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Why did wordpress not give me an option for a username?

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By: /u/illustratious
21 August 2026 at 23:02

I created a wordpress account, and was not given a chance to add a username like I could previously, instead it used my email, which I don't like, but now I can't change that. I tried deleting my account and starting over, but it wouldn't let me do that either. I know I can change the username on the individual sites, but still, I do not like seeing my email as my username, it just feels personal, even if I'm the only one who can see it.

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China Joins Europe In Scrapping Windows For Linux

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By: BeauHD
21 August 2026 at 22:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: According to a Bloomberg report, attributed to China's Ministry of State Security, the country has ordered some government agencies to drop Windows 10 China Government Edition for Chinese-made Linux distributions. Why not Windows 11? Because China, like many other non-US governments, no longer trusts American companies with their software and services. This approach is all about digital sovereignty. In addition, even before the recent trend of governments outside America moving away from Windows, Beijing has started a long-running push to replace foreign technology in sensitive systems with domestic, open-source alternatives. [...] The Chinese government did not specify which Linux versions would replace Windows 10. However, the stock prices of Chinese Linux suppliers, Kylin Software and Tongxin Software Technology (commonly known as UnionTech), immediately jumped. These companies' respective operating systems, Kylin OS (no relation to Ubuntu Kylin) and UnionTech OS (UOS), were already positioned as domestic desktop and server replacements for Windows in government, state-owned enterprise, and critical-infrastructure environments. [...] Huawei's HarmonyOS 2, which began as an Android variant but is now a proprietary mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) operating system, is also being developed into a PC platform. HarmonyOS 2 won't be deployed anytime soon. Kylin and UOS are the only mature desktops that are ready for institutional desktop deployments. [...] ... this transition won't be easy. For agencies now moving off the government Windows build, the issue will be more demanding than simply swapping one desktop interface for another. Migration requires application testing, peripheral and driver validation, identity system integration, document-format compatibility, staff retraining and, in many cases, replacement or adaptation of Windows-dependent line-of-business software. The report provides no details on exactly how this transformation will occur. But the speed of the shift suggests that these issues are already being addressed in China's centralized managed desktop stack.

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I made one part of my Notion CRM free

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By: /u/eve9656
21 August 2026 at 21:16

I built a Notion CRM for small agencies and consultants, with separate databases for companies, contacts, and deals.

I decided to make the Deal Tracker part available for free on its own.

It lets you manage individual deals, track their stage and value, connect them to a company/contact, set follow-up dates and reminders, and keep Won/Lost deals organized.

I also included an example version so you can explore the workflow without changing your own data.

If you want to see how the full CRM connects everything together, I've included a link to it as well.

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Need help with finding the right booking plugin

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By: /u/TheArshytect
21 August 2026 at 19:40

Hello everyone,

For years now I've been on the lookout for an appointment booking system that caters to my needs, but I have yet to find one that matches the features I'm looking for and has modern features. I thought I'd come here to ask for some help in the hopes that someone can point me in the right direction.

My work is quite simple, I'm an architectural designer and my clients book me to visit a different house everyday to measure and draw existing homes.

I am looking for the best booking plugin to allow my clients to book a date & time for their specified address. A lot of the appointment booking plugins I am seeing are for single locations, for instance barbershops, hotels, etc.

I am currently using a somewhat outdated plugin that doesn't seem to be around anymore or supported, called Booked by Boxy Studio. This was included in a Wordpress theme I purchased called "Entrepreneur"

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

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Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure

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By: BeauHD
21 August 2026 at 18:00
Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, has imposed a six-month moratorium on "major electric utility infrastructure" in its latest attempt to delay a proposed $1.2 billion University of Michigan-Los Alamos data center that would support nuclear-weapons research. Township leaders, who have already paused water service for data centers, say the project has moved forward without adequate consultation and want more time to study noise, grid impacts, and other effects on residents. 404 Media reports: Last year, the university announced it was partnering with LANL on the construction of a massive 220,000 square foot hyperscale data center in Ypsilanti Township and residents have been fighting it ever since. During a meeting of the Township Board on August 18, the council unanimously passed a resolution that will delay the construction of new electrical infrastructure for 180 days. Data centers need a lot of energy, and Michigan's power authority will have to build new substations in the Township to power the proposed facility. The moratorium asked the local power authorities to use the six month delay to study noise pollution and how the new infrastructure would affect existing customers. The moratorium is narrowly focused on "the nature and scale of electrical infrastructure necessary to serve new high-energy-demand land uses [...] including infrastructure associated, but not limited to hyper-scale data centers, mid-sized data centers, artificial intelligence computing facilities, and high-performance computational centers, industrial facilities, and other intensive electrical users." Earlier this month, the University of Michigan announced it had settled on a specific plot of land in Ypsilanti Township -- a 144-acre plot on Textile Road. In a press release about the decision, the University said the data center would have the "capacity to change the world" and insisted it would not be a "high value target risk" in a war, that it would not store any hazardous nuclear material, and was not a weapons production facility. LANL previously confirmed that the data center will be used for nuclear weapons research. Ypsilanti Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo told WEMU news that the selection of the site was a "travesty of justice" because it ignores constituents' concerns about environmental impact. During the August 18 moratorium vote, the Board projected a large stock photograph of an electric substation behind its members. The photo was meant to remind people of the size of the incoming infrastructure and the lack of communication from the university about it. "This picture's really important to think about because U of M has been so crystal clear that they've been communicating to us abundantly -- which is not true," Township clerk Debbie Swanson said during the meeting. "That speaks to the lack of respect."

