From the #Soggy #Postbag of Regrettable #Correspondence
The Poobah says:

“Dearest Aunt Blenda,

I write with #sticky #fingers and a heavy #scalp. Uncle Trevor’s experimental #marmalade #toupee has, once again, attracted #bees. The #breakfast nook is in disarray, the #cat is #traumatised, and Trevor insists it’s ‘a #zesty new look’. We’ve locked him in the #pantry with a #flute and the last of the #chutney. Hope your #shingles clear up.

Yours in #citrus and #confusion,
#Poobah.”

Um, It Turns Out No One at the Ports Is Collecting Trump’s Tariffs

A technical “glitch” has created the biggest hiccup in Trump’s tariffs rollout.

The New Republic
Ah yes, a 40-minute novel on #entropy penned by someone who admits they don't get it either. 🎩🎩 Surely, this will finally unravel the #mysteries of the cosmos, once we plod through a #novella that promises rigor while actually delivering a delightful mix of #confusion and time-wasting. 📚✨
https://jasonfantl.com/posts/What-is-Entropy/ #cosmic #timewasting #HackerNews #ngated
What is Entropy?

People say many things about entropy: entropy increases with time, entropy is disorder, entropy increases with energy, entropy determines the arrow of time, etc.. But I have no idea what entropy is, and from what I find, neither do most other people. This is the introduction I wish I had when first told about entropy, so hopefully you find it helpful. My goal is that by the end of this long post we will have a rigorous and intuitive understanding of those statements, and in particular, why the universe looks different when moving forward through time versus when traveling backward through time.

Jason Fantl
Ah yes, because what the world desperately needs is more acronyms and a convoluted way to make #GPUs do more stuff. 🤔🤯 Just slap "eBPF" on it and hope nobody notices it's glorified #tech #jargon gymnastics. 🙄🚀
https://camps.aptaracorp.com/ACM_PMS/PMS/ACM/HCDS25/10/13a8f7c0-0a7e-11f0-ada9-16bb50361d1f/OUT/hcds25-10.html #eBPF #innovation #confusion #sarcasm #HackerNews #ngated
eGPU: Extending eBPF Programmability and Observability to GPUs

@mellofone Every time I see these bird feeder cam pics, my brain misidentifies them as dashcam photos for a second, and I start to raise my eyebrows for "wow that's a lot of birds on your windshield wiper", before realizing what's going on.

Nice pic!
#confusion

We asked camera companies why their RAW formats are all different and confusing

RAW photos offer higher-quality results than JPG, but most camera makers have their own proprietary RAW format. And few use the open DNG standard from Adobe.

The Verge

The Gruaniads headline writers get England (and maybe Wales) mixed up with the UK.

Under the proposals, counter-terrorism policing units would gain independence from local forces and become part of a new force covering at least England and Wales, and sitting in a newly created national centre for policing.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/05/uk-police-chiefs-draw-up-plans-for-national-counter-terrorism-force

Proper coordination is essential - but should not be a trojan horse in attempts to tie Scotland closer.

#Confusion #Guardian #UkPolitics #Scotland

UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force

Exclusive: Changes could mark biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s

The Guardian
👀 In a groundbreaking revelation, a coder admits they've been mindlessly copying the DDA algorithm for years without understanding it. So naturally, they decided to bless us with an "interactive" explanation—because nothing says clarity like more confusion! 🤯💻
https://aaaa.sh/creatures/dda-algorithm-interactive #coderconfessions #interactiveexplanation #DDAlgorithm #confusion #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated
The DDA Algorithm

Warriors Family – Good Times Video

Good Times - Warriors Family video and photo zine

Confusion Magazine: International Skateboarding Magazine
🥳🎉 Wow, #.NET on #Heroku is here! Because clearly, what #developers needed was another #platform to complicate their lives with #buzzwords like "FlowContinuous" and "OpEx" while desperately searching for the "Skip Navigation" button. 💡🚀
https://blog.heroku.com/dotnet-now-generally-available #confusion #SkipNavigation #HackerNews #ngated
.NET on Heroku: Now Generally Available

.NET on Heroku is now Generally Available! Deploy C#, F#, & VB apps with ease. Enjoy full support for your .NET workloads & a seamless dev experience.