Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
The latest #NoRollsBarred video, Monopoly, but CRYPTO! was fun to watch š
How To Get Runes In No Rest For The WickedāAnd How They Work
Newly released action RPG No Rest for the Wicked is a punishing ride, especially if you donāt invest time
Appleās latest Pride band and wallpapers are bathed in neon
Image: Apple
Appleās newest band honoring LGBTQ+ communities is a brightly fluorescent Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop, Appleās one-piece braided yarn band that stretches over a wearerās wrist. The band will be available for $99 at Apple retail locations or through the companyās online store starting on May 22nd in the US and Canada ā and elsewhere on May 23rd.
The new Pride band, looking far less like it sprang forth from the early ā90s than last yearās Sport band, will be available in both 41mm and 45mm sizes, making it compatible with the Apple Watch Series 4 or later and all versions of the Apple Watch SE. If you havenāt had one of the Braided Solo Loop bands, I hear youāre in for a treat. (I havenāt had one, but The Vergeās David Pierce quite...
Beat Saber is axing multiplayer support for Quest 1 users
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Beat Saber players using Metaās first Quest headset soon wonāt be able to compete against friends. In an updated support page, Beat Saberās developers say theyāre ending multiplayer support, along with updates and customer service for the Quest 1 starting November 2nd, 2024.
Quest 1 users will still be able to play the game after the change goes into effect. They can also continue to access multiplayer features and updates by playing the gameās PC version through the Meta Quest Link. But this is a bigger hassle than just booting up the game from a headset ā and it also requires players to have a PC that can run the game.
Dear players, to focus our development efforts on our next projects within Beat Saber, we will no longer support...
The Original Metal Gear Solid Has A Fast Travel Mechanic You Probably Didnāt Know About
If youāve been playing the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection, then you know 1998ās MGS1 is all about staying hidden. The game gives you a number of tactics to remain out of sight, but one of the most signature of techniques in Snakeās arsenal is simply hiding in a cardboard box. But boxes donāt just let you stayā¦
PokƩmon And Mario Kart Fans Fight Nintendo Network Shutdown To Beat 14-Year-Old Halo 2 Record
In 2010, a group of Halo 2 diehards called āNoble 14ā stayed logged into the multiplayer shooter for weeks after Microsoft turned off the online servers for the original Xbox on April 14. The serviceās last player was Apache N4SIR who finally got booted just after midnight on May 11. Fourteen years later, a group ofā¦
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers š¦") wrote:
Hey! That's my pile of tender juicy snackies!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/06/spider-gluttony/
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YouTuber MrBeast Splits From Talent Management Company: Report
YouTubeās biggest creator, Jimmy āMrBeastā Donaldson, is going through some changes. A year ago, he said that the pacing of his videos would slow down as he tried out a new editing style. That hasnāt exactly come to fruition just yet, but a new Semafor story indicates that MrBeastās desire to shake up his productionā¦
How To Get A (Free) Shovel In No Rest For The Wicked
Moon Studioās No Rest for the Wicked is a tough-as-nails Soulslike, but there are moments of respite to be found. Alongside the array of weapons and armor found in chests or offered as rewards for quests, thereās a set of more rudimentary tools that you shouldnāt ignore. They include a pickaxe and a fishing rod, whichā¦
bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:
I finished @philipcball's extraordinary How Life Works -- and as the many tabs indicate, it blew my mind dozens of times!
On the next Oxide and Friends on May 13th, @ahl and I will joined by molecular biologist Greg Cost to discuss the book. Read it and bring your comments and questions -- or join just to listen to the discussion! On Discord on May 13th at 5p Pacific:
https://discord.gg/besjcERf?event=1233892673023246387
And recorded and syndicated as always:
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seachanger@alaskan.social ("malena") wrote:
@fromjason billionaires are *never* our friends
Columbia University cancels its main commencement ceremony after weeks of turmoil
Officials announced Monday that they will focus on Class Day and school-level events instead of the main ceremony planned for May 15, following the arrest and suspension of pro-Palestinian protesters.
