Chozo
5 months ago
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I disagree, you can see so much on the old layout specifically because it's a wall of text. The new layout is unnecessarily bloated and takes up your whole screen on every device you view it from, so you can barely see more than one or two posts at a time. It removes the ability for the user to freely scroll and look at things that interest them, and forces the user's attention onto exactly what the algorithm wants them to. The new layout removes a ton of agency from the user.
Technology
Threads is automatically hiding comments that mention Pixelfed
Chozo
6 months ago
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57%
This only hides content locally for Threads users, it doesn't affect visibility from any other fedi platform. It's not that different from a Lemmy instance downvoting a comment to the point of being auto-hidden; it still exists but requires an extra click to see from your instance, and the rest of the fediverse can access it normally.
Chozo
6 months ago
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As somebody in both communities, these people are outliers, by far. I'd say 95% of the randoms I play with in either game are decent folk who aren't trying to ruin other people's fun. Even if the random player is way too underleveled for the mission and picked 4 support weapon strategems not knowing what they are and keeps getting stuck in respawn loops, everybody has been friendly and helpful, because that's the democratic way. Anybody who tries to make the lives of their fellow players miserable is a dirty traitor and will be court-martialed.
Unpopular Opinion
Mr Beast is an evil guy that show how capitalisim can turn poor people into clowns to entertain rich people.
Chozo
7 months ago
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75%
That's quite the escalation. Mr Beast isn't making people kill each other.
Games
Helldivers 2 boss apologizes for 'horrible' dev comments, says Arrowhead has 'taken action internally to educate our developers'
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Good on them for acknowledging what was a pretty terrible response to player complaints. It's one thing to be firm in your balancing decisions, but it's another thing to demean your players over it.
That said, the responses from a lot of the players were also really over-the-top to begin with. Hopefully Arrowhead is able to remedy this combativeness between the studio and the community. A live service game really only does well when the developers are on the same wavelength as their players.
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
The mechs are cool, but I've got a feeling that their use case will be very situational. I'm more excited for the other vehicles that we should also be getting soon.
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Even though it may seem disappointing, this was realistically the right call. You know what they say about broken clocks, and all.
They didn't say he couldn't be removed from the ballot, just that it's a federal issue to solve and not a state one. And had they allowed it, that precedent would have been abused almost immediately and been back in the court's review all over again and would have resulted in a ton of dramatic and divisive political theater in the meantime.
Though, it does highlight some significant flaws in our electoral process. There's a lot of conflict between what the states and what the fed should be able to do for elections. The whole system needs to be revamped, IMO. Why each state sets their own rules is baffling to me in the first place; the Presidency affects the entire country, not just the states, so I don't get why we aren't going by nationwide popular vote instead of "California's electors picked Candidate A even though the majority of the voters picked Candidate B, and Iowa voters did a collective Hokey Pokey in a big expo center and decided on Candidate C", etc.
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
I wonder why they settled
I'd imagine because they charged for access to piracy-specific functions of the tool and knew they couldn't argue a case.
It was a dumb move for them to add functionality for unreleased games in the first place, and an even worse move to charge money for it. It makes it a lot harder to convince a court that your tool is for backup/archival purposes only, when you have features that could only work with pirated materials.
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Well ain't this just unfortunate timing.
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Does anybody happen to have contact with Ernest outside of Kbin? It's a little concerning that his last update over a month ago was that he was going in for a medical procedure and that he'd only be gone for a few days. I hope he's doing alright.
Technology
Roku TV bricked until agreeing to new terms of service
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Eh, the built-in speakers on most TVs these days are all pretty trash across the board. You pretty much need a sound bar at the very least, these days.
No Stupid Questions
What does Lemmy do better than Reddit?
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Unfortunately, it still happens even here on Lemmy. I don't think we see it as much because most communities here have far fewer mods than adjacent Reddit subs on average, but occasionally you'll find a mod here who thinks they know better than their community and does whatever they feel like.
