Introducing a Richer ”docker model run” Experience
The command line is where developers live and breathe. A powerful and intuitive CLI can make the difference between a frustrating task and a joyful one. That’s why we’re excited to announce a major upgrade to the interactive chat experience in Docker Model Runner, our tool for running AI workloads locally. We’ve rolled out a… ⌘ Read more
Canada’s annual inflation rate rose 2.4% in September as grocery prices keep creeping up ⌘ Read more
Streaming live video as a macOS screensaver using AVFoundation and yt-dlp
I built this to play live HLS streams as a screensaver on macOS. It supports both direct .m3u8 URLs and YouTube
links (via yt-dlp extraction with caching).
The interesting bits:
- Cross-screen synchronization: All displays show the same frame of the video by syncing to a shared timestamp,
making it feel like one continuous stream across monitors
- Handles the unreliable macOS screensaver lifecycle (stopAnimation doesn’t always get called when … ⌘ Read more
Rethinking polygamy—research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage
In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers who have long declared polygamy a “harmful cultural practice,” the decision was a frustrating but predictable setback in efforts to build healthier and more equal societies. ⌘ Read more
Seismic anisotropy offers insight into viscous BLOBs at base of Earth’s mantle
In some parts of Earth’s interior, seismic waves travel at different speeds depending on the direction in which they are moving through the layers of rock in Earth’s interior. This property is known as seismic anisotropy, and it can offer important information about how the silicate rock of the mantle—particularly at the mantle’s lowermost depths—deforms. In contrast, areas through which seismic waves travel at the … ⌘ Read more
This is Tiggy. He’s 18 yrs old today and will always be my baby. ⌘ Read more
SpaceX is behind schedule, so NASA will open Artemis III contract to competition
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country ⌘ Read more
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When the boss shifts the blame onto me during the steering committee ⌘ Read more
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Russia responds to reports Trump, Putin can travel on same plane ⌘ Read more
Poland issues Putin arrest warning ahead of Trump meeting ⌘ Read more
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Blaze reignites at oil depot in Russian-occupied Crimea, media reports, Ukrainian drones spotted in area ⌘ Read more
Mike Johnson says Trump was ‘using satire to make a point’ with AI poop-bombing video
Meredith Lee Hill, Senior Congress Reporter - Politico
_Stephan: I have not been able to get the Trump video of him wearing a crown as a pilot and shitting on Americans demonstrating for “No Kings.” There is no precendent for anything remotely like this in the entire history of the United States. Indeed, I can recall no precedent in any country. You woul … ⌘ Read more
Portions of White House East Wing being demolished amid ballroom construction
Michelle Stoddart, Reporter - ABC News
_Stephan: When I first went to work for National Geographic after Unversity one of my first assignments was to become part of the team that did the official guidebooks on the White House and then the Capitol. It left me with a deep appreciation and respect for the historical appearance and continuity of both of these buildings. I … ⌘ Read more
The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world
David Robson, Reporter - BBC (U.K.)
_Stephan: I have been telling you since Trump became President for the second time, and began his fascist coup, assisted by the loyal incompetents he appointed to his administration, and the Republican Party at the state and Congressional level, that the only thing that will change this is millions of Americans nonviolently demonstrating. I hope you were one of the people o … ⌘ Read more
Meet the young Americans who want a monarchy — but not ‘King Trump’
George Grylls, Washington Reporter - The Times (U.K.)
Stephan: You hear nothing about this in American media, but there is a growing number of Gen Z Whites who actually have become so disaffected by what has happened to American democracy that they would choose monarchy over democracy. It is a glaring demonstration of how poorly educated about the history of civics these young people are.
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Former French President Sarkozy begins serving a five-year prison term ⌘ Read more
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Offline interactions predict voting patterns better than online networks, finds study
According to a new study, offline social networks, revealed by co-location data, predict U.S. voting patterns more accurately than online social connections or residential sorting. Michele Tizzoni and colleagues analyzed large-scale data on co-location patterns from Meta’s Data for Good program, which collates anonymized data collected from people who enabled location services on the Facebook smartphone a … ⌘ Read more
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10 Crazy Things Resulting from Hidden Contract Provisions
We often scroll past pages of endless fine print and click “I agree,” never imagining the bizarre, life-altering consequences buried within. These legal documents—from software End-User License Agreements (EULAs) to celebrity film contracts and even property deeds—are crafted to grant sweeping power to the issuer. But what happens when companies slip absurd demands, perpetual rights, […]
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US state secretary-Russian foreign minister meeting postponed, Trump-Putin meeting in doubt – CNN ⌘ Read more
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EU pushes back on Trump’s demand Ukraine cede territory to Putin ⌘ Read more
Astra SL2600 processors from Synaptics combine Arm cores and RISC-V Coral NPU
Synaptics has unveiled the Astra SL2600, a family of multimodal processors designed for edge computing across consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT applications. The lineup debuts with the SL2610 product line, targeting low-power and high-performance designs used in smart home, automation, robotics, and retail systems. The Astra SL2600 family is built around the new Synaptics Torq […] ⌘ Read more
Sanae Takaichi elected as Japan’s first female prime minister ⌘ Read more
Study finds Airbnb safety reviews can turn off some but the increased transparency can mitigate that
A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Marketing Science sheds light on how online safety-related reviews from Airbnb guests influence booking decisions and how the platform itself balances consumer welfare against its own financial incentives. ⌘ Read more