e dot dot dot 13 05 2026

Microplastics Are Everywhere

Lately I've been on a kick to avoid microplastics as much as possible, after reading so many articles about their omnipresence.

So I bought a water bottle with a filter that traps 99.99% of the microplastics in the water I drink.

I felt pretty good, like I was taking positive steps.

Then I read this about microplastics even being in the air we breath.

Can't win.

Google races to put Gemini at the center of Android before Apple's AI reboot

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Google is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.

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Jensen Huang joins Trump's China trip after the U.S. president called the Nvidia CEO

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The U.S. chipmaker executive was not included in earlier lists of business leaders participating in President Donald Trump's trip to China this week.

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This free app brings Windows Hello-style face unlock to Linux

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Hello from the Penguin!

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Don't replace your wireless earbuds yet try this $1 fix first

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Restore full sound quality and fix slow charging speeds with this cheap fix.

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Samsung Electronics recovers $66 billion intraday wipeout after Seoul steps in to calm strike fears

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Samsung Electronics reversed steep intraday losses after South Korea's government urged labor and management to resume talks.

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Lenovo's new ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs look better than ever

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The ThinkPads are sleek and powerful, and that workstation is a beast

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Buying a robot mower? You can safely ignore these specs (and which ones actually matter)

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Robot mowers aren't one-size-fits-all devices - many have overhyped specs you don't even need. Here's what I recommend skipping.

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Chromebook vs. Googlebook: How I'm deciding which laptop to upgrade to next

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Google is going all-in on its new product line while assuring users Chromebooks aren't being phased out.

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Fedora Kinoite vs. Silverblue: My verdict after testing both immutable Linux distros

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Fedora offers two different takes on an immutable option, each of which might be similar on the inside, but on the outside, they couldn't be different.

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