Commented - kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

MMOs 'don't give people the tools to build community anymore,' says EverQuest 2 creative director (www.pcgamer.com)

The developer of Slay the Princess is encouraging those who can't afford it to pirate the game as a new Markiplier video goes viral. (www.pcgamesn.com)

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US family sues Nasa for $80,000 in damages after space debris hits home (www.theguardian.com)

A family in Naples, Florida, whose home was struck by debris that fell to Earth from outer space and punched a hole in the roof is pursuing $80,000 from Nasa in compensation for damages....

Penile cancer: 6,500 amputations in Brazil in a decade (www.bbc.com)

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Impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by 16-plus degrees (www.fastcompany.com)

Hotly anticipated 'Black Myth: Wukong' is delayed on Xbox Series X|S — and now, Microsoft has responded (www.windowscentral.com)

Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say (apnews.com)

FDA advisors voted against MDMA therapy – researchers are still fighting for it (www.bbc.com)

Some 13 million Americans struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Existing therapies only bring relief for a fraction of patients, and new treatments are sorely needed, according to psychiatrists wrestling with the scale of the problem. So, there was distinct disappointment when an advisory committee at the US Food...

Gaza's broken water system crippling children with sickness (www.bbc.com)

Eight months of war have reduced nine-year-old Yunis Jumaa to skin and bone....

Donald Sutherland Dies: Revered Actor In ‘Klute’, ‘Ordinary People’, ‘Hunger Games’ & Scores Of Others Was 88 (deadline.com)

GOG Summer Sale has arrived (www.gog.com)

Who have war on the Pacific on their 2024 bingo cards? (sh.itjust.works)

Bros what the actual fuck bros, we need a carrier or two on Manila ASAP...

ASUS warns of critical remote authentication bypass on 7 routers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

‘This will not be 1968.’ Chicago police prepare for DNC as whole world watches once again. (www.chicagotribune.com)

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Migrants dying in unprecedented numbers on Canary Islands route, NGO says (www.reuters.com)

An unprecedented nearly 5,000 migrants have died at sea in the first five months of 2024 trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands, according to a report released by migration rights group Walking Borders on Wednesday....

The Curious Case Of The Underselling Arena Tours (www.stereogum.com)

“Who can afford to go to multiple shows?” says the anonymous tour manager. “Two tickets to a show, you’re talking probably about $200 with fees and everything. You go to a meal around the show, you’re talking at least $100 or $200 for a nice dinner. Then you got parking and babysitters, then you add the VIP stuff to...

AMD has preemptively dropped support for Windows 10 on its new Ryzen AI 300 Series chips (www.tomshardware.com)

In another attempt to convince us that “AI PCs” are somehow fundamentally different from the PCs we’re already using, AMD has officially dropped support for Windows 10 from its new AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series platform. This can be observed by glancing at the official AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 specs page, which now only lists...

Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year (apnews.com)

A real nut case: Cold Stone Creamery faces suit over lack of real pistachios in pistachio ice cream (apnews.com)

Is it nuts to assume a scoop of pistachio ice cream should contain actual pistachios? Or how about real butter in a dish of butter pecan?...

People are seizing, being intubated after eating microdose chocolates (arstechnica.com)

Anthony Bray sentenced to four months for possession of replica Master Sword (www.warwickshire.police.uk)

WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND—Bray claimed that the sword was a “fidget” – something to keep his hands busy. He had bought it online as a fidget toy. On 8 June 2024, officers were made aware through CCTV operators of a man – Anthony Bray – walking down Queens Road, Nuneaton with something in his hand. Bray approached...

Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling (www.bbc.com)

Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked for the former president’s conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report....

Are Body Temperature and Depression Linked? Science Says, Yes. (www.ucsf.edu)

Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads | Full-service Poseidon info stealer pushed by "advertiser identity verified by Google." (arstechnica.com)

Mac malware that steals passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data has been spotted circulating through Google ads, making it at least the second time in as many months the widely used ad platform has been abused to infect web surfers....