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A Military Veteran Navigates PTSD in Prison https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/07/07/a-military-veteran-navigates-ptsd-in-prison/
Landscape in Drenthe, 1883 #vangogh #realism
Electrek
• Fred Lambert

A scientist who worked on Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is now building a rival of his own — in Europe, not Silicon Valley.
Rémi Cadène, co-founder and CEO of Paris-based startup UMA, unveiled plans for a lightweight humanoid robot called Northstar and says the company is already talking to 50 potential customers.
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Carena Liptak
Cody Johnson's career hasn't been about flashy viral moments — it's been about a steady, sustainable rise to the top. Continue reading…
Sometimes Claude's judgement sucks, and that's why Jive coding usually produces a dashboard app. A different piece of software will drive it in a different direction. That's what I meant by AI-izing, in an earlier post.
We shipped Micro.blog 3.0 for Android today. See the full release notes here. I think this is the first time that both iOS and Android have had exact feature parity. We previously had some code on iOS that was only written in Obj-C.
SCOTUSblog
• Erwin Chemerinsky
The Trump administration continues to meddle in state elections. The Justice Department has notified three Michigan cities (Detroit, East Lansing, and Lansing) that it is seeking election-related records and plans to deploy federal election monitors to polling places during the state’s Aug primary. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/06/justice-department-doj-send-election-monitors-3-michigan-cities-detroit/90826340007/
daveverse
• Dave Winer
Sometimes Claude’s judgement sucks, and that’s why Jive coding usually produces a dashboard app. A different piece of software will drive it in a different direction. That’s what I meant by AI-izing, in an earlier post.
AramZS's Amplify RSS Feed
• Aram Zucker-Scharff
nytimes.com/2026/04/22/arts/music/vilma-jaa-innocence-met-opera.html
Vilma Jää, a Finnish folk and pop singer, is bringing her eerie and affecting traditional music to the Metropolitan Opera.
I used to be a single-thread developer, but now I'm multi-tasking, I can work on two things at once. Claude is now able to research and fix certain problems, and his work is in a sandbox where it doesn't have any access to the surroundings, and can't make too big a mess, and it's going great, if there's a mistake it can quickly be corrected.
404 Media
• Becky Ferreira
Researchers found that a single dose left persistent changes to the genomes of neurons, a discovery that could have implications for treating addiction.
links.daveverse.org
• Dave Winer
techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/meta-quietly-launches-vibe-coded-gaming-app-pocket/
Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket.
Electrek
• Peter Johnson

Kia’s growing lineup of electric vehicles, ranging from affordable SUVs to vans, helped power the automaker to its best first-half sales performance on record.
AramZS's Amplify RSS Feed
• Aram Zucker-Scharff
vogue.com/article/do-smart-glasses-have-a-surveillance-problem
Big Tech is investing in fashion’s cultural legitimacy to make AI smart glasses socially acceptable, but consumers view them as synonymous with surveillance. Is removing the camera the key to adoption?
McSweeney’s
• Caroline Marsh
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• Dave Winer
I used to be a single-thread developer, but now I’m multi-tasking, I can work on two things at once. Claude is now able to research and fix certain problems, and his work is in a sandbox where it doesn’t have any access to the surroundings, and can’t make too big a mess, and it’s going […]
smays.com
• Steve Mays
Michael Scott calls Oscar Martinez (The Office) into his office to get his advice on an upcoming medical procedure: “It is a colonoscopy. In your experience, what should I be expecting, in terms of sensation, or emotions? Is there anything … Continue reading →
I think AI is the perfect innovation as we reach the crash point of the climate crisis. Who cares if we burn more CO2 now, the effect is miniscule for the explosive crisis that could be coming any day or week. One that we have no ability to recover from. To say it's unenvironmental would be like complaining that you want more Pepsi from the flight attendant while the plane is crashing into a small city. Anyway, but maybe after the crash, one data center will survive, and maybe the beauty that our civilization created will be sustained.