GNOME 47 Can Now Be Built With X11 Support Disabled (www.phoronix.com)
For those wanting to build a Wayland-only Linux desktop experience without carrying any aging X11 baggage, GNOME 47 will be able to optionally offer Wayland-only support without carrying X11/X.Org support. This Mutter merge request landed today that allows compiling Mutter with X11 support disabled. That landed today along with...
Ultra-processed foods need tobacco-style warnings, says scientist (www.theguardian.com)
UPFs should also be heavily taxed due to impact on health and mortality, says scientist who coined term...
*insert "bomb them" sound effect* (cannibal.cafe)
Greece introduces the six-day work week (www.dw.com)
From the construction industry to the tourism sector, Greek employers cannot find the staff they need. The government’s solution: longer working hours. A new law enables employers to implement a six-day work week...
Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined (variety.com)
Majority of Black Americans believe U.S. institutions are conspiring against them, poll finds (www.nbcnews.com)
A 3-year-old girl died during an ‘exorcism.’ A judge has now ruled her family can stand trial (www.independent.co.uk)
Study says Europeans fear migration more than climate change – DW – 05/08/2024 (www.dw.com)
Red Lobster files for bankruptcy, restaurants will stay open (www.nbcnews.com)
‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates (apnews.com)
The Virginia State Police investigator seemed puzzled about what the inmate was describing: “unbearable” conditions at a prison so cold that toilet water would freeze over and inmates were repeatedly treated for hypothermia....
Billionaire hasn't heard of Streisand effect (www.betootaadvocate.com)
! betootaadvocate.com/…/gina-furiously-demands-nati…...
First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people. (www.motherjones.com)
Comcast Unveils Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Streaming Bundle (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Cable is dead. Long live the cable bundle. Curious to see the pricing and if the bundle only includes ad tiered options.
Eric Trump Tweets From Dad’s Trial Despite Electronics Ban (www.thedailybeast.com)
Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation (arstechnica.com)
Antivax quacks are continuing to make up fantastical biological mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccine “shedding” (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
Majority of Americans over 50 worry they won't have enough money for retirement: Study (www.usatoday.com)
Among AARP survey findings: 61% of Americans 50 and up are worried they won’t have enough money for retirement. And only 21 percent of people have a retirement plan....
Apple iPhone sales decline 10% in first three months of 2024 (www.gsmarena.com)
4 law officers serving warrant are killed, 4 wounded in shootout at North Carolina home, police say (apnews.com)
Ukraine war: Kyiv uses longer-range US missiles for first time (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine has begun using longer-range ballistic missiles against Russia that were secretly provided by the US, American officials have confirmed....
Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event (Last time this happened, Earth got plants) (newatlas.com)
From the article:...