Canada imposes 63 sanctions against Russian individuals, entities – another big blow for Putin’s Russia (ptv-news.com.pk)
Violent video games linked to verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression (www.psypost.org)
Violent video games linked to verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression::Violent video games are linked to higher levels of verbal aggression and hostility but not physical aggression, with narcissistic traits also correlating with aggressive behaviors, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychology....
Harness launches Gitness, an open-source GitHub competitor (techcrunch.com)
Go team? (lemmy.zip)
UAW on Strike! At the Picket Line in Toledo (youtu.be)
Jann Wenner Removed from Rock & Roll HOF Board After Remarks on Black, Female Artists (www.tmz.com)
Rolling Stone's founder is out from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's board of directors.
Not OC (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
'I Lost Everything': California Photographer Blames AI Bias for Instagram Ban | KQED (www.kqed.org)
When a machine moderates content, it evaluates text and images as data using an algorithm that has been trained on existing data sets. The process for selecting training data has come under fire as it’s been shown to have racial, gender and other biases.
Critical vulnerability in WebP Codec has browser vendors scrambling for updates (stackdiary.com)
This affects all browsers and not just Chrome, as the media falsely reported it. Mozilla just rolled out a fix, and Brave is looking into it. This bug is likely related to the “zero-click” iOS 0day that was reported by Citizenlab last week.
I just feel bad for the Utopia Planitia engineers (i.imgflip.com)
Cuba uncovers network trafficking Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
Cuba says it has no part in war in Ukraine and would ‘act vigorously’ against those trafficking Cubans as fighters....
Am I obligated to be a pirate in Starfield if I got the game via piracy?
[ExplainingComputers] RISC-V Week: 7 days only using RISC-V computers (www.youtube.com)
Forsyth County schools cancel talks after author says the word 'gay' to elementary school students (www.gpb.org)
School officials in Metro Atlanta’s Forsyth County canceled two talks by a children’s book author last week after he used the word “gay” in a presentation to elementary school students about the history of the superhero character Batman....
Millions of workers earning less than $55,000 could get overtime pay under Biden proposal (www.cbsnews.com)
The proposed rule would lift the salary threshold for overtime pay from $35,568 to $55,000.
Raisin companies..WHY? why these wax type bags almost impossible to open or reseal? (lemmy.world)
Damn, it’s like they don’t want you to get at the raisins. There must be a better way… You either mutilate the bag and your fingers, or cut it with scissors (or a knife - not recommended lol) , either way can’t be resealed without additional apparatus
Greece renews its calls for British Museum to return Parthenon Marbles in wake of priceless thefts (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1891952...
Aliens should take over to help us or something (lemmy.world)
‘Tesla Syndrome’ Explains Why Tech Is Making Us Miserable (www.thedailybeast.com)
‘Tesla Syndrome’ Explains Why Tech Is Making Us Miserable::There’s a class war that’s leading to worse innovations—but it’s not between the sides you think it is.
How often do you get existential dread?
I’m pushing half a century in an industry that is not kind to old guys. I try to fend it off but every now and then it hits me. I’m pretty sure this is not unique to my life experience, or it wouldn’t have a term :-)
What is Tom Bombadil?
He is not a hobbit, neither a man, but what is he? Is he a dwarf? A wizard? A god? Something else entirely?
Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks (arstechnica.com)
The Civil Liability for Doxing Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2024, passed after a unanimous vote. It allows victims to recover damages and to request “a temporary restraining order, emergency order of protection, or preliminary or permanent injunction to restrain and prevent the disclosure or continued disclosure of a...
Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1293808...
When Scooter was just a little tiny guy. (lemmy.world)
When we first adopted little Scooter Bug he brought ringworm with him. It was a huge pain in the ass and expensive, but seeing them all become friends like this was totally worth the hassle.