Greek officials advise staying in with windows shut due to fires near Athens | Athens | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
TIL that in the work, An Instinct for Dragons, an anthropologist argues that the universality of dragons across human societies is due to evolutionary reasons, with common primate predators being merg (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that in the work, An Instinct for Dragons, an anthropologist argues that the universality of dragons across human societies is due to evolutionary reasons, with common primate predators being merged into a hybrid monster.
Linus Tech Tips Tech Hoarders 2 - Helping a Retrogaming Collector Get Rid of His Collection (www.youtube.com)
This man has one hell of a collection and it's clearly painful seeing it all go.
Barack Obama Summer 2024 Playlist: Charli XCX, Shaboozey, Beyonce (www.rollingstone.com)
Heat aggravated by carbon pollution killed 50,000 in Europe last year – study | Continent is warming at much faster rate than other parts of world, leading to fires, drought and health problems (www.theguardian.com)
The study is here
Designing Friction (philosophical essay about technology) (designingfriction.com)
Interesting essay exploring the role of friction as it relates to human progress, and how the reduction or removal of friction, through a particular conception of the role of technology in our society, actually limits our autonomy, rather than enhancing it.
Summoning a friend (i.imgur.com)
Uvalde shooter’s uncle begged police to let him talk to the gunman (apnews.com)
DALLAS (AP) — The uncle of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers begged police to let him try to talk his nephew down, according to a 911 call included in a massive trove of recordings and transcripts released by city officials Saturday....
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Developer Deep Dive (youtu.be)
Good hunting, Stalker.
What's your most profound "small world" moment?
This refers to when two or more people encounter each other in completely coincidental fashion. You might notice your old classmate from three countries away is now your waiter in a place you had no reason to expect them in, and you might say “wow, what a small world”. You might notice two people who you know from completely...
TIL that his museum says that "Roald Dahl’s racism is undeniable and indelible" (sh.itjust.works)
This is the first I’ve heard of it, but here’s one of his infamous quotes:...
Btw my birthday is in march.
Telegram channels alternative
Hello! What is the best alternative to Telegram channels in Fediverse? I need platform where I can post messages in different topics and users can subscribe to them.
Venezuela opposition calls for global protests – DW – 08/12/2024 (www.dw.com)
Infamous $30 Logitech F710 called out in $50M lawsuit over Titan sub implosion (arstechnica.com)
Disk utility to use in scripts
Is there any good alternative to parted, that I can use in scripts? Parted main problem is that it requires user confirmation one each action.
Ukrainian troops are digging trenches in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. It’s a sign they plan to stay. (www.forbes.com)
On the sixth day of Ukraine’s advance into Kursk Oblast in southern Russia, there’s growing evidence the Ukrainian invasion corps—some or all of up to five 2,000-person brigades plus at least one 400-person independent battalion—plans to stay....
The step-sister we all wish we had: F-2A Waifu (by Pandramodo) (sh.itjust.works)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/fee43f1f-c414-4158-855e-3a59083104c4.jpeg...
So, how was your weekend?
I had a great night on Saturday, celebrating a friend’s 50th birthday, we stayed over too, so no fighting over who gets to drink!
Enabling Antenna Aggregation Might Make Big Difference If Your Laptop Has An Intel Wifi Card.
This is swiped from reddit but I thought it was really helpful so please don’t judge me too harshly lol....
TIL that African naked mole rat do not feel the sting of capsaicin (main component of chilies) and acids (link.springer.com)
The Witcher 4 won’t “focus on Geralt,” but he will be in it [Geralt's voice actor: "Geralt will be part of the game, we just don’t know how much, and the game won’t focus on Geralt"] (www.pcgamesn.com)
is there a trustworthy SMS MMS app for Android that's not Google?
Pizza
I want to hurt whoever picked that typeface