h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

"I was ready to be sympathetic. Was there some other explanation for the wild inconsistencies I had found? Or was she a simple scammer who had found easy marks in the overworked, credulous editors of the journalism world?" https://thelocal.to/investigating-scam-journalism-ai/

Ig Nobel Prize winner buys a castle and donates it to the townspeople [La Voz de Galicia] https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/yes/2025/10/29/eminencia-reproduccion-asistida-construir-viviendas-asequibles-jovenes-compre-castillo-canyelles-26-millones-donado-vecinos/00031761739699694232264.htm

🆕 blog! “My Wikipedia account is now old enough to vote”

I have no idea what I was doing on the 28th of November 2007 but, apparently, that's when I first logged in to Wikipedia. Which means, as of right now, my Wikipedia account is 18 years old!

I didn't make my first edit until April 2009. That was for the nascent Ada Lovelace Day.

Since then, I've racked up a bit over…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/my-wikipedia-account-is-now-old-enough-to-vote/
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#wikipedia

The best engineering projects are the super complex ones which you only hear about afterwards.

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the-hidden-chemical-attack-that-forced-the-northern-lines-extraordinary-repair-85682/

TODAY on "Science Friday": The day-after-Thanksgiving specially selected highlights from this year's Ig Nobel Prize ceremony https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ig-nobel-prize-2025/

"Is Matrix Multiplication Ugly?” [Jim Propp] https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/is-matrix-multiplication-ugly/

"How SETI Designed A Telescope To Look For Extraterrestrial Civilizations" – Scott Manley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnWR7A0Qiy8

HTTP has a new method: QUERY. Tl;dr: GET with a body.

https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html

#ietf

Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/zork-i-zork-ii-and-zork-iii-are-now-officially-open-source/

#Zork #Microsoft #Retro #OpenSource #RetroGaming

🆒 NEW GAME! 🆒
Only the coolest people can draw a Cool S really fast
https://vole.wtf/cool-s/

"Self-hosting DNS for no fun, but a little profit!" – Morten Linderud

https://linderud.dev/blog/self-hosting-dns-for-no-fun-but-a-little-profit/

🚓 The government has announced that it plans to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners. The next PCC elections were due to happen in 2028. The powers will be handed over to combined authority mayors or councils.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93d4dd3l3lo

@theolodian @mia This maps all the actual bomb damage, it should be on there if true: https://www.layersoflondon.org/map/overlays/bomb-damage-1945

🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
https://vole.wtf/doctype/

About AI..

No not that AI. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), or bird flu, is hitting our wildlife hard again and the winter hasn't yet started. I've heard reports from various places in Greater Manchester about deaths from (mainly) swans and geese.

If you see a sick or dead bird, don't touch it.

Report any dead birds:
• In England, Wales & Scotland https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-dead-wild-birds;
• In Northern Ireland https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/daera-dead-wild-bird-online-reporting-tool?brid=hGNqm2_eP38oDRgWaeRS6Q
• In Republic of Ireland https://aviancheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/report

#birds #UKBirds