New salvage operation underway (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3494377...
Indian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit (apnews.com)
Indian police intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians discussing global issues ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations that will be hosted in New Delhi next month, the meeting’s organizers said Sunday....
Washington state wildfire leaves one dead and nearly 200 structures destroyed (www.theguardian.com)
Evacuations ordered after wind-fueled blaze expands unchecked near eastern city of Spokane and shuts highway...
Ex-medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam takes job with Covid vaccine giant Moderna. Move may spark fresh questions over ‘revolving door’ between government and business. (www.independent.co.uk)
As Israeli settlements thrive, Palestinian taps run dry. The water crisis reflects a broader battle (apnews.com)
The struggle for water access in this strip of fertile land reflects a wider contest for control of the West Bank — and in particular the Jordan Valley, which Palestinians consider the breadbasket of their hoped-for future state and Israelis view as key to protecting their eastern border....
I trapped a raccoon in my chimney. So... what now?
This raccoon has been destroying my roof and scaring my dogs at night for months and I finally had enough. I crawled out my window in my underwear with a flashlight and a Microtech Halo in my teeth (admittedly idk what my plan was here, just enjoy the imagery) and tried to scare it off the roof but it crawled down my chimney...
A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted (apnews.com)
Gay men, what would you like to explain about the "gay best friend" stereotype to staight people?
To be clear, im queer and im in a relationship with a gay cis man....
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Accessibility Features Let You Slow Down Gameplay - IGN (www.ign.com)
Insomniac Games has revealed some accessibility features coming to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 including the ability to slow down gameplay.
Canadian couple win damages from Italian ruling party (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1463406...
JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe (www.quantamagazine.org)
Years before she was even sure the James Webb Space Telescope would successfully launch, Christina Eilers started planning a conference for astronomers specializing in the early universe. She knew that if — preferably, when — JWST started making observations, she and her colleagues would have a lot to talk about. Like a time...
Is Blocking Users Problematic to the Platform?
There was an issue on Reddit a while back where people would post some hateful stuff, and of course lots of people blocked them....
Will Corpos try to force all computing on the to cloud and make privately owned local storage illegal?
Seems like the next logical step. Most big games are always-online Games as a Service where your local storage is useless if the company server doesn’t handshake. A lot of business and productivity software already requires subscriptions and is partially online. Every single fucking company wants to have an app on your phone...
The Internet Archive might reach a deal with the publishers to remove THEIR books from the lending library (www.reuters.com)
From: …courtlistener.com/…/gov.uscourts.nysd.537900.214…...
When you vet someone for whether you can be close friends with them, what's a seemingly unimpactful characteristic about someone that would instantly rule them out as a potential close friend for you?
New Zealand intelligence report accuses China, Russia, Iran of ‘foreign interference’ (www.theguardian.com)
What "mindless" games do you play?
I’m often in longer telephone conferences and like to play relatively uncomplicated, mindless games like 2048 or threes. Both of these are getting pretty boring these days, so I’m looking for new games.
what should you have prepared beforehand in case you were to die?
Is it still necessary to use _ while naming files?
Edit: Thank you guys for your insightful answers!
A decade after a disastrous launch, is Apple Maps finally good? (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/hguLn...
Massachusetts governor declares emergency and urges help for migrants (www.theguardian.com)
Maura Healey calls on federal government to provide ‘urgent action’ as shelters housing migrants and refugees reach capacity
Chicken fajita cheesy gordita crunch supreme (lemmy.world)
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Help, I'm too lazy to escape! (morbotron.com)
How can i become a true pirate?
Hello. I have now recently set up an i2p torrenting system connected to jellyfin. The upside is that I pay zero to vpns and i2p actually has a pretty awesome selection of movies and tv shows (postman ftw). For real, i feel like i2p is where it’s at right now in the torrenting world, as it completely bypasses the need to trust...
Missing Mexican woman Maria Fernanda Sanchez found dead in Germany (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1121175...
