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taylorlorenz, 7 months ago to random

A book publisher is trying to get the National Book Awards to prevent any authors from saying statements about Gaza. They list "Free Palestine" as an example of "hate speech" https://zibbyowens.substack.com/p/why-zibby-media-pulled-out-of-the

arstechnica, 7 months ago to random

Amazon Fire Tablets and other gear will reportedly switch away from Android

TVs, Echo Show, and other gear could sport Amazon's in-house replacement soon.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/amazon-fire-tablets-and-other-gear-will-reportedly-switch-away-from-android/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

w7voa, 8 months ago to random

Elon Musk reportedly wants X (Twitter) to be a dating app. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-wants-x-to-be-dating-app-leaked-meeting-2023-10

arstechnica, 9 months ago to random

Unity exec tells Ars he’s on a mission to earn back developer trust

Interview: "It was not our intent to nickel-and-dime it, but it came across that way."

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/unity-exec-tells-ars-hes-on-a-mission-to-earn-back-developer-trust/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Gargron, 9 months ago to random

I have the iPhone 12 Pro and it's basically already the perfect phone, I don't feel like any of this stuff is worth upgrading for #AppleEvent

w7voa, 10 months ago to random

Spy agency in #Canada leaning on Soviet imagery to help prime Canadians against #disinformation. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-disinformation-ads-soviet-imagery-1.6955717?cmp=rss

jerry, 10 months ago to random

Removing the ability to block someone on a social network? Wowza. I better get some new servers going.

TechConnectify, 10 months ago to random

lololol, a comment on the video says something like "see, here's why plug-and-charge is so great. You don't always have your phone or wallet with you, but -" and I'm gonna need to stop you right there, bud.

Yes. Yes I do.

I do the ol' pocket pat every time I grab my car keys.

ESPECIALLY when I'm leaving on a road trip.

jerry, 10 months ago to random

Look, my family left me home alone for a week. I sometimes have bad ideas enabled by things being far too easy to buy.

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jerry, 10 months ago to random

Request: before accusing your instance admin of shadow banning you, or of trying to spy on you, or of trying to install malware in your browser, or of deleting your posts, please take a moment to try a "normal" browser that doesn't have all the security and privacy gunk.

thx

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