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Have you ever bough an external hardrive only to take the disk out of it?

Hiya, so am looking to buy more storage and while browsing am seeing some external harddisks, such as Western Digital My Book and Seagate Expansion Desktop for cheaper than the internal harddisks themselves. Have seen this one video from KTZ Systems where he bought up multiple of these external ones just to open them up and use...

Why does nobody maintain PPAs anymore?

When I first started using Linux 15 years ago (Ubuntu) , if there was some software you wanted that wasn’t in the distro’s repos you can probably bet that there was a PPA you could add to your system in order to get it....

You can't take it with you, but you can't leave it for someone else either: Valve says you aren't allowed to bequeath a Steam account in a will (www.pcgamer.com)

Families of Uvalde victims sue Activision, say Call of Duty is 'the most prolific and effective marketer of assault weapons in the United States' (www.gamedeveloper.com)

Can anyone recommend a lightweight, stable distro for a thinkpad?

I’m looking to mainly use it for school and was wondering if there’s any recommended distros out there for thinkpads....

Was banning human slavery an authoritarian decision?

Obviously it was a good thing that it was banned, but I’m just wondering if it would technically be considered authoritarian....

Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows (abcnews.go.com)

David Copperfield faces allegations of sexual misconduct from 16 women, including minors (townflex.com)

Magician David Copperfield is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior from 16 women, as revealed in an investigation by the

Anon makes money (sh.itjust.works)

After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail (theintercept.com)

Students arrested during the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University’s Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside....

EPA earmarks $3 billion to replace lead pipes nationwide (medicalxpress.com)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will spend $3 billion to help states and territories identify and replace lead water pipes....

If you see me on street.... Please do not approach me (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

If you want communism, you can start a commune

I see this way too often here on Lemmy, so I want to post this. Starting a commune is legal in most countries. If you believe in communism, you can found a commune and show us all how great it is....

A broken man (lemmy.world)

Tesla slashes vehicle and self-driving-ish software prices as shares plummet (www.theregister.com)

Does anybody else feel guilty being suspicious of anybody in a black hoodie with the hood up?

Specifically because I live in a hot climate, I’m always fighting the feeling of being suspicious of anybody I pass in the streets with a hoodie pulled up. I feel guilty because of racial profiling associated with hoodies, but gotta protect myself and my family, especially because in many cases the perpetrators of assault and...