Does anybody understand this? Windows Update has three driver updates that it has chosen not to install. Does anybody know why it doesn't install these? And why does it say that "automatic updates will keep your drivers up to date" while simultaneously showing that this is not true?

I've found more information about why my Intel graphics drivers keep getting reverted to an almost-two-year-old version on my six-month-old laptop. Here's the explanation: community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/...

The fight so far is focused on three fatal shootings, but prosecutors in Minneapolis have opened criminal investigations into 14 additional cases of potentially unlawful behavior by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge.

And even if the only thing you care about is lower insurance premiums, safer roads will lead to fewer claims and ultimately save you more than a random one-time rebate. ICBC is spending money in the worst possible way. Another idea on how to spend it: visionzerovancouver.ca/2024/09/22/b...

It is honestly almost impressive that HP.ContextAware.exe has 5,687 process handles open (my computer has about 280 processes running) and only 49 zombies (handles to dead processes). The count is going up steadily - it went up to 5,861 while I was writing this message. They're number one!

the fact that this is how a 7% *decrease* in home price is reported is a reminder that most of our policy environment is oriented towards enriching homeowners

This series of text messages summarizes what a busy year I've had. It doesn't even capture all of it because my cell plan doesn't cover and therefore didn't welcome me to Bhutan and Laos. Hong Kong was just an airport stop. China was supposed to be that but, well, I guess I'm spending 3 days there!

My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area. (15 in Manhattan btw)

I've been seeing a lot more of these Cloudflare "security verification" interstitials lately. I hate them because they slow down my browsing and they smell like bullshit. What's the deal? Are these anti-AI/anti-scraping measures? Do they work? Do websites have to opt-in? Tell me more!

No wonder I get so many driver-update notifications from Intel - they have two separate programs checking for updates and sending notifications! Awesome!

Huh, look at this cool arrangement of seashells. I have no idea why I felt inspired to post this today, but I think maybe we all should.

1/ This is an outstanding instant analysis of the James Comey "8647" criminal indictment by @kenwhite.bsky.social. You should go read it; it's relatively short. Ken makes two interlocking points that bear repetition. www.popehat.com/p/the-comey-...

5+ weeks of traveling in Asia and this is one of my favourite pictures. It doesn't capture the amazing people and places that I have seen but I just like it. Thanks Skyler for guiding the pose

A well-reported update on the 15 South American people ICE sent to DR Congo two weeks ago. Trapped in a rat-infested hotel by the airport with no options but going back to the countries they fled. This is what we're doing to legal asylum-seekers who "followed the rules." www.npr.org/2026/04/28/n...

I was hoping that this website would help me clarify whether I wanted to eat at this restaurant but I'm not getting a lot of certainty about the menu from this... It says something about lorem ipsum later on the page so maybe it's Italian food?

I'm in Hanoi at the moment and I saw a bar stuffed full of people wearing orange clothing. Apparently it's Kings Day in the Neterlands. Okay, so how did all the Dutch people in Hanoi know to go to this one bar?

This is excellent. “It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that nonwealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back.”

Trump fan Caitlyn Jenner learns elections have consequences | Arwa Mahdawi

Traveling around Asia with sporadic internet access makes me realize how terrible some Android apps are at handling offline scenarios. Some examples I've noticed:

New blog post! I really hope I'll get a decent amount of people mad with this one 😈😈😈 #programming #computing #floatingpoint #geometry lisyarus.github.io/blog/posts/i...

Oh Intel, never change. Intel kept telling me that a new ARC GPU driver was available, but that's not true. What actually happened is that the install kept failing. That's actually different, and I was not told this until I searched the update history.

I encountered a weird glitch when trying to add a credit card to the LOCA app (basically Uber in Laos). I used the Google Payments autofill, like usual, but none of my cards were accepted. It took me a while to realize that the expiry date always filled in as 02/02!

Mexico—a nation with 1/17th GDP of USA—is rolling out universal healthcare to its 130M citizens. Starting April 13, Mexicans 85+ will have access to universal healthcare. By Jan 2027, Mexico will expand universal healthcare to all people, with full coverage of drugs, lab tests, etc by 2030. 1/2

Congratulations CIBC (a Canadian bank) for making two-factor authentication just a little more painful. I got the authentication text, double-clicked it, copied, went to the CIBC page, and pasted it. No reaction. It took several tries to realize that "401291" was okay but "401291 " was not. Sigh...

