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Google tries to defend its Web Environment Integrity (techreport.com)
I’m happy to see this being noticed more and more. Google wants to destroy the open web, so it’s a lot at stake....
Recommendations for self-hosting a blog
Hi,...
can we please keep this community about technology and not Twitter/X and elon news?
As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
As Twitter ditches its iconic branding in favor of owner Elon Musk's favorite letter "X," its open source competitor Mastodon is once again seeing usage numbers soar.
Mastodon Usage Soaring as Twitter Rebranding Leads to User Exodus: CEO Eugen Rochko (asumetech.com)
Why is there such a large amount of communist and transgender related posts on the Fediverse compared to other platforms?
I am not criticizing them, I’m just out of the loop.
Uncharted territory: do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships? (www.theguardian.com)
Uncharted territory: do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships?::Chatbots such as Eva AI are getting better at mimicking human interaction but some fear they feed into unhealthy beliefs around gender-based control and violence
Matty Healy: Malaysia festival cancelled after The 1975 singer attacks anti-LGBT law (www.bbc.com)
A festival in Malaysia has been cancelled after British singer Matty Healy attacked the country’s anti-LGBT laws....
Why you might not want to use whatsapp anymore (www.slashgear.com)
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning (www.reuters.com)
Arresting Vladimir Putin in South Africa would be 'declaration of war', says Ramaphosa (www.bbc.co.uk)
Framework Sold Out of 3 Batches of Laptop 16 in Less Than 3 Hours. (mander.xyz)
Image description: Image shows batches 1, 2 and 3 sold out for the Ryzen 7 7840HS which costs $1,399....
What is your machine naming scheme?
I’ve ended up with a number of machines on my network, and a need to name them all in a somewhat logical way. For several years I had them named after the planets, which worked well until the PCs for myself, my girlfriend, servers and Raspberry Pi’s quickly summed up to more than the eight planets. I’ve broadened it...
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Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender (www.theguardian.com)
Teachers will be forced to tell parents that their child is questioning their gender even if the young person objects under new guidance for schools in England, the equalities minister has indicated.
AI learned from their work. Now they want compensation. (infosec.pub)
A rising movement of artists and authors are suing tech companies for training AI on their work without credit or payment
DeArrow extension for YouTube that makes thumbnails bearable (i.imgur.com)
dearrow.ajay.app
Why is snaps hated
I see people hate snap packaging and removing it if their OS support it. Is it because it’s NOT fully open-source or just due to how the technology works?...
One of Reddit’s biggest communities is suggesting users move to Discord (www.theverge.com)
One of Reddit’s biggest communities is suggesting users move to Discord r/malefashionadvice, the biggest Reddit community still inaccessible in protest of Reddit’s new API pricing, is encouraging its users to congregate on Discord and view guides on Substack.
Firmware. (seemel.ink)
Updated my Samsung phone and it installed unwanted apps (lemmy.world)
Leaving pointless answers/reviews on websites
I’m not sure if this is just me, but it drives me nuts when I see someone answer a question (for example in the questions section on an amazon product page) to just say that they don’t know or they give an unrelated answer....
We're lucky that our bodies require sleep, otherwise our cultures would have us working 16-20 hour days.
Advice for a middle-age, moderately pc knowledgeable person to finally switch to or become proficient with Linux?
This is my third attempt. Partly to rage quit Windows, and partly to gain utility and control with some professional AV software....
My Experience Switching From NVIDIA To AMD (lemmy.world)
TLDR: From my experience, in 2023, the Mesa drivers with an AMD GPU provide an experience that is way better than NVIDIA with their proprietary drivers. And if you’re helping a friend get into linux, and or linux gaming I think you should steer them towards an AMD GPU....