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The latest posts from my subscriptions, as of Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 9:00:32 AM.

Saturday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 8:42:08 AM

iPod’s circular apps

Unsung, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 8:30:09 AM

Wonder Tools 💫 Catch Up On Recent Posts

Wonder Tools, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:55:32 AM

Carr's Consolidation Overdrive

Status, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:41:57 AM

The X-Men Casting Rumors Just Keep on Coming

io9 | We Come From the Future, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:30:06 AM

Cat’s Cradle and Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

Interdependent Thoughts, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:24:57 AM

Thing that I am now invested in: this woman has spent 30...

kottke.org, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:17:00 AM

Hackers breach TrueConf to trojanize client installers with backdoors

BleepingComputer, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:16:23 AM

Now we have a timeline of the OpenAI accidental attack against Hugging Face

Simon Willison's Weblog, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 7:06:41 AM

Wishing there was a fully supported ATgeo lexicon that most bluesky app views co...

A Node on the Web, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:49:40 AM

Say What, now?

E.W. Doc Parris, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:26:20 AM

AI alignment is a red herring

Interconnected, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:06:26 AM

‘The Ribbon Hero’ Is an Infectiously Hopeful Magical Girl Take on a Classic

io9 | We Come From the Future, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:59 AM

Charli hits the city, Oscar takes the lake, and Corgi lashes out at ‘media circus’

The San Francisco Standard, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Inside SF’s ‘sexmaxxing’ scene: The people injecting peptides for optimal horniness

The San Francisco Standard, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Welcome to the age of the $4,000 apartment, when even the well-off are struggling

The San Francisco Standard, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid

Grist, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 6:00:00 AM

Deidre Bosa, an anchor based in CNBC's San Francisco bureau, is leaving at the end of the month to start a show about AI, working with producer Jasmine Wu (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)

Mediagazer, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 5:55:00 AM

Israel's Brutal Retaliation Against Imprisoned Palestinian Doctors Seeking Legal Appeals

Drop Site News, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 5:01:13 AM

Sometimes I’m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Masto...

A Node on the Web, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 4:29:52 AM

Interesting Links for 08-08-2026

Very cool, if true, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 4:00:49 AM

Lit Hub Weekly: August 3 – 7, 2026

Literary Hub, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:30:21 AM

Crab Odyssey: Crustacean Wandered the Seas in a Bottle for Months, Scientists Find

404 Media, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 3:00:26 AM

Pluralistic: Digital sewer socialism (08 Aug 2026)

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 2:04:00 AM

[RSS Club] I got an NLnet grant!

Terence Eden, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 1:13:13 AM

*Restoring Childhood: How to Set Kids Free in the Age of Anxiety*

Marginal REVOLUTION, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:43:54 PM

Tram stop of the month

diamond geezer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:00:00 PM

X announces the Original Content Rewards Program and will discontinue Revenue Sharing on Sep. 7, saying existing Revenue Sharing members can apply for access (@xcreators)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 10:55:00 PM

OTR Links 08/08/2026

doug — off the record, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 10:30:56 PM

Charli XCX wielded an influence over Outside Lands that was virtually unmatched

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 10:10:00 PM

HTML Day San Diego 2026

Anthony Ciccarello, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 9:45:14 PM

What I’ve been reading

Marginal REVOLUTION, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 9:43:17 PM

Oregon startup news for the week ending August 7, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 9:14:36 PM

The first notch is magical

Unsung, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 8:57:27 PM

Weeknotes: Aug. 1-7, 2026

Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 8:51:46 PM

Photo: 1786157013

https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:43:33 PM

Whetherday

Doc Searls Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:40:42 PM

Buc-ee’s Shies Away From John Oliver Challenge, Sues Tiny Ohio Convenience Store Instead

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:39:00 PM

A $60 uni bowl, a $16 pizza bagel: The best food at Outside Lands this year

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:30:00 PM

Hong Kong's security chief warns the Hong Kong Journalists Association against "misusing" its role or hurting national security, ahead of the group's elections (Agence France-Presse)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 7:15:00 PM

A US judge says ex-Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge doesn't have to pay the $800-a-day fine he imposed for not revealing her source as she appeals to SCOTUS (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 6:05:00 PM

Quoting John Gruber

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 5:10:40 PM

Now we have a timeline of the OpenAI accidental attack against Hugging Face

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:55:58 PM

Scott Wiener takes down Connie Chan AI chatbot after pushback from Pelosi

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:28:16 PM

Senate Democrats on the Commerce Committee say they will object if Republicans try to confirm Trump's pick for the FCC without a matching Democratic nominee (John Hendel/Politico)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:10:01 PM

weekend open thread – August 8-9, 2026

Ask a Manager, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:07:53 PM

Emptywheel Friday: A Week Filled with Explosive D’ump Hitting the Fan

The Nicole Sandler Show, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 4:05:45 PM

Michigan’s Polling Mirage

Status, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:55:34 PM

How to live somewhere safe

Mike Monteiro’s Good News, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:55:03 PM

Want to see your favorite Outside Lands artist up close? Head to the on-site barbershop

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:45:00 PM

Treasurer Garrity gaining ground on Gov. Shapiro, new poll shows

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:44:45 PM

Employees say the five-person editorial staff of Restart, a games site funded by Walmart and managed by marketing agency Moonrock, has been laid off (Aftermath)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:40:01 PM

An eBike for Fitness

RasterWeb!, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:30:36 PM

Joseph Widener, heir to Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park, posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:23:02 PM

Farmers Are Getting Control Of Their Equipment Back

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:18:05 PM

Fur eye day

Doc Searls Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:16:45 PM

The assumption that nonprofits are too set in their ways to respond to a rapidl...

