- Awesome news: Researchers have developed a method of making french fries that results in a healthier bite without sacrificing crispiness.
- In the running for most awesome job posting I’ve seen: Observatory Manager
- It’s hard to believe it’s already been a decade since we lost Prince.
- Italy Implements a New Labor Leave that Allows Workers to Care for Sick Pets
- Man Charged in LEGO Theft Scheme of Replacing Pieces With Pasta, Police Say – via my dad
- Speaking of dad, if any other Gen-Xers are trying to remember the name of that super-disturbing Randy Quaid cannibal movie, it’s Parents and it was released in 1989.
- The VHS Cover Maker is a handy utility for anyone that still owns a working VCR.
- Longtime readers will know I’m a sucker for wearable tech. I’ve tried pretty much all of them: various Fitbit devices, the Oura Ring, almost every Apple Watch, and the original Nike Fuelband. I love investigating my own metrics, but is there a downside to all this data?
- Everyone should know these handy tips and tricks for using Google.
- Another really excellent article about the continuing enshittification of everything: Your Backpack Got Worse On Purpose
It’s a Cold and It’s a Broken Hallelujah:
- The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled. – via Kottke
- Not one of these companies can say with any clarity where their multi-million-dollar donations to [the president’s] library slush fund are, or where they will go.
- MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the the 2024 Butler, PA Presidential Assassination Attempt Was Staged
- While we don’t know where this is going, we do know [the President] has no compunction about using extreme measures, including violence, to obtain the electoral outcomes he prefers.
- [The President’s] Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way