Speaking of controllers: What's your favorite WEIRD controller?
Today I learned about the Jogcon controller for PS1 & PS2:...
Judge dismisses all charges in Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash cases (www.upi.com)
Panama Papers and List of People Named in the Panama Papers on Wikipedia
Tethered Bottle Caps (www.neue-verpackung.de)
Yes I am aware that they’re somehow supposed to reduce plastic waste because the cap can’t get lost … unless you cut it off, of course....
[Serious] What's your hot take?
'Brain-in-a-jar' biocomputers can now learn to control robots (newatlas.com)
Fedora 40 won't boot with Kernel 6.8.10 or above
My Fedora 40 system won’t boot with any kernel over 6.8.10....
Tory student group condemned after video shows them ‘singing to Nazi song’ University of Warwick says video ‘troubling’ after footage shows students dancing at Conservative association dinner (www.theguardian.com)
Nexus mods want feedback from Linux / Steam Deck users on their new cross-platform app (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Yesterday, July 1st, they announced the Alpha release of this next-generation mod manager and their new Product Manager got in touch to mention they “would be really keen to get feedback from Linux users”. So this is your chance to ensure Linux (and Steam Deck) finally become a first-class citizen for game modding.
Is there any problem a weapon can't solve? (lemmy.world)
Now i gotta try it (sh.itjust.works)
MAGA pastor says Ten Commandments in schools will stop teachers from "raping" kids (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Now that scotus gave the president immunity Biden can legally assasinate all of the conservative justices
I asked what your fave controllers are, now. What is the worst controller you have used?
So. I have 2 I hate....
The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)
French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges (www.lemonde.fr)
Games that stuck with you
I watched a YouTube video about this topic today and thought it was the perfect idea for a post here. It’s pretty straightforward, it’s games you played in the past that you’re still stuck thinking about, or games that taught you a lesson that you’ve held on to....
Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss (apnews.com)
Edited for rule 10: NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss....
Trump Says ‘You Can Be Evil’ Because ‘There’s Only One Thing That Matters, and That’s Ratings’ (www.mediaite.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17164041
Homelab Organization
Hi all!...
What does a world without Airbnb look like? (www.bbc.com)
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the...
Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling (www.bbc.com)
Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked for the former president’s conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report....
On the Internet, what is a dead giveaway that someone is actually a kid?
Pew finds nation divided on whether the American Dream is still possible (www.cbsnews.com)
While 53% say the American Dream remains possible, another 41% believe the life of relative economic security the notion once conjured up is now out of reach, the survey of 8,709 U.S. adults found. That divide roughly held regardless of race, ethnicity, partisanship and education of respondents, the nonpartisan think tank found....
'There Are No Kings in America': Biden Blasts Supreme Court, Issues Dire Warning After Immunity Ruling (dailyboulder.com)
“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law...