No Stupid Questions
What does Lemmy do better than Reddit?
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
I feel like that trope doesn't really ring true these days, as most of the "general purpose" instances are pretty moderate. Back when Lemmy was still just a small handful of instances, that was definitely the case, but I think the wider adoption has balanced things out a bit closer toward center, overall.
Privacy
Chozo
7 months ago
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75%
Crazy that they wrote an entire article for one guy's conversation about motor oil. Sounds like a really effective use of resources that is very real and not made up.
Technology
Hands up if you want to volunteer for layoffs, IBM tells staff
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
IBM is still just as active, just not in the consumer markets anymore. They're big into industry research and more specialized computing these days.
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
I also recommend Pluto.TV for anybody who enjoys Plex's live TV. They've got a similar business model in place (watch for free with regularly-scheduled ads, like normal TV), and some different content sources (as well as some overlapping sources). Like Plex, it also doesn't require any account to watch. It also has an app for most TV platforms.
News
Oprah Exits Weight Watchers Board After Admitting She Took Weight Loss Meds, Stock Tumbling
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
"But she's so empowering!" the fans will say, nevermind the fact that she only seems to "empower" fraudsters.
The Onion
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
It's time to cancel reddig33.
Asklemmy
People born on Leap Day, do you celebrate your birthday on February 28th, February 29th, or March 1st?
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
That's generally how it works, yes.
Asklemmy
People born on Leap Day, do you celebrate your birthday on February 28th, February 29th, or March 1st?
Chozo
7 months ago
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88%
Or it's the day before March 1.
Technology
Actor at Willy Wonka Disaster Says Even the Script Was AI-Generated
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
I like to imagine that this whole event was the result of the first truly rogue AI that generated its own plans for an event, sent out the necessary emails to hire the people to put it together, and everything in secret under its creator's nose.
It probably isn't that, though. Because even AI wouldn't fuck up this badly.
News
Lauren Boebert's son was arrested over a spate of thefts as his mom tries to convince voters to look past her chaotic family life
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
You have to get Beetlejuice tickets for that.
Chozo
7 months ago
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75%
I will absolutely blame the voters, because it'd literally be their fault. That's how elections work.
Games
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
A buddy of mine gifted me a copy of Helldivers 2 the other day, so I've been spending some time spreading Managed Democracy across the galaxy. Mostly going back and forth between Helldivers and The Finals lately.
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
I use Kbin, so my experience is a little different, but do Lemmy instances not have default communities? If not, that seems like a pretty good addition, but if so, then I think that experience is going to be largely dictated by the individual instance you're signing up with.
Ask Lemmy
If Lemmy became popular, what would prevent any three-letter agency from opening a server to get all the user data?
Chozo
7 months ago
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72%
They're already intercepting every packet that leaves your modem before it even reaches your ISP. They've got your data before Lemmy even has it.
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ
Movie-Web Shut Down By Hollywood Complaint
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Shame, that one was easy enough that even my mom was able to watch her shows. Hopefully the Hydra regenerates quickly.
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
I miss what Facebook used to offer in the earlier days. I miss being able to keep up friends and family and having a central place for everybody to just share things. It was nice for a while. It was also just nice having an account where I felt comfortable putting my face and name out there; I know that may seem kinda weird to most people, but there was something weirdly relieving about having one place where I could just say "This is me" without using a screen name and feel right about it. Facebook used to be that place for me.
Then once Facebook started to monetize every pixel on my screen and every post on my feed was just a link to something I couldn't care less about or trying to sell me something or infect me with something else, it became unbearable. The last time I logged into Facebook, I scrolled for probably five whole minutes before I was able to find a single, actual post written by somebody I actually cared about. Everything else was just links, freebooted videos, or algorithmically-boosted content designed to suck my attention away from the thing I actually wanted to look for.
I'd honestly love it if there was a better Facebook-like platform on the Fediverse. Or even not on the Fediverse, just a place where I can actually keep in touch with the people I know instead of just internet strangers. Since ditching Facebook, the internet has definitely felt like a much lonelier place for me.
