Sanctuary is a simple jailbreak tool for (some) Kindle devices
https://liliputing.com/sanctuary-is-a-simple-jailbreak-tool-for-some-kindle-devices/
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The real genius of Lorne Michaels isn't comedy — it's judgment
https://www.salon.com/2026/07/05/the-real-genius-of-lorne-michaels-isnt-comedy-its-judgment/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Books @books-Salon
Most of the time, the U.S. grid is only working at half its capacity. Better use of tools like battery storage, smart thermostats, managed EV charging, and flexible data centers could unlock substantial latent capacity and help keep electricity rates in check. https://spectrum.ieee.org/united-states-power-grid-capacity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline
The Sourdough Sidekick automates the boring bit of baking
https://www.theverge.com/tech/959604/sourdough-sidekick-review-king-arthur-starter
Run Windows 2000 on a DEC Alpha with a new es40 fork
https://raymii.org/s/blog/Run_Windows_2000_for_Dec_Alpha_on_a_new_es40_fork.html
These popular smartphones are in their last year of software support
"People across the United States are increasingly pushing for moratoriums on new datacenters and trying to oust elected officials approving such projects."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/03/datacenter-recall-elections
Meta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city's reclamation water supply with bacterium — system offline for months for cleaning, closed-loop cooling system purge spread rare metal-resistant bacteria in Cheyenne’s water system
The city has revoked the Meta contractor's discharge privileges.
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Aqara Camera Hub G350 Review: An Excellent Indoor Matter Camera
https://gizmodo.com/aqara-camera-hub-g350-review-an-excellent-indoor-matter-camera-2000748785
Educators disciplined over Charlie Kirk posts are securing big payouts
The Engineer in the Half-Space
Proposed data centers in Pennsylvania are leading strangers to mobilize in protest
The Membership Math: Should You Choose Walmart’s Low Prices or Sam’s Club’s Bulk Deals?
https://wealthup.com/walmart-vs-sams-club-july-5-2026/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Money Tips @money-tips-WealthUpdate
Spain's cadastre API is SOAP from 2003, so I built a JSON wrapper (+MCP)
“Over the last five years, we’ve seen quite a few global assessments of reforestation potential. They often come with huge numbers, and they often come with a profound lack of ecological understanding. They might be very good at global modeling of satellite data, but they have no understanding of the reality on the ground.”
“When you bring humans into landscapes and try managing landscapes where people live, all of a sudden, this stuff becomes very complex.”
Massive tree planting initiatives rely on lots of people planting a tree. In Kenya, a tree planting app could monitor how well the trees do over time.
"President William Ruto has said Kenyans planted 750 million trees in 2024, reaffirming the country's commitment to its ambitious goal of growing 15 billion trees by 2032.
In 2023 President Ruto launched an application dubbed JazaMiti to be used by Kenyans or institutions to document their tree-planting activities."
