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Today's topics:

Firefox add-ons: 84k scrape - A developer scraped nearly all Firefox extensions and found phishing, mass spam, and permission bloat—plus nasty performance limits when add-ons scale. Keywords: Mozilla Add-ons, phishing extensions, PUA, ecosystem health, performance bottlenecks.

Linux kernel rules for AI - The Linux kernel published guidance for AI-assisted patches, stressing GPL-2.0-only compliance, human responsibility, and transparency via an “Assisted-by” tag. Keywords: Linux kernel, AI coding assistants, licensing, SPDX, Developer Certificate of Origin.

Searchable U.S. pardon database - Pardonned.com turns DOJ clemency pages into a searchable, open-source database, making it easier to audit claims and compare pardon patterns across administrations. Keywords: presidential pardons, clemency, scraping, SQLite, public accountability.

DIY MacBook ergonomics mod - A blogger literally filed down sharp MacBook corners for wrist comfort, reflecting a growing “modify your own tech” culture centered on ergonomics and user agency. Keywords: MacBook unibody, ergonomics, hardware mod, customization, repair mindset.

Connect Four strategy compression - WeakC4 claims a compact, search-free path to perfect play in standard Connect Four by compressing winning knowledge into reusable patterns. Keywords: Connect Four, weak solution, human-interpretable strategy, pattern library, game solving.

One-dimensional chess versus AI - An online “1D-Chess” variant shows how strategic tension survives on a single line of squares, letting players test ideas against an AI. Keywords: chess variant, minimal rules, emergent complexity, puzzles, browser game.

Internet Archive concert preservation - Volunteers are digitizing Aadam Jacobs’ massive concert-tape archive for the Internet Archive, preserving fragile pre-digital recordings of punk and indie history. Keywords: Internet Archive, tape preservation, live bootlegs, metadata, cultural history.

Chimpanzee community breaks into war - Researchers report Uganda’s largest known wild chimp community split into lethal factions, offering unsettling clues about how group violence can emerge without human institutions. Keywords: Ngogo chimps, Kibale, coalition violence, social fragmentation, Science study.

Artemis II splashdown and validation - NASA’s Artemis II splashed down safely after a lunar flyby, validating Orion’s reentry, heat shield, parachutes, and recovery workflow for future Moon missions. Keywords: Artemis II, Orion capsule, reentry blackout, splashdown, lunar program.

-Blogger Files Down MacBook Corners for Comfort, Urges Tool Customization
-WeakC4 Publishes a Search-Free, Compressed Winning Strategy for Connect Four
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