No Stupid Questions
How did people tell time at night before clocks?
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
How did the wakeyuppymen know what time to start wakeyuppying, tho?
Unpopular Opinion
It's embarrassing and kind of pathetic that most people from the U.S. can only speak one language. The U.S. education system sucks and foreign language learning should be mandatory for everyone.
Chozo
7 months ago
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85%
I'm not sure how much of this has changed since I was a kid, but when I was in high school we had 4 years of Spanish and French, but only one year of either one was mandatory. Most kids in my school ended up just taking a year of Spanish as a freshman, and only those who actually wanted to learn another language elected for the remaining years.
Games
Cyberpunk 2077 with New "Unrecord" Mod Gameplay | Real Life Graphics Combat with Face Tracking
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
It's kinda crazy how just by getting the camera movement, lens distortion, and exposure settings just right, you end up with a very natural-looking video. Even the game textures and animations end up looking more convincing this way. This might be a really fun way to play a stealth build.
Technology
Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Weird, maybe the Pixel build is slightly different, because that's not happening on mine and I believe I've already got the latest updates for it.
You Should Know
YSK That There's a U.S Gov Program That Gets People Jobs
Chozo
7 months ago
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44%
if it worked, there would be no unemployment.
That would imply that 100% of unemployed people are referred to this program, or made aware of its existence at all.
Technology
Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
It's default? When I downloaded it, I had to manually choose Gemini to be the default. It wasn't set like that for me.
No Stupid Questions
What are some clever ideas that Sisyphus could use to escape his punishment?
Chozo
7 months ago
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96%
Well, falling into the same traps would be awfully Sisyphean of him.
Lemmy Apps
*Permanently Deleted*
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Or instead of subverting the will of the community, you could create /c/lemmyfossapps and moderate that, instead. It makes more sense to make a separate community than to fracture one that already exists.
Technology
Darknet Drug Dealers Arrested After Packages of Meth-Laced Adderall Repeatedly Returned to Sender
Chozo
7 months ago
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95%
I don't believe USPS can open packages without a warrant (which is why they're the preferred courier for drugs), and I don't think "multiple packages going to a wrong address" counts as probable cause. But it's been a minute since I've been involved in that end of things, so I dunno if that's still current protocol.
Chozo
7 months ago
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That's wild, this 2 year old video just randomly showed up in my YouTube feed the other day. Kinda interesting to see how the algorithm just seems to randomly pick a video to start recommending to people.
Either way, glad this guy's story is getting to be seen by more people!
Technology
Darknet Drug Dealers Arrested After Packages of Meth-Laced Adderall Repeatedly Returned to Sender
Chozo
7 months ago
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87%
That's why you use a fake return address that doesn't exist. Allowing your product to get into real people's hands was just asking for trouble.
Dad Jokes
Chozo
7 months ago
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100%
Spot-on. I knew what this was before I clicked it.
The sort of "winter fantasy" theme the armor sets all have remind me of something from my childhood that I can't quite place. Sort of Narnia-ish, but not quite. But I feel like there's gotta be a name for this design theme. "Regal Christmas"? I just really dig the art direction for the Dawning stuff. This year's armor is kinda mid, but I put last year's Pruina Luster set back on and it's just so good. Even just the font they used for the Dawning logo in the trailer fits this theme so well. I just wish there was a name for it so I could find more stuff like this. I'm not a very Christmas-sy guy, but something about the Dawning visuals just hits.
