TIL there is an fediverse alternative to Discord (matrix.org)
About Matrix Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised, secure communications....
Can we please (lemmy.zip)
edit: now it’s a meme and we can all hug in the comments.
POV) You use Windows 11 and set up Pihole for the first time. (sh.itjust.works)
This is AFTER debloating all the MS bs as much as I can....
Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump's team is behind voting system breach (www.cnn.com)
Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, sources tell CNN.
Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough (www.theregister.com)
Biden administration adds insulin to drug price negotiation list in major blow to big pharma (theintercept.com)
“This was an unexpected victory in a long fight against an illegal cartel of three corporations who have raised their insulin prices in lockstep.”...
I won't let Big Closet tell me how to live my life. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
This doctor said vaccines magnetize people. Ohio suspended her medical license. (www.cleveland.com)
Sherri Tenpenny is no longer a licensed physician after airing fringe comments and ducking investigators.
Brands that don't buy enough Twitter ads will lose verification (www.theverge.com)
Starting August 7th, advertisers that haven’t reached certain spending thresholds will lose their official brand account verification. According to emails obtained by the WSJ, brands need to have spent at least $1,000 on ads within the prior 30 days or $6,000 in the previous 180 days to retain the gold checkmark identifying...
Alabama Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs His Cross-Dressing (www.thedailybeast.com)
Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.
Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, becoming 24th state to do so (apnews.com)
Israel's siege of Gaza is illegal, EU says (euobserver.com)
Trump Voters Trust Ex-President More Than Their Family and Friends: Poll (www.newsweek.com)
Former President Donald Trump’s supporters say they hold him as a source of true information over their family, friends, and religious leaders, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll out on Sunday.
81% of full-time workers want a 4-day work week – and they're willing to make sacrifices to get it (www.cnbc.com)
‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com)
5 years ago Valve released Proton forever changing Linux gaming (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Happy birthday, Proton!
Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands (www.theguardian.com)
Brave will not add Web Integration support (twitter.com)
I think we need all support we can get to fight Google on this, so I welcome Brave here actually....
Relatable? (suppo.fi)
TIL Alice Walton (Walmart heir) killed a pedestrian in a driving accident and was never charged. She has also been arrested for DUI twice but never charged. (en.wikipedia.org)
The sketchy part is not her not getting convicted. It’s that no charges were even filed. I also enjoyed this bit of info from one of the sources regarding the other DUI incident. Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton.
We just hit 1.5 C above per-industrial levels for the first time. (www.abc.net.au)
Microsoft won’t let you close OneDrive on Windows until you explain yourself (www.theverge.com)
This is Microsoft’s latest annoying addition to Windows.