Switzerland participates in Schengen and the european free trade association while not being an EU member state. The UK doesn't do any of those things.
Donald Trump has now denied ever having read Adolf Hitler’s 1925 memoir-manifesto Mein Kampf as he faces a firestorm over his recent run of anti-immigrant comments, which have been likened to the Nazi leader’s infamous “blood and soil” rhetoric....
I've been linux-curious on-and-off for years. I've toyed with it several times but always gone back to Windows eventually. I have a laptop with a 7th gen Intel CPU that is not supported on Windows 11, so I decided to wipe it and threw the latest version of Linux Mint on it. Everything (except for a fingerprint reader) worked straight out of the figurative box, and I've been happily running it on that machine for about 6 months now. I think Mint is a good choice if you want a simple windows-like experience.
I still have a desktop PC running Windows for games and Adobe Lightroom and stuff, but I won't be going back to Windows on that laptop.
iPhone is dominant in the US, but I can't believe people give enough of a shit about which smartphone someone uses for it to be a dealbreaker in finding a significant other.
Same shit happened when the Steam Deck released in 2022 as well. A bunch of them disappeared into FedEx. Fortunately, Valve promptly took care of anyone who was affected.
Lots of those floppy drives in industrial and lab applications (as well as the retro computing enthusiast space) are being replaced by things like GoTek devices, which are essentially floppy emulators with flash memory.
Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the “What’s happening?” sidebar. As part of a “timeline takeover” — which gives advertisers “priority access to logged-in users’ first impression of the day” — conservative media nonprofit PragerU is promoting the hashtag “#DETRANS” to...
Saw some douche in a pickup with a Let's Go Brandon banner on the rear window yesterday, It was accompanied by a chromed plastic 'FJB Edition' badge on the tailgate. Classy.
How could the EU do this?? (lemmy.world)
Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th (www.theverge.com)
Pay an extra 3 bucks a month to avoid ads, what BS.
Reddit Falls Short of Ad Growth Targets Ahead of Likely 2024 IPO (www.theinformation.com)
Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global in Merger Talks (variety.com)
Trump claims he’s never read Mein Kampf as he repeats anti-immigrant rhetoric (www.independent.co.uk)
Donald Trump has now denied ever having read Adolf Hitler’s 1925 memoir-manifesto Mein Kampf as he faces a firestorm over his recent run of anti-immigrant comments, which have been likened to the Nazi leader’s infamous “blood and soil” rhetoric....
Looking to switch to Linux in the somewhat distant future
Any distro I should use?
It's so strange that this is even a thing (startrek.website)
And this is why I no longer have cable. (lemmy.world)
Based Red Dead (lemmy.world)
Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
Time to get out of Google Podcasts for anyone that is still using the service.
I heard it for Michael Jackson first (startrek.website)
Japan is living in the future that the 1990s dreamed of. (startrek.website)
Auditory torture (lemmy.ml)
Jezebel: Feminist media site shuts down after 16 years (www.bbc.com)
A downturn in advertising led to the "excruciating" decision, its owner said.
Bemoaning Ohio results, Santorum says ‘pure democracies’ aren’t how to run a country (thehill.com)
Saying the quiet part out loud
Apple Watch battery drain fix coming soon, company says - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com)
Jellyfin 10.8.12 released (forum.jellyfin.org)
Joshua Boniface says:...
X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film (techcrunch.com)
Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the “What’s happening?” sidebar. As part of a “timeline takeover” — which gives advertisers “priority access to logged-in users’ first impression of the day” — conservative media nonprofit PragerU is promoting the hashtag “#DETRANS” to...
Toasted justice (startrek.website)
Gambling is addictive (lemmy.ml)
Judge in New York fraud trial threatens to jail Trump for violating gag order (www.nbcnews.com)
Ford Mustang Mach-E Recalled Because Battery Can’t Handle Owners Flooring It (www.thedrive.com)
Biden campaign joins Trump’s Truth Social platform (thehill.com)
The Open Book - An open hardware reading device that's easy to build, easy to manufacture, and easy to make your own (hackaday.io)
This is a complete reimagining of the Open Book Project, but the original mission remains:...