'Women Who Code' Shuts Down Unexpectedly (tech.slashdot.org)
Women Who Code (WWC), a U.S.-based organization of 360,000 people supporting women who work in the tech sector, is shutting down due to a lack of funding.
Ukraine weapons package ‘ready to go’ once aid bill clears Congress (www.washingtonpost.com)
The Pentagon has a massive infusion of military aid for Ukraine “ready to go,” U.S. officials said, once a long-delayed funding measure, which is expected to pass the House this weekend, clears the Senate next week and President Biden signs it into law....
Happy April 20th! (slrpnk.net)
Nas’ 'Illmatic' Was the Beginning of the End of the Album (www.wired.com)
I know it doesn’t sound like a tech article but it is!
Interesting and terrifying new hard drive sounds. ~12 sec in. (i.imgur.com)
No SMART warnings, no hitches in performance, no discernable vibration when the clicks are happening. I did just move the drives into an actual case from a Sabrent USB enclosure, I’m wondering if these sounds are normal and they were just muffled before. They are directly attached to a metal case now, and these clicks are...
Credit-Card Delinquency Rates Were Worst on Record in Fed Study (www.bloomberg.com)
NPR Icon Bob Boilen Embraces Low-Power FM with Takoma Radio Role (www.sourceofthespring.com)
Bob Boilen, the renowned creator of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and All Songs Considered, has been announced as the next program director for the low-power FM radio station WOWD/Takoma Radio....
YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users (www.androidpolice.com)
Arif Dikici, who is a part of the Android Video and Image Codecs team at Google, recently announced on LinkedIn that Android will now use an AV1 decoder known as “libdav1d,” which was created by the team behind VLC.
Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track (arstechnica.com)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would end trading in water futures (www.motherjones.com)
TL;DR You can manage Linux Machines with group policy (dmulder.github.io)
I just though I’d share...
Gay furry hackers leak data of transphobic pastor & far-right news network (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Pentagon prepares to send artillery, air defenses to Ukraine as House approaches vote (www.politico.com)
“We certainly understand and appreciate the urgency and are poised to move quickly,” a Pentagon spokesperson said....
Monster Rancher 2 will appear at Combo Breaker: Live In-Person monster tournament! (kbin.social)
That game where you popped your Music CDs into your PSX, generate a monster, then raise it and battle it? Yes, that game! Combo Breaker is one of the largest Fighting Game tournaments in the world, and MR2 will be there in under All In Together....
Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial identified as ‘researcher’ who posted conspiracy-laden manifesto moments earlier (www.independent.co.uk)
Iconic Hotel From ‘The Shining’ Goes Up in Flames (www.thedailybeast.com)
UK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones (www.bbc.com)
Smartest cat in the world??? - YouTube (youtube.com)
Man Set Himself on Fire Outside of Trump Trial (www.rollingstone.com)
The End of an Era: Women Who Code Closing - Women Who Code (womenwhocode.com)
No Rest for the Wicked EA on Steam [10% off, mixed reviews] (store.steampowered.com)
Being Jewish should never be a provocation, Home Office says - as Met Police apologises after threat to arrest antisemitism campaigner (news.sky.com)
Scotland Yard is twice forced to apologise after an officer used the term "openly Jewish" to describe an antisemitism activist, who was told his presence near a demonstration was "antagonising".
CIA director refuses to provide information on Spanish company’s espionage of Julian Assange (english.elpais.com)
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads and Signal from app store in China (www.washingtonpost.com)
Apple has complied with the Chinese government’s request to remove several popular communication apps from its app store, including WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram, due to national security concerns. This action was taken following a directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. These apps have been crucial...
Israeli Arab activist Yoseph Haddad attacked at pro-Palestinian protest in NYC (www.jpost.com)
“In the video that went online, Hadad is seen arguing with protesters and then being pushed and punched by a masked protester”
