Language Is a Tool for Communication, Not for Thought, MIT Researchers Argue (www.technologynetworks.com)
Clarence Thomas Took Free Yacht Trip to Russia, Chopper Flight to Putin’s Hometown: Dems (www.thedailybeast.com)
How Much Is Your Time Worth?
I spend a lot of time fixing things, for myself and others. (Computers, electrical, plumbing, etc). While I learn a lot, I wonder sometimes if it would be better to pay a professional and do something else for which I am more ‘valuable’. Do you do the same, and do you find it worthwhile?
brewing tea with space vacuum?
If i had access to an airlock that could depressurize to ~0 bar could i brew a cup of tea with it?
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Fun fact: I mass reported this post with different accounts
Sounds legit, sovcit. (lemmy.world)
I'm Johnny Al-Knoxville & Welcome to Jackass! (files.catbox.moe)
Android 15 may soon be even more accessible for color blind users (www.androidauthority.com)
Android 15 is preparing to add an intensity slider to color correction settings that adjusts the intensity of each color correction mode.
Lunch Pizzas! (programming.dev)
I’ve been messing around with my Pizza Dough recipe for the past 3 days 🐱...
Samsung Electronics workers announce 'indefinite' strike (apnews.com)
Feral girl summer
New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won’t do it (presswatchers.org)
This is from May 7th, but I hadn’t seen it....
Colorado public health officials confirm new case of human plague (www.independent.co.uk)
Public health officials in Colorado have confirmed that a human has tested positive for the plague, a rare but potentially deadly infectious disease that’s typically spread through flea bites....
CNN to cut 100 jobs as it prepares to launch digital subscription products (www.latimes.com)
CNN is cutting 100 positions across the company as it accelerates its push into digital subscription products that reach beyond its shrinking cable TV audience....
Feds poised to sue pharmacy gatekeepers over high drug costs (www.politico.com)
The FTC action would target often high costs by trying to curb rebates it says drug makers pay to steer patients to their brand name products....
Borrowing a car (lemmy.today)
Vocational school student stuns China by besting university competitors in a maths contest (lemmy.world)
A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China has become a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of a maths competition, beating many others from top universities and raising questions about the education system....
What would you do if you were on an underground train, when suddenly the train shook, you passed through a portal, and the next thing you knew your carriage was lying in an unknown new world?
Edit: apparently this is a very common form of Japanese storytelling called an isekai. There are 8 billion people in this world, no idea can be original. And sometimes you miss out on things many other people know. I’m clearly one of today’s lucky 10000.
Do you think there are any beliefs which makes a person believing them a horrible person, or is it *always* 'hate the belief, not the person'?
The Future of Odysee (odysee.com)
Edit: Changed the link to lead to the original Odysee article post which contains the video, rather than just to the video itself. You get more context and information that way.
Is the RHCSA worth it?
See title; I’m considering it, but the courses bundles are expensive
AOC files articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito (www.nbcnews.com)
Report: Z-Library admins on the lam ahead of US extradition; officials shocked (arstechnica.com)
Most consumers hate the idea of AI-generated customer service (www.techspot.com)
Are microservices really the future?
Serious question. I know there are a lot of memes about microservices, both advocating and against it. And jokes from devs who go and turn monoliths into microservices and then back again. For my line of work it isn’t all that relevant, but a discussion I heard today made me wonder....