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It’s my birthday, give me boosts 💅
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@fromjason Liked too. I think all Alex Garland movies are quite good, even the ones that he only wrote, like "28 Days Later", the sequel, and "Never Let Me Go".
Amazon confirms employee data breach, but says it’s limited to contact info
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Amazon says a data breach exposed the email addresses, phone numbers, and building locations linked to its employees, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a statement to The Verge, Amazon spokesperson Adam Montgomery said the company was “notified about a security event at one of our property management vendors that impacted several of its customers, including Amazon.”
The confirmation follows a report from the cybercrime firm Hudson Rock saying that information posted on the hacking forum includes data from Amazon and 25 other entities, including MetLife, HP, HSBC, and Canada Post.
Hudson Rock says the leaked info dates back to May 2023, and it’s related to the major security vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer system that came...
You might beat back phragmites, the scourge of wetlands, but then what?
Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.
25 of 43 monkeys have been recovered after escaping a lab in South Carolina last week
A research facility in Yemassee, S.C., has recovered 25 of the 43 monkeys that escaped from the laboratory last week after a caretaker accidentally left the door to their enclosure unsecured.
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Just watched Dred (2012) for the first time. Took me a moment to "get it" but when I settled in, I loved it.
Any good recommendations for the comics?
Also, I plan to be more active on letterbox. I usually write silly reviews, but not always.
I'd love to have some mutuals on there. Drop your handle.
Trump Puts the Father of Family Separation in Charge of Mass Deportation
Late Sunday night, President-elect Donald Trump announced one of his top picks to staff the incoming administration: Tom Homan as the “border czar.” Homan “will be in charge of all deportation of illegal aliens back to their country of origin,” Trump posted on social media. “I have no doubt he will do a fantastic, and […]
Breakthrough Gaming: Beginner's Tips and Tricks for Planet Coaster 2
While it launched to ‘Mixed’ reviews on Steam, Planet Coaster 2 still managed to impress long-time fans of Frontier Developments’ park management franchise. The game offers plenty of advancements to the series, such as crafting high-octane waterparks. It also provides greater control over its customization and…
Stephen Miller is heading back to the White House as Trump's deputy chief of staff
One of the architects of Trump's family separation policy during his first time in office, Miller will return to the White House in a key role.
Colin Farrell Talks About Penguin's Role In The Batman Part 2
With The Penguin season 1 just wrapping up on HBO last Sunday night, fans are turning their attention to the crime lord’s return in DC’s upcoming The Batman 2. Colin Farrell recently talked about his role in the movie and how the character might change following the events of the TV show.
Spyro The Dragon Coming To Xbox Game Pass Tomorrow
Earlier today, after some teasing, Xbox confirmed that 2018's Spyro Reignited Trilogy would be available to play via Xbox Game Pass starting tomorrow. It follows the addition of fellow former PlayStation platform mascot Crash Bandicoot, who arrived on the service earlier this year.
How to deactivate your X account
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Once upon a time, Twitter — now X — was the place to get your memes, world news, and pop culture. However, even at the time, being an active Twitter user also required sifting through a daily deluge of toxic characters, bots, and deepfakes. Then the Elon Musk circus came to town and began steadily altering the formerly popular social network, to the point that many of its adherents began bailing by moving to one or more of the new social networks, such as Threads, Bluesky, or Mastodon.
Now that the 2024 US presidential election is over, Musk looks like he’s going to be at least one of the powers behind the throne. Add to that recent changes that have made X less safe to use, and it’s no surprise that there is now a new wave of X users l...
Yakuza Creator Suggests There Might Be Too Many Games To Keep Making Them So Big
There’s hardly enough time to play the biggest video game releases of the year, let alone keep up with everything else coming out each month. Every massive open-world RPG or live-service grind means dozens of other games go un-played. The creator of Like A Dragon series, previously called Yakuza, thinks this is part…
People Are Emptying Redbox Machines For Free Following Bankruptcy
Less than two years after self-help company Chicken Soup for the Soul bought Redbox, the corporation declared bankruptcy and now people are taking hundreds of movies out of the mostly abandoned DVD rental kiosks across the country. Some are even, with permission, taking the kiosks themselves.
