My Notes blog

A new blog essay argues that everyday life now resembles the world depicted in a little-known science fiction film from 1970, drawing parallels between the movie's vision and present-day technology and society. Readers are sharing and debating the comparison, with many noting how predictions from decades-old speculative fiction have aged into familiar reality.

Dragas, an independent software developer who writes the My Notes blog, published a personal reflection on 27 October 2026 titled 'Even With All That Mess', tagged with life, memories and opensource. The piece is presented as musings rather than news, and no specific claim or event in it has been detailed, so its content remains unknown.

A new edition of a personal blog roundup has been published covering week 44, promising a mixed collection of links, book recommendations and music notes alongside commentary on persistent rain. The writer singles out the finale of the TV series Slow Horses as a shocker, and readers are sharing the edition as a casual digest of entertainment and culture picks.

Ramazan Temirov is in action at UFC 333, facing England's Lone'er Kavanagh in a flyweight bout. MMA Fighting ran a live blog of the fight, while coverage around Kavanagh notes he is looking to bounce back having learned from his loss to Brandon Royval. Fans are following the contest as Kavanagh aims to rebuild momentum against a dangerous opponent.

Apple held a launch event where it unveiled a MacBook Pro with a touchscreen, ending years in which the laptop's design stayed largely unchanged and lacked proper touch input. Reporters are live-blogging from the event, noting Apple's busy week of announcements and the significance of the company finally adding a touchscreen to its flagship laptop lineup.

A blog post on Enlyth examines the oldest graphical interface application that can still be run on Windows 11, tracing how far back Microsoft's backwards compatibility reaches. The piece drew early attention on developer forums, where users are comparing notes on legacy software that survives on modern systems.

Chizu, a macOS utility, sorts links across different browsers and browser profiles according to user-defined rules, with the developer noting that handling links is simple in appearance but tricky in practice. The tool was introduced via the developer's blog and tagged around Apple and LLM topics, drawing modest attention among tech users discussing browser and profile management workflows.

Bill Gates has published a new essay arguing that one of the most affordable ways to fight climate change lies literally overhead, urging readers to consider solutions involving the sky. The piece appeared on his Gates Notes blog, though no further details of the specific proposal or reactions to it are available beyond the headline itself.

The Pook-Emu Bee links roundup returned on October 25 after a two-week break. The author says work commitments and productivity at the New Leaf Journal publishing project left no perfect excuse for neglecting the feature, and the new edition gets the regular link collection back on schedule.

Photographer Douglas Welch has published new photographs of the interior of the Duomo di Messina, the cathedral in Messina, Sicily, Italy. The images highlight the church's ceiling, mosaics and architectural detail, and are part of his ongoing photo series shared on his blog and photo feeds. The cathedral is a noted landmark in the Sicilian city.

Richard J. Tilley has published a short essay described as brief and incomplete commentary on art and capitalism, shared alongside links to other writings on open access, oppression, the family unit, love and violence in a post-capitalist world, and poetry. The essay appears on his personal blog, and its circulation has been modest, with only a handful of endorsements so far. Little detail about the essay's specific arguments is available beyond the title.

A writer has published a Sunday morning essay reflecting on the experience of writing and reading blogs. The piece argues that the best blogs are those where the author's personality comes through the writing, and notes that putting yourself and your opinions online takes courage. It is a quiet, personal meditation on why personal publishing still matters.

A book titled 'Plunder: The Last of the War in Europe, 1945' is being highlighted on the economics blog Marginal Revolution, filed under history, books and economics. The work appears to examine looting and property seizure as the Second World War ended in Europe, a topic drawing attention among readers interested in the war's economic aftermath.

The weekly Saturday Morning Garden Blogging series on Daily Kos marks late autumn with a volume noting that the gardening season is winding down. Readers of the community garden diary are swapping final harvests, fading beds and preparations for winter as the growing year comes to a close.

A Japanese investor has published a new blog entry titled "Today's Trade and 'Big Loss on Mutual Funds'". The post recounts the author's trading day alongside losses taken on investment trusts, filed under tags covering cryptocurrency, equities and Japanese stocks. It reflects the common retail-investor habit of sharing daily trade notes and losses online as part of a personal trading diary.

A Japanese retail investor has published a new blog post titled 'Today's Trade and Getting Crushed by Mutual Funds', recounting heavy losses on investment trusts alongside notes on the day's trading. The post touches on crypto, Japanese equities and stocks, and is being shared with finance and investing hashtags.

The Canadian Gaming Association is preparing to demonstrate what it calls an evidence route map, according to a newly circulated blog report. Details remain sparse beyond the announcement, with no confirmed date or venue for the demonstration. The item has drawn little visible engagement so far, but those following Canada's gaming industry are noting the association's move to showcase evidence-based planning.

Birdwatchers in Japan are noting that this winter season may be bringing an unusually rich variety of wintering duck species. A nature blog post on the topic is being shared among wildlife enthusiasts, sparking discussion about which ducks have been spotted and how the season compares with previous years.

The Aurora ransomware group has added Ernesto Malvestiti S.p.A., an Italian manufacturing company, to its leak site, indicating an alleged attack and possible data theft. The claim was flagged by cybersecurity threat-intelligence monitors, who also noted new listings from other ransom groups such as Emperador targeting transport firms. Italian industrial firms remain frequent targets of ransomware extortion.

Hillary Clinton has spoken out in favour of Supreme Court expansion and reform, a position featured on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC blog as a marker of how far Democratic opinion has shifted over the past decade. Commenters note that court expansion, once a fringe idea, is now being openly championed by mainstream party figures.