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Europe's carmakers fret over China's EV prowess at Munich car show (www.reuters.com)
Main points (to make up for the clickbaity title):...
What Cars do You Swear By?
Just found out that my current car will die any day now due to a known defect. It’s out of warranty and I have no money to replace it right now....
GNU/Linux-libre/Car (leminal.space)
Remember Sean Aloysius O'Brien on this auspicious day. Happy Labor Day! (sh.itjust.works)
Why has the world started to mine coal again?
With climate change looming, it seems so completely backwards to go back to using it again....
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Burning Man festival-goers trapped in desert as rain turns site to mud (www.theguardian.com)
You have to laugh … I remember Glastonbury, up to my knees in mud - it’s all part of the fun. Having said that, it’s unlikely turn into a survival situation in a field in Somerset, so not really that comparable …
What's your Mario Kart main?
Personally, I usually play as Dry Bowser. How about you?
Would the internet be significantly faster if there wasn't so much farming of metadata / cookies?
I grew up during the dial up era of internet and remember how insane it was each time the technology improved, broadband, dsl, fiber etc....
Newly discovered comet might be visible soon (cosmosmagazine.com)
A comet discovered just weeks ago by an amateur astronomer could soon be visible to the naked eye....
When you post a meme in the wrong community but they're slightly related (startrek.website)
A Putin Critic Fell to His Death in Washington. We Still Don’t Know Why. (www.politico.com)
Police don’t suspect foul play killed Dan Rapoport. Some friends aren’t so sure.
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Ideas for programming rizz? (i.imgur.com)
Google sucks (rant)
At my org we have some legacy software that uses the google analytics api. As you may be aware, that api has been discontinued for some reason. This application is going to nearly impossible to port to the new api....
It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore (www.businessinsider.com)
Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.
Russia Breaks Silence Over China Map Claiming Its Territory (www.newsweek.com)
Russia Breaks Silence Over China Map Claiming Its Territory...
Remote work is harder to come by as companies push for return to office (www.npr.org)
Three and a half years after the start of the pandemic, employers are getting serious about increasing the amount of time workers spend in the office and trying new strategies to overcome resistance.
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'Trump isn't funding any of us': Co-defendants in Georgia case are struggling with mounting legal bills (www.cnn.com)
Some of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills – yet the costs of the 2020 election fallout may quickly exceed their abilities to pay....
MIT Economist Daron Acemoğlu Takes on Big Tech: "Our Future Will Be Very Dystopian" (www.spiegel.de)
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Right to repair’s unlikely new adversary: Scientologists (arstechnica.com)
Can I replace my shower controls? (i.imgur.com)
It seems like every shower has its own unique way of controlling water temperature and pressure. Of all the showers I’ve ever used, no two of which have ever been alike, I like my controls the least. Plus the faucet has started dripping lately....
Move to texas and flip it blue that would be a hige fuck you to the gop (www.keranews.org)
Swedish government removes nuclear power promise from website (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Credit to George Alexopoulos (GPrime85 on twitter) my absolute favorite right wing cartoonist (sh.itjust.works)
Not joking by the way, this was made by a conservative artist...
Lawsuit Alleges Reddit Fired Employee for Taking Medical Leave, ‘Toxic’ Culture (www.404media.co)
A lawsuit was filed against Reddit alleging that the company fired an employee with anxiety for taking medical leave. The employee, Jamie Lee, had worked at Reddit as an accountant for over 4 years with positive reviews. In July 2022, Lee requested 3 days off for her health but was denied. She was later placed on medical leave...
63% of workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds. How employers may help change that (www.cnbc.com)
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X wants permission to start collecting your biometric data and employment history (www.theverge.com)
“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the privacy policy reads. It doesn’t include any details on what kind of biometric information this includes — or how X plans to collect it — but it typically involves fingerprints, iris...
Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance (www.theguardian.com)