Dolphin found dead on beach riddled with bullets, NOAA offers $20k reward to find killer (www.usatoday.com)
My wife was unimpressed by Vim (programming.dev)
No Man's Sky Orbital Update brings full ship customisation and a complete space station overhaul (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Well that sucks (slrpnk.net)
What are you reading?? (feddit.uk)
I’ve just started reading The Wager. I’m a sucker for ship based media, and I’m hoping this’ll be no exception....
Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service (www.itpro.com)
Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service::Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there’s no need to panic
Mastodon founder touts Threads' federation, saying it makes his X rival 'a far more attractive option' (techcrunch.com)
BBC Says It Was Shut Down By Paramount PRs When Questioning Kelsey Grammer On His Support For Donald Trump (deadline.com)
Kelsey Grammer sounded curt this morning when he brusquely told a BBC Today program interviewer that he still supports Donald Trump but, according to his interviewer, this curtness doesn’t tell the full story....
Maryland's handgun licensing law has been struck down by a federal appeals court (apnews.com)
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Maryland’s handgun licensing law, finding that its requirements, which include submitting fingerprints for a background check and taking a four-hour firearms safety course, are unconstitutionally restrictive....
Cope (lemmy.world)
Just once I’d like a post where everyone is chill and positive about stuff instead of focusing on negative...
China says Israel has gone too far (www.politico.com)
China’s foreign minister said Saturday that Israel has gone too far in responding to last week’s invasion by Hamas, China’s official news agency reported....
U.S. Senate unanimously passes formal dress code after uproar (www.axios.com)
The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to make business attire a requirement on the Senate floor....
Nebraska governor signs executive order defining men as "bigger, stronger and faster" (boingboing.net)
Nebraska governor Jim Pillen, a Republican not noted as a women’s rights supporter, yesterday issued an executive order “defining” males and females and the attributes thereof. The anti-transgender political grandstanding offers fusty explanations of the sexes–men are “bigger, stronger and faster” on average–in...
Threads' New Terms and Conditions Affects the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)
This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Meta is moving forward with their plans for Theads and the Fediverse, and their adjusted terms reflect a new impending reality for Fediverse users.
Why? There is enough space on the parking lot (feddit.de)
What is your favorite operating system and what do you like about it?
Stanford researchers find Mastodon has a massive child abuse material problem (www.theverge.com)
Not a good look for Mastodon - what can be done to automate the removal of CSAM?
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x05 "Charades"
LoglineA shuttle accident leads to Spock’s Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T’Pring’s family during an important ceremonial dinner....
This will be YouTube in 2025 (lemmy.world)
(this is not real obviously) artist: Soren Iverson
Arrest of journalist Olga Fedorova (Alex Kent, New York, May 8 2024) (kbin.earth)
Apple AirPods are designed to die: Here’s what you should know (pirg.org)
Double Barrel (slrpnk.net)
X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst (www.businessinsider.com)
X users are complaining about an influx of low-quality ads promoting crypto scams and AI “undressing” apps....
Biden goes into 2024 with the economy getting stronger, but voters feel horrible about it (abcnews.go.com)
President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it....
when will be your last time to vote for the "lesser of two evils"?
When will be your “this is the last fucking time I’m voting for the ‘lesser of two evils’, then I don’t care after that, let this country burn to the ground”? For me, this is basically it. This is last election I’m going for that " lesser of two evils" bullshit. After that I’m done. It’s just pointless. Let’s...