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L.L.Bean's Zip Hunter's Tote Is the Only Carryall You Need

Its do-it-all thermoplastic lining can both carry gear through wet muck and transport wet, mucky groceries home from the store.

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Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.

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The Best Smart Sprinklers and Irrigation Systems: In-Ground Sprinklers, Hose Timers (2026)

We’ve tested almost a dozen options that handle everything from scheduling and weather changes to water conservation, so you don’t have to.

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The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers

Plus: Google publishes a live exploit for an unpatched flaw, the feds arrest two men accused of creating thousands of nonconsensual deepfake nudes, and more.

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Cosmic Voids May Contain the Universe’s Best Secrets

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the universe’s biggest mysteries.

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A 'Golden Orb' on the Ocean Floor Came From a Mysterious Animal

A fascinating, unclassifiable orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is not an alien object, as some speculated, but the remains of a poorly documented animal.

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Nicolas Cage Made Himself a Legend. Then He Had to Live With It.

The iconic actor on his thrillingly risky choices, on screen and off, and becoming a meme.

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All Vehicles Sold in the EU Must Be Able to Hook Up to a Breathalyzer

The measure is part of a European Union–led strategy to eliminate all drunk-driving-related deaths and injuries by 2050.

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Scripting News: Friday, May 22, 2026

Friday, May 22, 2026 Another way to look at Claude Code. It's a way to talk to your code, to ask it questions, and tell it how you want it to change. # I think maybe it's time to consider a reboot of WordPress. I can't seem to seed them with any ideas about building on it...

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Best Of: Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s childhood on the run / Writer Jesmyn Ward

Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s mother, Bernardine Dohrn, was a leader of SDS, a student group protesting the Vietnam War. She also led a faction that broke away and became the Weather Underground, advocating armed resistance against the government. His father, Bill Ayers, was also an act...

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I was feeling good with that 15-0 start to the game, but this third quarter had been tough. Lots of fouls, not enough shots going in for the Spurs. 🏀

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Watched the first part of the Starship v3 launch live, then the final minutes later. Never gets old. Extraordinary views. 🚀

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Is the web being summarized to death?

Is the web being summarized to death?

At Google I/O, new features bring AI agents into the inbox and YouTube in ways that further strain the relationship between publishers and platforms

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How this site is built, themed, and published.

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Okay. 📷

Graffiti reading I AM OK is spray-painted on a weathered, white wooden wall with broken beams leaning against it.

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Here's the Bodycam Footage of the Cybertruck That Drove Into a Lake

Here's the Bodycam Footage of the Cybertruck That Drove Into a Lake

“Obviously I wasn’t thinking at all,” the driver told police, according to the footage.

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This Week in Space 211: Oysters in Space

When one ponders the diet of Mars-bound astonauts, oysters don't often come to mind... but they should. As it turns out, the plucky bivalves have much to offer space voyagers, including water filtration and a ready source of protein. Jacob Scoccimerra, formerly of Nanoracks...

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Platformonomics TGIF #127: May 22, 2026

Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. Get Platformonomics Updates By Email We’re going to Cleveland in June! What is must-see in Cleveland? What can we learn from Cleveland’s history to help Seattle navigate its unfolding economic transition? Meanwhile, […]

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Most users probably don’t use Micro.blog notes as much as I do, but still feels great to ship this latest bug fix update for Mac with much faster notes sync. The clunkiness had been bugging me for a while even though I use it all the time.

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We definitely put the pool in a mine for shielding. It was absolutely not to hide it from the funding people.