I've got a cheap Wohome soundbar from Amazon that I've been using for a while now, and there's no option for this in the PS5's Media Remote settings, so I've had to use two remotes when doing media playback. I was wondering if anybody knew if there's a compatible option in the menu that'd work with this soundbar? I'd love to be able to control the volume without having to switch remotes.
flipboard.com
> > > Mike McCue - Hello Fediverse. I'm posting this tonight from my federated Flipboard profile! We're now testing our [#ActivityPub](https://kbin.social/tag/ActivityPub) integration starting with my account. You can follow me here to see all the stories I'm curating about things like startups, photography and of course, the [#Fediverse](https://kbin.social/tag/Fediverse). Curious to hear your thoughts on how this is working. We’ll incorporate your feedback as we make more progress on federating Flipboard. Stay tuned for lots more soon. > >
> > > HB 4164, which passed both chambers and took effect on September 1, makes the false representation of animals as service animals a crime punishable by $1,000 and up to 30 hours of community service. Both locals and legislators alike are saying the misrepresentation of service dogs has increased challenges for those really in need. > > > > “HB 5206 (a companion bill) should help restore the reputation that trained service dogs have earned and limit negative interactions that service dogs experience,” Texas Rep. Vikki Goodwin (R-47) told the Texas Council for Development Disabilities. > >
Look, I *know* that looking at somebody's AI conversations is about as interesting as listening to somebody tell you about a dream they had. But this genuinely tickled me today, and I thought I'd share it with you all. Mods, if you feel this is a poor fit, I'll gladly delete this post. I asked ChatGPT to speak as Lord Shaxx. Surprisingly, it does a pretty good job of convincingly imitating Destiny characters. So after goofing around with it for a while, I asked "Shaxx" how he'd make a chicken sandwich, and got a pretty promising recipe in return. It's hard not to hear his voice as I read it. All the caps-lock shouting is from the original output, I've made no adjustments here. > > > **GUARDIAN, LISTEN UP!** I, Lord Shaxx, may be known for the Crucible, but today, I'll help you create a CHICKEN SANDWICH that'll make the Traveler itself proud! Here's how to forge a sandwich of **EPIC PROPORTIONS**: > > > > **Ingredients:** > > > > For the chicken: > > > > * 2 BONELESS, SKINLESS chicken breasts > * A SEASONING BLEND (a mix of your favorite spices for that Crucible flair) > * 1 cup CRUCIBLE-FORGED SAUCE (a marinade of your choosing) > * 1 cup LIGHT-INFUSED FLOUR (standard all-purpose flour works too) > * 1 teaspoon SOLARFLARE PAPRIKA > * 1/2 teaspoon VOID-DUST GARLIC POWDER > * 1/2 teaspoon ARCSTORM ONION POWDER > * RADIANT OIL (or regular vegetable oil, if that's what you've got) > > > > For assembling the sandwich: > > > > * 4 LEGENDARY HAMBURGER BUNS > * VEX-GROWN LETTUCE LEAVES > * CABAL-ENGINEERED TOMATO SLICES > * FALLEN-SPLICED RED ONION RINGS > * MELTED HIVE CHEESE (your preferred variety) > * GHOST-MADE MAYONNAISE > * SIVA-INFUSED MUSTARD > > > > **Instructions:** > > > > 1. **Prepare the Chicken:** > > > > * Season those chicken breasts with the chosen Crucible seasoning blend. Make 'em sing with flavor! > * Dunk the seasoned chicken into the Crucible-forged sauce for **AT LEAST 30 MINUTES** to imbue them with power. > > > > 1. **Coating the Chicken:** > > > > * In another bowl, combine the Light-infused flour, Solarflare paprika, Void-dust garlic powder, and Arcstorm onion powder. > * Take the chicken out of the marinade, let the excess drip off, and coat them generously in the Light-infused flour mixture. > > > > 1. **Frying the Chicken:** > > > > * Heat up that Radiant oil to a blazing 350-375°F (175-190°C) in your chosen cooking vessel. > * **GENTLY** place those breaded chicken pieces into the scorching oil and cook for around 6-8 minutes on each side. You want 'em golden and **CRISPY**, with an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C). > > > > 1. **Assembling the Sandwich:** > > > > * Toast those legendary hamburger buns until they GLEAM like the Traveler itself. > * Spread Ghost-made mayonnaise and SIVA-infused mustard liberally across the buns. > * Start with the Vex-grown lettuce, then **HEROICALLY** place a Solar-charged chicken breast atop the bun. > * Top it with Cabal-engineered tomato slices, Fallen-spliced red onion rings, and a molten layer of Hive cheese. > * Finally, cap it off with the top bun, and behold, your Crucible-inspired chicken sandwich awaits! > > > > 1. **Serve and Prevail:** > > > > * Offer your EPIC CREATION with PRIDE, alongside your chosen side dish, and savor the **GLORY ON YOUR PLATE!** > > > > Guardian, you've now MASTERED the art of crafting a chicken sandwich worthy of the Crucible. May it FUEL your battles, keep your LIGHT BURNING BRIGHT, and lead you to VICTORY after VICTORY! FIGHT ON, GUARDIAN! > > I'm tempted to put together a grocery list and take a crack at this!
> > > AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) is on the scene of a shooting that occurred at the Arboretum Shopping Center Thursday evening. > > > > Reports indicate that two people have been killed and an additional person was injured. > > Not included in this report (yet) is that there are also reports of a bomb threat being involved, and the bomb squad is either on site or currently en route. EDIT: As of 6:33 PM, APD states there is no suspect in custody. EDIT: > > > The Austin Police Department is requesting assistance. If you have any photographs or videos from the shooting incident that took place on Thursday, August 31, 2023 around 5:00PM, please submit them here. > > [https://austintxpd.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/232431066](https://austintxpd.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/232431066)
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Boxxy was the proto-egirl.
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In this YT Short, stand-up comedian Steve Hofstetter covers some quick statistics on violent crime rates in Democrat vs Republican-controlled states.
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At least, *some* of the recent controversies.
It looks like right now, you can view /kbin users and content from Misskey and Firefish instances, but not the other way around; I'm not able to view my accounts from either of those instances here on /kbin. From what I can tell, I can only view content from Mastodon and Pixelfed instances. Since it seems like a lot of users are moving from Mastodon to the newer, prettier platforms like Firefish, do we know if /kbin will eventually incorporate that content?
With the way Spez keeps trying to gamify Reddit, it's starting to feel like he's trying to make a super corporate remake of OMGPop/I'm In Like With You, for those who happen to remember that short-lived social/gaming platform. The addition of all sorts of new currencies on Reddit and stupid things to spend them on, and the more interactive things they've been doing like leaning more heavily into /r/place, all make me suspect that they're going to try to make Reddit into a sort of gaming hub with a vague social media aspect to it. I wanted OMGPop to make a comeback, but this isn't how I wanted it. :( [\#reddit](https://kbin.social/tag/reddit)
I feel like the reason [#Mastodon](https://kbin.social/tag/Mastodon), and the [#Fediverse](https://kbin.social/tag/Fediverse) at large, aren't taking off has to do with the fact that they're *actually* social networks. People don't seem to want a *social network*, they want *content platforms*. People aren't using [#Twitter](https://kbin.social/tag/Twitter) or [#Threads](https://kbin.social/tag/Threads) or [#TikTok](https://kbin.social/tag/TikTok) to keep up with their friends these days, they're using these apps to entertain themselves. And since [#Facebook](https://kbin.social/tag/Facebook) and every other platform that *used* to be a social network began pivoting toward content promotion, I think society has forgotten what a social network is supposed to actually be anymore. *(E: Grammar.)*
> > > “Bears have evolved to be these food-finding machines,” says Heather Johnson, a research wildlife biologist with the US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center and a member of the IUCN North American Bear Expert Team. Yet climate change is making it harder for them to find a meal in the wild. Bears prefer eating their natural foods—grasses, berries, pine seeds, and acorns. But droughts, for example, damage roots, shrivel berries on the vine, and force oaks to abort their acorns. > > > > So bears are becoming increasingly likely to scavenge from people. They’re good at it. “I did my work in some of the wildest places in Colorado, about as far from roads as you could get,” Johnson continues. When natural food was scarce, the bears she studied “would beeline 20 miles as the crow flies to go to where there's human developments, foraging on people's orchards and trailer parks for garbage.” When bears seek out human food, that puts them at greater risk of conflict with people—one they are likely to lose. > >