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LuluHelle@ohai.social ("Lulu Helle :partyparrot:") wrote:
The illegally cute shima enaga aka Japanese Snow Fairy. Yes it can fly, yup it's real.
Credit for photograph is Emily Anne Photography, given by kind person in replies.
Programme meant for kids that got me started on this subject: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/4030088/
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There's A Brand-New Pokémon TCG Card That's Selling For $500
Every now and then, there’s a specific card in a specific set of the Pokémon TCG that absolutely blows up beyond all sense. Recent examples include last year’s Iono full-art trainer card, part of Japan’s Clay Burst set, which proved so popular that Japan sold out of all Pokémon cards! We’re not quite there yet with…
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nixCraft ("nixCraft 🐧") wrote:
Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in Jul 1993. It is the oldest distro still in existence. However, someone was dissatisfied with Slackware and created another distro a month later, in August 1993. This was Debian, the second oldest distro, founded by Ian Murdock. Both of these distros are still maintained, and Debian is often known as the "mother distro" because it has spawned many more distributions. #Linux #OpenSource #history
The final season of What If...? storms its way onto Disney Plus this December
Though it’s going to be a while before X-Men ‘97 returns to Disney Plus, the third and final season of What If…?is about to bring one of Marvel’s mutants to the MCU in the flashiest way possible.
Ahead of What If…?’s season 3 premiere on December 22nd, Disney Plus has dropped a trailer spotlighting some of the new alternate universe stories featuring slightly different versions of previously-introduced MCU characters. The season will see Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) reimagined as a cowboy, Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) in a cosmic flapper guise, and the Avengers become a super sentai team with interconnecting mechs. That all feels like the exact kind of madness that has already made the show a fun, whiz-bang watch, but what’s really surprising...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Final Mission Starts With A Big Decision, Here Are The Consequences
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of choices for you to make, especially surrounding its seven companions. But one of the most significant happens in the game’s final stretch and involves the dwarven rogue Harding and Grey Warden warrior Davrin. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely encountered the consequences of…
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
And there's no love lost with the academic left who have fueled the narrative that lib smart con dumb, giving us all a false sense of superiority about our resistance to disinfo.
Now, these same academics are feeding denialism to corporate news— "don't worry everything is okay."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-victory-online-claims-election-fraud-quieted/
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- CBS News headline: When Trump's victory became clear, online claims of election fraud quieted
- "I think this shows that these narratives are pushed when they serve a purpose, and they are stage setting often for efforts to dispute unfavorable results," said Max Read, a senior researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. "And then once that stage setting and those claims are no longer needed, they're not pushed anymore."
A 'Wicked' mistake: Mattel apologizes for printing a porn site on its doll packaging
Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500.
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@fromjason The fact that I've seen posts pointing to her crowd sizes as proof of election fraud is mind-blowing to me. Could that be disinformation intended to whip the left into a frenzy? Absolutely! Should you still use your brain and shut that shit down? 1000% Jesus christ people, get your shit together.
NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️🌈") wrote:
@TarkabarkaHolgy Already feeling the outrage fatigue. 😞
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The left is having such a difficult time accepting that left-wing conspiracies have taken hold of the base because we've decided long ago that we're immune to propaganda.
We've decided that the right is exclusively a bunch of dumb, uneducated hicks.
Setting aside the hallmark classist attitudes of contemporary libs, this thinking has finally backfired. We, too, have unaddressed media literacy problems currently being exploited. We, too, decided that's impossible.
