NPR does maintain a number of good RSS feeds ( feeds.npr.org ), which are being simulcasted onto Mastodon by press.coop. They are doing this for a ton of news organizations: press.coop/directory
Reportedly the TV series Moonlighting is available to stream on Hulu soon. Someone elsewhere posted their favorite bit of banter from the show:
Security Officer : I’m sorry, but you’re not on the guest list.
David Addison : That’s because we’re not guests. We’re looking for a man with a mole on his nose.
Security Officer : A mole on his nose?
Maddie Hayes : A mole on his nose.
Security Officer : [to Maddie] What kind of clothes?
Maddie Hayes : [to David] What kind of clothes?
David Addison : What kind of clothes do you suppose?
Security Officer : What kind of clothes do I suppose would be worn by a man with a mole on his nose? Who knows?
David Addison : Did I happen to mention, did I bother to disclose, that this man that we’re seeking with the mole on his nose? I’m not sure of his clothes or anything else, except he’s Chinese, a big clue by itself.
Maddie Hayes : How do you do that?
David Addison : Gotta read a lot of Dr. Seuss.
Security Officer : I’m sorry to say, I’m sad to report, I haven’t seen anyone at all of that sort. Not a man who’s Chinese with a mole on his nose with some kind of clothes that you can’t suppose. So get away from this door and get out of this place, or I’ll have to hurt you - put my foot in your face.
When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued....
There are plenty of third party apps for Lemmy on Android/iPhone or Web, but are there any decent apps built for desktop use? Is it just simply a matter of relying on a web interface currently, or are there any well rounded apps out there that are worth mentioning.
But as a user of Firefox on mobile, I’m running into a weird persistent issue around the back button and post listings on pages beyond the first page. Sometimes, when I click into either the comments of a post or the post itself, when I click the ‘back’ button to return to the post list, sometimes I will end up on the previous page of search results (as though I pressed the back button twice).
Reloading the page seems to fix the problem (showing me the post list page that I expect), but it’s still weird.
If I had to pick a name for this kind of slang/phrasing, I think it would be something like “superlative trunc”, as in a truncated superlative (biggest, smallest, oldest, richest, tastiest, etc).
I have a friend who suddenly realized they had a habit of blowing on very cold bites of food (like ice cream) as though it was something too hot to eat. They rationalized this as needing to do it for any food that was “too temperature.”
Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has said he is “shaken and angered” while describing his experience in Israel after Hamas, a Palestinian extremist group, launched a deadly attack near the Gaza border over the weekend....
Any national-stage politician who isn’t, at the very least, simulcasting their Twitter/X posts to a fediverse account is actively backing (and consequently diminishing alternatives to) a fascist-controlled megaphone.
If he wants me to give a shit about what he has to say, he’ll need to make the effort to find different coms channels through which to do it.
Thirty years ago today, Demolition Man first hit theaters, pitting Sylvester Stallone against Wesley Snipes in a crime-free but killjoy future where even minor vices have been declared illegal. The passage of time hasn’t quite elevated this sci-fi action comedy to the legendary status of Die Hard or Lethal Weapon, but it’s...
Last week KING5 shared with you what fall fashions are totally out and not what to wear this season by being the first local news outlet to show you video of a young woman’s last moments of life before being smashed by a Seattle Police Department cruiser going three times the posted speed limit without a siren on. Hint: Black...
Study math for long enough and you will likely have cursed Pythagoras’s name, or said “praise be to Pythagoras” if you’re a bit of a fan of triangles....
Sick of companies grabbing and selling your address, birth date, location, online activity, dog food brand and even adult-film preferences? Oh boy, do I have some good news. A new iPhone and Android app called Permission Slip makes it super simple to order companies to delete your personal information and secrets. Trying it...
Consumer Reports created an iOS and Android app that collects your account information for a bunch of businesses and provides the option of sending “do not sell” requests to them en-mass. It also helps you delete unwanted accounts and stay up to date on which businesses are doing what with your data.
Not bad, but it all depends on how much you trust Consumer Reports. It appears they have a fairly good reputation as a consumer advocacy non-profit, but I didn’t do much deep dive research.
Ideally, this is something FTC would have a hand in for consumers in the United States – improving EULA comprehension. I can imagine a world where businesses and applications have EULAs with ESRB-like ratings or tags: “location data”, “purchase history”, “3rd party data exports”, “X year retention” to show what you’re agreeing to. I’d love to brainstorm on how else that could change.
A family’s (Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke) vacation is upended when two strangers (Mahershala Ali and Myha’la Herrold) arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute, forcing everyone to come to terms with their places in a collapsing world....
Seattle resident here and ex-Amazon employee. Amazon has security staff (previously Securitas aka: Pinkertons) at all building badge entry points who specifically monitor for that kind of thing.
Also, it’s hard for me to believe that Amazon was ever NOT monitoring, measuring and aggregating employee badge swipe data. That’s far too useful a data point on individual employee behavior to leave it on the table. And there’s zero obligation to either the public or Amazon’s employees to disclose that they’re doing it.
A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage) into a new evolution of hero: THE TOXIC AVENGER! Now wielding a glowing mop with super-human strength, he must race against time to save his son and stop a ruthless and power-hungry tyrant bent on harnessing toxic superpowers to strengthen...
A documentary told from the voices of the “second golden age” of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn animation. They were trained by animation masters that created the principles of animation, they took animation to heights no one dreamed of - and then came the computer....