Resident Evil 9 Out Early Next Year According To Latest Leaks
It wonāt be too long until fans of Capcomās survival horror franchise will be able to play the next entry in the franchise. Thatās if the latest rumors about the inevitable Resident Evil 9 are to be believed. The new update comes from Dusk Golem, a prominent horror game leaker who previously revealed details on Silentā¦
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz š¤") wrote:
Technocrats are using the language of revolution as a means of winning hearts and minds.
Lower-level fiefdoms are perhaps sincere in their attempt to make a better web. But mostly, we are witnessing a Potemkin revolution by the same folks who made their fortunes off our data and content.
Jack Dorsey is not a revolutionary. Mark Zuckerberg is not a revolutionary. Andreessen Horowitz, Sam Altman, and Steve Huffman are not revolutionaries.
They are the old lords of the new #socialweb.
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Ghost Of Tsushima Multiplayer Will Require A PlayStation Network Sign-In On PC
Sucker Punchās open-world samurai game Ghost of Tsushima is getting a Steam port this month that will require a PlayStation Network account to access its multiplayer mode. If this sounds familiar, itās because Sony recently announced that the āgrace periodā for the beloved multiplayer game Helldivers 2 was over, andā¦
Kristi Noem Takes Aim at Second Target: Bidenās Dog
Fresh off the heels of attracting bipartisan repulsion over the admission that she killed her own dog, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Sunday suggested that President Joe Bidenās dog, Commander, should also be killed. āJoe Bidenās dog has attacked 24 Secret Service people,ā Noem told CBSās Face the Nation. āSo how many people is enough people [ā¦]
Robinhoodās crypto arm receives SEC warning over alleged securities violations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Robinhoodās cryptocurrency division could soon be in trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In an 8-K filing submitted on Saturday, Robinhood revealed that it received a Wells notice from the SECās staff recommending the agency take action against the trading platform for alleged securities violations.
Robinhood says it received the Wells notice after cooperating with the SECās requests for investigative subpoenas about its crypto listings, custody of cryptocurrencies, and the platformās operations. A Well notice is a letter from the SEC that warns a company of a potential enforcement action. The SECās response could include an injunction, a cease-and-desist order, disgorgement, limits on activities, and / or civil...
Trump fined $1,000 for violating gag order again and threatened with jail time
The former president received a second fine for violating a gag order prohibiting him from speaking about witnesses, jurors, court staff and their families. Trump is trying to appeal the gag order.
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath on life after Volvo and weathering the EV slowdown
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: Polestar
Polestar, now a more independent brand distinct from Volvo, is gearing up to deliver its most affordable cars yet.
It's Not Just You: PokƩmon GO Update Has Broken Curveball Throws
If youāre a regular PokĆ©mon GO player, thereās a good chance in recent days that youāve wondered if somethingās wrong with your phone or your fingers. As you spin the PokĆ© ball ready for a curveball, it suddenly pops back to the bottom of the screen right as you attempt to throw. Iām relieved to tell you, itās notā¦
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Every cyclist in every city in North America knows you need locks like this because the police don't do anything about bike theft, ever.
The thing I love most about this picture, the thing that really locks in the flavor, is that our guy doesn't recognize what he's holding at all. The police are so ineffective at preventing property crime that a deputy commissioner can have the public's response to their incompetence in his hands and be saying "nobody needs this."
https://www.404media.co/nypd-bike-lock-chain-kryptonite-columbia-university-protests/
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andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella") wrote:
Today, in random linguistics thoughts of a possibly-ADHD brain:
I wonder when the name Stephen had to have entered the English language, given that the sound /f/ in Greek "Stephanos" became /v/ in English.
In Old English /f/ and /v/ were not distinct phonemes ā instead, /v/ is how /f/ was pronounced between vowels. And I think /f/ and /v/ only became separate phonemes after the Norman conquest of England, with a bunch of French loanwords entering the language?
rust@octodon.social ("Rust tips") wrote:
If you're writing a small #Rustlang library, use the quick-error crate instead of thiserror.
