Saturday, July 4, 2026
Bubbles Briefing
The most voted posts on Bubbles, updated once a day.
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AI flooded the internet. Google broke search. Company poisoned the river. Pharma knew, shipped anyway. Parliament voted. Fairy tales. A man did every one of those things. With a name, a face, a paycheck.
Fresh Bubbles
First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.
Food
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Creeping bellflower is a common edible weed in yards and gardens, spreading aggressively through seeds and rhizomes. It's one of the most difficult invasive…
Life
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Re: Your Metablogging is Lame as Hell #julyreply Are you an enthusiastic newcomer to blogging? Write about it! Do you have tips and tricks that other bloggers…
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open for a surprise, etc
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Pretty grim day of news in the industry today, with Salma Alam-Naylor stepping away from developer relations work permanently, Josh Comeau taking a sabbatical…
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A gem from Dickon Edwards’ diaries: A frequently asked question: Why don’t you just get a job? Answer: Because I’ve got too much else to do. Answer: Because…
Nature
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Where: DeBoville Slough, Blakeburn Lagoons Park (Port Coquitlam), Alouette River/Trans Canada Trail (Pitt Meadows) Weather: Mostly sunny, 17-22°C Spoiler: I…
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Six weeks sailing Iceland's east and north coasts: puffins, katabatic winds, a knockdown, lava fields, and people who always seemed to do the proper thing.
Tech
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Welcome to the introduction of what is a new approach to productivity that you've never come across before. An approach that will bring instant relief to those…
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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, at a Meta town hall reported by Katie Paul and Courtney Rozen at Reuters: In retrospect, he said, the “trajectory of…
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It's a rainy day today so I got my geek on. I can now add a comment box at the bottom of my posts. Comment sections aren't for everyone, but either are…
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Every dickover is infuriating, but the worst ones by far are on the websites I’m already paying to access. Go to hell, Gray Lady; what you’re selling doesn’t…
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Satya Nadella at Microsoft’s Build conference this year: Perhaps the most important design criteria for us is: ‘how do we earn the permission from the…
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Not sure that title even makes sense to be honest, but on we go! I listen to BBC 6Music most mornings when I’m working. The joys of working at home, my music…
Writing
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Minions & Monsters (2026) • View trailer3.5 stars (out of five); rated PG, for animated violent action and rude/macabre humorAvailable via: Movie theatersBy…
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.