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futurism.com/future-society/pervert-glasses-harassing-diane-morgan-philomena-cunk
A man wearing Meta smart glasses burst onto a TV set to harass British comedian Diane Morgan amid growing controversy.
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The Road to Broadhurst written by Carlos Cisco is available for free. Internally, we called this “the Conventure.
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proxmox.com/en/products/proxmox-virtual-environment/get-started
Proxmox VE is fast and easy to install. Download the ISO, copy to a USB, and start the automatic installation wizard.
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appdevforall.org/code-on-the-go/?utm_source=gh&utm_medium=readme
Note: CoGo requires the Android permission to display over other apps. Some phones, including Google Pixels, may restrict the permission so that you can’t enable it during installation.
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Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.
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moneyontheleft.org/2026/07/31/prototyping-democratic-public-finance-with-the-seattle-loop/
By Will Beaman Seattle is once again being told that a projected budget deficit requires difficult choices about which public commitments the city can continue to honor. Councilmember Robert Kettle…
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Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a research system developed at Bell Labs starting in the late 1980s. Its original designers and authors were Ken Thompson, Rob Pike, Dave Presotto, and Phil Winterbottom.
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ordinaryabundance.com/?_bhlid=89dc4a05210b68feb82c2eee4335cc133f7d3ce3
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
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Imagine if McDonald’s could use trademark law to control how you use the term “fast food.” Or if the Canadian government could stop you from using the word “Canada” in the title of a book about the country and its people. That wouldn’t just be absurd; it would be an unacceptable obstacle to...
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'There's no reason that the status quo should persist. Their success is welded to New York City.'
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Some are wary about lead exposure, but one hydrant hydration fan says: “If I see one, I wouldn't hesitate to fill up my bottle with it.”
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He’s not thrilled, but won’t let it delay the release of version 7.2
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Even in a digital age, the Maspeth Central Shop in Queens is still cutting, printing and assembling more than 70,000 municipal signs a year, from the street-cleaning signs found in every neighborhood to the big green signs directing traffic on major highways.
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startribune.com/operation-metro-surge-tear-gas-soil-u-research/601875997
The study aims to determine whether chemical munitions used by federal agents left contaminants in neighborhood gardens and soil.
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buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-usher-in-an-era-of-abundant-vengeance/
They can even be “trained!” It’s an LLM, kids! Next Friday! Join me and Steph Monette and we will talk about How to Start a Newsletter. It’ll be a fun hang!...
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marketplace.org/story/2026/08/14/the-budget-deficit-has-almost-reached-2-trillion-this-year
The U.S. has already surpassed its 2025 budget deficit with about a month and a half left to go in its fiscal year. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the government is on track to borrow more than $2 trillion in fiscal year 2026.
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Deaths spiked in northwest Europe in June, where countries were unprepared for extreme heat that hit much of the continent.
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Research shows beavers are creating more wetland areas since being reintroduced to the wild.
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wired.com/story/the-painful-truth-of-exactly-how-ice-new-shock-gloves-actually-work/
ICE is spending millions on shock gloves designed to overpower subjects through intense, localized pain.
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motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/ice-shock-gloves-torture-compliant-technologies-jeff-niklaus/
“With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.” That makes it hard for victims to sue.
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motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/the-passion-of-doug-wilson/
Doug Wilson preaches iron discipline and male dominance. One of his disciples runs the Pentagon.
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I have learned about myself that I am Team Betz
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A fictitious Sean Byrne ended up on a U.S. government restricted-party list. Sixteen years later, Apple, Nasdaq and others have mistaken me for him.
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slate.com/culture/2026/08/phoebe-bridgers-lost-weekend-album-review-bobby-lyrics.html
On her first solo record in six years, Phoebe Bridgers confronts grief, new love, and sudden fame.
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llrx.com/2025/12/how-to-spot-ai-hallucinations-like-a-reference-librarian/
Last Tuesday, a client sent me their “thoroughly researched” white paper on workplace automation. It had 47 citations.
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fangoria.com/celebrating-40-years-of-david-cronenberg-the-fly/
THE FLY is a brilliant fusion of horror, romance, loss, and longing. We’re celebrating David Cronenberg’s heartbreaking epic 40 years later.
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nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/egg-recall-salmonella-texas.html
Nearly 100 people have been reported sickened with salmonella starting in November amid a recall of 19 million eggs linked at least to part of the outbreak, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration.
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nytimes.com/2026/08/14/health/fda-egg-recall-salmonella.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
The Food and Drug Administration this week gave an egg recall that started last month over salmonella concerns its highest-risk designation, meaning that eating the eggs could cause “serious adverse health consequences or death.
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wired.com/story/new-york-city-lawmakers-push-to-ban-the-scan-at-msg/
At a press conference outside Madison Square Garden, politicians, musicians, and privacy advocates argued for tighter restrictions on how public venues deploy biometric surveillance.
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nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-guilty-plea-federal-court-case-ceo-shooting-rcna592421
Mangione was charged with two federal stalking counts and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison in the 2024 killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