It reduces compilation time, because it doesn't use procedural macros.
How one stretch of Interstate 20 through Alabama tells the story of American workers
Three high-profile labor disputes have unfolded in central Alabama over the past several years, with Amazon warehouse workers, coal miners and autoworkers all speaking out for change.
Israel orders Rafah evacuations; Boeing plans to launch a spacecraft
Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah after cease-fire talks failed. Boeing is set to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station tonight.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the more I look at this, the more attractive it becomes:
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Hindenburg explodes and burns, Lakehurst NJ, 1937
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: EDSAC demonstrated, 1949
Boeing prepares for Starliner's first crewed launch into space after several setbacks
The latest test flight comes after multiple delays in the Starliner program and increased scrutiny of Boeing for safety lapses in the production of its commercial aircraft.
The Promise of Health Chatbots Has Already Failed
Not long ago, I noticed a new term trending in social media wellness circles: ācertified hormone specialist.ā I could have investigated it the old-fashioned way: googling, calling up an expert or two, digging into the scientific literature. Iām accustomed to researching suspicious certifications for my podcast, Conspirituality, which covers how health misinformation metastasizes online. Instead, I [ā¦]
Forcing Workers Back to the Office Could Be Terrible for the Environment
This story was originally published by Grist and Fast Company and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When office workers stopped working in offices in 2020, trading their cubicles for living room couches during COVID-19 lockdowns, many began questioning those hours they had spent commuting to work. All those rushed mornings stuck in traffic could [ā¦]
US to fund digital twin research in semiconductors
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The Biden administration wants to attract companies working on digital twins for semiconductors using funding from the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act and the creation of a chip manufacturing institute.
The CHIPS Manufacturing USA institute aims to establish regional networks to share resources with companies developing and manufacturing both physical semiconductors and digital twins.
Digital twins, virtual representations of physical chips that mimic the real version, make it easier to simulate how a chip might react to a boost in power or a different data configuration. This helps researchers test out new processors before putting them into production.
āDigital twin technology can help to spark innovation in research,...
Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah
The Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.
China makes cheap electric vehicles. Why can't American shoppers buy them?
American drivers want cheap EVs. Chinese automakers are building them. But you can't buy them in the U.S., thanks to tariffs in the name of U.S. jobs and national security. Two car shoppers weigh in.
Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the planet too?
Some doctors are promoting propellant-free inhalers over puff inhalers that emit greenhouse gases. Climate change can exacerbate respiratory ills because of more fires, air pollution and allergens.
Is it easy for migrants to enter the U.S.? We went to the border to find out
Morning Edition spoke to migrants hoping to enter the U.S. and the border agents tasked with keeping them out.
After a serious car accident, a man pulled over ā and continued to help for days
In 1997, Apryle Oswald got in a car accident. The man who responded went on to help for three more days ā driving her dog to the vet and Oswald's boyfriend back and forth to the hospital.
Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to win a third term, NPR visited some of his voter base in the north.
Atomic vets are on the verge of losing federal benefits. Congress hasn't helped
Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says U.S. is in a space race to the moon with China
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.
Possible TikTok ban could be 'an extinction-level event' for the creator economy
Tens of thousands of people earn a living on TikTok. But as creators face down the real possibility of TikTok going away, many are trying to switch to new platforms to save their livlihoods.
'I did not feel like a human': Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia
Griner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.
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āThe long-term popularity of any given tool for software development is proportional to how much labour arbitrage it enables. [ā¦]
āThe components sourced from an intern fixing ChatGPTās output just enough for it to run and the exhaustively tested ones from a senior developer are equivalent in the eyes of management.ā
https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/react-electron-llms-labour-arbitrage/ by @baldur
Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days
Massive floods in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday.