Blizzard Announces Overwatch Classic As A Limited-Time Event, Brings Back 6v6 And More
Welp, Blizzard is doing it. They’re releasing an Overwatch Classic that will revert Overwatch 2 to some of the old rulesets, hero kits, and more that have been patched out of the sequel since it launched in 2022. As Overwatch 2 has failed to deliver on Blizzard’s many promises for it since its announcement in 2019,…
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tessa_murray@mastodon.au ("LittleBrownBird") wrote:
Please excuse the poor image quality! This is something I've been dreaming of capturing forever - it's a swallow feeding it's baby on the wing 🙂 For obvious reason this image is very very cropped, but maybe one day I'll get them to do this a bit closer and a LOT slower so I can get a genuinely nice image. #birds #birdphotography
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The Boox Palma e-reader is down to a new low price for Verge readers
The smartphone-sized Boox Palma is highly portable and lets you read in a variety of apps. | Image: Boox
Amazon announced a slew of new Kindles recently, but if you’re not already locked into Amazon’s ecosystem they may not be the best options. If you’re looking for an e-reader that offers more flexibility, our readers can currently buy the Boox Palma at a new all-time low of $234.99 ($45 off) from Wellbots with a free flip-cover case (valued at $16) when you apply the code VERGEBFBOOX45.
Unlike many other e-readers, the Boox Palma runs on Android 11 and comes with the Google Play Store built-in, so you can read in a wide range of apps. That’s really convenient, as all you need to do is, say, download Amazon’s Kindle app, and you’ll be able to access your entirely digital library without needing to go through the long, complicated...
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gwynnion ("Nowhere Girl") wrote:
If Democrats throw trans people under the bus to deflect from their massive failures in this election then I won't support them ever again. They can be Bush era Republicans if they want but I hope and expect the party will collapse.
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
A higher power is in control of US politics and the presidential election.
Where have I heard this before?
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/10/2024/tiktok-astrologers-are-convinced-this-election-isnt-over
Taurid meteor shower to light up the night sky. Here's how you can see it
The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that broke up about 10,000 years ago.
Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana?
The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward.
A Marine Corps veteran expresses concerns for the military in a 2nd Trump presidency
Essayist Phil Klay says Trump tried to use the military to push his partisan agenda before, and may further erode norms around the military as he looks for those willing to "go with his whims."
Cash App users have a week left to claim part of a $15 million settlement
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Current or former Cash App users who have used the service since 2018 have until next week to claim part of a $15 million settlement that Cash App Investing (and owner Block Inc.) reached as part of a class action lawsuit, The Hill reports. The lawsuit alleged that the companies were negligent in responding to their customers after a former employee had accessed user accounts without permission.
You’re eligible to claim in the settlement if your account was accessed without your permission or if you have had unauthorized or fraudulent withdrawals or transfers of funds in your account. The eligibility window is August 23rd, 2018, through the notice date of August 20th, 2024.
You can file a claim via the settlement notice website for up to...
Dance pioneer Judith Jamison dies at 81
Jamison was a dance star who led the famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to new heights.
Apple will let you share AirTag locations with others
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Apple will now let you share the location of a lost AirTag with other people. The Find My feature, called Share Item Location and available as part of the just-launched iOS 18.2 public beta, will allow you to share the location of lost luggage with an airline, for example.
When using the feature, you can generate a Share Item Location link within the Find My app on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Once you share the link with someone, they can click on it to view an interactive map with the location of your lost item. Apple will update the website automatically when the lost item moves, and it will also display a timestamp when it moved last.
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Apple will turn off the feature once you find your lost item. You can...
Waymo compiles ‘largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries
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If autonomous vehicles are to go mainstream, they need to go as far as they can to ensure the safety of everyone on the road. And no one is in more need of protection than so-called vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, thousands of whom are killed every year.
Waymo, the robotaxi company owned by Alphabet, recently published a new study examining hundreds of these types of crashes involving vulnerable road users, which it is calling “the largest dataset of its kind in the US.”
