Transgender Day of Visibility March 31st 2024: How to celebrate and be an ally (www.usatoday.com)
Israel created 'kill zones' in Gaza. Anyone who crosses into them is shot (www.haaretz.com)
“In practice, a terrorist is anyone the IDF has killed in the areas in which its forces operate,” says a reserve officer who has served in Gaza....
A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Kuzminov defected from Russia to Ukraine last summer, flying his Mi-8 military helicopter into Ukrainian territory and handing the aircraft along with a cache of secret documents to Ukrainian intelligence operatives. In doing so, he committed the one offense President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said again and again he...
Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment (www.androidpolice.com)
Netanyahu to have hernia surgery under full anesthesia, deputy PM to temporarily step in (www.cnn.com)
People die during surgery all the time. I’m just saying in case certain Israeli surgeons might be reading this…
Prepare for Putin pivot to invade us, say Baltic states (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Diplomats say Putin’s brutalisation of Ukraine has brought back darkest memories of occupation under Stalin...
Now China donates 1,500 tonnes of Tibet glacial water to Maldives amidst water crisis (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
Windows users don't want copilot on their taskbar (windowscopilot.news)
Nvidia Is Simulating a Copy of the Earth (futurism.com)
U.S. and Israel’s ‘Unprecedented’ Intelligence Sharing Draws Criticism (www.wsj.com)
A secret memorandum that expanded intelligence sharing with Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack has led to growing concerns in Washington about whether the information is contributing to civilian deaths, according to people familiar with the issue....
Why Russia’s glide bomb assault is changing the war in Ukraine (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Nick @ The Linux Experiment (@[email protected]) (mastodon.social)
My server couldn’t handle such load.
The Brazilian farm workers exploited to harvest an everyday ingredient (www.bbc.com)
Carnauba wax is a product you may not have heard of, but you have almost certainly consumed it - it is added to sweets to stop them melting, to pills to make them easier to swallow and as a thickener in lipstick and mascara....
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 62 (fediversereport.com)
Mobilizon gets new ownership. One of the primary suppliers of shared deny lists in the fediverse is spinning down, in favour of IFTAS’ new upcoming FediCheck shared deny list project. Updates on the amount of Threads accounts that connect to the fediverse.
Yoko Shimomura For Final Fantasy XV And Nobuo Uematsu Enter Classic FM Hall Of Fame 2024 (noisypixel.net)
Glad to see it. The soundtrack for XV is incredible.
France to send old armoured vehicles, new missiles to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Passport checks for air travellers lifted as Bulgaria and Romania join EU's Schengen (www.reuters.com)
Colleges Are Facing an Enrollment Nightmare (www.theatlantic.com)
Enough blame to go around....
Video games: A promising tool for anxiety and depression (english.elpais.com)
Saharan dust smothers Switzerland, southeast France (phys.org)
An exceptionally rare haze of Saharan dust cloaked Switzerland and southeastern France on Saturday, sparking health warnings as a yellow hue tinged the sky....
Anna's Archive is looking for volunteers to run mirrors (annas-archive.org)
The home insurance market is crumbling. These owners are paying the price (www.cnn.com)
The home insurance market is crumbling in New Orleans, leaving Alfredo Herrera with few options for coverage — and skyrocketing insurance premiums....
After a county restricted transgender women in sports, a roller derby league said, 'No way' (apnews.com)
They zip around the rink, armed with helmets, pads and mouthguards. They push, bump and occasionally crash out as they jostle for position on the hardwood floor....
China’s gambling hub of Macao holds its final horse race, ending a tradition of over 40 years (apnews.com)
After more than 40 years, Macao’s horse racing track hosted its final races on Saturday, bringing an end to the sport in the city famous for its massive casinos....
