I need some books paywalled behind Oxford Politics Trove and they aren’t on Anna’s lib, Zlib, Libgen, Memory of the World, Aaarg, or the Internet Archive. Not sure to whom else to turn to. I hate that knowledge like this is paywalled, and I highly doubt the authors will be paid if I pay the highway robbery of a price.
I wanted a simple app for downloading youtube playlists but I couldn’t find one so I made one. There is still lots I want to do with it but for now it does everything I need.
The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the US Census Bureau said Thursday....
Idk man, recent events have led me to think that only a small percentage of us actually has the power to do anything significant. Sure, ideally we can all band together and reach for the stars ™️ but that’s not gonna happen if most of us are struggling to even survive
Ad free Facebook and Instagram is officially on. I’m trying to stay open minded but honestly it’s too expensive especially with this sneaky account center rule unless you’re in an unfortunate position where you need to spend a lot of time on these platforms....
Could we, in theory, use something like CRISPR to give a new baby replacement super-kidneys (or whatever organ it is that makes drinking saltwater be a bad time)? It seems like if we cracked that, we’d be set as a species....
Freetube has been a great alternative for me. While it still doesn’t have tabs, I just figured out earlier today that middle clicking opens the link or video to a new window.
China’s foreign minister said Saturday that Israel has gone too far in responding to last week’s invasion by Hamas, China’s official news agency reported....
tones & colors (lemmy.world)
Prequel Depicts Young Willy Wonka Using Rich Father’s Investment To Buy Already-Successful Chocolate Factory (www.theonion.com)
Ubuntu in sch(rule) (pawb.social)
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Official character posters for Dune Part 2 (imgur.com)
Where to turn to if I need books that are paywalled behind overly expensive academic portals?
I need some books paywalled behind Oxford Politics Trove and they aren’t on Anna’s lib, Zlib, Libgen, Memory of the World, Aaarg, or the Internet Archive. Not sure to whom else to turn to. I hate that knowledge like this is paywalled, and I highly doubt the authors will be paid if I pay the highway robbery of a price.
Italy bans lab-grown meat in nod to farmers (www.bbc.com)
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How are 144hz screen possible?
Had this reflection that 144hz screens where the only type of screen I knew, that was not a multiple of 60. 60 Hz - 120hz - 240hz - 360hz...
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire | Official Trailer | Netflix (youtu.be)
New youtube playlist downloader (gitea.com)
I wanted a simple app for downloading youtube playlists but I couldn’t find one so I made one. There is still lots I want to do with it but for now it does everything I need.
World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau (www.independent.co.uk)
The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the US Census Bureau said Thursday....
Seriously. The fuck is wrong with you? (startrek.website)
Tromboner (i.postimg.cc)
Facebook Puts a Price on Privacy in EU, EEA and Switzerland: It’s 9.99€ a Month + 6€ for Each Extra Account (www.wired.com)
Ad free Facebook and Instagram is officially on. I’m trying to stay open minded but honestly it’s too expensive especially with this sneaky account center rule unless you’re in an unfortunate position where you need to spend a lot of time on these platforms....
Strategy posting (lemmy.world)
Euro data watchdog bans Meta's use of personal data for ads (www.theregister.com)
Could be an interesting 2 weeks.
Panik (i.postimg.cc)
Ambassador Teodoro Locsin on Palestinian Children (lemmy.world)
Hypothetically speaking, what alterations to our biology/genome would need to occur in order for us to be able to safely drink saltwater?
Could we, in theory, use something like CRISPR to give a new baby replacement super-kidneys (or whatever organ it is that makes drinking saltwater be a bad time)? It seems like if we cracked that, we’d be set as a species....
Feature Requests
Long press on links to show the link address....
Joly accuses India of acting 'contrary to international law' as Canada pulls 41 diplomats amid immunity concerns (www.ctvnews.ca)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/canada@lemmy.ca/t/555728...
youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos (lemmy.world)
youtube getting more aggressive… i’ve got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up
Just Say Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (lemmus.org)
China says Israel has gone too far (www.politico.com)
China’s foreign minister said Saturday that Israel has gone too far in responding to last week’s invasion by Hamas, China’s official news agency reported....