Fancy Pants (lemmy.world)
YSK: Simplewall is a free tool to have more control over your internet on your desktop. (For Windows)
I found about this a few months ago, it’s a free tool that makes the task of managing the internet access of programs a easy one. For example, you can select exactly which process can access the internet manually, of course blocking some system things on windows will disable the connection totally until reactivated....
Mr Pear (lemmy.world)
This is Mr Peregrin, He is one of the best boys.
YSK: Holding CTRL while navigating or deleting text does it per word
Why YSK: Makes editing text a lot easier....
Suicide rates in the US are highest among elderly men, and most involve guns, CDC report says (www.cnn.com)
Senior men have higher rates of suicide than average, and firearms were involved in more than three-quarters of those deaths in 2021, according to a CDC report
This video of David Attenborough narrating a programmer's life shows Hollywood actors were right to be afraid of AI (www.businessinsider.com)
This video of David Attenborough narrating a programmer’s life shows Hollywood actors were right to be afraid of AI::If you’ve ever wanted acclaimed broadcaster and documentary filmmaker Sir David Attenborough to narrate your life, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to keep merely wishing for it anymore.
Tea time at The Witchery in Edinburgh, Scotland (lemmy.world)
Israel-Gaza live news: Firing outside Gaza hospitals, with patients and staff trapped inside - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has now weighed in on the hospital situation in northern Gaza....
GitHub - ellite/Wallos: Open-Source Personal Subscription Tracker (github.com)
Sharing the link to this project I found and really like. It’s simple to setup with docker, simple to use but really helpful for people not already doing full-on budgeting, financial management....
They get each other. (startrek.website)
SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike (variety.com)
Xiaomi won't give Android updates if you unlock your bootloader (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/3017869 (!xiaomi)
Made some red braised pork belly. Wdyt? ;) (lemmy.world)
Did racist use the "biological advantage" argument when Black athletes started competing alongside white athletes?
Given that racists and slavers used the “natural physical strength” of black people to justify putting them on hard labor and some medics still think that blacks has higher resistance to pain, I wonder if when black athletes started to join mixed race sport teams, some racist would have used the same “biological...
Solar panel advances will see millions abandon electrical grid, scientists predict (www.independent.co.uk)
Solar panel advances will see millions abandon electrical grid, scientists predict::Solar energy costs have fallen 90 per cent over the last decade, while new discoveries have seen efficiency rates rise
Star Wars had Kenobi. Where's our version? (startrek.website)
Deadly quake strikes Nepal killing at least 129 people (edition.cnn.com)
At least 129 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck a remote part of northwestern Nepal overnight on Friday, police confirmed, as officials said multiple buildings have collapsed and warned that the death toll could rise....
Some progress with Scooter and Noki (lemmy.ninja)
Things have gotten better. They are friendly like 80% of the time. Hanging out on the bed or couch with me is ideal. When they pass in the hallway it’s a toss up on if they’ll hiss or not.
Me when another book length meme appears (startrek.website)
IRL Odo would probably talk like a sailor
Ackchyually, not every Linux is a GNU Linux
Some examples:...
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food | Japan | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Most Water-Repellent Surface Ever Created Challenges Existing Ideas on Friction (thedebrief.org)
A team of researchers says they have created the most water-repellent surface ever, challenging existing ideas about how friction works. Known as a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), the ingenious new surface, which is assembled at the molecular level, has the potential to impact hundreds of commercial and industrial applications,...
How to fix the internet (www.technologyreview.com)
We’re in a very strange moment for the internet. We all know it’s broken. That’s not news. But there’s something in the air—a vibe shift, a sense that things are about to change.
[Cinnamon] Available as installable ISO (i.imgur.com)
Check it out on Github