Summary: “Beyoncé is selling “listening only” tickets > for her Renaissance tour. The seats are behind the > > stage, so you can’t see any of the set or dancing, but > they only cost $157 compared to the ~$900 fans have been paying for regular US tickets.”...
I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don’t belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren’t installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian....
A White mother who said she was questioned about human trafficking while traveling with her biracial daughter has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing the company of “blatant racism.”
I had a PM postpone a critical part of a project since June, the hard deadline is on September 15th… I’ve insisted to start with it months ago and now he’s scrambling everyone to get this done yesterday.
I’m just curious about this. As someone with a chronic illness, I pretty much never hear anyone talk about things related to the sorts of difficulties and discrimination I and others might face within society. I’m not aware of companies or governments doing anything special to bring awareness on the same scale of say, pride...
Wholeheartedly agree. My previous employer was very big into pride and DEI since at least 10 years ago, when it wasn’t as normaliaed as it is today.
However, the office wasn’t wheelchair accessible and I complained about it, took me more than 4 years to get them to do something about it because I’m not a wheelchair user, so my requests got denied every time, absolutely zero empathy despite what they used to promote.
As you said, Pride is free marketing, building a ramp costs money
We decided to test whether the car can handle long ranges by going to Austria next week. It’s a large country with numerous places, so I want to ask your help. Have you ever been to there?...
I tend to prefer “file centered” apps, there’s some cool one you’d use with Syncthing? My favourite is KeePassDX; I would love a notes app with a ‘material you’ UI.
you need to login to origin at least once. I played it with my partner on the deck connected to the telly using a PS4 and a Switch Pro controller. As mentioned above, I had to lower the settings too
Japan Earthquake Alert App moves from Twitter to Mastodon, currently has 488k posts & 19.9k followers (unseen-japan.com)
article headline: Japan Earthquake Alert App Says Sayonara to X...
I'm aware of kbin, mastodon, and lemmy. Are there any other federated applications out there?
Applications, social media interfaces, instances, I’m not sure what the correct word is 😅....
Van poof! Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded (www.npr.org)
The sophisticated bicycle has attracted fans in Europe and the U.S., but repairs under warranty have bled the company of money.
Please stop following in Apple's footsteps (lemmy.world)
gizmodo.com/google-s-pixel-8-sim-slot-esim-only-i…...
Crosspost: Beyoncé selling "only listening" tickets (lemmy.world)
Summary: “Beyoncé is selling “listening only” tickets > for her Renaissance tour. The seats are behind the > > stage, so you can’t see any of the set or dancing, but > they only cost $157 compared to the ~$900 fans have been paying for regular US tickets.”...
I've been blocking ads for so long that actually seeing them feels perverse
I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don’t belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren’t installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian....
Amsterdam to use "noise cameras" against too loud cars (nltimes.nl)
Italian ex-premier says French missile downed an airliner in 1980 by accident in bid to kill Gadhafi (apnews.com)
You’re 17 times more likely to die traveling the same distance in a car than on a train (www.vox.com)
It’s an older article, but the point stands!
White mom sues Southwest Airlines over "blatant racism" after alleged human trafficking flag (www.cbsnews.com)
A White mother who said she was questioned about human trafficking while traveling with her biracial daughter has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing the company of “blatant racism.”
Planning is for the weak (sh.itjust.works)
As far as public support goes, why aren't disabilities and chronic illnesses treated in a similar manner to LGBT issues?
I’m just curious about this. As someone with a chronic illness, I pretty much never hear anyone talk about things related to the sorts of difficulties and discrimination I and others might face within society. I’m not aware of companies or governments doing anything special to bring awareness on the same scale of say, pride...
What do you suggest visiting in Austria?
We decided to test whether the car can handle long ranges by going to Austria next week. It’s a large country with numerous places, so I want to ask your help. Have you ever been to there?...
Syncthing-friendly apps?
I tend to prefer “file centered” apps, there’s some cool one you’d use with Syncthing? My favourite is KeePassDX; I would love a notes app with a ‘material you’ UI.
This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones) (vid.puffyan.us)
The valve store has closed (i.imgur.com)
valvestore.forfansbyfans.com
Grappling With Climate Change and Overtourism, Italy Is Betting Big on Train Travel (www.smithsonianmag.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1086439...
Which conditions would make reject or quit your job?
Being forced to use a particular OS, hardware or programming language? Working remotely? Certain company structure?
France bans iPhone 12 after finding radiation levels are too high (www.techspot.com)
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