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John Romero: Happy 30th birthday, DOOM. [...] Thank you for playing our games, and thank you for keeping DOOM alive, all these many years. (nitter.net)
Happy 30th birthday, DOOM. I’m grateful to have been a part of this incredible team. Thank you for playing our games, and thank you for keeping DOOM alive, all these many years....
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds (www.reuters.com)
An Israeli army tank killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists in Lebanon while they were filming cross-border shelling on Oct. 13, a Reuters investigation has found....
Thousands of tons of dead sardines wash ashore in northern Japan (apnews.com)
Woman who threw bowl of food at Chipotle worker sentenced to work 2 months in fast food job (www.cnn.com)
Another app for Android to implement iMessage. (blog.beeper.com)
All messages are end to end encrypted. Also you don’t need an Apple account and it connects directly to Apple servers.
Forget the ‘tripledemic.’ The U.S. is headed for a ‘syndemic’—and experts warn we’re not prepared (fortune.com)
COVID will likely reach levels in December not yet seen this year, combining with surges of flu, RSV, and other pathogens for a winter not so different from last year’s “tripledemic,” experts say....
Home near Washington DC explodes as police surround armed suspect (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 5 Adds New Playable Epilogue With 3,589 Lines of Extra Dialogue, Much More (www.ign.com)
Proud Boy Jan. 6 defendant who shot at law enforcement is sentenced to prison (www.nbcnews.com)
Nathan Pelham got into a standoff with law enforcement this year after he learned he was being charged in connection with the Capitol attack.
Ohio Lawyer Suspended After Chucking Poop-Filled Pringles Can From His Car (au.sports.yahoo.com)
What is a fun gadget you have purchased that has added value to your life?
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No ‘unusual’ virus behind rising Pneumonia cases China has clarified, reveals WHO (www.firstpost.com)
Chrome pushes forward with plans to limit ad blockers in the future (www.malwarebytes.com)
Chrome pushes forward with plans to limit ad blockers in the future::Google has set a date for the introduction of Manifest V3 which will hurt the capabilities of many ad blockers.
OpenAI co-founder makes spectacular return mere days after ousting, with the board that fired him mostly swept away (www.pcgamer.com)
Jill Stein formally launches 2024 White House bid as Green party candidate (www.theguardian.com)
Over half of all tech industry workers view AI as overrated (www.techspot.com)
Over half of all tech industry workers view AI as overrated::undefined
Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve (apnews.com)
The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the midterm elections less than two weeks away....
‘The Walking Dead’ Just Released A Shocking, Hilariously Bad Game (www.forbes.com)
Stop pretending Nothing's iMessage app had anything to do with RCS on the iPhone (9to5google.com)
China is using the world's largest known online disinformation operation to harass Americans, a CNN review finds (www.cnn.com)
The Chinese government has built up the world’s largest known online disinformation operation and is using it to harass US residents, politicians, and businesses—at times threatening its targets with violence, a CNN review of court documents and public disclosures by social media companies has found....
Microsoft lays hands on login data: Beware of the new Outlook (www.heise.de)
Hamas leaders say they have no regrets after the October 7 attack and the goal was to 'overthrow' the status quo (www.businessinsider.com)
More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in the month since Hamas’ terrorist attacks inside southern Israel, the group’s health ministry in Gaza says....
YouTube cares less for your privacy than its revenues (www.theregister.com)
YouTube cares less for your privacy than its revenues::Ad blockers are firewalls for our sanity – turning them off is madness
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College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down (gizmodo.com)
‘It’s not you, it’s me’ is the gist of college student qualms with dating apps. Hook-up culture declines while young people search for genuine connection.
Just Stop Oil smash glass on paintings at the National Gallery (www.theguardian.com)
Two activists arrested after Rokeby Venus artwork targeted, as dozens of others held after blocking Whitehall...
Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other's Porn Intake in Resurfaced Video (www.rollingstone.com)
It’s like watching a clown show. Maybe he should watch more porn and grow up.
Off-duty US Park Police officer unintentionally shot fellow officer in Virginia, police say (apnews.com)
Fairfax County detectives determined that the officer pulled the trigger on a gun he believed was unloaded early Sunday, striking Jesse Brown Hernandez inside an apartment in McLean, Virginia, according to a police statement....
South American countries recall ambassadors and cut ties with Israel over war with Hamas (www.theguardian.com)
NJ janitor allegedly contaminated food, committed lewd acts at elementary school: prosecutor (www.cbsnews.com)
A Cumberland County man was arrested for allegedly contaminating food and committing lewd acts at Elizabeth Moore School in Upper Deerfield Township, the county prosecutor’s office announced Friday....
Arab Muslim student struck in hit-and-run as Stanford University investigates spate of hate crime incidents (www.cnn.com)
At least five possible hate crime incidents at Stanford University since the Israel-Hamas war’s onset are under investigation, including an apparent hit-and-run crash involving an Arab Muslim student, according to the university’s public safety department....
Mint, One of the First Budgeting Apps, Is Shutting Down (archive.ph)
I’ve used Mint for many years. It has never worked well, its budgeting tools are inaccurate, and the UI is garbage. I guess you can say I’m not too broken up about this. I do very well with an Apple Numbers spreadsheet every month. That said, if there are other better options out there, I would consider them.
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android)
HBO Max Shrinkflation: Removing features from my plan, with no reduction in price (lemmy.world)
White House suggests 'pauses' in Israel-Hamas conflict to get people out (www.reuters.com)
The White House on Thursday said it was exploring a series of pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict to help people safely exit Gaza and allow humanitarian aid to get in, but reiterated its opposition to a full ceasefire....
Jeff Bezos urged Amazon to flood search results with junk ads, FTC alleges (www.cnbc.com)
Jeff Bezos urged Amazon to flood search results with junk ads, FTC alleges::Amazon’s ads strategy helped pump its profits while steering shoppers to higher-priced goods, the agency alleges.
Distro suggestions, anyone?
I’m planning to rebuild my gaming PC (Specs so far: Ryzen 5 7600, B650 chipset, RTX 3060, Dan Case A4)....
YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet (www.404media.co)
Another great article from 404 Media highlighting the power that the tech giants have amassed over how how we use the internet....
British Police are Using Period Tracker Data and Blood Tests To Investigate Patients Who Miscarry (www.themarysue.com)
Police in the United Kingdom are using data from period tracking apps and mass spectrometry tests conducted on blood, placenta, and urine to investigate patients who have had “unexplained” miscarriages....
Silent Hill: Ascension fails to impress with greedy monetisation and cluttered UI (www.eurogamer.net)
'This is only the beginning': Metal Gear Solid fans lose their minds as David Hayter returns to voice Solid Snake in a new teaser (www.pcgamer.com)
Petition demands that Microsoft extends Windows 10 support (ghacks.net)