VR game streaming tool ALVR adds PipeWire support on Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Wii And GameCube Emulator Dolphin Gets A Version Number Overhaul | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Dolphin, a popular emulator for playing Wii and GameCube titles, has recently undergone an overhaul of its version numbering system. The old version 5.0 is now replaced by the new version number 2407, reflecting the current month of July in the year 2024....
Space Alert (lemmy.world)
Russia attacks Ukraine in broad daylight on Monday morning, killing at least 29 civilians and badly damaging Kyiv’s main children’s hospital in the deadliest air strike in months (www.theglobeandmail.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/560149...
After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike (news.un.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/618780...
Insurers Pocketed $50 Billion From Medicare for Diseases No Doctor Treated (www.wsj.com)
West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500 (www.propublica.org)
First-known TikTok mob attack led by middle schoolers tormenting teachers (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/14300049...
Psychological truths like Skinner vs Pavlov Conditioning
Something I find fascinating is that being consistent (and trustworthy) is less effective than being 80/20% consistent (classical vs operant conditioning) at training dogs where there are contextual/environmental cues at play. It’s personally counter-intuitive, but I’ve seen it work and am convinced (I attribute it to...
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 76 (fediversereport.com)
A fully-featured review platform for the fediverse with NeoDB...
The Internet Archive Rescues MTV News’ Web Site, Making 460,000+ of Its Pages Searchable Again (www.openculture.com)
Despite Paramount Global’s corporate decision to purge MTV News’ online content (as well as that of Comedy Central, TVLand and CMT), much of the site has been resurrected on the Internet Archive, which now offers “a searchable index of 460,575 web pages previously published at mtv.com/news.”
Mask bans are growing in popularity. Critics call the trend a 'dog whistle' to quell protest. (www.nbcnews.com)
What YouTube channels discuss Atari video games?
Besides the official Atari channel, that is.
Excuse us (lemmy.world)
The U.S. President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did. (www.propublica.org)
Archived link...
A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years (apnews.com)
Kyiv Children’s Hospital Destroyed by Russian Missile Attack, Multiple Casualties Reported (www.kyivpost.com)
Video confirmation that it was intentional...
I'm with Joe Biden (fedia.io)
Song of the Day: Battery by Metallica (youtu.be)
band from fortnite
Where does the computer branding in KDE settings come from?
The settings on KDE show this info about my computer after buying a used motherboard. Apparently it came from a prebuilt, though it is a standard ASUS board. Where does this branding come from and is it possible to remove it?...
What family sayings did you think was universal?
As I was growing up, my family had a couple of sayings I took for granted were universal, at least within my language. As I became an adult I have learned that these are not universal at all:...
5:57 am and dreading the possible inevitabilities (lemmy.world)
How do y'all feel about using summons in Soulslikes? [Lies of P endgame spoilers]
Recently finally gotten around to playing Lies of P, and I’ve been enjoying my time a lot - I’d probably put it right between Sekiro and Bloodborne for my favourite Soulslikes. The boss fights have been pretty cool throughout the playthrough. However, the last few bosses, especially Laxasia and Simon, have been kicking my...