Tootfinder

Interesting but I wonder about the volume needed and therefore potential impact on marine and shoreline ecosystems.
Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-researchers-create-biodegradable-plastic…

Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
Mark Mansfield Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say the material, created using seaweed extracts, could offer a more sustainable alternative to conventional plastic films widely used in the food industry. The findings, published in the journal […]

Apple opens iOS to alternative app marketplaces in Brazil and changes App Store commission structure following a settlement with competition watchdog CADE (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/18/apple-an…

Apple announces major App Store changes for Brazil - 9to5Mac
App developers can now distribute apps through alternative app marketplaces in Brazil, as part of a broader set of changes in the country.

@… thanks.
Weird, I have a crystal-clear memory of microblog posts appearing in normal Google search results for a while, following an announcement of an agreement, and at the time I almost certainly used identi.ca (I wasn't aware of any other interesting alternative to Twitter).
Buzz means nothing to me. Doesn't ring any bell.

"Judge Sullivan issued a preliminary injunction against the DOJ for failing to comply with the letter of the Act by over-redacting released records and not explaining the reasons behind redacting the info."
Judge crashes Trump DOJ's hide-and-seek game on Epstein files - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-jeffrey-epstein-2677109369/

from my link log —
No-one knows the type of char char.
https://blog.knatten.org/2019/05/24/no-one-knows-the-type-of-char-char/
saved 2019-10-17

No-one knows the type of char + char
Quick quiz! Given the following: Which overload gets called by the following? Alternatives: f(unsigned int) f(int) f(char) No-one knows the type of char + char If you answered 4), congratulations! …

Giants' Cam Skattebo won't alter approach after injury: I'm going to get back to 'running people over' https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-cam-skattebo-won-t-alter-approach-after-injury-i-m-going-to-get-bac…

a little Grist mention in here, see if you can find it https://www.wired.com/story/the-eu-is-going-through-a-trump-fueled-breakup-with-big-tech/

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
France is already moving on from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives. Other countries are quickly following suit.

I hope Andy Burn 'em has some advisor who actually reads Environmental Research Letters. The review essay by Emily Grubert, summarizing a frustrating 25 years of research with no apparent effect on climate overheating, is blunt.
" For people and places that rely on fossil fuel production and face major transition challenges (Xenarios et al 2026), failing to be explicit about the degree to which transition must proceed, or the extent to which alternatives might actually be ava…

Giants' Cam Skaettbo won't alter approach after injury: I'm going to get back to 'running people over' https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-cam-skaettbo-won-t-alter-approach-after-injury-i-m-going-to-get-bac…

"… I gradually switched from OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks to PC-BSD. Then TrueOS, then FreeBSD-CURRENT. In the midst of all that, something with FreeBSD in September 2012 … probably toying with 9.0 on a PowerPC iMac with failing graphics hardware. Not because I was a glutton for punishment (like, the horror of a command-line loader, and the certainty that hardware was failing) – because there was nothing good to be done with the Mac, and I was curious about non-Apple alternatives to Microsoft…