Are ‘Geek Gifts’ Becoming Their Own Demographic?
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland wonders if “gifts for geeks” is the next big consumer demographic:
For this year’s holiday celebrations, Hallmark made a special Christmas tree ornament, a tiny monitor displaying screens from the classic video game “Oregon Trail.” (“Recall the fun of leading a team of oxen and a wagon loaded with provisions from Missouri to the West … ⌘ Read more
I’m A Celebrity 2025 winner crowned in series final
The winner of the ITV reality show’s 25th regular series is crowned in the Australian jungle. ⌘ Read more
I’m A Celebrity 2025 winner crowned in series final
The winner of the ITV reality show’s 25th regular series is crowned in the Australian jungle. ⌘ Read more
I’m A Celebrity 2025 winner crowned in series final
The winner of the ITV reality show’s 25th regular series is crowned in the Australian jungle. ⌘ Read more
Syrians scrape by as cautious celebrations mark one year of ’liberation’
Today marks one year since the Assad dictatorship in Syria was toppled by Islamist rebels, bringing an end to nearly 14 years of civil war. Some are celebrating, while others continue to struggle. ⌘ Read more
Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war
For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. ⌘ Read more
Princess Kate celebrates community work at annual Christmas service
Heir to the throne, Prince William, was due to deliver a reading before 1,600 guests along with actors Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Joe Locke, as well as actor and comedian Babatunde Aléshé. ⌘ Read more
Frank Gehry, world-renowned architect behind Guggenheim Bilbao, dies aged 96
Gehry’s most memorable creations were either celebrated as works of genius or reviled as self-indulgent messes — but either way, people were looking, as he liked to say. ⌘ Read more
Thousands gather in Gaza to celebrate 54 couples finally getting married
Thousands of Palestinians turn out in Gaza’s Khan Younis to celebrate the wedding of 54 couples who had been unable to tie the knot during Israel’s bombardment of the strip. ⌘ Read more
Why a veteran Tasmanian farmer and his family listen to Country Hour
With the ABC’s Country Hour celebrating eight decades on air, a 91-year-old Tasmanian farmer and his successor reflect on why they’ve been tuning in most days. ⌘ Read more
Emotional scenes as AFLW premiers rush to embrace sidelined star after GF
During their AFLW premiership celebrations, North Melbourne players make sure to take time for Mia King, who just missed the grand final with a knee injury. ⌘ Read more
The internet is resembling the first few pages of The Handmaid’s Tale
The saddest aspect of all this that a generation of boys may feel compelled to suppress the ordinary the joy of celebrating another’s success. ⌘ Read more
Regional pharmacist wins award for dedication to patients and community
A north-west Victorian pharmacist is being celebrated for his contribution to his local community after winning an award for going the “extra mile”. ⌘ Read more
Think you know Aussie music? Prove it in our quiz
Celebrate Ausmusic T-Shirt Day with our Australian music trivia quiz. How well do you know your local legends? ⌘ Read more
Labor is celebrating the year but tough economic choices loom
The level of the prime minister’s reform appetite has been discussed and debated since roughly 9pm on election night in May, when Labor’s massive win became clear. ⌘ Read more
‘Being famous isn’t cool anymore’: Lurker explores fandom and obsession
In a world where celebrities are accessible on social media in a way they never were before, has fame lost its shine? A new film explores the parasitic relationship between stars and their fans. ⌘ Read more
Grab a Fun Beijing Wallpaper from Apple to Celebrate a New Store Opening
Apple is opening a new store in Beijing China, and to celebrate they have released a series of wallpapers for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. The wallpaper features the retro six-color Apple logo with some embellishments and patterns, giving it both a retro and modern feel. You can snag the wallpaper below by clicking on … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/11/18/grab-a-fun-%ef%a3% … ⌘ Read more
Sam Altman Celebrates ChatGPT Finally Following Em Dash Formatting Rules
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Thursday evening, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that ChatGPT has started following custom instructions to avoid using em dashes. “Small-but-happy win: If you tell ChatGPT not to use em-dashes in your custom instructions, it finally does what it’s supposed to do!” he wrote.
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Wine body sorry for ‘disappointing’ T-shirts bearing ‘irresponsible’ messaging
The Coonawarra Vignerons, in South Australia’s South East, has deleted a post which attracted controversy for celebrating binge drinking. ⌘ Read more
Africa Finally Has Its Own Drug-Regulation Agency
After more than a decade of planning, the launch of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) is being celebrated in Mombasa, Kenya, this week at the Seventh Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa. From a report: The agency’s establishment marks a pivotal moment in Africa’s public health, at a time when the need for biomedical research conducted i … ⌘ Read more
Fwupd 2.0.17 Released With More Hardware Support & Features
Days after the Linux Vendor Firmware Service celebrated 135 million firmware downloads, a new version of the Fwupd utility is now available for firmware updating systems and peripherals under Linux… ⌘ Read more
Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not
Just saw the CEO of Substack celebrating traffic from X/Twitter shooting up thinking they stopped suppressing tweets with links[0]. Actually, this traffic is because now any time you open a tweet with a link, the in-app webview loads in the background, and displays when you press the link.
