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A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

Plus: A porn-quitting app exposed the masturbation habits of hundreds of thousands of users, Russian hackers are trying to take over people’s Signal accounts, and more.

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Identity Theft Protection Services: Do You Actually Need One?

Here's the best advice I have for protecting your identity online.

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Norda 001A G+ Trail Running Shoe Review: As Expensive as an Apple Watch

Do you really need a $300 trail running shoe? We test the treads, and the creds, of the Norda 001A G+.

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'The Interview': How Tragedy, Wealth and Trump Shaped JB Pritzker

The governor of Illinois and Trump antagonist has become a national figure for Democrats. Where will that lead?

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I Regret to Inform You That You’re Using an Inferior Pour-Over Coffee Brewer

The unique flat-bottom design of the Kalita Wave makes brewing exceptional coffee dead simple—especially if you can’t summon the rigor required to make perfect pour-over.

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How to Watch March Madness 2026

Tune in to watch the men’s and women’s teams fight to win the 2026 NCAA Division I Basketball championship.

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Japan Approves the World’s First Treatment Made With Reprogrammed Human Cells

Researchers in Japan pioneered reprogrammed cells 20 years ago. Now the country has given the first-ever authorizations to manufacture and sell medical products based on the technology.

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Spring Cleaning? Here's How to Declutter Responsibly—and Maybe Earn Some Cash

Declutter and deep clean your home sanely by breaking it into smaller tasks. You're also bound to discover there are things you no longer need that you can sell.

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Miscellanea for 2026-03-13

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  • I think Anil Dash's "What do coders do after AI?" hits on the same thing I was getting at a couple days ago with "Grief and the AI split":
    • Your job changes into describing software. Now, if you're the kind of person who only ever wanted to have the end result, maybe this is a liberation. Sometimes, that's what mattered — we wanted to fast-forward to the end result, elegance be damned. But if you were one of those crafters? The people who wrote idiomatic code that made that programming language sing? There's a real grief here. It's not as serious as when we know a human language is dying out, but it's not entirely dissimilar, either.

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Vivid Seats Promo Codes and Deals: Save 10% This March

Whether you are heading to a sold-out concert or a championship game, use a Vivid Seats discount code to secure your seats for less this month.

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Chirp Discount Codes and Deals: Save Up to 67%

Use these verified Chirp coupon codes and shopping tips to score up to 67% off wheels, up to 50% off refurbished products, and more.

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Coleman Promo Codes and Deals: Up to 30% Off in March

Gear up for your next adventure with these Coleman coupons and discount codes to save on camping essentials and outdoor gear.

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Scripting News: Friday, March 13, 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026 Coder is derogatory term btw, as if our work was like a telegram coder, but it's understandable I guess because all the lay people see is us typing on a computer and being grouchy when they interrupt our train of thought. Coder is analogous to calling...

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Best Of: Delroy Lindo / Tayari Jones on ‘Kin’

Delroy Lindo stars as Delta Slim, a gifted and haunted blues musician, in ‘Sinners.’ It's a performance that has earned Lindo his first Academy Award nomination. He wants to win, but he says he won't let it define him either way. “I have never taken my marbles and gone home a...

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My WordPress, WordPress 7.0, Gutenberg 22.7, and AI Experiments — Weekend Edition 361

Hi, This week, we saw many updates in WordPress Core with two Betas and three security releases. Your auto-update email folder got plenty of traffic if you are managing more than one website 🤗 The next step for the security team is to backport the 6.9.4 fixes to older version for WordPress, all the way…

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Impressions from my first week at Bluesky

It’s deeply fun and energizing to be back in an operating role. The team has been very welcoming and impressive. I spent my first week meeting lots of people and soaking up information, both from the Bluesky team and the Bluesky user base (while I don’t post a lot, I do read a ton every […]

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DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery

DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery

The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed and ordered their immediate removal.

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Tim Cook: ‘50 Years of Thinking Different’

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Tim Cook: At Apple, we’re more focused on building tomorrow than remembering yesterday. But we couldn’t let this milestone pass without thanking the millions of people who make Apple what it is today — our incredible teams around the world, our developer community, and e...

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What to Do in Vegas If You’re Here for Business (2026)

Where to lock in, power down, and actually enjoy your business trip.

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This Is Not The Computer For You via Sam Henri Gold

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There is a certain kind of computer review that is really a permission slip. It tells you what you’re allowed to want. It locates you in a taxonomy — student, creative, professional, power user — and assigns you a product. It is helpful. It is responsible. It has very little interest in what you might become.