kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

[Dave Burke] So... after 14 yrs leading Android engineering, I've decided it's time for a change [...] Continuing as advisor while figuring out what's next in AI/bio (twitter.com)

KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) released on Steam [31% OFF] (store.steampowered.com)

Microsoft president to testify before House panel over security lapses (www.reuters.com)

Microsoft President Brad Smith will testify before a House of Representatives panel on homeland security on Thursday, fielding questions about the company’s security practices after Russian and Chinese hackers breached its systems over the past year....

Bird flu detected in Houston-area wastewater (www.click2houston.com)

Who’s ready for Pandemic 2?

Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths, must pay $38.3M to family members (apnews.com)

Embrace Tradition (files.catbox.moe)

I just… I don’t know anymore....

World Bank Financing Arm Rejects Calls to Directly Compensate Victims of Harm at Kenya Schools (theintercept.com)

Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (www.theverge.com)

Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the popular movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the two companies announced on Wednesday....

PS5 players will soon be able to join Discord voice chat directly from their console (blog.playstation.com)

Is everything the worst?

I’m 43, almost 44, years old and went through a bought of alcoholism during the early part of the pandemic. I went through treatment and have been fine since. However, I can’t help but feel that all the news in the last few months is just the worst. Between the AI bullshit, the wars, the effects of capitalism, and the...

Elon Musk has unusual relationships with women at SpaceX, WSJ reports - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

Israel reportedly hits Gaza safe zone as ceasefire discussions persist (www.middleeasteye.net)

Israel has launched land, sea and air strikes on al-Mawasi, a designated safe zone in Gaza, according to Palestine’s Wafa news agency....

Redout 2 free on Epic Games (store.epicgames.com)

Store description:...

Repeat after me "this problem isn't bothering me". There! fixed it (unfufadoo.net)

Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations (apnews.com)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history....

Were zx spectrum +2 keyboards disgusting to type on?

Out of curiosity, I’ve been watching a few restorations of those spectrums, and I’ve noticed the keyboards having a rather peculiar construction, judging by today’s standards. They have 2 springs, the small one, as far as I understand, presses the membrane layers together, and the larger one returns the key into neutral...

Washington is not telling truth about the Gaza pier (responsiblestatecraft.org)

HANGWIRE - Bones (www.youtube.com)

“Hangwire is a Post-Punk revival band from Montevideo, Uruguay. “Bones” is the 5th track from their album “Farewell” released in 2023”

NY governor calls vandalism at the homes of Jewish board members of the Brooklyn Museum ‘an abhorrent act of antisemitism’ (www.cnn.com)

Got To Be Mine | Vulfmon & Evangeline (www.youtube.com)

Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers' (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Thinkpad recs?

I like used Thinkpads. I bought a T430s off eBay and used it for several years. Recently I got a T570 from work. It had a screen issue, so I bought a new screen. That didn’t fix it so I bought a new mobo, but it has a loose drive connector so won’t boot. Just now I killed it for good by putting an nvme in a sata slot lol....

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