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Read Luigi Mangione's birthday gratitude list

16 June 2025 @ 9:30 pm

Image: Luigi Mangione mugshot / PA Department of CorrectionsLuigi Mangione recently turned 27 years old. To mark the occasion he created a list of 27 things he's grateful for, and sent it out via an electronic communication from MDC Brooklyn, the "nightmarish" prison where's he's currently being held. — Read the rest The post

Unsure what to do with your day? Accept a bizarre 'daily mission'

16 June 2025 @ 9:00 pm

Should you choose to accept it... Screengrab via Freakbait on YouTubeIf one wishes to make a splash on social media, consistency is key. Bizarre YouTuber Freakbait (aptly named) seems to understand this, as his "daily mission" series has reached viral heights. The core conceit is so simple that I'm surprised no one has done it before: every single day, followers are issued a new "mission", the

Pavement's version of "No More Kings" is a perfect anthem for Saturday's protest

16 June 2025 @ 8:28 pm

No Kings. photo: Jennifer Sandlin Used with permissionTo get us all ready for the upcoming No Kings protest that's happening on Saturday, I thought we might want to revisit the Schoolhouse Rock!/America Rock

Hank Hill is coming to deliver the pro-pain in Fortnite

16 June 2025 @ 8:14 pm

At this point, I think Fortnite could announce that they were putting me in the game and I'd just have to be like "yeah, sounds about right". With the reboot of King of the Hill now looming on the horizon, it only makes sense that Hulu would want

Somehow, The Alters has made survival games interesting again

16 June 2025 @ 8:14 pm

The Alters. Screengrab via 11 bit studios on YouTubeI know, I know, open-world survival-crafting games are about as played out as Call of Duty by this point, but that just makes it all the more impressive when one manages to break through the noise. I haven't put serious time into one of these since

"Official Stick Reviews" highlights cool sticks from all over the world

16 June 2025 @ 8:13 pm

twig artIf you love sticks, then you must do yourself a favor and join "Stick Nation," a kind and silly group of international stick-o-philes who have rallied around "Official Stick Reviews," the "internet's go-to for stick reviews." Buddies Boone Hogg and Logan Jugler started Official Stick Reviews in 2023 when, just for fun, they recorded and posted a review of a stick they found. —

Old Adobe Flash games preserved by Flashpoint Archive

16 June 2025 @ 3:54 pm

Adobe Flash was accessible to beginners and turned the web into an indie game publishing venue, but had severe performance and security problems and did not survive the 2010s. Flashpoint Archive is an online repository of the staggering number of games and animations that used to run in the browser—and otherwise require translation t

Microsoft Office is doing the impossible: Making your business suite less boring

16 June 2025 @ 3:00 pm

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for WindowsTL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 with just one payment of

Hear canyon.mid the way it was meant to be heard

16 June 2025 @ 2:53 pm

Canyonmid.com provides the visitor with a late-year Tandy PC—one so late it has VGA and a Soundblaster—that's ready to do what Windows 3 was good for: playing George Stone's "Trip Through the Grand Canyon," better known as the midi file by the name canyon.mid. — Read the rest The post

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Docker container exported variable

16 June 2025 @ 5:44 pm

I am using docker compose to pull the image and run the container. During this process I am calling a shell script to encrypt db password and using export command I export to a variable. e.g. export VAR1=$myValue But I could not see that variable value inside the container whereas I can see all the env variables which I passed via .env file. Is is possible see that exported variable which was set from shell script?

Excel filter formula where the 'include' Boolean is an array with more than one column and the filtering is done by column?

16 June 2025 @ 3:18 pm

'DummyConfigurations' contains my filterable dataset 1 I filter 'DummyConfigurations'!$B1:$B"&COUNTIF(DummyConfigurations!A:A,"<>") by each semicolon delimited text (including the semicolon) in 'FormulaTesting'B2, and return the filtered results from DummyConfigurations!A:A. 2 I would ideally like to return the text in the format in cell B2. i.e. Matches of each individual filter criteria separated by commas, and matches of the different filter criteria separated by semicolons What I've so far managed is to return each filtered match but not in the order of the original filter lookup.

