Running One-man SaaS, 9 Years In (blog.healthchecks.io)
Darkness reigns over Wikipedia as official dark mode comes to pass (arstechnica.com)
Russian prisoner swap deal was to have included Alexei Navalny (www.theguardian.com)
Proxmox_gk: a shell tool for deploying LXC/QEMU guests, with Cloud-init (forum.proxmox.com)
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ELI5: how do mobile devices know your movements?
I’m primarily talking about stuff like step counters, but also health apps measuring your heart rate, how many stairs you take, the length of your steps, and so on. I’m honest when you tell me to explain it to me like I’m five years old, this one boggles my mind.
Song of the Day: Zombie by Fela Kuti (youtu.be)
Palestinian detainee allegedly raped in Sde Teiman returned to facility (www.middleeasteye.net)
A Palestinian detainee hospitalised in Beersheba after allegedly being raped by Israeli soldiers in Sde Teiman detention centre has been returned to the notorious facility, according to the Israeli news outlet Haaretz....
A Palestinian Journalist Visited Ismail Haniyeh’s Home in Gaza to Report on His Death. Israel Assassinated Him Too. (scheerpost.com)
Harris campaign says it raised $310 million in July, doubling Trump’s haul (www.cnn.com)
Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign said it raked in a whopping $310 million in its July fundraising efforts – more than double the amount raised by her Republican rival last month – and has $377 million cash on hand, marking the latest sign of how transformative and energizing the change to the top of the...
Flavor Flav helps Olympic discus thrower Veronica Fraley who said she struggles to pay the rent (apnews.com)
Vanderbilt’s discus thrower and Olympian Veronica Fraley lamented on social media that she needed help paying the rent....
Nigeria’s economic crisis is fueling a stunt philanthropy boom. (restofworld.org)
Several Nigerian content creators are mimicking American superstar YouTuber MrBeast by publishing charitable deeds as content online.
US lawmaker calls Chinese sanctions 'badge of honor'. (www.voanews.com)
Rate me (lemmy.world)
left to their own devices
What are these ball like things on the pipes (postimg.cc)
Noticed these strange looking balls that may pass for an art installation but imagine maybe temperature control?
Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription (arstechnica.com)
Russia's Gazprom net losses nearly double year on year (kyivindependent.com)
Maui fire lawsuit parties reach $4B global settlement, court filings say. (www.voanews.com)
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Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter (apnews.com)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday....
Just a prank
US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election (apnews.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/oqvGw
Venezuela: An Attempted Coup By Any Other Name (www.counterpunch.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18217536...
Venezuela says US 'at the forefront of coup attempt' (www.reuters.com)
CARACAS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said on Friday that the United States is “at the forefront of a coup attempt” against the South American country amid a dispute over presidential election results that sparked protests.