Saturday, July 11, 2026
Bubbles Briefing
The most voted posts on Bubbles, updated once a day.
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For context, I have gotten a lot of emails either asking why I deactivated my account or just sending me well wishes after the deactivation. This post is more for them than anyone else. If you don't care about random techbro website drama, feel free to skip. I had been tired of…
Fresh Bubbles
First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.
Culture
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I hope other cities are seeing a similar trend to that of Minneapolis — we’re seeing a revival of independent physical video rental shops (the latest being a…
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As Web standards have moved on, a particular 1990s library of GIFs has been hard to effectively archive and was at risk of being lost forever. So I swooped in,…
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I have had a myriad of questions about the straw bonnets Caroline, Mary, and Laura are wearing as they enter Independence for the first time. Questions in post…
Food
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I have just eaten a GIANT bowl of granola, fresh fruit, Greek yoghurt, and home grown honey (by one of our neighbours). I have zero regrets, but I may skip…
Life
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How much does your choice of email provider matter? In some sense as an individual not much. However, together our choices do matter. So I reminisce about…
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A recommended read.
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I recently bought a new Peugeot and the experience of getting setup on their online platform has been painful to say the least. Yesterday I picked up my shiny…
Tech
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You share your blog post on X, Facebook, Bluesky, etc and you know it will be presented so much better if it has an image. Sometimes it's easy. You blog about…
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I was watching a reel on Instagram from Martin Lewis (for the non UK lot – a very trustworthy financial journalist, campaigner and consumer rights activist).…
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.