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Ukraine war: Kyiv uses longer-range US missiles for first time (www.bbc.com)

Ukraine has begun using longer-range ballistic missiles against Russia that were secretly provided by the US, American officials have confirmed....

From Windows to about 6 recommended distros for gaming.

I am not bad with computers and have a beginner+, maybe intermediate level knowledge of Linux and I kept running into some problems here and there with different distros. Most claimed to work out of the box (which may be the case for some users, but I have a shit ass Nvidia 1060 and that was not at all the case, until I...

Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event (Last time this happened, Earth got plants) (newatlas.com)

From the article:...

switching to Linux because Windows ui are so boring (KDE is love KDE is life, I want to marry KDE) (lemmy.ca)

Netflix Doc ‘What Jennifer Did’ Uses AI Images to Create False Historical Record (www.404media.co)

Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites (themarkup.org)

Nothing like that "new distro" feel (lemm.ee)

Fox News now accusing Scrabble of being too “woke” (www.lgbtqnation.com)

The Fallout show's been a pleasant surprise (sopuli.xyz)

Todd produced something that’s actually good‽...

'Panama Papers' trial starts. 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case (apnews.com)

Brazil judge opens inquiry into Musk after refusal to block accounts on X (www.reuters.com)

A standoff between Elon Musk and Brazil escalated on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge opened an inquiry into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X that the judge had ordered blocked....

Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany (www.bbc.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/10012136...

Tennessee passes 'chemtrail' bill banning airborne chemicals (www.bbc.com)

New UN report outlines the ‘Anatomy of a Genocide’ in Gaza (mondoweiss.net)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14006090...

I threatened to steal my friends identity to legally change his name to something funny. What name would you use?

My current favorite is “Phillip Mypants”

Cocoa Is More Expensive Than Copper as It Tops $9,000 (www.bloomberg.com)

Man changes name to Literally Anybody Else and announces US presidential run (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/9649718...

Is a far right rise actually something to be worried about ?

I just don’t see how the far right can rise or how they can win. The odds are so stacked against them. Is this something to actually be worried about ?...

Jasmin Paris first woman to complete gruelling Barkley Marathons race (www.bbc.co.uk)

She was so exhausted she slumped to the ground after finishing the race which is inspired by a famous prison escape....

Got a brand new shopping cart at Walmart (lemmy.world)

As you can see it’s shiny new and still has its packaging on it. It’s was so smooth and quiet!

Using AI to spot edible mushrooms could kill you | AI tools are good for some things, but don’t trust your health to apps that make frequent mistakes (wapo.st)

In particular, know how to identify the common and deadly species (eg: much of the genus Amanita) yourself, and get multiple trustworthy field guides for your part of the world.