Delaware judge has ruled in favor of allowing a township in the state to continue ❌ counting corporations and other nonliving entities as legitimate voters in its municipal elections.
Since 1953, the beachside township of Fenwick Island has allowed voting by nonresident property owners.
In 2008, the township amended its charter to allow corporations and trusts in the state, with properties in the town, to cast votes as well.
Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union (A…
Ah, finally, what we’ve been asking for for years: a browser setting (ideally, mandated by law to be on by default – that’s how it should be implemented to have the most effect) that sends a proper “do not track” signal that’s not a request but a legal obligation.
If this passes, and in the form described above, I do hope it also gets enforced (unlike, say, the half-arsed enforcement of GDPR). @…
RE: https://en.osm.town/@seav/111420979780585924
Today, August 29, is the UN International Day Against Nuclear Tests: …
Sources: Town, which develops enterprise personal AI assistants, is in talks to raise at a $1B valuation in a round led by Index Ventures (Newcomer)
https://www.newcomer.co/p/amid-personal-assistant-investor
#TuneTuesday (Jul 28)
“The rain, it ain’t permanent / And soon we’ll be dancin’ in the sun”
“Better Days” was written by Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy during the pandemic, and it’s a fantastic listen if you want something optimistic and inspiring, especially with ethereal backing choir singing in Irish.
What is the #Philippines? 🇵🇭
The #Philippines is currently celebrating the National Flag Days 🇵🇭 from 28 May (commemorating the first time the Philippine flag was unveiled in 1898) to 12 June (1898 declaration of Philippine independence).
Government offices are mandated to prominently display the flag while the private sector is highly encouraged as well.
The great German physicist #MaxPlanck is one of the latest victims of automated copyright enforcement algorithms.
https://www.science.org/content/article/wh
For my latest article for Inquirer.net, I decided to talk about something light and fun and it is the daily puzzle game #Gerrymandle. Your aim in the game is to create electoral districts so that your political party wins more districts than other parties.
I’m positively surprised he didn’t name it Lake Trump after what he did to Palm Beach International Airport and the Kennedy Center.
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/27/g-s1-140583/trump-lake-ontario-america