AT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to renew perpetual license support (arstechnica.com)
Is The United State Fighting A Proxy War?
As an American, the US participation in the Ukrainian conflict as well as the Palestinian genocide are beyond reproach. Many describe them as proxy wars, but I’m not there yet....
You aren’t likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one (apnews.com)
As Arias and other jobseekers can attest, the American labor market, red-hot for the past few years, has cooled. The job market is now in an unusual place: Jobholders are mostly secure, with layoffs low, historically speaking. Yet the pace of hiring has slowed, and landing a job has become harder. On Friday, the government will...
Hong Kong schools introduce 'Xi Jinping Thought' as new addition to curriculum: The Chinese leader's ideas are now mandatory for secondary students (www.newindianexpress.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/2563949...
If robots could lie, would we be okay with it? A new study throws up intriguing results. (theconversation.com)
Reagan is the Worst Movie of the Year: Review and Breakdown (www.youtube.com)
China is beating the world at science, says think tank • The Register (www.theregister.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/41003385
So technical question...
I have been using Linux for a few years, usually some flavor of Debian. But recently I acquired an older Thinkpad and thought it would behoove me to use something more… involved....
Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Is this thing on? Harris and Trump battle over hot mics at debate. (www.politico.com)
With just 15 days left until the scheduled Sept. 10 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, negotiations between their two campaigns have hit an impasse over whether the candidates’ microphones will be muted when it is not their turn to speak, according to four people...
Crossing the Atlantic on a sailing ship as a passenger?
Does anyone know if there are any companies/organizations that offer the possibility to sail the Atlantic by boat as a passenger (so not as a (more or less) experienced crew member). Are there any? Or announced plans or something like that?...
How come zombies seem to have sharp teeth while the rest of their body is rotting away? Or is it just fiction?
E, W & F
Wind ≈ Air
NASA says astronauts stuck in space will not return on Boeing capsule, will wait for SpaceX craft (www.nbcnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/19008390
TikTok blamed for hit to Iceland cucumber supply (www.bbc.com)
TIL that Mexico sent nearly 200 members of the military on a 20-day mission to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. (historicalmx.org)
Samsung Galaxy Ring is non-repairable - GSMArena.com news (www.gsmarena.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/40364175
TIL 28 different copies of the Rosetta Stone have been discovered (www.youtube.com)
This video is really cool. It’s a curator talking about what is on the stone and why. They were supposed to be put in every temple in Egypt and were done so for many years, which is why so many have been discovered since the original famous one.
Sir, the water cooler is not heavy machinery
What the fuck is an SBAT and why does everyone suddenly care (mjg59.dreamwidth.org)
Follow up to: “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update...
Making History
I feel like a flashbang went off in my head, so the only question that I can think of is, "What now?" (Details in body.)
This is about to be some real shit about a failing (failed?) marriage. Get out now if that is not for you....
Donald Trump has fully embraced sharing AI generated images of Kamala Harris. (lemmy.world)
Does he realize anyone can make them? Like, for example, an image of him crying on his way to court while protesters throw cheese at him.
23 and me
Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel (www.theverge.com)
