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The elections for the board of the OpenStreetMap Foundations are upcoming and the most interesting part of this for the OSMF members has traditionally started with the publications of the self-presentations of the candidates, which happened during the last days. My impression after the first reading of these is that the OSMF seems to have arrived in the post-truth era. Some might claim this has already happened years ago, but …

Lena Cohen writes: A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report confirms what EFF has been warning about for years: tech giants are widely harvesting and sharing your personal information to fuel their online behavioral advertising businesses. This four-year investigation into the data practices of nine social media and video platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X (formally Twitter),... The post FTC Report Confirms: Commercial Surveillance is Out of Control appeared first …

Agatha Harkness in her various guises was the breakout star of WandaVision three years ago and is now back with her own spin off. It’s a fun show that revels in its witchiness so expect high camp, scary moments, and lots of knowing references. Anchored by Kathryn Hahn’s delightfully broad range of gestures and expressions and a script that leans into spooky lore the first three episodes are top class. …

Hey, do you remember the last time I wrote a blog post when I was at a crossroads? Yes, I'm talking about that one where I announced the end of Pepper&Carrot at episode 42 (in four episodes from now) and also the start of the Mini Fantasy Theater comic project. That was months ago, and, oh dear... a lot of things didn't turn out the way I thought they would. …

On Thursday, a prominent developer, YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and journalist posted a video titled This might be the end of WordPress. It was very harsh. In that video you’ll hear him say about me, “he’s a chronic hater” (7:55), “seems like he’s been a pretty petty bastard for a long time now” (10:22), “I hate this shit, I hate when people are assholes and they get away with it because …

The Boatyard, Bangor, Caernarfonshire A pub located on a narrow street on the north-east side of the city close to the Menai Strait and the pier.

In 1978, ABC aired a TV show designed to cash in on the success of Star Wars. Produced by reliable industry stalwart Glen A. Larson, Battlestar Galactica launched to huge ratings, but risible reviews and declining popularity saw it cancelled after twenty-four episodes. An attempted sequel series, Galactica 1980, was cancelled after ten episodes two years later, and far worse reviews. Finally, in 2003, Star Trek producer Ron Moore launched …

⚽️ Shit game but the boys are really trying even with 10 players!

Bill from The Retro Sofa claims that the original Legend of Zelda is Unplayable in 2024 and wonders why that is and what we can do about it. That video was a very timely Stumble Upon as a week ago Florian from the DOS Game Club had: […] this idea of starting reading old game magazines and experiencing the hardware and games from the era “in realtime”. I’m turning 40 …

Although I’ve been lax about blogging, I have made progress on the Treyavir sampler. Although it looks like I used several yellows for the accents to the plain black stitching, they are all the same color. What makes them look differently are the numbers of plies, the stitch used, and the stitch density. The yellow in the acorns is done in two plies of DMC #3820 in plain old cross …

Shipton's bare root plants are tough. Check out this Primrose, one of five delivered in a protecting clod of mud around the root ball. You can tell this has been grown outdoors in Wales. Quite different to the dainty little things sold in garden centres.

Regardless of who wins the election, politics will continue to divide the United States into two nations defined by their hostility to one another. The Democrats are very likely to win back the House of Representatives, while it will take a miracle--a Democratic victory in Montana, Texas, Florida, or Nebraska--for them to stop the Republicans from taking control of the Senate if Harris wins, and a double miracle if she …

In 1809 Ivan Krylov (1769-1844) published his first collection of twenty-three verse fables - over time the book grew to include 197. Gordon Pirie’s translations of a few of these were praised in reviews of The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry. Ever since Aesop, fables have mainly featured animals - wolves, lions, foxes, tortoises, hares etc. - but Krylov's ‘The Peasants and the River’ concerns landscape features. Local streams are …

A Room Full of Bones – Elly Griffiths Dr Ruth Galloway, DCI Harry Nelson and the wider team find themselves investigating unexplained deaths at a local museum and a local horse racing stables. And a surprise or two await in the coffin of an early medieval bishop. Normal for Norwich? Author page: A Room Full of Bones – Elly Griffiths

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