Last-minute candidate JosĆ© RaĆŗl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election
JosĆ© RaĆŗl Mulino was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially called the race Sunday night after his three nearest rivals conceded.
Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from a brief but potent storm
A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada.
Helldivers 2 Won't Require A PSN Account On Steam After Massive Player Backlash
PlayStation has announced that, after about three days of online yelling and reviewing bombing, it will no longer require Helldivers 2 players on PC to link their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account in order to continue accessing the popular sci-fi co-op shooter.
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz š¤") wrote:
How can someone be so right and so wrong at the same time.
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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Listening to The Byrds from Jan 16, 1972
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U of Mississippi opens probe over hostile protest that involved racist taunts
Videos of Thursday's incident at the school were shared on social media showing heated confrontations between pro-Palestinian protesters and a larger group of counterprotesters.
Automatic checking of cfgs at compile-time
The Cargo and Compiler team are delighted to announce that starting with Rust 1.80 (or nightly-2024-05-05) every reachable #[cfg] will be automatically checked that they match the expected config names and values.
This can help with verifying that the crate is correctly handling conditional compilation for different target platforms or features. It ensures that the cfg settings are consistent between what is intended and what is used, helping to catch potential bugs or errors early in the development process.
This addresses a common pitfall for new and advanced users.
This is another step to our commitment to provide user-focused tooling and we are eager and excited to finally see it fixed, after more than two years since the original RFC 30131.
A look at the feature
Every time a Cargo feature is declared that feature is transformed into a config that is passed to rustc (the Rust compiler) so it can verify with it along with well known cfgs if any of the #[cfg], #![cfg_attr] and cfg! have unexpected configs and report a warning with the unexpected_cfgs lint.
Cargo.toml:
[package]
name = "foo"
[features]
lasers = []
zapping = []
src/lib.rs:
#[cfg(feature = "lasers")] // This condition is expected
// as "lasers" is an expected value
// of the `feature` cfg
fn shoot_lasers() {}
#[cfg(feature = "monkeys")] // This condition is UNEXPECTED
// as "monkeys" is NOT an expected
// value of the `feature` cfg
fn write_shakespeare() {}
#[cfg(windosw)] // This condition is UNEXPECTED
// it's supposed to be `windows`
fn win() {}
cargo check:
Custom cfgs and build scripts
In Cargo point-of-view: a custom cfg is one that is neither defined by
rustcnor by a Cargo feature. Think oftokio_unstable,has_foo, ... but notfeature = "lasers",unixordebug_assertions
Some crates use custom cfgs that they either expected from the environment (RUSTFLAGSor other means) or is enabled by some logic in the crate build.rs. For those crates Cargo provides a new instruction: cargo::rustc-check-cfg2 (or cargo:rustc-check-cfg for older Cargo version).
The syntax to use is described in the rustc book section checking configuration, but in a nutshell the basic syntax of --check-cfg is:
cfg(name, values("value1", "value2", ..., "valueN"))
Note that every custom cfgs must always be expected, regardless if the cfg is active or not!
build.rs example
build.rs:
fn main() {
println!("cargo::rustc-check-cfg=cfg(has_foo)");
// ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ new with Cargo 1.80
if has_foo() {
println!("cargo::rustc-cfg=has_foo");
}
}
Each
cargo::rustc-cfgshould have an accompanying unconditionalcargo::rustc-check-cfgdirective to avoid warnings like this:unexpected cfg condition name: has_foo.
Equivalence table
cargo::rustc-cfg
cargo::rustc-check-cfg
foo
cfg(foo) or cfg(foo, values(none()))
foo=""
cfg(foo, values(""))
foo="bar"
cfg(foo, values("bar"))
foo="1" and foo="2"
cfg(foo, values("1", "2"))
foo="1" and bar="2"
cfg(foo, values("1")) and cfg(bar, values("2"))
foo and foo="bar"
cfg(foo, values(none(), "bar"))
More details can be found in the rustc book.
Frequently asked questions
Can it be disabled?