Run Multiple sets of data through set formula's [closed]

16 June 2025 @ 12:47 pm

First off thank you for taking the time to look at this question though I would not be at all surprised if I am completely wrong about what I actually need. One of my colleagues and I have been working on a calculator of sorts for and we're able to get the result we wanted when you run one set of information through it at a time. However, what we want to be able to do is run multiple sets of data through it otherwise it is not the time saver we are looking for. Here are some screen shots: Outline of Data This is not real data as I am not sure if that would get me in trouble and I made the layout basic just to illustrate what I am trying to do. The Orange boxes are the information you would enter, so the artice, site and so on. The blue information are the result we receive back from the formula's we have already entered obtained from a data

gid=adm when setting hidepid=4 does not working while hidepid=2 does

16 June 2025 @ 10:20 am

I set my /etc/fstab like this proc /proc proc defaults,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,hidepid=4,gid=adm 0 0 When I reboot, users with adm doesn't see external processes. But if I set it back to hidepid=2, it's working. Is this intended or indeed a linux bug? EDIT: For those who don't know, hidepid=4 or hidepid=invisible is a fairly new procfs option since linux kernel 5.8

Debian 12 not creating device for rtl8852au driver

16 June 2025 @ 7:36 am

I have a system (dual boot Debian 12\Windows 11) with an Asus AX56 Nano WiFi adapter. Windows 11 works fine. Debian 12, no joy. I downloaded Larry Finger's 8852au driver from git, followed all of the instructions to build, install, sign for secure boot, install the MOK, and set up dkms. No problems with any of that. The problem is that the adapter isn't showing up. I've tried a bunch of things, but here's a synopsis: Plugging the adapter in is detected by the kernel. The kernel loads the driver - verified by lsmod. The adapter shows up as a device on the USB bus - verified by lsusb and a bunch of directory crawling thru /sys and /dev. iw does not see any wireless adapters installed. Network Manager does not see any wireless adapters installed. Does anyone have any suggestions to make the adapter show up?

Windows won't boot up after Pop!_os installation

16 June 2025 @ 5:20 am

I just installed linux (Pop!_os) a couple of days ago for the first time. After the installation I tried turning my laptop off and on and unfortunately the only thing that boots now is Pop!_os. If I go to the "other devices" section in the Pop!_os files, I can still see that my Windows files still exist. I can also see that the boot folder within the Windows folder is empty? I've already tried using the Windows 11 Installation media to no avail. Please help! Edit: Unfortunately, I can't exactly recall what I used to install linux. I do recall this: I downloaded the Pop!_os installer/Rufus on a usb and used this to download linux. I also did not do anything to allow the double booting (I thought it would be taken care of automatically). I did not make a backup of files before doing this (stupid, I know). Lastly, when I try to go in BIOS, there are TWO Windows boot managers. I tried asking chatGPT what I should do and it said to create a new boot manager (this is afte

How to stop apps asking for focus on Windows 11? [closed]

15 June 2025 @ 12:25 pm

I'm having this annoying situation on Windows 11, that some apps keeps asking for focus and disturbing me. In the example below, the culprit is this app with the blue circle logo, note that its windows keep flashing until I click on this and minimize again. Is there anything I could do to avoid that? The app in question is Rustdesk, but it's not relevant, this situation happens with several apps. enter image description here

How to use wildcards in a variable in a Batch file in Windows 11?

4 June 2025 @ 5:34 pm

I am using Windows 11 and have a simple renaming script that I'm trying to simplify but can't figure out how to use wildcards in the variable. SETLOCAL EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion pushd "." FOR /f "delims=" %%G IN ('dir /a-d /b /s /o-n') DO ( SET "_FFN=%%~fG" File Full Name SET "Var=%%~nxG" File Name + Extension call :renaming ) popd ENDLOCAL goto :EOF :renaming SET "Var=%Var:{????}=(????)%" rename "%_FFN%" "%Var%" If I set the variable to SET "Var=%Var:{1234}=(1234)%" it works fine however I'd like it to work on any string it finds that contains {????} but it doesn't work this way with wildcards.

