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If you suddenly found yourself teleported into a Minecraft world, how scared of dying would you be compared to before?

Sovcit wants to "pay" their utilities using the magic coupon, other sovcits give advice. (lemmy.world)

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Not Afraid of Sharks? Well, Now They’re on Cocaine. (www.nytimes.com)

Pixel Buds Pro 2 leaks reveals new design, same case (9to5google.com)

In addition to colors, we now have our first design leak of the Pixel Buds Pro 2 and it shows a new, updated look.

Call of Duty finally comes to Game Pass with Modern Warfare 3 release (www.polygon.com)

The Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration project is in a playable state on Moddb.com (www.moddb.com)

I played a little bit of this, and while it’s definitely still a work in progress, it actually feels like a cohesive game coming together.

Llama 3.1 is Meta's latest salvo in the battle for AI dominance (www.engadget.com)

Meta on Tuesday announced the release of Llama 3.1, the latest version of its large language model that the company claims now rivals competitors from OpenAI and Anthropic. The new model comes just three months after Meta launched Llama 3 by integrating it into Meta AI, a chatbot that now lives in Facebook, Messenger, Instagram...

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended (apnews.com)

Google U-turn over long-running plan to ditch cookies - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

Not to confuse: Krauts strike vs Crowdstrike (lemmy.world)

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The Most Unhinged Fighting Game Ever Made - Dong Dong Never Die (www.youtube.com)

Gen Z job seekers should be willing to work for free, long hours, ‘willing to do anything,’ says Squarespace CMO (finance.yahoo.com)

City’s Public Health Vending Machine Program Ends With Just Four Installed Out of 10 Announced. (www.thecity.nyc)

Everyone Wants to Control the Internet. (cheapskatesguide.org)

Nassau County’s plan to deputize armed civilians for hurricanes and other emergencies gets pushback. (prismreports.org)

Ohio GOP Senator Says 'Civil War' Needed If Trump Loses. (www.commondreams.org)

Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, say scientists (www.cnn.com)

The YouTube Alternative Nobody's Talking About ! Peertube - YouTube (youtu.be)

Llama 3.1 AI Models Have Officially Released (llama.meta.com)

Big day for people who use AI locally. According to benchmarks this is a big step forward to free, small LLMs.

Boredom

Thought that if we are so easily bored in our modern society, much more than were our grandparents for example, it’s because of technology that simplify all our daily activities. When it was necessary to do the laundry in a basin, it took a lot more time than just pushing on a button to launch the washing machine, then there...