Nicholas Major
Earlier this year an employee at a Pennsylvania bank did something ordinary. To move faster, they ran customer data through an AI tool the bank had not approved. No hacker, no break-in, just someone trying to be efficient. The data included names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth, and...
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kristy bowen
Last week, I was able to put the finishing touches on the final e-version of this new play, which you can read over at the New Play Exchange if you're a member over there. Or, you can also get access by subscribing to the digital tier of my Patreon. Print versions are in the work and coming in the...
Chris Weigant
It is darkly ironic that we are only a few weeks away from celebrating the 250th anniversary of declaring independence from a king while our own Supreme Court continues to advance a vision of American government where the president has powers that can only be described as kinglike. They don't...
abmurrow
Announcing: The Drupalers Webring abmurrow Tue, 30 Jun 2026 - 11:15
aeryndotart
The apples and pears in the orchard are about the size of golf balls now. Pretty cute. It was a bit dull and uninspiring but I did enjoy getting my camera out for a few snaps.
Audrey Watters
Dan
Hey, hello. Don’t you know there’s a World Cup on? Here are this month’s book cover selections… As If by Isabel Waidner; design by Na Kim (FSG Originals / June 2026) The cover of the UK edition, published by Hamish Hamilton back in February, was designed by Richard...
Abhijit Bhaduri
Imagine a love letter to the lost skill of paying attention. That is this book complete with 131 bite-sized exercises that wake you up to a world you see but don’t notice. The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker is an invitation for anyone who has ever looked at their […]
EI3LH
When missing your quota isn’t the end of the world. On the afternoon of Wednesday June 24th, 2026, I failed a POTA activation. It wasn’t my first, and it most certainly will not be my last. Indeed my first portable radio operation of any kind was a failure. One solitary contact after the effort of...
adventuringalone
Round 3 ResultsDie Roll: 2 Cards: 5 Clubs, 5 Diamonds Prompts: Intriguing, Coffee in an open air Cafe I was not sure what to do with this one at first, in my mind Jon is not the type of person to frequent a cafe, and I had trouble thinking of something he'd find intriguing. Figuring he was from...
jesusrrodriguez
Los algoritmos ya no solo responden a nuestros deseos, también participan en su formación. Este ensayo explora cómo la tecnología transforma la relación entre deseo, elección e identidad al anticipar nuestras preferencias antes de que lleguemos a reconocerlas.
Akshat Jiwan Sharma
I thank the American institute of physics for organising their monthly Physics of plasma webinar series and for giving me. a chance to interact with some of the leading researchers in plasma science. On several occasions I have remarked that plasma science is possibly one of the most important...
Allen Cheung
I think it was the semester's first career fair, during my sophomore year in college. A Microsoft recruiter, screening for computer science majors, pulled me aside and asked me what my "favorite language" was. I panicked, and told them that, uh, I sorta liked English.I was reminded of this silly...
Alvin Bunk
Introduction This is a review of the Italo Disco capsules made by St. ALi out of Melbourne Australia. The Italo Disco uses 90% arabica beans from Brazil, and 10% robusta beans from India. St. ALi mentions notes of dark chocolate and spice. Since robustas are used, these probably have...
S. Brady Calhoun
I can, I think, nail this down for you quickly. If you can suspend disbelief enough that when the bumbling human detective thanks a group of sheep for solving a murder then this is the whimsical, charming flick for you. I loved it. My mystery loving mother will love it. You mileage may...
AY
Techreccs now has emojis. I was inspired to figure out how to do this by Kev. I thought it would be hard with Ghost, but it turns out you can Windows Key+Period it (Standard Emoji Picker). Feel free to suggest better ones for the different groups if you have any.This is day 27 of #100DaysToOffload
lunarhades
My recommendations during 2026's Steam Spring Sale
rsmudge
A new Tradecraft Garden and Crystal Palace release is available. This release introduces a proper install script and consolidates its commands behind a cpl [verb] CLI interface. I’ve also added an x64 tail call intrinsic (__transfer) and expanded API hashing beyond ror13. The new CLI...
Adventure Club
robbycharters
A piece of flash fiction about a classroom in the far future looking back on us
John Connors
Words: Chris ArnsbySimon Mayo: “Hello this is Top of the Pops. Thirty minutes of songs for your folks to complain about. Question. Give me a singing superstar from Belgium. Yes, yes, yes. Singing nun. Any ideas? Plastic Bertrand. Yes. Any more? Well you can add this lot to the pile because they’re...
Travis Frisinger
Every major shift in software changes the unit of engineering. I believe we're watching it happen again.Software engineering has always evolved through abstractions.We rarely notice the transition while we're living through it.We optimized assembly language right before compilers made hand-tuning...
Witold Jaworski
There are dozens forged or cast parts, like the one below, in an aircraft. Forming their shapes with polygon meshes and Bevel modifiers is difficult, because of their complex, rounded edges. Usually it takes many hours, in the worst cases – it is impossible. (For example: in 2018 I could not model...
beyondborders
Some of the most powerful things we can do for our health are not dramatic. They are small, quiet choices we make again and again. One of the most effective is the gentle decision to protect your inner calm throughout the day.
Blacksteel
I keep track of my RPG and miniature purchases as I go each year and I have done this for more than a decade. I was updating my list for this year and it occurred to me I ought to go look at what I was buying and what I was playing and compare it to now plus mix in some hindsight.What I was...