What to do when a BitLocker unit is showing as RAW?

4 June 2025 @ 2:24 am

My hard drive failed completely and without warnings, and I had to buy a new disk and install Windows on it (clean installation. No previous data). Now, my BitLocker unit (of another healthy disk) is showing RAW! I have the password, but there is no drive letter! By RAW, I mean no partition, volumes, unallocated, etc The HD is not portable. It's fixed/internal. Single unit. Removing the hard disks and rebooting made no difference The hard disk was never removed from the computer, or had it's slot changed, either during the attempted recovery of the old system, or afterwards, when installing the new one. manage-bde -status does not show the unit! repair-bde requires a drive letter If I try to assign a drive letter using the diskmgmt, it forces me to format. I can't confirm or deny if the computer had Intel RST ACTIVE prior to the crisis. If depended on me enabling it, n

Multiple Result lines from bash feeding into multiple variable

8 April 2025 @ 2:34 pm

I am new to Bash and wanted some help. I have a command which produces four lines and I would like these lines to be fed to four variables, so i can use them in the next command. could someone please show me how i can do that ? printf "%s\n" `psql -U postgres db -c "select id,r_id,num,co from mnmpr where order_id ='57973';"` | grep -v "|" | grep -A8 "^-" | grep -v "^-" 245857017 7479689 674767567452 2025-03-14

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‘Predator 2’ Walked So the New Films Could Run

16 June 2025 @ 5:45 pm

Predator 2 BuildingAfter 'Predator: Killer of Killers,' we decided to give the Danny Glover 1990 sequel a spin and were pleasantly surprised.

Your Next Instant Pot Might Be Made by Donald Trump

16 June 2025 @ 5:15 pm

President Donald Trump and an Instant PotAmerica has become a parody of itself.

NASA Moves Ahead With Private ISS Mission After Air Leak Repairs

16 June 2025 @ 5:10 pm

Iss Russian ModuleThe agency reported a new pressure signal in the leaky Russian module, which could mean the leaks have been sealed.

JBL’s ANC Earbuds Now Over 4x Cheaper Than AirPods Pro 2, Best Buy Exclusive With Limited Stock

16 June 2025 @ 5:10 pm

Jbltune (1)These small but mighty JBL earbuds can make your favorite music sound even better at its lowest price.

Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins Have Jumped Ship From ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ to ‘Critical Role’

16 June 2025 @ 5:05 pm

Jeremy Crawford Chris Perkins Critical Role Darrington PressTwo of the primary architects of modern 'D&D' will now shape the future of the actual-play company's in-house publisher, Darrington Press.

Amazon Fire TV Cube (Newest Model) Drops $10 Below Prime Day Price, Perfect for Non-Smart TV Users

16 June 2025 @ 4:40 pm

This amazing device is a gateway to a better experience, and it's 29% off right now.

Scientists in Antarctica Detect Deep-Earth Signals That Defy Known Physics

16 June 2025 @ 4:35 pm

The ANITA experimentThe anomalies, which can’t be explained by known particle-based signals, have baffled scientists.

Trump’s New Cash Grab Is a Gold iPhone Lookalike That’s Worse Than Any Budget Android

16 June 2025 @ 4:35 pm

Trump T1 phone.When conflict of interest calls, Trump answers.

This Kodak Instant Photo Printer with 90 Sheets Is Suddenly Cheap, Amazon Is Clearing Stock Before Prime Day

16 June 2025 @ 4:25 pm

Kodak PrinterYou can print photos from your iPhone in just a few seconds.

