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Fediverse now well past 14 Million total users (fediverse.observer)

On the Lemmy specific front, Active daily users seems to still be stabilising following the exodus from elsewhere, Comments and Posts both seem to be on the rise though – promising stats all in all.

‘He’s alone’: Trump arraignment sees no family, no posse, no protests (www.msnbc.com)

“There’s no posse and there’s no retinue and there’s no family,” says Chris Hayes on Trump’s arraignment. “The guy is alone. He is solo rolling with the lawyers who hope his checks clear.”

Marijuana addiction is real. Those struggling often face skepticism. (web.archive.org)

Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues (www.tpr.org)

What's the most toxic game community you know of?

The most toxic communities I know of are the Genshin community, Payday 2, FFXIV and source games communities in general.

Goldman Sachs: AI Is Overhyped, Wildly Expensive, and Unreliable (www.404media.co)

When was the last time you made Jello?

I’m 52. And in my entire adult life I’ve never made Jello. How about you?

US Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official, not private acts (www.reuters.com)

Custom Linux Distribution just for Gaming (bazzite.gg)

Bazzite comes ready to rock with Steam and Lutris pre-installed, HDR support, BORE CPU scheduler for smooth and responsive gameplay, and numerous community-developed tools for your gaming needs.

What uses of a smartphone do you think most people miss out on?

By far my most favorite use is as a notepad that I always have with me. I use a custom keyboard to make typing faster and more accurate....

Shower thoughts are wasting water.

My city is in the middle of the worst drought in recorded history. My showers are typically under 2 minutes and I have to shower with a bucket to catch otherwise wasted water to use to flush the toilet. I also shut the water down when I am wet enough so I can scrub myself without having unneeded water flowing then start it back...

Old timers know (sh.itjust.works)

The US needs to build 2 million houses to revive the American dream of homeownership (www.businessinsider.com)

Paywall removed: archive.is/BHsKJ

Texas asks people to avoid using their cars (www.newsweek.com)

Vimms Lair is getting removal notices from Nintendo etc. We need someone to help make a rom pack archive can you help? (slrpnk.net)

Vimms lair is starting to remove many roms that are being requested to be removed by Nintendo etc. soon many original roms, hacks, and translations will be lost forever. Can any of you help make archive torrents of roms from vimms lair and cdromance? They have hacks and translations that dont exist elsewhere and will probably be...

What is the equivalent stereotype of 'women should all be homemakers,' for men?

I figured a close stereotype for men, would be that they should all be farmers. The thing is, there are under two million farmers in the US as of 2023. So statistically, an equivalent occupation/role should have a larger number.

Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited (arstechnica.com)

Steam Deck game library now 29% larger than that of Nintendo Switch (www.pcgamesn.com)

What do you think of the term "short king" as a term that's supposed to champion body positivity for men?

Body positivity is such a strange concept to me. There’s efforts to reclaim words while simultaneously calling them bad if used as an insult. Ideally, people wouldn’t be offended by someone describing their body with common descriptors, but socially there is so much value attributed to certain body types that it’s almost...

I don't know anything about Linux and the idea of installing it frightens me. Where do I start?

I bought a laptop yesterday, it came pre-installed with Windows 11. I hate win 11 so I switched it down to Windows 10, but then started considering using Linux for total control over the laptop, but here’s the thing: I keep seeing memes about how complicated or fucky wucky Linux is to install and run. I love the idea of open...