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Michael Tsai has a rundown of links about the Mastodon 5 design, closing with this:

My first choice would be to see more people blogging on their own sites. But having longer and richer posts on Mastodon would be preferable to many of the alternatives. I still wish it supported RSS for my timeline and replies.

If only there was a social network that actually prioritized blogging and had RSS feeds for the timeline, mentions, and everything else. I’m quite biased but there really isn’t anything else like it.

Following up on my morning post about the Democratic political contribution infrastructure, I had a number of TPM Readers write...

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The Headless Horseman just made an unexpected appearance in Beacon. The cast of Netflix's The Four Seasons was spotted taking a spooky hayride down Main Street. Watch the video! Continue reading…

Cory Doctorow on what builds a writer:

The point of a writing workshop isn’t merely to make your stories better – it’s to make you better at writing stories.

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Who knew it would only take a woman's touch, by a woman who can barely speak English, to broker a ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia? The AP reports: First lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged Ukrainian ...

A blog post from Scripting, in Markdown.

It's that simple.

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GM has partnered with Peak Energy to develop next-generation sodium-ion battery cells, but they’re not going into EVs – they’re for grid-scale energy storage projects. GM Ventures is making a strategic investment in Peak Energy.

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"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

Retired San Francisco Deputy Chief Ann Mannix and her daughter Katie were killed in their Marin home, allegedly by their husband and father, retired Officer Kevin Mannix.

New England has dozens of small data centers like this, some of them decades old. With the increasing use of artificial intelligence, these facilities could get upgraded to handle AI computing.

The Massachusetts Health Connector has begun its open enrollment period Friday and will run through Jan. 23, 2027. State and Boston officials are urging residents to take advantage of the Connector's assistance program — especially after recent federal changes to healthcare spending.

AI company Anthropic says you can no longer be "abusive or cruel" to its model, Claude. And Claude itself will decide what counts. Many in the AI world say that's dangerous.

A team of employees and a loyal patron have purchased the building at 55 Davis Square for $12 million, ending months of fraught speculation about the future of Greater Boston’s oldest and most beautiful movie palace.

Dozens of employees at Boston Dynamics have petitioned the company to stop the sale of its robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

World Cafe host Raina Douris said she tries to capture the humanity behind well-known and up-and-coming artists.

A political advertisement in the Ohio gubernatorial race is being called one of the ugliest of the midterm election cycle. 

The incident happened in June, as officers were pursuing women accused of shoplifting diapers and baby clothes.