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> > > A new vulnerability impacting AMD’s line of Zen 2 processors — which includes popular CPUs like the budget-friendly Ryzen 5 3600 — has been discovered that can be exploited to steal sensitive data like passwords and encryption keys. Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy disclosed the “Zenbleed” bug (filed as CVE-2023-20593) on his blog this week after first reporting the vulnerability to AMD on May 15th. > > > > The entire Zen 2 product stack is impacted by the vulnerability, including all processors within the AMD Ryzen 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 7020 series, the Ryzen Pro 3000 / 4000 series, and AMD’s EPYC “Rome” data center processors. AMD has since published its anticipated release timeline for patching out the exploit, with most firmware updates not expected to arrive until later this year. > >
> > > A Japanese video game walkthrough listing sleeping pills as one of their recommended methods to get high scores in Pokémon Sleep has gone viral on Japanese Twitter recently. The mention of sleeping aid has since been deleted from the site. > >
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> > > Spotify had 220 million Premium subscribers and 551 million monthly active users as of June 30th, the company announced today in its latest earnings report. That represents a 27 and 17 percent increase, respectively, compared to the same period last year and is above its outlook released last quarter. > > > > But while listener numbers were up, Spotify reports that it’s making less revenue on average from each of them. In today’s release, Spotify says its average revenue per user currently sits at €4.27 (around $4.72), a 6 percent decline year-on-year and a slight fall compared to €4.32 (around $4.79) last quarter. > >
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> > > Thanks to a video posted by [Reddit user OkPain2022](https://www.reddit.com/r/Starfield/comments/154yl3c/this_is_the_first_bethesda_game_that_features/), we're given a glimpse of how pickpocketing will work. Of course, you'll still need to approach them by crouching, and after you do that, a prompt will appear, allowing you to steal from them. After that, another menu will appear, showing you what they have and the odds of you successfully stealing said items. > >
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This is a piano cover of Deep Stone Lullaby, a song from the Deep Stone Crypt raid activity in Destiny 2, by [AtinPiano](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkPRBxO9SbNE-2h0XXKz-jg). For those interested in how it compares to the original, [you can hear it on Bungie's YouTube channel,](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBIJFTPPp-8&pp=ygUSZGVlcCBzdG9uZSBsdWxsYWJ5) which is also a beautiful track, as well.
> > > In a response to a post from the AntiDRM Twitter account, Ubisoft Support has clarified that users who don’t sign in to their account can potentially lose access to Ubisoft games they’ve purchased. The initial post from AntiDRM featured a snippet of an e-mail sent to a user from Ubisoft notifying them that their account had been temporarily suspended due to inactivity and warning that it would be closed permanently in 30 days. Responding to the ominous e-mail, the Ubisoft Support Twitter account stated “We certainly do not want you to lose access to your games or account” and noted that account closure could be avoided by signing in to the account again. > >
> > > Texas received 53 out of 350 points for its 2023 Life, Health & Inclusion score, giving it an F in its Top States grade and the lowest nationwide, securing its number one spot on the list. > >
There's been some significant changes to the gameplay loop this year, and I'm seeing a lot of mixed opinions. Interested to hear what you guys think!
* A quick catch-up on Solstice 2023. * Our next Developer Insights article is around the corner. * The winner of the Bungie Foundation community emblem contest. * Is that... is that Ghost!? * Two Trials weapons are leaving the loot pool soon. * The new Solstice sunglasses are here. * Prime Gaming Rewards are back. * The weekly Destiny Player Report. * Our community's always amazing Art of the Week and Movie of the Week.
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“It’s so unnecessarily and unbelievably cruel."
