I genuinely feel like I wouldn't live that differently even if I suddenly became ultra-wealthy. Am I kidding myself?
Of course, I’d do all the obvious things, such as getting a bigger house, a newer car, and quitting work, but beyond that, I have no interest in an extravagant lifestyle—or at least that’s what I tell myself....
Ray Lynch - Celestial Soda Pop [ New Age/Alt Pop/Instrumental | United States | 1984 ] (youtu.be)
A bubbly Monday to the lot of you.
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Reddit just isn't how it used to be.
I left reddit on june 12th last year in protest of spez’s decision to change the reddit api from being free as in free beer to an unbelievably expensive cost. That same day, I joined lemmy on a now abandoned account....
“I’m Bored, So I Shoot”: How Israeli Troops Are Authorized to Shoot Palestinians Virtually at Will (www.democracynow.org)
An interview with with reporter Oren Ziv of +972 Magazine, whose latest investigation details how Israeli forces in Gaza have been authorized to open fire on Palestinians virtually at will. Six soldiers who fought in Gaza describe a near-total absence of firing regulations, with soldiers shooting as they please, setting homes...
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Android's QR code scanner is getting a redesign for easier one-handed use (APK teardown) (www.androidauthority.com)
Android’s QR code scanner could soon get a UI refresh that makes some buttons more accessible and brings a new animation.
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How the war in Ukraine is reviving Russia’s rustbelt (www.ft.com)
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Pigbutt (lemmygrad.ml)
Finally, some good fucking news.
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Pepper in her absolute favorite spot: my $200 router. (lemmy.world)
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So I just lost my main PC and... yeah... I need a new one for my university homework by the end of Sunday...
cross-posted from: lemmygrad.ml/post/5093256...
Burkina Faso's military junta: 'Homosexuality will be punished by the law' (www.advocate.com)
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AMD's new Zen 5 flagship gets benchmarked — Ryzen 9 9950X Engineering Sample isn't as impressive in Blender at maximum power settings (www.tomshardware.com)
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Careless Whisper on One Guitar (Alex Misko) (www.youtube.com)
This has to be the most beautiful version of Careless Whisper I’ve ever heard. It was posted six years ago, but thousands of us only discovered it a few days ago in a YouTube short uploaded by a different account....
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Heritage Foundation insists it was not hacked by “gay furries” (www.theverge.com)
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Queer Amsterdam wants to ban Israeli flags at Pride Walk, Halsema prohibits ban (nltimes.nl)
Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema reports that there is no ban on carrying the Israeli flag during the Pride Walk organized by Queer Amsterdam on July 20. “The Pride Walk is a manifestation that falls under the right to demonstrate. However, freedom to demonstrate does not give the right to impose censorship on demonstrators. An...
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Insight into One of Life’s Earliest Ancestors Revealed in New Study (www.bristol.ac.uk)
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth’s earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already flourishing.
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Docker network internet access
Hey all! I’m having an issue that’s probably simple but I can’t seem to work it out....
Argentina beats Colombia to win record-breaking Copa America title (www.nytimes.com)
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The Most Expensive Farm Bill Ever Is Stalled, Holding Back Important Funds Aimed at Combating the Climate Crisis (insideclimatenews.org)
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Testimonies From the Mawasi Massacre: 90 People Buried in the Sand (scheerpost.com)
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Text-based Interactive Fiction games recommendations from Itch.io (lemmy.world)
This is a list of text-based IF’s that I and another user from itch.io, xSai or Bladed-Barbwire on Discord, made on itch.io, and I thought I’d share this here with you guys in case anyone is interested. All the credit goes to xSai for coming up with the idea. Also, note that, neither I nor xSai own the rights to any of these...
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Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the 'written word' (apnews.com)
Veteran journalists Nicholas Gage, 84, and Nicholas Basbanes, 81, who live near each other in the same Massachusetts town, each devoted decades to reporting, writing and book authorship....
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Choices and consequences gameplay (lemmy.world)
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Donald Trump rally shooting being probed as assassination attempt: AP sources (www.cp24.com)
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Again ! (jlai.lu)
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