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Arno Beck’s art

Unsung, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 5:01:54 PM

138 million children are in child labor. What does this actually mean?

https://ourworldindata.org, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 5:00:00 PM

Super-organized

Matt Mullenweg, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 4:54:59 PM

Likes The main way I've seen people turn ideologically crazy by Andy Masley...

Chuck Grimmett, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 4:43:32 PM

Quoting Claude Opus 5 system prompt

Simon Willison's Weblog, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 4:31:39 PM

GitHub Models is now retired

Simon Willison's Weblog, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 3:48:05 PM

Couric’s Media Report Card

Status, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 3:45:38 PM

“I want to code; I’m not looking to make lifestyle choices.”

Unsung, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 3:41:43 PM

I Don’t Speak Centaur

Steven D. BREWER, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 3:22:55 PM

Edinburgh Fringe - Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody! ★★★★★

Terence Eden, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 3:20:40 PM

Edinburgh Fringe: Smut Slam ★★★☆☆

Terence Eden, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 3:18:55 PM

How I backed into subscribing to the New York Times

Andy Sylvester's Web, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 3:05:31 PM

SQLite compressed text-history prototypes

Simon Willison's Weblog, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 3:05:00 PM

Dununba, Sangban, Kenkini (and Stands)

ongoing by Tim Bray, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 2:30:17 PM

Mapping the AI value chain

Kate Carruthers, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 2:01:51 PM

Don Nelson, architect of beloved Warriors teams, dies at 86

The San Francisco Standard, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 1:50:01 PM

The ‘Crawl’ Sequel Has Found Its Gator Chow—I Mean, Stars

io9 | We Come From the Future, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 1:15:34 PM

Week Notes 26#32

articles on Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 1:12:08 PM

Free eBook!

Ken-McConnell.com, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 1:09:54 PM

Simon Willison on Technical Blogging

birdwatching, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 1:00:00 PM

Asides: Aug 9

Amit Gawande, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 12:11:57 PM

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

Techdirt, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 12:00:00 PM

Netflix May End ‘The Witcher’ in 2027

io9 | We Come From the Future, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 11:50:57 AM

Sources: Paramount has offered three-year agreements to AMC and Regal to release 30 movies a year exclusively in cinemas for at least 45 days if it acquires WBD (Bloomberg)

Mediagazer, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 11:45:01 AM

Why I love Teach to Reach: confessions of a senior global manager, previously based in Geneva

Reda Sadki, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 11:39:23 AM

Last week, I planted marigolds and yesterday, the first sprouts emerged. Today, ...

Mario Villalobos, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 11:15:00 AM

To Begin, Begin

Brain Baking, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 10:55:23 AM

Finished reading: Incorruptible Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Compani...

Crank.report Survey, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 10:25:58 AM

Outside Lands: Strokes fan spends 100 hours hand-beading a dress to match their album art

The San Francisco Standard, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 10:25:00 AM

The Argument Against AI Writing Is At Least 2,400 Years Old

Feld Thoughts, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 10:22:09 AM

The Cost of Capital in the AGI Age

Continuations, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 10:17:48 AM

Why Your Support Matters To Me

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 10:07:58 AM

YouTube – Quantum Shorts 2 – Special Exhibition

Green Comet, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 10:01:58 AM

The Young Men Rapping and Beatmaking From a Youth Lockup

The Marshall Project, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Harry’s Bar, After Closing — Hotel Harrington, Washington, D.C., 2026

David Enzel, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 9:46:44 AM

The Web and the New Reality

Doc Searls Weblog, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 9:34:41 AM

Warner Bros. Still Has ‘Wonka 2’ On the Brain

io9 | We Come From the Future, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 9:25:35 AM

In this environment, AI is no longer a software selection exercise. It becomes ...

Crank.report Survey, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 9:21:07 AM

exe.dev is a subscription service that gives you virtual machines, with persist...

Crank.report Survey, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 9:16:35 AM

Confessions of a Former Pantser

Silly Serious, the Writing of Roanna Flowers, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 9:09:28 AM

Story of Me

The Reframe, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 9:08:48 AM

When one of your sessions learns something another session needs, such as a fin...

Crank.report Survey, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 9:03:01 AM

The idea that they’re spending serious money on AI tokens to turn PDFs and Powe...

Crank.report Survey, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:54:28 AM

No news for you: Why is it so hard to buy a paper to read on the plane?

Dan Kennedy, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:44:03 AM

This context influences every step. Strategy and regulation shape business deci...

Crank.report Survey, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:41:53 AM

Sunday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:29:20 AM

The problem with AI voice is not the techniques themselves. It is the overuse o...

Crank.report Survey, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:27:56 AM

The Times is “sane-washing” Trump and Kennedy, working really hard to take dang...

