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We’re proud to have been involved in organizing and supporting the european.social effort to promote European social sovereignty. Digital independence is an important topic for policymakers worldwide; local control of social network platforms needs as much if not more attention. Working with our fellow signatories, we think the European Social Stack declaration provides a framework […]

The most interesting piece of news this morning comes from Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, who made a very public point of chastising his own team for saying the quiet part out loud. That quiet part? In an internal memo leaked to 404 Media, a Microsoft VP said his team’s goal was to “make people addicted” to … Continue reading "Should AI Be Addictive?"

“Several women who dated Graham Platner recall ‘unsettling’ behavior. The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming, women said in interviews, but some found his actions intimidating and disturbing.” — The New York Times - - - I must apologize. You see, rig...

This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Barry Hess, whose blog can be found at bjhess.com. Tired of RSS? Read this in your browser or sign up for the newsletter. People and Blogs is supported by the "One a Month" club memb...

EveryPlate is an actual budget meal kit whose plates taste delicious. Options and ingredients are fewer, but simplicity can also be a virtue.

“Why wouldn’t you want to be in both Pepsi and Coke?” says one venture capitalist. “It’s the same here.”

From battery life to privacy, there are many hurdles to the idea taking off.

We’ve reached the time of year where we can open the windows to let the cool fresh morning in. We’ll need to close up mid-day when we start sweating; the air conditioner feels glorious when that happens. For now, I hear the whir of grasshoppers, the caw of crows, and the chirp of songbirds. When […]

A real estate investor’s pursuit of cheap land has prompted a lawsuit against a compound in Arkansas that will test whether civil rights laws can stop a whites-only town from existing in America. Today, Debra Kamin, a New York Times investigative reporter, discusses the comm...

These are the cleaning robots, water monitors, and toys actually worth buying for pool season.

An “urban explorer” tells WIRED their mother checked in to make sure they weren’t one of the people seen scurrying out of a manhole with their friends.

AI companies are using serif to project humanity. Critics are calling it “tasteslop.”

This comes as The New York Times reports that extensive internal war games among military officials established that Iran would react to an attack by closing the Strait of Hormuz—which Trump ignored. And incredibly, officials just leaked to The ...

Thursday, June 4, 2026 Having fun rolling stuff out on Elon Musk's X.# The Knicks in the Finals # I didn't write about the Knicks prior to last night's game because I had no idea what to write. # The Knicks in the Finals is something I had a hard time understanding,...

Jean Buridan was a 14th-century French philosopher and logician who twice served as rector of the University of Paris. His subject was the will, and he made an austere claim: the will follows the intellect. Show a rational creature the greater good and it'll pick the greater good.

Another screenshot from the upcoming Micro.blog 4.0 for Mac. I don’t edit blog categories often, so I was always fine with this as a web-only feature until now. Adding it to the Mac version is handy for filtering posts. Lots of small UI improvements in this release.

👁️ via @dave .. interesting 🔗 Tweeter Feeder - Stream Spigot - tried it out - not for me.

Micro.blog - @dave

👁️ via @dave .. interesting 🔗 Tweeter Feeder - Stream Spigot - tried it out - not for me.

Micro.blog - @dave

👁️ via @dave .. interesting 🔗 Tweeter Feeder - Stream Spigot - tried it out - not for me.