Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....
The whole New Atheist movement and cries of cultural xtianity came about due to the rise of militant Islam. They were appealing to a particular audience.
It was always “religion is bad but Islam is especially bad” from Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris.
A former Central Valley High school teacher’s “predatory actions” stripped a student of his dreams and significantly harmed him and his family after the teacher had sex with the 17-year-old, the student’s mother told a judge Thursday....
After a long battle, Paris’s beloved bouquinistes will be staying put this summer. The decision, announced on 13 February by the French government, came after considerable public backlash to the police prefecture’s original plan to move part of the iconic Seine booksellers elsewhere for the inauguration of the Olympics Games...
Homes in England are more cramped than those in New York City, according to new analysis that showed UK property offers the worst value for money in the developed world....
At recent Congressional hearings on federal bank regulators’ newly proposed rules to force the largest banks in the U.S. to hold more capital against their riskiest trading positions (so that taxpayers aren’t on the hook for more bailouts), the banks and their sycophants holding Senate and House seats made it sound like...
A pair of orcas working in concert have been killing great whites along a stretch of South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and discarding the rest....
An exceptionally rare haze of Saharan dust cloaked Switzerland and southeastern France on Saturday, sparking health warnings as a yellow hue tinged the sky....
Lots of times the restaurants won't even have milk (lemmy.world)
Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads (www.techradar.com)
Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....
Anyone else?
I Want Better Games With Worse Graphics And I'm Not Kidding - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico (www.cnbc.com)
Google is laying off more employees and hiring for their roles outside of the U.S.
British tourist sentenced to three months in Dubai jail for ‘insulting’ airport staff (www.independent.co.uk)
A UK citizen has been sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai after “insulting” airport staff who were slow to bring his mother a wheelchair....
How would you decorate this room? (lemmy.world)
The economy is thriving under Biden. So why don’t Americans believe it? (www.dailykos.com)
Dawkins (mander.xyz)
What is your favourite game console?
It sounds dumb but my pick would be the SNES. There’s just something about 16 bit games I love....
Former Spokane Valley teacher gets no jail time for sex with student (www.spokesman.com)
A former Central Valley High school teacher’s “predatory actions” stripped a student of his dreams and significantly harmed him and his family after the teacher had sex with the 17-year-old, the student’s mother told a judge Thursday....
Would you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?
Does hosting the Olympics, the World Cup or other major sports events really pay off? (phys.org)
After a long battle, Paris’s beloved bouquinistes will be staying put this summer. The decision, announced on 13 February by the French government, came after considerable public backlash to the police prefecture’s original plan to move part of the iconic Seine booksellers elsewhere for the inauguration of the Olympics Games...
Spanish defence ministry demands €94,782.47 from Briton who said he would blow up plane (www.euronews.com)
The young man accused of public disorder defended himself in Spain’s National Court saying it was a joke....
Homes in England are more cramped than ones in New York City and offer the worst value for money in the developed world (fortune.com)
Homes in England are more cramped than those in New York City, according to new analysis that showed UK property offers the worst value for money in the developed world....
Three Wall Street Mega Banks Hold $157.3 Trillion in Derivatives – That’s $56.7 Trillion More than the Entire World’s GDP Last Year (wallstreetonparade.com)
At recent Congressional hearings on federal bank regulators’ newly proposed rules to force the largest banks in the U.S. to hold more capital against their riskiest trading positions (so that taxpayers aren’t on the hook for more bailouts), the banks and their sycophants holding Senate and House seats made it sound like...
Catholic priest allegedly spends $40K of parish money on Candy Crush, slot machine apps (local12.com)
A Catholic priest allegedly spent $40,000 of church money on Candy Crush and slot machine apps....
Moroccan Jews emigrating to Israel, 1954
A lone orca killed a great white in less than two minutes. Scientists say it could signal an ecological shift (edition.cnn.com)
A pair of orcas working in concert have been killing great whites along a stretch of South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and discarding the rest....
Money flowing out of London stock market at a record pace, new figures show (www.standard.co.uk)
Money is flowing out of the London equities at a faster pace than ever, despite government efforts to boost the stock market....
Saharan dust smothers Switzerland, southeast France (phys.org)
An exceptionally rare haze of Saharan dust cloaked Switzerland and southeastern France on Saturday, sparking health warnings as a yellow hue tinged the sky....