HP’s long-running use of firmware updates that block third-party ink and toner cartridges is drawing scrutiny again – this time under a new global sustainability standard that explicitly forbids the practice.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260314170122/https://www.404media.co/the-removed-doge-deposition-videos-have-already-been-backed-up-across-the-internet/

KB5077181 was released about a month ago as part of the February Patch Tuesday rollout. When the update first arrived, users reported a wide range of problems, including boot loops, login errors, and installation issues.

We’re happy to present the first release of GIMP 3.2!

Freedom of speech now no longer applies to the press?

Nicked from Facebook

The essay in question: a film review I wrote in 2019 about the horror movies “Hereditary” and “Midsommar.”

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Expensive (95k) but has a cool design: https://www.scottenmotors.com/ev-builds I would love a smaller car that is also repairable EV.

Sometimes I will run into threads like this of tankies disparaging the small socialist movements we do have here in the US. They will also pretend that they don’t do such a thing.

First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people

Which is why I rarely read below the 3rd level reply.

Habermas’ political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to survive

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4 years ago, I posted about the weather service I did build. Back then, Serenum used OpenWeatherMap, but after a while they changed their API and I didn’t have any strength to make the changes in Serenum API.

Review from non-profit finds range of scenarios of firms simultaneously lobbying for and against Pfas regulations

(ALG46) (2026)

The race for semiconductor supremacy is fuelling geopolitical tensions between the world’s superpowers. But a Swiss-based open-source technology aims to prevent a few dominant countries and companies from holding all the chips.

No need for Claude Code, Cursor, or other proprietary American counterparts

The strike raises the number of damaged US refueling aircraft to at least seven, as Washington continues to tally significant losses from its war on Iran

Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

The massive crowdsourcing effort could use real-world to help robots deliver pizza.

I am getting notifications that updates are available for a bunch of apps, but the version number is the same. Update fails. Package size differs. Screenshot is an example with VLC. I cleared cache, even all data+reinstall, tried other clients (droidify) but the behaviour is the same.

A condo just sold in Palo Alto, California for $5.3 million dollars. The top floor is a separate condo and not included but it’s selling for $4.9 million.

Hacker News. - The integrity of U.S. statistical data is under threat from shrinking agency budgets, low response rates to government surveys, and political interference. - The change may cause policymakers to misjudge the economy’s health, investors to lose confidence in the reliability of the data, and the public to disengage from participating in official measures altogether. - Private-sector data can be used to complement official statistics but can’t serve as a full substitute.

If there ever was a strategy behind Donald Trump’s decision to blow up the Middle East, it is lying in tatters as the second week of the Iran war draws to a close.

A new exploit, dubbed "Qualcomm GBL exploit," is being chained with other exploits to bring bootloader unlocking to several flagship phones.

*This article by Patricia Calvillo originally appeared in the March 13, 2026 edition of* El Sol de San Luis*.*

English sources record that 250,000 fish, 98,000 eggs, 2,000 sheep, 700 conger eels, 13 swans, 3 porpoises and 66,000 liters of beer was served. Contemporary critics like Bishop Fisher saw the Field of the Cloth of Gold as a lavish but politically fleeting spectacle, while French accounts framed it as a demonstration of Francis I’s personal bravery and diplomatic skill.

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Hacker News.

4 years ago, I posted about the weather service I did build. Back then, Serenum used OpenWeatherMap, but after a while they changed their API and I didn’t have any strength to make the changes in Serenum API.

US officials say Israel’s missile defence stocks are under severe strain during the war with Iran

Euronews Health takes a closer look at declining fertility rates across Europe. Experts point to multifaceted reasons behind the decline, and Europe is not alone in facing this trend.

The Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed social media claims on Saturday that suggested he has been assassinated in an Iranian response to US and Israeli strikes, Anadolu reports.