Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified...
The need to wait for an SMS to register a new account and the potential for recaptcha loop (which I have experienced) is a serious downside to Signal. Something I never need worry about with xmpp, matrix or threema.
HeliBoard keyboard is an improved fork of the now-unmaintained OpenBoard keyboard. It does not require internet permission, allowing it to be used 100% offline....
The only person laughing is usually the person who made the joke and it’s generally just irritating to everyone else who just wants to get on with their day. I might feel differently if we like, got the day off work for April Fools Day I guess
You bought a device that grants corporations back door access and control over your leisure and now you’re surprised that they’ve used that access to make the experience worse? Why is anyone surprised? I learned my lesson with the Kindle over a decade ago, never made that mistake again.
There’s a good crossover between the best Rugby nations and the best Cricketing nations; I’m assuming this is down to good old fashioned British colonialism?...
That’s because they make it mandatory at certain schools in the UK, not because it’s genuinely beloved by the populace. Nobody would ever call Rugby “the people’s game”.
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....
It was a “that’s racist” shout because the legal system in north America is horrendously racist. It’s not just in the court room, even before matters get to court, the manner in which white women are treated by prosecutors (who offer sweet deals as in this case), police (who are less likely to apprehend and if done they do tentatively/reluctantly) has a quite visibly racist component to anyone who knows how the system treats “others”. Context matters - some people got it, apparently others did/do not.
A lot more than just American xtians. There are countries where people cannot get safe, legal abortions because of the stranglehold that xtians have on the political class. Likewise access to contraceptives and even basic reproductive education within the school system. The Roman Catholic Church has been far more destructive than American xtians.
The Fuckening (lemmy.ml)
When your day is going too well and you don’t trust it and some shit finally goes down …...
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president (www.theguardian.com)
Dubai airport gripped by major disruption as unprecedented rains continue to batter Gulf (www.bbc.com)
Operations at Dubai airport are still severely disrupted as heavy rains continue to batter the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries....
Or we could do metric time (files.catbox.moe)
Leaked Cables Show White House Opposes Palestinian Statehood (theintercept.com)
Ahead of the United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified...
Live Nation/Ticket Master won't give you your tickets unless you install their app (lemmy.world)
Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?
I’m thinking of the things listed on the Privacy Guides real-time communication section...
Le moo (lemmy.world)
So there ARE Nazis in Ukraine... But don't listen to Russian propagandists. These are bad guys on our side... 🤪 (www.politico.eu)
Boris Johnson: Arms embargo on Israel 'death wish of Western civilization' (www.ynetnews.com)
HeliBoard, a privacy-conscious open-source Android keyboard based on AOSP/now-unmaintained OpenBoard, is now available on F-Droid (f-droid.org)
HeliBoard keyboard is an improved fork of the now-unmaintained OpenBoard keyboard. It does not require internet permission, allowing it to be used 100% offline....
What is something the world would be better without?
April Fools Day is the dumbest holiday in existence
The only person laughing is usually the person who made the joke and it’s generally just irritating to everyone else who just wants to get on with their day. I might feel differently if we like, got the day off work for April Fools Day I guess
Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment (www.androidpolice.com)
Smart devices were supposed to make life better, but constant updates have made them worse
Wake up sweetie, the next stage of work has dropped. (lemmy.world)
wsj.com/…/that-new-job-comes-with-a-bigger-title-…...
If they're people, why aren't they in prison? (lemmy.world)
Why didn't Rugby take off in the Indian subcontinent?
There’s a good crossover between the best Rugby nations and the best Cricketing nations; I’m assuming this is down to good old fashioned British colonialism?...
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....
"Cancel Culture" (lemmy.ml)