Are you ok (really, are you)?
This time of year is meant to be filled with joy and family get-togethers, but not everyone has family or anything to be happy about. So are you ok?
Hamas says no hostage will leave alive unless group's demands met (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief (abcnews.go.com)
“No one is looking at us or the extent of this disaster or the crimes that we are experiencing in Gaza,” he said. Still holding his microphone, he slid off his flak jacket marked with the word PRESS and unstrapped his helmet....
Alabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method (apnews.com)
An Alabama inmate would be the test subject for the “experimental” execution method of nitrogen hypoxia, his lawyers argued, as they asked judges to deny the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using the new method....
What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?
Are smart door locks more or less secure than traditional door locks? (feddit.uk)
Fans reacting to the announcement of Star Trek: The Next Generation (lemmy.world)
It’s so bizarre to read this in the present, knowing how incredible TNG was, but I get it - the original crew WAS Star Trek to them....
What's your favorite Linux Desktop software?
For me, it’s hands down Flameshot. The best screenshot tool in the world - I’ve got it hooked up to my PrtScrn key for super easy screenshots....
What do you choose? (lemmy.ca)
My little brother loves the dualboot setup I installed for him. He says "It's like iOS"
My brother is 12 and just like other people of his age he can’t use a computer properly because he is only familiar with mobile devices and dumbed-down computers...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues Meta, citing chatbot’s reply as evidence of shadowban (arstechnica.com)
Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds (thedriven.io)
Students walk out during Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke (www.independent.co.uk)
Second Boeing whistleblower dies in less than two months (www.newshub.co.nz)
Millionaire tries to prove becoming wealthy is easy by becoming homeless and making a million in a year - and of course fails miserably and quits, citing reality (www.dailymail.co.uk)
“Wait this shit sucks, nevermind.”...
Are we the baddies? (i.imgur.com)
Missouri law bars divorce during pregnancy – even in cases of violence (www.theguardian.com)
The statute, which can lead to reproductive coercion in a state that has banned abortion, has recently gained nationwide attention...
Tethered plastic caps (lemmy.sdf.org)
I know they’re supposed to be good for the environment. But… Holy smokes they drive me up the wall. They really do!...
Reddit started doing what they always wanted to do, sell user content to AI. (www.reuters.com)
Why Everyone Should Still Use an RSS Reader in 2024 (lifehacker.com)
Whatever the linguistic details, one of the main roles of RSS is to supply directly to you a steady stream of updates from a website. Every new article published on that site is served up in a list that can be interpreted by an RSS reader....
Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles (insideevs.com)
Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles::Also, the charging speeds are below par, but on the flip side, the sound system is awesome and the car is “a dream to drive.”
A billionaire wrote this letter to Google a year ago. How likely is that Google's layoffs and actions since then are at least partly because of this? (lemmy.world)
Bored ape NFT event attendees get their faces burned by event lighting (www.theverge.com)
Who’d have thought BoredApe NFTs would be such an actual eyesore?
I totally forgot how terrible a non-ad-free YouTube experience is
So I’ve been using youtube ad blockers since pretty much when ad blocker extensions were first available. Lately though I’ve been getting hit more and more with these messages that YT was sending out every 5 or so videos telling me that adblockers aren’t allowed. No problem, just gotta wait 5 seconds to x it out and then...
Hawaii cannot ban guns on beaches, US judge rules (www.reuters.com)
A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its prized beaches and in other areas including banks, bars and parks, citing last year’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.
