The Hero with a Thousand Faces -
Why do we keep telling the same stories over and over?
Doing some maintenance. -steele
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Monday, 2 February 2026
quote [ According to O’Reilly, Moltbook is built on a simple open source database software that wasn’t configured correctly and left the API keys of every agent registered on the site exposed in a public database. ]
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Thursday, 29 January 2026
quote [ “We need to revolutionize access to the internet,” said Alimardani. “And move beyond the limiting structures and norms of ‘internet sovereignty.’” ]
Some insights into the elaborate blocking efforts in Iran.
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Saturday, 24 January 2026
quote [ Most instrumental Hollywood/T.V. songs do. The royalties are structured differently if the composition is meant to be instrumental, so they put lyrics on paper even though they have no intention of ever using them. ]
Well wouldn't you know. And someone links a 1978 Bill Murray performance.
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Wednesday, 21 January 2026
quote [ Martin Niemöller’s famous warning has returned for a grim new century. When they came for the Wikipedia editors, I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t one. When they came for the journalists, I didn’t protest because I wasn’t one. Now they have come for the operators of amateur radio, and there might be no one left to transmit the warning. ]
Belarus chemist + ham operator highlighting the state going after radio people.
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Saturday, 17 January 2026
quote [ Why don't you have any information about how to glue seashells to moss? ]
1999-2024 says the footer – quote is stuff that's not documented via the FAQ page. Also, glue-related news were pretty entertaining.
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I am a Strange Loop -
Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul, consciousness, `I` arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here?
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Friday, 9 January 2026
quote [ The Republican calendar crystallised a French dream of rationality and symmetry, which echoes in everything from the geometry of garden design to the metric system. ]
[sings] Time is on my side, yes it is
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Sunday, 4 January 2026
quote [ ProtoWeb is an online service that allows users of vintage computers to browse classic web sites. It is the easiest way to browse the Internet as it appeared in it's early days. ]
I thought you might be interested in this. While the link goes to the main page, read the Features page for info.
This is a combination of proxy/archive allowing for browsing on very old devices seemingly using a combination of http/ftp protocols for use with backports like Retrozilla. Didn't test.
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Saturday, 3 January 2026
quote [ Our results show that people are conditionally corrupt: They offer bribes based on their partners’ national backgrounds for whom they hold inaccurate corruption stereotypes. ]
That looked like something you might be interested in: people over-estimate the corruptness of nationalities they assume corrupt and vice-versa.
(thumb via free study PDF)
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Friday, 2 January 2026
quote [ “Cyberselfish” saw the seeds of disaster in the late-1990s dot-com boom, which transformed a community that was previously sober, civic-minded and egalitarian. ]
Great summary of a book that's currently being unearthed by many people. The original website is still online and has an update from 15 years later (10 years ago) in two parts.
(full in extended)
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Saturday, 27 December 2025
Seeing many people with not enough posting karma lurking in the background: why don't you share interesting blogs/portals/communities in the comments to gain posting karma and build a community blogroll for gathering new posts more often?
thumb via Clawmarks
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Magick: Book 4 -
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will.
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But it took only days for someone to 1st trick a bot into leaking access and 2nd gaining access to the whole database including credentials.
As opposed to other 404 media articles, this is one is not paywalled.