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Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon (www.bbc.co.uk)

Disarm you with a smile (lemmy.world)

Elon Musk to strip headlines off news links on Twitter in latest overhaul (www.theguardian.com)

I know that recent drama has caused a bit of uneasiness in the community for this platforms future, but I am optimistic for lemmy. It might be helpful to look to mastodon to learn how to move forward.

cross-posted from: literature.cafe/post/641633...

What do you do to make the Internet a nicer place?

Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc (arstechnica.com)

Archived version: archive.ph/eSuy1...

CEO regrets her firm took on Facebook moderation work after staff ‘traumatised’ (www.theguardian.com)

お好み焼き - Okonomiyaki (cdn.discordapp.com)

Made and ate okonomiyaki for the first time. I took bits and pieces from recipes from Adam Liaw, Chef’s Labo, and Just One Cookbook....

Invisible Ink (hexbear.net)

Sites scramble to block ChatGPT web crawler after instructions emerge (arstechnica.com)

How is it even possible/practical to obey traffic laws?

I’m talking specifically about obeying the speed limit, doing a full stop at stop signs, etc. After receiving a speeding ticket for doing 53 in a 50, As an experiment I went a full day obeying all traffic laws 100% and it caused so much road rage. For example, there is a 2 lane road near me with a speed limit of 50 (where I...

'The goal is to disguise propaganda as independent content.' A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul (web.archive.org)

From a think tank in Massachusetts to an event space in Manhattan, from a political party in South Africa to news organizations in India and Brazil, investigators tracked hundreds of millions of dollars to groups linked to Mr. Singham that mix progressive advocacy with Chinese government talking points....

Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork for fantasy franchise (apnews.com)

Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork for fantasy franchise::The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise says it won’t allow artists to use artificial intelligence technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery.

Shot by Dixin Yan [xposted from Seattle] (lemmy.world)

I built a fightstick! (beehaw.org)

I built a fightstick the other week! Mostly for Street Fighter 6, though I have played some other 2D games including Hades and River City Girls with it as well....

While not a proper bag or box, here's Neko "boxed" on my lap at my desk. (lemmy.world)

Beautiful summer day in northern Sweden (lemmy.world)

‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Files Obvious SLAPP Suit Against Non-Profit Critic (www.techdirt.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/950826...

Comic Piracy is Easy, Just Different.

MaM and Geek and some other sites post a weekly 0-Day dump from the comic usenet boards....

NASA is launching a new 'Plus' streaming service (www.theverge.com)

You’ll be able to watch live coverage of future launches, documentaries, and brand-new original series the agency is producing exclusively for NASA Plus. The agency is looking to “better tell the stories of how NASA explores the unknown” and connect with more people by transforming its digital presence...

Privacy with Google's Gboard (lemm.ee)

The only app I can’t live without. Except for gboard, all of my applications are Foss. There is no competition for gboard’s swipe typing, not to mention its many capabilities like as searching for gifs, stickers, being able to paste copied images, translating, and so on. I’d like to know how I can use gboard while...

How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat (www.bbc.com)

Knock Knock. (Short story)

The managers offices have windows that look out onto the main floor, I’m a training officer and sometime supervisor so although I look in the windows before I go in I’m generally “read in” on anything going on so If the doors closed I dont pay it much mind unless the boss is having a closed door with a staff member....