Excel’s esports revolution is coming back to ESPN this week (www.theverge.com)
The contestants in an event like the Excel World Championship are given what’s called a “case,” which could be almost anything. One case from last year’s competition required each player to figure out all the possible outcomes and associated rewards for a slot machine; another required modeling how a videogame character...
Insight: Rising domestic violence is a hidden front in Ukraine's war (www.reuters.com)
Body caught in Rio Grande floating barrier, says Mexico (www.theguardian.com)
Texas government installed barrier to deter migrants – Mexican and US governments want it removed as dangerous and illegal
How does Mastodon work?
So recently learnt about Mastodon, thought I will just try it!...
Turns out you can acquire resistance to tick bites (www.statnews.com)
Sweden’s Tesla Blockade Is Spreading (www.wired.co.uk)
The Lack of Compensation in Open Source Software is Unsustainable (trstringer.com)
State of the Nvidia open source driver in late 2023?
Hi all,...
Google sues people who “weaponized” DMCA to remove rivals’ search results (arstechnica.com)
Google sues people who “weaponized” DMCA to remove rivals’ search results::Google says DMCA fraudsters filed copyright takedown notices for 600,000+ URLs.
Palm Springs on Portra 400 (lemmy.world)
Omegle is shutting down notorious video chat service as scrutiny grows (www.theverge.com)
Super Mario RPG - Review Thread
Game Information...
Kirk throwing stones in glass houses (lemmy.world)
Old format, new face. Template
Nothing Chats brings iMessage compatibility to Android - GSMArena.com news (www.gsmarena.com)
United Nations humanitarian official: Situation in Gaza 'worst we've ever seen' (www.thejournal.ie)
Oh great, I'm applying to a university that doesn't proofread their own stuff. (i.imgur.com)
I sense their bar is low.
Mississippi River hit record-low levels in October (www.noaa.gov)
U.S. struck with record 25 separate billion-dollar disasters so far this year
I Joined Gaza’s Trail of Tears And Displacement (theintercept.com)
After weeks of reporting on Israel’s war from Gaza City, I was one of thousands of Palestinians who fled south on Friday.
Counting numbers for the greater good. (sh.itjust.works)
I made an IPA keyboard for fcitx on Linux! (pub.kemonomimi.gay)
For those who may not know, the IPA (international phonetics alphabet) is widely used for writing out how words are spoken. It’s very useful for linguists writing research papers, and for people looking to learn new languages!...
Moody’s Changes U.S. Credit Outlook to ‘Negative’ [amid congressional dysfunction] (www.nytimes.com)
Ukraine ready to compromise ahead of EU decision on launching membership talks (www.politico.eu)
The European Commission’s recommendation that Ukraine start formal talks to become a member of the EU afforded a rare moment of joy to a country fighting off an invasion by Russia, Olga Stefanishyna, Ukrainian deputy prime minister, said Thursday....