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Nostalgic Distros?

I tired Linux a few times in the past, but didn’t really start using seriously until 2019. I love poking around old OSs and distros, and I want to spin a few up in some VMs my next free evening....

Who would win: every human in the world vs. every animal in the world?

I’m thinking the animals would easily defeat us, since trying to get all 8 billion+ humans to agree on a plan of attack would be a near-impossible task. By the time we’d be done trying to coordinate a plan, I figure the lions and cheetahs would have already devoured us, not to mention the larger animals like the elephants....

Colorado Republicans call for pride flags to be burned (www.independent.co.uk)

My grocery store wants to know my BMI (lemmy.world)

If they were interested in my location they could request location data. What are the odds they are doing this to directly market products to people based on health data?...

ISPs seek halt of net neutrality rules before they take effect next month (arstechnica.com)

Kaspersky releases free tool that scans Linux for known threats (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Microsoft's newest tactic to convert Windows 10 users is giving them a big comparison list (www.xda-developers.com)

Framework boosts its 13-inch laptop with new CPUs, lower prices, and better screens (arstechnica.com)

More than 90% of chickenpox cases in New York City outbreak among unvaccinated people (abcnews.go.com)

Just 1.4% of cases were among people who received two vaccine doses.

Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxury (www.ktla.com)

Millennials are 'quiet vacationing' rather than asking their boss for PTO: 'There's a giant workaround culture' (www.cnbc.com)

Every day there’s a new article trying to shame workers for existing.

Federal judge blocks Biden administration rule requiring dealers at gun shows to run background checks (fortune.com)

What's the worst natural disaster you've been in?

Need a good resource to learn linux

I just fucking can’t with windows anymore. I’d preach about it but I imagine you’ve heard it all. I have minimal computer expertise....

The decline of Intel.. (www.arktrek.shop)

Is This the End of Plastic? Visa's New Technology Could Replace Physical Cards (www.cnet.com)

Jimmy Carter: Grandson says former president is ‘coming to the end’ (www.cnn.com)

1 month of Linux Mint and some thoughts. (kbin.social)

About a month ago I switched to Linux mint from windows 11....

I used resume spammers to apply for 120 jobs. Chaos ensued. (www.businessinsider.com)

Windows 11 24H2 will enable BitLocker encryption for everyone — happens on both clean installs and reinstalls (www.tomshardware.com)

Defense moves for mistrial over Daniels' testimony (abcnews.go.com)

Trump’s defense team has moved for a mistrial over Stormy Daniels’ testimony...

Helldivers 2 now has the most negative reviews among all paid games (programming.dev)

recruiting theocracy (lemmy.world)

an actual ad for joining the navy.

Google Search is getting even worse for independent sites (www.theverge.com)

In February, HouseFresh managing editor Gisele Navarro called out publishers like BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone as some of the culprits that publish content about air purifiers despite a lack of expertise — but Google rewards these sites with high rankings all the same. The result is a search results page filled with SEO-first...