TIL Adenosine is an organic compound that, when injected, stops the heart for a few seconds and is used to treat heartbeats, that are too fast (140-250bpm), in effect turning it off an on again. (en.wikipedia.org)
Trump said he ‘went down’ in helicopter 'emergency landing' with former San Francisco mayor, who says it never happened (www.ctvnews.ca)
Former U.S. president Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown....
Israel kills over 100 Palestinians in massacre at dawn (peoplesdispatch.org)
Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance system (apnews.com)
Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics funding system that watchdog groups condemn...
We found the Missing Performance: Zen 5 Tested with SMT Disabled (www.techpowerup.com)
A new Idaho law is keeping child sexual assault victims from receiving care (www.khq.com)
Idaho State Police’s sexual assault nurse coordinator told Idaho Reports that the new law prevents law enforcement from administering rape kits to minors without parental permission....
Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago (apnews.com)
Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet (1.07 meters) tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.”...
Photos of 12 people released in riot probe appeal (www.bbc.com)
Police have released photographs of 12 people they want to speak to over riots which took place on Merseyside days after the deaths of three girls in Southport.
China’s SMIC Accelerates Capacity Buildout as Chip War Evolves (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
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Trump campaign claiming security breach by Iran government-tied hackers (www.salon.com)
TIL in 1818, an Englishman accused of murder demanded a trial by combat. Surprisingly, the law that allowed for trial by combat was still valid, and the man was acquitted when his accuser declined the (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL in 1818, an Englishman accused of murder demanded a trial by combat. Surprisingly, the law that allowed for trial by combat was still valid, and the man was acquitted when his accuser declined the offer of battle. Trial by combat was abolished the following year.
So, this is relevant again (lemmy.world)
Almost unfixable “Sinkclose” bug affects hundreds of millions of AMD chips (arstechnica.com)
Federal appeals court rules against Biden student debt relief program (www.theguardian.com)
The Save plan – a means-tested program – was blocked from further implementation by Republican-appointed judges...
Wine 9.15 released (gitlab.winehq.org)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/39302431
Why was Noah Lyles allowed to run with Covid at the Olympics and will he race again? (www.independent.co.uk)
Fully forward mode training for optical neural networks (www.nature.com)
GNOME 46.4 Desktop Improves Connecting to WPA2 Enterprise Networks (9to5linux.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ndlug.org/post/965607...
Doom Eternal's new official mod support includes 'the very same tools' used to create the game (www.pcgamer.com)
Video doorbells, CCTV, facial recognition: how the police tracked UK rioters (www.theguardian.com)
The hunt to find the rioters and the people who incited them began the moment the first brick was thrown. But the efforts to catch them will last weeks or months, and involve super-recognisers, specialist software, video doorbells and, in a few cases, criminal stupidity....
Taito Egret II Mini Arcade Memories Vol. 3 Coming This December | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Taito Egret II Mini Arcade Memories Vol. 3...
Debby finally moves out of the U.S., though risk from flooded rivers remains (www.npr.org)
Debby finally moved out of the U.S. on Saturday after the storm spent the better part of week unleashing tornadoes and flooding, damaging homes and taking lives as it moved up the East Coast after first arriving in Florida as a hurricane....