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Congress Debates Expanded Draft Amid Military Recruitment Challenges (www.nytimes.com)
What are functions that are not a part of your job that common wisdom would make people expect are a part of it?
Boeing sales tumble as the company gets no orders for the 737 Max for the second straight month (abcnews.go.com)
Streets of SimCity 27 Years Later: An LGR Retrospective (youtu.be)
X now treats the term cisgender as a slur (www.engadget.com)
FTC fines Razer for every cent made selling bogus “N95 grade” RGB masks (arstechnica.com)
“[Razer] falsely claimed, in the midst of a global pandemic, that their face mask was the equivalent of an N95 certified respirator,” Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement....
The existence of Sloths implies the existence Wraths, Lusts, Gluttonies, Prides, Envies, and Greeds.
Tennessee GOP votes to keep Confederate flags in classrooms but ban pride flags (www.dailykos.com)
An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink (www.nytimes.com)
Mathew Bianchi took routine traffic stops seriously and handed out tickets regardless of people’s connections within the Police Department. He says he was punished for it....
Boomers won’t part with their homes, and that’s a problem for young families (www.cnn.com)
Buying a family-sized home with three or more bedrooms used to be manageable for young people with children. But with home prices climbing faster than wages, mortgage rates still close to 23-year highs and a shortage of homes nationwide, many Millennials with kids can’t afford it. And Gen Z adults with kids? Even harder....
What's your favorite game you played this year? (Doesn't have to be released this year )
What are your tips for saving money and reducing waste?
Here’s a couple examples from my life:...
Any Interesting (**Not** Disturbing) Podcasts?
I used to listen to long form essays on Youtube. My favourite ones either break down the history of a conspiracy, teach me something new and cool about the world, or explore a hobby I’ve never been interested in....
New York governor vetoes bill that would ban noncompete agreements (apnews.com)
New York’s governor vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have banned noncompete agreements, which restrict workers’ ability to leave their job for a role with a rival business....
Sniffing women’s tears reduces male aggression by 44%, study finds (newatlas.com)
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$750 a month, no questions asked, improved the lives of homeless people (www.latimes.com)
If 100 homeless people were given $750 per month for a year, no questions asked, what would they spend it on?...
Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
And pull themselves up by their bootstraps as usual?
The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion (lemmy.world)
Have you been spending hours trying to pass a level? Or maybe you are completely addicted to a newly bought game. Do you have a question about a game or would like to share something else? In the Weekly Discussion Thread, you can do it all!...
Rep. Pressley introduces legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record (apnews.com)
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont submitted the legislation, named the Inclusive Democracy Act, on Tuesday which would guarantee the right to vote in federal elections for all citizens regardless of their criminal record....
Apple isn't happy about India's demand to upgrade older iPhones with USB-C (appleinsider.com)
Apple isn’t happy about India’s demand to upgrade older iPhones with USB-C::Apple has urged the Indian IT ministry to make changes to its single charger rules, as adding USB-C to older iPhone models will make it hard for Apple to meet production targets for India’s manufacturing and export laws.
Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says (arstechnica.com)
I want to talk in an American accent but how can I transition into it slowly for people who know me without them noticing a sudden change?
As strange as it may seem, I hate my accent and want to speak like an American because I think it sounds cooler and more like how I want to sound....
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes in second test flight | CNN (www.cnn.com)
SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump’s Most Unhinged Plans for His Second Term (nymag.com)
You'll be able to play Remnant 2's new DLC with a friend who has it, even if you don't own it yourself (www.pcgamer.com)
Two-thirds of North America could face power shortages this winter -NERC (www.reuters.com)
It shouldn't matter if people work multiple jobs. The former VP of HR at Microsoft shares how to react to double dippers — 'get over it.' (money.yahoo.com)
Moms for Liberty members call the cops on Florida librarians (popular.info)
Two members of Moms for Liberty, a right-wing activist group, have reported several Florida school librarians to law enforcement. They claimed they had evidence that librarians were distributing "pornography" to minors and requested that law enforcement officers be dispatched. This represents a serious escalation of the tactics...
What's your favorite game through the ears of Original Soundtrack?
Mine is Skyrim....
AI in big budget games is inevitable, say dev vets from Assassin's Creed and Everquest 2: 'Developers hate it … the money is still going to drive absolutely everybody to do it' (www.pcgamer.com)
IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024 (techcrunch.com)
IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024::Direct File is a shot across the bows of Turbotax, H&R Block, and others who have resisted free and simple tax filing for decades.
Pretty fly for a Venn diagram (lemmy.world)
How do you call someone born in the US besides "American"?
Well, everybody born in the american continent is technically “american” too, including Central and South America. Is there a specific term in english for these people?...
The Great Wall of China Has Suffered 'Irreversible' Damage After Two Workers Excavated a Shortcut Through the Cultural Relic (news.artnet.com)
Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun (www.theverge.com)
It’s now explicitly against Disney Plus’s policies for Canadian subscribers to share passwords outside of their household.
If number of undiagnosed neurodivergent people proves to be significant portion, neurotypical means just people who won the standards war of communication protocol
We never know the number of undiagnosed, many may be just capable of pretending but suffering.
Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy (fortune.com)
Why do you use firefox? (upload.wikimedia.org)
What is the most universal name?
Ofc Mohammed is the most common name but thats a name common within the muslim community. I have noticed the name Sarah in every country, regardless of race or religion. Or it might be an abrahamic religion thing but thats most of the world atleast....
What colour is each school subject?
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....
Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up | There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon. (arstechnica.com)
Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up | There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon.::There are at least 100 bags of human waste on the surface of the Moon.
Starfield - Review Thread (87/100 OpenCritic)
Game Information...