"MetaGoneMad" social media devolved into chaos. Selfies got replaced with close-up nostril shots. The "like" button exploded into a "passive-aggressive comment" button. Algorithm recommended enemies, not friends. Hashtags turned into full-blown novels. People craved simplicity, but MetaGoneMad embraced absurdity. Society sighed and yearned for a simpler era of actual conversations.
Gaza faces ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as power plant running out of fuel (www.aljazeera.com)
Gaza’s power authority has said the blockaded enclave’s sole power plant will run out of fuel within hours, leaving the Palestinian territory without electricity after Israel cut off supplies in retaliation to the recent attacks by Hamas, the armed group that runs Gaza....
Just work till you die, or you have no value /s (lemmy.ml)
Russia's Putin praises Elon Musk as an 'outstanding person' and 'talented businessman' (www.cnbc.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Elon Musk, calling the Tesla and SpaceX founder a “talented businessman.”...
YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead (fortune.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3320637...
Subscribed, liked, and reposted (i.ibb.co)
hmmm (lemmy.world)
Saudi Arabia and Israel Want a US Security Deal || Peter Zeihan (www.youtube.com)
Google DRM when? (lemmy.ca)
Also, fuck xfinity and their BS. Can’t even change wifi password without downloading an app.
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech (apnews.com)
Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canada (www.theglobeandmail.com)
According to a Bank of Canada report:...
Should I get a COVID-19 booster? Scientists continue to debate the pluses and minuses of extra doses of vaccine (www.science.org)
Russia snubs UN proposal to rejoin Black Sea grain deal (www.politico.eu)
EU’s Charles Michel accuses Moscow of ‘cynicism’ at G20 summit in India.
Putin’s collection of oddball allies grows by the day. It’s time the west got tougher | Simon Tisdall (www.theguardian.com)
Russia’s isolated war-criminal president is cultivating North Korea and Iran. But more dispiriting are the Putin-fanciers in South Africa and Slovakia, writes Simon Tisdall
2 polls suggest Ontario Greenbelt saga eroding Doug Ford's political support (www.cbc.ca)
The swirling controversy over how Premier Doug Ford’s government removed protected land from Ontario’s Greenbelt to build housing is weakening voter support for the premier and his Progressive Conservative party, according to a pair of new opinion polls released this week....
Canada will ban aerosol WD-40 in 2024 (www.westernstandard.news)
Almost every Canadian has a spray can of WD-40 in the garage, but that's about to change....
Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation (www.bbc.com)
Elon Musk says he refused to give Kyiv access to his Starlink communications network over Crimea to avoid complicity in a “major act of war”....
What is your favorite domain name provider, and why?
Is it one that you just use and works just fine? Or one that has proven to be reliable and responsible if they do a mistake and only want to satisfy you as a customer?
You become President of the United States. A wealthy person attempts to bribe you to do what they tell you to do for one million US Dollars per year (paid weekly). Do you take this offer?
If not, how much would you counteroffer?...
[I Made] Lemon Sponge Cake (lemmy.world)
Made this one for my mum’s birthday. Lemon sponge cake with lemon frosting and topped with fresh raspberries and lemon zest.
Chinese buildings go unfinished as cash crunch hits local developers (asia.nikkei.com)
Debt-laden local government financing vehicles face soaring bond yields
Turkey 'Warned' Russia After Black Sea Ship Attack: Ankara (www.barrons.com) Ukrainian
Oil companies are hiring TikTok influencers to court young people (www.washingtonpost.com)