'YOLO spenders' have created a 'super-duper' credit bubble in the US economy, top economist David Rosenberg says (www.businessinsider.com)
Cargo train locomotive derails in Colorado, spilling 100s of gallons of diesel (apnews.com)
The locomotive of a cargo train derailed in northern Colorado early Wednesday, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel, authorities said....
Is she into me? I really just can't tell.
I am sorry, but this is a long one....
'Category 5' was considered the worst hurricane. There's something scarier, study says. (www.usatoday.com)
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames (www.newscientist.com)
Did nobody really question the usability of language models in designing war strategies?
What’s Usenet and how can I access it with modern hardware (phones/laptops)?
Pretty much the question. I heard about Usenet a while back but never managed to wrap my head around it.
U.S. launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to Jordan drone attack (www.nbcnews.com)
Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers consider UNRWA funding (www.theguardian.com)
As an Australian, no we didn’t. We just had it put in context. Jews around the world are great people, the Israeli government and the hardline supporters are absolute monsters. I hope the Australian government tells them as much. Israel deserves no support and everything that may happen when it’s withdrawn.
Americans rack up $19 billion in credit card debt in one month (www.newsweek.com)
You ask too much of him (startrek.website)
Victory! Ring Announces It Will No Longer Facilitate Police Requests for Footage from Users | EFF (www.eff.org)
Former CEO of Google has been quietly working on a military startup for “suicide” attack drones. (www.forbes.com)
Former CEO of Google has been quietly working on a military startup for “suicide” attack drones.::The former Google CEO has been quietly working on a military startup called White Stork with plans to design “kamikaze” attack drones.
I ordered a BLT with onion (sh.itjust.works)
I took the onion off and made some garlic bread with the loaf so things turned out okay....
Elon Musk says he's 'Jewish by association' after Auschwitz visit, sees 'almost no antisemitism' (www.nbcnews.com)
“I’m aspirationally Jewish,” Musk said. “So I was like, ‘What are people talking about with this antisemitism?’ Because I never hear it at dinner conversations."...
AMA (sh.itjust.works)
Scoop: Israel proposes 2-month fighting pause in Gaza for release of all hostages (www.axios.com)
Israel has given Hamas a proposal through Qatari and Egyptian mediators that includes up to two months of a pause in the fighting as part of a multi-phase deal that would include the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said....
2024 Is the year I will commit to ditching windows
2024 will be the year I finally be the year I ditch windows....
Plex To Launch a Store For Movies and TV Shows (entertainment.slashdot.org)
China’s Economy Is in Serious Trouble (www.nytimes.com)
In Gaza, Israel has turned water into a weapon of mass destruction (www.972mag.com)
Denying water to Gaza has been a key tactic of the war from the very beginning, with Israel shutting off the pipes supplying the enclave on October 7. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israel was “imposing a complete siege on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. Everything is closed. We are...
I spent $10k on food last year. What’s good way to track grocery spending?
So I’m just one dude and 10k a year just on food seems incredibly high. I don’t go out that often, ~$1600 was at restaurants. I’m not really sure what I’m doing wrong while shopping at grocery stores and want to track grocery purchases better. The store I typically go to doesn’t have online receipts to use....
Asexuality Is Finally Breaking Free from Medical Stigma (www.scientificamerican.com)
New research on asexuality shows why it’s so important for doctors and therapists to distinguish between episodes of low libido and a consistent lack of sexual attraction...