Thursday, June 25, 2026
Bubbles Briefing
The most voted posts on Bubbles, updated once a day.
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Top Bubble
John Gruber writes about those annoying popups every website seems to have now and while he does a great job tearing into these ubiquitous, user-hostile patterns, one of the things that stood out to me about his piece was this meta commentary on blogging. Here’s John: If you…
Fresh Bubbles
First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.
Culture
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I have a keen sense of smell. I smell things that other people apparently can’t. […] The post Where Have All The Good Smelling Men Gone? appeared first on…
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Bulls and bears agree the technology is real—they disagree on the clocks. Not whether AI is a bubble, but whether the payoff arrives before the financing runs…
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A rule of good manners, perhaps good morals: those with options should not criticize those without them.
Life
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My first memories of World Cup football are Mexico ’86. After Jock Stein died at the end of the qualifying match against Wales the previous year, some bloke…
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Long-distance running is more than just moving your feet for miles. It’s a steady effort that tests both the body and the mind over time. Each run feels like a…
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You know I love simple practices. This is one of the simplest, coursing down the centuries since, at least, these discourses in the Pāli Canon where the Buddha…
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Status: Heatwave day two. Managing pretty well in the house thanks to fans and water and not moving. Having worked in the bakery during heatwaves I know how…
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Extreme heat can be particularly challenging for many not adapted to the climate and especially for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis because many already…
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open for a surprise, etc
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Last night I received an email from one of the large supermarkets. It was a product recall. I've never had such an email before, but it was quite clear that I…
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Welcome to “how hot is it outside right now?” The only game show where everyone loses and nobody’s happy.
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We drink a LOT of tea in Turkey. Happy? Let’s drink tea. Sad? Drink tea. Tired? Tea. Relaxed? TEA. I also enjoy brewing tea in the evenings, especially when we…
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I remember talking to my Grandfather shortly before he passed away about the changes he’d seen in his lifetime. Born in 1911, the thing he said that really…
Tech
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I started a company in Germany in late January. By late June I had spent 9,600 euros, registered two companies, and still cannot issue a single invoice of my…
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I got laid off
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It has been a while since I have sat down and wrote a blog post that is not directly related to programming or self-hosting. If I look back to 2023 I used to…
Still Bubbling
Already featured in a Briefing before. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.
Tiny Bubbles
Fresh posts with exactly one vote in the last 24 hours.