Smartspacer the supercharged version of Google's At a Glance widget. -Mishaal Rahman (x.com)
Looks super cool, I going to mess with it later...
via Locus Magazine: NATO is calling for sci-fi writers from member states to submit short stories (locusmag.com)
For more details about the contest: www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=1872...
Funny Girl Doesn’t Make Sense, So Barbra Streisand Is Redoing the 1968 Film’s Ending (www.thewrap.com)
“Funny Girl,” the smash hit that cemented Barbra Streisand’s place in Hollywood at the ripe age of 26, ended with her protagonist, Fanny Brice, separating from her husband after he was released from prison....
No question asked. Also rule. (sh.itjust.works)
Who's ruledicalized here? Not me. (sh.itjust.works)
Shucked Announces 2024 National Tour (variety.com)
Shucked will embark on a North American tour in the fall of 2024....
Demand soaring at B.C. food banks, even among double-income families (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Steven Lutvak, Composer of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Dies at 64 (playbill.com)
Steven Lutvak, the musical mind behind the Tony-winning musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, died October 9 at the age of 64....
CUPE statement on violence in Palestine and Israel (cupe.ca)
Saturn Pro controller brings 21st century amenities to the 20th century's best joypad (www.timeextension.com)
The always reliable Damien McFerran from Time Extension reports that Retro-Bit is set to release the Saturn Pro controller, a sequel of sorts to the original Sega Saturn joypad. That pad was absolutely fantastic for 2D games of all stripes, and especially versus fighting games, but the Saturn Pro pad adds two (tiny) analog...
Flu, COVID immunization campaign kicks off in B.C. as vaccines arrive at pharmacies (www.cbc.ca)
Ubuntu Linux 23.10 is adding an important new security feature: restricted unprivileged user namespaces (www.zdnet.com)
The Social Media Censorship of Canadian Sikhs [Audio, 33:53] (pressprogress.ca)
Best Dungeons & Dragons Deals on sale for Amazon Prime Day (www.polygon.com)
Merritt mayor plans to cut payments to province as city hospital's ER closes for 16th time this year (www.cbc.ca)
Ancient Life as Old as the Universe - Kurzgesagt (yt.artemislena.eu)
RCMP sensitive crimes unit investigating Greenbelt land swap scandal (www.nationalobserver.com)
Non-Paywall Article
Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive and destructive social media habits (apnews.com)
Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy social media habits....
Rheinmetall has received an order for 150,000 artillery shells for Ukraine (odessa-journal.com)
rheinmetall.com/…/2023-10-10-third-call-off-artil…
Season 2 Patch Notes (1.2.0) (news.blizzard.com)
Hughes Van Ellis, one of last Tulsa race massacre survivors, dies aged 102 (www.theguardian.com)
One of the last known survivors of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 has died, his family has confirmed in a statement....
Jerry Seinfeld says he's up to something related to the 'Seinfeld' finale: 'Something is going to happen' (www.cnn.com)
More presumed human remains recovered from submersible that imploded, killing 5, Coast Guard says (apnews.com)
The Coast Guard has recovered remaining debris, including presumed human remains, from a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean’s surface, officials said Tuesday....
Ausschreitungen in der Rigaer Straße: Keine Hilfe aus Angst vor Hinterhalt (taz.de) German
Sony Announces New Slim PlayStation 5 Models With Removable Disc Drives (www.gameinformer.com)
Nearly three years after the initial launch of the PlayStation 5, Sony has revealed a redesign. Both the disc drive model and the digital model will be updated, but these two models aren't…
