Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-02-26

For once I’m not too busy today. But even if I were busy, I would still publish the newest edition of Pook-Emu Bee.

1. Discover more of the Fediverse with tags.pub (Matthias Pfefferle at ActivityPub for WordPress. April 2, 2026.)

Done!

1. Sony Shuts Down Nearly Its Entire Memory Card Business Due to Flash Shortage (Jason Schneider for PetaPixel. March 27, 2026.)

AI has come for the SD cards. Constantine XI implores us forward. Hang on to your thumb drives!

1. Nike just can’t do it in China (David Lozo for Morning Brew. April 2, 2026.)

Couldn’t happen to a nicer company.

1. Canonical raises Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Desktop minimum RAM requirement from 4 GB to 6 GB (Paul for AlternativeTo. April 2, 2026.)

I’d make a RAM joke but to be fair GNOME would have already been close to the last desktop environment I would run on something with 4 GB RAM.

1. The White House’s AI Strategy Is Too Little, Too Late (Danny Crichton for City Journal. March 24, 2026.)

Agreed to the extent which they spent a year running roughshod over legitimate concerns about the behavior of AI companies before considering changing course. Not sure about all the solutions. For example, I don’t think the AI leaders in place now are capable of “energetically persuad[ing] voters of the benefits to come” without being creepy, but a small reassessment is welcome so perhaps it is not “too late” yet.

1. Paul Pierce on the Dwyane Wade or James Harden debate (HoopsHype. April 1, 2026.)

Interesting debate. Mr. Wade’s “prime” was relatively short and some of it was wasted (2006-07 through 2009-10) on bad-to-mediocre teams. He was at his best from 2005-06 through 2010-11 before the knee problems really took their toll. Mr. Harden had a longer peak and is having a better post-peak. But if we are making a best-vs-best comparison, I’d be inclined to say Mr. Wade’s 2005-06 campaign, capped by his historically great playoff run and Finals, would take the cake. But this is one comparison where you can go either way depending on how you look at it.

1. The Good Old Hyperlink (Kyle Labriola at Discard Pile. February 6, 2026.)

No shortage of those here!

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