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User returns after 100k-hours ban to continue conversation that got them banned in the first place. (www.pcgamer.com)

For reference: A 100,000 hour ban is ~11.4 years.

Nicaragua condemns Israel, says USA should disappear if Palestine can't have a state [23:14 | JUL 21 24 | Geopolitical Economy Report] (youtu.be)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17854956...

Drones are the new machine guns (sh.itjust.works)

r*ddit

[Fan Art] Kirby in the Clouds by David Pavon

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/18177525...

Russian rockets clog Europe’s South American spaceport (www.politico.eu)

Even in the most distant reaches of EU territory, Moscow is still posing problems....

Demystifying "find" and "find -exec" ...Lil' Linux Lesson! (tinkerbetter.tube)

cross-posted from: tinkerbetter.tube/…/7a8dcd81-eae4-408c-8a42-7a1f6…...

Amazon Workers Strike at Major West Coast Air Hub (teamster.org)

Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over ‘Video Game Addiction’, Because That’s Easier Than Parenting (www.techdirt.com)

Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over ‘Video Game Addiction’, Because That’s Easier Than Parenting::Video game addiction. Sigh. Big sigh, even. Like, the biggest of sighs. We’ve talked about claims that video game addiction is a documentable affliction in the past, as well as the pushback that claim has received from...

Mapped: Millionaire Migration in 2024 (www.visualcapitalist.com)

What scientific discovery, which could actually happen in the next 5 years, would have the most impact in our lives in you opinion?

I Drank Every Flavor Of Red Bull In A Row To See If It Would Give Me Wings (defector.com)

US Secret Service chief: 'We failed' to stop attack on Trump. (www.voanews.com)

Be still my beating tastebuds

How low on avocado do you need to be to not be allowed to say that it’s guac? 3.5% will certainly do it.

why does chlorine make my water taste warm

every once and a while, my city turns up the chlorine as part of some annual flush or cleaning or whatever....

Japan and China resume strategic dialogue after 4 years (asia.nikkei.com)

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The Biden Administration Says Its Trade Policy Puts People Over Corporations. Documents on Baby Formula Show Otherwise. (www.propublica.org)

I like big phones and I cannot lie (22000mah Tank) (www.unihertz.com)

Ok it’s 4G and Android 12, so a little bit behind the times, and weighs over a pound, but it has 65 watt fast charging and a built in 1200 lumen flashlight (I wonder if that doubles as a video light). I found out about it a few days ago and have been fascinated by it since then. The weight isn’t so bad if you consider that...

CrowdStrike Isn't the Real Problem

This is an unpopular opinion, and I get why – people crave a scapegoat. CrowdStrike undeniably pushed a faulty update demanding a low-level fix (booting into recovery). However, this incident lays bare the fragility of corporate IT, particularly for companies entrusted with vast amounts of sensitive personal information....