2 Kings 2:23-24: A story about what happens when you make fun of bald dudes
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2 Kings 2:23-24: A story about what happens when you make fun of bald dudes
Proud to be a defender of the faith.
My content may not be sold or used to train AI models without my consent.
RTR#50 Plans for the upcoming week
Lately, I've been dealing with a slight fever associated with the beginning of the year. I'm trying to ensure that everything runs fairly smoothly. Today and tomorrow, I need to focus on planning finances for the upcoming year and handle formalities related to the project. In the following days, I'll implement changes to fix...
Why UC grad students are going out on strike (calmatters.org)
More than 1,500 graduate students, teaching assistants and researchers are expected to walk off the job at UC Santa Cruz today, launching the first labor strike over the University of California’s response to pro-Palestinian protests in the past month....
The ‘manning up of boys begins in the cradle.’ But what boys really need is emotional support from their dads (www.wbur.org)
DeSantis orders Florida National, State Guard members to Texas border (www.orlandosentinel.com)
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he is sending National and Florida State Guard troops to Texas to help that state put up razor wire fences on the southern border, a move in apparent defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the contentious immigration issue....
Federal judge again rules that California's ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional (abcnews.go.com)
A federal judge who previously overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons did it again, ruling Thursday that the state’s attempts to prohibit sales of semiautomatic guns violates the constitutional right to bear arms
Google might already be replacing some Ad sales jobs with AI (arstechnica.com)
Google is wrapping its head around the idea of being a generative AI company. The "code red" called in response to ChatGPT has had Googlers scrambling to come up with AI features and ideas. Once all the dust settles on that work, Google might turn inward and try to "optimize" the company with some of its new AI capabilities....
Mbin: A kbin fork that promises to never review PRs before merging them
Somebody who was previously active on the kbin codeberg repo has left that to make a fork of kbin called mbin....
What's the quickest way to find a magazine/community you've subscribed to?
I've been using kbin since the Reddit exodus and I still don't really know the path to finding my way into a specific community/magazine I've subscribed to. I usually search for the name using the search function, then hope I find a thread from there in the results where I can just click directly into it. Surely there must be a...
Doxing or in the public interest? Free speech, ‘cancelling’ and the ethics of the Jewish creatives’ WhatsApp group leak (theconversation.com)
The recent release of a leaked transcript of a private WhatsApp group for Jewish writers, artists, musicians and academics has stirred a controversy that has led to threats of violence, a family in hiding, and the fast-tracking of new federal legislation to criminalise doxing....
Magazine tags and badges
Hey everyone, I added some badges, which are the Kbin version of Reddit's post flairs. Please use them as appropriate, and suggest any others that you feel would be useful to include.
Exploring California State Parks just got easier — it’s as simple as three words (fox5sandiego.com)
Whether it’s picking a meetup location for a hike, choosing a campground from miles away or finding help if you stranded off the beaten path, California State Parks has announced a new tool that’s as simple as three words.
OC Never stand between a floof and her sponge
California Gov. Newsom signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety (www.pbs.org)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that will raise taxes on guns and ammunition. The federal government already taxes guns at 10 percent or 11 percent. The law Newsom signed on Tuesday adds an 11 percent tax on top of that....
Just starting out, deciding how to do filtration
Hey guys, I'm just starting to acquire gear to start my first reef tank. I've got a 40B aquarium and am trying to decide whether to splurge for a sump and the hassle/risk of a HOB overflow (not drilling holes because Aqueon is known to be using tempered glass for more than just bottom panes lately) or if I should just get a...
What are your main cans right now?
I'm rocking the Hifiman Sundaras. What about you guys?
am I depleting my embedded notebook's battery by leaving the power cord constantly plugged in?
notebook is a 10 year old macbook pro without macos I installed xubuntu 24.04 in. It comes with an embedded battery....
How does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options (apnews.com)
Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel, regrouping in some of the hardest-hit areas in northern Gaza and resuming rocket attacks into nearby Israeli communities.
Marxist Financial Advice (lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16038479...
Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT (www.cnbc.com)
Social media company Reddit filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday after a yearslong run-up. The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.”...
Proper HDD clear process?
Usually my process is very… hammer and drill related - but I have a family member who is interested in taking my latest batch of hard drives after I upgraded....
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How would you feel/react if your home address was announced & published very publicly the same way celebrities experience?
I feel second-hand fear & paranoia on behalf of celebs whose home addresses are public worldwide knowledge....