For Cargo users, the feature is always on and cannot be disabled, but like any other lints it can be controlled: #![warn(unexpected_cfgs)].
Does the lint affect dependencies?
No, like most lints, unexpected_cfgs will only be reported for local packages thanks to cap-lints.
How does it interact with the RUSTFLAGS env?
You should be able to use the RUSTFLAGS environment variable like it was before.Currently --cfg arguments are not checked, only usage in code are.
This means that doing RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable" cargo check will not report any warnings, unless tokio_unstable is used within your local crates, in which case crate author will need to make sure that that custom cfg is expected with cargo::rustc-check-cfg in the build.rs of that crate.
How to expect custom cfgs without a build.rs?
There is currently no way to expect a custom cfg other than with cargo::rustc-check-cfg in a build.rs.
Crate authors that don't want to use a build.rs are encouraged to use Cargo features instead.
How does it interact with other build systems?
Non-Cargo based build systems are not affected by the lint by default. Build system authors that wish to have the same functionality should look at the rustc documentation for the --check-cfg flag for a detailed explanation of how to achieve the same functionality.
- The stabilized implementation and RFC 3013 diverge significantly, in particular there is only one form for
--check-cfg:cfg()(instead ofvalues()andnames()being incomplete and subtlety incompatible with each other). ā© cargo::rustc-check-cfgwill start working in Rust 1.80 (or nightly-2024-05-05). From Rust 1.77 to Rust 1.79 (inclusive) it is silently ignored. In Rust 1.76 and below a warning is emitted when used without the unstable Cargo flag-Zcheck-cfg. ā©
Announcing Rustup 1.27.1
The Rustup team is happy to announce the release of Rustup version 1.27.1.Rustup is the recommended tool to install Rust, a programming language that is empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
If you have a previous version of Rustup installed, getting Rustup 1.27.1 is as easy as stopping any programs which may be using Rustup (e.g. closing your IDE) and running:
$ rustup self update
Rustup will also automatically update itself at the end of a normal toolchain update:
$ rustup update
If you don't have it already, you can get Rustup from the appropriate page on our website.
What's new in Rustup 1.27.1
This new Rustup release involves some minor bug fixes.
The headlines for this release are:
- Prebuilt Rustup binaries should be working on older macOS versions again.
rustup-initwill no longer fail whenfishis installed but~/.config/fish/conf.dhasn't been created.- Regressions regarding symlinked
RUSTUP_HOME/(toolchains|downloads|tmp)have been addressed.
Full details are available in the changelog!
Rustup's documentation is also available in the Rustup Book.
Thanks
Thanks again to all the contributors who made Rustup 1.27.1 possible!
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Randy Travis gets his voice back in a new Warner AI music experiment
Randy Travis in 1987. | Photo: Mark Junge / Getty Images
For the first time since a 2013 stroke left country singer Randy Travis unable to speak or sing properly, he has released a new song. He didnāt sing it, though; instead, the vocals were created with AI software and a surrogate singer.
The song, called āWhere That Came From,ā is every bit the kind of folksy, sentimental tune I came to love as a kid when Travis was at the height of his fame. The producers created it by training an unnamed AI model, starting with 42 of his vocal-isolated recordings. Then, under the supervision of Travis and his career-long producer Kyle Lehning, fellow country singer James DuPre laid down the vocals to be transformed into Travisā by AI.
Besides being on YouTube, the song is on other streaming platforms...
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz š¤") wrote:
I'm not so much of a stickler with the interchangeable use of the terms "web" and "internet"
But.
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz š¤") wrote:
Maybe the real decentralized social media were the friends we made along the way
Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows a military operation soon
The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo. Meanwhile, Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas attacked it.
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz š¤") wrote:
Jack Dorsey is still an investor of #BlueSky, at least according to CrunchBase.
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz š¤") wrote:
#BlueSky confirms Jack's departure via skeet on the day of our lord.
Just your typical late Sunday afternoon press release for an exiting board member.
