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80 people killed in Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza City (news.sky.com)

TIL there are three types of tears: basal, reflex, and psychic. Psychic tears, produced when we're sad, contain leucine enkephalin, a natural painkiller that helps us feel better. (en.wikipedia.org)

Susan Wojcicki, Former Chief of YouTube, Dies at 56 (www.nytimes.com)

"Age of Mythology: Retold is going to be the most approachable game we have ever built." World's Edge developers talk rebuilding a strategy classic for Xbox and PC. (www.windowscentral.com)

Word to replace "weird" when used in a positive context

Now that it seems decided that the word “weird” should be used in a derogatory way against sociopathic narcissists in politics, I have to be careful about how i use this word....

Venezuelan lawyer Olga Álvarez: “Whoever alleges fraud has to prove it” (peoplesdispatch.org)

TIL that in 1973, New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kelich traded families. (www.espn.com)

Someone needs to create a page about how to help and contribute to piracy communities.

I think there is a deep need for someone to create a page listing all the ways someone can help seperated by the media type....

Do it

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)

how to choose window tiling manager?

I tried i3 and now just wondering, which WM I can pick and why, because of their great diversity. Any advices?

What's the Safest & Most Trusted Site to Download Pirate Streaming Apps? (torrentfreak.com)

This ain't your usual Kursk...

old.reddit.com/r/…/what_kursk_doing_comrade/

R.A.T.S - Bright Sides (OFFICIAL VIDEO) [2024, Sweden, Hardcore] (www.youtube.com)

MusicBrainz: musicbrainz.org/…/f7ae7f5f-c616-484d-ac14-8c2c596…

TIL that in 1972 a 33-year-old Hungarian geologist attacked Michelangelo's Pietà statue in St. Peter's Basilica wielding a geologist's hammer and shouting, "I am Jesus Christ—risen from the dead". Pri (en.wikipedia.org)

TIL that in 1972 a 33-year-old Hungarian geologist attacked Michelangelo’s Pietà statue in St. Peter’s Basilica wielding a geologist’s hammer and shouting, “I am Jesus Christ—risen from the dead”. Prior to this, he had moved to Rome intending to be recognised as Christ by the Pope.

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....

How do you organise your music playlists?

Mainly aimed at those who use Spotify, Tidal, or any other streaming service like myself, but those who pirate music should still feel free to answer!...

SOLVED - EOS not finding new updates

Okay so it’s been like a month since EndeavourOS has found an update to install. I’m running sudo pacman -Syu almost daily to update my system but it only find eos-* updates to install and nothing else. I know kernel 6.10 came out not long ago but my system is still on 6.9.*. What can I check? There’s no way EOS hasn’t...

How do you pronounce zsh? Sudo? Ssh?

Ok, going for full controversy here. zsh = “zoosh” ssh = “shoosh” sudo = sue-dough...

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...

‘It’s just a rich man’s playground now’: how St Ives became patient zero of British overtourism | Cornwall (www.theguardian.com)

Are you a Cash App user? You may be eligible for a piece of this $15 million settlement (apnews.com)

Earlier this year, Cash App Investing and its parent company Block Inc. agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged a “failure to exercise reasonable care” in protecting user information leading up to and after recent data breaches. The class-action complaint cited two incidents where access to some account...