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What Is the Advice Trap and How Do You Avoid It?

We've become advice addicts, not because we need guidance, but because we're terrified of responsibility. The person asking doesn't want truth—they want ammunition for the decision they've already made. Real...

YouTube will no longer demonetize videos with 'strong profanity' in the first 7 seconds, but you'll still need to 'choose your f**ks carefully'

It's not a complete free-for-all, but the updated policy should make it easier for YouTubers to avoid accidentally breaking the rules.

Sony Sues Tencent for Allegedly Ripping Off ‘Horizon’ Video Games

Reuters: Sony released the first game in the Horizon series, Horizon: Zero Dawn, on its PlayStation 4 in 2017. The games follow a red-headed woman named Aloy as she navigates...

I’m Giving My Kids a ’90s Summer — the 1890s. “Just like...

I’m Giving My Kids a ’90s Summer — the 1890s. “Just like the 1890s and the 2020s, they’ll play with the unvaccinated kids down the street and drink raw milk...

Juggalos Not Happy as Insane Clown Posse Releases AI-Generated Video

Of all the musical fandoms out there, Insane Clown Posse's Juggalos are among the most loyal. Since 2000, the community has rallied around musicians Joe "Violent J" Bruce and Joey...

For better or worse, a new single-button way to play World of Warcraft is changing the game: 'We've received overwhelmingly positive feedback'

A full-patch test shows that Single-Button Assistant may fundamentally alter how many gamers play WoW.

Very Light Hardshell Suitcases

Published on July 29, 2025 8:10 PM GMT I fly to a lot of gigs, and I check a bag with my pedalboard. Airlines generally limit checked bags to 50lb,...

The E-Book Editions of Timothy Snyder’s ‘On Tyranny’ Are Just $2

Back in March I linked to and recommended Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, a cogent collection of 20 short essays. I was never a big e-book reader, both because I love...

You can tour the entirety of Silent Hill 2 in Roblox now, but the creator recommends playing the real thing first: 'This is not the best way to experience Silent Hill 2'

We have Silent Hill 2 at home.

How to get flower petals in Grounded 2

Head to the Picnic Table for a flowery feast.

SuperPrompt 2.0

Save & paste your AI prompts without switching tabs Discussion | Link

How AI-Powered Wearables Are Changing Modern Healthcare

I'm a haunted Mad Max muscle car with 2 shotgun turrets in this early access vehicle combat game, and it's just as rad as it sounds

Frankly, somebody should've let me do this sooner.

OpenAI: Introducing study mode

OpenAI: Introducing study mode New ChatGPT feature, which can be triggered by typing /study or by visiting chatgpt.com/studymode. OpenAI say: Under the hood, study mode is powered by custom system...

Ideogram Character

Persistent character model that works with a single image Discussion | Link

Macbook Air M4s Are on Sale

I bought a 15” Apple Macbook Air M4 a few months ago and I love it. Of course, I loved my previous computer (an M1 Macbook Air) too, but bumping...

People Are Becoming "Sloppers" Who Have to Ask AI Before They Do Anything

Power users of OpenAI's ultrapopular AI chatbot ChatGPT just got a brand new nickname. As spotted by media critic and writer Rusty Foster on his Today in Tabs newsletter, people...

Tea User Files Class Action After Women’s Safety App Exposes Data

The Plaintiff claims Tea harmed her and ‘thousands of other similarity situated persons in the massive and preventable cyberattack.’

5 Java Performance Pitfalls and How Real-World Profiling Can Fix Them

String concatenation using the + operator in loops continues to cause performance issues in enterprise applications. This article identifies five common Java performance pitfalls encountered in real-world enterprise applications, supported...

Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507

Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507 New model update from Qwen, improving on their previous Qwen3-30B-A3B release from late April. In their tweet they said: Smarter, faster, and local deployment-friendly. ✨ Key Enhancements: ✅ Enhanced...