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rickberkphoto ("Rick Berk") wrote:
Was going through my archives yesterday looking for an image to try a new editing technique on, and found this one that I'd never edited before, from a trip to Yosemite back in 2012. I really need to get back there soon.
Prints available at https://rickberk.pixels.com/featured/the-majesty-of-yosemite-rick-berk.html
#yosemite #findyourpark #mastoart #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #artist #buyintoart #prints #wallart #homedecor #officedecor #decor #california #nationalpark
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Quick, someone call the Avengerzzzzz š“
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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
depends on your perspective, of course
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is So Very Not Good for navigation:
āOver the past two years, almost all airlines flying over the Baltic region have experienced navigation problems.ā
āGPS jamming in the Baltic region: Is Russia responsible?ā ā DW ā 05/05/2024
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donnodubus@mas.to ("Donnodubus") wrote:
@vetehinen @fromjason how's this:
Kristi Noemās Book Includes a Fake Story About Her Meeting Kim Jong Un
After it emerged recently that Gov. Kristi Noem recounts a graphic, disturbing story in her forthcoming book about killing her puppy with a gun, the Republican from South Dakota defended the violence as a ātough decisionā she had to make. The dog, she wrote, had attacked some chickens. āI talk about it because what Iām [ā¦]
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ZachWeinersmith ("Zach Weinersmith") wrote:
So there's a lot of kvetching, from myself included, about how the modern internet has gotten worse, usually due to a combination of SEO, social media gone evil, and the prevalence of money as more and more of a guiding factor in tech.
But of course the old internet had the problem of being fairly boring. The interesting question is how to get a third way. I've heard a few proposals:
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eklektikos@mastodon.uno ("š ĪµĪŗį“§ĪµĪŗĻĪ¹ĪŗĻĻ :fediverso:") wrote:
Riscrivo qui per maggior visibilitĆ a proposito del bridge #Mastodon #Bluesky (con https://fed.brid.gy). š
Da quello che ho visto, per un'interazione tra i due "universi" ĆØ necessario che:
gli utenti Mastodon seguano dal loro account @bsky.brid.gy
gli utenti Bluesky seguano dal loro account
@ap.brid.gy
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz š¤") wrote:
From The Verge: Jack Dorsey says heās no longer on Blueskyās board
> Thereās seemingly no evidence that Dorsey is off the Bluesky board yet, apart from his post. The company still lists him as a board member, along with its CEO, Jay Graeber, and Jabber / XMPP inventor Jeremie Miller.
Jack just abruptly broke up with #BlueSky on #Twitter?
Also, I was sure his distancing was a strategic move. Guess he really was just throwing a tantrum.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/5/24149543/jack-dorsey-gone-bluesky-board
Jack Dorsey says heās no longer on Blueskyās board
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is apparently no longer on the board of Bluesky, the decentralized social media platform he helped start. Yesterday, an X user asked him if he was still on the companyās board, and Dorsey responded, without further elaboration, āno.ā
As TechCrunch points out, Dorsey was on a tear yesterday, unfollowing all but three accounts on X while referring to Elon Muskās platform as āfreedom technology.ā
Screenshot: X
Jack Dorseyās response.
Thereās seemingly no evidence that Dorsey is off the Bluesky board yet, apart from his post. The company still lists him as a board member, along with its CEO, Jay Graeber, and Jabber / XMPP inventor Jeremie Miller. Dorsey originally backed Bluesky in 2019...
Bernard Hill, who starred in 'Titanic' and 'The Lord of the Rings,' dies at 79
The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King ThƩoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Always nice to see music videos still shot on film. New Blossoms single.
