Commented - kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

There it is (lemmy.world)

Had to buy a certain product to use a certain substance and there's a really stupid new law. (lemmy.world)

What is this? Some sort of ‘protect the children because they’re totally not using apples and soda cans’ bullshit?...

"I want to live forever in AI" (lemmy.ml)

Congress passes bill that could unlock billions in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine (www.nbcnews.com)

Return to monkey then? (lemmy.world)

Biden says he is ‘considering’ Australian call to drop Julian Assange charges (www.theguardian.com)

Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long US push to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents.

What's the most interesting traditional or formal politeness behaviour or table manners in your culture? Or for any service personnel, in your restaurant? (kbin.social)

I love all the ritualized behaviour, secret meanings and unexpected taboos - standing up when someone of higher status stands, elaborate rules for serving and eating, tapping the table to thank the server, never refuse a toast from a superior, stuff like that....

Millennials and Gen Z's trendy new splurge: groceries (www.businessinsider.com)

Safe AF (sh.itjust.works)

Maine Took the US One Giant Step Toward More Democratic Elections (www.commondreams.org)

Debian security amirite? (lemmy.world)

WARNING: Malicious code in current pre-release & testing versions/variants: F40 and rawhide affected - users of F40/rawhide need to respond (discussion.fedoraproject.org)

SWAT Team Raids Innocent Family Over Stolen AirPods Dropped on Their Street (www.riverfronttimes.com)

Affinity is joining the Canva family (forum.affinity.serif.com)

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‘Massacre’: Israel forces attack crowds waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 21 (www.aljazeera.com)

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worried (www.npr.org)

And don't forget RTFM (lemmy.world)

How responsive is your Nextcloud?

My Nextcloud has always been sluggish — navigating and interacting isn’t snappy/responsive, changing between apps is very slow, loading tasks is horrible, etc. I’m curious what the experience is like for other people. I’d also be curious to know how you have your Nextcloud set up (install method, server hardware, any...

Which songs from the last decade (2014-2024) will become classics?

So far I think “Uptown Funk”, “Blinding Lights”, and “Old Town Road”. That doesn’t mean I love those songs. It means I think they answer the question. I know you may love “Irony x3” by Zigbones. But they ain’t it....

GNOME 46 is Coming in Hot With These 6 Features (news.itsfoss.com)

Can confirm, it does feel good (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

What is the exact meaning of a misogynist person?

On the internet, it is common to call a guy a misogynist, but what is the exact meaning of misogynist? Is it 1. A guy who hates women? Or 2. a guy who thinks men are superior. Or 3. A guy who believes in women should follow traditional norms like cooking.

Thousands protest as hunger grows amid Argentine austerity (www.france24.com)

Why aren't more releases x265?

Nearing the filling of my 14.5TB hard drive and wanting to wait a bit longer before shelling out for a 60TB raid array, I’ve been trying to replace as many x264 releases in my collection with x265 releases of equivalent quality. While popular movies are usually available in x265, less popular ones and TV shows usually have...