Crank.report Survey, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:16:38 PM

PSU Abington, Arcadia University looking to fill multiple open positions

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:07:48 PM

Alleged ‘Enforcer’ in Prince Group Scam Network Identified

OCCRP, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 3:01:00 PM

5 local USPS branches looking to hire

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:59:05 PM

This Week in the IndieWeb

https://indieweb.org/this-week/, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:55:46 PM

The Real Competitor Is the Person Who Does Nothing

https://johnsandtaylor.com, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:53:00 PM

Breathing Room Foundation of Elkins Park feat. by 6ABC for donating school supplies to families in need

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:52:58 PM

Interview with Michigan's Democratic Nominee for US Senate — Dr. Abdul El Sayed

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:48:56 PM

Judge Orders Meta to Create $567M Abatement Fund for Child Harms in New Mexico

Pixel Envy, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:47:22 PM

Last year as a teenager: Silicon Florist is now 19 years old

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:43:06 PM

Abington Township awarded $99K for improvements to fire training grounds

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:41:35 PM

The McIntosh Modernity Index

Seth's Blog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:21:15 PM

rust-lang/rust is adopting an LLM policy

b10g.xyz, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:20:07 PM

Friday Squid Blogging: Arctic Bobtail Squid Video

Schneier on Security, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:07:04 PM

Scripps' CEO says the company is adopting a streaming news model enabled by AI, including cutting 12% of staff, and praises the FCC's lift of the ownership cap (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 2:05:00 PM

Scripps reports Q2 revenue of $490M and a net loss of $1.2B, mostly due to a $1.1B impairment charge tied to ad weakness and ratings challenges; SSP rose 12.5% (TVNewsCheck)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:55:00 PM

Trump informs Lisa Cook that he is “considering” her removal

SCOTUSblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:44:00 PM

People comes in all shapes and sizes but writing code into OPML outlines to then...

A Node on the Web, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:38:58 PM

‘The Odyssey’ Will Soon Be Christopher Nolan’s Highest-Grossing Film

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:15:21 PM

Metabase SQLi zero-day exploited in customer data-theft attacks

BleepingComputer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:14:46 PM

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: In The Modi For Takedowns

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:07:07 PM

Security Signal Weekly: August 1-7, 2026

CybersecKyle, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 1:03:50 PM

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Big Week For Big Checks

Crunchbase News, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:52:22 PM

Meta to Make Platform Changes and Pay Nearly $1 Billion in Child Safety Case

Overturned by Kelly Stonelake, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:43:41 PM

Agents in the Loop

b10g.xyz, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:42:27 PM

Why New Mexico v. Meta Matters

Tech Policy Press, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:38:21 PM

No Human, No Copyright: The Legal Risk of Vibe‑Coded Software

https://fossforce.com, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:37:58 PM

Asides: Aug 7

Amit Gawande, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:31:12 PM

Unlimited Technology Systems breach impacts 3.8 million people

BleepingComputer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:30:41 PM

Toni on Verge

Matt Mullenweg, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:30:22 PM

Moonlight & Mayhem (Raccoon Heist by Codex + GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra)

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:18:09 PM

Marketers Are Hoping Brand Mentions on Reddit Will Influence Chatbots

Pixel Envy, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:16:10 PM

Google Workspace Weekly Recap - August 7, 2026

Google Workspace Updates, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:12:19 PM

Trump signs new birthright citizenship order, ballroom dispute likely headed to Supreme Court

SCOTUSblog, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:01:41 PM

Trump Goes 0-21 on Voter Rolls, Signs New Birthright Orders & Meta Hit With $567M in New Mexico

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:01:01 PM

‘Lynx’ Is a Sapphic Neo-Noir Thriller About a Damaged Detective and Her Snarky Cat Battling Angels [Exclusive]

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 12:00:45 PM

Bryan Johnson's sense of an ending (part one)

Sundman figures it out!, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:56:17 AM

Sugar (2024-)

Justin Cox, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:47:15 AM

A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust challenge to Paramount's WBD acquisition brought by a group of consumers, but allows them to file a revised complaint (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:45:00 AM

We’re hiring four new roles at The 19th

The 19th, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:42:41 AM

Rep. Dean of Glenside co-authors letters to ICE, for-profit prison corporation regarding alleged compliance failure

Glenside Local, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:37:35 AM

Review: Long Game: Notes on writing fiction by Elizabeth McCracken

Steven D. BREWER, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:34:59 AM

Another Federal Judge Says Cell Tower Dumps Are Unconstitutional

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:11:43 AM

Daily Deal: The 2026 Data Engineering Bundle featuring Databricks

Techdirt, Friday, Aug 7, 2026 11:06:43 AM