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Jun 10, 2026 from Hackaday

Deep Dive into Sputnik

If you are an American of a certain age, you know the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, beating the United States to orbit. You might even remember ham …read more

Jun 10, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Giving Defunct Blogs Proper Burials

Robert Birming published an interesting short blog post titled Where do blogs go when they die? He noted having noticed that many blog posts shared in recent years by participants in his Junited in...

Jun 10, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Gun found in Japanese convenience store restroom, traced to forgetful on-duty cop

A public restroom stall shock that had nothing to do with cleanliness. Whether you’re looking for a Pokémon frappe, chocolate chip sandwich, or surprisingly high-quality T-shirt, Japan’s convenienc...

Jun 10, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

The Solution Was Clear From The Beginning

Read The Solution Was Clear From The Beginning Back in the glory days of DVDs and DVD burners, I'm on a tech support call with a caller who is having trouble writing to a disc. Me: "Hmm, well, I ha...

Jun 09, 2026 from Above the Law

Small Firm, Big Compensation — See Also

AZA Bumps Up Their Pay Scale: Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing P.C. pay their associates for their excellence! You Get What You Pay For: Trump’s lawyers keep missing easy deadlines. Fired Law School Dea...

Jun 09, 2026 from Hackaday

Print Your Own Robby the Robot

When it comes to robots, few are as iconic as Robby. [Ogrinz Labs] has wanted to build one and even examined a real one up for auction to get high-res …read more

Jun 09, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

Claws For Concern

Read Claws For Concern Customer: "You do other things instead of crab, right?" Me: "We have shellfish, lobster—" Customer: "No, I mean, I'm allergic to seafood." Me: "What kinds of seafood?" Custom...

Jun 09, 2026 from News - AlternativeTo.net

Ladybird Browser ends public pull requests due to AI and security concerns

Ladybird Browser has announced that it will no longer accept public pull requests, limiting code changes to project maintainers as the team prepares for its first alpha release. Creator Andreas Kli...

Jun 09, 2026 from The Jamestown Foundation

Ukrainian Mid-Range Drones Target Russian Logistics

Yuri Lapaiev

Jun 09, 2026 from The Volokh Conspiracy

"Desire to Undo the Past" Can't Justify Libel Claim Over "Indisputably Truthful" Articles About Criminal Charges + Expungement

An excerpt from Sunar v. Gray Local Media, Inc., decided today by Judge Kenneth Bell (W.D.N.C.): Defendants Gray Local Media,… The post "Desire to Undo the Past" Can't Justify Libel Claim Over "Ind...

Jun 09, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

The History Blog and Japanese Saws

I follow The History Blog by psuedynmous blogger livius. It features blog posts about history (surprise?) focusing significantly on archaeology news. Significantly, The History Blog links to source...

Jun 09, 2026 from The Autodidacts

The search for a good offline dictionary for Linux

… proved longer than expected

Jun 09, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 9 June 2026

Horrible Cosmos Edition Top Story Eric Berger, the last sane man at Ars Technica, puts things into perspective: Over the past five years, a single Falcon 9 rocket - the same rocket, just recovered ...

Jun 09, 2026 from Stranger Than Usual

Vapeserver

Jemand hat aus einer weggeworfenen elektrischen Zigarette einen Webserver gebastelt.

Jun 09, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

New Square Enix Cafe reveals Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Nier, and Fullmetal Alchemist menu items

Tokyo’s new video game/anime eatery has a lot to love (and eat). June 12 is the grand opening of the brand-new Square Enix Cafe in downtown Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood, and the eatery has release...

Jun 09, 2026 from It's FOSS

ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.7 Lets You Generate Files Using AI

The update also adds DeepSeek, xAI, and Google AI support alongside a revamped form-filling experience.

Jun 09, 2026 from Darek Kay

Sabbatical #17: Melbourne

A travel journal from my visit to Melbourne, Australia.

Jun 09, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The Iberians of the Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula Maintained Genetic Continuity for Six Centuries Despite Contact with Phoenicians and Greeks

The Iberian peoples who inhabited the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula during the Iron Age preserved their genetic identity with few modifications over approximately six centuries, despite docume...

Jun 09, 2026 from Fatbobman's Blog

First Impressions of WWDC 2026: In Line with Expectations, but More Pragmatic - Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #139

Like many developers, I cared more this year about improvements in stability and efficiency, and I also deliberately lowered my expectations for surprising new features. With that mindset, after qu...

Jun 09, 2026 from The Public Domain Review

The Launch of Our Mid-Year Fundraiser!

Our Mid-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Soil.