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Anti Homeless Architecture (lemmy.world)

The vanishing of the small high-end smartphone (www.smh.com.au)

Manufacturers don’t make displays under 6 inches available for purchase, with special cases (such as the iPhone Mini) being made under exclusive contracts. The best lead they have so far is to try to use displays designed for the front part of a foldable phone, but they’re yet to strike an agreement....

Gamedev and linux (treebrary.pone.social)

How should I handle an ex friend who feels like he needs to bully me to raise his own self esteem? (We're adults)

I went to college with this guy 10 years ago and I considered him a friend up until this year. Something changed in him, and he constantly needs to put me down and I don’t know how to handle it....

Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent (www.ghacks.net)

‘The Onion’ Stands With Israel Because It Seems Like You Get In Less Trouble For That (www.theonion.com)

Theonion.com

Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales (variety.com)

Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales::Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.

Do you think monogamy will always be the main "form" of earth or do we just break someday this code and just "do whatever we want"

Will this one-by-one system forever be our main thing or do you think we will break monogamy and maybe “team up” as groups or something?...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states (apnews.com)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned....

Telegram starts to look like a super app, echoing WeChat (techcrunch.com)

They don't have such weaknesses (startrek.website)

Microsoft cuts ties with the Surface Duo after just 2 Android version updates (www.windowscentral.com)

Microsoft is done supporting the original Surface Duo, three years after it first launched on September 10. The company has stated from the very start that the Surface Duo would receive just three years of OS updates, meaning today is the last day that Microsoft has to stay true to its word....

Money well spent (i.imgur.com)

I'm very guilty of this. I'm an old man set in my ways. (startrek.website)

Top Russian space scientist dies of mushroom poisoning (ptv-news.com.pk)

I don't know why I love it so much, but I do. (startrek.website)

Also, are malware-free cursor applications still a thing? Or does it make me an old man to want to do it in 2023?

PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion (www.gamesindustry.biz)

Russians Are Strangely Stumped About Why Moscow Is Getting Bombed (www.thedailybeast.com)

“Who would have declared such a war on us in Moscow?”...

I just developed and published a script to clear your pict-rs object storage from potential CSAM. (github.com)

I noticed a bit of panic around here lately and as I have had to continuously fight against pedos for the past year, I have developed tools to help me detect and prevent this content....

Silicon Valley elites revealed as buyers of $800m of land to build utopian city (www.theguardian.com)

After weeks of local speculation, the purchasers of 55,000 acres of northern California land have been revealed. The group Flannery Associates – backed by a cohort of Silicon Valley investors – has quietly purchased $800m worth of agricultural and empty land, the New York Times has reported. Their goal is to build a utopian...

Tipping 'nudges' are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don't leave a gratuity, you'll hear about it. (www.businessinsider.com)

Tipping ‘nudges’ are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don’t leave a gratuity, you’ll hear about it.::DoorDash is the latest delivery service to nudge customers who don’t tip. It shows how intrusive tip requests are, and how important tips are to gig workers.