We played Valve’s secret new shooter: Deadlock (www.theverge.com)
It’s like Overwatch, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 all baked into a pie.
Israeli Society Is in a Deepening State of Contradiction (theintercept.com)
NEARLY A YEAR into the Gaza war, the sense of dread in Israel is all-consuming. Since the twin assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders within hours of each other in Beirut and Tehran, respectively, nearly two weeks ago, Israelis have anxiously awaited a retaliatory attack by Iran and its regional allies. Despite some...
I need to survive for 3 days without pooping, and eating as little as possible. It can't take up too much space. What food do I pack?
Please don’t ask why I need this....
LoFone E Ink smartphone offers WhatsApp, Spotify and navigation despite focus on minimalism - NotebookCheck.net News (www.notebookcheck.net)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/39512922
N64 Platformer 'Glover' Returns As A Physical Switch Release | Time Extension (www.nintendolife.com)
It’s been quite a journey for Glover, the beloved 3D platformer originally released for the Nintendo 64. With time, it became an N64 classic that many fondly remember, and now it’s making a return to a more contemporary console—Nintendo Switch! 🎮✨...
Half life on android with Xash3d still has servers with real players
Team Fortress and Counter Strike too. It’s nice to jump on and play every once in a while and not have to deal with all the mobile game crap.
Breaking news: unstable people are unstable
Star Trek’s Ronny Cox Shares How Captain Jellico Memes Encouraged Him To Reprise The Next Generation Role For Prodigy (www.cinemablend.com)
Historic Gun Suit Survives Serious Legal Threat Engineered by Indiana Republicans (www.propublica.org)
Republicans in Indiana’s legislature passed a bill this year intended as the final blow to a long-running lawsuit filed by the city of Gary against gun manufacturers seeking to hold them accountable for local illegal gun sales....
WA health department sues over denied entry to Tacoma ICE facility (www.seattletimes.com)
The Washington State Department of Health says it has not been able to investigate what could be a “full-blown public health crisis” at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Tacoma....
Six 0-Days Lead Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Push. (krebsonsecurity.com)
TIL that on hearing about Kristallnacht, Kaiser Willhelm II said from his exile "For the first time, I am ashamed to be a German". (en.wikipedia.org)
Exclusive: Al-Tabin attack ‘deliberately timed to cause maximum casualties’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification agency has probed the details of Israel’s Saturday morning attack on Gaza City’s al-Tabin School, which killed more than 100 people, including women and children....
The State of global Piracy - July 2024
🏴☠️ AHOY fellow pirates and welcome to the state of global piracy for July 2024! ARRR! 🏴☠️...
French customs officers thwart €1.3m sale of fake Leonardo da Vinci painting (www.theguardian.com)
Spanish police have arrested a man whose alleged plan to sell a fake Leonardo da Vinci painting in Italy for €1.3m was thwarted when the work caught the eye of French customs officers.
I think she over thought it...
Life trends that irritate you
Friends, what popular things around you irritate you? For example, a few years ago I was terribly annoyed by motivational speakers crawling out from under every bush
Sanctioned N. Korean official handling missile programs attends arms exhibition in Moscow (m-en.yna.co.kr)
Flipboard Users Can Now Follow Anyone in the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks (www.bbc.com)
Scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars - deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet....
Putin Cuts Off Governor Who Admitted Ukraine Advancing in Russia (www.bloomberg.com)
A controversial experiment to artificially cool Earth was canceled — what we know about why (www.theverge.com)
Do you consider the concept of honor to be self-explanatory? Why?
When I say honor, what I mean is the idea of every individual being called to answer to everyone else. You know, the kind of thing you see from the Klingons. “You are thirty and unmarried, you bring dishonor to us” or “shame on your family for eternity because you were arrested for terrorism” or “what a disgrace you...
Zeekr unveils ultra-fast-charging EV battery in China’s electrification push (www.scmp.com)
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Do you have a form of government you invented/conceived, either as an idea or for fiction (or a favorite from someone else)? How does it work?
As kids, we’re told only people who go to college/university for politics/economics/law are qualifiable to make/run a country. As adults, we see no nation these “qualified” adults form actually work as a nation, with all manifesto-driven governments failing. Which to me validates the ambitions of all political theorist...