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French parliamentary election: Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) projected to win first round, beating the leftist NPF alliance and Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble (www.dw.com)

Why are fake laughs added to sitcoms?

Is lack of trust in their comedy or they really think the public is that dumb they need to know when to laugh?...

Dropbox now requires login to download a shared file (lemmy.today)

On mobile, it prompts you to either “get the app” or “open app” with no way to click past. Screenshot won’t upload....

Name this monstrosity (sh.itjust.works)

It's like the Bacon game, but funnier (sh.itjust.works)

Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks in US over windshield wiper, exterior trim issues (www.reuters.com)

Tesla said on Tuesday it was recalling most Cybertrucks in the United States over issues with their windshield wipers and exterior trim.

It's basic science (lemmy.world)

Let me pull this out of my ass (sh.itjust.works)

Why Democrats think Biden’s problem is Biden (www.politico.com)

Democrats keep doing surprisingly well in special elections. The party’s most vulnerable Senate incumbents are running ahead of their rivals in key battleground states. One of Democrats’ signature issues — reproductive rights — has repeatedly proved a winning message....

Someone escaped the Matrix (lemmy.world)

Death toll tops 1,000 after Haj marked by extreme heat (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Alternatives to CloudFlare?

Hey is there any alternatives to CloudFlare reverse proxies? I want to hide my server IP but not share everything with CF…

Never buy .xyz

I just wanted to post this here because I want to help you all and hurt gen.xyz as much as possible. I had a .xyz domain through njal.la which I used to host jellyfin, homeassistant, and other basic things for friends and family. My domain recently became inaccessible without any notice. After a while of troubleshooting, I found...

‘It is not illegal to teach drunk’: Charges dropped against 2nd grade teacher accused of being intoxicated in class (lawandcrime.com)

While the District Attorney’s Office agrees that it is highly inappropriate to teach while intoxicated, it is, unfortunately, not illegal.”

Hogwarts Legacy fans rejoice as new Harry Potter game officially announced for September (www.gamingbible.com)

Ikea’s CEO has solved the Swedish retailer’s global ‘unhappy worker’ crisis by raising salaries, introducing flexible working and subsidizing childcare (fortune.com)

Ukraine says it struck one of Russia's most advanced warplanes (apnews.com)

Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia....

What I thought some abbreviations/emoticons meant vs what they actually meant

Didnt really pay attention to context or spelling, more like reading through words derived from a foreign language

‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history (www.theguardian.com)

Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.

Why Assassin's Creed has lost its identity?

Remember those iconic games before 2014? The OG, while dated was really unique for its time, the Ezio Auditore Trilogy that became the standard for the franchise, 3, that was very ambitious (probably too much) with it’s setting and story telling. Even 4, although it was the first time AC escaped from the base of what an...