Gaming enthusiast, writer, artist, and social media ronin. Current denizen of the Dork Web, aka federated media. Doesn't play well with others.
Gaming enthusiast, writer, artist, and social media ronin. Current denizen of the Dork Web, aka federated media. Doesn't play well with others.
$3 for a single McDonald's hash brown? Some customers are fed up and pushing back (www.ksl.com)
“Even though we’re pushing through pricing, the consumer is tolerating it well,” he said in October analyst call....
"Oh no, Xbox Series!"
Why is 2010s movie Star Trek called the Kelvin timeline?
I'm sure there's a valid reason, but I've got no idea what it is. Why "Kelvin?" Is that a reference to a character in the original Star Trek continuity?
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Chip's Challenge hits the Switch. Yeah, I didn't see that coming, either. (www.nintendo.com)
The classic puzzle game Chip's Challenge, which made its debut on the Atari Lynx thirty-five years ago (oy vey), has now resurfaced on the Nintendo Switch. For those curious, this is the Lynx game running on an emulator, as opposed to the PC version, which has a higher resolution and a wider view of the playfield, but unsettling...
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Elmo’s wellness check uncovers existential dread and despair on social media, nobody's ok right now (www.nbcnews.com)
‘Your Product Is Killing People’: Tech Leaders Denounced Over Child Safety (www.nytimes.com)
Lawmakers on Wednesday denounced the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord, accusing them of creating “a crisis in America” by willfully ignoring the harmful content against children on their platforms, as concerns over the effect of technology on youths have mushroomed....
My cat just died. What is the point of all this?
Do we just live and suffer and die?
Which album was a band's creative zenith/magnum opus before falling off?
Demon Days by Gorillaz...
What is the best star trek moment of all time?
Besides Tuvax being eliminated in voyager
Singaporean teen who identified as white supremacist placed under ISA restrictions for far-right extremism (www.channelnewsasia.com)
When was the last time you purchased something at a vending machine?
I usually avoid them because of the mark-up, but yesterday I was in the mood for a soda and didn’t feel like going into a store and interacting with the cashier, so I bought one out of a vending machine. I enjoyed it. What about you? When was the last time you used a vending machine, and what did you buy?
‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology (www.theguardian.com)
Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been helped by an unidentified US-based extremist
Eat Sht Ron! (lemmy.world)
Gen Z is prioritizing living over working because they've seen 'the legacy of broken promises' in corporate America, a future-of-work expert says (www.businessinsider.com)
A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.
I call with Lieutenant Broccoli (startrek.website)
Trudeau government transfers land management to Nunavut in historic deal (www.thestar.com)
Nunavut signed an agreement with the federal government Thursday that transfers responsibility for land and natural resource management to the territory, marking the largest land transfer in Canadian history....
‘The View’ Host Joy Behar Scoffs at Young People Feeling ‘Left Behind by the Economy’: ‘Oh Please, Get a Job!’ (www.yahoo.com)
Boomers won’t part with their homes, and that’s a problem for young families (www.cnn.com)
Buying a family-sized home with three or more bedrooms used to be manageable for young people with children. But with home prices climbing faster than wages, mortgage rates still close to 23-year highs and a shortage of homes nationwide, many Millennials with kids can’t afford it. And Gen Z adults with kids? Even harder....
Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find (tech.slashdot.org)
CEOs fear climate change and AI threats could doom their companies in 10 years, survey shows (www.abc.net.au)