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Don Watkins
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The IndependentSinkhole forces canceled flights and delays at one of New York’s biggest airports as runway is shut down
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/sinkhole-laguardia-airport-flights-canceled-delayed-b2980802.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Don Watkins (@linuxnerd) compares Snap and Flatpak through a practical Linux lens: sandboxing, storage efficiency, distro support, and ecosystem philosophy.
https://allthingsopen.org/articles/snap-flatpak-linux-packaging-guide
Marcus SchulerStanford and Princeton are moving back to proctored exams and blue books. The reason: finished work alone no longer reliably shows what students learned. AI detector tools have false-positive risks and can't anchor misconduct cases, so universities are instead tracking process—drafts, oral defenses, revisions. A shift in what counts as evidence.
Universities Revive Blue Books as AI Detectors Fail
Stanford and Princeton are returning to proctors and blue books as AI makes finished assignments weaker proof of learning. Detector scores carry false-positive and due-process risks, pushing universities toward drafts, oral defenses and process evidence.
Could this be the end of the petroleum dominance.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/17/america-china-energy-oil-renewables
baconandcoconut
NewsrampPolestar moves all Polestar 3 production exclusively to South Carolina, consolidating dual-continent manufacturing into single U.S. facility. #EV #Manufacturing
I was gonna tell a railroad joke…
But I lost my train of thought. #dadjokes
But I lost my train of thought. #dadjokes
Solving the Brave profile error – The Future is Open https://donwatkins.info/2026/05/13/solving-the-brave-profile-error/ #Brave #browser