James Gunn Calls Batman His Biggest Problem in the DC Universe

16 June 2025 @ 4:17 pm

Batman Brave And BoldThe 'Superman' writer-director discusses the difficulties he's facing with the Caped Crusader.

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Your old smartphone could one day become a minuscule data center - but I don't think it is worth it

16 June 2025 @ 5:32 pm

Researchers turn old smartphones into micro data centers for marine research and smart cities.

Leaked Osmo Nano images suggest DJI is taking a second swing at tiny modular action cams, and I'm all for it

16 June 2025 @ 4:48 pm

Leaked images suggest the DJI Osmo Nano will be a tiny modular action camera to rival the Insta360 Go 3S. I really hope that’s true.

I tested 28 wireless chargers, and these two common design problems could leave you feeling disappointed long-term – here are my picks to avoid them

16 June 2025 @ 4:15 pm

These two common wireless charger problems could prove more unattractive than all those cables ever were.

Chatbots are impersonating students for profit - make sure your place is safe

16 June 2025 @ 4:04 pm

Colleges must contend with fake students and exaggerated enrollments, experts warn.

Apple says it’s not merging iPadOS and macOS – but I reckon it might soon have to change its tune

16 June 2025 @ 3:47 pm

Apple’s rumored foldable iPad might force the company to merge its iPadOS and macOS operating systems.

'I'm sick of it': James Gunn explains why Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is no longer the DC comic book movie's name

16 June 2025 @ 3:35 pm

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will be known by a much cleaner title from now on, James Gunn has confirmed.

Every Jaws movie is now streaming to mark the film’s 50th anniversary – here's why I can't wait to dive in

16 June 2025 @ 3:19 pm

Jaws is 50, and all four movies are now streaming on Peacock in the US.

Victoria's Secret says all systems are back online following cyberattack

16 June 2025 @ 3:05 pm

Iinvestigation continues, but financial damages are not expected.

The next Galaxy Watch will read antioxidant levels, give you useful bedtime guidance, and become the running coach you always wanted

16 June 2025 @ 2:49 pm

Your next Galaxy Watch is about to become a much better health companion.

Forget the Switch 2 – this dual-screen handheld gaming PC brings back the glory days of the Nintendo DS, but with all your Steam games

16 June 2025 @ 2:40 pm

While all the focus is on the Nintendo Switch 2, Ayaneo is taking another shot at another Nintendo DS-style gaming experience, with the Flip 1S DS handheld gaming PC announced.

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LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features

12 December 2023 @ 4:10 pm

 In the rapidly advancing landscape of AI technology and innovation, LimeWire emerges as a unique platform in the realm of generative AI tools. This platform not only stands out from the multitude of existing AI tools but also brings a fresh approach to content generation. LimeWire not only empowers users to create AI content but also provides creators with creative ways to share and monetize their creations.As we explore LimeWire, our aim is to uncover its features, benefits for creators, and the exciting possibilities it offers for AI content generation. This platform presents an opportunity for users to harness the power of AI in image creation, all while enjoying the advantages of a free and accessible service.

ProWritingAid VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in (2022) ?

13 March 2022 @ 3:04 pm

Grammarly vs prowritingaidProWritingAid VS Grammarly:

Sellfy Review 2022: How Good Is This Ecommerce Platform?

12 March 2022 @ 11:54 am

 SellfyAre you searching for an

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Iran strikes Tel Aviv and Haifa as Israel conflict enters fourth day - The Guardian

16 June 2025 @ 5:12 pm

Iran strikes Tel Aviv and Haifa as Israel conflict enters fourth day  The GuardianIsrael's smaller, sophisticated military opposes larger Iran  BBC

Establishment in denial over ethnicity of grooming gangs, Casey report finds - The Telegraph

16 June 2025 @ 5:08 pm

Establishment in denial over ethnicity of grooming gangs, Casey report finds  The TelegraphEthnicity of grooming gangs 'shied away from', Casey report says  BBC

Dan Evans reproduces form of old to beat Frances Tiafoe at Queen’s Club - The Guardian

