I live in New York, so natural disasters are pretty rare other than the random hurricane, though I have experienced about four earthquakes (though mild) in my lifetime, and once a tornado came through my neighborhood.
Luke Skywalker had a weird wife named Mara Jade who was a femme fatal ex-Sith assassin with a purple lightsaber. Chewbacca died at the age of 225 years old when Star Wars’ Aldi brand Borg dropped a moon on him. The Death Star plans were not stolen by a ragtag bunch of rebel soldiers that included beloved martial arts leading...
Probably an unpopular opinion, but I didn't think the Thrawn Trilogy was all that good. Still, it was about a billion times better than what Disney gave us.
The joke is that in Larson's world the people selling pencils on the street aren't just poor or disabled people trying to make some money, they're actually hired and employed by the pencil manufacturer.
It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker amplifying Trump’s defense and turning the Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to the U.S. government and a cornerstone of democracy. Johnson, who is second in line for the presidency, called the court...
At least four car companies’ data collection and sharing practices are under investigation by the Texas attorney general’s office for potentially violating state law on deceptive trade practices, according to documents obtained by Recorded Future News....
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war....
This is in Oregon and there is a hot springs nearby. It’s worth seeing but for a better time check out the French Glen Hotel and Malhuer wildlife refuge....
American Airlines backtracks on filing that blamed 9-year-old for being filmed in bathroom (abcnews.go.com)
“We do not believe this child is at fault,” the airline said Wednesday.
And please write your apology as detailed as possible at the prompt. (lemmy.world)
Secret technique unlocked (sh.itjust.works)
What's the worst natural disaster you've been in?
Nothing is too niche for modders to remaster, not even a '90s Star Wars FPS expansion pack where you play as Luke Skywalker's weird non-canon wife rescuing my favorite Expanded Universe dork (www.pcgamer.com)
Luke Skywalker had a weird wife named Mara Jade who was a femme fatal ex-Sith assassin with a purple lightsaber. Chewbacca died at the age of 225 years old when Star Wars’ Aldi brand Borg dropped a moon on him. The Death Star plans were not stolen by a ragtag bunch of rebel soldiers that included beloved martial arts leading...
19 May 2024 (sh.itjust.works)
How to speed up accessing lots of files on another computer? Some kind of local cache?
Title is TLDR. More info about what I’m trying to do below....
The Dog Side of the Force
TIL one of the oldest TV shows was simply called "Sea Stories" on the BBC, featuring Royal Navy Commander A.B. Campbell describing the personalities and places he had seen. No known footage exists. (en.wikipedia.org)
aired from 1936-1937. if anyone has a copy pls lemme know
Why Speaker Mike Johnson’s trip to Trump’s trial in N.Y. mattered (www.msnbc.com)
It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker amplifying Trump’s defense and turning the Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to the U.S. government and a cornerstone of democracy. Johnson, who is second in line for the presidency, called the court...
Quark-ee's Playhouse (lemmy.world)
s3e16 Prophet Motive...
Texas attorney general probes connected-car companies’ data privacy practices (therecord.media)
At least four car companies’ data collection and sharing practices are under investigation by the Texas attorney general’s office for potentially violating state law on deceptive trade practices, according to documents obtained by Recorded Future News....
As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war....
[OC] visited the Alvord Desert where they broke the land speed world record with rocket cars (lemmy.ca)
This is in Oregon and there is a hot springs nearby. It’s worth seeing but for a better time check out the French Glen Hotel and Malhuer wildlife refuge....
Can I make it fit, or do I have to just let it go? (lemmy.world)
Here's Proof that Earth is flat (lemm.ee)
EMF Protection Costume Design for becoming (Rule)r of all porn after the flare strikes. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
xkcd #2931: Chasing (imgs.xkcd.com)
xkcd.com/2931...
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)
Dawkins (mander.xyz)
S(u)pine or Pronis? (lemmy.world)