Mortifying how in 1 week USA & Israel killed 300+ civilians by illegally invading Lebanon, destroyed Rafi Nai Synagogue in Iran, & threatened Pope Leo in the Vatican, yet Democratic leadership is still reluctant to impeach Trump. All MAGAs are complicit. Congressional cowardice is off the charts.

Brutal.

BREAKING: Trump uses Pakistan as his get out of jail free card to claim victory with ceasefire Mark It: In 2 weeks Trump will repeat this same ugly stunt Enough! Impeach him. Prosecute him. Convict him. Remove him. Charge him. Arrest him. Sentence him. End his dictatorship once and for all. Period

Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes | Bernie Sanders

Minimum lot size regulations have done a lot of harm. How much harm? @lausterna.bsky.social and I ran estimates for Vancouver and the numbers are staggering.

NYT editorial board issues a full-throated endorsement of congestion pricing: "Over its first 14 months, the [NYC] congestion pricing system has exceeded even the high hopes of many supporters. It has reduced traffic, improved the quality of life and even provided a boost for businesses."

"The triumph of congestion pricing also offers a larger reminder: Government, done right, has immense power to improve people’s lives." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...

My 2009 Hyundai has decided that it will flash the Check Engine Light (and every other light) when I try to start it. I appreciate that it died in my garage, but I was hoping to get a few more miles/km out of it. As far as I can tell this indicates a "class A" misfire. It worked Tuesday...

Google Maps (web version) is down, and Google is blaming me. I am skeptical about my role in this. Downdetector confirms that there are a lot of reports of problems.

Some good research in this story on how to design for neighborliness (very much parallels my story on courtyard housing) thewalrus.ca/cramped-cond...

The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to French energy firm TotalEnergies to stop developing two offshore wind farms off the East Coast. The company will instead invest in a liquefied natural gas facility in Texas. https://wapo.st/4brURf9

The US government collected over $1 billion in immigration fees then refused to process the applications. No denials. No refunds. Just silence. This is the largest fee fraud in the history of the American immigration system. Here's what's happening. 🧵

The US President casually announcing his intention to commit war crimes on social media. That's where you're at, America.

The Alaskan Way bike lane between Blanchard and Wall is a confusing mess. Many drivers are using the bike lane to pickup, drop off, turn around, and park. @seattledot.bsky.social how to we make this intuitive for drivers and safe for people rolling?

I don't think we need to guillotine billionaires. You can just tax them into millionaires For the Trump administration, on the other hand, guillotines are the moderate solution bsky.app/profile/pika...

Wait what theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...

8/ Iran war disruptions will accelerate electrification. Countries & ppl will want autonomy The response? Fuck this. Get in. We are going to crush oil On this planet. bsky.app/profile/70sb...

The core problem is that literally 50% of the water is diverted to make comically tiny profits of, like, a few hundred million dollars, so trillions of actual economic activity gets held hostage by some clown who bought land in 1872. Put a market price on water and the problem is instantly fixed.

Gas tax holidays are a dumb idea that demonstrate a lack of understanding of basic economics. Oil prices are currently high because supply has been reduced. Over the medium to long term the way that this works - necessarily - is that prices rise until consumption drops enough to match supply.

⬇️ reliance on fossil fuels ⬇️ transport-related costs ⬇️ GHG emissions ⬇️ cars on the road ⬇️ car crashes ⬆️ physical activity ⬆️ local connections ⬆️ equity 🤏amount of investment required, which quickly pays for itself in health & climate benefits Time for BC to bring back the e-bike rebate!

Americans drive a lot more than people in other rich countries. If we didn’t drive so much, we wouldn’t die in so many crashes. It’s a simple point, but one that NHTSA, traffic engineers, and many road safety org’s have yet to learn. Me, in Bloomberg 🧵

Oh Intel, your unwanted background processes that sometimes crash during system shutdown are so wonderful :-) Also, can we get Intel on bsky so that I can report these bugs more easily?

"Professionalism recognizes that your job is bigger than you are." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...

1. This morning, Texas AG Ken Paxton just released a chilling new declaration: Mental health therapists, counselors, and psychologists must cease affirming trans youth - using their name and pronouns - or potentially face child abuse charges and loss of licensure. Its a horrifying escalation.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

We need to do something about income inequality so that working and middle-class people no longer depend on increasing home equity to keep them afloat. It's a toxic situation. The primary purpose of homes should be to live in, and they should be cheap and plentiful.