Saturday, October 17, 2026
Bubbles Briefing
The most voted posts on Bubbles, updated once a day.
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The GNOME Foundation seems to be ...kind of a train wreck. And that makes me sad because it represents such a vibrant group of people who make cool shit and give it away for free. Every time I stop by the GNOME forums I come away grimacing. The community always seems to be in…
Fresh Bubbles
First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.
Culture
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Daniel Tilles at Notes From Poland: A sign installed to warn the public about damage caused by beavers has been destroyed by the beavers themselves, according…
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Current Affairs has enshrined tough restrictions on publishing using generative AI into its union contract. It's bet is that it will publish better journalism…
Life
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## Item! ## My number finally came up on the bowel cancer screening lottery and the vial with instructions appeared in the post this week. Pretty simple stuff,…
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My blog a few weeks ago talked about the 3 book swaps I've visited in my home county over the last few weeks. Two are housed in old red BT phoneboxes. There is…
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Scarf and Coat Weather Means she Returns to her Perch
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I don't (and try not to) rant on here very often. This morning, however, I was once again presented with a situation that has convinced me of my position on a…
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Jesus fuck. The three children killed were aged five, eight and 11. A seven-year-old and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to a hospital in a critical…
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Yesterday my mom talked to me, inviting me to get out of my comfort zone, and it kinda got me thinking a bit about the state in my life and how to move forward…
Nature
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Nipponites mirabilis photo by Masahiro MiyasakaOf all the unlikely body plans, Nipponites take the cake! Just look at the twists and turns in these great…
Politics
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Renée DiResta, writing for Lawfare: There is a real event underpinning the story, and an authentic chart showing a dramatic decline in automated internet…
Tech
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Blur, the NFT marketplace that overtook OpenSea in trading volume shortly after its 2022 launch, announced it will shut down its website in a month. They also…
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Do you manage email for your family? Do you run Home Assistant at home? What happens if you're no longer around to manage it? Will your family be able to cope…
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The command line comes from an earlier era of computing, yet it remains central to administration, programming, automation, and remote systems. Its longevity…
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Twelve years ago, I was complaining that IoT devices were too expensive. Last week I bought a colour changing Zigbee lighbulb for £4. Not a typo - less than a…
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