16 June 2025 @ 4:34 pm

Dan Evans reproduces form of old to beat Frances Tiafoe at Queen’s Club  The GuardianQueen's Club LIVE: Fearnley vs Bolt after Dan Evans wins but Cameron Norrie loses - watch, scores & results  BBC

Devon woman who died in tandem skydive was 'caring and giving' - BBC

16 June 2025 @ 4:28 pm

Devon woman who died in tandem skydive was 'caring and giving'  BBCDevon woman who died in skydive was 'caring and giving'  BBC

Chelsea vs LAFC: Club World Cup - LIVE - London Evening Standard

16 June 2025 @ 4:16 pm

Chelsea vs LAFC: Club World Cup - LIVE  London Evening StandardChelsea vs LAFC LIVE: Club World Cup score, team news, stats & updates  BBC

Jacques Villeneuve points the finger at Piastri for ‘nasty’ action against Norris - PlanetF1

16 June 2025 @ 4:00 pm

Jacques Villeneuve points the finger at Piastri for ‘nasty’ action against Norris  PlanetF1Canadian Grand Prix: George Russell says he is 'driving better than ever'  BBC

Trump mobile service announced - with cost of gold smartphone revealed - Sky News

16 June 2025 @ 3:57 pm

Trump mobile service announced - with cost of gold smartphone revealed  Sky NewsTrump Organization unveils $499 gold phone raising new concerns on conflicts of interest  The Guardian

Diddy trial: Juror dismissed over 'inconsistencies' - BBC

16 June 2025 @ 3:53 pm

Diddy trial: Juror dismissed over 'inconsistencies'  BBCJuror dismissed in Diddy trial over 'inconsistencies'  BBCLive

Man, 92, who allegedly raped and murdered woman in 1967 caught after DNA advances, court told - The Guardian

16 June 2025 @ 3:42 pm

Man, 92, who allegedly raped and murdered woman in 1967 caught after DNA advances, court told  The GuardianMan, 92, on trial for 1967 murder after ‘Britain’s longest cold-case arrest’  The Telegraph

MI6 gets its first female chief - but here's 5 top UK jobs that a woman has never done - Sky News

16 June 2025 @ 3:19 pm

MI6 gets its first female chief - but here's 5 top UK jobs that a woman has never done  Sky NewsBlaise Metreweli appointed as MI6's first female chief  BBC

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What’s the purpose of dreaming? 

16 June 2025 @ 3:30 pm

Dream experts have plenty of possible answers. The post What’s the purpose of dreaming?  appeared first on Popular Science.

Ancient Greek inscriptions point to the ‘Sanctuary of Odysseus’

16 June 2025 @ 2:53 pm

Archeologists continue to shed light on the historical origins behind Homer’s ‘Odyssey.’ The post Ancient Greek inscriptions point to the ‘Sanctuary of Odysseus’ appeared first on Popular Science.

This National Park uses a ‘Skeeter Meter’ to inform visitors about mosquitoes

16 June 2025 @ 1:37 pm

At least 20 species of mosquitoes are found in South Carolina's Congaree National Park. The post This National Park uses a ‘Skeeter Meter’ to inform visitors about mosquitoes appeared first on Popular Science.

Q&A: How anacondas, chickens, and locals may be able to coexist in the Amazon

16 June 2025 @ 4:00 am

‘Chicken is her favorite dish. If one clucks, she comes.’ The post Q&A: How anacondas, chickens, and locals may be able to coexist in the Amazon appeared first on Popular Science.

Learn how to use Amazon to your advantage with this $19.99 How to sell on Amazon Bundle

16 June 2025 @ 3:01 am

Set up your side hustle and learn how to let Amazon work for you with this $19.99 FBA bundle. The post Learn how to use Amazon to your advantage with this $19.99 How to sell on Amazon Bundle appeared first on Popular Science.

