Valve's former economist says Steam could produce 'better macroeconomic forecasts' than Goldman Sachs with the power of crowdsourcing and brownie points (www.pcgamer.com)
Vance dodges vote as Senate GOP kills child tax credit expansion, despite attacks on the childless (www.salon.com)
M1 Macbook Air
Was looking at getting a macbook air with an m1 chip in it and running Asahi Linux on it. My question is how viable is it for daily life? E.g. browsing, torrenting, uni notes ect. Would it be equivalent to a regular x86 laptop running Linux? Or would I be missing useful features?...
Ukrainian primitive weapons > Russian primitive weapons (lemmy.world)
Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide (www.theguardian.com)
For years, scientists and environmental leaders have been raising alarm that the Great Salt Lake is headed toward a catastrophic decline....
Appeals court blocks Biden admin's protections for trans students just after a judge allowed them (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The Sinking City 2 - Announce Trailer | Preview 2024 (invidious.incogniweb.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/26148658...
The Real Reason You Can’t Afford A House | More Perfect Union (www.youtube.com)
A humpback whale in Washington state is missing its tail. One expert calls the sight 'heartbreaking' (apnews.com)
A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say. That loss of the flukes, used for propulsion, would appear to be a death sentence for the creature, last reported as...
Olympic casual GigaChad (lemmy.world)
Logitech CEO Wants to Sell You a Subscription-Based 'Forever Mouse' (gizmodo.com)
During a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shed some possible insight into the company’s view on one of its most important products. Saying that “the mouse built this house,” Faber shares the planning behind a Forever Mouse, a premium product that the company hopes will be the last...
Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from Russia. (www.reuters.com)
Ilya Yashin, imprisoned in 2022 for criticizing Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said he had not given his consent to deportation and that others in more urgent need of medical care should have gone instead....
Internet Sleuth Discovers Eighth NES Game In N64 Animal Crossing, But It's Now 'Lost Media' | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
An internet sleuth, @Gloomyfates, stumbled upon the discovery of an eighth NES game hidden within the N64 version of “Animal Crossing.” Originally released as a giveaway in Nintendo Dream magazine under the title Ice Climber, it was made available through a unique Controller Pak with a special sticker....
A little-known law has forced over 120,000 veterans to return the money they got to leave the military, new data shows (www.nbcnews.com)
This shows that Darwin theory failed. (lemmy.world)
Can someone tell me what Darwin theory is? Is it related to thermodynamics? Does it have something to do with the way a foot leaves an impression in a mud brick?
I think this is the craziest sovcit so far because he wants the pope to sign whatever this is. (lemmy.world)
Lululemon pulls new leggings line after complaints about ‘whale tail’. (www.cnn.com)
Rachel Isabel Gardener - bai do ("Compelled by You") [pop/sung in Lojban] (2019) (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18059721...
Asked about cognitive ability, Trump brings up Harris' bar-exam results (www.usatoday.com)
A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests (edition.cnn.com)
CNN —...
Pentagon chief revokes plea deals with three Sept. 11 suspects (www.reuters.com)
Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two accomplices, who are held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Turkey blocks access to Instagram. It's in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief, reports say (apnews.com)
Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country....
Kim Jong Un wants Trump back, elite defector tells BBC (www.bbc.com)
Iran says Hamas leader was killed by short-range projectile (www.bbc.com)
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed with a “short-range projectile” fired from outside his guesthouse in Tehran, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says....