Sen. Tim Scott, a Rumored VP Pick, Backs Trumpās Election Denial
As the November election approaches, several of Donald Trumpās vice presidential contenders have taken part in what seems to have become an unofficial loyalty test: question the legitimacy of an election that does not end with Trump winning. On Sunday morning, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)āwho NBC News reported in February was the leading candidate for [ā¦]
Tesla plans to charge some Model Y owners to unlock more range
Image: Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted on Friday that the Standard Range rear-wheel drive Model Y the company has been building and selling āover the last several monthsā actually has more range than the 260 miles they were sold with. Pending āregulatory approval,ā he wrote that the company will unlock another 40ā60 miles of total range, depending on which battery Model Y owners have, āfor $1,500 to $2,000.ā
Tesla replaced the Standard Range Model Y with a 320-mile range version for $2,000 more. The car now starts at $44,990, or about $37,490 if you qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit.
The ā260 mileā range Model Yās built over the past several months actually have more range that can be unlocked for $1500 to $2000 (gains 40 to 60 miles...
Mastering Stellar Blade's Combat, Starting Strong In Another Crab's Treasure, And More Tips For The Week
This week, weāll help you sharpen your stellar blade, harvest XP in Final Fantasy 16, find great gear and adaptations in Another Crabās Treasure, and more. Read on!
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
It irritates me way more than it should that the bubbles on my kid's sticker sheets are clearly just copy-and-pasted "O" characters from some basic font.
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djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology ("DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab") wrote:
when I was a kid, there was this cat named Don Muro who would tour schools performing concerts on his super high tech synthesizers, showing how it all worked together to let him make so much music all by himself.
cat was also a working musician, recording and composing and publishing, but he used the money gigs to pay for his trips around to spread the word.
he's still at it and that makes him one of my heroes.
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Disappointed to see The Markup share advice for people to use WhatsApp in its post about preparing your phone for a protest, and that it's coming from "digital security trainers."
Metadata literally kills, and WhatsApp is swimming in it. The metadata they collect includes:
Groups you're a member of, location, personal info (email, phone number, user IDs), contacts and their phone numbers, in-app search history, when you use the app & how often you use it. E2EE alone doesn't guarantee #privacy
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks tonight ā hereās how to see it
The Eta Aquarids as viewed from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. | Photo: Thilina Kaluthotage / NurPhoto via Getty Images
If youāve got clear skies and want an excuse to get away from town, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is roughly at its peak and should be going strong tonight. Made up of remnants of Halleyās Comet that the Earth passes through, this annual shower is active from April 15th to May 27th and can show up at a rate of about 10ā30 meteors per hour, according to the American Meteor Society.
You can see the Aquarids starting around 2AM local time in the Northern Hemisphere, radiating from the Aquarius constellation (though youāll want to look 40ā60 degrees around Aquarius to see them). Weather permitting, conditions are pretty good for watching them since the moon is in its late waning period and wonāt be reflecting much light. Try to plan your...
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RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu ("Radical Graffiti") wrote:
"All Bastards Cops Are"
Yoda mural in Sydney
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A speedrunnerās quest to (re)build the perfect N64 controller
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge
A good video game speedrun is a marvel to witness. You watch players fly through your favorite games, hitting impossible jumps and finding shortcuts you never knew existed. It makes you see a familiar game in a whole new light. If youāve never watched a speedrun, check out this world-record run through the original Super Mario Bros., and youāll see what Iām talking about. Being, you know, a speedrun, itāll take all of five minutes of your time.
But what you wonāt see (unless you follow speedrunners on Twitch) is the hours upon hours of work it took to create that perfect run ā the thousands of attempts to navigate a game with perfect precision, shaving off every unnecessary move, exploiting every weird glitch. Itās punishing work for the...
Better Siri is coming: what Appleās research says about its AI plans
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge
Apple hasnāt talked too much about AI so far ā but itās been working on stuff. A lot of stuff.
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I've written up the above scam in more detail.
Remember, no matter how clever and security-conscious you think you are, these criminals are highly sophisticated.
You have to be lucky every single time. They only have to be lucky once.
Morning doodle from my free day on Friday.
