The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana said Thursday that they would not use force against each other amid a dispute over an oil-rich piece of Guyanese land and agreed to create a joint commission to address the territorial spat.
I think it's the other way around...you WANT everything he touches to be a scam.
I don't like the guy either, but Starlink is a real, actual product that tons of people are using just fine right now. Also, his rockets are allowing the US to continue to send personnel to the space station without relying on Russia. That is not a scam either.
Today marks the 40th day of the devlog, and the new federation module is expanding on the whiteboard. In Poland, the flu season is in full swing, and due to reasons beyond our control, we had to slightly postpone the launch of the API on kbin.social. Fortunately, @jwr1 reminded me that I had previously launched it on another...
Today, we successfully addressed most of the recent issues on the instance. As the database continues to grow, proactive measures are essential to address and improve any weak points. The aggregate view introduced additional benefits, such as filters on the tag page and the search page, making implementation seamless through...
The Foundation supports challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that jeopardize Wikipedia's community-led governance model and the right to freedom of expression....
I got hung up on contractions this morning regarding the word “you’ve”. Normally, I’d say “you’ve got a problem”, which expands to “you have got a problem”, which isn’t wrong, but I normally wouldn’t say. Not contracting, I’d say “you have a problem”, so then should I just say “you’ve a...
In the sentence “you have a problem”, “have” is the main verb. When reduced to the clitic “'ve”, it becomes a weak form and is only expected to be used as an auxiliary verb. These types of verbs must be followed by the main verb. “a” is not a verb. Thus, we insert “got”.
If we do not insert “got”, the stress in the sentence moves and it sounds overly affected.
Why this is the case here and not for other verbs, like in “You’re a man”, I’m not too sure though.
Today, I made some updates to the user profile. I've introduced the capability to sort and filter content. Additionally, I've implemented a new feature allowing content filtering based on a specified date range, which is now operational across all views. While there isn't a dedicated button in the interface yet....
This userstyle adds checkmarks next to the names of official collections (i.e., collections that Ernest verifies and gives an official link). Right now, official collections aren't distinguished in any way, so I thought this would be a nice way of doing it!...
xkcd #2868: Label the States (xkcd.com)
Alt text: Even with a blank map, a lot of people can only name 45-50 of the 64 states.
Leaders of Venezuela and Guyana agree to avoid use of force in land dispute | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana said Thursday that they would not use force against each other amid a dispute over an oil-rich piece of Guyanese land and agreed to create a joint commission to address the territorial spat.
Christian propaganda flyer in 1980s predicting what the future would look like (midwest.social)
Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies (www.theverge.com)
RTR#40 Further planning of the ActivityPub module, something is happening regarding mobile apps
Today marks the 40th day of the devlog, and the new federation module is expanding on the whiteboard. In Poland, the flu season is in full swing, and due to reasons beyond our control, we had to slightly postpone the launch of the API on kbin.social. Fortunately, @jwr1 reminded me that I had previously launched it on another...
Ship's Cat nestled inside a 6-inch gun, WW1, 1914-1918 (lemmy.world)
Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs (www.bbc.com)
The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast....
The Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don't like it (apnews.com)
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates don't like where things are heading.
Punt gun for mass-hunting waterfowl in a, uh, punt, Britain, 1900-1912 (lemmy.world)
RTR#38 User profile, tag and search page filters, API deployment progress
Today, we successfully addressed most of the recent issues on the instance. As the database continues to grow, proactive measures are essential to address and improve any weak points. The aggregate view introduced additional benefits, such as filters on the tag page and the search page, making implementation seamless through...
Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that allowed woman emergency abortion (abcnews.go.com)
Wikimedia Foundation calls on US Supreme Court to strike laws that threaten Wikipedia (wikimediafoundation.org)
The Foundation supports challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that jeopardize Wikipedia's community-led governance model and the right to freedom of expression....
Republica - Ready to Go [1996] (www.youtube.com)
It’s still a fun song, but I like the memories this song unlocks a lot more than the song itself.
Why Wikipedia’s Highway Editors Took the Exit Ramp (slate.com)
What brand/model of pants can you recommend?
I’m sick of having my pants rip and tear from light daily use....
Opec rails against fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28 in leaked letters | Oil cartel warns ‘pressure may reach a tipping point’ (www.theguardian.com)
To be clear: phasing out fossil fuels is the biggest thing we can do to stabilize temperatures. Opec getting mad is a good sign....
English is weird
I got hung up on contractions this morning regarding the word “you’ve”. Normally, I’d say “you’ve got a problem”, which expands to “you have got a problem”, which isn’t wrong, but I normally wouldn’t say. Not contracting, I’d say “you have a problem”, so then should I just say “you’ve a...
Spice up the roleplay (startrek.website)
When the Coast Guard Intercepts Unaccompanied Kids (www.propublica.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/when-the-coast-guard-intercepts…...
yesyesyesno - videos that start good and end badly
I’ve missed video content on Lemmy so I created one. I hope video content and video support in clients will increase in Lemmy....
You have 30 days to let 23andMe you don't agree to the new TOS or you won't be able to join class actions after massive data breach. (www.axios.com)
Although legal, the time frame and approach seems designed to shield the company from negligence.
RTR#35 User profile enhancements: sorting options, new date range filter, reputation points fix
Today, I made some updates to the user profile. I've introduced the capability to sort and filter content. Additionally, I've implemented a new feature allowing content filtering based on a specified date range, which is now operational across all views. While there isn't a dedicated button in the interface yet....
OC Official Collection Checkmark 1.0.1 (userstyles.world)
This userstyle adds checkmarks next to the names of official collections (i.e., collections that Ernest verifies and gives an official link). Right now, official collections aren't distinguished in any way, so I thought this would be a nice way of doing it!...