Crank.report Survey, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:22:33 AM

Like: 1786288808

https://crowdersoup.com, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:20:08 AM

Like: 1786288802

https://crowdersoup.com, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:20:02 AM

Edinburgh Fringe: 4 Aussies For Aussies - The Raging Bull ★★⯪☆☆

Terence Eden, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:17:03 AM

Dragoncatcher: The idea of magic

Robin Sloan, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:00:00 AM

Why I moved to Micro.blog

birdwatching, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 8:00:00 AM

Michael Mando Says ‘Brand New Day’ Isn’t the End of Scorpion’s Story

io9 | We Come From the Future, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 7:30:34 AM

Watch: How a Faulty Hospital Drug Test Can Turn New Parents Into Police Targets

The Marshall Project, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 7:30:00 AM

at Marquam Bridge

Aaron Parecki, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 7:12:15 AM

Working with Claude on the user interface of RSS.chat was a grind, but we learne...

Scripting News, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 7:11:51 AM

Geohashes for my photos

IndieNews English, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:34:43 AM

Here we goooo #BridgePedal

Aaron Parecki, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:33:02 AM

Q&A with Dave Jorgenson on running LNI as a business a year after leaving WaPo, fighting misinformation with humor, hitting 400K YouTube subscribers, and more (Susie Banikarim/Columbia Journalism ...)

Mediagazer, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:30:00 AM

Young Woman in Hat

E.W. Doc Parris, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:24:17 AM

at Fremont Bridge

Aaron Parecki, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:04:32 AM

Billionaire donors, NIL deals, stadium concerts: How Cal hung onto its star quarterback

The San Francisco Standard, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:00:00 AM

The pandemic exodus was easy. The return is a housing nightmare.

The San Francisco Standard, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:00:00 AM

San Francisco is falling for frozen yogurt all over again

The San Francisco Standard, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:00:00 AM

In rural communities, fears amplified by ‘AI slop’ and social media hamper solar boom

Grist, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 6:00:00 AM

what I appreciate about singapore after having left it once

Winnie Lim, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 5:20:51 AM

Why businesses lie about AI

News – Cory Doctorow's craphound.com, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 5:12:27 AM

Espresso Shots 8-9-26

https://makoism.com, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 5:01:11 AM

Dragoncatcher: Rifling the drawers

Robin Sloan, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 5:00:00 AM

Casey Michel on Breaking the Tech Oligarchy's Grip

Tech Policy Press, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 4:59:59 AM

JFK’s AI Voice

Marginal REVOLUTION, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 4:26:05 AM

Pressure

Marginal REVOLUTION, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 4:19:44 AM

Interesting Links for 09-08-2026

Very cool, if true, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 4:00:08 AM

Advancing a Connected Future for Indigenous Communities

Internet Society, Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 2:00:00 AM

One of the better pro-natalist Lieder

Marginal REVOLUTION, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 11:46:47 PM

Apostrophes

diamond geezer, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 11:00:00 PM

OTR Links 08/09/2026

doug — off the record, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 10:30:59 PM

Rights groups warn Turkey's new cybersecurity law, which took effect in July, gives the presidency sweeping powers over online services operating in the country (John Paul Rathbone/Financial Times)

Mediagazer, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 10:30:00 PM

Is there a Balkan fertility paradox? (from my email)

Marginal REVOLUTION, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:13:46 PM

Steady: for the crashes and fog (and the decades ahead)

The Unmasked Woman - by Hannah Anstee, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 8:58:44 PM

With the addition of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, four movies in 2026 have earned $1B+ at the box office globally, the most in one year since the Covid pandemic (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)

Mediagazer, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:55:01 PM

A Stopgap Repair Solution for Impatient New Olympia SM3 Typewriter Owners

Chris Aldrich, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:24:32 PM

Midday Pocket Picking

Chuck Grimmett, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:19:40 PM

I’ve mostly finished redesigning b10g.xyz after moving to Micro.blog. Thei...

birdwatching, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:46:17 PM

What’s up with Outside Lands’ fashion? We asked the festival’s best dressed

The San Francisco Standard, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 5:45:00 PM

New Cover: “So Alive”

Whatever, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 5:25:57 PM

Today is my blog’s 24th blogiversary!I started my first (previous) blog on this ...

Tantek Çelik, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 5:14:00 PM

Kawakami: ‘No doubt I will be there’ — Kyle Shanahan on his healing process and return

The San Francisco Standard, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 4:34:30 PM

As the 49ers’ defense gets revenge, the offense adapts to Ricky Pearsall’s absence

The San Francisco Standard, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 4:24:13 PM

Here’s why Black Hat meeting pitches are almost always doomed with me

Rob Pegoraro, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 4:09:19 PM

Masters of the Universe (2026)

Justin Cox, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:41:12 PM

Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team plans

Simon Willison's Weblog, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:36:03 PM

Taking My Mind Back Redux

SteveFoerster.com, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:18:19 PM

at Lloyd Center Ice Rink

Aaron Parecki, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:06:06 PM

Here's the sign of success. (screen shot.) I wrote a post on demo.rss.chat was a...

Scripting News, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:04:55 PM

I want to connect RSS to AT Proto, both ways, inbound and out. Toward that end, ...

Scripting News, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 2:56:40 PM

at Lloyd Center

Aaron Parecki, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 2:10:27 PM

The Death of Compromise

birdwatching, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 1:22:28 PM

Historic Painting: “Giant Steamboats at New Orleans” by Hippolyte Sebron, 1853.

The Garden of Memory, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 1:15:40 PM