New @Mastodon 'upgrade' just permanently sucked up one quarter of the browser real estate...for what? Custom feeds? Clicking Home or Explore there then grabs another quarter of the browser real estate. I must be missing something. Oh, yeah. Half the browser.
The Orionid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak With Colorful Fireballs Leftover from Halley's Comet | Discover Magazine - https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-orionids-meteor-shower-is-about-to-peak-with-colorful-fireballs-leftover-from-halley-s-comet-49835?preview=true
College students who use more cannabis are less willing to share it, and less likely to use it with friends - https://www.psypost.org/college-students-who-use-more-cannabis-are-less-willing-to-share-it-and-less-likely-to-use-it-with-friends/?preview=true
Online meat-shaming may do little to change minds, new research suggests - https://www.psypost.org/online-meat-shaming-may-do-little-to-change-minds-new-research-suggests/?preview=true
How chronic drinking masks the brain's hidden scars from childhood trauma - https://www.psypost.org/how-chronic-drinking-masks-the-brain-s-hidden-scars-from-childhood-trauma/?preview=true
They took a robot baby home for the weekend. By Monday, their testosterone responded differently - https://www.psypost.org/they-took-a-robot-baby-home-for-the-weekend-by-monday-their-testosterone-responded-differently/?preview=true
The Physics Behind Tesla’s Flying Roadster | WIRED - https://www.wired.com/story/physics-behind-tesla-flying-roadster/?preview=true
As Ebola epidemic rages, Congo bets on high-stakes ‘hope’ vaccine trial | Science | AAAS - https://www.science.org/content/article/ebola-epidemic-rages-congo-bets-high-stakes-hope-vaccine-trial?preview=true
Could your chatbot tip off a scientific rival? It’s possible, researchers say | Science | AAAS - https://www.science.org/content/article/could-your-chatbot-tip-scientific-rival-it-s-possible-researchers-say?preview=true
People Are Using ‘AI Decompiling’ to Hack Their Things
https://www.404media.co/people-are-using-ai-decompiling-to-hack-their-things/
TSA audit finds “significant weakness” with facial recognition privacy
https://identityweek.net/tsa-audit-finds-significant-weakness-with-facial-recognition-privacy/
Clearview AI spars with UK ICO over facial recognition as monitoring
Wow. Starbucks downhill. 10+ minute wait for a cup of coffee. Nobody here. They priorotize the drive-thru. Won't be back to this Starbucks.
This is how Republicans win Georgia.
Actual 4-page color 'newspaper' praising themselves in propaganda 'news' articles attacking Dems, sent to houses via USPS. Add this to multiple 4-color enlarged postcards every week.
We've never received anything from a Democrat.
Secret pay-for-play text rocks Republican Trump White House
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/19/kennedy-center-text-trump-grenell-habba
Top Trump adviser Ric Grenell allegedly outlined a stunning pay-for-influence offer to a Turkish billionaire last year: access to "POTUS," "VIP events" and administration officials, according to a text message, reviewed by Axios, that the White House counsel is investigating.
Hegseth said to make secret visit to Israel today, meet with Netanyahu | The Times of Israel
Federal Judge Appointed by George W. Bush Rules that North Carolina’s Mail-In Ballot Restrictions Will Remain Through the Midterms
The state’s election board made it easier to reject completed ballots in an eleventh-hour change last month.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/legal/judge-north-carolina-mail-in-ballot-rules-midterms
Republican President Donald Trump says protesters would vote for him if their parents 'slap 'em around'
New Data Show How Much Worse Scams Are Getting for Americans Over 60
https://gizmodo.com/new-data-show-how-much-worse-scams-are-getting-for-americans-over-60-2000827886
Exploited Flaws Typically Take Three Months to Patch, Moody’s Finds - Infosecurity Magazine
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/exploited-vulnerabilities-three/