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

Get notified on Mastodon for new Github releases (codeberg.org)

I’m selfhosting several services, mostly based on docker containers. Many of these are managed on Github and publish releases there. What annoys me is that I regularly miss updates....

Britain Confronts Fears of a (Gasp!) Tea Shortage (www.nytimes.com)

Shipping issues in the Red Sea have led to delays in tea deliveries, but British retailers assured consumers that any shortages would be a “blip.”...

Amnesty International finds no evidence of military targets at Rafah sites targeted by Israel (thehill.com)

Musicians walk out after London orchestra leaves them unpaid for months (www.theguardian.com)

From Software is "working hard on Elden Ring DLC" but still doesn't have a release date "at this time" (www.eurogamer.net)

Rumors of a February release just got shot down :(

Moroccan hash dealers boycott Israeli drug smugglers in support of Gaza (jpost.com)

Hashish dealers in Morocco have stopped supplying Israeli smugglers with hashish due to the ongoing war in Gaza, according to a Friday N12 report....

These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump (www.wired.com)

These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump::You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero.

Factorio Friday Facts #397 - Factoriopedia (factorio.com)

It’s really nice to see how they continue to cater to player quality of life, lots of great improvements both for new and returning players here.

Someone Stole a 200 ft (60 meters) Tall Radio Antenna in Alabama, USA (nypost.com)

No one’s sure how the ambitious bandits made off with the heavy steel structure, WJLX station general manager Brett Elmore told WBRC.

More US states are considering bills allowing medically assisted death this year (www.axios.com)

Finnair now weighing passengers at the gate (www.upi.com)

Tucker Carlson: Putin takes charge as TV host gives free rein to Kremlin (www.bbc.co.uk)

The Russian leader was given the opportunity to expound familiar grievances unchallenged.

Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a health emergency (www.nbcnews.com)

A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death....

Sims 4 rival Paralives sets release window, “will never have paid DLC” (www.pcgamesn.com)

Android users in S’pore to be blocked from installing unverified apps as part of anti-scam trial (www.straitstimes.com)

The three million toothbrush botnet story isn’t true. (cyberplace.social)

Ra-Ra-Rasputin (feddit.de)

US labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote (apnews.com)

A National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled on Monday that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor union for NCAA athletes....

Proposed Wage Theft Legislation Would Strip Violators of Ability to Do Business (documentedny.com)

To combat pervasive wage theft in New York, three new bills were introduced in the legislature that would punish violators.

Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules (arstechnica.com)

Hispanic Caucus urges new direction in immigration talks (thehill.com)

The CHC’s Tuesday proposals also come as the group has been purposefully excluded from Senate negotiations on border policy, which reportedly have centered on ways to curtail asylum and further fortify the border without addressing calls to overhaul the legal immigration system and appeals to give longtime undocumented...

'The economy is different now': Parents pay grown-up kids' bills with retirement savings (finance.yahoo.com)

Why is 2010s movie Star Trek called the Kelvin timeline? (kbin.social)

I'm sure there's a valid reason, but I've got no idea what it is. Why "Kelvin?" Is that a reference to a character in the original Star Trek continuity?

Seppo: Personal Social Web (seppo.social)

#Seppo empowers you to publish short texts (and images yet to come) and to network in the Social Web. By renting commodity web space and dropping a single file. Without being subject to terms and conditions. Without having to fret about small print or tech lore. And without the need for an IT-consultant. But rather having a...