Repressed divorcé, Gary (Zachary Quinto) hires Cameron (Lokas Gage)), a spirited and boundary-free sex worker to give him an erotic massage. When Cameron learns how inexperienced middle-aged Gary is, he becomes determined to deliver a crash course in unapologetic queer life. Cameron’s agenda of hookup apps and gay...
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the...
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway’s fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by her cat Alfie and Aiden, a cat-allergic spy, Elly races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the...
In the new season of True Detective, eight men working at a research center suddenly vanish in Alaska. Detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Keli Reis) are hired to find them, but in order to solve the mystery, they have to unravel the town’s dark history along with their own twisted past. The duo will...
Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want....
When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued....
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible (niemanreports.org)
A lot of people threaten to leave Twitter. Not many of them have actually done it....
Dr Zeuss (lemmy.ca)
Scavengers Reign (2023, creators Charles Huettner and Joe Bennett) (www.youtube.com)
When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued....
What are people using to access Lemmy using a desktop, what are the preferred apps or clients that you use on either Mac or Windows.
There are plenty of third party apps for Lemmy on Android/iPhone or Web, but are there any decent apps built for desktop use? Is it just simply a matter of relying on a web interface currently, or are there any well rounded apps out there that are worth mentioning.
I'm guilty of using the little TM symbol way more than necessary (startrek.website)
Cory Booker Hid in Hotel Stairwell ‘Bomb Shelter’ as Israel Was Attacked (www.thedailybeast.com)
Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has said he is “shaken and angered” while describing his experience in Israel after Hamas, a Palestinian extremist group, launched a deadly attack near the Gaza border over the weekend....
Enhance your calm: Demolition Man turns 30 | The film remains an under-appreciated gem of ‘90s comedy/action flicks (arstechnica.com)
Thirty years ago today, Demolition Man first hit theaters, pitting Sylvester Stallone against Wesley Snipes in a crime-free but killjoy future where even minor vices have been declared illegal. The passage of time hasn’t quite elevated this sci-fi action comedy to the legendary status of Die Hard or Lethal Weapon, but it’s...
I'm sure there's a compelling story to it, but it sure looks like Wisconsin is getting buillied. (startrek.website)
The Needling: Fashions to Keep You From Being Run Over By Speeding Police Cars (theneedling.com)
Last week KING5 shared with you what fall fashions are totally out and not what to wear this season by being the first local news outlet to show you video of a young woman’s last moments of life before being smashed by a Seattle Police Department cruiser going three times the posted speed limit without a siren on. Hint: Black...
In case you don't have a costume picked out already. (startrek.website)
Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras (www.iflscience.com)
Study math for long enough and you will likely have cursed Pythagoras’s name, or said “praise be to Pythagoras” if you’re a bit of a fan of triangles....
Delete your digital history from dozens of companies with this app (www.washingtonpost.com)
Sick of companies grabbing and selling your address, birth date, location, online activity, dog food brand and even adult-film preferences? Oh boy, do I have some good news. A new iPhone and Android app called Permission Slip makes it super simple to order companies to delete your personal information and secrets. Trying it...
Leave the World Behind (2023, dir Sam Esmail) (www.youtube.com)
A family’s (Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke) vacation is upended when two strangers (Mahershala Ali and Myha’la Herrold) arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute, forcing everyone to come to terms with their places in a collapsing world....
Report: Amazon tells its employees it is monitoring badge swipes (mynorthwest.com)
The Toxic Avenger (2023, dir Macon Blair) (www.youtube.com)
A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage) into a new evolution of hero: THE TOXIC AVENGER! Now wielding a glowing mop with super-human strength, he must race against time to save his son and stop a ruthless and power-hungry tyrant bent on harnessing toxic superpowers to strengthen...
Usually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now... (lemmy.ml)
Pencils vs Pixels (2023, dir Bay Dariz and Phil Earnest) (www.youtube.com)
A documentary told from the voices of the “second golden age” of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn animation. They were trained by animation masters that created the principles of animation, they took animation to heights no one dreamed of - and then came the computer....
The Peasants (2023, dir Hugh Welchman and DK Welchman) (www.youtube.com)
Original title (Poland): Chłopi...
Down Low (2023, dir Rightor Doyle) (www.youtube.com)
Repressed divorcé, Gary (Zachary Quinto) hires Cameron (Lokas Gage)), a spirited and boundary-free sex worker to give him an erotic massage. When Cameron learns how inexperienced middle-aged Gary is, he becomes determined to deliver a crash course in unapologetic queer life. Cameron’s agenda of hookup apps and gay...
Pronouns (i.imgur.com)
Image description: A list of pronouns with gender symbols next to them....
Wish (2023, dir Chris Buck) (www.youtube.com)
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the...
Argylle (2024, dir Matthew Vaughn) (www.youtube.com)
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway’s fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by her cat Alfie and Aiden, a cat-allergic spy, Elly races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the...
True Detective: Night Country (showrunner Issa López) (www.youtube.com)
In the new season of True Detective, eight men working at a research center suddenly vanish in Alaska. Detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Keli Reis) are hired to find them, but in order to solve the mystery, they have to unravel the town’s dark history along with their own twisted past. The duo will...
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022, dir Tomohisa Taguchi) (www.youtube.com)
Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want....
Scavengers Reign (2023, creators Charles Huettner and Joe Bennett) (www.youtube.com)
When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued....