Taskmaster (UK) Series 18 Cast (www.youtube.com)
Join Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee & Rosie Jones in Series 18...
Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation (www.theverge.com)
A purported leak of 2,500 pages of internal documentation from Google sheds light on how Search, the most powerful arbiter of the internet, operates....
Working behind the counter (i.postimg.cc)
This is the first time I’ve found a squirrel sitting in the tray. They usually sit on the countertop to eat. This is also smaller than most of our brown squirrel customers.
ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down (www.pcmag.com)
ICQ will stop working on June 26. It’s encouraging users to migrate to a messaging app from Russia-based VK, its parent company....
Oregon, Once a People Magnet, Saw Population Fall Again in 2023 (www.wweek.com)
Subheading: If the trend continues through 2030, the state could lose its recently added sixth U.S. House seat, a think tank says....
Meet our new buddy Timber (i.postimg.cc)
We adopted Timber (age 4) today from the a rescue in Springfield Oregon. He’s only been with us about 4 hours but he’s already settling in....
Meiji Makes a Comeback – Eugene Weekly (eugeneweekly.com)
Izakaya Meiji is Izakaya Meiji again....
Stargazer’s paradise: Oregon area named world’s largest dark sky sanctuary (www.theguardian.com)
With clear skies and sparse trees, the Oregon outback has long been regarded as a stargazers’ paradise. Now the region is home to the world’s largest dark sky sanctuary, offering pristine views of the night sky across 2.5m acres....
The Darkness (i.postimg.cc)
I was reminded of this oldie but goodie by a post my mastodon feed
The real Crow (i.postimg.cc)
Bill re-posted this on bluesky last night
CenturyLink left customers without Internet for 39 days—until Ars stepped in (arstechnica.com)
When a severe winter storm hit Oregon on January 13, Nicholas Brown’s CenturyLink fiber Internet service stopped working at his house in Portland....
Nabu Casa joins the Z-Wave Alliance (www.home-assistant.io)
From the blog post:...
Southrn Culture on the Skids - Camel Walk (www.youtube.com)
This song got tons of airplay on in the PDX area (KNRK) back in the day, and now I mention it to people and they seem to not remember it at all.
Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene to reopen after extensive storm damage (lemmy.world)
Everything below is cross-posted from !superbowl - lemmy.world/post/11561723:...
‘Biggest relief imaginable’: Eugene wildlife center’s owl found after storm damage (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from !SuperbOwl: lemmy.world/post/10995574...
Strike Averted – GTFF and UofO reach agreement (eugeneweekly.com)
Eugene Weekly falls victim to embezzelment and is likely to shut down (eugeneweekly.com)
If you’re a long time reader of the EW you may have noticed the paper has been cost cutting lately. I assumed it was effects from the pandemic, but they’re actually been the victim of embezzlement. Here are some bits from the article....
Eugene Weekly falls victim to embezzelment and is about to go out of business (eugeneweekly.com)
If you’re a long time reader of the EW you may have noticed the paper has been cost cutting lately. I assumed it was effects from the pandemic, but they’re actually been the victim of embezzlement. Here are some bits from the article....
UofO volcanologist helping make better espresso with less waste (arstechnica.com)
PSU was involved too, but we know where the real work was done ;)
This colony is going to be awkward for a while (i.postimg.cc)
I printed Catalina specifically to found the 2nd colony.
Packed Snacks Update (forums.kleientertainment.com)
I fired up ONI on my lunch break and was surprised to see a popup about a new update....
A bird/squirrel feeder based on Bob's Burgers (i.postimg.cc)
Hopefully this doesn’t violate the no ads rule, as it is my model. But I’m pretty proud of it and wanted to share....
I recreated my favorite restaurant in my back yard (i.postimg.cc)
After watching a resident squirrel repeatedly try (and fail) to get at one of our bird feeders, I somehow got the image in my head of the squirrel sitting on Teddy’s stool at Bob’s Burgers chowing down. So I opened up CAD and decided to make my daydream a reality. That was almost a year ago, but I’ve finally gotten it...
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
The Chrome team says they’re not going to pursue Web Integrity but…...
Microsoft is overhauling its software security after major Azure cloud attacks (www.theverge.com)
Alternate title: Microsoft closes barn door after last horse seen leaving and starting a bot farm....