Doug Muder
If you don’t want to be prosecuted for crimes, don’t do crimes. - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, responding to Republican fears of investigations by a future Democratic Congress This week's featured post is "Immigration is about Race". Ongoing stories Trump's assault on American...
Mark (aka pastor guy)
Well, you knew we'd eventually get to Mark Driscoll if we started talking about deconstructing and reconstructing my faith, right?[insert heavy sigh here]PostmodernityIn the spring of 1997, I attended the GenX church planting conference at Mount Hermon (a Christian retreat center in California)....
prasangika-matters
anthonysdesk
There seem to be two kinds of kindness: genuine kindness and intentioned kindness. Genuine kindness flows from the heart. The output (effort, words, thought) is imbued with compassion, a desire to serve. Intentioned kindness, on the other hand, has an ulterior motive. "What's in it for me?" asks...
catharinahart
thearchivedstories
A reflection on resilience, recovery and emotional momentum.
slwriter
rands
I will now explain why at least 50% of your team finds your current All Hands to be a waste of their time. They believe: This is information they can easily find elsewhere. This is about you, not them. This is boring. Now, I will describe how to build an All Hands that will exceed...
Adam Rowe
Step aside, USA and your paltry 250th birthday. The year 2026 marks a far more meaningful anniversary. It's officially a full half a century since the debut of Fender's fairytale-themed guitar catalog.We've covered vintage ephemora before, from '80s Maplin catalogs to the Condec Annual Report...
Timothy S. Brannan
Candy and Denise, in trouble again.Jackson, IL is a place where 1980s horror rules apply.I just finished watching "In Search of Darkness" on Tubi, and it was wonderful. It is about 4 and a half hours long and covers movies from every year of the 1980s. There are some fantastic movies, wonderful...
Michael
Written by MichaelIn our last meeting, we came across Mrs. Halibut, who is concerned because her daughter Gabby is stuck inside this cave. But before we can do anything, she tries to go in after Gabby, and gets caught in the small opening.If Pixar made pornography.Of course, Freddi and Luther are...
rhomexblak
Why Labels Need to Match Across Pages You’re at a party. Someone introduces themselves as “Michael.” You shake his hand, have a nice conversation, move on. Later that evening, you see him again across the room. You walk over and say, “Hey, Michael!” He looks at you blankly. “It’s...
Stan Hieronymus
The link. The paragraph: There is no easy way to read it.* I’m not reading it in the bath, it’s hard work in bed, and did I take it to read on my long journey to Utrecht? Did I bollocks! No way am I lugging it around either. So reading it something that can only be done by setting aside time in...
dmtorbi
« PREVIOUS: OverDoing GROWTH (#4 SITE : “How to Set Enforceable Priorities With People” CORRECT Over-functioning (cont) BTW : A fully ‘differentiated’ person separates out Self’ from Other and Thoughts from Feelings (emotions), so they can have thoughts about their feelings & feelings about...
Andrew Doering
Azure Virtual Desktop can sign users in to their session host with a Microsoft Entra ID token instead of a Windows password. This is the short version: the exact steps to turn it on. Every step below links to the matching section of Microsoft’s reference, Configure single sign-on for Azure Virtual...
David Shiffman
I will be giving some public talks on shark science and conservation this summer. Here’s how to find me! Tuesday, July 7th, Silver Spring, Maryland (Wheaton Library, 5:30 P.M.) This talk is kid friendly, and is an overview of shark science and conservation, as well as my own story. There will be...
Undine
During the 1950s, Martin Caidin was the official historian for America’s Fifth Air Force during his stint in A-2 military intelligence. In that capacity, he had full access to military combat files. In his book “Ghosts of the Air,” he described a story he found in one of those files that was...
Unknown
I realize this puts me at risk of being one of those people who uses tragedies as an excuse to flog a pet cause, but it's a topic that deserves more attention. Europe's heatwave 'linked to 1,300 deaths' as more records broken by Neil MurphyEurope's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be...
maragalli
george tannenbaum
The recently concluded and deluded Cannes Mess-tival of Technology might just as well have been as Hollywood-style hype premiere for some trillion-dollar blockbuster some studio or another is banking on. The news was all AI, all the time. Though I challenge anyone to tell me one, just one time,...
chronicles
Imbolc † Age of Wolf So much pomp and circumstance, punctuated by the harmed and the feared. Bullywugs. Suspicion and pitchfork. Tattered flags and fanfare. Inside the city walls, the Trees shiver. While (not technically) wizards, hidden away in waterfront workshops, knit golems. Automation and...
Andrew Holt Ph.D.
Over the next several posts, I will be presenting a sustained, multi‑part (and at times) longform interview with my dear friend, medieval historian Dr. Alfred J. Andrea, on the occasion of his forthcoming volume, Traveling to the “Tartars”: Three Missions to the Mongols, 1245–1248 (Indianapolis:...
Challenger Tom
Santa Fe County Road near Mendota in Fresno County is an approximately 4-mile rural roadway built on a repurposed railroad grade. Santa Fe Grade Road begins at Jefferson Avenue and continues northwest to San Benito Avenue. The grade was constructed by the San Francisco & San Joaquin Railroad...
Jonathan Green
The original Globe Theatre burned down on this day, 29 June, in1613, during a performance of Shakespeare's All is True - a.k.a. Henry VIII.A theatrical cannon fired during the play ignited the wooden structure's thatched roof, and the resulting conflagration destroyed the building in less than an...
Ben