Logos of the Early Computer Software Scene is a zine featuring, you guessed it, logos from the early computer software scene. You have Planet Luke to thank for collecting these… Read the rest of the article: Zine of early computer software scene logos
"THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN SEIZED" declares the new banner at Nsw2u, a pirate site specializing in Nintendo Switch games. The FBI took control of the domain yesterday and with it… Read the rest of the article: Nintendo pirate site seized
Birthright citizenship is specified by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—"All persons born or naturalized in the United States"—and interpreted plainly by 150 years of Supreme Court precedent. Now… Read the rest of the article: Is birthright citizenship merely a "custom"? In the news, an oblique turn of phrase
Richard Reid, the British "shoe bomber" who concealed explosives in his kicks but was subdued before he could detonate them, will spend the rest of his life in prison. But… Read the rest of the article: U.S. ends "shoes off" policy for air travelers
City councillors in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are having second thoughts about the wisdom of lighting an enormous bonfire next to an asbestos dump and an electricity substation that a nearby… Read the rest of the article: Irish unionists look forward to holding giant bonfire next to asbestos dump and electricity substation
The trunk of England's famed Sycamore Gap tree, illegally felled two years ago, will be on permanent display at a nearby visitor center in Northumberland. As the BBC reports, 'people… Read the rest of the article: You may now hug the Sycamore Gap tree's trunk again
Bluetooth is as rinky-dink as it ever was, dongles are easily lost, and batteries fail at the most annoying moments. But wired keyboards tend to be old-fashioned and cheaply-made or… Read the rest of the article: Logitech's classy new wired keyboard and mouse combo
Linda Yaccarino, the TV executive picked by Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter/X, today announced her departure from the company. Her job was to convince advertisers to return after Musk… Read the rest of the article: Linda Yaccarino quits as Twitter CEO after Nazi chatbot meltdown
The New York Times recently disgraced itself obsessing over Zohran Mamdani having checked "Asian" and "Black or African American" boxes on a failed college application when he was a 17-year-old… Read the rest of the article: The Mamdani Times mocks the New York Times' crusade against Muslim candidate
Frame of preference is a history of the settings available on the Apple Macintosh through and just beyond the classic era. "As a designer, I'm meant to dislike settings," writes… Read the rest of the article: A history of Mac settings
Elon Musk's chatbok, Grok, often annoys him by echoing mainstream consensus on political topics, leading him to declare that it will be fixed. Today, the fix was clearly in, as… Read the rest of the article: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot praises Hitler, calls for new holocaust
Online calculators are simple apps but mostly look rough on phones for all the usual "website on a phone" reasons. Calculate How is a new set designed to be functional… Read the rest of the article: Calculator site that's usable on phones
Anthony "decryption" Agius writes about Trying To Find Meaning In Owning An Old Mac. Following in the footsteps of his father's late-life interest in classic cars, he bought an SE/30… Read the rest of the article: The appeal of old computers
How lightfast art markers and pigments are is often discussed: everyone "knows" fading is the tradeoff for rich, subtle colors such as those offered by Copics and Dr. Ph Martins.… Read the rest of the article: Which are the most lightfast color pencils?
The Salt Path is Raynor Winn's bestselling memoir about finding spiritual renewal on a 630-mile hike along the English coast. Setting out with her husband after they lost their house… Read the rest of the article: True story behind "The Salt Path" questioned
An Australian woman who served death cap mushrooms for lunch was convicted Monday of murdering three members of her family. Erin Patterson's Beef Wellington killed Don and Gail Patterson, her… Read the rest of the article: Australian convicted of murder after poisoning family with death cap mushrooms
Lisa GUI is a web-based model of the Apple Lisa's graphical user interface. Predating the original Macintosh by a year, it introduced so much that we associate with it, from… Read the rest of the article: Play with a web replica of the Apple Lisa's GUI
Revenge on Gold Diggers, renamed Emotional Fraud Simulator after a backlash, is a Chinese game about men lured into relationships by manipulative women only interested in one thing. The live-action… Read the rest of the article: "Emotional Fraud Simulator" controversial in China
Sean Rooney's Moon Phase Tracker displays the current phase of the moon as beautiful, animated ASCII art. Note that it's wristwatch-style phases (like a lunar eclipse) not natural ones. ASCIIMoon… Read the rest of the article: View moon phases as ASCII art
Wisconsin's Supreme Court today ruled that a 176-year-old law held to ban abortions did not, as newer legislation had superceded it by criminalizing abortions only in cases when a fetus… Read the rest of the article: Wisconsin's 176-year-old abortion ban struck down
