Near-total internet blackout hits Gaza as Israel ramps up strikes (www.nbcnews.com)
What job doesn't require reading ability?
Hypothetically, if a colleague has repeatedly demonstrated the utter lack of reading comprehension skills (like pulling the same door labelled “push” for the hundredth time), what job could one suggest for them where this “disability” wouldn’t be detrimental?
Donald Trump fined $10,000 for second gag order violation in civil fraud case (www.reuters.com)
Justice Arthur Engoron on Oct. 3 barred Trump from disparaging court staff after Trump shared on social media a photo of the judge’s top clerk posing with U.S. Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, and falsely called her Schumer’s “girlfriend.”...
TIL that the judge in the Carroll rape case clarified that Trump did rape Jean Carroll (www.washingtonpost.com)
All the news headlines and verdict said sexual abuse, which was kind of vague, but I just found out today that the judge clarified that this was a matter of legal definition and by the verdict of the trial and the case, trump has been found guilty of penetrative rape.
Which book should I read?
Hii, I am trying to get into reading books but don’t know what to read. I like programming, tech, DIY stuff and science and would love to read about it....
AI Is Becoming a Band-Aid over Bad, Broken Tech Industry Design Choices (www.scientificamerican.com)
After decades of messy, thoughtless design choices, corporations are using artificial intelligence to sell basic usability back to consumers
Turkey's Erdogan calls on Israel to stop attacks on Gaza 'amounting to genocide' (www.reuters.com)
ANKARA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, which he said amounted to genocide, and urged the international community to work for a humanitarian ceasefire in the region....
What are your thoughts on fiber through the city?
After 16 years of living in my city, they will finally have city-wide fiber internet. I’m pretty stoked because the fastest internet I could possibly have is a WISP at 50gbps down and 10gbps up. Now I will finally have gigabit but it’s through the city, and I’m wondering if they will be more strict on illegal content...
Republican Jim Jordan's bid for speaker falling short in US House (www.reuters.com)
With voting underway, at least nine Republicans had cast ballots against his bid, likely leaving him short of the 217 votes he would need to win the job. More rounds of voting are expected if he does not prevail on the first vote....
Replace Spotify
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The size of a what (sh.itjust.works)
Let's move this along, future boy (lemmy.world)
Google removes photo sphere mode from the new Pixel (www.androidauthority.com)
California becomes the first state to ban four chemicals in food, including red dye No. 3 (www.nbcnews.com)
The food and drink additives, which have been linked to health issues, could be removed from products nationwide as a result of the new law....
Please Wake up. (lemmy.ohaa.xyz)
Anti-Israel Protestors Shout ‘Gas the Jews’ Outside Sydney Opera House (themessenger.com)
The protesters also lit off flares, according to Sky News Australia...
Condemning Palestinians is contemptible (electronicintifada.net)
I learned the word “condemn” at an early age. It was used constantly on Irish news bulletins in the 1980s....
What makes your life well-lived?
When you get to the end of your life, old and tired, and you look back on all the things you did and time you spent, what will make you say: yes, I did well and it was all worth it?...
ba dum tss (feddit.de)
Militants enter Israel from Gaza after woman killed in rocket barrage | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Western ammo stocks at 'bottom of the barrel' as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Amazon reportedly used a secret algorithm to jack up prices — A new report details Amazon’s Project Nessie pricing algorithm (www.theverge.com)
Amazon reportedly used a secret algorithm to jack up prices — A new report details Amazon’s Project Nessie pricing algorithm::Amazon deployed a secret algorithm to gauge how high it could raise prices before its competitors stopped increasing their prices as well.
US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas carjacked by three armed attackers about a mile from Capitol (apnews.com)
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, his office said....
North Carolina Republicans create "secret police force" (popular.info)
Do cosmologists know for sure that the Big Bang is propelling all matter away?
Is it at all possible that instead of being pushed away, we are instead getting pulled toward something huuuuuge via gravity? As if we are falling into something way greater than ourselves? I thought this was a wild idea but after I Googled it I found out that there is such a thing as a “Great Attractor”. Something 150...