Common ground (lemmy.world)
China hit by second bridge collapse in a month (www.dw.com)
Flooding and landslides struck a village and caused the collapse of a highway bridge in southwestern Sichuan province. At least two people were killed and around a dozen are missing....
People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline years later (www.newscientist.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18206765...
The green line of death keeps killing displays and no one is telling us why (www.androidcentral.com)
Buying a new computer to run Linux on - suggestions?
Hello. I have never used Linux before in my life, but this post isn’t really about the software. I know there are many guides and threads out there explaining how to set up Linux for beginners....
Game Boy Advance: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team Coming to Nintendo Switch Online | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
Nintendo has recently announced an addition to the beloved Game Boy Advance library, with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team joining on August 9th, 2024. 🎉 This classic game now becomes accessible for fans of Pokémon and dungeon crawler enthusiasts alike....
Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes (www.bloomberg.com)
Undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion of taxes, underscoring the importance of border policies on the country’s tax collections, according to a new report....
Minority farmers set for $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination. (www.voanews.com)
Why is there no sense of "camaderie" in the workplace?
So when I worked in last 2 roles, I’d joke around and have a laugh with colleagues, the workplace culture of those places I guess was more relaxed, but I got that sense of lack of camaderie or fellowmanship from others too during my time working....
Mamma mia
GameStop Shuts Down Game Informer, The Longest-Running Gaming Magazine In The US (kotaku.com)
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People who used older macintosh OS in the 90s, what was it like for your daily use, work, games etc?
I have uses the newer OS’s of Mac but never the classic series that were numbered....
Israel’s January 6 moment (www.vox.com)
Merry pranksters
DNC kicks off virtual roll call vote to formally nominate Kamala Harris for president (www.cbsnews.com)
The Democratic Party began the formal vote to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Thursday, kicking off a virtual roll call that will cement her status as the party’s standard-bearer heading into November....
Children of freed sleeper agents learned they were Russians on the flight, Kremlin says (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Russian nationals, including Artyom Dultsev, Anna Dultseva and their children, following a prisoner exchange between Russia with Western countries, during a ceremony at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia August 1, 2024...
Axios: Scoop: Trump stalled Black journalists interview over fact-checking (www.axios.com)
“I was prepared to go on stage to craft a statement, saying he decided not to go on stage because of fact-checking… we couldn’t compromise on that.”...
Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre (apnews.com)
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month, ahead of his 100th birthday, with a musical gala at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, The Carter Center announced Thursday....
Which one would you choose? (Updated version)
US Justice Department sues TikTok, claiming it violated kids' privacy. (www.voanews.com)
left to their own devices
Freed Russian dissidents refused to sign plea for mercy from Putin (www.bbc.com)
Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases (www.wired.com)
Turkey blocks access to Instagram. It's in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief, reports say (apnews.com)
Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country....