Roughly 40,000 people in the US are killed each year in vehicle crashes. But while automakers have become very good at protecting people inside of vehicles, they have essentially neglected the safety of people outside of them.
M...
Add Some Variety To Your Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Matches With More Operators
Keeping in line with previous entries, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features a variety of playable characters called Operators. These allow you to play with a bit of personalization while still using your prized AK-74 assault rifle (or any other weapon you fancy). But just like your favorite weapons and equipment, you…
It was 'great relief' for Haruki Murakami to finish his latest novel
In the first interview about his new book The City and its Uncertain Walls, the celebrated author also talks with NPR about his age and finding beauty in isolation.
nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
In July, I posted based on insider knowledge that Signal Foundation president Meredith Whittaker had asked for 1M USD compensation while Signal Foundation begged for donations.
Many were skeptical of my claim; fortunately, 2023's Form 990 is now available: https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2023/824/506/2023-824506840-202412689349301826-9.pdf
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First Mission: Impossible 8 Teaser Trailer Has Tom Cruise Hanging Off Planes...Again
The movies are back. Tom Cruise will run, fight, and put his life at unnecessary risk to perform impressive feats of old Hollywood stardom in Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning, according to a new teaser trailer for the 2025 blockbuster.
Everything You Need To Know About Mario and Luigi: Brothership
The Mario & Luigi series came as a shock to players when it first debuted way back in 2003 with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga on the Game Boy Advance, bringing the famous plumber and his brother, Luigi, into the role-playing realm for the first time since Super Mario RPG. Since then, the franchise has remained a…
Amazon reportedly working on Echo Frames for delivery drivers
Amazon’s rumored smart glasses for delivery drivers would have an embedded display, unlike the audio-only consumer version. | Image: David Pierce / The Verge
Amazon is developing smart glasses for delivery drivers, Reutersreports. The aim is to give drivers turn-by-turn directions, thereby shaving seconds off of each delivery.
Citing anonymous Amazon sources, Reuters says the project is part of Amazon’s efforts to increase efficiency in the last 100 yards of a delivery. Codenamed “Amelia”, the smart glasses are based off the existing Echo Frames platform. Unlike the current audio-only Frames they would have an embedded display that could give a driver more precise directions — for example, turning left or right after getting off an elevator. Amazon is also exploring camera capabilities using that embedded display, enabling drivers to take photos of packages as proof of delivery....
8 Questions From The Penguin We Need Answered In The Batman: Part II
It took backstabbing, a strangely motivating Oedipal Complex, and a trail of bodies all over Gotham, but Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell) has finally limped his way to the top of the crime world (and the penthouse he promised his mother since killing his brothers as a young boy). But just because the first season is over…
Why the Grammys need to change, with CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
Image: The Verge; Photo by Rebecca Sapp / Getty Images for the Recording Academy
Rebooting the member list, taking the show streaming — is it enough in the age of AI?
What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's ‘border czar'
Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from January 2017 to June 2018, where he was a key architect of the Trump administration's controversial family separation policy.
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Next Big Set Of Cards Might Be Arriving In January
If you’re a Pokémon TCG Pocket sicko like me and have already collected over half of the mobile card game’s starting Genetic Apex set, don’t worry! New datamines suggest the next set of cards isn’t far away, with a smaller update pegged for December.
Trump taps House Rep. Elise Stefanik as U.N. ambassador
Stefanik, who is the House Republican Conference Chair, has been a key ally of Trump’s over the years and was reported to have been a contender as his running mate during the presidential election.
Here’s 15 minutes of archaeological action in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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The wait for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is almost over — the game launches on December 9th — so developer MachineGames is providing a deeper look at how the archaeological adventure will actually play. The Wolfenstein studio released a nearly 15-minute-long video, which seems to give a very good idea of what to expect in the full release. That includes plenty of cryptic puzzle solving inside of ancient ruins, and lots of using a whip in both combat and traversal.
