Commented - kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

Anti-Piracy Lessons Enter the School Curriculum: Are You a Thief? (ift.tt)

Overwatch 2 director opens up about having the worst-reviewed game on Steam: 'Being review-bombed isn't a fun experience' (www.pcgamer.com)

Aaron Keller pledged to improve the game for "players who are playing now."

The Linux Foundation has become a patent troll (bladerunner.social)

It seems that the Linux Foundation has decided that both “systemd” and “segmentation fault” (lol?) are trademarked by them.

Patch submitted to the Linux kernel by a 4 year old. (mastodon.social)

Top physicist says chatbots are just ‘glorified tape recorders’ (fortune.com)

Top physicist says chatbots are just ‘glorified tape recorders’::Leading theoretical physicist Michio Kaku predicts quantum computers are far more important for solving mankind’s problems.

Some Apple users say its parental controls aren't working properly. A CEO who has 4 kids called it 'frustrating.' (www.businessinsider.com)

Some Apple users say its parental controls aren’t working properly. A CEO who has 4 kids called it ‘frustrating.’::Parents told The Wall Street Journal they have to continuously check their Screen Time settings to ensure their children’s usage is limited.

Christopher Nolan Forgot To Credit Over 80% Of VFX Crew On ‘Oppenheimer’ (www.cartoonbrew.com)

From the linked article…...

All Star Trek fans now have a home on Lemmy World (lemmy.world)

Attention StarTrek fans! You’re new assignment to the Fediverse has arrived. All hands, boarding has begun! Make it so! Join us at the exclusive home for Star Trek on Lemmy.World!

Spotify: "Adjusting Our Spotify Premium Prices" (newsroom.spotify.com)

First price rise since 2011....

Elon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademark (futurism.com)

‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival (www.theguardian.com)

Cancel Amazon Prime [2021] (archive.ph)

Amazon Prime is a remarkable success but also dystopian. It has made convenience and speed the norm, habituating consumers to buy more products. Prime’s flywheel effect - where more customers lead to more data and scale which attracts more customers - has fueled Amazon’s dominance. Prime subscribers spend twice as much and...

The Supreme Court rejects Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt (apnews.com)

Springfield IL woman who called sheriff's office over possible intruder killed by deputies, attorney says (www.nbcnews.com)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/illinois-woman-called-police-po…

Donald Trump rally shooting being probed as assassination attempt: AP sources (www.cp24.com)

Meta removes Trump account restrictions ahead of 2024 election (www.axios.com)

Zelenskyy: Modi is a ‘huge disappointment’ for hugging Putin (www.politico.eu)

Ukraine can’t believe Indian leader met “bloody criminal” Russian ruler on day of children’s hospital bombing....

Oklahoma, Alabama Now Have AI-Powered Vending Machines That Sell Bullets (gizmodo.com)

noplace, a mashup of Twitter and Myspace for Gen Z, hits No. 1 on the App Store (techcrunch.com)

Motherboards and systems with China's Loongson CPUs now shipping to US customers — options start from $373 for a DTX board with processor and cooler (www.tomshardware.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17489781

'Black Americans for Trump' event a 'major bust' that featured 'a sea of white people' (www.rawstory.com)

Hong Kong says school children sang anthem too softly (www.bbc.com)

Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese national anthem “too softly”....

I was explaining to my daughter about the differences between Gimp and Photoshop and saw that Adobe had a page that claimed to compare the two. It never compares the two. It barely mentions Gimp. (www.adobe.com)

I expected ridiculous propaganda from Adobe, but they give absolutely no reasons why Photoshop is better than Gimp and list a bunch of things that Gimp can do too....

House Republicans Propose Renaming Oceans After Donald Trump (dailyboulder.com)

House Republicans have ignited a firestorm with a proposed bill that would rename the vast coastal waters encircling the United States after former President Donald Trump. The legislation, spearheaded by Florida Representative Greg Steube, seeks to rebrand the US Exclusive Economic Zone as the “Donald John Trump Exclusive...