I tried Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for a month—here’s why I’m not going back

16 June 2025 @ 2:54 am

It's my secret for playing 100+ games across Xbox and PC, streaming from the cloud, and accessing day-one titles. The post I tried Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for a month—here’s why I’m not going back appeared first on Popular Science.

Google’s AI video creator gets major upgrade. How to use it.

15 June 2025 @ 7:01 pm

It's getting much harder to tell reality from AI. The post Google’s AI video creator gets major upgrade. How to use it. appeared first on Popular Science.

The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a stunning piece of engineering

15 June 2025 @ 5:00 pm

We took a drive in the $174,995 sports car in the blistering Texas heat. The post The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a stunning piece of engineering appeared first on Popular Science.

4 battery myths (and why they’re not true)

15 June 2025 @ 12:00 pm

Don't put your batteries next to your ice cream. The post 4 battery myths (and why they’re not true) appeared first on Popular Science.

15 riveting images from the 2025 UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition

14 June 2025 @ 7:00 pm

'The ocean is the source of all life and that everything in nature is deeply connected.' The post 15 riveting images from the 2025 UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition appeared first on Popular Science.

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Canada's WestJet says 'expect interruptions' online as it navigates cybersecurity turbulence

16 June 2025 @ 4:15 pm

Flights still flying - just don't count on the app or website working smoothly Canadian airline WestJet is warning of "intermittent interruptions or errors" on its app and website as it investigates a cybersecurity incident.…

LibreOffice adds voice to 'ditch Windows for Linux' campaign

16 June 2025 @ 4:02 pm

Next version to drop Windows 7 through 8.1, and 32-bit Windows support is on the way out, too The LibreOffice project is preparing to cut some Windows support – and encourages users to switch to Linux.…

ISS leaks push Axiom Mission 4 launch to no earlier than June 19

16 June 2025 @ 3:35 pm

Evaluation of latest repairs to Russian segment ongoing NASA has pushed back the launch of Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station (ISS), citing concerns over persistent leaks aboard the aging orbital outpost. A new No Earlier Than (NET) date is set for June 19.…

Eurocops arrest suspected Archetyp admin, shut down mega dark web drug shop

16 June 2025 @ 2:28 pm

Marketplace as big as Silk Road had more than 600k users and turnover of 'at least' €250M Operation Deep Sentinel is the latest international law enforcement collaboration against cybercrime, shutting down Archetyp – one of the largest dark web drug marketplaces.…

Salesforce study finds LLM agents flunk CRM and confidentiality tests

16 June 2025 @ 1:19 pm

6-in-10 success rate for single-step tasks A new benchmark developed by academics shows that LLM-based AI agents perform below par on standard CRM tests and fail to understand the need for customer confidentiality.…

Microsoft adds export option to Windows Recall in Europe

16 June 2025 @ 12:42 pm

But lose your code and it's gone for good Updated  Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area will shortly receive a new Recall Export feature, allowing Recall snapshots to be shared with third-party apps and websites.…

BT chief says AI could deliver more job cuts, hints at Openreach sell-off

16 June 2025 @ 12:08 pm

As others roll back use of tech due to quality, customers preferring to talk to humans Not content with a corporate blueprint to cut up to 55,000 employees by 2030, UK telecoms giant BT now says even more staff could be replaced with AI, despite the experience of some orgs that have already tried this.…

Spy school dropout: GCHQ intern jailed for swiping classified data

16 June 2025 @ 10:41 am

Student 'believed he could finish' software dev 'project alone and therefore that the rules did not apply to him' A former GCHQ intern was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for stealing top-secret files during a year-long placement at the British intelligence agency.…

Northern Ireland government confirms it did not ask Fujitsu to continue bidding for project

16 June 2025 @ 9:35 am

Scandal-hit IT giant said it wouldn't take on new UK.gov contracts or continue bidding on existing ones unless asked Exclusive  The Northern Ireland government did not ask Fujitsu to continue bidding for a £125 million ($167 million) contract, yet the Japanese tech giant to continued to do so, despite promising to quit competing for UK government work during the fallout from the Horizon scandal.…

