US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies....
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? (lemmy.world)
Iron shooting (lemmy.world)
Man arrested in slaying of 16-year-old cheerleader found dead in bathtub of Texas apartment (www.nbcnews.com)
Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 16-year-old cheerleader who was found dead by her mother in her bathtub earlier this week in Edna, Texas....
It's their legacy (lemmy.world)
Word???
I want a word to refer to words and names collectively, and a word to refer to peeing and pooping collectively (not “relieving yourself” since that is disgusting)
23andMe frantically changed its terms of service to prevent hacked customers from suing (www.engadget.com)
No! No! I don't want to conduct performance reviews! You can't make me! (slrpnk.net)
After Radio Silence, Kbin App Artemis Shuts Down (wedistribute.org)
Artemis was a promising mobile app for Kbin, with a dedicated community, a rapid pace of development, and a high level of polish. Then, the developer disappeared.
We need to stop attempts to normalize grind/hustle lifestyle (literature.cafe)
Plates (lemmy.world)
Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change? | OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don't have tailpipes. (arstechnica.com)
Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change? | OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don’t have tailpipes.::OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don’t have tailpipes.
Flipboard has begun testing ActivityPub federation of user accounts (flipboard.com)
Mike McCue - Hello Fediverse. I'm posting this tonight from my federated Flipboard profile! We're now testing our #ActivityPub integration starting with my account. You can follow me here to see all the stories I'm curating about things like startups, photography and of course, the #Fediverse. Curious to hear your thoughts on...
Electric Vehicles Have 79% More Reliability Challenges Than Gas Powered Cars (samrome58.substack.com)
Where to turn to if I need books that are paywalled behind overly expensive academic portals?
I need some books paywalled behind Oxford Politics Trove and they aren’t on Anna’s lib, Zlib, Libgen, Memory of the World, Aaarg, or the Internet Archive. Not sure to whom else to turn to. I hate that knowledge like this is paywalled, and I highly doubt the authors will be paid if I pay the highway robbery of a price.
Brave truth teller. (lemmy.world)
'Great' games I didn't play this year due to requirements
Currently running a Ryzen 2600 and AMD 6700XT, older cpu with mid tier gpu. This is my round up of 2023 gaming...
Americans need an extra $11,400 today just to afford the basics (www.cbsnews.com)
Lords of the Fallen is learning the worst lessons from games as a service [ongoing live service game is not suitable for a Souls-like game] (web.archive.org)
Bethesda are individually rebutting Starfield Steam reviewers, defending the loading breaks and "empty" worlds (web.archive.org)
Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates (apnews.com)
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures....
Ipod problems
Hey Linux community. I have an ipod and I’m trying to put music on it. Itunes simply will not run and it won’t recognise stuff I put on it through files. Is there any thing I can try/use? Information: Linux type: Linux Mint Cinnamon Ipod type: 1.1.2 PC, Ipod Nano, 7th Gen
Self-hosted calendar that isn't Nextcloud and can send e-mail reminders, not just pop-ups
I’m trying to de-Google my life and self-host more. One tricky point with me is calendaring. I can get a CalDav server running and syncing with my Android phone without much hassle, but I haven’t yet found a server or client that can send e-mail reminders for events, rather than just pop-up notifications....