Political campaigns tap into the same intrusive adtech tracking systems used to deliver online behavioral ads. We saw a glimpse into how this worked after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the system has only grown since then....
I'm inclined to believe this, but what I see is laughably bad. I've agreed with the premise of Sandy Hook Promise since before the Sandy Hook Massacre, yet they've been pounding me with ads for years. Every once in a while, I get a halfhearted "But Trump is pretty cool, isn't he?" Which will never be clicked. And, when I watched a reaction channel do Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I got a shit-ton of "God hates fagz!" And was pretty glad to see them wasting their money on me.
With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection....
So I’m watching TOS for the first time… (have alreay watched all show from TNG to DISC quite a while ago and yes, my fav is DS9 followed by TNG) and have just started “The Enemy Within”...
So, they're dying of old age, the beetus, and the "China Flu". They're giving their money to televangelists, psychics, and short-sellers. And they're still giving Biden a run for his money. Smh.
So many people have told me that it’s unacceptable to put ketchup on hotdogs, in particular Chicago-style ones. I’ve done it for years and highly enjoy the flavour. Absolutely S-tier topping AFAIC.
The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym claimed that a government website had revealed “skyrocketing” rates of voters registering without a photo ID in three states this year — two of them crucial to the presidential contest....
I mean like awareness that, just under the surface, there are deep explorations waiting for the right time and place to emerge; things you’ve set aside or placed on the back burner but will tackle eventually/many you already have tackled....
Nelson Peltz, the activist investor agitating to win two Disney board seats, criticized the company’s “woke” strategy — specifically questioning Marvel’s “Black Panther” and “The Marvels,” which featured Black and women leads, respectively....
My experience in going from C to C++ was different: if you're not converting everything from mallocs with custom addressing systems to the collections framework, you're not living.
The US’s latest attempt to chill speech online, KOSA-a bill to effectively force everyone to identify themselves to online platforms-is picking up steam and looking like it will pass the Senate.
Why is Windows "PC"? (lemmy.world)
Why are there two different genres both called ARPG?
ARPG aka Action Role Playing Game....
How Political Campaigns Use Your Data to Target You, and What You Can Do to Protect Your Privacy (www.eff.org)
Political campaigns tap into the same intrusive adtech tracking systems used to deliver online behavioral ads. We saw a glimpse into how this worked after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the system has only grown since then....
Freedom Caucus' new 'FART' team sparks avalanche of jokes, memes (www.newsweek.com)
The House Freedom Caucus has reportedly deployed its Floor Action Response Team (FART), triggering a wave of jokes and memes online.
As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group advises more screening during pregnancy (apnews.com)
With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection....
Why did they put eyeliner on evil Kirk 😳 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
So I’m watching TOS for the first time… (have alreay watched all show from TNG to DISC quite a while ago and yes, my fav is DS9 followed by TNG) and have just started “The Enemy Within”...
There is no more honorable combat (lemmy.world)
Small-time investors in Trump’s Truth Social reckon with stock collapse (wapo.st)
Some Trump supporters who invested in his social media company have seen their share values plunge -— and see it as a test of faith
People who thought OJ Simpson was innocent at the time of the trial, did you later change your mind?
Who's the most famous person you've met?
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IDF withdraws all ground troops from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade in the enclave (www.timesofisrael.com)
Overnight, the IDF withdrew all ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, after four straight months of fighting in the Khan Younis area....
[General] Ketchup on Chicago-style hotdogs is delicious
So many people have told me that it’s unacceptable to put ketchup on hotdogs, in particular Chicago-style ones. I’ve done it for years and highly enjoy the flavour. Absolutely S-tier topping AFAIC.
You can ask one question from a person from the year 3024. What are you asking?
Anonymous users are dominating right-wing discussions online. They also spread false information (apnews.com)
The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym claimed that a government website had revealed “skyrocketing” rates of voters registering without a photo ID in three states this year — two of them crucial to the presidential contest....
Schrödinger's Treason (sopuli.xyz)
"Cancel Culture" (lemmy.ml)
Do you have some kind of subconscious awareness of interests you already have or know you eventually will take deep dives into at some point in life?
I mean like awareness that, just under the surface, there are deep explorations waiting for the right time and place to emerge; things you’ve set aside or placed on the back burner but will tackle eventually/many you already have tackled....
Disney Board Foe Nelson Peltz Questions ‘Woke’ Marvel Films: ‘Why Do I Have to Have a Marvel [Movie] That’s All Women? Why Do I Need an All-Black Cast?’ (variety.com)
Nelson Peltz, the activist investor agitating to win two Disney board seats, criticized the company’s “woke” strategy — specifically questioning Marvel’s “Black Panther” and “The Marvels,” which featured Black and women leads, respectively....
Casual UK, what's a question you're too embarrassed to ask?
I’ll kick us off I guess....
Programming languages personified - leftoversalad (leftoversalad.com)
Kids Online Safety Act gains enough supporters to pass the Senate (www.theverge.com)
The US’s latest attempt to chill speech online, KOSA-a bill to effectively force everyone to identify themselves to online platforms-is picking up steam and looking like it will pass the Senate.
Republicans' Election Riddled With Errors After Hand Counting Ballots (www.newsweek.com)
Republican efforts to hand count ballots in a seemingly low-profile Texas county primary election has led to a number of errors....
Do Sign Languages have puns?