UN security council endorses US-backed hostages-for-ceasefire Gaza deal (www.theguardian.com)
Only Russia abstains in vote on plan calling for hostage and prisoner swap in six-week ceasefire leading to wider deal...
[Solved] GoG Games not working with Heroic Launcher on POP_OS
[Switched to Proton Experimental and everything is working flawlessly.]...
TIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in nature (starwars.fandom.com)
Curbing the Karens: Florida reins in over-mighty homeowners’ groups (www.theguardian.com)
The state’s homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are notorious for petty bureaucracy – including threats of eviction for the wrong kind of dog or decorative garage door hinges...
Here's What Netflix's First Big Redesign in a Decade Looks Like (gizmodo.com)
Empire of the Ants - releases November 7th, 2024 (youtu.be)
Biden's approval rating just hit its lowest mark on record (www.businessinsider.com)
The Dreamers of a decade ago are today teachers, nurses, journalists, lawyers — but still lack US citizenship (english.elpais.com)
The DREAM Act was introduced in Congress in August 2001, and has still not been approved. This law would allow 3.5 million undocumented young people who arrived in America as minors to regularize their situation...
[ANNOUNCEMENT] Response Regarding Google PlayStore App Updates · termux/termux-app · Discussion #4000 · GitHub (github.com)
Anyway to make $20 a day online consistently?
My disabled friend just needs to make like $20 a day to afford what she needs....
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Addresses Studio Closures (www.ign.com)
“The closure of any team is hard obviously on the individuals there, hard on the team,” Spencer said. "I haven’t been talking publicly about this, because right now is the time for us to focus on the team and the individuals. It’s obviously a decision that’s very hard on them, and I want to make sure through severance...
Gabby Petito's Family Wants to Address 'Missing White Woman Syndrome' (www.jezebel.com)
Windows just changed my desktop wallpaper and re-added the search bar without my permission after an update (lemmy.world)
In my view, this is unacceptable…...
Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans (www.nytimes.com)
‘It’s time we put a felon in the White House,’ California sheriff says (www.yahoo.com)
TES4 NPC Dialog in OpenMW continues to improve thanks to cc9cii's dedication and hard work! (www.youtube.com)
TES4 a.k.a Oblivion on OpenMW is looking better every time cc9cii posts a new video!...
toxic (fedia.io)
Four American educators stabbed in park in northeast China, says US media and officials (www.reuters.com)
Four American educators from a small Iowa university were injured in a stabbing attack in a public park in northeast China’s Jilin province on Monday, according to U.S. media and U.S. government officials....
California police kept death in custody a secret for seven years, inquiry reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Darryl Mefferd’s death was labeled an ‘accident’, but a report questions a Vallejo police officer’s role in the fatal incident...
After its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too (www.engadget.com)
U.S. Considers Expanded Nuclear Arsenal, a Reversal of Decades of Cuts (www.nytimes.com)
Pebblebee Tag for Android review: I couldn't Find My Device (www.androidpolice.com)
Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing ‘friendly relations’ (www.denverpost.com)
Turkey's inflation passes 75% in what economists believe is peak (www.cnbc.com)
KEY POINTS...
Is there any significance to people using emojis that match their skin tone?
I’m asking because as a light-skinned male, I always use the standard Simpsons yellow. I don’t really see other light-skinned people using an emoji that matches their skin tone, but often do see people of color use them. Maybe white people don’t naturally realize a need to be explicit with emoji skin-tone or perhaps it’s...