Put Large Reasoning Models under pressure and they stop making sense, say boffins

16 June 2025 @ 8:30 am

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Not a problem with AI hype Opinion  Among the forever wars in geekdom, defining the difference between science fiction and fantasy is a hot potato destined to outlive the heat death of the universe.…

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Keeping tabs on the UK’s parliaments & assemblies

Giving evidence on second jobs

5 June 2025 @ 9:58 am

A few weeks ago, I was part of a panel giving evidence to the House of Commons’ Standards Committee on ‘outside employment and interests’ (second jobs).  Here’s the video, or the transcript.  My evidence was based on our findings and recommendations from our WhoFundsThem project and our Beyond Transparency report. We worked with volunteers to…

Improving transparency from the outside

5 June 2025 @ 9:56 am

As part of our WhoFundsThem project, we released a big report detailing what we learned while working with volunteers to explore the MPs’ Register of Members Financial Interests (RMFI).  Many of our recommendations are for changes Parliament should make, but we always want to think about what we can do from the outside to keep…

Tackling the Climate Crisis with Access to Information rights

28 May 2025 @ 2:17 pm

Our hour-long webinar brought together investigative journalist Lucas Amin of Democracy for Sale; Anne Friel, Head of Just Societies at Client Earth; and Joschi Wolf of the German transparency project Frag Den Staat

Introducing TheyWorkForYou Votes

19 May 2025 @ 8:02 am

Today we’re launching TheyWorkForYou Votes – our new vote information platform.  Our goal with this service is to create and support better analysis of decisions taken in the UK’s Parliaments. We want this service to both be directly helpful to the general public, and indirectly by providing new tools and data to specialists. We ran…

Norfolk County Council: “Scorecards have helped us strive for greater transparency and accessibility in our climate action efforts”

15 May 2025 @ 8:01 am

The Council Climate Action Scorecards are helping climate officers across the UK to understand which elements of their path to Net Zero are working well, and which areas need improvement. Marina Ebbage, Procurement Policy Officer at Norfolk County Council, explained the many ways in which Scorecards have helped the authority’s Climate Hub team in their…

TheyWorkForYou: how you can help

14 May 2025 @ 10:14 am

Here’s an update on some upcoming TheyWorkForYou projects, and how you can help us make them better.  TheyWorkForYou has also joined Bluesky – so follow us there! Come to the launch of TheyWorkForYou Votes TheyWorkForYou Votes is mySociety’s new platform that provides more information than ever about how MPs (and other elected representatives) have voted. …

APPGs – new stuff we’re releasing and new stuff we need your help with

13 May 2025 @ 10:53 am

We’ve built a tool that helps us release a lot more useful information about All Party Parliamentary Groups, but we need humans to help us with membership lists.  The new stuff For each new APPG register (which are released approximately every six weeks), we now produce lists of new APPGs, removed APPGs and updated APPGs.…

TheyWorkForYou has a new votes platform, and we want to tell you about it!

7 May 2025 @ 3:44 pm

TheyWorkForYou Votes is mySociety’s new platform that provides more information than ever about how MPs (and other elected representatives) have voted.  It’s launching on Monday 19th May, and we’re running an event where you can learn all about it.  Votes in the UK’s Parliaments determine the laws that we all live by, and we want…

News from the ATI Network – March 2025

3 April 2025 @ 1:05 pm

Here is our monthly round-up of news from the transparency organisations in the ATI Network. This month, we have updates from Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Croatia, Hungary, Greece, South Africa and Latin America. What a global hum of transparency activity! Access Info Europe have brought a joint legal challenge against the European Commission’s new…

Legal reform of FOI laws in France

2 April 2025 @ 2:18 pm

These are notes from a recent ‘fireside chat’ held by the ATI Network. For the sake of frank conversation and knowledge exchange, the session was not recorded, but you can read on for the main points. Laurent and Xavier from the French Alaveteli site MaDada were talking about their learning process from working with Access…