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Clayfoot 13h ago

Hacker News 100 14h ago

Ada, Its Design, and the Language That Built the Languages

Link: https://www.iqiipi.com/the-quiet-colossus.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47803844

The Quiet Colossus — On Ada, Its Design, and the Language That Built the Languages

Clayfoot 1d ago

Tim Mak 1d ago

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

#Russia targets #Ukrainian kids online. Security trainer Vasyl Filonenko teaches children to spot and avoid Russian online traps. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/russia-uses-video-games-to-recruit

Russia uses video games to recruit kids

Russia has turned the internet into another battlefield. From messengers to game servers, its agents try to shake Ukraine from the inside by luring youth into serious crimes.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

Clayfoot 1d ago

Steve Vladeck 1d ago

Our prominent friend has moved on to defending the shadow docket—in a series of tweets that only eventually revealed that he represents some of the parties on the wrong side of some of the district court rulings to which he’s objecting. Also, the “most sensible people” line is really something.

Clayfoot 2d ago

Steve Vladeck 2d ago

This morning at 10 ET, the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on … the Second Amendment: www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/the... I’m the minority witness. My written testimony offers some thoughts about what the Committee ought to be talking about instead:

HSGAC Hearing -- 04-15-2026 --...

Clayfoot 3d ago

Ars Technica 3d ago

Two-year-old Surface PCs get $300 price hikes as sub-$1,000 models go away
"Paying more for the same stuff" is the story of consumer technology in 2026.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/two-year-old-surface-pcs-get-300-price-hikes-as-sub-1000-models-go-away/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Clayfoot 3d ago

New They Might Be Giants album: The World Is To Dig
https://orcd.co/theworldistodig

They Might Be Giants - The World Is To Dig

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Clayfoot 3d ago

New shortcut to closing your Facebook account
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/facebook-instagram-antifa-censor/

Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals.”

The Intercept

Clayfoot 4d ago

emptywheel 4d ago

Republicans just decided they don't want to hear how badly the war is going until May 19. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/w...

Amid War, G.O.P. Puts Off Test...

Amid War, G.O.P. Puts Off Testimony From Senior Pentagon Commanders

House lawmakers had been scheduled to hear testimony next week from the head of military operations in the Middle East, but the Republican majority postponed the hearing until late May.

The New York Times

Clayfoot 4d ago

I Hope This Email Finds You 4d ago

I hope this email finds you well and at peace, or something like it.

Clayfoot 4d ago

Another small college closing in Vermont
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5777582/many-private-colleges-at-risk-of-closing