I have read Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson and liked it. Falling in Love with Hominids is her short story collection which I haven’t read but most likely will. Moorcock’s Elric of Melnibone series is amazing.
A fun sort of online museum with exhibits on the early internet. From the first mp3, to the dancing baby gif, to the first webcam feed of a coffee maker and more. This was really cool!
I’ve been playing with Mint on an old computer and I gotta say Linux is not as difficult as people think. All the programs I use work very well on Mint. When I eventually buy a new computer I’m gonna go completely Linux.
Researchers have developed a new mechanism to make water droplets slip off surfaces, described in a paper published in Nature Chemistry. The discovery challenges existing ideas about friction between solid surfaces and water and opens up a new avenue for studying droplet slipperiness at the molecular level. The new technique has...
Spotify has removed offensive imagery associated with a controversial song by Christian rapper Tyson James and his 11-year-old son Toby James, following a complaint by GLAAD....
Then you look at the temperature and think eh…45 isn’t that bad. We’ll survive. That will be the moment the wind whips up and sleet starts hitting you in the face.
In a recent communication, Amazon has alerted Kindle users about significant changes set to take effect from next month. The notification pertains to the phasing out of support for sending MOBI (.mobi, .azw, .prc) files through the “Send to Kindle” feature, starting November 1, 2023. This change, as News18 pointed out,...
StoryBundle - the radical SF bundle (storybundle.com)
Hi all, I think this bundle mat be interesting, but I don’t know any of the books....
Petition Calls on Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Support | PCMag (www.pcmag.com)
I’m all for it.
Why Unity felt the need to “rush out” its controversial install-fee program (arstechnica.com)
What is the radius of the hydrogen atom? - ACollierAstro (yt.artemislena.eu)
Internet artifacts (neal.fun)
A fun sort of online museum with exhibits on the early internet. From the first mp3, to the dancing baby gif, to the first webcam feed of a coffee maker and more. This was really cool!
Microsoft now thirstily injects a poll when you download Google Chrome (www.theverge.com)
😬
'Trump Bucks’ promise wealth for MAGA loyalty. Some lose thousands. (www.nbcnews.com)
Oh the money I could make if I didn’t have morals. It turns out some people really are that dumb.
Droplet slipperiness despite surface heterogeneity at molecular scale (scitechdaily.com)
Researchers have developed a new mechanism to make water droplets slip off surfaces, described in a paper published in Nature Chemistry. The discovery challenges existing ideas about friction between solid surfaces and water and opens up a new avenue for studying droplet slipperiness at the molecular level. The new technique has...
Spotify Removes Offensive Imagery But Keeps Transphobic Song Despite Outcry (www.advocate.com)
Spotify has removed offensive imagery associated with a controversial song by Christian rapper Tyson James and his 11-year-old son Toby James, following a complaint by GLAAD....
'We don't have teachers' | This Austin private school lets AI teach core subjects (www.kvue.com)
School leaders believe pairing AI and life skill courses is the future of education....
Elon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipedia (www.rollingstone.com)
What is your favorite websites ?
Just a general favorite websites?
Every year without fail. Beautiful, perfect weather then suddenly on Halloween…miserable cold snap (Degrees in F) (lemmy.world)
Then you look at the temperature and think eh…45 isn’t that bad. We’ll survive. That will be the moment the wind whips up and sleet starts hitting you in the face.
Fox News 24/7 (i.postimg.cc)
"never used" (sopuli.xyz)
Amazon issues warning about major change for Kindle users starting next month (goodereader.com)
In a recent communication, Amazon has alerted Kindle users about significant changes set to take effect from next month. The notification pertains to the phasing out of support for sending MOBI (.mobi, .azw, .prc) files through the “Send to Kindle” feature, starting November 1, 2023. This change, as News18 pointed out,...
Be fair. (lemmy.world)
Democracy basically means (files.catbox.moe)
It's Monday, and I need another. (reddthat.com)