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

Israeli protesters storm military bases after soldiers detained for alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners (www.nbcnews.com)

Mysterious family of malware hid in Google Play for years (arstechnica.com)

Day 13 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots (lemmy.world)

Today’s game is Fallout New Vegas. I began the Honest Hearts DLC today. I also discovered today I am way too over leveled for this with NCR Ranger Armor and 100 Guns stats. I am 1 Shotting almost every enemy and plowing my way through the DLC. The Left Over Grenade Launcher rounds from dealing with the Death Claw quarry is...

Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in US government boarding schools (apnews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/26027387

In major regional escalation, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, claiming to target Hezbollah commander who survived the attack (peoplesdispatch.org)

Shallow Olympic Pool in Paris May be Slowing Athletes Down Big Time (www.thedailybeast.com)

non-paywall: 12ft.io/…/shallow-olympic-pool-may-be-slowing-ath…

Chinese Olympic women's diving gold medal winners’ pose sparks social media jokes about relationship (www.scmp.com)

Venezuela election: Protesters clash with police after Maduro victory claim (www.bbc.co.uk)

Before you read that, see also: Choreographed celebrations in Venezuela as Maduro claims win...

The New Internet (tailscale.com)

U.S. Pledges $500 Million in New Military Aid to the Philippines, as China Asserts Sea Claims (www.nytimes.com)

Hugo Chávez statues targeted across Venezuela in post-election unrest (apnews.com)

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro....

At least 16 reported dead as Maduro meets Venezuelan protests with force (wapo.st)

Darkness reigns over Wikipedia as official dark mode comes to pass (arstechnica.com)

Simone Biles' redemption and Paris Olympic gold medal was for herself, U.S. teammates (www.usatoday.com)

poor performance on Elden Ring 1.1.3 with Seamless Co-op mod 1.8.2

I know this is a long shot, but it was working fine for me before the update. Is anyone else playing with this mod, and did you see a significant performance drop with this patch? I.e. enough to get kicked out of multiplayer because fps is too low...

Are SW design patterns guilty until proven otherwise?

I started writing this as an answer to someone on some discord, but it would not fit the channel topic, but I’d still love to see people’s views on this....

The closure of camps in Iraq housing Yazidis displaced by IS attacks is postponed, an official says (apnews.com)

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi government has postponed an order to clear out camps in the country’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region that house thousands of people who fled when the Islamic State group seized their home areas a decade ago, officials said Tuesday....

Amazon liable for recalled, hazardous products sold online, US agency rules [Sarah Fortinsky | 07/30/24 | TheHill] (thehill.com)

Correction: The headline of this article was updated to reflect that the CPSC is an independent federal agency....

NIH loses suit over censoring social media comments made by animal rights advocates (www.statnews.com)

Cisgender students allowed to sue Virginia schools to avoid sharing restrooms with trans classmates (www.advocate.com)

Trump Media Quietly Enters Deal With a Republican Donor Who Could Benefit From a Second Trump Administration (www.propublica.org)

‘He’s got the Midwest grit, the Midwest sensibility’: Why Tim Walz is suddenly in the hunt for VP (www.politico.com)

For some rural Democrats in Congress, the elevation of a presidential nominee from deep-blue, coastal California might hurt more than it helps. To balance the ticket, they’re arguing Kamala Harris needs to tap a running mate who can speak to voters in “fly-over” country....

TIL about Bomba Patch, a series of Brazilian mods for Pro Evolution Soccer for the PS2 that, for a number of years, were more popular than the official FIFA games. (en.wikipedia.org)

Bomba updates the game with current rosters, Brazilian translations, a custom theme song, and even meme teams (like a team of real players that all went to prison at some point, and the whole team is in matching prison gear. They’re still updating to this day! The Patch was originally sold on discs, but has since moved to...