One of my earliest moments of radicalization was in 2005 when Larry Summers said that women biologically have less aptitude for science than men. Following that, scores of equally unimpressive people wrote pieces trying to explain or justify his remarks, when they should have called for his removal.

"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week." This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.

Last year Brazil saw its biggest drop in emissions in 15 years, new data show. Analysts credit the decline to a crackdown on the illegal clearing of forest.

Compared to other climate disasters, droughts affect large areas, last longer, and have fewer defenses. As climate change worsens droughts, cities face financial challenges such as lower water sales, higher water import costs, and infrastructure damage, leading to higher taxes and utility bills.

The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.

Code is Just, all three seasons, as heavily requested, is finally out in a compiled PDF and ePub for easy reading. Price is whatever is reasonable for you, including zero. 1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali

Good. Still not interested in touching Android, but good.

A constant reminder that privatizing a vital public utility is never a good thing.

🌡️The world remains off course to limit warming to 1.5°C. The new #StateOfClimateAction 2025 offers a guide for countries to follow through on their new NDCs, the Global Stocktake and announcements made ahead of COP30. Read the report now: bit.ly/4o6hPwm

I've decided ARM architecture is officially good. Unlike every other CPU, I can't think of anything to complain about. The original design by Sophie Wilson and Steve Furber stands the test of time, despite being young engineers on a small budget at a small UK company, Acorn, maker of the BBC Micro.

There’s no way to stop climate change without consuming less.

Amiga 2000HD

Donald Trump is destroying the US in ways that even al-Qaeda never envisioned.

Affinity/Canvas partaking in a live case study of how to destroy trust and goodwill. We’re about to hit week four of radio silence, with the suite of apps delisted. Want a new license? Too bad. Support forums? Closed. Want to know what’s going on? Tune in on 30 October. 1/2 >>>

This level of Europeans self-own in an attempt to appease the mad emperor is crazy. xcancel.com/rnaudbertran...

www.formula1.com/en/latest/ar... #F1 #Apple

Expert here. The weird thing is I don't expect people to trust me (on my specialty) just because. Expertise is all about knowing the broader context of new results, what's clear & what's not, and most experts are happy to help people through this if they're interested in 'doing their own research'.

Ha fallecido Drew Struzan. Quizás el nombre no os suene pero fue el creador de los míticos carteles de Indiana Jones, Stars Wars, los Goonies, Regreso al futuro, ET y muchas otras. Con él se va la iconografía de mi infancia. Era ver un póster con su estilo y saber que me iba a gustar la película.

Graphics Programming weekly - Issue 412 - October 12th, 2025 www.jendrikillner.com/post/graphic...

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating - CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening @wmo-global.bsky.social #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ha muerto Drew Struzan, gran ilustrador de posters de películas tan míticas como estas

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

"can you tell the difference between a meaningful and serendipitous moment in the real world and the howl of 1000s of gpus trying to optimize for you lingering on your phone for 0.5s longer?" "can you?"

10 Qualities the 8th CEO of Apple Should Have parkerortolani.blog/2025/10/14/q...

AVFoundation is the fundamental framework for anything audio and visual on iOS. It manages I/O with hardware and coordinates media processing. It controls cameras and microphones, processes audio and video, and streams their data where and when you require. 

Hey Chestnut Hill Realty: way to tell us never to buy property from you. Ever. brookline.news/chestnut-hil...

A reminder.

I'm looking through my Macintosh user guide (the booklet that accompanied my 1984 Macintosh) for the first time in a while, and I'm a little obsessed with this graphic explaining scrolling.

“To call resistance to fascism un-American is to spit on the graves at Normandy and then claim you’re watering the grass.” open.substack.com/pub/iamdonny...

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU. Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

Who needs forests when we could turn everything into cornfields? 🤷🏻‍♂️

There are a few people that are inspirations to almost all scientists that I know, and Jane Goodall was one of them. RIP. 😢

Jane Godall, one of the most important people in natural science, especially in the field of primates, died today at the age of 91. Let us all honor her.

“I think chimpanzees have helped people understand that we are part of and not separated from the animal kingdom, and that has opened the way to having respect for the other amazing beings with whom we share the planet.” —Jane Goodall, @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/jane...

We are deeply saddened by the passing of UN Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall. Her life’s work championing conservation, humanity and the natural world leaves an enduring legacy. Our condolences to her family, the Jane Goodall Institute and all who draw hope from her example.

$55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner

If there’s two things gamers love more than EA, it’s Saudi oil tycoons and Jared Kushner.

“The president should be removed from office because he is plainly insane.” I mean, there is no war in Portland. There just isn’t. You can’t & won’t avoid reporting this story. But you’ll still find a way to try to report it in a way that gives him the benefit of the doubt. And that’s wrong.

Design systems aren’t component libraries—they’re living languages. Rigid adherence to visual rules creates brittle systems that break under contextual pressure. Fluent systems bend without breaking. Michel Ferreira shares The Way of Design Dialects in today’s @alistapart.com.

"Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia?" 💾As promised-- after 35 years, here's a proper blog post with my thoughts, and the story behind Prince of Persia's multiple 1990s ports. www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

“It's moments like these that I remind myself: it's okay not to know everything, and it's okay to feel like the people around me are much smarter than I am. … In turn, if you're able to explain concepts that you know well to others, that lifts them up and is incredibly valuable.”

I rather agree on the privacy fronts. I may not like everything Apple does, but it seems to be the only large company that fights for the user. To keep personal computing personal.

La relatora de la ONU sobre Palestina afirma que puede haber diez veces más muertos de lo estimado en Gaza

On this day in 1986, Apple unveiled the Apple IIGS.

Please tell me it’s AI-generated 😳🙄

“This async-first approach to communication is a very real way to ensure accessibility in the workplace. That may sound like a convenience, but for people with chronic illness, disabilities, or caregiving responsibilities, it’s something closer to a lifeline.”

New video of #outrun #petscii uploaded, showing a test build of intro and game, with a random route taken through the stages. Follow the link to YouTube below! @everythingc64.itch.io #commodore64 #C64 #retro #pixelart #gfx #8bitart youtu.be/FNfUGs6JbNo

If you’re of a certain age and experienced this game first time round 1) in the arcades and then 2) on a C64, this should raise a smile. It’s completely bonkers from a tech and design standpoint. (And, unlike the original C64 port, actually has the junctions.)