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State Farm seeking 30% rate hike for California homeowners (abc7.com)

T-Mobile In Trouble After It Decides To Build Cell Tower That Is 'Not Safe' For Residents (wccftech.com)

DEI Training for my Word Processor (sh.itjust.works)

Biden Offered No Alternative to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism in Debate (truthout.org)

Donald Trump’s overarching narrative for the debate was that Joe Biden has diminished U.S. power by opening the border and allowing millions of “Illegal immigrants” released “From prisons, jails and mental institutions” to come into the country to “Take our jobs,” overwhelm our health care and Social Security...

Prequel dialogue

Transcript: Image of Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith) on the left as he yells “From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!” but with text on the right that states “From my point of view, the chicken came first.”...

Act now! Time is running out! (lemmy.world)

Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)

Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.

Virgin v. Chad (Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1911.) (lemmy.world)

Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17080384

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Honest Government Ad | AI (www.youtube.com)

The Government™ has made an ad about the existential threat that AI poses to humanity, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative

New technical framework for the European Digital Identity Wallet (eIDAS) reveals severe shortcomings, threatening user privacy and contradicting the regulation's intent, rights group says (epicenter.works)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/317047...

[Manjaro XFCE] How do you connect an Xbox 360 controller wirelessly?

I was going through my old stuff and found an Xbox 360 controller and the wireless PC receiver that was once a requirement before the bluetooth-enabled controllers. I remember using it when I was a Windows user but I’m completely stuck on how to use it under Manjaro. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

How are engine sounds in racing games played ?

For example in forza, the game plays engine sounds based on how much we press the button. Are there different sequences of clips ? If yes how do they blend so well ? Or are they synthesized dynamically ?...

Negotiations Are Underway for Guantánamo’s “Forever Prisoner” From Gaza to Be Released (theintercept.com)

DURING AN APPEARANCE before a military review board, an attorney for Guantánamo Bay’s “forever prisoner” revealed that negotiations are underway for his possible release after being tortured and detained without charges for 22 years....

Freak in the Sheets (lemmy.world)

Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder (apnews.com)

A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities....