Have you ever owned a rare or unusual car?
I had a 1971 Toyota FJ40, and built a 1992 supercharged Camaro with a mini blower. Those were my coolest, but also a couple Fiero’s, a Z32, and an E30....
Dinosaurs wouldn't be that popular if they were small like dogs
Alternative title: Dinosaurs wouldn’t be that big if they weren’t that big
Adobe Says It Won’t Train AI Using Artists’ Work. Creatives Aren’t Convinced (www.wired.com)
Majority of Hispanics Support Mass Deportations (www.newsweek.com)
Start building #community and #mutualaid systems now. It’s about to get ugly out there....
70% of Cybersecurity Pros Often Work Weekends (www.infosecurity-magazine.com)
Over 70% of cybersecurity professionals often have to work weekends to address security concerns at their organization, according to a new report by Bitdefender....
Apple is halting its next high-end Vision in favor of something cheaper (arstechnica.com)
Planetizen: "Florida Passes Outdoor Sleeping Ban." It's illegal to sleep on public beaches in Florida... Up next, prison for being housing insecure? (www.planetizen.com)
Global concern rises over bird flu as experts warn of potential human pandemic (www.irishstar.com)
Thoughts on Space Games, Part 1: Top-5 AAA Games
Hey everyone, I’m a big player of Space Games of all forms, and this mini-genre (or ‘theme’, if you prefer) really has a TON of range and depth, and is a very fertile ground for indie and unique projects. I was recently playing a game called Avorion, after owning it for years without ever really engaging with it, and...
How long have you been in there?! A popular tourist destination in China has installed toilet timers. Reactions are mixed. (edition.cnn.com)
A video recently shared on various Chinese news and social media sites shows a set of timers installed above a row of toilet cubicles in a female washroom, with each stall getting its own digital counter....
Former head of NSA joins OpenAI board (www.theverge.com)
Paul M. Nakasone stepped down as NSA director in February and will now join the company’s Sam Altman-led safety team.
wayland was a mistake (futurology.today)
Any good Debian-based OS for a laptop?
I’m planning to put Debian-based operating system onto my Surface Laptop Gen 1, following the guide (linux-surface). Any good Debian-based Linux recommendations? For now I’m considering AntiX (lightweight debian) and normal Debian....
Anon tries to keep his hands busy (sh.itjust.works)
What are your thoughts about H5N1 "bird flu"? Are you doing anything to prepare? Think it's overblown?
Is TikTok breaking young voters’ brains? (www.vox.com)
1 dead, 24 shot in overnight mass shooting in Akron, Ohio (www.cnn.com)
A 27-year-old man was killed and 24 other people were shot after gunfire erupted early Sunday morning in Akron, Ohio, during what a police official said was a big birthday party....
Why Toyota Is Intentionally "Falling Behind" On EVs | Morning Brew (10:10) (www.youtube.com)
I've decided to switch to Linux Mint, but i have a lot of pirated games. How to play them with all the cracks and stuff in linux?
I have decided to switch to Linux Mint from windows. I don’t use computer for work that much. And for my personal use I’m switching to Linux Mint. I have heard a lot about it. So giving it a try. I know about emulating windows in linux to play window games. But how do you use cracks and stuff?? Does emulating also access my...
Pioneering ‘shark skin’ tech could propel China ahead of US in jet engine race (www.scmp.com)
How are Book Bans Constitutional?
I know Florida, Texas, and other counties have tried and succeeded to ban books, I wonder how that is even legal since we have the first amendment. I tried doing research on this since Huntington Beach is banning books and people were petitioning against that at the main library....
how come there is no "appearance" button on the English wikipedia? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
The “appearance” button seen on Dutch wikipedia is able to change the SIZE of the font (text) and the width of the article. This is extremely nice to have, but it’s not there on any English article…
The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)
When you picture the tech industry, you probably think of things that don’t exist in physical space, such as the apps and internet browser on your phone. But the infrastructure required to store all this information – the physical datacentres housed in business parks and city outskirts – consume massive amounts of energy....
Repaired and repainted a curbside CRT to match my NES. (lemmy.ca)
Repaired some broken solder joints, sanded out the biggest scuffs and polished most of the scratches out of the screen. Oh yeah, and the paint job.