The EU pilot for the fediverse comes to an end, but the European Commission will stay on the fediverse; Ghost announces that they will support ActivityPub and build a fediverse news reading client, and Mastodon creates a U.S.-based non-profit.
Donald Trump retweets meme about him building hotels in Greenland: ‘I promise not to do this’ | indy100
Donald Trump attempted to make light of his own suggestion of buying Greenland from Denmark in a bizarre joke that keeps on giving.The US president took to Twitter and shared a doctored photo of a giant Trump Tower built over a small village in the Arctic territory.He captioned the photo:I promise n...
The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped
In the middle of the 1980s, Apple found itself with several options regarding the future of its computing platforms. The Apple II was the company's bread and butter. The Apple III was pitched as an evolution of that platform, but was clearly doomed due to hardware and software issues. The Lisa was expensive and not [...]
306: Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time - This American Life (podcast)
00:59:11 - A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery tickets. In…