ATT is mostly good, except for the fact that Apple deems in-app purchase data in third-party apps to be first-party Apple data. Which is a huge loophole 9to5mac.com/2026/01/20/a...
Apple scores legal win in France over App Tracking Transparency - 9to5Mac
Apple won a key court ruling in France today over allegations that App Tracking Transparency is anticompetitive. Here are the details.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:37 AM
ATT is mostly good, except for the fact that Apple deems in-app purchase data in third-party apps to be first-party Apple data. Which is a huge loophole 9to5mac.com/2026/01/20/a...
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The Insurrection Act in no way whatsoever suspends, closes, or bypasses the courts. It is not a suspension of habeas corpus. It is not martial law. It does not authorize rule by decree. It allows using troops for law enforcement but that's it. It's not an instant dictatorship switch.
Trump on the Insurrection Act: "It does make life a lot easier. You don't through the court system. It's just a much easier thing to do."
January 21, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The Insurrection Act in no way whatsoever suspends, closes, or bypasses the courts. It is not a suspension of habeas corpus. It is not martial law. It does not authorize rule by decree. It allows using troops for law enforcement but that's it. It's not an instant dictatorship switch.
The Official Ironmen Rally Song into To Remake the Young Flyer is an incredible Pollard / Sprout sequence
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 AM
The Official Ironmen Rally Song into To Remake the Young Flyer is an incredible Pollard / Sprout sequence
it seems obvious that the president should not be permitted to fire officials appointed by judges. and the fact that judges have the authority to appoint officers against the wishes of the executive is more indication that the unitary executive theory is BS www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM
it seems obvious that the president should not be permitted to fire officials appointed by judges. and the fact that judges have the authority to appoint officers against the wishes of the executive is more indication that the unitary executive theory is BS www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Zuck the Cuck debased himself for nothing arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Zuck stuck on Trump’s bad side: FTC appeals loss in Meta monopoly case
FTC will appeal ruling that found Meta has no monopoly in social networking.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Zuck the Cuck debased himself for nothing arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Special Shows of 2025! 2025 was a year of many special things, some of them on the radio. Carol Crow of Serious Moonlight Sonatas graciously put together a list of shows our DJs hand-picked as the cream of their crop of last year. Take a look here and enjoy the radio magic:
2025 Specials Round Up - WFMU SPECIALS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
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January 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Special Shows of 2025! 2025 was a year of many special things, some of them on the radio. Carol Crow of Serious Moonlight Sonatas graciously put together a list of shows our DJs hand-picked as the cream of their crop of last year. Take a look here and enjoy the radio magic:
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I've been considering having some private reservations
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I've been considering having some private reservations
January 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
You’d think Apple would be more concerned that MS Word and Google Docs are both still pretty much unusable (Docs) or missing essential features (Word) on the iPad. Maybe make some phone calls
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
You’d think Apple would be more concerned that MS Word and Google Docs are both still pretty much unusable (Docs) or missing essential features (Word) on the iPad. Maybe make some phone calls
this thread is nuts and it's the second time I've read about a situation with a bus driver basically kidnapping passengers by willfully going to the wrong place. other one was shuttle from camden yards
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
this thread is nuts and it's the second time I've read about a situation with a bus driver basically kidnapping passengers by willfully going to the wrong place. other one was shuttle from camden yards
and apple and google take 20% of this while pretending their hands are clean www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/a...
The Secretive V.I.P. Programs That Keep Gamers Spending
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
and apple and google take 20% of this while pretending their hands are clean www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/a...
pathetic pitchfork.com/news/a-new-e...
A New Era for Pitchfork: Introducing Reader Scores and Commenting
After 30 years, we’re expanding the role readers have in our music criticism and giving you full access to the reviews archive
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January 20, 2026 at 1:55 PM
pathetic pitchfork.com/news/a-new-e...
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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The Greenland nonsense should prompt Europe to use the nuclear option: they should threaten to stop honoring U.S. patents and copyrights. That would quickly educate Trump backers like Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg cepr.net/publications...
Time for Europe to Use the Nuclear Option: Attack U.S. Patent and Copyright Monopolies
Trump’s push to seize Greenland includes $75 billion in tariffs that hit U.S. consumers, while Europe could respond by targeting U.S. patents.
cepr.net
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Greenland nonsense should prompt Europe to use the nuclear option: they should threaten to stop honoring U.S. patents and copyrights. That would quickly educate Trump backers like Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg cepr.net/publications...
it's funny that people on here will dismissively refer to "people who sort their books by color." Ok. But I'm not following the dewey decimal system here. Obviously all the Penguin Classic go together regardless of topic or author. All the trade paperbacks. etc. Color is probably a great system
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
it's funny that people on here will dismissively refer to "people who sort their books by color." Ok. But I'm not following the dewey decimal system here. Obviously all the Penguin Classic go together regardless of topic or author. All the trade paperbacks. etc. Color is probably a great system
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Use code WWIII and receive a $500 bonus when you bet on the fate of Greenland with DraftKings
January 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Use code WWIII and receive a $500 bonus when you bet on the fate of Greenland with DraftKings
Given what a hassle it is (takes forever, CPU-bound, glitchy, paid-only feature) I cannot in good conscience "recommend" Plex's "Sonic Analysis" for music; that said, it uncovers more interesting connections between music than streaming service algorithms
January 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Given what a hassle it is (takes forever, CPU-bound, glitchy, paid-only feature) I cannot in good conscience "recommend" Plex's "Sonic Analysis" for music; that said, it uncovers more interesting connections between music than streaming service algorithms
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I've harped on congressional war powers for a long time and we do need to fix all that, but threatening to invade Greenland while ranting at Norway about the Nobel Peace Prize and imposing trade sanctions on NATO is more the kind of thing you can only fix by not having a literally insane president.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 AM
I've harped on congressional war powers for a long time and we do need to fix all that, but threatening to invade Greenland while ranting at Norway about the Nobel Peace Prize and imposing trade sanctions on NATO is more the kind of thing you can only fix by not having a literally insane president.
The thing with the military being required to refuse unlawful orders is pretty much just, don't commit atrocities. (Which does appear to be applicable, e.g., the boat strikes.) Not that the military can refuse to do normal military-type stuff if there has not been Congressional authorization
January 19, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The thing with the military being required to refuse unlawful orders is pretty much just, don't commit atrocities. (Which does appear to be applicable, e.g., the boat strikes.) Not that the military can refuse to do normal military-type stuff if there has not been Congressional authorization
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Hi it's me, author of "Fuck Unions: Why Dems Need To Destroy Those Dirty Sweaty Hogpeople" back with my latest book, "Gone Woke: How Democrats Lost Their Connection To The Working Class"
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Hi it's me, author of "Fuck Unions: Why Dems Need To Destroy Those Dirty Sweaty Hogpeople" back with my latest book, "Gone Woke: How Democrats Lost Their Connection To The Working Class"