Mastodawn

Think about this. Having started a war with no planning, the US has discovered that it can't defend its own bases in the Middle East. So it is shifting troops to hotels and other residences where they are shielded by civilians. That's a war crime.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/troops-iran-hotels.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X1A.zMhU.V-_4ydMQKLwy&smid=url-share

#Iran

Placing U.S. Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War

U.S. commanders have kept many troops away from bases in the region to protect them from Iran’s ballistic missile attacks.

The New York Times

Ben Curthoys 6h ago

Andrew Ducker 6h ago

Link Post: The Emperor Protects: A Warhammer 40,000 Musical (now my favourite April Fool of 2026) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NORGNnWlQ

Ben Curthoys 11h ago

Kevin Beaumont 12h ago

Probably going to get a viral blog out of this experience, I'm trying to report a 4tb exposed cloud bucket to a company using their responsible disclosure programme... but they replaced the people with a GenAI ticket system that refuses to discuss the case as it thinks exploring open buckets is unethical and against its rules.

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

Neil Brown 1d ago

# Zen Internet Survey Claims Brits Prioritise WiFi Over Basic Household Needs

Yes, because Internet access - you know, for banking, government services, buying things, paying bills etc - is as much a "basic household need" as anything else these days.

People should not have to choose between eating, heating, washing, and being online. UBI ftw.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/04/zen-internet-survey-claims-brits-prioritise-wifi-over-basic-household-needs.html

Zen Internet Survey Claims Brits Prioritise WiFi Over Basic Household Needs

A new Censuswide survey conducted on behalf of broadband ISP Zen Internet, which involved 2,000 nationally representative UK consumers aged 16+, claims to have

ISPreview UK

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

Logan Five Thousand 1d ago

I’m old enough to remember when the internet screamed at me instead of the other way around.

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

Ars Technica 1d ago

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom
Sweden is bringing back books amid declining test scores.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/sweden-goes-back-to-basics-swapping-screens-for-books-in-the-classroom/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

Sue Smith 1d ago

I see tech men have rebranded part-time working as "fractional" to distinguish it from the kind of thing women do

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Ben Curthoys 1d ago

I mean obviously the answer in real life is "no", but I'd be interested in hearing why not.

@neil

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

If an LLM has been trained on my personal data, and I exercise my right to erasure under the GDPR, does the whole LLM get deleted?

Ben Curthoys 2d ago

I just saw that the Duke of Gloucester is visiting Berwick tomorrow so I looked him up and I can only conclude that giving Andrew the old heave ho has meant that they have had to give the bottom of the barrel a bit of a scrape.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Richard,_Duke_of_Gloucester

Like how can he be an actual Prince if I've never heard of him?

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Placing U.S. Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War

Zen Internet Survey Claims Brits Prioritise WiFi Over Basic Household Needs

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester - Wikipedia