“Nowhere Is Safe”: Israel Bombs Tent Camp in Rafah, Killing 45 Palestinians (truthout.org)
Emergency workers told NBC News that the death toll was likely to rise, as many people had been trapped in the encampment as it was engulfed in flames....
Judge blocks Biden administration rule capping credit card late fees at $8 (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8....
Wey hey and up she rises (lemmy.world)
Song of the Day: There She Goes by The La's (youtu.be)
Microsoft Starts Preparing Its Open-Source DirectX Shader Compiler For "HLSL 202x" (www.phoronix.com)
U of T seeks court injunction to clear encampment as protesters stay put (www.cbc.ca)
‘Despite all these threats being made, we remain,’ organizer says of encampment...
The Device-First Risk AI Platform that Stops Fraud at Its Root (sh.itjust.works)
Eliminate Fake Accounts with Accurate Device Intelligence SHIELD’s Device Intelligence persistently identifies devices, users, and accounts you can trust — and those you can’t....
Poland rolls out plans for fortifications along its border with Russia and Belarus (apnews.com)
Let Ukraine Freely Strike Russia with Western Arms – NATO Chief (orinocotribune.com)
Actually, Winamp is not going Open Source (x.com)
x.com/winamp/status/1793615140241240395
How Nigeria’s economy cratered in President Tinubu’s first year (www.semafor.com)
LAGOS — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu vowed to usher in an era of renewed hope when he was inaugurated into office a year ago. Twelve months later, the prices of food and fuel have doubled, driving increasingly loud discontent....
Jelly ear fungus [OC] (lemmy.world)
Spotted at Uppermill, Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, England.
Kicked macOS to the Curb and Installed Asahi Fedora Gnome
Most of the switching posts are from frustrated windows users making the jump. I’m already a Linux user on my server (Ubuntu for now, going Debian at some point) and a 2014 iMac for tinkering/testing (KDE Neon), and a couple of raspberry pis (raspberry pi os headless) but our main household computer is an M1 Mac mini that my...
Elections are important business (i.imgur.com)
Source for this bullshit
Synapse, backed by a16z, has collapsed, and 10 million consumers could be hurt (techcrunch.com)
Weekend Update: Colin Jost and Michael Che Swap Jokes (5:22) (www.youtube.com)
Google Search’s “udm=14” trick lets you kill AI search for good (arstechnica.com)
TIL: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Family Originally had the Surname Mileikowsky When They Came to Palestine from Poland in the 1920s (medium.com)
Norway, Ireland and Spain recognize a Palestinian state in a historic move (apnews.com)
Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland....
Device Fingerprinting that Stops Fraud, Builds Trust & Drives Growth (shield.com)
Stop fraud before it starts, Detect and stop fraud in real time with device intelligence powered by machine learning. Build trust with your users, Know which users, devices, and accounts are trustworthy. Ensure that fraudsters don’t ruin everyone else’s experience.
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides (www.theguardian.com)
US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges...
Databases and their real world use examples
I am very curious as to how databases are used in the real world, whether you’re using MySQL and what not, how does it all come together in a real world business? Banking and gaming I know, but is it something that gets stored on data centres and then put into a VM?...