None of what follows is new. I know this stuff happens all the time. And yet somehow this insignificant thing shocked me and it’s been gnawing at me for the past few days. And today was the icing on the shit cake....
What’s really insane is to think that it’s cheaper to manufacture something like this halfway across the world and then put it on a boat spewing god knows what into the atmosphere just to get it here. Something is broken when rinky dink items like this aren’t manufactured on your own continent.
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It sounds like Bluesky’s most prominent backer is no longer on its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his
Changed well known Square branding to “Block”. Killed Vine just before TikTok took off. Sold Twitter to Elon Musk. Now kicked off the board of Bluesky. What a genius! 🙄
I found these kind of cool as an idea, as they can be added rather easily to existing cities and provide some greenery without taking up space, while providing shade:...
Can’t have right wing talk radio cut off at the knees. Considering the interference generated by electric motors, I look forward to the added expense in EVs to add a feature I will never use.
I didn’t realize web browsing in Chrome required fully textured 3D objects. Not to mention playing 720p video with PCM audio in a separate app doesn’t grind everything to a halt.
I know Lemmy isn’t normally the best place to search for this, but are there any high-quality right-wing explainers, or modern books, or media outlets?...
It could’ve been a great computer storage medium, but it took far too long to be sold as such. By the time minidisc was being marketed as floppy/zip replacement, cd-Rs were a thing.
Go.com was a stupid decision someone at ABC made around the time that Time Warner also stupidly purchased AOL. And stupid ABC/Disney has held onto the go.com domain ever since.
A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making...
Tesla sends out another wave of layoff notices as employees enter 4th week of job cuts (www.businessinsider.com)
Astounding absurdity
None of what follows is new. I know this stuff happens all the time. And yet somehow this insignificant thing shocked me and it’s been gnawing at me for the past few days. And today was the icing on the shit cake....
The $9tn question: how to pay for the green transition (www.ft.com)
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Duran Duran - Late Bar (www.youtube.com)
Will Shoppers Ever Care About the Destruction of the Planet? Tactics to convince people to buy less aren’t working. A quirky new documentary by Patagonia takes a different approach. (www.nytimes.com)
Jack Dorsey says he’s no longer on the Bluesky board (techcrunch.com)
It sounds like Bluesky’s most prominent backer is no longer on its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his
That time when Microsoft bought and killed Nokia phone unit (www.theregister.com)
When bad management meets bad software, even great hardware is useless
Star Wars should learn from Andor and stop making Disney Plus shows that are so obsessed with the Jedi (www.yahoo.com)
Star Wars Disney Plus shows should move away from Jedi-centric stories and explore other aspects of the Star Wars universe...
Star Blazers Main Theme Full (HQ - Revised Version) (www.youtube.com)
and the OG – Isao Sasaki: Uchuu Senkan Yamato
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Generate shadows without trees: vegetable awnings, a new way to generate shadows in the city. (www.singulargreen.com)
I found these kind of cool as an idea, as they can be added rather easily to existing cities and provide some greenery without taking up space, while providing shade:...
Automakers Want AM Radios Out of Cars. Congress Is About to Require Them (www.wired.com)
What's a candy that's practically crack for you?
Elon Musk hosted an ‘anti-Biden’ dinner party. Here’s who attended (www.independent.co.uk)
Democratic US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife are indicted over ties to Azerbaijan (apnews.com)
Sony Pictures, Apollo Offer to Buy Paramount for $26 Billion in Cash (variety.com)
How times change (lemmy.world)
[Serious] Any high-quality right-wing media, books, explainers?
I know Lemmy isn’t normally the best place to search for this, but are there any high-quality right-wing explainers, or modern books, or media outlets?...
The super heavy duty living room furniture of the 70's and 80's (i.redd.it)
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Remember zip drives? (i.redd.it)
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Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners against military contractor (abcnews.go.com)
AM radio law opposed by tech and auto industries is close to passing | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making...