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The worst pick-up line I've ever gotten

Columbia removes 3 deans for texts that touched on "antisemitic tropes" (www.axios.com)

These are the texts in question

YSK Butterchurn Visualizer is a web-based version of the Milkdrop visualizer from WinAmp with an attached media player (butterchurnviz.com)

It will play local files, SoundCloud files or you can just have it listen to the music you’re listening to via your microphone and do visualizations based on that. It does all three very well. Some of the visualizations I’ve seen would have made me believe in magic back when I was using Milkdrop.

Qualcomm spends millions on marketing as it is found better battery life, not AI features, is driving Copilot+ PC sales (www.tomshardware.com)

High suspense (lemmy.world)

CISA Takedown of Ivanti Systems Is a Wake-up Call (www.darkreading.com)

The woke left hates white people too much. Its sad 😭 (lemmy.world)

Suggestion of distro for TV/server combo?

I have a server that is also plugged into my TV. It’s running Ubuntu server, but then I installed the DE when I started trying to use it with the TV as well....

Sublime - Boss D.J. (www.youtube.com)

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Need advice on new wireless controllers for couch coop

Hello all, I’m looking to buy 4-8 controllers for some couch coop games and haven’t found any clear winners so far. I’m leaning 2.4Ghz as I’ve heard problems about bluetooth controllers disconnecting on the steam deck and always appreciate less latency. I also don’t need any fancy features like gyro or touchpads, just...

Total War: Pharaoh patch and Dynasties free DLC/replacement FAQ and details (launches on the 25th) (community.creative-assembly.com)

Ariane-6 first launch: Europe's rocket blasts off for first time (www.bbc.com)

Tesla’s Share of U.S. Electric Car Market Falls Below 50% (archive.ph)

A new report estimates that the company led by Elon Musk accounted for just under half of all battery-powered vehicles sold in the second quarter of the year.

Z-Library admins on the lam ahead of US extradition; officials shocked (arstechnica.com)

The Romans couldn't build a pyramid. Checkmate, archaeologists. (lemmy.world)

(The Egyptians invented the pulley, incidentally.)

US Justice Department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation (www.msn.com)

Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/wUllP

Iranian warship rolls over in port, could be out of action for six months (www.cnn.com)

One of Iran’s newest warships capsized in port over the weekend while undergoing repairs, an incident that could damage key warfighting systems and put the ship out of commission for up to half a year, a naval analyst said....

Lawyers for megachurch pastor blame 12-year-old for ‘initiating’ sexual contact (www.independent.co.uk)

Lawyers for Donald Trump’s former faith advisor Robert Morris accused a 12-year-old girl of initiating “inappropriate” sexual conduct with the ex-Dallas megachurch pastor, new documents have revealed....

The Sahel stands up and the world must pay attention. This past weekend the heads of state from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger met in the first summit of the Alliance of Sahel States. (peoplesdispatch.org)