At what age and how do you tell children about the truth of Christmas?
I’m writing this as someone who has mostly lived in the US and Canada. Personally, I find the whole “lying to children about Christmas” thing just a bit weird (no judgment on those who enjoy this aspect of the holiday). But because it’s completely normalized in our culture, this is something many people have to deal...
Maine's mass shooter found dead (www.cbsnews.com)
Choose wisely (lemmy.world)
Google Fiber goes big with 20-gig plan (www.fiercetelecom.com)
How Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops (and why it's called 'Project Sputnik') (www.zdnet.com)
Today, the Dell XPS-13 with Ubuntu Linux is easily the most well-known Linux laptop. Many users, especially developers – including Linus Torvalds – love it. As Torvalds recently said, “Normally, I wouldn’t name names, but I’m making an exception for the XPS 13 just because I liked it so much that I also ended up buying...
‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com)
RANT: I hate the fact that my ISP can restrict access to certain sites
How can it possibly be, that an ISP, which I’m paying for gets to decid, which sites I’m allowed to have access to, and which not?...
Is there a Linux based OS for public computers, such as at a library or a PC cafe?
Title. Mainly asking for the library side, but PC cafe is also interesting to ask about....
Indigenous Voice: Australians reject historic Indigenous referendum - BBC News (bbc.in)
Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.
good alternatives to raspberry pi which are cheap and efficient?
Hello , dear lemmy users , I am starting to really like self-host because they are really fast and mostly i use open source stuff (like lemmy /photon etc) which were sometimes slow but after self hosting it now on the pc i am on using , i really like it...
Pelosi says interim House speaker McHenry has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building (www.cnn.com)
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the newly named interim speaker, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building....
Now that we're finally out of reddit, can we finally get different tag for NSFW and NSFL?
For the uninitiated, generally NSFW is for sexual contents and NSFL is for gory contents. People may want to see one but not see the other at any time for any reason. I have seen this feature requested over the years in Reddit but it never happens. Maybe now some instance can finally implement it?
You kids would not remember. (lemmy.world)
Coca-Cola's New AI-Generated Soda Flavor Falls Flat (gizmodo.com)
Elon Musk demanded a cameo in Cyberpunk 2077 while wielding a 200 year old gun: "I was armed but not dangerous" (www.pcgamer.com)
While Elon’s then-partner Grimes was recording her part in the game as cyborg popstar Lizzy Wizzy, the erratic tech billionaire turned up with an antique firearm to “insist” on being included in the game. “The studio guys were like sweating,” Grimes is quoted as saying. Musk adds “I told them that I was armed but not...
If you could give 10 years of development time to up to 10 software projects, which would you choose?
You can choose up to 10 software projects....
They aren't fooling around (startrek.website)
This picture kills X bots (lemmy.world)
No evidence that UFOs are aliens — NASA attempts to make conversations about aerial phenomena more scientific (arstechnica.com)
No evidence that UFOs are aliens — NASA attempts to make conversations about aerial phenomena more scientific::NASA attempts to make conversations about aerial phenomena more scientific.
Does "Selfhosted" mean you actually have a server at home?
I’m trying to better understand hosting a Lemmy Instance. Lurking discussions it seems like some people are hosting from the Cloud or VPS. My understanding is that it’s better to futureproof by running your own home server so that you have the data and the top most control of hardware, software etc. My understanding is that...
Are Internet boards and Forums dead
i started using the internet in the late 2000’s and still remember when you search for something most of the times it would return with a forum post … now its just random websites … if you ever need real and concise answer you have to add site:reddit.com at every search and since discord or twitter are not crawlable by...
Elon Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’...
College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic (apnews.com)
Colleges across the country are grappling with the same problem as academic setbacks from the pandemic follow students to campus. At many universities, engineering and biology majors are struggling to grasp fractions and exponents. More students are being placed into pre-college math, starting a semester or more behind for their...
Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event (www.nbcnews.com)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again Wednesday, this time during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election....