Sunday, August 9, 2026
Bubbles Briefing
The most voted posts on Bubbles, updated once a day.
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Almost everyone alive in 1993 remembers some version of what happened in that Manassas, Virginia apartment: Lorena Bobbitt severed her husband John's penis with a kitchen knife while he slept, drove off with it still in her hand, and became a late night punchline for the next…
Fresh Bubbles
First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.
Culture
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For those of us who’ve spent the last twenty years working around alternative technology, grassroots media and activism, the hardest thing to watch has been…
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Just because you feel attacked doesn’t mean someone is attacking you, sometimes that feeling is worth listening to. It may be telling you that something…
Life
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I said goodbye to him a couple of hours ago. I have said goodbye to him a lot over the past four years. I said goodbye each year after I helped him move into…
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While you're here, please keep the following in mind: • Be kind to people (except fascists) • Stop feeding the patriarchy until it starves to death • Talk to…
Politics
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Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️ Steve Rose • The Guardian In April, Gil Durán was permanently banned from Elon Musk’s X for posting just two…
Tech
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I’m pondering removing badge notifications —those little red numbers if you use iPhone— from all my apps. I already keep my phone on silent and only allow a…
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If everything is going to plan and your operating system is in dark mode, then randsinrepose.com is now dark for you. If you are a light mode person, you can…
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AI continues to be a hot topic. Be it the OpenAI/Apple spat, or the latest (clever) anti-AI pushback, or how it won’t ever attain consciousness, or how it…
Writing
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I was tidying up today and came across my copy (right) of The Once and Future King by T.H. White. This is comprises four novels and is a sort of re-telling of…
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.