The Internet used to feel so vast and unpredictable. It was if there was always something genuinely new to discover, if you just stumbled onto it. Now it’s just “Oh shit, I have to sort through a bunch of crappy blogs and memes in the hopes of finding an interesting comment.”
I don't want something I have to deal with some software like iTunes for and would rather plug in the device into any computer and move files and have the player automatically recognize it....
I’m accessing Lemmy via Firefox on a PC, and I’ve found that the thumbnails on my front page are too small for me to read any text that they contain. Is there a way for me to increase the size so that I don’t have to manually click on every thread to see what the image contains?
“Just Say That the Election Was Corrupt, and Leave the Rest to Me”: In Georgia, Donald Trump Appears Beyond F--ked (www.vanityfair.com)
Musk failed to get the necessary permits to change Twitter’s building signage to X, and the police shut it down just in time for “er” to remain. (mastodon.social)
The awesome Taylor Lorenz reports this on Mastadon. Highly recommend to follow her if you like these updates about what’s going on.
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists (www.bbc.com)
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/cb2f2da6-9e7f-4289-9495-f2c889221b9a.webp...
Small interruption (discuss.tchncs.de)
r/place is going well so far... (programming.dev)
Middle-aged (lemmus.org)
Nah, not worth the trouble (sh.itjust.works)
Pandemic deaths in Ohio and Florida show partisan divide after vaccine rollout (arstechnica.com)
The death gap between Democrats and Republicans was larger in counties with lower vaccination rates.
Reddit brings back r/place - tomorrow, July 20 (www.reddit.com)
Totally not suspicious timing at all....
Immortal Manager (lemmy.world)
This rock in Norway has been shaped over thousands of years by the crashing waves (lemmy.world)
Reddit protests see r/Place experiment immediately hijacked with grotesque graffiti (www.independent.co.uk)
The Assault on Democracy Won't Stop with Trump (washingtonmonthly.com)
YouTube will soon require watch history to be enabled to show video suggestions (support.google.com)
On the flip side, this also means users have the option to have a cleaner, less cluttered interface....
Elvis Presley - Today, Tomorrow and Forever (w/ Ann Margret) (www.youtube.com)
The internet has become soulless and i hate it (tim.kicker.dev)
I think that one fits here. There are also some nice resources linked at the end
What is the most cathartic movie?
What movie puts the protagonist through the absolute ringer for it to all pay off in the end?
What is a good old school mp3/flac player I can simply drag and drop files into and be on my way?
I don't want something I have to deal with some software like iTunes for and would rather plug in the device into any computer and move files and have the player automatically recognize it....
After the international letter of support signed by Carlsen, Ukrainian GM Ivanchuk has been allowed to play at the FIDE world cup. (en.chessbase.com)
The restriction is he is not allowed to play players from Russia or Belarus. Ivanchuk says he will honor the restriction.
Increasing thumbnail size on the front page?
I’m accessing Lemmy via Firefox on a PC, and I’ve found that the thumbnails on my front page are too small for me to read any text that they contain. Is there a way for me to increase the size so that I don’t have to manually click on every thread to see what the image contains?
Democrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raise (www.businessinsider.com)
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/916523...
Twitter tried to goad businesses into buying more ads so they can stay verified (www.theverge.com)
Begun, the format war has (lemmy.world)
Did you ever hear the tragedy of WebP The Efficient? I thought not. It’s not a story the GIF gang would tell you. It’s an image legend....