While the exploration is obviously at the heart of the game, the new video makes it look like there will be quite a bit of variety to the combat as well. The hand-to-hand brawling looks a bit like a boxing game, but you can combine it with the whip to pull enemies...
The Verge’s favorite holiday gifts under $100
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Our budget-friendly gift guide has it all, from buzzy earbuds and drift-free gamepads to the coolest lightsaber knockoff there is.
The best entertainment of 2024
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Finding something to watch or play can sometimes feel like work — there’s just so much out there vying for your free time. That’s true whether you’re heading to a theater, browsing the many streaming platforms, or looking for a new video game. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with choice.
So, as we’ve done in years past, we’re collecting all of our favorite releases from 2024 in one place. The goal is to make your decision-making a little easier. That could mean highlighting anything from an anticipated movie that actually lives up to the hype to a surprise indie game that takes the world by storm.
And we’ll be updating this page all year long as we continue to check out the latest in film, television, and gaming — so stay tuned.
nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
Looks like one of my favorite electronic music albums from the 2010s, Does It Look Like I'm Here?, got a remaster in 2023. Great music for auditing Ed25519 implementations 🙃 https://emeralds.bandcamp.com/album/does-it-look-like-im-here-expanded-remaster
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
How are you going to save science without using science?
Auntie Em! Wicked Barbie Boxes Send People To Hardcore Porn Site
Look, we all know Barbie looks at porn. She’s an adult woman, it’s no big deal. But it’s maybe more of an issue when she starts leaving tabs open all over the merch sold to kids. This is what’s happened on the boxes for two Wicked movie tie-in Barbie dolls.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Yikes. Elevatorgate hasn't died off yet? A bunch of people's brains exploded in 2011.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/11/11/elevatorgate-yet-lives/
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FTX is suing Binance to recover nearly $1.8 billion
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The estate of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao in a bid to recover $1.76 billion. FTX alleges these funds were fraudulently transferred to Binance, Zhao, and other Binance executives in July 2021 as part of a shares repurchase deal with FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
According to the filing, the transaction saw Binance sell back the 20 percent stake it held in FTX’s international unit and 18.4 percent in its US-based entity, which Bankman-Fried paid for using a mix of FTX and Binance-branded cryptocurrencies. The FTX estate alleges the share repurchase deal was conducted unlawfully because — following massive fraud by Bankman-Fried and other executives — FTX and its...
The push for Elon Musk to lead American AI policy is already starting
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Efforts to influence President-elect Donald Trump’s policies via Elon Musk are already beginning. On Friday, nonprofit AI advocacy group Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) launched a public petition asking Trump to make Musk his special adviser on AI, saying he is well positioned to protect the US lead on the technology while ensuring it’s rolled out safely.
“No one is better equipped to help the Trump Administration make America lead on AI than Elon Musk,” reads the petition circulated by ARI, which is led by former Democratic representative Brad Carson and says it doesn’t take corporate funding.
Musk has been a leading critic of OpenAI, a company he cofounded but more recently has distanced himself from and made into an...
Video game history falls into place in Tetris Forever
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For such a simple game, Tetris has a wild history. Developed in the mid-1980s by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union, Tetris’ global expansion involved a complex web of software copyright, clandestine meetings, handshake deals, and someone stretching a tourist visa to the very limits. It’s a story that inspired a feature film — but it might be best explored in Tetris Forever, the latest retro game collection from Digital Eclipse.
The studio has made a name for itself with its interactive documentary format. The idea is that, instead of just presenting a bunch of games and supplementary material and leaving it to players to sort through it, the collections put everything into a timeline you can explore in chronological order. This...
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krazykitty@mamot.fr ("Krazy Krêpe") wrote:
Periodic (haha) reminder that there is a perfectly good menstrual cycle tracking app out there called @dripapp that won't leak any data (such as a pattern suggestive of an abortion) with any law enforcement agency because *it doesn't have access to your data to begin with*.
