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@wired.com Anyone who thinks they're consequential should reflect on the impact Sir Tim Berners Lee has had. All the "Internet Moguls" are standing on his shoulders: us.macmillan.com/books/978037...

We shouldn't be surprised about the PHPocalypse, as the internet is built on sticks and glue

@restispoliticsus.bsky.social Is a "Zacharia" a "Half-Mooch", or a "Double-Mooch"? And is a "Zacharia" now the official measurement of tenure? The nation needs to know.

@pkrugman.bsky.social The US Conservatives are the most vocal critics of the EU; because it scares them. It is the worlds #3 economic power, while not following their principles & dogma. Worse, it is willing to say "No!" to Uncle Sam, & to heavily fine large US companies who break EU law.

@axios.com Re "The staggering cost of winning a Senate seat in 2026". So much money wasted, while so many problems remain unaddressed.

A visit to the amazing Italian Church in Orkney today. Made and decorated by Italian prisoners of war. The 3D painting detail inside is immense. #orkney

@democrats.senate.gov Don't mistakenly think you're doing well; you're not. yougov.com/en-us/tracke... fiftyplusone.news/polls/favora...

@housedemocrats.bsky.social Don't mistakenly think you're doing well; you're not. yougov.com/en-us/tracke... fiftyplusone.news/polls/favora...

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@doctorow.pluralistic.net Another bottom-feeding data-harvester breached? www.pcmag.com/news/company...

@axios.com Re "Reflecting Pool contractor admits faulty repairs, not vandalism, caused damage". And what will now be done for the people vociferously & falsely accused of damaging the pool?

@scalzi.com Which over-used phrases deserve to disappear from the popular vocabulary? My first nomination would be "laser-focused". Particularly as it frequently trying to kid you that a politician is capable of this superhuman degree of concentration and precision.

@democrats.senate.gov iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

@housedemocrats.bsky.social iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

@axios.com Re ""We're stuck:" GOP accepts Trump's all-about-me midterms" 🎻🎻🎻

@restispoliticsus.bsky.social Half way through www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/217260..., and so far it is a depressing read for anyone hoping the Democrats might be capable of inspiring the disaffected / disenchanted voter.

You've heard of Schlenkerla and Spezial, those temples of Rauchbier in Bamberg. But what about that motley crew of beer-serious taverns and cult classics that line the city’s lanes? Introducing Bamberg's beer underground. 🍻 tempestinatankard.com/2026/08/17/b...

@elizabethalker.bsky.social Re Preserving Fictions by Harry Christelis. Yes; a definite suggestion of early John Martyn. I saw an OGWT episode where JM sat alone on stage with his guitar and pedal-board. Stunning. I'll be listening to Harry Christelis in hope of being stunned again.

@axios.com Re "Older Democrats walloped by midterms anti-establishment revolt". Good. Republicans have only 3 policies; deregulation, less tax for the wealthy & unlimited defense spending. They never change. The current crop of Democrats haven't been able to argue persuasively against those ideas.

#audio #audiophile #music #iem #raspberry-pi #speakers You could spend a lot on room-treatment, so your speakers work as intended, or ...

@reed.senate.gov The current Republican obsession with COVID & harassing Dr. Fauci is illusionists distraction. They are hoping to hide their lack of useful activity.

@magaziner.house.gov The current Republican obsession with COVID & harassing Dr. Fauci is illusionists distraction. They are hoping to hide their lack of useful activity.

@amo.house.gov The current Republican obsession with COVID & harassing Dr. Fauci is illusionists distraction. They are hoping to hide their lack of useful activity.

@whitehouse.senate.gov The current Republican obsession with COVID & harassing Dr. Fauci is illusionists distraction. They are hoping to hide their lack of useful activity.

@autocarofficial.bsky.social The new Porsche Turbo is "a 200mph hypercar for the real world"? Maybe, if your "real world" includes easy access to a race circuit.

@axios.com Re "Senate Democrats lay out health insurance redesign targets". I wonder how many people will thoroughly read that 86-page RFC? In Congress or elsewhere? An alternative question might be are there any countries with notably good healthcare outcomes vs healthcare costs? How do they do it?

@axios.com The ever widening inequality gap has killed "The American Dream". The Democrats leadership still don't understand or accept this. Credibly addressing this will (eventually) reestablish trust in the party. Nothing else will.

@axios.com Dems leadership trying to cast anyone wanting to actually improve their constituents' lots as "socialist" or "extremist" shows they still don't understand why polls show their party is not liked or trusted. Being Republican-Lite & trying to maintain the status-quo will not work.

