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• The British Judge's Black Sentencing Cap (AKA Black Cap)

  

  I thought I did a post on my own blog about this, but this odd, little relic of court dress still exists in judicial garb: despite the abolishment of the death... Read more

  The 14 february 2026 by   Doggone
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• Using AI Allowed a Professor to Turn Grading from Torture into Teaching

  MIT professor accidentally leaked his NotebookLM grading system during a Zoom call.Dude forgot to turn off screen share and we watched him grade 47 essays in... Read more

  The 14 february 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Seasonal Horror

  

  It was a rare combination: Friday the 13th, Saturday Valentine’s Day, and Monday some federal holiday. One of our first friends as a couple called unexpectedly... Read more

  The 14 february 2026 by   Steveawiggins
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• Interesting How Automation Also Creates All Sorts of New Tasks and Bottlenecks.

  Fascinating insights from senior engineers on how AI is changing their jobs. Interesting how automation also creates all sorts of new tasks and bottlenecks.... Read more

  The 14 february 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Ezra Klein Interviews Anand Giridharadas About Epstein’s Social Infrastructure

  Ezra Klein, The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s Power, NYTimes, Feb. 13, 2026. About Girardharadas: Anand Giridharadas is a journalist who has written for... Read more

  The 14 february 2026 by   Bbenzon
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• Most Americans Not Confident Journalists Act In Public's Best Interest

  

  The charts above are from the Pew Research Center in a survey they did between December 8th and 14th of a nationwide sample of 3,560 adults, with a 1.8 point... Read more

  The 14 february 2026 by   Jobsanger
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• She's Not Interested In Justice

  

  Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson at Rawstory.com.Political Cartoon is by Chris Britt at Creators.com. Read more

  The 14 february 2026 by   Jobsanger
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• A Majority Of Americans Favor A Single-Payer Health Care System

  

  The chart above is from the Strength in Numbers / Verasight Poll -- done between January 14th and 20th of a nationwide sample of 1,532 adults, with a 2.5 point... Read more

  The 14 february 2026 by   Jobsanger
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• Stop Israeli Destruction of Christian Holy Sites!

  I've been posting about this for a while. Israel persecutes Christians, yet the Christian Zionist community doesn't stand by their fellow Christians. I mean if... Read more

  The 13 february 2026 by   Doggone
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• Bell 407GXP, Sonoma County Sheriff

  

  @ Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, CA September 2018 The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Bell 407,  “Henry One”, conducts a flight demonstration... Read more

  The 13 february 2026 by   Htam
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