Germany's new visa programme makes it easier for skilled workers to immigrate (www.bbc.com)
40 years later, X Window System is far more relevant than anyone could guess (arstechnica.com)
Memetic Evolution
Roast chicken salad (lemmy.world)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison (apnews.com)
[OC] I met this cool little guy on a trip (lemmy.world)
Recommendation Algorithms & Advertising - Where do you draw the line?
I think recommendation algorithms and advertising are separate things, however think with defaults and when it comes to what specific data is collected, where do you draw the line? Absolutely no recommendations at all based on an algorithm? Would you say using your ‘like’ history to recommend you more videos is okay? What...
China's reusable rocket completes 10 km vertical takeoff, landing test (news.cgtn.com)
You're all just as deranged as me
Anon spends time with family (sh.itjust.works)
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ATTACKED ME FOR MY REPORTING — AND THEY’RE DOING IT TO HIDE INFO FROM THE PUBLIC (theintercept.com)
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The 8-Bit Guy: How Cathode Ray Tubes Work [18:32] (www.youtube.com)
Study: 83% of Americans will have to work into their 70s in order to afford to retire (medium.com)
Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism (www.nbcnews.com)
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More details on MS Flight Simulator 2024, including full 3D landscapes in 30 biomes (www.pcgamer.com)
‘Frustrated Colonialist Aspirations:’ Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Gil Responds to Canada’s New Interference in Essequibo Dispute (orinocotribune.com)
Hey, little buddy! [OC] (pixelfed.crimedad.work)
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The Countdown to Save US Libraries (mekarpeles.medium.com)
Lemmy is a failed Reddit alternative
I first joined Lemmy back during the big Reddit exodus of last year. I like many others wanted an alternative to Reddit, and I thought that this might’ve been the one. I made two accounts, one on lemmy.world and another on sh.itjust.works, in the June of last year that I used on and off for about 4 months....
Growing up isn’t easy (lemmy.today)
America’s housing crisis continues to worsen, renters are struggling more than homeowners, report says (www.cnn.com)
Inside the Chinese-funded and staffed marijuana farms springing up across the U.S. (www.npr.org)
Investigations by nonprofit news outlet ProPublica have found links between Chinese diplomats, Chinese Communist Party-affiliated organizations, local Chinese criminal syndicates and some marijuana operations in the United States....