#mastoart #sketchbook #sketch #markers #ink #stars #moon #goth
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- Ink drawing of a young woman in a sexy cartoon style. Her long straight hair and skin is white. Strands of hair flowing over her breasts. She is slightly covering herself with her right hand touching her thigh and her left hand gripping her right upper arm. Her right arm has stylized tattoos of crescent moons and star constellations. She is wearing a golden headpiece with spikes, a crescent moon at the top and some circles. Her makeup is also black and gold. Behind her a black rectangle gives contrast, detailed with white star constellations and blinking stars. (remote)
The best new browser for Windows
Image: David Pierce / The Verge
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 36, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youāre new here, hello, Iām thrilled you found us, the _Installer_verse loves you, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
I missed you all last week! I was at a friendās bachelor party in South Carolina, playing golf and eating burgers and mostly staying offline. Thanks to everyone who reached out to say you missed the newsletter! But Iām back now, and so is Installer. We are so back. This week, Iāve been writing about AI gadgets and iPads, watching Baby Reindeer and The Fall Guy, reading A Drink Before the War, and listening to the excellent Challengers score.
I also have for you a new browser for...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers š¦") wrote:
Bari Weiss will be remembered as the clown who created the "Intellectual Dark Web."
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Netanyahu's Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera.
The original 'Harry Potter' book cover art is expected to break records at auction
Sotheby's June 26 auction of Thomas Taylor's watercolor illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is estimated to sell for $400,000-$600,000.
Native HawaiŹ»ians Seek Self Determination After 2023ās LÄhainÄ Inferno
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On the evening of August 8, hours after a wildfire ravaged West Maui, Maui Countyās top emergency management official, Herman Andaya, texted his secretary to ask about the status of other fires across the island. āStill burning,ā she replied. āWow ā¦ Lol,ā [ā¦]
Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls God an "ally" against Russia in Orthodox Easter message
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an "ally" in the war with Russia.
Bodies found in Mexico likely those of missing American and two Australians
Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping trip, officials said.
When rockets fall, some Israeli citizens have nowhere to hide
While most buildings in Israel are required to have bomb shelters, a zoning catch-22 has left Bedouin villagers unprotected.
Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate, Secret Service says
A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House Saturday night, but the fatal collision is being investigated "only as a traffic crash", law enforcement authorities said.
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MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:
Breaking: Uvalde police concede that they would have entered the school if it had been to arrest the students.
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jack_daniel ("Jack Daniel (often offline)") wrote:
When I was a kid I figured out that if I wanted to know how the magician did a trick I shouldn't look where they pointed. Then I figured out that this didn't just apply to magicians, but to politicians, media, clergy, and more.
A whole bunch of folks have not figured this out.
collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
I don't know why bartenders always have to give me such a hard time. Just make my Gin & Yoo-hoo, man.
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demiurg@fosstodon.org ("Demiurg") wrote:
Believe it or not, but developing good software has nothing to do with the language you use!
Mystik Dan wins the Kentucky Derby by a nose
In a close finish, Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the race on Saturday.
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akilwilson@mastodon.art wrote:
Hey, itās free comic book day!
I made a comic called Carl & the Magic Coin and you can download and read it for free on my website today!
And maybe other days too! I havenāt quite figured that part out yet! But definitely today! Download & read it today for sure! FCBD! Yay!
And if you were to repost this so that other people could download and read it also, that would be ā¤ļø ā¤ļø ā¤ļø!!!
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- We see Carlās face, reflected in orange from the window of a drying machine, as he stares down at the drying machine display, confused, and says, āWhat theā¦?ā The display of the drying machine reads ā- 10 yrsā (remote)
- Carl frowns and mutters āGreatā¦ goddamn slug broke the whole machineā (remote)
- Carl focuses his attention away from the drying machine to say, āHey Hassan, that slug didnāt work. Do me a favor and go tell the guy that we -ā but doesnāt notice that his reflection is now blue and shows him 30 years younger, dressed in a fast food restaurant uniform. (remote)
- Carl looks shocked as he notices his younger self in the reflection of the drying machine. (remote)
