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ScienceAlert, 3 months ago to random

ADHD Traits May Have Evolved to Provide Foraging Advantages, Study Says
https://www.sciencealert.com/adhd-traits-may-have-evolved-to-provide-foraging-advantages-study-says?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into ScienceAlert @sciencealert

deliberately_me, 3 months ago to random

i used to lovvvvvvvvveeee watching the little shooting stars on the netscape icon. bring that shit the fuck back!

netscape's "n" logo/loading animation dot gif

Jeze3D, 3 months ago to gaming

To nobody's surprise, Sega has enshittified its beloved Crazy Taxi IP. This is why we can't have nice things in 2024 with the video game industry. Heaven forbid we release a game that isn't a predatory live service jank fest.

https://insider-gaming.com/new-crazy-taxi-game-live-service/

#gaming #retrogaming #arcade #sega

9to5google, 4 months ago to random

Gmail redesigning email replies with chat-style UI [U] https://9to5google.com/2024/02/10/gmail-reply-chat-ui/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

dgar, 4 months ago to random

You can't put a lava lamp in your basement.

If it’s underground, it’s a magma lamp.

lunarloony, 4 months ago to random

Does there exist a solution to replace an Xbox One controller's joysticks with GameCube-style ones? Would it be as simple as just dropping them in?

isleofmandan, 4 months ago to random

The BBC's 6 month trial of using the Fediverse will be ending soon.
They want to measure if they have enough reach and engagement for the effort they expend running their Mastodon instance.
Give these accounts a follow if you agree that public broadcasters should live in the Fediverse:

@BBCRD
@BBC5Live
@BBCRadio4
@BBCTaster
@Connected_Studio
@BBC_News_Labs

👍

scummvm, 5 months ago to random

You are in an open hallway. In the distance, you hear the noise of the ScummVM release team working on some preparations.

Exits left, right, north.

drahardja, 5 months ago to meta

I don’t understand the gnashing of teeth about #Meta/#Threads joining the Fediverse. To me, more federation is better than less, even if that federation potentially brings in more spam and garbage that we have to manage, because allowing humans to communicate on the Fediverse strengthens the Fediverse, and I like the Fediverse better than corporate control.

Letting Meta join the Fediverse does not cede control of the Fediverse to Meta. The same rules of the Fediverse still apply. If Meta doesn’t do its job in moderating their instance, existing countermeasures used against any other poorly-managed instances can be deployed. Meta is, in fact, forced to cede some control to the Fediverse.

I continue to believe that blocking is not an effective way to manage federation, and so it follows that I believe preemptive blocking is a bad idea.

Let them come. It’s nice here. Maybe some will decide to move to a Fedi instance instead, and it will be easier because they won’t lose touch with their friends.

j0hnnyxm4s, 5 months ago to random

Remember in the 90s when computers screamed every time we connected them to the Internet, and we just thought they were overreacting?

nxadm, 5 months ago to retrogaming

I post regularly mini reviews of old games and I realized many people don't know how they can get started.

So I quickly wrote "How to play retrogames?"

List of Contents:

• Original hardware
• “Rerealesed” mini consoles
• Specialised handhelds
• The Steam Deck
• Emulation handhelds
• Dedicated hardware
• Daily laptop, PC or phone

[continues at URL...]

#retrogaming #emulation #howto

https://nxadm.apt-get.be/posts/how-to-play-retrogames/

BrentToderian, 5 months ago to random

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” https://t.co/EH3reri9lz

jynersolives, 6 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to DoctorWho

Hey #DoctorWho fans, what are your feelings about the #BiGeneration in #TheGiggle? Yay, Nay or I don't know yet? #FediPolls

mrmasterkeyboard, 6 months ago to linux

Dear Linux users,

I want to hear the story behind why you switched to Linux from Windows. The final straw that made you go “screw this, I’m out.”.

Can’t wait to hear some good ones!

#linux #linuxswitch

jsq, 6 months ago to random

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famousblueben, 6 months ago to gameboy

Because I spent so much of my youth just playing Pokemon whenever I wanted to mess around with my Gameboy and never had any generation of handheld after that, I missed sooo many games that came out for them. What are some of your favorite games that came out for #gameboy #gameboycolor and #gameboyadvance that I should check out, I've seen so few videos or anything compared to any other systems that I'm kind of flying blind. #retrogaming

eloquence, 6 months ago to random

This is a big deal:

The W3C, founded in 1994 by web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, has quit X and declared the fediverse to be their primary social media channel. Follow them at: @w3c

The future of the open web is .. the open web.

w3c, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

W3C has posted that we are no longer active on X/Twitter and have directed all our followers here to Mastodon.

We are encouraging all W3C-related accounts to do the same.

Encourage your friends to follow us here!

thomasfuchs, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

⚠️ 23andMe just sent out an email trying to trick customers into accepting a TOS change that will prevent you from suing them after they literally lost your genome ro thieves.

Do what it says in the email and email arbitrationoptout@23andme.com that you do not agree with the new terms of service and opt out of arbitration.

If you have an account with them, do this right now.

Here’s an email template for what to write: https://www.patreon.com/posts/94164861

pixelfed, 6 months ago to Pixelfed

⚠️ Why am I seeing this post?

Tap the 3 dots menu, then "Why you're seeing this post"

If you see posts in your home feed from accounts you do not follow, it's because you follow a hashtag used in that post!

Please boost this PSA!

#pixelfed #psa

Pixelfed app with menu open
Pixelfed app with an explanation of why I'm seeing this post
Pixelfed app photography hashtag feed

BrendanSinclair, 6 months ago to retrogaming

If I am elected president in 2024, I promise that we will go back to console add-ons that looked like they were eating the original console. This is my pledge to you. #retrogaming

haljor, 6 months ago to random

Today's editorial cartoon by Nick Anderson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Anderson_(cartoonist)

Sobtanian, 6 months ago to random

I took a job as the head of Old McDonald’s farm.

I’m the CIEIO.

merialc, 6 months ago to knitting

A desperate plea into the world: does anyone have a single ball (or part ball) of Woolcraft Harvest Chunky in the green (444) colourway?

Mum has finally knit a sweater after years of convincing her that she can... and she's hit yarn chicken before finishing the neckband, and the yarn is now out of stock everywhere. If I could purchase from someone's stash I would be eternally grateful.

#knitting #yarn #stash

Enalys, 6 months ago to random

I kinda miss old Web 1, where we were discovering home made websites where people were talking about their passion and exchanging with other on forums instead of fighting with each other on socials medias full of ads…