Nuclear launch detected...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plumbbob
Visualization of a classic Viet Cong "GUA-8 Avenger 30 mm autocannon"-booby trap (i.imgur.com)
what was this bird trying to do?
i was walking along some bushes when a bird flew out from a bush in front of my path into a grass clearing. it was a very small crow. it made two quiet, short, high-pitched peeps in rapid succession, hopping in circles. i tried to walk around it, but it kept blocking my path and making the exact same peeps at me....
Mask bans are growing in popularity. Critics call the trend a 'dog whistle' to quell protest. (www.nbcnews.com)
Google's AI-powered search summaries use 10x more energy than a standard Google search | The Hidden Environmental Impact of AI (jacobin.com)
Richmond Agrees to Ranked Choice Voting Ballot Measure (contracosta.news)
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people (www.theguardian.com)
Substack rival Ghost federates its first newsletter (techcrunch.com)
Help with disabling mouse movement on key press
I’m using Debian 12 from a fresh install (with Wayland). The mouse I’m using is an Azeron Cyro keypad. Azeron does not offer configuration software for Linux, but the device has onboard memory and can be configured via Windows or windows emulator. Importantly, what I’m trying to achieve here is not possible on Windows...
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe (www.politico.eu)
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels....
Follow up from late Linux 90s post
This is a follow up thread as I saw some posts regarding games being used on Linux such as ports from Loki....
An airport is an air-port. A port via the air.
Not actually a shower thought, saw an old document that labeled it air-port. I don’t think I would have ever made the connection....
How I date (jlai.lu)
Title (lemmy.world)
Honor shows off Magic Vs3 as leak reveals just how thin Magic V3 is (9to5google.com)
Ahead of a launch event this week, Honor has quietly revealed its more affordable Magic Vs3 foldable while leaks reveal more of Magic V3.
Russia attacks Ukraine in broad daylight on Monday morning, killing at least 29 civilians and badly damaging Kyiv’s main children’s hospital in the deadliest air strike in months (www.theglobeandmail.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/560149...
Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (www.polygon.com)
assimilation as depicted in 1980 (cued) (youtu.be)
What is your preferred way of downloading youtube videos?
I’m looking to download a number of educational youtube videos for future reference. Looking for a reliable way to download videos. OS is Ubuntu. FF extensions and docker containers all good. I don’t really want to install an executable on bare metal unless it is a flatpak....
Players Celebrate Mod That Deletes Homeless People in Cities: Skylines II (www.404media.co)
Dimhaven Enigmas: upcoming native adventure game (Steam demo) (store.steampowered.com)
As reported by GamingOnLinux, the folks behind the modern Myst-like Quern have a native Linux demo out on Steam for an exploration-heavy first-person adventure game called Dimhaven Enigmas....
Linux during the mid to late 90s (Windows 95 and 98 era)
For those veteran linux people, what was it like back in 90s? I did see and hear of Unix systems being available for use but I did not see much apart from old versions of Debian in use....
Ukraine war latest: Rescue operations end at Kyiv children's hospital, at least 33 killed in capital overall (kyivindependent.com)
Search and rescue operations at the site of a Russian missile attack on Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv concluded on July 9, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said....
Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop app (stackdiary.com)
Behind the scenes: the Vulkan SC Ecosystem (www.rastergrid.com)
It’s been over a year since Khronos started working on the Vulkan SC Ecosystem. Now that the component stack has reached a high level of maturity, it seemed appropriate to write an article about the secret sauce behind the Vulkan SC Ecosystem components that enabled us to leverage the industry-proven Vulkan Ecosystem...
