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What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't? (programming.dev)

Stay Mad, Tankies (lemmy.world)

I ordered my daughter a pizza, something I don't usually do. I got Domino's smallest size with two toppings. I got her cheese sticks and two sauces and tipped the driver 20%. $31.07. (lemmy.world)

Note I did not buy any food for myself....

Nuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now. (lemmy.world)

Lemmy is the best social media

What’s the worst piece of technology you’ve ever owned?

People doing the 30 days linux Challenge are having several problems because of Mint's old packages and technology. Why people still recommend it when there is Fedora and Opensuse with KDE and Gnome?

Ironing

Microsoft really wants Local accounts gone after it erases its guide on how to create them (www.xda-developers.com)

Microsoft removes guide on converting Microsoft accounts to Local, pushing for Microsoft sign-ins....

To all you outside of the US... (lemmy.world)

Biden’s debate performance sets off alarm bells for Democrats (www.cnn.com)

Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough (www.xda-developers.com)

There were a number of exciting announcements from Apple at WWDC 2024, from macOS Sequoia to Apple Intelligence. However, a subtle addition to Xcode 16 — the development environment for Apple platforms, like iOS and macOS — is a feature called Predictive Code Completion. Unfortunately, if you bought into Apple’s claim that...

Why does nobody here ever recommend Fedora to noobs?

I have tried Linux as a DD on and off for years but about a year ago I decided to commit to it no matter the cost. First with Mint, then Ubuntu and a few others sprinkled in briefly. Both are “mainstream” “beginner friendly” distros, right? I don’t want anything too advanced, right?...

China is attempting to mirror the entire GitHub over to their own servers, users report (infosec.exchange)

GitCode, a git-hosting website operated Chongqing Open-Source Co-Creation Technology Co Ltd and with technical support from CSDN and Huawei Cloud....

Can Biden be replaced as Democrat nominee? Who could replace him? (www.bbc.com)

The first presidential debate is done and the aftermath has not been good for the incumbent, Joe Biden....

What YouTubers did you used to watch back then but not anymore?

And why did you stop watching them?

Arizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery | The Model Y’s 12-volt battery, which powers things like the doors and windows, died (www.theverge.com)

Everything old is new again. (lemmy.world)

That said, Taxi drivers have something Uber drivers don’t- a union....

Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising (www.techradar.com)

Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...

‘The Movement to Convince Biden to Not Run Is Real’ (www.politico.com)

One House Democrat said he spoke for others in the wake of the president’s stunningly feeble debate performance on Thursday: “The movement to convince Biden to not run is real.”...

Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission (www.neowin.net)

Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims (arstechnica.com)

Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus’ and 670 other books after right-wing group’s complaint (forward.com)

Conservative activists, led by a local pastor and outspoken Israel advocate, pushed the district, Mission CISD, to excise books mostly about gender, sexuality and race. Their demands represented an extreme version of a nationwide culture war over books that has played out in recent years — and ensnared a number of books with...