Analyzing fediverse followers | Stefan Bohacek (stefanbohacek.com)
Chris Pine Was Surprised by New ‘Star Trek 4’ Writer Hire Because ‘I Thought There Was Already a Script…I Was Wrong or They Decided to Pivot’ (variety.com)
Israel abandoning captives to hunt Hamas leaders, say military officers (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israel has abandoned its goals of freeing the captives in Gaza, instead seeking to establish a long-term presence with its Rafah ground offensive and pursue top Palestinian leaders, Israeli military officers have told Middle East Eye....
Russia threatens Britain with retaliation if involvement in Ukraine war deepens (www.pbs.org)
Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine....
Steve Albini, Influential Producer of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61 (www.nytimes.com)
Steve Albini, a rock musician and revered audio engineer who played a singular role in the development of the sound of alternative rock music in the 1980s, the ’90s and beyond — recording acclaimed albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies and hundreds of others — while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry, died...
Google Meet will let you transfer calls between web and phone with ‘Switch here’ (9to5google.com)
Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
The Trouble with Forking Mastodon (wedistribute.org)
A lot of people have talked about the possibility of forking Mastodon to get the many improvements their communities need. Making such an effort successful is another discussion entirely.
My /var/tmp folder is endlessly stacking up on "container_images_storage_xxxxxxxxxx" folders? (slrpnk.net)
The issue at hand: My /var/tmp folder is stacking up on literary hundreds of folders called “container_images_storage_xxxxxxxxxx”, where the x’s present a random number. Each folder contains the following files called 1, 2 and 3 as seen in thumbnail. Each folder seems to increase in size too, as the lowest I can see is the...
Neuralink Co-Founder Suggests He Left Elon Musk's Company Over Safety Concerns (gizmodo.com)
France joins China to condemn Israel’s Rafah attack plans in sign the European power is veering from US on key issues (www.scmp.com)
libwacom and Huion/Gaomon devices (who-t.blogspot.com)
Autonomous excavator constructs dry stone wall (electrek.co)
Florida ex-cop with ‘patterns of abuse and bias’ joins DeSantis’s state guard (www.theguardian.com)
A former Florida police captain with a long history of civilian complaints, including false arrests and harassment, has joined the state’s state guard under governor Ron DeSantis....
Italy calls for Ukraine truce, peace talks with Putin (www.reuters.com)
Rafah death toll surges as Israel rains down white phosphorus [May 8, 2024 | The Cradle] (thecradle.co)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15158511...
It's out now! The prologue for my solo project, a roguelike tower defense, is live. Check it out. (store.steampowered.com)
About the game: A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory....
Steve Albini, Studio Master of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61 (www.nytimes.com)
Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo (www.politico.eu)
Serbia to Xi Jinping: No one reveres you like we do (www.politico.eu)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said “the sky is the limit” on future cooperation....
Meta employees say internal posts on support for Palestinians have been 'censored,' in an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg (www.businessinsider.com)
An open letter by Meta employees claims the company censors Palestinian-related content internally and externally.
Americans have now spent all $2.1 trillion of their pandemic savings, San Francisco Fed says (fortune.com)
TikTok sues US to block potential ban (www.voanews.com)
FTC Non-compete rule published in Federal Register (www.govinfo.gov)
This goes into effect September 4, 2024. Employers with existing non-compete agreements must post the notice on page 163 (38504). After that date you may accept a job offer from anybody, including a direct competitor, and not worry about violating any non-compete agreement.