I'd rather encourage people to drop Flo or other apps for Drip than encourage non-menstruating people to install Flo and input fake data in the hope that it will make abnormal cycle patterns harder to detect.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Ethics for all, not just for the people you don't like, please.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/11/11/can-we-demand-an-ethical-standard-for-government/
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Boost Mobile says it’s a real wireless carrier now
Remember the race to 5G? | Image: The Verge
Boost Mobile has announced it is on its way to meeting FCC coverage deadlines by the end of the year and says it has earned the title of MNO — Mobile Network Operator — rather than MVNO, which is a virtual network operator mainly reselling service from other carriers. Mission... accomplished? Sort of. It’s progress, at least.
Boost, you will remember, is supposed to be our nation’s fourth wireless carrier thanks to a wonky deal that allowed T-Mobile to buy Sprint. Dish Network — now owned by EchoStar — bought the brand as part of the deal and is required by the FCC to hit certain milestones in its 5G network buildout to hold up its part of the bargain. Last June, it was required to cover 70 percent of the US population; by the end of the...
The Mass Effect Trilogy Squadmates, Ranked From Worst To Best
Last week marked N7 Day, which means Mass Effect fans broke out the fan art and BioWare vaguely gestured at the upcoming fifth game. The studio said this year would be a quiet one, as the team just released Dragon Age: The Veilguard earlier in the week. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still discuss the series and…
The fight over control of the House. And, veterans stung by botched home program
These races will determine who controls the House. Plus, an NPR investigation found thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages and now a rescue plan cannot help them all.
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chartgerink@akademienl.social ("Chris Hartgerink (they/them)") wrote:
> The Music Industry Can’t Silence Nemahsis
The music is amazing, the story even more so.
https://www.hearingthings.co/the-music-industry-cant-silence-nemahsis/
Trump’s reelection casts a shadow over the start of global climate negotiations
Trump’s return to the White House raises questions about whether the country will continue working on global climate initiatives.
Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent
A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially vulnerable.
The Renewable Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There’s no question that the forthcoming return of Donald Trump and his willful disregard for science, truth, and basic empathy is a massive step backward in the struggle toward a world built on justice, equity, and a stable climate. Trump has promised […]
Alzheimer’s timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent
A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer’s has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially vulnerable.
What It’s Like to Be a Poll Worker With a Disability
It can be challenging to manage the symptoms of a disability or chronic illness during a long workday. For disabled and chronically ill poll workers, Election Day—which can mean 14-hour shifts—certainly takes the cake. Being a poll worker can be a meaningful civic duty for those who participate. Disabled poll workers are also crucial: They […]
Mattel accidentally linked a porn site on Wicked doll packaging
The first part of Wicked, starring Ariana Grande (left) and Cynthia Erivo (right) will arrive in theaters on November 22nd. | Image: Universal Pictures
Barbie producer Mattel has issued an apology after customers spotted its Wicked edition dolls listed an adult website on the packaging. The toy merchandise mistakenly directed customers to the homepage of the Wicked Pictures pornographic movie studio, instead of the correct WickedMovie.com URL.
“We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate action to remedy this,” Mattel said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “Parents are advised that the misprinted, incorrect website is not appropriate for children.”
Mattel said that the dolls, which have been released to coincide with Universal’s film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical, are “primarily sold in the US” and that the error was a “misprint.” It’s unclear...
Wisconsin high court to hear arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.
Israel's fired defense minister slams Netanyahu on his last day
Israel's ousted defense minister says the military achieved all of its Gaza objectives, and the prime minister held up a cease-fire deal that would have ended the war and freed remaining hostages.
More young people are surviving cancer. Then they face a life altered by it
More people are getting cancer in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and surviving, thanks to rapid advancement in care. Many will have decades of life ahead of them, which means they face greater and more complex challenges in survivorship. Lourdes Monje is navigating these waters at age 29.
