Afraid of heights? (lemmy.world)
Not OC
The Physics of Trying to Crash Into the Sun (www.wired.com)
links to some interesting video. I think I had 1 chapter on orbital dynamics in school. good explanation of why it’s not really as simple as dropping it in. probably old news to most.
My fav grandpa (sh.itjust.works)
Indian airline tests feature that lets women book seats away from men (www.cbsnews.com)
India’s largest budget carrier, IndiGo, is the first airline to trial a feature that lets female passengers book seats next to other women to avoid sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with a man in a move designed to make flying more comfortable for female passengers, according to a CNBC report....
damn (fedia.io)
Question about installing on Intel MacBooks
Hey there, I’m trying to install Mint on a 2015 MacBook Pro and for some reason the laptop won’t show the USB in the boot menu when I try to access it. I’ve tried using both baleneaEtcher on both my Macbook and my Linux desktop, and ventoy on the desktop to make the drive but neither has worked....
would you rather your stool had the consistency of creamy peanut butter, or medium gravel?
'Neoliberal capitalism' has contributed to the rise of fascism, says Nobel laureate (www.abc.net.au)
Custom ROMs have had just about enough of being Android's second-class citizens (www.androidauthority.com)
Examples of racism on Lemmy?
In 4 things white people can do to start making the fediverse less toxic for Black people (DRAFT!) and its cross-posts, quite a few people said things like “maybe racism is a problem on Mastodon, but I don’t see it on Lemmy.” Of course, plenty of comments in the various threads were in fact examples of racism on Lemmy, so...
[XFCE] I had some nostalgia for Old Macs, a sacrificial laptop, a free afternoon and a Debian Pendrive. (imgur.com)
Icons and themes courtesy of github.com/shadyproject/Platinum9Wallpaper: none
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at centre of Olympics gender row, files legal complaint over online harassment (news.sky.com)
The Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics has filed a legal complaint saying she has been a victim of online harassment....
Australian breaker Raygun becomes an instant viral hit at 2024 Paris Olympics (mashable.com)
If you haven’t watched the olympic break dancing competition, do yourself a favor and check it out. The woman competing for Australia might be the best thing I’ve seen so far.
Sierra Leone court sentences soldiers to long jail terms for failed coup (www.reuters.com)
FREETOWN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio last November.
Baltic Defence Line in Latvia gets its 'dragon's teeth' (www.euronews.com)
Concrete structures, also known as “Lego blocks”, will be placed along Latvia’s border with Russia and Belarus....
Asus ROG Ally mentioned in latest SteamOS 3 beta release notes — Valve's platform expansion ambitions take shape (www.tomshardware.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18537065
Let them know what they are missing! (lemmy.world)
GeneralPDW's Lego Recreation of the original Legend of Zelda's Map (with closeups) (www.flickr.com)
An incredible amount of love and work went into this.
Bird law is not governed by reason (lemmy.today)
"If you save Ukraine, you will help a free Russia:" Freed Russian prisoner Ilya Yashin urges supporters to 'save Ukraine' in Berlin (www.euronews.com)
Archived version...
Windows Zero-day Flaw Let Hackers Downgrade Fully Updated Systems to Old Vulnerabilities (cybersecuritynews.com)
Archived version...
Try it (lemmy.world)
Short answer, no. (lemmy.world)
Trump campaign confirms security breach, blames Iran (www.dw.com)
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign team said Saturday that some of its international communications had been hacked by those “hostile” to the United States....
