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

Jason Manford is looking more and more like Tom Daley's dad (ichef.bbci.co.uk)

Warp Drive Breakthrough Could Enable Constant-Velocity Subluminal Travel, Physics Team Says (thedebrief.org)

Ignoring the movies, Josie and the Pussycats were a way better cartoon band than Jem and the Holograms

Just a few specs of rust (midwest.social)

Endless bluebells in an ancient woodland [OC] (lemmy.world)

Oxenber and Wharfe Woods, Yorkshire Dales, England.

Sleaford Mods - Tied Up in Nottz (Official Video) (www.youtube.com)

SMOs hate this one weird trick (sh.itjust.works)

Taiwan’s new president takes office and calls on China to cease its hostile actions (www.theguardian.com)

Lai Ching-te has been sworn in as Taiwan’s new president, urging China to “cease their political and military intimidation against Taiwan” and to keep the world free from the fear of more war....

"Just before I put my camera away, I saw this orangutan take a taro leaf and put it on top on his head to protect himself from the rain," by photographer Andrew Suryono. (lemmy.world)

AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed, say UK researchers (www.theguardian.com)

Guardrails to prevent artificial intelligence models behind chatbots from issuing illegal, toxic or explicit responses can be bypassed with simple techniques, UK government researchers have found....

rounded corners are part of core functionality (lemmy.world)

YouTube offers virtual trophies so you can feel bad about quitting premium (leminal.space)

I started a free trial and cancelled it immediately to have no ads while on holiday. Didn’t realize they are offering some illusion of achievements as a “reward” for your attention, doubling as a FOMO weapon for when you want to quit.

The movies would be a lot shorter (sh.itjust.works)

Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of May 19th

Whatcha all playing!...

Kyle uses arch btw (lemmy.world)

Faced With a Russian Onslaught, Ukraine Struggles to Keep the Lights On (www.nytimes.com)

As Ukraine struggles to hold back Russian advances, the country’s officials say they are once again facing the formidable challenge of keeping electricity flowing as Moscow’s forces increasingly strike power plants....

Trump demands drug test for Biden ahead of first debate (thehill.com)

Former President Trump said he wants President Biden to be drug-tested before their first debate....

There's Already a Shortage of Critical Minerals for Renewable Energy Just as the Industry's Human Rights Abuses Come to Light (www.thecanary.co)

U.S. governors urge Turks and Caicos to release Americans as Florida woman becomes 5th tourist arrested for ammo in luggage (www.cbsnews.com)

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she is facing a new trial after she accused the security forces of sexually assaulting women (www.bbc.com)

In a message from Evin prison where she is being held, Ms Mohammadi said the trial relates to an audio post, in which she condemned a “full-scale war against women” by the Iranian regime....

Ukraine bombs the port where Russia's Black Sea fleet moved to after Crimea got too risky for its warships, reports say (www.businessinsider.com)

Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk port, causing a fire and power outages, reports say....

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