Back in my day (lemmy.zip)
Local pop radio station is using its metadata to spread anti Biden propaganda (i.imgur.com)
California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence (theconversation.com)
Why are socialist and communist countries usually considered more authoritarian than capitalist countries?
Baltimore bridge collapses into river after being hit by cargo ship (www.theguardian.com)
A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a large boat collided with it early on Tuesday morning, sending multiple vehicles into the water....
Linux hits 4% on the desktop 🐧 📈 (gs.statcounter.com)
Honestly (lemmy.today)
GTA V source code has been leaked. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
The full GTA V source code has been leaked The leak contains GTA V source code and stuff from Bully 2 and GTA VI Leaked in a discord server by a random British guy in the 360 modding community known to get sued by Rockstar multiple times...
I lose mine last month :( (telegra.ph)
We have had guns for 200 years but mass shootings only became common in the last 30. So what changed?
PSA To people watching YouTube with AdBlockers
You might have noticed that even on Firefox (depending on your lists) YouTube may detect uBlock Origin on Firefox now...
Roses are red, violets are blue, everyone is using IPv6, why aren't you? (lemmy.world)
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Massive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flames (interestingengineering.com)
Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV (arstechnica.com)
A patent application from the company spotted by Lowpass describes a system for displaying ads over any device connected over HDMI, a list that could include cable boxes, game consoles, DVD or Blu-ray players, PCs, or even other video streaming devices. Roku filed for the patent in August 2023 and it was published in November...
This was the first result on Google (lemmy.ml)
Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought (www.freethink.com)
Asking ChatGPT to Repeat Words ‘Forever’ Is Now a Terms of Service Violation (www.404media.co)
Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X ban (Update: Starlink will comply) (www.engadget.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...
Who do you consider a Great Author of the last 50 years or so (first well-known work after 1970)? I'd like to get a feel for who's who in modern literature. Any language/culture. Fiction only.
Bonus points for any books you believe are classics from that time period. Any language, but only fiction please....
Can you muppets stop throwing away money on awful companies producing subpar games? (lemmy.world)
I propose 2024 is the year of early access games boycott....
What (free and open-source) applications do you use on a daily basis?
Try to avoid duplicates, keep it interesting.
China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’ (www.wsj.com)
Young people in China are becoming more rebellious, questioning their nation’s traditional expectations of career and family