This will probably be one of the most iconic photos of our time.

This is a picture taken by Reuters of members of the white nationalist group called ‘Patriot Front’ riding the metro into DC to march on the capitol for the 250th anniversary celebration of the United States. It was taken today, July 4th, 2026.

Those of us who rightly remember American history, we see only one true patriot in this photo, and she isn’t wearing a mask.

Only cowards wear masks. - Rev. Benjamin Cremer
#USpol

@gurkan @dalias
Now with alt text

After using it for ~10 days I can say with confidence that, yes, AI companies without a platform (or coding agent) are in deep, deep trouble.
Is Siri AI the best? Probably not.
Is it “good enough” for most people? Absolutely.

There is indeed no moat.

Compass (vintage)

My wife just asked me if Github was a tech version of Pornhub and I didn't have an adequate argument that it wasn't

Two: Librarians on skates. More tomorrow.

@joe due to the holiday, garbage-collected languages go out one day later this week

(1/2) "The Source" by artist Luo Li Rong (2026).

Sculpture, realised in bronze.

"Her body slowly fades away in the wind and time, yet she remains focused and steadfast. Her outstretched hand is reaching for eternity and the growth of life, releasing the desires and pride of this world. What sustains her is something intangible: the source of life."

https://horus-gallery.com/en/artworks/14596-luo-li-rong-the-source-2026/

#WomensArt

New spicy malware just dropped

Some years ago, I needed to get an visa for urgent travel to China, a process that required me to fly down to SF and stand in a very long line at the Chinese consulate. When I finally handed the woman there my forms, she promptly stamped them and said "you need to take these to Window 2", pointing around the corner. So I walked around the corner...

...where *the same woman* swiveled her chair around and proceeded to check the stamp that she had just applied.

I would have been annoyed if I wasn't in so much awe at discovering the purest form of bureaucracy.

My son deciding to count to 100 at the dinner table:
Him: “Sixty-Six, Sixty-Seven, Sixty-Eight, Sixty-Nine…”
Me: “Nice”
Him: “Seventy, Seventy-One, …”

I had to.

Just in case anyone had plans this weekend.

My academic department was told to get an external evaluation to explain our "performance problems". The evaluators said we needed more resources and for administration to basically get out of our way and let us do our jobs. The Dean, Provost, and President ignore each annual report where we quote these things.

#leadership #management #professor #academia

Happy don't forget to take the kids' lunch boxes out of their school bags day for all those who celebrate.

can't help getting astrology × audiophile vibes from llm enthusiasts: "oh no honey you can't use opus 4.8, it's so nerfed, try glm-5.2 or the codex 5.5, they have a warm gemini sound, very well rounded on details and tone. but don't use google's gemini models, they are really leos, they have good treble response but you can't trust their mid-range"

how bad is the memory crisis? shady guy outside micro center was trying to sell me this for a thousand bucks

Thank you for this selfless act, citizen

We’re all saved!

Australia is introducing free daytime power in July. They’ve installed so much #solar that the challenge is to use it effectively. People who can shift their electricity usage to the day (think retirees or people that work from home) can save a lot even if they don’t have solar. Anyone with a battery or two installed could see their power bill for many months go to almost zero.

Batteries are the key to having an economy that can run on solar and wind all the time.

https://lenergy.com.au/free-daytime-electricity-is-coming-heres-how-it-actually-works/

That "covering your mouth in a confrontational situation is an automatic red card" rule is great. Players need to grow up, they're not in the schoolyard anymore.