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Reflections on the artist's studio, 1989 #lichtenstein #popart

Here is an example of what a cult member would say to its leader. Republican lawmaker Tom Emmer declined to denounce Secretary of Defense Pete Hegeth's inhumane and unconscionable plans to live stream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter and instead thanked dear leader T...

AI is sold on saving time. Whose time it saves, and what that time gets spent on, is settled before anyone opens the tool, in the defaults someone wrote for it. If we want those defaults to be fair to women, the answer isn’t to sort users by gender. It is to build around the […]

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I like the web for people, sites that live and grow, like people. 100 years from now you should feel the people who lived there.

Also, F1’s final sprint saw our first real wet racing of the year.

The Fitbit Edge offers more than the Air, but it's not a real smartwatch.

Taller Pepe will open next year in the Clement Street space that’s currently home to the Russian restaurant Red’s Tavern.

That washer/dryer combo could be used by cops to identify a property.

Smart is back in the two-seater business. The Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture unveiled the all-electric Smart #2 at the Paris Motor Show today, with a 35.8 kWh LFP battery, up to 290 km (180 miles) of WLTP range, and a starting price of €19,990.

That’s more than double the range of the last Smart EQ Fortwo, which never got DC fast charging. Early orders open in Europe tomorrow, and deliveries start in 2027.

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Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 💚 The places we love and fight to protect are Indigenous homelands long before they became national parks. Those connections are still very much alive.

The shop responded, and things between the store and the singer escalated into a full-on social media war. Continue reading…

Most companies obsess over acquiring customers.

There are at least 36 affidavits signed by HSI Agents -- like the goons who just searched Ilhan Omar's house -- who have made false claims to frame Democrats or other Trump opponents.

The post HSI Agents Ricky Patel, Ryan Ribner, Richard Berger, and Timothy Gerber All Made False Claims to Frame Democrats appeared first on emptywheel.

Another preview of Blog Audit, this time with my own blog. It’s a sad commentary on link rot. 🙁

People have been having lots of fun playing Emacs Golf over in r/emacs. Check out the "Fun" category for some examples of people comparing how few keystrokes they need in order to get something done. Upcoming events (iCal file, Org): Emacs.si (in person): Emacs.si meetu...

In September, hackers from a group called ShinyHunters announced that they stole a trove of FBI data about its own agents. It was an intelligence disaster.

Last week, the FBI arrested (alternate link) someone associated with that crime.

Over the weekend, Trump held another rally, this time in Clarksville, TN, as part of his desperate, last-ditch effort to bolster his foundering party ahead of the midterm elections -- an event one clinical and forensic psychologist has called a "wild thing to watch." Dr. J...

President Donald Trump has been sending checks to millions of Americans ahead of the midterms, seemingly in an effort to...

Paul Klee, Walpurgis Night, 1935 #tatemuseum #paulklee

AITO will start selling cars in Europe in the fall of 2027. The Chinese luxury SUV brand, built by Seres with Huawei’s technology, confirmed the timing at the Paris Motor Show today, where it showed the AITO 9, 8, 7, and 6.

AITO sold 426,000 vehicles in 2025, more than any other Chinese luxury brand. Now it has a date for Europe. But you won’t find the word “Huawei” anywhere in its Paris press kit.

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