I think in the later dying days of the floppy disk, the manufacturers made them with really poor quality. It used to be in earlier years, say the 8-bit years when floppy disks were still floppy, that the disks could keep your data for years if you treated them like vinyl records and never touched the magnetic surface.
In the late years, I’ve seen floppy disks that failed almost immediately.
She’ll peel voters away from Trump, so I’m all for her running as a spoiler, obnoxious as she is. Assuming she peels votes from Trump, she said she won’t do it if it helps Trump.
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....
Senator Dianne Feinstein's career was filled with firsts, including first woman mayor of San Francisco and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
Grocery chains have software for putting together shelf arrangements. Suppliers have to pay if they want their products at a quality location at eye level, or near the ends of the aisle. And of course pay more for things like endcap displays.
Easy. Manufacturers pay for endcap displays and choice shelf space. It’s advertising for them. (source: I work for a brewery, and that’s how they put together the beer aisle. I’ve seen the software used to build the shelf arrangements.)
I take notes and write up mini reviews on my laptop when I watch shows as its the only way I can follow what’s happening. Even with no distractions I tend to drift off into my thoughts....
I remember learning to use a Franklin Planner at one point.
These days, I use Google Calendar and Tasks, simply because I keep my phone on my person at nearly all times. The key to using these tools long term for me is to keep them immediately available.
Bjørn Gulden, chief executive of Adidas, has lamented the end of the company’s lucrative partnership with Kanye West, saying, “I don’t think he meant what he said,” regarding the rapper’s antisemitic comments in October 2022....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it would seek public opinion before finalizing its decision to remove a decongestant widely used in cough syrups from the agency’s list of ingredients for over-the-counter (OTC) use....
Users on TikTok searching for “WGA” are met with a screen claiming that the phrase “may be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines.” No videos return. Users are also unable to search for the “WGA” hashtag....
Between that and the shit apps that you use to watch the various streaming services, it’s getting to the point where I’m about to buy a super-cheap laptop to put into the HDMI port, so I can watch through a web browser & block or sidestep some of that shit.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Thursday that the Supreme Court is working on “concrete steps” to address ethics issues at the high court amid an array of recent news stories on justices’ travel and relationships with political donors....
Oh look, tankie horseshit. How many millions died as a result of “efforts to establish socialism”? So why don’t you shove that disingenuous bullshit up your ass.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again Wednesday, this time during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election....
I’ve now concluded that the Dept. of Temporal Investigations created the Star Trek TV shows. They’re actually temporal damage control, by papering over the temporal incursions and leaked future-knowledge by telling everyone it’s fiction!
The best thing to do would be to train it at first by having it trained on live posts as human moderators flag CSAM, then once it’s trained up, it can start auto-flagging posts, with human mods checking. Don’t keep the CSAM material, just train the neural net, then delete.
This should be doable without storing CSAM for any longer than it takes to catch it and remove it.
I’m wondering if I have a weed problem. I started taking weed to help my depression then after a while I take it every day. Usually edibles and vaping sometimes just vaping....
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
Floppy disks were high-tech weapons once (files.mastodon.social)
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
The Chrome team says they’re not going to pursue Web Integrity but…...
Liz Cheney doesn't rule out presidential bid, calls Donald Trump 'the single most dangerous threat' (www.usatoday.com)
I'm still angry about this. They ever give a reason? (startrek.website)
Okay. Those are all good reasons but “It was the 70s and he wasn’t white” is definitely my favorite.
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....
YSK that there is no such thing as an "alpha wolf" (cdn.zmescience.com)
Some of the many articles about it:...
lemmy.ml and hexbear.net has been banned in China
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/6763330...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, an 'icon for women in politics,' dies at 90, source confirms (abc7news.com)
Senator Dianne Feinstein's career was filled with firsts, including first woman mayor of San Francisco and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
They literally just flipped the order of the frozen foods aisle. WHY. (startrek.website)
"We've used 5% of our defense budget to arm Ukraine. And with it, they've destroyed 50% of Putin's army." - Ad targeted to Republicans to support Ukraine (streamable.com)
Techniques and Strategies For Maintaining Focus
I take notes and write up mini reviews on my laptop when I watch shows as its the only way I can follow what’s happening. Even with no distractions I tend to drift off into my thoughts....
Adidas chief exec: Kanye West ‘didn’t mean what he said’ with antisemitic comments (www.theguardian.com)
Bjørn Gulden, chief executive of Adidas, has lamented the end of the company’s lucrative partnership with Kanye West, saying, “I don’t think he meant what he said,” regarding the rapper’s antisemitic comments in October 2022....
Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is to charge all users subscription fees (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk has indicated that X, formerly known as Twitter, is preparing to charge all users for accessing the platform....
Cargo pants are a godsend (startrek.website)
Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called (arstechnica.com)
US FDA to seek public opinion before banning popular cough syrup ingredient (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it would seek public opinion before finalizing its decision to remove a decongestant widely used in cough syrups from the agency’s list of ingredients for over-the-counter (OTC) use....
Kim Davis must pay $100,000 to US same-sex couple she denied marriage license (www.theguardian.com)
TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike (www.mediamatters.org)
Users on TikTok searching for “WGA” are met with a screen claiming that the phrase “may be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines.” No videos return. Users are also unable to search for the “WGA” hashtag....
Television (lemmy.world)
What is the most "Thankless" job?
If someone comments saying their actual current job, please be kind and thank them in a reply.
Brett Kavanaugh says justices are working on ‘concrete steps’ on ethics (www.cnn.com)
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Thursday that the Supreme Court is working on “concrete steps” to address ethics issues at the high court amid an array of recent news stories on justices’ travel and relationships with political donors....
I find it wonderfully quaint that people like these exist (lemmy.world)
or like, the elementary school wacky science experiment guy, or guys that get interviewed in old band documentaries about concerts from the 50s...
The Colossal Capterpillar 797 Haul Truck (lemmy.world)
Defediverse (lemmy.ml)
EDIT: no, I don’t sympathize with nazis (neither I sympathize with those who call everyone nazi when they’re losing an argument ;)
What do you do with all the free time you got once you stopped using reddit?
Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event (www.nbcnews.com)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again Wednesday, this time during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election....
This is the discourse Im looking for (startrek.website)
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From a purely scientific standpoint, when does weed use become problematic.
I’m wondering if I have a weed problem. I started taking weed to help my depression then after a while I take it every day. Usually edibles and vaping sometimes just vaping....