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05 Jul 21:47 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

MEGALITHIC ASTROPUNK

http://hyperstition.abstractdynamics.org/archives/004932.html

While it’s not quite true that esoterism is opposed to hyperstitional practice, it remains the case that the esoteric at best awaits a hyperstitional carrier and at worst is actually inhibitive of hyperstitional propagation.

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05 Jul 16:28 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Why Taylor Swift Chose Adam Sandler To Officiate Her Wedding To Travis Kelce

marieclaire.com.au/news/celebrity/adam-sandler-officiated-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding/

Why Adam Sandler officiated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, and the surprising friendship behind their close bond.

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05 Jul 16:21 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The Rise of Mexican Food in Britain: A Cultural History

recetasmexas.com/en-gb/blog/rise-mexican-food-britain-cultural-history

Trace the fascinating journey of Mexican food in Britain - from curiosity to mainstream obsession - charting the key moments, pioneers, restaurants and cultural shifts that shaped the revolution.

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05 Jul 16:13 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Paul McCartney Played “I Want to Hold Your Hand” For The First Time Since 1964 At Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Wedding

stereogum.com/2504244/paul-mccartney-played-i-want-to-hold-your-hand-for-the-first-time-since-1964-at-taylor-swift-travis-kelces-wedding/news

Taylor Swift once penned “It’s a love story, baby just say ‘Yes.'” And now, her art has become reality. The massive pop star got married on July 4 to NFL player Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden. Unsurprisingly, it seems like every celebrity and their grandmother and their dog was there. Details of the event…

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05 Jul 16:10 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Vint Cerf, a Father of the Internet, Retires From Google

technology.org/2026/07/02/vint-cerf-retires-from-google/

Vint Cerf, a father of the internet, retires from Google next week and warns that AI agents will need precise, standardized protocols.

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05 Jul 16:10 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The Onion’s Infowars Parody Is Here. Alex Jones Is Going to Hate It

wired.com/story/the-onions-infowars-parody-is-here-alex-jones-is-going-to-hate-it/

The satirical site is fighting to officially take over “Infowars.” In the meantime, CEO Ben Collins says the new show will mock “how fucking stupid” conspiratorial brainrot has become.

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05 Jul 16:07 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Time-based background colour transitions with Temporal and CSS color-mix

localghost.dev/blog/time-based-background-colour-transitions-with-temporal-and-css-color-mix/

A visual refresh with a background that changes colour according to the time of day, using the new Temporal API along with CSS custom properties that blend into each other.

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05 Jul 14:10 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

I’d Seen It From The Ground, But Wait Until You See It From The Sky

motherjones.com/environment/2026/07/roundup-forest-dead-zone-glyphosate-flyover-video/

A birds-eye view of California’s Roundup-sprayed timberland.

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05 Jul 14:03 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that’s now public

techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.

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05 Jul 14:00 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

America Needs to Grow the Fuck Up

karenattiah.substack.com/p/america-needs-to-grow-the-fuck-up?r=2bz6j&triedRedirect=true

Once you understand the moral psychology of America's immaturity, everything about America's 250th birthday makes sense.

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05 Jul 13:14 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Bosses Horrified as “AI Native” College Graduates Hit the Workplace

futurism.com/future-society/college-critical-thinking-ai

"AI native" college graduates are hitting the workplace -- and, as experts warned, bosses are finding their performance disappointing.

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05 Jul 13:08 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The Unstoppable Force of A.I. Hype Is Meeting One Immovable Fact

nytimes.com/2026/06/30/opinion/ai-agents-steal-jobs-employment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vFA.0OF2.gZIz9YHHfEx_&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Congratulations. You’re irreplaceable.

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05 Jul 12:56 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi

theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/07/uk-productivity-economy-reform-party/687303/?gift=jzu0eOW-oOnEtk2K3c5mFbehzz958dSXEvlPmVcZc6k

A generation ago, the United Kingdom was a global power, @imkahloon writes. Today, the country is as poor as Mississippi. What happened?

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04 Jul 13:27 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY MAGAZINE

clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_07_26/

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: Cliff's Girl by Fiona Moore

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04 Jul 13:11 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The square-ish phone that I wanted to love

theverge.com/tech/960509/ikko-mindone-pro-hands-on

I’m begging literally any company to make the iPhone Mini again.

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04 Jul 12:25 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Building GhostOff and our networked, personalized software futures

blog.bmannconsulting.com/3mpsppyyr2s2d

In which I agentic code Ghost to Offprint script and fall into the future of networked code sharing with Vit

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04 Jul 12:24 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Why implementing ActivityPub is hard, and why it doesn't have to be

hackers.pub/@fedify/2026/why-activitypub-is-hard

Implementing the ActivityPub protocol from scratch introduces massive technical hurdles, including fragmented signature standards, unpredictable JSON-LD document variations, complex distributed systems engineering, and critical security vulnerabilities. Developers frequently ...

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04 Jul 03:02 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

The Trump admin went so far Thursday night that even Judge Reed O'Connor put a case on hold

lawdork.com/p/ftc-wpath-oconnor-boasberg-consultation?r=1v3zyw&triedRedirect=true

O'Connor has been very receptive to the Trump admin and its anti-trans efforts, but an FTC request to him is now on hold after "consultation" with Judge James Boasberg in D.C.

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04 Jul 01:42 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

USC Faculty Won Their Union. The Administration Wants Trump’s NLRB to Undo It.

capitalandmain.com/usc-faculty-won-their-union-now-the-administration-wants-trumps-nlrb-to-undo-it

The university has been fighting attempts at union organizing for years. Now it’s seeking help from an employer-friendly labor board.

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03 Jul 19:42 • Aram Zucker-Scharff

Without Climate Change, U.S. Heat Wave Called ‘Virtually Impossible’

nytimes.com/2026/07/03/climate/heat-wave-us-canada-climate-change.html

Heat and humidity as severe, prolonged and far-reaching as this week’s would have been “virtually impossible” in the Northeast and eastern Canada before humans began warming the planet, a team of scientists said on Friday.