Biden was given a film camera. The result? A new, intimate view of the White House
The creators behind the viral TikTok account @lifeonfilm.27 give film cameras to strangers all over the world. In September, they handed one to one of the most powerful men in the world.
It’s Veterans Day. The VA says it can’t help thousands of vets it left stranded
An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them. A rescue plan being rolled out by the Department of Veterans Affairs is excluding many vets who need help.
When her key broke in the ignition, a car thief saved the day
After her car key broke, Betsy Cornwell was stranded and all alone. Then the unlikeliest of heroes came to her aid.
A human bird flu case is thought to be found in Canada for the first time
A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another lab for confirmation.
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anatudor ("Ana Tudor 🐯") wrote:
Here's a fun #3D layered text effect on @codepen https://codepen.io/thebabydino/pen/vYMdzVy
No text duplication whatsoever, no text-shadow, no JS, no images save for CSS gradients.
All done with #CSS gradients, transforms & #SVG #filter magic! 🪄
Also an entry for this week's
#CodePenChallenge.#svgFilter #textEffects #code #textEffect #web #dev #webDev #webDevelopment #coding #frontend
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I am *so* sorry!
Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in transition process
It marks even more turmoil in an already rocky democratic transition process for Haiti, which hasn't held democratic elections in years in a large part due to the soaring levels of gang violence.
Arrest made in Tuskegee University shooting that left 1 dead, 16 injured
The incident follows a string of other recent deadly shootings surrounding homecoming events at schools in Southern states.
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sml@chaos.social ("Samuel") wrote:
Are you tired of seeing strange attractors? Because I am not. After animating the attraction parameters, I decided to do something different: increase the point count to four million to create a more surface-like structure, find interesting shapes and then play around with single source lighting and materials. Here are the results:
#Blender #B3D #StrangeAttractor #GenerativeArt #3DArt #GeometryNodes
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- A dense point cloud that creates a complex wavy 3D structure, illuminated from below and rendered against a black background. The particle color ranges from white to shiny golden. (remote)
- A dense point cloud that creates a complex wavy 3D structure, illuminated from the side and rendered against a black background, this time more zoomed in. The particle color ranges from white to shiny golden. (remote)
- A dense point cloud that creates a complex wavy 3D structure, illuminated from the side and rendered against a black background. The particle color ranges from white to pale blue. (remote)
- Another point cloud-based 3D structure, illuminated from behind and rendered against a black background. The particle color ranges from white to metallic pink. (remote)
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isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
@TarkabarkaHolgy speaking from the experience of watching protests in Russia fizzle out after 2011-2012 — this is exactly true.
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TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social ("Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág") wrote:
Speaking as someone living in Hungary, to friends in the #USA:
The greatest weapon the system has is outrage fatigue. Doing so many unimaginable things at the same time that people just sigh and go on. Having so many things to protest that you run out of days and hours. Piling on so you start focusing on surviving with your bare mental health day to day.
Pick your cause and stick to it. Support others who focus on different causes. Don't try to do everything at once.
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BigJesusTrashcan@kolektiva.social ("Big Jesus Trashcan☑️🏴") wrote:
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
On the Internet, we all live in thousands of different fractured realities.
So when someone sounds the alarm, and says "hey this bad thing is happening" it's easy to dismiss it if you aren't personally seeing it.
It's only when that bad thing spreads to its tipping point, that we see it. And by then it's too late.
So remember my series of rants about anti-Latino rhetoric coming from the left. And we'll chat about it next year.
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
By the time mass deportations start, we'll have convinced ourselves that every person ICE snatches out of their bed had a Trump-supporting family member.
And that's how you get an entire country to cheer for something unspeakable.
