FeedCity

Changed how permalinks work.

We no longer store a guid value in the database, instead we compute it when we need it.

The format of the url changed to: https://rss.network/?idstory=1402

Commented all the feedland links, we no longer depend on a feedland running behind our server.

Having so many apps, the context switch between code bases is starting to become a problem. Thinking about how we can improve this going forward. Ideally each major app or platform would have someone leading it.

When Project Valkey released version 9.1 last month, users, contributors and maintainers alike were understandably excited: There were new functionalities

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A silo is a place where developers feel protected from the unbounded world of the web. In return they are completely controlled by the silo owner. The owner decides where you can go, and can and do revoke privileges. Developers in silos are mostly powerless. Companies usual...

A seismic wave from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake bounced off the Earth’s core and hit Japan from below, shifting the entire mainland a quarter-inch eastward.

A typography savant on staff had spent a month designing link underlines (literally just lines) that were more visually pleasing than Chrome or Safari’s defaults. On Tuesdays, engineers stayed late at the office, fixing design imperfections over dinner. One of them began a 2,500-word post about Medium’s CSS code with a quote attributed to Lil Wayne: “I … Continue reading Best Trash →

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Photo: Packets of chips are on display at a supermarket in Mumbai, India, on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Matt Mullenweg blogged about the surprising twist with Midjourney Medical:

David Holz, one of the most underrated pioneers in AI, has taken money from making cat pictures to build a full-body ultrasound scanner that can give you incredible visibility in 60 seconds.

When I think about the books and stories I appreciate most, the ones that really stick, plot is not typically the key feature. It has happened more than once that I’ve talked up a novel I love to someone, and they pick it up, get bored, and say, “Nothing happens in this book.” This is […]

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After adding one to my home, here's why you might want a home battery, how they work, and what to look for, plus some installation tips.

The most-said line in one of my group chats this week was three words, on repeat: “I miss Fable.” I

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He deliberately lost in the hopes of making the problem go away.

The new Siri AI is conversational, omnipresent, and actually helpful.

Plus: Gay bars in San Francisco using face scanners, France quits Palantir, Apple plans to change its private email and more.

Researchers have demonstrated they can make coffee comparable to conventional espresso using ultrasonic waves. Because the process doesn’t need hot water, it consumes 75 percent less energy.

For years, WIPO has tried to starve pirate sites of advertising money. Now it wants to cut off their payments too. A new system called "WIPO Alert Pay" lets rightsholders flag pirate and counterfeit sites to payment providers such as PayPal and Mastercard, who can then act under their own rules. In an initial pilot, 71% of flagged sites were removed.

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For years, WIPO has tried to starve pirate sites of advertising money. Now it wants to cut off their payments too. A new system called "WIPO Alert Pay" lets rightsholders flag pirate and counterfeit sites to payment providers such as PayPal and Mastercard, who can then act under their own rules. In an initial pilot, 71% of flagged sites were removed.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Friday, June 19, 2026 Today's song: "You who choose to lead must follow. "# The WordPress community likes to say that WordPress powers a certain percentage of the web. This always bothered me, couldn't figure out why, until just now. WordPress is part of the web, that's t...