Will youtube eventually run out of storage?
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China had almost 2 million excess deaths after the end of ‘zero-Covid,’ U.S. study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
There were almost 2 million excess deaths in the two months after China lifted its “zero-Covid” restrictions, a U.S. study found, contradicting official figures from Beijing that have been criticized as too low....
gluetun: VPN client in a thin Docker container for multiple VPN providers (github.com)
Russian geneticist gets probation for DNA smuggling. Discovery of vials prompted alarm at airport (apnews.com)
Customs agents were alarmed at their discovery last August at Dulles International Airport: an undeclared cooler packed in a suitcase and filled with 10 test tubes of an unknown yellowish substance, brought to the U.S. by a woman claiming to be a Russian scientist....
The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse (US focused) (buttondown.email)
Charlie Jane Anders discusses KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act)....
Looking down on Colchuck [OC] (lemmy.world)
Washington 🦅
After Karan Sangwan’s viral video, yet another teacher steps up to call for support of educated politicians. (newsroompost.com)
Heat dome over Central U.S. could bring hottest temps yet to parts of the Midwest (www.npr.org)
An understandably difficult choice (startrek.website)
Leaked images reveal Lenovo’s Steam Deck competitor with a hint of the Switch (www.theverge.com)
AMD is gearing up to reveal new Radeon GPUs next week (www.theverge.com)
Flipper Zero alternatives, expanding your 2023 hacking toolkit (digitalnomadhardware.com)
Beta and untested AI (programming.dev)
Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating (www.wired.com)
Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating::Security researchers accessed an internal camera inside the Deckmate 2 shuffler to learn the exact deck order—and the hand of every player at a poker table.
More memes from 2024 (sh.itjust.works)
We don't know what our boogers smell like - it's the default smell for us.
Title, basically. Enjoy trying to sniff your own snot!
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction (www.theguardian.com)
"Hank the Tank," notorious Lake Tahoe bear, being sent to Colorado rehab (www.cbsnews.com)
The bear – officially named Bear 64F but given the nickname “Hank the Tank” because of her size – is accused of multiple break-ins and instances of property destruction in the Lake Tahoe area since last year. Her three cubs, which allegedly accompany their mama on her exploits – were also captured and will be going to...
FAA Throws Cold Water on SpaceX's Next Starship Orbital Launch (futurism.com)
The FAA is still awaiting the report that will detail the steps SpaceX will have to implement before it can try to launch its Starship again.
Scientists want you to mail dead butterflies for research if you live in these states (www.npr.org)
Have you seen any dead butterflies lately?...
In Netanyahu's Israel, even rapists have privileges if they are Jewish | Editorial (www.haaretz.com)
The Knesset is suffering from malignant Kahanism. On Sunday, it enacted a law unrelated to the government coup, the legislative process of which did not encounter public or parliamentary opposition and did not earn its supporters cries of “shame on you!” Yet it is no less dangerous to democracy than the coup, and it proves...
Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
From article:...
Just had my first interaction with Meta Services last night. Thought I'd share what I learned.
I was up late last night and we know how that goes - rabbit holes. This time I was trying to find some ways to make my phone feel a little snappier and possibly eliminate the issue I was having where my recent apps button stops working until I restart the phone. On Android 13 I found that if I changed to gesture based navigation...
11-year-old girl arrested over false report of 'kidnapped' friend in online challenge gone wrong (abcnews.go.com)
Japan's has one of the world's oldest populations, and it is shrinking at a record rate (www.cbsnews.com)
Japan’s population is declining at record speed while the number of foreign nationals residing in the country has risen to a record high, according to government data released Wednesday. The data show the total number of Japanese nationals in the country fell by about 800,000 people in 2022, the 14th consecutive year of...