Andy Burnham is currently being given the access codes for the national computer. It was designed by Charles Babbage inn 1867, is made out of zinc, crystal, and the heart of Lord Nelson, and is located seven miles below the crypt of Westminster Abbey.

Crucible of Britain: ancient migration and the deep roots of mixed-heritage families Yorkshire’s repeated historical intersections of migration and cultural exchange remain, engrained in the DNA of its descendants By John Heywood

@nbc10wjar.bsky.social Why am I still hearing fireworks exploding this evening? The holiday is over. It's selfish & antisocial. And illegal in RI, which apparently doesn't matter.

@axios.com Re "What America gets right". Jim VandeHei needs to ease back on the Kool-Aid. This piece is written from a CEO's perspective, which is not that of the majority. The benefits he lists will not be apparent to a family struggling to afford their groceries, accommodation & healthcare.

@axios.com Re drought & fireworks bans. Fireworks bans are *always* ignored. However drones could record & map each ignition. Citations could be written. There just has to be the sincere desire to end the nonsense.

@axios.com Re "Dems' Tea Party-like rebellion built by a decade of frustration". The Democrats leadership have earned this moment. New faces & new thinking are needed in Congress.

@axios.com Re "Dems' Tea Party-like rebellion built by a decade of frustration". Not just 1 decade; 3 decades at least. When the Democrats weren't actually voting for the policies that made the rich very much richer & everyone else poorer, they were failing to prevent them being enacted.

Good News Friday: The Grade II* listed Scargill House Chapel by George Pace (1958-61), located near Kettlewell in Yorkshire Dales National Park, draws inspiration from rural field barns and Scandinavian stave churches. It also has one our favourite twentieth century bird tables, recently restored!

@axios.com Re "Why Americans hate the "good" economy". It has been said before, but obviously no not loud or often enough; "Wall St is not Main St". Rising Wall St. indices don't help households struggling to make ends meet today, or justifiably worried about their future prospects.

@axios.com Re "Kitchen Table Project". Reporting this as some form of revelation is silly. It should not have been a revelation to anyone who shops for their own groceries. Apparently the Dems leadership are not in that demographic.

@motor1.com Re "Toyota Admits A Maverick-Style Pickup Is Tempting". Start taxing "Tonka Toy" trucks & SUVs by weight & the concept would suddenly seem more appealing.

@axios.com Re "Britain's lost decade". Many old enough to remember the UK pre-EU suspected how the BREXIT fraud would end. Now what? More promises to deliver the impossible?

@us.theguardian.com The Dems wondering how to win back the working-class vote is a story on infinite repeat. Which indicates they still have no idea how to do it without alienating their biggest donors.

#bicycle #tricycle Sorry. Not removing 1 wheel to celebrate WBD: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_B...

@axios.com Re "Just lead: A CEO call to action". America's Merchant Princes have been major contributors to the current dire situation. Hoping they might also repair it seems naive.

@whitehouse.senate.gov If Australia can do it, surely the US could? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@beau-stevens.bsky.social Your photos reminded me how much I enjoyed touring southern Germany in the '70s & '80s. Much of it looked "picture postcard perfect" then. Apparently a lot still does.

@gizmodo.com Re "Google Is in Full-On Damage Control Over Its New Health App". What's so hard about a 1-page list of (succinctly explained) functions that can be toggled on or off? Easy enough to revisit it in future if your choices change. #Fitbit #Charge6

@gizmodo.com Re "Google Is in Full-On Damage Control Over Its New Health App". I should not have to spend a day trying to customize the GHealth app to show me what is important to me, and not to pester me with irrelevant nonsense. #Fitbit #Charge6

@gizmodo.com Re "Google Is in Full-On Damage Control Over Its New Health App". Much of Google "Help" site still refers to using the deprecated Fitbit app to setup your new device, meaning the options you'd need no longer exist. Lame & inexcusable. #Fitbit #Charge6

@gizmodo.com Re "Google Is in Full-On Damage Control Over Its New Health App". As they should be. Once again, they've taken something that worked (the Fitbit app) & binned it in favor of their in-house POS. Fortunately I can still find the "Charge 6" data that interests me. #Fitbit #Charge6"

@democrats.senate.gov Defeating the GOP should be the easiest win in the world. They work to benefit exclusively the most fortunate. If you can't demonstrate this truth to the voters, you should give way to a party that can.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social Defeating the GOP should be the easiest win in the world. They work to benefit exclusively the most fortunate. If you can't demonstrate this truth to the voters, you should give way to a party that can.