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Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?

I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?

Does anyone have Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America as an audiobook

I couldn’t find it anywhere.

Boeing supplier regularly shipped parts with defects, whistleblower alleges (www.theguardian.com)

Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump classified documents trial (www.cnn.com)

How is MX Linux reigning #1 on Distrowatch?

Please don’t get me wrong, this is not meant to be rude slander. MX Linux is not a bad Distro at all (even tho I’ve always opted for Debian instead) and peops are free to use what suits them best....

Ron DeSantis bans 'global elite' lab-grown meat (www.bbc.com)

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned lab-grown meat, saying he will “save our beef” from the “global elite” and its “authoritarian plans”....

Star Trek Franchise Wins Peabody Award (trekmovie.com)

At least 49 bodies found in new mass grave at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)

A third mass grave has been discovered in the ruins of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, the largest medical complex in the Palestinian enclave....

BTRFS for Linux gaming?

I’m using EndeavourOS with ext4 file system for daily usage and a dual bootable Windows for gaming. What I want to have right now is getting rid of Windows completely....

Israel-Gaza live: Israel shells Rafah as Biden warns against major ground offensive - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

Heavy shelling is reported in Rafah, in the southern Gaza strip, as US President Joe Biden warns Israel against a major offensive there...

How do you handle family requests that you disagree with?

Interesting problem here. So I self host jellyfin, happy to share my (owned) movies with my family. Well, my mother has asked me to digitize her collection too and have me host it. Originally, fine, you give your movies to me, I host them, same thing....

Software piracy?

I want to get some paid software, not nessecariky games but general software, any idea on where to look?...

More than a trade war: Trump is targeting Mexico (www.salon.com)

Brexit eel wars: Brussels accuses Britain of being too green (www.politico.eu)

Snakey fish fight is center stage as U.K.’s new environmental measures rub the EU the wrong way....

Huyton Firm: Brutal organised crime group brought down by its own text messages (www.bbc.com)

Anti-Israel mob riots outside Israeli-owned hotel in Athens (www.i24news.tv)

The protests, which escalated into riots, saw demonstrators attempting to breach the hotel premises where a group of Israelis were reportedly staying....

After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail (theintercept.com)

Students arrested during the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University’s Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside....

Good news and bad news (sh.itjust.works)

Bitwarden has launched a new authenticator app (bitwarden.com)

Bitwarden Authenticator is a standalone app that is available for everyone, even non-Bitwarden customers....

Defense moves for mistrial over Daniels' testimony (abcnews.go.com)

Trump’s defense team has moved for a mistrial over Stormy Daniels’ testimony...

Unlike previous attempts at trying reddit alternatives (like Voat), kbin and much of the lemmyverse doesn’t seem to be plagued with extreme far right buffoonery. (kbin.social)

It’s one thing to have differing views, but I’ve seen enough attempted reddit migrations to be relieved that the popular communities in the fediverse so far haven’t been about crazy racist stuff or other extreme right bullshit....