"EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. The math hasn’t worked out for a while now."

I've always been of the opinion that these "weird potions" are pretty much snake oil. But then, my face's skin resembles the texture of the Dead Sea Scrolls, so ....

There are a lot of knee-jerk, AAIAB (All AIs Are Bad) stances among some writers, but used properly, it's just another tool in the box. @mathewingram.com nails it.

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You should turn off message content in your notification settings. No real point in using an end to end encrypted app if people can just read the push notification.

Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps The underlying AI features are here to stay, though

The unnecessary Copilot buttons are disappearing from Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos, and Widgets.

There are a lot of knee-jerk, AAIAB (All AIs Are Bad) stances among some writers, but used properly, it's just another tool in the box. @mathewingram.com nails it.

torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/using-ai-to-...

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

Which is why mobile Safari supports ad blockers! 😀

NASA has released mobile versions of its Artemis II photos. And a shortcut can cycle through them on a Mac.

Houston is about to settle into a persistently warm and muggy pattern for at least the next week, and probably longer. We also take a look at rain chances for Friday and the weekend, which are trending down.

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Molly, aka the Thing of Evil, flies toward the forces of good.

Glad you’re finally catching up to what we all have know for a decade.

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Today will be an exceptional spring day In brief: We rate today as one of the 10-best weather days in Houston this year, combining low humidity, moderate temperatures, and clear skies. Please enjoy. We’ll warm up for the rest of th…

We rate today as one of the 10-best weather days in Houston this year, combining low humidity, moderate temperatures, and clear skies. Please enjoy. 😎 We’ll warm up for the rest of the week, with likely rain showers on Friday, and uncertain conditions this weekend.

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How iPhones Found Their Way Into Space

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/t...

A map of Houston's Montrose neighbhorhood illustrated in 1986

The other week, I got really obsessed with this map of Montrose from 1986 designed by late Houston designer Randy Ruhlman. I wrote about Ruhlman's tragically short life and what artifacts like his map say about Houston's urban fabric: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

Today I learned I can read German

Can relate.

Watch responses to this from mainstream media. The inability to call insane behavior insane is a major failure of contemporary “journalism.” Same with the failure to call out threatened or enacted war crimes for what they are.

I mean, you don't really need a translator

And thanks to those of you who replied to an earlier Waymo post with links to incidents where the cars malfunctioned. Many of those made it into this column.

Waymo robotaxis are taking paying customers. Here’s what a ride in one is like. Waymo’s driverless taxis began picking up paying riders in Houston in late February, marking the latest expansion of autonomous vehicles in Texas.

If you make it off the waitlist and live in the limited service area, then @waymo.bsky.social is offering paid rides in their robotaxis in #Houston (and three other Texas cities) now. Here's what they're like if you've never taken one.

(And no, there are no invites, stop asking! 😉)

Here are the Top Vendors Affected by the FCC’s New Router Rules | Ookla® The FCC's new router rules target foreign-made equipment. See how Speedtest data reveals the top 10 Wi-Fi router vendors most affected and the widespread use of older Wi-Fi generations in the U.S.

The FCC's goofy foreign-made router ban (surprise! All consumer routers in the US are made overseas) is dumb enough on its face, but there's a dumber problem looming next year, when its rules may forbid router makers from updating their firmware, even to fix vulnerabilities.

I can't believe the "New Yorker" REJECTED this cartoon!

Infographics describing the NASA Artemis spacecraft and flight plan

I love it when I get to draw space stuff. #ArtemisII #NASA @houstonchronicle.com

The power of Steves, fifty years on.

Full Moon tonight, and we’re heading toward it In brief: In today’s post we discuss this evening’s liftoff of four astronauts to the Moon, with fine weather conditions expected for the launch window. Closer to home we remain in a wa…

We discuss this evening’s liftoff of four astronauts to the Moon, with fine weather conditions expected for the launch window. In Houston we remain in a warm and muggy pattern, with increasing rain chances today. Saturday still looks dynamic ahead of a cooler and gray Easter Sunday.
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The President may, of course, engage in his own expressive conduct, including criticizing the views, reporting, or programming of NPR, PBS, or any other news outlet with whom he disagrees. The government may also fund its own speech and may fund government programs that promote specific perspectives on issues of public importance, and it may decide which views or perspectives to convey—and which not to convey—in any such government speech or program. And it may impose limits on federal grants to ensure that they are deployed to further the legitimate purposes of the program and may pick and choose among applicants based on legitimate criteria. But the First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power—including the power of the purse—“to punish or suppress disfavored expression” by others.

BREAKING

Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to stop funding NPR and PBS is “unlawful and unenforceable,” a federal judge ruled.

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been named a 2026 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, to be presented in May, honoring his defense of the Fed’s independence amid intense political pressure and personal attacks.👇