Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas (www.popsci.com)
Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas::The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year.
Extremely relatable though (lemmy.world)
Mark Margolis just passed away 😔 (sh.itjust.works)
Residents Flood Library With New Copies of LGBTQ Books Stolen by Anti-Pride Protestors (themessenger.com)
People donated more than $15,000 to the library system, which will be matched by the city, providing $30,000 for LGBTQ programming
What are your opinions on this? (media.kbin.social)
This is the face he gives when he wants cuddles (lemmy.world)
Waze will now warn drivers about crash dangers using historical data (arstechnica.com)
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
Revert
You know what time it is (startrek.website)
Doing my part! (i.imgur.com)
Coming soon to cinemas near you (lemmy.world)
Californians plead guilty in $600 million nationwide catalytic converter theft scheme (apnews.com)
Three members of a California family pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey, federal prosecutors said....
Are people reading articles before posting them? (imgflip.com)
It is funny because he does not have legs (startrek.website)
Watching Futurama as a Star Trek fan (startrek.website)
[OC]...
What was Elon Musk’s strategy for Twitter? A fired Trump White House staffer offers a tantalizing clue (www.nbcnews.com)
The text messages described a series of actions Musk should take after he gained full control of the social media platform: “Step 1: Blame the platform for its users; Step 2: Coordinated pressure campaign; Step 3: Exodus of the Bluechecks; Step 4: Deplatforming.”
[USA] Massive emergency alert test scheduled to hit your phone on Wednesday. Here's what to know. (www.usatoday.com)
“Get ready to not freak out. On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency alert.”
Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world (apnews.com)
Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president will break routine Sunday, putting off his practice of quietly watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Plains....
Welcome Light, our first cat (lemmy.sdf.org)
Love the little guy already. He’s been kneading a lot with his claws out since we got him. Any advice on stopping this behavior before he destroys all my furniture and leaves our bodies covered in scratches? He’s gentle but it still hurts.
Trump ally is first to plead guilty in Georgia elections case (www.theguardian.com)
Former Republican bail bondsman Scott Hall, one of the 19 people charged alongside Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia, entered into a plea agreement on Friday, becoming the first defendant to plead guilty in the sprawling criminal case....
Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash must pay NYC delivery workers an $18 minimum wage (www.engadget.com)
New York Acting Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Moyne rejected a bid by Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub to block a bill requiring a minimum wage for app-based delivery workers.
Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine (www.engadget.com)
Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine::Valve has failed to convince a court that it didn’t infringe EU law by geo-blocking activation keys, according to a new ruling.
Question is why would he? (startrek.website)
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome::Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a “topic” list it shares with advertisers.