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Israel Tied With Iran Among Top Jailers of Journalists in 2023, Report Finds (truthout.org)

Linux is now an option for safety-minded software-defined vehicle developers (arstechnica.com)

What are some things that you like to watch in the side or in the background when you do stuff ?

Edit: I’m basically looking for new topics to explore to add to my YouTube feed/subscriptions 😁...

So close. Once again missed the mark by a mere 1%. I was at 68% at this time last year. (tesseract.dubvee.org)

Context: This is the second year I’ve been trying to hit 69% battery at 4:20 on 4/20....

Time for your medicine grandpa (lemmy.world)

Ukraine backers blast ‘double standard’ after allies rush to Israel’s defense (www.politico.eu)

If the United States and its allies can rush to Israel’s defense in the skies, shooting down dozens of drones and missiles fired by Iran, why can’t they do the same for Ukraine — which has suffered under Russia’s missile attacks for more than two years?...

After Dobbs, twice as many women sought tubal ligation than men turned to vasectomies (www.salon.com)

Published today in a JAMA Health Forum research letter, policy researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and Boston University show how the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling affected preferences for permanent contraception among males and females between the ages of 18 to 30. It’s the first study to...

Iran launches attack against Israel with drones 'hours away' from Israeli soil (www.theguardian.com)

5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030 (arstechnica.com)

Microsoft won't update your Windows 11 PC if it has these apps (www.xda-developers.com)

EXCLUSIVE: Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility (www.windowscentral.com)

Forget ‘doomers:’ Warming can be stopped, top climate scientist says (news.harvard.edu)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/12956314...

Rectangle for Linux?

To preface this, I’ve used Linux from the CLI for the better part of 15 years. I’m a software engineer and my personal projects are almost always something that runs in a Linux VM or a Docker container somewhere, but I’ve always used a Mac to work on personal and professional projects. I have a Windows desktop that I use...

Discord starts down the dangerous road of ads this week (arstechnica.com)

Looking for Cloud Storage Replacement, but I don't like NextCloud

I’m looking for something to replace cloud storage for myself and family. I’ve tried to use/like NextCloud but honestly I despise it. The UI/UX really bothers me, and administering it is a pain. It also just does way more that I want or need....

Chatbot letdown: Hype hits rocky reality (www.axios.com)

Grumbles about generative AI’s shortcomings are coalescing into a “trough of disillusionment” after a year and a half of hype about ChatGPT and other bots....

The longer I look, the more confused I get. What is this marketing? (lemmy.zip)

Woman who was held hostage by Hamas speaks out on her abduction and sexual assault (edition.cnn.com)

The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria (sh.itjust.works)

Israel will stop working with UNRWA in Gaza, official (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

Israel will stop working with the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, a government spokesperson said yesterday, accusing the aid agency of “perpetuating conflict”, Reuters reported....

I'm enjoying Plasma 6 (lemmy.ca)

Does Reddit shadowban mentions of Lemmy?

In the months since I deleted my Reddit accounts and joined Lemmy, the lack of user base growth has made it clear that we need some users to stay on Reddit as a means of shepherding more users over on an ongoing basis. Otherwise, Reddit simply got what it wanted: less users who make a fuss about how it manages its platform...