maureen has posted the final housekeeping note. Which means it is official now. April has been packed into boxes, the prompts have been swept from the floor, the links are s...

ElevenLabs launches ElevenMusic, a new AI music generation platform

ElevenLabs has just introduced ElevenMusic, its new AI music platform for streaming, creating, remixing, and sharing AI-generated songs. Some may remember that the company announced a similarly nam...