GNOME is by far the biggest target of harassment in the FOSS space but it's by no means unique to GNOME this happens to basically every project with any noticiable level of usage Full Episode: https://youtu.be/kO0V7BE1bEo
The fascinating thing about PeerTube right now is that the frontend experience actually seems to be best on other services. This is primarily because discoverability between instances is fairly poor due to both federation mechanics and due to the nature of bootstrapping social. Because Lemmy and Mastodon feature their own human...
I ‘upvote’ more or less all posts I interact with (sometimes I forget to vote). I feel like we should bring back open dialogues and heavily dissuade people from simply disregarding someone’s entire belief system or ideals based on 200 characters of text (an example)....
Canonical is planning an ‘All Snap’ desktop next year. It will likely be available side-by-side with the traditional deb-based installation we’ve been used to since 2004....
While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si [http://meet.jit.si], for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a “Know Your Customer” policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account. If you prefer not to...
Honestly, fair enough. The fact that you can self-host is huge imo, which no one else provides and ensures complete control, unlike Zoom where they sell your information to AI companies.
Researchers have discovered that graphene naturally allows proton transport, especially around its nanoscale wrinkles. This finding could revolutionize the hydrogen economy by offering sustainable alternatives to existing catalysts and membranes. Scientists from the University of Warwick and the
YouTube is changing the homepage experience for users who have their watch history turned off. They will now see an almost blank homepage with just a search bar and buttons for Shorts, Subscriptions and Library. This is intended to make it clear that personalized recommendations rely on watch history data. The new design aims to...
U.S. scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said on Sunday.
ehh kbin/lemmy/other related platforms are still small, maybe once reddit gets a reputation for being an unreliable shithole some of the nerds will start coming over.
From coping with dangerously swollen rivers to helping residents trapped in waterlogged cities, China's disaster-response systems are being put to the test after one of the strongest storms in years brought record rainfall that could take weeks to recede.
Researchers used electric stimulation to switch on exact genes involved in regulating insulin. Blood glucose concentrations of model mice returned to normal.
A former military intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower told House lawmakers that Congress is being kept in the dark about unidentified anomalous phenomena.
GNOME Developers Suffer Constant Harassment (yewtu.be)
GNOME is by far the biggest target of harassment in the FOSS space but it's by no means unique to GNOME this happens to basically every project with any noticiable level of usage Full Episode: https://youtu.be/kO0V7BE1bEo
Microsoft may replace the Start button with the Copilot AI in Windows 12 (www.notebookcheck.net)
The Best PeerTube Frontends are Mastodon and Lemmy
The fascinating thing about PeerTube right now is that the frontend experience actually seems to be best on other services. This is primarily because discoverability between instances is fairly poor due to both federation mechanics and due to the nature of bootstrapping social. Because Lemmy and Mastodon feature their own human...
Do you think the Internet and websites with 'voting' systems encourage hivemind thinking and discourage any debate or discourse? Solutions?
I ‘upvote’ more or less all posts I interact with (sometimes I forget to vote). I feel like we should bring back open dialogues and heavily dissuade people from simply disregarding someone’s entire belief system or ideals based on 200 characters of text (an example)....
Executive order bans gender-neutral language in Arkansas government documents (fayettevilleflyer.com)
Is there a newer model of desktop/laptop/motherboard which supports Coreboot?
As far as I can see, the T440p is the latest Thinkpad to support Coreboot/skulls....
Cabal of 'gay furry hackers' claims over 3,000 files stolen in NATO website breach (www.pcgamer.com)
The headline itself made this worth sharing
4chan Uses Bing to Flood the Internet With Racist Images (www.404media.co)
Outdated snap packages - Issues Canonical Needs to Address Before Releasing an "All Snap" Desktop (popey.com)
Canonical is planning an ‘All Snap’ desktop next year. It will likely be available side-by-side with the traditional deb-based installation we’ve been used to since 2004....
US to argue Google abused power to monopolize internet search as antitrust trial begins (www.theguardian.com)
Outcome could reshape how public accesses and interacts with the internet, or embolden Google to pursue tighter grip on the market
Unity adding a fee for devs for each time a game is installed, after certain thresholds (www.gamesindustry.biz)
How many people actually dropped Reddit for Lemmy?
