Nearly $109 million in deposits held for fintech Yotta’s customers vanished in Synapse collapse, bank says (www.cnbc.com)
Ledgers of the failed fintech middleman Synapse show that nearly all the deposits held for customers of the banking app Yotta went missing weeks ago, according to one of the lenders involved....
Which word came first? Richard, Dick, or Penis?
And why the hell are they even associated in the first place?
The battle for lithium: US and China fight over Argentina’s white gold (english.elpais.com)
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Greece introduces the six-day work week (www.dw.com)
“While the 40-hour work week is still officially in place, employers are permitted to require staff to work up to two unpaid hours per day for a limited period in return for more free time.”
We need this level of energy. All the time... (files.catbox.moe)
Especially against multi-billion dollar corporate weapons manufacturers with government contracts that keep them running our civilization into the ground via a freight train on the moon.
EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control (stackdiary.com)
Moritz Körner, Member of the European Parliament, disclosed the decision on Twitter. Swedish publisher SVG said, “The question was removed at the last moment from Thursday’s ambassadorial meeting in Brussels”.
Ukraine endures widespread blackouts as Russia attacks critical infrastructure (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainians are having to cope with widespread emergency blackouts as Russia continued to pound critical infrastructure over the weekend....
New to Linux - Some beginner questions about Bazzite
Hey guys, so I installed Bazzite on my 2nd SSD last weekend and I’ve installed some games and searched through the OS to familiarize myself with it, but I still have a few questions about Bazzite and Linux in general that I’d like some help with! I’ve used Ubuntu and Linux mint in the past (2014ish) just to mess around...
U.S. Military Planes Are in Haiti. Haitians Don’t Know Why. (foreignpolicy.com)
In the past several weeks, I have watched dozens of sleek U.S. military planes descend over Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where I live. They were the first flights to land since gangs blockaded and halted commercial air traffic in March. U.S. news reports suggest that the aircraft contained...
Anon is a fish
Systemd 256.1 Addresses Complaint That 'systemd-tmpfiles' Could Unexpectedly Delete Your /home Directory (linux.slashdot.org)
Retro Homebrew ROMS?
I’m on the hunt for ROMS for old systems. NES, SNES, Genesis, etc....
Sam Snitchy - good boy [2024, Punk] (www.youtube.com)
Discogs: www.discogs.com/de/artist/10803553-Sam-Snitchy
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say (apnews.com)
More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabiaas the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Sunday....
Final Fantasy Tactics Was Originally An RTS, And Here's What It Almost Looked Like | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
On the occasion of Final Fantasy Tactics’ 27th anniversary, its director Yasumi Matsuno shared images of an early version of the game that deviates significantly from the final product. Initially aiming for a real-time strategy (RTS) style similar to “Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen,” the project was...
GOP resolution calls on SCOTUS to ‘intervene’ in Trump’s hush money case (www.politico.com)
Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution Friday urging the Supreme Court to “intervene” in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump before the 2024 election — a move that experts say is a political stunt that faces significant legal obstacles....
CD Projekt passes the 'Best DLC' crown to FromSoftware with Witcher-themed Elden Ring art (www.destructoid.com)
Why do I puke more than once when I've been drunk?
So I’ve been drinking and it becomes like I drink water and I puke right away. So it’s like what’s the point of puking if I can’t get rid of all the toxicant in one go. I end up just puking whatever I put in. I assume puking is good but yeah I don’t get the point if it can’t be just a one time thing.
Musescore piracy (github.com)
I remember 5 years ago Musescore allowed free downloads of sheet music with an account. Now, I’m trying to get back in to playing the piano, and I was surprised that they’re requiring you to pay, so fuck em...
Comrade Picard
Have there ever been reports of MAS pirated Windows 10 being unsafe, stealing passwords etc.?
I’m installing windows 10 right now and even though it’s not required to activate it, I’d rather do it until I can....
Comedian Michael Usi becomes Malawi's vice-president after Saulos Chilima's death (www.bbc.com)
JD Spain, Sr. wins Democratic nomination for Arlington County Board (wamu.org)
Spain’s victory came after the county’s second-ever ranked choice voting election. On their ballots, Arlington voters ranked three of the five candidates. In the first round of the tabulation, the person who got the least number of votes — in this case, Julie Farnam — was dropped, and her supporters’ votes allocated to...