The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district the first in the U.S. to take such an action....
They all say they want slaves, and they all say it right at the top.
Example: Mississippi, sentence two:
Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth. These products are peculiar to the climate verging on the tropical regions, and by an imperious law of nature, none but the black race can bear exposure to the tropical sun
We don’t how to guess about what their reasons for secession were. They told us, in writing.
100% agree. They really stripped that car down in order to make it work with a 27% import tax from China. Few physical buttons, a soundbar instead of door speakers, etc. There are a number of quirky design
Android Automotive (not to be confused with Android Auto) is the only thing that makes me think I could make it work. More specifically, Google Assistant control for HVAC, defrost, etc.
One of the things that drives me nuts about Telsa is that the buttons are missing, and the voice control is shit in comparison to Assistant and even janky ’ol Siri.
Yeah, reviewers seem to like the sound bar and think it sounds better than what Volvo Polestar have done in the past.
Seems like a solution that other manufacturers should adopt. It can bring the sticker price down and can sound better in many use cases. Although it might come at the expense of diminished audio for rear passenger.
A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson reportedly issued a statement in October 2022 confirming that it was “in the process of introducing the Keefe Score 7c tablet into federal institutions, offering it for sale through the commissaries at a cost of $118.” Initially, the bureau said, the tablets could only be used for music...
I was a massive fan of the OG Xbox and the 360, and every generation since the 360, I’ve grabbed an Xbox with the hope of getting a taste of those glory days.
I’m over it. Microsoft is making dumb decisions up and down the org these days. Their decisions make me sad at work, then sad on the couch after work.
Trump flubs son Barron's age, ahead of his graduation (www.salon.com)
U.S. to Announce New Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicle - Considering rates of 100% (www.nytimes.com)
TIL there's a rich history of conspiracy theories centered around Denver International Airport (history.denverlibrary.org)
School board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names (www.reuters.com)
The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district the first in the U.S. to take such an action....
US to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs next week (www.arenaev.com)
They were behemoths. (lemmy.world)
Trump Attacks the Jews as Biden Puts His Foot Down (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Key context:...
Catholic Group Defrocks AI Priest After It Gave Strange Answers (futurism.com)
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024, dir Michael Sarnoski) (www.youtube.com)
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sammy (Lupita Nyong’o) fights to survive....
Trump Team Holds Breath as Stormy Daniels Returns to Stand (time.com)
They Bought Tablets in Prison—and Found a Broken Promise (www.wired.com)
A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson reportedly issued a statement in October 2022 confirming that it was “in the process of introducing the Keefe Score 7c tablet into federal institutions, offering it for sale through the commissaries at a cost of $118.” Initially, the bureau said, the tablets could only be used for music...
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’ (www.theguardian.com)
Barron Trump, 18, to Make Political Debut as Florida Delegate to the Republican Convention (www.usnews.com)
Colorado Passes Its Third ‘Right To Repair’ Bill (www.techdirt.com)
Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio (www.theverge.com)
Lemmy's major collective account cake days are coming up soon.
Are we doing anything interesting for the celebration?
RFK Jr. says he had parasitic brain worm and undisclosed memory loss (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Doctor says I need a backeotomy (lemmy.world)
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)
As if the Prime Video app couldn’t get any worse.