It is possible to estimate?
eating books slowly makes you pregnant rule (lemmy.world)
New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers say (www.thehindu.com)
Researchers said they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices
Reddit right now listed by popular/hot (lemmy.world)
What’s happening to reddit 🤦🏻♀️
As the AI industry booms, what toll will it take on the environment? (www.theguardian.com)
Tech companies remain secretive over the amount of energy and water it takes to train their complex programs and models
German Chancellor Scholz speaks out against new nuclear power (www.reuters.com)
Growth in german wind capacity is slowing. Soo… then the plan is to keep on with lignite and gas? Am I missing something?...
FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com)
Aww … poor little ISPs.
Jitsi, the open-source video conferencing platform, now requires a Google, Microsoft, or Facebook account for their online service. - Beehaw (beehaw.org)
While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si [http://meet.jit.si], for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a “Know Your Customer” policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account. If you prefer not to...
“Truly Mind-Boggling” Breakthrough: Graphene Surprise Could Help Generate Hydrogen Cheaply and Sustainably (scitechdaily.com)
Researchers have discovered that graphene naturally allows proton transport, especially around its nanoscale wrinkles. This finding could revolutionize the hydrogen economy by offering sustainable alternatives to existing catalysts and membranes. Scientists from the University of Warwick and the
Alpine break new ground with Reddit after 'first-of-its-kind' partnership unveiled (www.planetf1.com)
Alpine have announced a new 'first-of-its-kind' partnership with one of the world's largest websites, Reddit.
Hurricane Hilary could dump over a year's worth of rain on parts of the Southwest (www.cnn.com)
The current state of gaming (sh.itjust.works)
Id Release of Quake II 2023 Source Code on Github under GPL-2 (github.com)
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YouTube will now show a blank homepage if you don’t have watch history on (www.theverge.com)
YouTube is changing the homepage experience for users who have their watch history turned off. They will now see an almost blank homepage with just a search bar and buttons for Shorts, Subscriptions and Library. This is intended to make it clear that personalized recommendations rely on watch history data. The new design aims to...
US scientists repeat fusion ignition breakthrough (www.reuters.com)
U.S. scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said on Sunday.
Flooded rivers, trapped residents test China's disaster response (www.reuters.com)
From coping with dangerously swollen rivers to helping residents trapped in waterlogged cities, China's disaster-response systems are being put to the test after one of the strongest storms in years brought record rainfall that could take weeks to recede.
Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity (www.vice.com)
Researchers used electric stimulation to switch on exact genes involved in regulating insulin. Blood glucose concentrations of model mice returned to normal.
Next Battlefield Is A "Reimagination" Of The Series (www.gamespot.com)
After Battlefield 2042 came up short, it looks like EA is shaking things up for the next game.
Superconductor Breakthrough Replicated, Twice, in Preliminary Testing (www.tomshardware.com)
A tentative but less nebulous step toward superconductor-fueled electronics.
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)
Why sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere can’t undo all the effects of climate change (www.theverge.com)
Carbon dioxide emissions can turn dry places into deserts, and that’s hard to undo.
UFO hearing key takeaways: What a whistleblower told Congress about UAP (www.cbsnews.com)
A former military intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower told House lawmakers that Congress is being kept in the dark about unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Linux - video editing software? (kbin.social)
Hello Kbin,...
Researchers Produce 'Green' Hydrogen With Over 90% Efficiency - Slashdot (science.slashdot.org)
(dunno if slashdot is allowed, otherwise i'll make a new post with the link to the actual site)...
US heatwave: 'Dangerous’ temperatures could set new records (news.yahoo.com)
Nearly a third of Americans - about 113 million people - are currently under heat advisories.
Microsoft’s cloud ambitions for Windows could kill off desktop PCs – and sooner than we expected (www.techradar.com)
Windows 365 for consumers is imminent? So the rumor mill reckons
Tumblr says it’s going to “fix” its “core experience” to appeal to new users (www.theverge.com)
“The underlying problem is that Tumblr is not easy to use.”
If the majority of the Fediverse is going to defederate from Meta Threads, does that mean we will defederate from Tumblr too? (kbin.social)
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Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Wishes We Could Keep 'Race' Out Of Tulsa Race Massacre (www.wonkette.com) Japanese
Oklahoma goddam....