Global concern rises over bird flu as experts warn of potential human pandemic (www.irishstar.com)
Thoughts on Space Games, Part 1: Top-5 AAA Games
Hey everyone, I’m a big player of Space Games of all forms, and this mini-genre (or ‘theme’, if you prefer) really has a TON of range and depth, and is a very fertile ground for indie and unique projects. I was recently playing a game called Avorion, after owning it for years without ever really engaging with it, and...
How long have you been in there?! A popular tourist destination in China has installed toilet timers. Reactions are mixed. (edition.cnn.com)
A video recently shared on various Chinese news and social media sites shows a set of timers installed above a row of toilet cubicles in a female washroom, with each stall getting its own digital counter....
Former head of NSA joins OpenAI board (www.theverge.com)
Paul M. Nakasone stepped down as NSA director in February and will now join the company’s Sam Altman-led safety team.
wayland was a mistake (futurology.today)
Any good Debian-based OS for a laptop?
I’m planning to put Debian-based operating system onto my Surface Laptop Gen 1, following the guide (linux-surface). Any good Debian-based Linux recommendations? For now I’m considering AntiX (lightweight debian) and normal Debian....
Anon tries to keep his hands busy (sh.itjust.works)
What are your thoughts about H5N1 "bird flu"? Are you doing anything to prepare? Think it's overblown?
Is TikTok breaking young voters’ brains? (www.vox.com)
1 dead, 24 shot in overnight mass shooting in Akron, Ohio (www.cnn.com)
A 27-year-old man was killed and 24 other people were shot after gunfire erupted early Sunday morning in Akron, Ohio, during what a police official said was a big birthday party....
Why Toyota Is Intentionally "Falling Behind" On EVs | Morning Brew (10:10) (www.youtube.com)
I've decided to switch to Linux Mint, but i have a lot of pirated games. How to play them with all the cracks and stuff in linux?
I have decided to switch to Linux Mint from windows. I don’t use computer for work that much. And for my personal use I’m switching to Linux Mint. I have heard a lot about it. So giving it a try. I know about emulating windows in linux to play window games. But how do you use cracks and stuff?? Does emulating also access my...
Pioneering ‘shark skin’ tech could propel China ahead of US in jet engine race (www.scmp.com)
How are Book Bans Constitutional?
I know Florida, Texas, and other counties have tried and succeeded to ban books, I wonder how that is even legal since we have the first amendment. I tried doing research on this since Huntington Beach is banning books and people were petitioning against that at the main library....
how come there is no "appearance" button on the English wikipedia? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
The “appearance” button seen on Dutch wikipedia is able to change the SIZE of the font (text) and the width of the article. This is extremely nice to have, but it’s not there on any English article…
The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)
When you picture the tech industry, you probably think of things that don’t exist in physical space, such as the apps and internet browser on your phone. But the infrastructure required to store all this information – the physical datacentres housed in business parks and city outskirts – consume massive amounts of energy....
Repaired and repainted a curbside CRT to match my NES. (lemmy.ca)
Repaired some broken solder joints, sanded out the biggest scuffs and polished most of the scratches out of the screen. Oh yeah, and the paint job.
You wake up from a coma that started back in 2004. What music artist/band/group are you most surprised (good or bad,) by the direction they took musically over the last twenty years?
The Pyramid of... Benben? (lemmy.world)
Just so you know, absolutely none of that is true....
Windows 11 IoT LTSC 2024 arrives making TPM and Secure Boot optional — lower storage requirements, too (www.tomshardware.com)
Henry VIII's armor from the Tower of London. Interesting cod piece
China testing ability to ‘seize power’ in second day of military drills around Taiwan (www.theguardian.com)
China has begun its second day of military drills targeting Taiwan, in what it says is punishment for “separatist acts” after the inauguration of its new president on Monday....