• Who Watches the Watchers?

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    By Brian C. Joondeph

     Trust is important. Verification is essential.
    ; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

  • The 2026 NATO Summit Confirmed A New Transatlantic Bargain

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    By Ruel Domi

    President Trump has been clear: As China becomes a rising threat, America cannot single-handedly carry the burden of Europe’s defense.
    ; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

  • Does the Filibuster Still Serve a Purpose?

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    By John Green

    We’ve lost the noble goal of preserving legislative debate. The filibuster has become nothing more than a bludgeon.
    ; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

  • More Evidence for Trump’s ‘Debunked’ 2020 Election Fraud Claims

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    By Joe Fried

    The president is correct: Widespread evidence of Michigan fraud was detected before the 2020 election.
    ; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

  • I Give My Kid the Talk

    Don’t believe what the other kids have to say; Dad is the one to tell you about the importance of Stephen Sondheim.
    Jesse Eisenberg; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

  • The Odyssey 3: IMAXimum Impact

    Speak now, muse, of the ministrations of Damon, friend of Affleck and foe of Kimmel, who bravely grew out his beard for a year.
    Henry Alford; Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

  • How to Write When You’re Feeling Stuck

    If you focus on writing a thousand words a day, you won’t feel overwhelmed by the fact that you’ve been trapped in a submarine for the past year and a half.
    JiJi Lee; Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

  • Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness

    Augment Code's Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context.
    Samuel Axon ; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:20:10 +0000

  • India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

    "On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."
    Stephen Clark ; Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:11:21 +0000

  • As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease

    Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.
    Madeline Shaw, Inside Climate News ; Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:19:31 +0000

  • Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?

    The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions.
    Joshua Cohen, Undark Magazine ; Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:18:25 +0000

  • Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada

    The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.
    Jeremy Hsu ; Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:50:18 +0000

  • When It Makes Sense To “Block” The Main Thread

    The common rule of thumb is to never “block” the browser’s main thread when running JavaScript tasks. But is this a hard rule? Victor Ayomipo describes a use case he encountered involving a screenshot extension where he made an exception to the rule and decided that blocking the main thread was absolutely the right thing to do.
    ; Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT

  • No, People Don’t Want More AI In Their Life

    Many companies assume everyone craves new AI features. But the reality is that most people don't want more AI — at least not in the way most AI leaders envision it. Brought to you by     Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendly video courses on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.
    ; Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

  • From Kickoff To First Concept: How To Turn Brand Strategy Into Visual Direction

    The strongest visual concepts don’t start in Figma. They start with the right questions. Explore the pre-concept phase of brand identity design, where teams research brand context, uncover hidden assumptions with stakeholders, and turn shared direction into a visual foundation before a single concept is created.
    ; Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

  • Who Watches the Watchers?

    Photo Credit:History changed graphic montage

    chatgpt

    By Brian C. Joondeph

     Trust is important. Verification is essential.
    ; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

  • Latitude and Longitude

    NGS and IERS are complaining that they left CLEAR instructions to set the washing machine to WGS84 (G2296) instead of WGS84 (G730).
    ; Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000

  • Time Change

    All discussions of daylight saving time policy are doomed by a mix of contradictory, inconsistent, and impossible preferences, which is why I think the only thing we can really hope to do is to make it worse.
    ; Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000

  • iOS 27 Comes With a macOS-Like Recovery Mode for iPhone

    You don't need to connect your iPhone to a computer to troubleshoot issues.
    Pranay Parab; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

  • 10 Privacy Hacks for Managing Browser Cookies Everyone Should Know

    There's more to cookies than clicking "accept" or "reject" on a website.
    Ritoban Mukherjee; Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

  • Lifehacker Deals Live Blog: The Best Tech Sales, All in One Place

    Keep up with all of the best deals that Lifehacker publishes, including laptops, speakers, TVs, security cameras, and more.
    Daniel Oropeza; Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:14:16 +0000

  • Only One Apple Music Plan Didn't Just Go up in Price

    Apple has jacked up the prices for most of its music streaming subscriptions.
    Jake Peterson; Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0000

  • 10 Camera Hacks Every iPhone User Should Know

    Your phone's camera app is great, but it can be even better.
    Jake Peterson; Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000