I’m experimenting with Pop_OS on a laptop as my daily driver after playing with different distros in VM environments over the years. There’s definitely a learning curve, but so far so good.
An instructor at Stanford University has been removed from teaching duties as the school investigates reports that during a discussion on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the instructor downplayed the Holocaust and singled out students “based on their backgrounds and identities.”...
I started working a tech job at a large university a couple of months ago and it’s a very different world and atmosphere than when I was in school 20 years ago.
That’s just it. Hamas does not want peace with Israel. They want to see 100% total eradication of the Israeli state. There is no reasoning with extremists. I’m surprised so many people here are pro-Hamas.
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
Cave hermit here and I was delighted the first time I launched Quake 3 Arena on a linux distro. I’m wading deeper into the linux pool since Microsoft has lost their mind. Ads have no place in an operating system.
Gaming has tied me to Windows for decades, but thanks to companies like Valve and System 76 the long awaited shift may continue accelerating.
Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost margins while inflation-weary shoppers buy chicken instead of beef and pork....
I knew Tyson was a trash company, but this is blatantly predatory; up there with Nestle. They won’t get any more of my money, but I wish there was an easy way to know which house (store) brands are using Tyson.
Video game execs: ruining video games since I don't know when (lemmy.zip)
Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 (arstechnica.com)
Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.
Sorry guys, we had a good run (lemmy.zip)
Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)
These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.
Windows 11 scores dead last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros (www.notebookcheck.net)
Nothing pulls its iMessage app from the Play Store following privacy disaster (www.androidpolice.com)
Nothing Chats, a rival to apps like Beeper and AirMessage, advertised itself as a secure platform for sending messages to iMessage users....
ATBGE? (startrek.website)
Petition Calls on Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Support | PCMag (www.pcmag.com)
I’m all for it.
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Israel Deploys Semi-Autonomous Machine Gun Robot to Gaza Border (www.thedefensepost.com)
A Stanford University instructor has been removed from the classroom amid reports they called Jewish students colonizers and downplayed the Holocaust (www.cnn.com)
An instructor at Stanford University has been removed from teaching duties as the school investigates reports that during a discussion on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the instructor downplayed the Holocaust and singled out students “based on their backgrounds and identities.”...
Sanders calls Israel's siege on Gaza 'a serious violation of international law' (www.politico.com)
YouTube's anti-adblock rollout has finally arrived for Firefox users (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
I’m sure many of you are already aware that YouTube has been rolling out anti-adblock detection for Chrome users for a few weeks now....
What is the Israel thing going on?
seems like the ‘safe’ public opinion is ‘we stand behind israel’ and the left opinion is palestinian support...
The Windows 11 problem (www.spacebar.news)
Israel declares siege of Gaza as Hamas threatens to start killing hostages (www.theguardian.com)
Highlight:...
Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods (www.reuters.com)
Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost margins while inflation-weary shoppers buy chicken instead of beef and pork....
Cabal of 'gay furry hackers' claims over 3,000 files stolen in NATO website breach (www.pcgamer.com)
The headline itself made this worth sharing
Phones should have FM radio again (as an emergency safety feature) (www.spacebar.news)
I didn’t even realize Qualcomm removed the built in FM radio from their chips. Huh.
US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network (www.bbc.com)