One for the 'personal names are more complicated than programmers realise' file https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/foreign-names-create-confusion-administration-identity-proof/105682156
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/uk/nursery-hackers-delete-data-intl-gbr
Nursery hackers delete children’s data following backlash, UK media reports
Roku names former WBD and Hulu exec Lisa Holme as head of content, following the departure of David Eilenberg in May (Peter White/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/lisa-holme-head-of-content-roku-1236507189/
Everett Randle, a former partner at Kleiner Perkins, joins VC firm Benchmark as general partner, following a slew of personnel departures at Benchmark (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/benchmark-names-ev…
Long but very good:
"An essay on wank"
It names and identifies one of my least favorite genre of posts – finally I have a proper term for it!
I'm sure I've been guilty of it too in the past, so it's useful for self-regulation, too.
https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/essay_
techforce now, parked like most other new exec branch names
https://mastodon.social/@botgov/115463785142497722