I run an ecom store that gets a lot of its customers from Twitter. I was also shocked to see my traffic double or triple overnight and thought the algorith … ⌘ Read more
Drinking tequila and mezcal sustainably on The Day of the Dead
People in Mexico and elsewhere will soon be marking the annual Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) on Nov. 2. Many will celebrate the day with the quintessential Mexican beverage, tequila; perhaps in the form of a slushy margarita or a shot. ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Expert Insights from Our Latest Webinars
The Erlang Solutions team has been creating webinars that share knowledge, spark ideas, and celebrate the BEAM community. Each one offers a chance to explore new tools, hear fresh perspectives, and learn from the people building scalable and reliable systems every day.
If you haven’t tuned in yet, here’s a look at some of our recent sessions, full of practical insights and new thinking shaping the future of the BEAM.
**SAF … ⌘ Read more10 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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20 Years of Git, 2 days at GitHub HQ: Git Merge 2025 highlights 🎉
Git Merge 2025 celebrated 20 years of Git with talks, collaboration, and community. Catch the highlights and recordings.
The post 20 Years of Git, 2 days at GitHub HQ: Git Merge 2025 highlights 🎉 appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Atlassian’s Bitbucket Has “Celebrate Pride Every Day” Setting
The maker of Jira and Trello says you should celebrate LGBT Pride every day. ⌘ Read more
German government comes out against Chat Control
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Microsoft & Red Hat Employees Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Murder
At Microsoft & Red Hat – and across Big Tech – many employees are celebrating and encouraging murder. ⌘ Read more
Open Source & Big Tech Leftists Lost Their Minds This Week
Open Source Leftists Celebrate Murder, Censor Conservatives, and say “Free Software is White Supremacy”. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke’s Week in Tech - Sep 13, 2025
Open Source Leftists Celebrate Murder, Censor Conservatives, and say “Free Software is White Supremacy”. ⌘ Read more
CNCF Kubestronaut Program Momentum Highlights Asia’s Role in Growing Cloud Native Talent
Upcoming Kubestronaut celebrations in China and Japan to honor global program growth Hong Kong, China– 10 June, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced continued… ⌘ Read more
Shine a spotlight on your open source project
Celebrate #MaintainerMonth with two big opportunities to showcase your open source project at GitHub Universe and WeAreDevelopers World Congress. Applications are open. Don’t miss out!
The post Shine a spotlight on your open source project appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Moving secure GitOps forward with Flux
Spirits were high as the Flux team came together in London for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe this year. With plenty to celebrate and even more to accomplish, one theme stood out as omnipresent: project security. The… ⌘ Read more
The 10 Biggest Celebrity Death Hoaxes Ever
Did you hear about that celebrity who just died? No, not that one… the other one! You know the guy. He was in that thing, with that other guy. And then he was on that TV show, with those two women. Come on, what’s his name?! You remember him, don’t ya? Don’t worry if you’re […]
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Code. Create. Commit. Welcome to dev/core
The new GitHub Shop collection is here. We’re celebrating you.
The post Code. Create. Commit. Welcome to dev/core appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Rust celebrates ten year anniversary with Rust 1.87.0 release
I generally don’t pay attention to the releases of programming languages unless they’re notable for some reason or another, and I think this one qualifies. Rust is celebrating its ten year anniversary with a brand new release, Rust 1.87.0. This release adds anonymous pipes to the standard library, inline assembly can now jump to labeled blocks in Rust code, and support for the i586 Windows target has been rem … ⌘ Read more
Celebrating my first fur-mother’s day. Thank you for making me a fur-mom my baby ⌘ Read more
Tea & Peaches: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon London Recap, Atlanta Sneak-Peek
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London was nothing short of historic. As the biggest KubeCon to date — with 12,418 attendees, including 46% first-timers — it was a moment of celebration, reflection, and connection for… ⌘ Read more
10 Recent Newsworthy Hallucinations
The University of Nebraska identifies seven elements of newsworthiness: impact (the number of people affected by a reported item); proximity (the degree of a community’s physical closeness to the reported item); timeliness (the more recent, the more timely); prominence (the importance of the reported item or the fact that it is associated with a celebrity); […]
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There’s an unfortunately large amount of sad posts here, but I wanted to celebrate my girl beating cancer and having fully recovered from her surgery! ⌘ Read more
Fluent Bit v4.0: Celebrating new features and 10th anniversary
The Fluent Bit maintainers have exciting news to share! Fluent Bit version 4 is out and just in time to celebrate the project’s 10-year anniversary. The journey: From embedded logging to multi-Signal observability With over 15… ⌘ Read more
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Building AuthZed with the power of cloud native: A CNCF success story
At the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), we celebrate organizations that turn cloud native technologies into real-world impact. AuthZed, a CNCF Silver member, is one such story—a company built from the ground up on open source,… ⌘ Read more
Stepan the cat from Ukraine became famous for his tired, chill look. His photos went viral—celebrities like Britney Spears shared them. He also helped raise money for animal shelters. Stepan is more than a meme — he’s a symbol of calm and kindness. ⌘ Read more
Git turns 20: A Q&A with Linus Torvalds
To celebrate two decades of Git, we sat down with Linus Torvalds—the creator of Git and Linux—to discuss how it forever changed software development.
The post Git turns 20: A Q&A with Linus Torvalds appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebrations tainted by the company’s role in the genocide in Gaza
Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and in honour of this milestone, Bill Gates has published a blog post about the first code the company ever wrote. In 1975, Paul Allen and I created Microsoft because we believed in our vision of a computer on every desk and in every home. Five decades later, Microsoft continues to innovate new way … ⌘ Read more