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Odd alignment issue after 2025 theme update

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By: /u/oandroido
21 August 2026 at 17:55

Gutenberg only - no page builders.
I have a backup, but would like to figure this out -

I'm working on a site and have Columns containing two smaller columns - the one on the left contains a featured image, and the one on the right contains a short description.

Template is for a single item post.

I had it set up so that the image in the left column, remaining in its original aspect, would fill its column horizontally or vertically scale (maintaining aspect ratio) to no more than 75% VH.

This ends up in a Query loop. It's basically a bunch of artwork with descriptions. However, after the update, I'm getting some layout issues that look like the bottom image, with a big gap between the artwork and the text. So, I'm trying to figure out what's causing the gap.

I do have some CSS set up, but I haven't changed this & it's been working for months.

Let me know what other additional info I can add here that might help. Hoping this is a fairly known or easy thing to fix.

Not sure how to troubleshoot this - any suggestions appreciated!

Thank you!

https://preview.redd.it/2blhmhop4tkh1.png?width=1052&format=png&auto=webp&s=95b201b9e43efd792c419de2c81abc022c336c8a

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Apple Cuts Jobs In Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video and Gaming Teams

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By: BeauHD
21 August 2026 at 17:00
Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs as it shifts resources toward a rebuilt, AI-powered Siri and other future products. Roughly 100 positions are being eliminated from the Vision Pro organization, including much of its gaming team and some immersive-video staff. Another 100 cuts are hitting the Siri and software teams. Bloomberg reports: In a statement, Apple acknowledged that it was realigning some teams "to evolve our business to deliver the best experiences for our users." "While we will create new roles as part of this change, it will also impact a limited number of existing roles," the company said. "We are grateful to these team members for their contributions, and we are committed to supporting them throughout their transition, including opportunities to apply for other roles at Apple." The Siri reshuffling is tied to an upcoming AI-infused version of the assistant, which is built on a new technical architecture. That shift requires a change in the necessary expertise, prompting the company to eliminate a small number of existing roles, reallocate resources and create new positions supporting the updated Siri. The changes to the Intelligent Systems Experience team reflect an effort to reorganize work on AI-powered capabilities. As more groups bring AI functions to apps, features and services, Apple is realigning teams to match priorities and accelerate development. The restructuring will eliminate some existing positions while creating new roles.

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American Who Wiped His Phone With 'Duress' Password During Border Search Gets Felony Charges

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By: BeauHD
21 August 2026 at 16:00
Federal prosecutors have charged activist Samuel Tunick with obstruction after he gave Customs and Border Protection officers a duress passcode that wiped his GrapheneOS-powered Pixel during a border search. "His prosecution is one of the earliest known instances of the federal authorities charging a person with destroying evidence using a program designed to wipe a device clean after a specific code is entered," reports The New York Times. From the report: "Obstructing federal law enforcement is a serious matter that has serious repercussions," Theodore Hertzberg, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, said in a statement. "Individuals who destroy or attempt to destroy property, including data, to prevent lawful search and seizure should expect to face prosecution and punishment for their actions." A spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that the agency had the authority to search the electronic devices of anyone entering or leaving the United States, regardless of citizenship, to enforce laws addressing terrorism, child exploitation, drug- and human-smuggling, visa fraud and national security threats. "The border search will only include an examination of information that is present on the device at the time it is presented for inspection," the spokeswoman said, adding that it searched the electronic devices of fewer than 0.01 percent of all arriving international travelers in the last fiscal year. "Just the knowledge that the government is peering into your private life in this way, trying to dig up dirt on you, even though it's unsuccessful, is creepy," Tunick said, in response to a question about how the charges have affected him. His message: "The government doesn't own our communications, our relationships, as hard as they might try to. We have to defend our fundamental right to privacy; otherwise we can't say that we really live in a democracy."

