Day laborers protest noise machines installed at Home Depot
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-17/day-laborers-protest-noise-machines-home-depot
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-17/day-laborers-protest-noise-machines-home-depot
Mullvad VPN: "This is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt."
https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/115742530333573065
https://mastodon.online/@mullvadnet/115742530333573065
Mastodon
Mullvad VPN (@mullvadnet@mastodon.online)
The European Commission lost the Chat Control 2.0 battle over access to end-to-end encrypted data. By the summer 2026, they will be back with their next attempt: Going Dark. This time some EU member states want to include VPN services.
The Going Dark initiative…
The Going Dark initiative…
I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone
https://idiallo.com/byte-size/cant-update-to-windows-11-leave-me-alone
https://idiallo.com/byte-size/cant-update-to-windows-11-leave-me-alone
Idiallo
I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone
Microsoft has deprecated windows 10, yet million of users still use it. They say the hardware is not supported, yet they keep pestering us with endless pings.
Weight loss jabs: What happens when you stop taking them
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn98pdpyjz5o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn98pdpyjz5o
Bbc
Weight-loss jabs: What happens when you stop?
You may have lost the weight you wanted to lose - but now you've stopped the jabs, how easy is it to keep it off?
Disney Imagineering Debuts Next-Generation Robotic Character, Olaf
https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/robotic-olaf-marks-new-era-of-disney-innovation/
https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/robotic-olaf-marks-new-era-of-disney-innovation/
Disney Parks Blog
Walt Disney Imagineering Debuts Next-Generation Robotic Character, Olaf
Disney introduced a next-generation robotic character representing Olaf, the beloved snowman from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen.
A middle-class family's only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/21/obamacare-monopolies-subsidies/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/21/obamacare-monopolies-subsidies/
The Washington Post
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
If You Don't Design Your Career, Someone Else Will
https://gregmckeown.com/if-you-dont-design-your-career-someone-else-will/
https://gregmckeown.com/if-you-dont-design-your-career-someone-else-will/
Gregmckeown
If You Don't Design Your Career, Someone Else Will - Greg McKeown
A client once responded to one of my questions by saying, "Oh Greg, I am too busy living to think about life!” His off-the-cuff comment named a trap al ...
Spotify reportedly investigating Anna's Archive's scraping of their library
https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spotify-music-library-leak-1236143970/
https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spotify-music-library-leak-1236143970/
Billboard
Spotify Music Library Scraped by Pirate Activist Group
A pirate activist group has reportedly scraped and released metadata from Spotify, and intends to release 86 million audio files.
Uplane (YC F25) Is Hiring Founding Engineers (Full-Stack and AI)
https://www.useparallel.com/uplane1/careers
https://www.useparallel.com/uplane1/careers
Useparallel
Uplane | Parallel
Companies waste billions on bad ads, mismatched landing pages, and poor budget allocation. Uplane fixes this by replacing a patchwork of agencies, spreadsheets, and siloed tools with one self-improving system. It creates ads, builds matching landing pages…