A long-time Gmail user abandons the service citing intrusive AI features and a negative user experience, switching to Fastmail after 16 years.
Gmail thinks I’m stupid, so I left
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Larry Ellison: “Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re recording”
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison predicts increased citizen compliance as AI-driven surveillance records and reports behavior, raising privacy concerns.
Fidonet: Technology, Use, Tools, and History (1993)
An overview of FidoNet’s technology, network structure, tools, and historical development as of 1993, highlighting its significance in early email networking.
CSS-Native Parallax Effect
A new CSS feature enables parallax scrolling effects using native scroll-driven animation timelines, improving performance and simplicity.
You Don’t Love Systemd Timers Enough
A detailed report on the rising preference for systemd timers over traditional cron jobs, exploring current developments and ongoing debates as of May 2026.
Strace-ui, Bonsai_term, and the TUI renaissance
New tools like strace-ui and Bonsai_term are fueling a resurgence in terminal UI development, transforming debugging and application design with interactive, functional interfaces.
Muxcard, a dyi credit card size computer
A DIY project has created a working computer the size of a credit card, built around an ESP32-C3, e-paper display, and NFC. Here’s what we know.
Thomas Edison’s First Patent: The Invention Congress Rejected for Being Too Efficient-Electric voting
Edison’s 1869 patent for an electrographic vote recorder was rejected by Congress for making voting too fast, highlighting political resistance to technological change.
macOS Needs Its Grid Back
A developer advocates for restoring macOS’s original grid-based virtual desktops, citing lost efficiency and muscle memory since the shift to Mission Control.
Alphabet announces $80B equity capital raise to expand AI infra and compute
Alphabet announces an $80 billion equity capital raise aimed at expanding its AI infrastructure and computing capabilities, marking a major investment move.
