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SCOTUS Modifies Rule 29, Paper Briefs Can Be Filed Three Days After Timely Electronic Submission

This rule change effectively gives parties at least one more day to work on briefs, and make corrections.

Reading My Mind

Today I resumed something I’ve done before: leaving my phone at home when I go out into the neighborhood to read a book over coffee, which I do daily, or breakfast, which I do weekly. These are my ...

New Stupidities, Same Old Airheads

Read New Stupidities, Same Old Airheads Store Manager: "Remember that the new solar panels are being installed on the roof this week, so let the crew in and out via the warehouse." Department Manag...

The Judiciary’s Overwhelming Response To Trump’s ‘Mandatory Detention’ Immigration Policy

That's... a lot of judges. The post The Judiciary’s Overwhelming Response To Trump’s ‘Mandatory Detention’ Immigration Policy appeared first on Above the Law.

Podcast episode No. 0038: 5 ways to approach goal-setting

0038: 5 ways to approach goal-setting0:00/632.0641×Episode details: A reading and discussion of this, from 2022 ↓5 ways to approach goal-setting. Only one is worth a damnBetter to have an impossibl...

Sonnenuntergang und Schleimpilz

Ein Arbeitskollege von mir hat eine Sonnenuntergangs-/aufgangssimulation programmiert. Und eine Schleimpilzsimulation.

Daily News Stuff 18 February 2026

Anthrax Leprosy Pi Edition Top Story Had an instructive argument with Grok today. Someone asked if a video was AI, and Grok said it indeed appeared to be fake. It was overlaid on a web page from Th...

KDE Plasma 6.6 Turns Spectacle Into an OCR Tool and Ships a New Setup Wizard

The release also includes a new color blindness filter, an on-screen keyboard, and better high refresh rate display handling.

How to make curry in a rice cooker with zero prep work and no water[Recipe]

Two steps, one piece of cooking equipment, and zero problems. The SoraNews24 office is, well, let’s call it “creatively cluttered.” That’s especially true at this time of year, when we’re still div...

You Only Think They Work For You

When I was a new VP of Marketing I got a painful lesson of who my PR (Public Relations) agency actually worked for. Later I realized that it was true for all of my external vendors. And much later ...

Giovanni of Crema

When Pope Honorius II wanted to resolve a dispute in England between the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, he sent Giovanni of Crema as his papal legate.England had refused to allow papal legates...

Halting vaccine innovation, younger colorectal cancer deaths, lingering flu, and good news

The Dose (February 18)

Taming Claude Code: Taking Back Control

I started using Claude Code in July last year. I was a Cursor user looking for something better, and I was skeptical at first. Claude Code is a terminal-based tool, and I was used to IDEs. With Cur...

Visualizing the Internet (2026)

Mapping global Internet infrastructure and routing dominance over time

Pentiment: Layers of Meaning, Labyrinths of Motive

Somewhere in the Bavarian Alps is the little town of Tassing, steeped in ancient traditions and legend and overlooked by the Abbey of Kiersau, one of the few remaining monastic houses in Christendo...

Symbolic grounding

After yesterday’s massive post (and given the two assignments I have to do today) I figured I would write something a little shorter today. A little observation, perhaps. In the 70s and 80s, people...

Notes on clarifying man pages

Hello! After spending some time working on the Git man pages last year, I’ve been thinking a little more about what makes a good man page. I’ve spent a lot of time writing cheat sheets for tools (t...

Plums

Supreme Court Adopts ‘New’ Process To Avoid Conflicts Of Interest 20 Years Too Late

The justices announce conflict-checking software and new filing rules that lower courts have used forever. The post Supreme Court Adopts ‘New’ Process To Avoid Conflicts Of Interest 20 Years Too La...

A Reptile Dysfunction

Read A Reptile Dysfunction I managed to tear a van I was trying to tow almost in half the other day. It wasn't some rattling rust bucket where breaking apart was going to happen sooner or later. It...