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#10yrsago You can’t “boost” your immune system with “health food,” nor would you want to https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/24/health-foods-immune-system-colds-vitamins

#10yrsago Stop taking “probiotics” https://www.statnews.com/2016/01/21/probiotics-shaky-science/

#10yrsago Swiss pro-privacy email provider forces a referendum on mass surveillance https://web.archive.org/web/20160125153009/https://theintercept.com/2016/01/25/how-a-small-company-in-switzerland-is-fighting-a-surveillance-law-and-winning/

#10yrsago Howto social-engineer someone’s address and other sensitive info from Amazon https://medium.com/@espringe/amazon-s-customer-service-backdoor-be375b3428c4#.jkx7fwbqv

Rocinante Jan 11

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Cory Doctorow Jan 10

That's what Meta did in Canada, which means that Canadians on Instagram and Facebook no longer see the actual news, just far-right "influencer" content. Even when tech companies *do* pay the link tax, the results are far from ideal: in Canada, Google has become a *partner* of news outlets, which compromises their ability to report on Google's activities.

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Rocinante Oct 15

iFixit Oct 14

Microsoft wants 2025 to be the "year of the Windows 11 PC refresh." They want up to 400 million perfectly good computers running Windows 10 to become e-waste. Why? So Microsoft can have their cake ($140-$200 for a Windows 11 license) and eat it (your data) too

It's time to switch sides, and break away from this cycle of endless upgrades. Our new guide walks you through installing a Linux-based operating system—keeping your computer secure long after Microsoft walks away

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Install+Linux+on+a+Windows+PC/196722

Rocinante Oct 6, 2025

Hacker News Oct 6, 2025

Open Source Blueprints for Civilization. Build Yourself
L: https://www.opensourceecology.org/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45486634
posted on 2025.10.05 at 20:54:08 (c=0, p=4)

Home | Open Source Ecology

We’re developing open source industrial machines that can be made for a fraction of commercial costs, and sharing our designs online for free. The goal of Open Source Ecology is to create an open source economy – an efficient economy which increases innovation by open collaboration.

Open Source Ecology

Rocinante Sep 30, 2025

50+ Music Sep 30, 2025

"It's Your Thing" is a #funk single by #TheIsleyBrothers. Released in 1969, the anthem was an artistic response to #Motown chief #BerryGordy's demanding hold on his artists after the Isleys left the label in late 1968. The lyrics of the chorus, which also serve as first verse, run: "It's your thing/ Do what you wanna do/ I can't tell you/ Who to sock it to". The song is ranked No. 420 on the #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vajsXO3Ub-4

It's Your Thing

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Rocinante Sep 16, 2025

50+ Music Sep 16, 2025

Rocinante Sep 11, 2025

"But now, the model is splintering, and users are drifting toward smaller, slower, more private spaces, like group chats, Discord servers and federated microblogs — a billion little gardens."

I have a tiny garden in my heart;
My clumsy fingers tend a single bloom;
The rose of love precariously grows.

https://www.noemamag.com/the-last-days-of-social-media/

The Last Days Of Social Media

Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

NOEMA

Rocinante Aug 14, 2025

Look out for others' good deeds and talk them up!

https://psyche.co/ideas/why-do-we-hesitate-to-talk-about-our-own-good-deeds/

Why do we hesitate to talk about our own good deeds? | Psyche Ideas

Disclosing acts of kindness could encourage even more altruism – if we can find a way around the awkwardness

Rocinante Jul 29, 2025

Just imagine - without this woman the Hudsucker Proxy would never have been made!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-29/nsw-joan-anderson-hula-hoop-sydney-obituary/105586262

Joan Anderson, who brought the hula hoop from Australia to the world, dies age 101

Joan Anderson, who spotted a new fad on a trip back to Australia and brought the hula hoop to the attention of a US toy company, dies aged 101.

ABC News

Rocinante Jul 27, 2025

50+ Music Jul 27, 2025

Diamond Girl 🔮
#SealsAndCrofts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtOYomo4Qg

Diamond Girl

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