Key factions of the House Republican conference reached a tentative agreement Sunday to keep the government funded temporarily and avert a shutdown currently scheduled for the end of this month, pairing it with a conservative border security measure, multiple GOP sources with knowledge told NBC News....
You are buried in a coffin 6ft deep, with no light or cell phone. There is only a small tube connected to the coffin from outside that allows you to breathe (edit: you can breathe with no difficulty). After 48 hours, you are dug up and given 1 million dollars. Do you do it?...
You would have to understand the person. Some might think in math, others in musical notes, others in temperature, and others in taste. You would probably have to understand how they think in order to relate an unknown topic such as color.
My pet peeve is the Finnish name “Yrjö”. It comes from the Greek name “Geôrgios”, which means farmer, but nowadays the word “yrjö” means vomit. ‘Unique spellings’ like some “Everleigh” also drive me crazy.
I was wondering, with all the different Lemmy clients and frontends, what/which out of these do people actually use? To answer this, I made a poll if anyone wants to fill it out, and I tried to put every client I could find.
Researchers from Pritzker Molecular Engineering, under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell, demonstrated that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune response linked to multiple sclerosis. Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have developed
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top health department official are directly contradicting federal health recommendations and warning residents against getting a new COVID-19 booster, saying there’s not enough evidence it provides benefits that outweigh risks....
I’m with you there. I didn’t completely drop reddit, but my usage is a fraction of what it once was. I don’t think I’ll ever soent that much time on any one platform again to be honest.
Microsoft AI team accidentally leaks 38TB of private company data (mashable.com)
People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office (www.theguardian.com)
What nonfiction books have caused a paradigm-shift in your life?
I’m gonna make a list and hit the library
Google nears release of AI software Gemini, The Information reports (www.reuters.com)
What addons/scripts,etc do you consider necessary for firefox?
Unity apologises. (www.pcgamer.com)
'Winning Time' Canceled by HBO After 2 Seasons (www.thewrap.com)
"Winning Time" has battled lower viewership and criticism from former Lakers players. The strike contributed to the show being canceled.
House Republicans release short-term bill to avert government shutdown until Oct. 31 (www.nbcnews.com)
Key factions of the House Republican conference reached a tentative agreement Sunday to keep the government funded temporarily and avert a shutdown currently scheduled for the end of this month, pairing it with a conservative border security measure, multiple GOP sources with knowledge told NBC News....
My Worst Tech Interview Experience (sebastiancarlos.com)
Would you be buried alive for 48hr for a million dollars?
You are buried in a coffin 6ft deep, with no light or cell phone. There is only a small tube connected to the coffin from outside that allows you to breathe (edit: you can breathe with no difficulty). After 48 hours, you are dug up and given 1 million dollars. Do you do it?...
How do you describe color to a person who has always been blind?
What first name do you hate the most and why?
My pet peeve is the Finnish name “Yrjö”. It comes from the Greek name “Geôrgios”, which means farmer, but nowadays the word “yrjö” means vomit. ‘Unique spellings’ like some “Everleigh” also drive me crazy.
What Lemmy Client(s) Do You Use? (strawpoll.com)
I was wondering, with all the different Lemmy clients and frontends, what/which out of these do people actually use? To answer this, I made a poll if anyone wants to fill it out, and I tried to put every client I could find.
What's something that's not common knowledge but you think everyone should know? (kbin.social)
Specifically thinking of stuff that make your life better in the long run but all kinds of answers are welcome!...
Laundry day (lemmy.world)
Developers fight back against Unity’s new pricing model (www.theverge.com)
New Vaccine Can Completely Reverse Autoimmune Diseases Like Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, and Crohn’s Disease (scitechdaily.com)
Researchers from Pritzker Molecular Engineering, under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell, demonstrated that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune response linked to multiple sclerosis. Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have developed
Bit quiet in here (lemmy.world)
Godot just received a 10k monthly recurring donation from OSS Capital (twitter.com)
archive || nitter...
What's a great but uncommon comedy movie we should watch?
I hate using mobile to read articles (lemmy.world)
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Frontier Airlines CEO says the pandemic made workers 'lazy' and less productive: 'People are still allowing people to work from home, all this silliness, right?' (www.businessinsider.com)
Does anyone else think this is kind of expensive? (lemmy.world)
Probably a stupid question, but will we ever have something like a microwave to make things cold? Is there a reason this can't exist? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Unity’s new “per-install” pricing enrages the game development community (arstechnica.com)
Fees of up to $0.20 per install threaten to upend large chunks of the industry.
Contradicting federal health officials, Florida Gov. DeSantis recommends against new COVID booster (apnews.com)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top health department official are directly contradicting federal health recommendations and warning residents against getting a new COVID-19 booster, saying there’s not enough evidence it provides benefits that outweigh risks....
Shout out to my fellow caffeine addicts. (lemmy.world)
What's a show that should've gotten cancelled or ended SOONER than it did?
Too many “what got cancelled too soon” questions, what’s a show that went on too long?...
I don't need your fancy Voss water, I only drink FOSS (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
How many people actually dropped Reddit for Lemmy?
It is possible to estimate?
WhatsApp will soon be your one-stop solution for all your chat apps (www.androidpolice.com)
SUMMARY...
Please discuss. (lemmy.ml)
What's something that you hate about all (or most) people?
What is one show you wish wouldn't have gotten cancelled when it did?
Thank you all for the show recommendations
Lemmy is losing users (programming.dev)
How can we make it more popular?
Which conditions would make reject or quit your job?
Being forced to use a particular OS, hardware or programming language? Working remotely? Certain company structure?
What hobby of yours do you wish more people were into?