The Seattle Times wrote that Dean "had been in good health and was noted for having a healthy lifestyle," but had died after contracting "a sudden, fast-spreading infection."
Agent 747 has some more sophisticated toys to play with this time. He must have upgraded after the last whistleblower.
I'm sorry. My religion strictly forbids adherence to arbitrary decisions made by government entities about what we put in our bodies. It's one of our highest commandments.
The promise of AI, for corporations and investors, is that companies can increase profits and productivity by slashing their reliance upon a skilled human workforce. But as this story and many others show, AI is just today’s buzzword for “outsourcing,” and it comes with the same problems that have plagued outsourced...
It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?
Old Man Yells at Ice Crystals. They're going to get big mad when they pass the law, and it doesn't change water freezing when it comes into contact with cold air.
On January 31, Lovato stepped out onstage in a striking corseted red suit to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, according to the CDC. While no one could fault Lovato's support of the AHA, many fans weren't sure how to feel about the pop star's choice to...
In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn't feel like it belongs to us....
“I’ve decided to take a step back from acting to shitpost in the Fediverse. If you have any funny memes about Linux or Star Trek, please send them my way.”
Meta just announced that they are trying to integrate Threads with ActivityPub (Mastodon, Lemmy, etc.). We need to defederate them if we want to avoid them pushing their crap into fediverse....
Always love to hear the deep lore. Lemmy’s early development makes a lot more sense now. Good on them(you) to leave everything open and learn from Reddit’s mistakes.
Still, free and open has a limit. No Facebook and no Nazis. That’s just common sense everyone used to have.
A few small pockets of civility survived here and there, but everything else has drowned in bots, ads, and trolls for so long that it's shocking to come here and be able to click on a random post and see civil discussion as the default. That tone needs to be set and maintained. Basic decency and civility are really not that hard, even when people disagree. We lost that somewhere along the way.
Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches ( www.wishtv.com )
After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them ( kotaku.com )
Conservative author Ann Coulter heaps praise on GOP rising star Vivek Ramaswamy - then tells him she wouldn't vote for him because he's Indian ( www.dailymail.co.uk )
Second Boeing whistleblower dies suddenly ( www.newsweek.com )
YouTube could roll out ads while videos are paused after “strong traction” in experiment - Dexerto ( www.dexerto.com )
DEA Sanctions Religious Use Of Ayahuasca But Refuses Psilocybin For Cancer Patients' Pain Relief ( www.benzinga.com )
Don’t Be Fooled: Much “AI” is Just Outsourcing, Redux ( www.techpolicy.press )
The promise of AI, for corporations and investors, is that companies can increase profits and productivity by slashing their reliance upon a skilled human workforce. But as this story and many others show, AI is just today’s buzzword for “outsourcing,” and it comes with the same problems that have plagued outsourced...
AMC Exec: We Wouldn't Have Made the Dune Popcorn Bucket if We Knew You'd Be Sickos About It ( gizmodo.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14117334...
What apps would you love to have open-source alternatives for?
It seems like the FOSS community is continuing to grow, and FOSS apps keep getting better (Immich reallh blew my mind recently), which is a big win 😎 but there are still many apps I use that I would kill for an open source alternative. I am curious what you guys think? Are there any apps you'd love alternatives for?
Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Legislation Banning ‘Chemtrails’ ( www.avweb.com )
The Wealth of Dragons ( ttrpg.network )
https://existentialcomics.com/comic/540
Demi Lovato Performed ‘Heart Attack’ at an American Heart Association Event, and Fans Don’t Know How to Feel ( www.glamour.com )
On January 31, Lovato stepped out onstage in a striking corseted red suit to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, according to the CDC. While no one could fault Lovato's support of the AHA, many fans weren't sure how to feel about the pop star's choice to...
I hope someday we'll find a way to pirated a car ( lemmy.world )
In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn't feel like it belongs to us....
Margot Robbie Is Taking a Break From Acting After Barbie in Case People Are Sick of Her ( www.ign.com )
Trump team fires back at claims that ex-president ‘smells’ ( www.independent.co.uk )
Dear server admins, please defederate threads.net. Dear users, ask your server admin to defederate threads.net. ( mstdn.social )
Meta just announced that they are trying to integrate Threads with ActivityPub (Mastodon, Lemmy, etc.). We need to defederate them if we want to avoid them pushing their crap into fediverse....
Mastodon founder touts Threads' federation, saying it makes his X rival 'a far more attractive option' ( techcrunch.com )
Woman Enters MRI Machine With a Gun, Gets Shot in Butt ( gizmodo.com )
A Florida restaurant chain says boosting pay and offering better benefits helped it end its labor shortage ( www.businessinsider.com )
Lemmy active users down, comments steady and posts up
So since the mass-exodus from Reddit we can see that the total amount of active users has gone down rather heavily: i.imgur.com/MeQok2F.png...
Second largest Lemmy instance preemptively un-friends Facebook ( lemmy.ml )
Lemmy.ml has now blocked Threads.net
Megathread for Reddit Blackouts and News - Week 1
Hey everyone. If you want to post links or discuss the Reddit blackout, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy!