“Podcasting is hot. Podcasting is cheap and easy. Podcasting can be fun. Creating your own podcast and trying to make a business out of it is a mistake. Unless you are repurposing content from another medium, it will be rare to find anyone making money from originating podcasts.”— Mark Cuban
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
The Moon's shadow raced across the heart of Spain, and I was there to see it
Here's what it was like watching a total solar eclipse 90 minutes north of Madrid.
Mayor Mamdani's Parents' Night Out program provided an evening of free babysitting to hundreds of New York families.
Hitzeschutz: Wer wird denn da gleich handeln wollen (zeit.de)
zeit.de/wissenschaft/2026-08/hitzeschutz-klimapolitik-spd-grundgesetz-cdu?freebie=cdea1746
Paramount Asks States to Shoulder Costs of Delaying Warner Bros. Deal (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Opinion | What It Will Take to Win the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Kindergarten vaccine exemptions jump to another record high (wapo.st)
Techdirt
• Tim Cushing
Flock Safety Decides To Implement A Few Changes After Months Of Negative Press
Flock Safety has spent a few years building a massive network of ALPR (automated license plate reader) cameras. Flock’s cameras are a step ahead of competitors. They not only grab plate/location info, but they provide searchable tags/images that cover everything from car make/model to specific vehicle features. These photos also include images of the drivers […]
The City Reporter
• Melissa Rose Cooper, Documented
Flatbush Businesses Report Less Foot Traffic Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown

This story was originally published by Documented. Sign up for their newsletter at documentedny.com/newsletter. At Fleur de Lis Beauty & Esthetics in Flatbush, Brooklyn, clients typically arrive with an appointment. But in the nearly 10 years the luxury medical spa has been in the community, co-owner Wendy Jules says daily walk-ins weren’t unusual. “You would get like at least […]
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WIRED
• Jason Parham
This R-Rated Film Studio Wants to Be the HBO of AI
Rogue Studios, a new cinematic adult AI-generator, is betting big on the future of “sophisticated” spicy content.
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• David Edwards
Trump's USS Lincoln Rant Leaves 16-year-old Lifeguard Visibly Uncomfortable
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
How Space Force Is Fighting Wars Today
Wall Street Journal: “From Venezuela to Iran, the U.S. has used satellites and other space capabilities to gain an advantage in warfare. Space technologies can help detect missile launches, synchronize strikes, provide a clear view of the battlefield and degrade an enemy’s ability to operate.”
@dave BTW it took me a while to get the websocket client I have been using (Mint.WebSocket, Elixir) connected to the firehose. Couldn’t find the source code, but your server only accepts a “Connection: Upgrade” header and replies with a 400 error when Mint sends “Connection: upgrade” (lowercase). I filed an issue in the Mint repository about it.
Teamwork
"Teamwork is what you call it when you trick other people into ignoring their priorities in favor of yours." -- Scott Adams (advice to graduates in 2006)
I’m frustrated by the way the fediverse seems to be floundering because I prefer it to Bluesky as technology. And yet Bluesky is more and more where the interesting people are. Which is not to say there are no interesting people on Masto — but they are fewer.
Kushner Meets Netanyahu in Israel in Effort to Break Logjam Over Gaza (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
“Soft Parenting” Is a Lie From the Manosphere (medium.com)
60 days after signing Iran deal, Trump stuck in quagmire as peace talks stall (wapo.st)
DN mener: Hva om Bane Nor kunne konsentrere seg om jernbanen? (+) (dn.no)
A Hampton Roads pro soccer team? Leaders say the region has the fan base to support it. (pilotonline.com)
pilotonline.com/2026/08/17/hampton-roads-pro-soccer/?share=roia00rpwl8wcoros1d0