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TIL that player behaviors to a software bug that created a pandemic in World of Warcraft had similarities to COVID-19 in the real world (en.wikipedia.org)
… researchers noted the similarities between the game and the real-world pandemics. Both had an immediate impact on dense urban areas, which limited the effectiveness of containment procedures in stopping the spread of disease, while air travel, like fast travel, allowed infections to spread across large parts of the world...
US sets new record for billion-dollar climate disasters in single year (www.theguardian.com)
Country has experienced 23 extreme weather events costing $1bn or more already this year, passing previous mark of 22 in 2020...
Zinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boost (www.technologyreview.com)
Top US general says Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian main lines of defense in some areas (kyivindependent.com)
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public (abcnews.go.com)
A Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public, and that the only way to wear the hijab, or the Islamic headscarf, is if the face is hidden
Bored ape NFT event attendees get their faces burned by event lighting (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/7879294...
KDE Plasma 6.0 Approved For Fedora 40 - Including Dropping The X11 Session (www.phoronix.com)
‘Children were carrying other injured children.’ Witness describes aftermath of Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp (www.cnn.com)
Google Fiber goes big with 20-gig plan (www.fiercetelecom.com)
Google is ready to fill its AI searches with ads (www.theverge.com)
About half of Bandcamp employees have been laid off (www.theverge.com)
“X” Axed Headlines. That Sucks For Accessibility. (www.motherjones.com)
Japan startup unveils 15-foot robot suit for space exploration (www.independent.co.uk)
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Archaeologists discover previously unknown language from ancient tablet (www.newsweek.com)
A toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow (abcnews.go.com)
FAITHORN, Mich. – A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside two family dogs was found in the woods hours later sleeping on the smaller dog like a furry pillow, state police said....
It's a problem (lemmy.zip)
Pentagon-Funded Study Warns Dementia Among U.S. Officials Poses National Security Threat (theintercept.com)
Food Can Be Literally Addictive, New Evidence Suggests (www.scientificamerican.com)
Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on a string of robberies (abcnews.go.com)
A Chicago television news crew reporting on a string of robberies ended up robbed themselves after they were accosted at gunpoint by three armed men wearing ski masks....
Omegle has officially shut down (www.omegle.com)
Poultry companies ask judge to dismiss ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed (apnews.com)
Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and the others say in a motion filed Thursday that evidence in the case is now more than 13 years old....
jOIN THE REVOLUTION (sh.itjust.works)
‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency (www.theguardian.com)
Pope Francis suggests gay couples could be blessed in Vatican reversal (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative cardinals had challenged the pope to confirm teachings on LGBTQ+ issues...
