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Finally a useful feature (no) (jlai.lu)
Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win (arstechnica.com)
Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined (variety.com)
Can someone explain me USA obsession with prom and similar school rituals?
I just don’t get it… Why is that important, especially for kids now, that feel like they need to do a YouTube video asking for a date or doing some meme stuff. Some teens even hire the hottest celebrity or ask them to appear in their prom? This is so bizarre for me, all that just for a frivolous night....
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A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels (www.npr.org)
Grocery store prices are changing faster than ever before — literally. This month, Walmart became the latest retailer to announce it’s replacing the price stickers in its aisles with electronic shelf labels. The new labels allow employees to change prices as often as every ten seconds....
Cozy hobbit game Tales of the Shire won me over with a subtly brilliant feature I've never seen in a farm life sim before (www.pcgamer.com)
Google clamps down on VPN workarounds for cheaper YouTube Premium subscriptions (www.androidauthority.com)
Softbank plans to cancel out angry customer voices using AI (arstechnica.com)
'Cheating and exploiting undermine the integrity of our game': Over 600 Star Citizen accounts have been suspended for racking up in-game currency (www.pcgamer.com)
What do you think of this prediction? (programming.dev)
Research (mander.xyz)
Z Library is down - any mirror?
While the FBI is doing its important work, I mean.
Cruelty-based intervention: Russia is set to reintroduce antipsychotic drug as autism treatment (theins.press)
Archived link...
South Australia to legislate 'world leading' electoral donation ban prohibiting donations and gifts to political parties, backed by tough penalties for those who seek to circumvent the law (www.premier.sa.gov.au)
The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has announced plans to ban donations to registered political parties, members of parliament and candidates. The state will provide funding to allow parties and candidates to contest elections, run campaigns and promote political ideas, according to the proposed bill....
Path of Exile 2 devs working on Steam Deck compatibility (www.pcgamesn.com)
Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers' (www.gamingonlinux.com)
What people do you personally know of who have broken world records?
Summer is the worst season of the year, isn't?
The sun sucks, being forced to shower like every 4 hours just to not feeling sweaty, the fucking mosquitoes, the fact you can’t wear anything that you want anymore due the heat, the people outside… The fucking beach. I try to avoid it… The fucking sand, not a fan of it. Is scratchy, harsh, annoying and it infiltrates in...
Do I really need a VPN for pirating?
OK, so, I have a couple of questions:...
Turtle Shells (mander.xyz)
Vimms Lair is getting removal notices from Nintendo etc. We need someone to help make a rom pack archive can you help? (slrpnk.net)
Vimms lair is starting to remove many roms that are being requested to be removed by Nintendo etc. soon many original roms, hacks, and translations will be lost forever. Can any of you help make archive torrents of roms from vimms lair and cdromance? They have hacks and translations that dont exist elsewhere and will probably be...
Photoshop Terms of Service grants Adobe access to user projects for ‘content moderation’ and other purposes (nichegamer.com)
Team Fortress 2: recent reviews "Overwhelmingly Negative" (archive.is)
Do you use both a personal desktop and laptop?
I’m moreso curious if laptop functions have been offloaded to phones. If you have a full gaming desktop, do you see the use case for an additional laptop? or if most people here don’t see the need for the increased processing power of a desktop, do you just use your laptop and a phone?...
What service do you prefer and why to order food to your home?
Thinking of trying this out. I and seeing GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates, UberEats. Where to go?
Humanity making progress like it always does (mbin.grits.dev)
Which adaptation do you think has surpassed its source material in quality?
‘Selective hearing’ headphones: Hear clearly in a crowd with one look (newatlas.com)
Windows 7 (lemmy.zip)
What's the most expensive thing you've come to own that you've never gotten to fully use?
LPT Do it. (mander.xyz)
Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking (www.skynews.com.au)
It’s not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking...
streaming or torrenting today vs. 5 years ago
I’ve been a good boy for 5 years or so but the seas call to me. Are streaming sites the way to go now or is torrenting still a better bet for mainstream movies and tv? I’d imagine all of my accounts have been deleted on those sites so I’d be starting over.
GSMArena | Sony Xperia 10 VI review (www.gsmarena.com)
EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)