AI's Future Hangs in the Balance With California Law (gizmodo.com)
Announcement to non-StarTrek.website users: on July 10th, c/Quarks will change to "locals only". Thanks to the Lemmy devs for this new feature!
The goal of c/Quarks has always been to help foster a sense of community for StarTrek.website, but it is just a generic “offtopic” community and does not really have an identity of it’s own on the Fediverse....
TIL sailing ships commonly moved around without wind by warping (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Warping is throwing an anchor either manually for a small ship or by rowing the anchor out and dropping it farther away for a larger ship. Then the ship would reel it to change position. Good for maneuvering in harbor. Etymologically related to “throwing” and essentially threading a needle across the sea....
With this heat, I find an idea of a safe and temp-regulated bath-bed tempting.
But I’m sure a daily 8hr sleep in water isn’t something our bodies are ready for. What are probable effects? Can we mitigate them?
127 degrees: Heat record shattered in Death Valley, with high temperature of 130 in forecast (abc7.com)
'More Unhinged by the Minute': Senior Israeli Lawmaker Suggests Nuclear Attack on Iran (www.commondreams.org)
The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic bird flu vaccine (apnews.com)
definitely accurate
I genuinely feel like I wouldn't live that differently even if I suddenly became ultra-wealthy. Am I kidding myself?
Of course, I’d do all the obvious things, such as getting a bigger house, a newer car, and quitting work, but beyond that, I have no interest in an extravagant lifestyle—or at least that’s what I tell myself....
Apple bows to Kremlin pressure to remove leading VPNs from Russian AppStore — Novaya Gazeta Europe (novayagazeta.eu)
Millions of OnlyFans paywalls make it hard to detect child sex abuse, cops say (arstechnica.com)
what features would you look for when choosing between flip phones?
like I lived through the brick to flip phone to smartphone era, but I can’t remember what features I was looking at on these flip phones when I was deciding which one to buy. do you guys remember?
French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges (www.lemonde.fr)
Steam survey for June 2024, Linux still above 2%
TIL the term Redneck likely originated from the sunburned red neck of those working in fields. (en.wikipedia.org)
A compelling theory. (lemmy.world)
Is anybody else a bit disappointed about the recent days with Fedora Atomic?
Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely love Fedora Atomic (Silverblue, Bazzite, Kinoite, Aurora, IOT, etc.), more than any other distro I used, and I plant to continue using it....
This Wouldn’t Be the First Time an Incumbent Stepped Aside. Here’s What Happened Last Time. (www.politico.com)
Thursday’s presidential debate debacle — widely regarded as a low point for President Joe Biden, who appeared feeble and sometimes confused — many Democratic elites and nonpartisan pundits are suggesting a break-the-glass-in-case-of-emergency move that resided on the margins of conventional political thought just a week...
How are you all planning to watch the 2024 Olympics?
Do any of you have a plan in place for how to tune into the 2024 Paris Olympics? I’ve got a good Jellyfin ecosystem set up to watch my video files and listen to my music, but I haven’t explored many ways to watch live sports content yet. What is the best way to tune in to the events at the Paris Olympics this summer?...
What Polan doin? (sh.itjust.works)
Ukraine says it thwarted a plot to overthrow the government (edition.cnn.com)
Google Says AI Could Break Reality (www.404media.co)
don't use ladybird browser lol (cyberpunk.lol)
github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/6814
In Georgia, conservatives seek to have voters removed from rolls without official challenges (apnews.com)
They’re asking election administrators to use their data to purge voter registrations, which means names could be removed in a less public process than a formal voter challenge. The strategy could mean electors won’t be summoned in advance to defend their voting rights and the identities of those seeking to purge voters...
why do a bunch of gas stations have 88 octane cheaper than 87?
I figured it was a marketing gimmick to get you to buy 88 and then they would finally raise the price, but it’s been years. are they adding extra ethanol or something?