You can't burn water, because it's already burnt
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material. Water is 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen. Every molecule is fully oxidized. It’s also a common byproduct of fire. Therefore, you can’t burn it, because it’s already burnt
White mom sues Southwest Airlines over "blatant racism" after alleged human trafficking flag (www.cbsnews.com)
A White mother who said she was questioned about human trafficking while traveling with her biracial daughter has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing the company of “blatant racism.”
Japan marks 78th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing (www.dw.com)
Japan on Sunday commemorated the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in the final phase of World War II....
Hiroshima marks a-bomb anniversary, calls nuclear deterrence "folly" (www.reuters.com)
TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Hiroshima, where its mayor urged the abolition of nuclear weapons and called the Group of Seven leaders' notion of nuclear deterrence a "folly".
“AI” Hurts Consumers and Workers -- and Isn’t Intelligent (techpolicy.press)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2811405...
I don't see anything wrong with how we used to be (sopuli.xyz)
Infinity for Lemmy is now live
If anybody wants to try Infinity for Lemmy you can do it here
I re-purchased a Sega 32X. I don't know why... (lemmy.world)
I used to have a 32x back in the day, but you know, Sega did what they did, and it didn’t really pan out. I thought the mushroom system was cool tech, but lamented how little value it added to the Genesis. I essentially gave it away....
The Weird, Fragmented World of Social Media After Twitter (www.theatlantic.com)
Disqualified Ukrainian fencer Kharlan reinstated, awarded Paris Olympics place (www.france24.com)
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) also said it was reinstating Kharlan, allowing her to take part in the team competition at the world championships in Milan....
Why do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"?
Like for instance someone saying “Gopher John” when answering the phone. What does this mean?
Videogame fantasy settings are staler than mouldy bread right now (www.pcgamer.com)
Sync for Lemmy is available in the Play Store for pre-registration (play.google.com)
What are your opinions on this? (media.kbin.social)
The UFO Whistleblower Is Back With More Crazy Claims (nymag.com)
Some crazy stuff in here. I don’t think that’s how dimensions work.
Parents Upset Over New Nintendo Console - Super Nintendo - Circa 1991 (www.youtube.com)
Ahh, boomers…
It’s nice to be alone (i.imgur.com)
Man Found Guilty of Child Porn, Because He Ran a Tor Exit Node (lowendbox.com)
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[Fortune] Over just a few months, ChatGPT went from correctly answering a simple math problem 98% of the time to just 2%, study finds (archive.ph)
Researchers found that ChatGPT’s performance varied significantly over time, showing “wild fluctuations” in its ability to solve math problems, answer questions, generate code, and do visual reasoning between March and June 2022. In particular, ChatGPT’s accuracy in solving math problems dropped drastically from over 97%...
Hell yes! (lemm.ee)
This is my original Genesis I bought in like '92(?) with one of my first paychecks from my first job at Chuck E. Cheese’s (yes I’m fucking old)....
in my opinion, '98 was the best year for game releases. What's yours? (en.m.wikipedia.org)
98 has some of my favorite games to ever come out, like:...
A Lemmy instance with no defederation
I just recently set up unilem.org aimed at federating with everyone. Yes this will include meta. Some will like it and others will not but thats the beauty of the fediverse. You can choose your home or even make your own....
Billion $ net worth company creating kickstarter...
Philips has a net worth in the billions, $20.67 billion as of July 12, 2023. (Source link) Yet they decided to create a kickstarter, charging “early bird” buyers these earphones that’s designed for wearing while sleeping, basically the same as any other earphones, just slimmed down and cables running around your head....