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7.1 Constant "Saves" and Block Editor Slowness??

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By: /u/HistoricalSignal1408
21 August 2026 at 15:10

Is anyone else experiencing a super slow and glitchy editor since updating to 7.1? I updated yesterday and since then it's been so glitchy and slow. The auto saves take forever and trying to drag a section causes a massive freeze. I didn't have these issues before updating yesterday.

Anyone else experiencing this or have tips?

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14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2

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By: [email protected] (The Hacker News)
21 August 2026 at 13:53
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are engineered to stealthily deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Linux implant dubbed RedC2 4.0. "When the module loads, it locates the bundled binary, marks it executable, and launches it as a detached background process," TrendAI, Trend Micro's

AI Boosted Homework Scores, Then Exam Scores Dropped

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By: BeauHD
21 August 2026 at 15:00
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Economist: Students and school children are increasingly using artificial intelligence. A survey last year by Chegg, an ed-tech firm, found that 80% of rich-world undergraduates used it in their studies. More recent polls put the figure at 94% in Britain and 93% in Germany. Such widespread adoption has fueled concerns about the impact the technology might be having on learning. Teachers report marking identikit essays that they suspect are churned out by ChatGPT. Yet firm evidence on AI's educational effects has been lacking. David Stromberg of Stockholm University and Victor Lei and Wu Yanhui of the University of Hong Kong set out to fill the gap. They tracked 27,000 pupils aged 12-18 in China, where AI adoption has been fast. Around 80% reported using models such as Doubao and DeepSeek; the other 20% formed the control group. The results are eye-opening. After six months, pupils using AI saw their average homework score rise by 18% across all subjects. The time they took to complete each assignment fell from an average of 64 minutes to 45. But come exam time, the same students scored 20% below their classmates who had not called on AI's help. Homework scores once predicted exam performance; now those who score highest are, perversely, more likely to do worse in exams. The takeaway: "AI can boost learning productivity, but only for those who use the technology intelligently," reports The Economist. "Students must resist the temptation to reach for an AI-generated answer before thinking things through for themselves."

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Breaking into CRM/Lifecycle Marketing with a Psychology Degree — What Should I Focus On?

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By: /u/Fast-Huckleberry9539
21 August 2026 at 12:44

I’m 24 and graduated in 2025 with a Psychology degree. I’m currently trying to transition into marketing, and I’ve become particularly interested in CRM, lifecycle marketing, email marketing, and marketing automation.
What attracts me to this area is the combination of psychology/customer behaviour, communication, technology, analytics, experimentation, and understanding what actually drives customers to take action.
I’ve been looking at entry-level and junior roles, and I’ve noticed that many of the positions I’m interested in seem to focus heavily on practical skills and experience rather than requiring a specific marketing degree.
I’m considering spending the next 6 months seriously building my skills before trying to make the transition.
My current learning plan includes:
CRM and lifecycle marketing fundamentals
Email marketing strategy
Customer segmentation
Customer journeys
Marketing automation
HubSpot and/or Klaviyo
Email copywriting
Excel/Google Sheets
Basic SQL
Marketing analytics
A/B testing and experimentation
Campaign reporting and performance analysis
My goal isn’t to become an expert in six months. I want to become competent enough to understand how the work is actually done, build a few relevant projects, and eventually be competitive for a junior CRM/lifecycle/email marketing role.
For people currently working in CRM, lifecycle, retention, or email marketing:
If you were starting over with a Psychology degree and no professional marketing experience, what would you prioritize learning during your first 6 months?
Are there any skills/tools that you think aspiring CRM/lifecycle marketers spend too much time learning, or anything that beginners commonly overlook?
And realistically, how difficult is it to get that first CRM/lifecycle marketing job without a marketing degree?
I’d really appreciate advice from people who actually work in this area.

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Bot attack since 12th August

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By: /u/Independent_Hero
21 August 2026 at 13:37

Hey guys, I am getting a huge spike in my analytics since August 12th.

At first I thought, one of my articles got popular, but after checking analytics, i realised almost 56% of the devices have resolutions like 1368x1368, or square.

That's how I know these are bots. I installed an advanced bot blocker that already blocked 8 bots, ips I mean.

But, how are you guys avoiding or securing your sites? I don't want to stuff my site with random plugins, i already set up cloudflare too. But bot traffic isn't stopping.

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