Reblogged by cmiksche ("Christoph Miksche"):
Review of "Cloud Atlas" (4 stars): Great book if you are proficient in English
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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
In an attempt to get a sense of control about things before the week starts, I'm trying to make a dent in the disaster that is my office.
I started this little fellow during a playdoh session with the kiddo. I worked on it a couple of times after the initial session, and even cobbled together an armature stand. I had plans, but it's clear they're not happening. So sorry, incomplete little guy, you've got to go. But I'll record you here for posterity.
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- In my left hand, I'm holding what was intended to be a dragon head. Looking at it from it's right side, it has a bit of a classic dragon profile. It has an under bite prominent bumps between its eye sockets and nostrils. From its forehead down its neck runs some bony plates. It is incomplete. I didn't get to teeth, eyes, and scales. Alas. (Shot on a potato phone.) (remote)
- Same dragon head, but from an almost 3/4 view from the right side. (remote)
The next Nintendo Direct is all about Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country gets a Nintendo Direct showcase on Monday. | Image: Nintendo
Nintendo says it’s finally going to show off the long-awaited Donkey Kong Country area of Super Nintendo World in a Nintendo Direct stream on Monday at 5PM ET. It’s an encouraging sign for the theme park expansion devoted to Mario’s first nemesis, the opening of which was delayed earlier this year.
Nintendo first confirmed that it was building the area, which will feature a mine cart rollercoaster ride, back in 2021. Nintendo and Universal Studios showed the region off — or a digital render of it, anyway — earlier this year, and confirmed that when the Orlando, Florida version of Super Nintendo World opens on May 22nd, 2025, it will have all of the same attractions as its Osaka counterpart.
As for Nintendo Switch 2 news, well, don’t get...
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VeryBadLlama@mas.to ("Janel Comeau") wrote:
I actually don’t feel as fine as R.E.M. led me to believe I would
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Apparently I'm really in the mood for contemplative performances inside of empty, expansive spaces. Sting at the Panthéon:
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“…Populist leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, and populist movements and conspiracy theories such as QAnon and the anti-vaxxers, have argued that all traditional institutions that gain authority by claiming to gather information and discover truth are simply lying.” [2/4]
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Bureaucrats, judges, doctors, mainstream journalists, and academic experts are elite cabals that have no interest in the truth and are deliberately spreading disinformation to gain power and privileges for themselves at the expense of “the people.” The rise of politicians like Trump and movements like QAnon has a specific political context…”[3/4]
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“… unique to the conditions of the United States in the late 2010s. But populism as an antiestablishment worldview long predated Trump and is relevant to numerous other historical contexts now and in the future. In a nutshell, populism views information as a weapon.”[4/4]
— Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari
https://a.co/ebdIJl9
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“…since 2016. The ecological crisis has intensified, international tensions have escalated, and a populist wave has undermined the cohesion of even the most robust democracies. Populism has also mounted a radical challenge to the naive view of information.” [1/4]
Reblogged by cmiksche ("Christoph Miksche"):
Review of "Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle" (5 stars): Among the best series I read
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Press Freedom Groups Warn of the Threat Posed By Trump
Press freedom groups have a stark warning for Americans: Trump could pose a serious threat to fact-based journalism during his next term in office if he does not change course. The Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and Freedom of the Press Foundation all issued statements in the aftermath of Trump’s win this week, […]
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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
My Fediverse Advice:
* Follow more people. No, even more people than that. Basically, if you find a real person and their posts are good follow 'em
* If you get a good reply to a post boost it. If you make a good reply to a post boost it. Replies are not visible in the feed unless you do this. As long as the post is an OK start to a conversation or interesting boost it.
* Write thoughtful replies. And if you put effort into a reply boost it or probably only the people tagged will see it.
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“In 2020, the Biden-Harris team had won almost 69% of the vote in Dearborn. In 2024, Harris got just 36% – with Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, taking 18%.
In Dearborn Heights, Trump defeated Harris by 44% to 38%. Stein received 15% of the vote.”