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On May 7, after an induction and 15 hours of intense labor, Andres gave birth to a stillborn baby girl. The baby weighed 8 pounds and 13 ounces. [...] Andres was told that maternity leave does not apply to people in her situation, but instead is used for people who "give birth and care for a healthy newborn baby."
A 10-year-old girl working as a domestic help at a couple's house in southwest Delhi's Dwarka was allegedly beaten up by the two on Wednesday, following which a mob manhandled the duo.
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A Delta Air Lines flight out of Las Vegas was canceled Monday after several passengers and at least one crew member fell ill amid "uncomfortable temperatures" on the plane as they waited for it to take off during an unrelenting heatwave, the airline said. Multiple customers on Flight 555, which had been bound for Atlanta from Harry Reid International Airport, were seen by first responders, including a passenger and a flight attendant who had to be transported to a local hospital, according to Delta.
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U.S. Senator and documented Princess Bride superfan Ted Cruz is back with a new movie take. In an interview with the conservative media website the Daily Signal, Cruz asserted that the upcoming Barbie movie, which releases this weekend, pushes Chinese Communist Party Propaganda on young women.
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert immediately discarded a pin honoring one of the victims of the Uvalde mass shooting after activists handed the memento to her in the halls of the Capitol on Tuesday.
BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — The popular restaurant in Buda, Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ, is facing some backlash for its employee tip policy. If employees broke certain rules, they’d be at risk of not receiving tips. The owners said the policy has since changed.
See the quick inspect-element mockup I put together for an example. I'm bad at design, but I think it gets the point across. Current implementation on left, suggested on right. Also, I'm using Kbin Enhancement Suite for the modifications to instance names, but I think they are even more useful for this demonstration. How it could work: If the same link is submitted across multiple communities in your current view (subscribed, favorites, all, etc) within a certain time period (probably 24 hours), then have them automatically group themselves into the same box, along with a brief list of the duplicate threads and instances. Use whichever of the threads has the highest score as the one to fill the title and thumbnail for the grouped thread. I didn't make a mockup for this, but when clicking the thread, it could then import the comments from each of the grouped instances. Options on the sidebar could show you each of the instances whose comments are being shown on that page, along with an option to filter them out of your current feed, and options to add your votes to each instance's thread. EDIT: To add, as I'm seeing some confusion in the comments: I'm envisioning this as a strictly **user-side** bundling of threads. This would only bundle threads as they are displayed to the user in their own feed based on communities you're subscribed to. So if the same link were to be posted to 5 different communities you subscribe to, when *you* view the feed, you'll see those 5 links all bundled together. Though perhaps an option could also include seeing non-subscribed duplicates, as well.
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> > > At the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana, you can get a product certified as bear-resistant... by actual bears. > >
kbin.social
Direct link: [https://kbin.social/m/wfh](https://kbin.social/m/wfh)
Seriously, I don't know what it is about this super, but it feels absolutely terrible in PVP. There's definitely something wrong with the damage resist, because it doesn't even feel like 0% DR, it feels like *negative* DR sometimes. I can't tell if maybe the animation just makes your hitbox an easier target or if you're actually just getting melted faster in that super, but it makes it pretty damn impossible to actually close the distance to get within killing range on most maps. Even worse if somebody's got Vorpal; you just get deleted before you even realize what hit you. Not to mention the terrible third-person camera you're forced into for this super which makes movement an even bigger chore. I bounce *so many* walls trying to grapple around in this super. Half my super energy is spent on just trying to position myself so that I'm closely-aligned enough on the X axis for the rope dart to even connect with my target. And even then, it's a coin toss whether or not it'll register a kill at all. I've had so many times where the dart 100% pierces the enemy, and it just whiffs. It's just bad in every regard. Meanwhile, Titans have like 5 different options for free OHKO melee abilities that seem to connect from halfway across Eternity sometimes. It really makes me wish that Hunters had an exotic that gave you some sort of bonus for hanging onto your super, like Mantle of Battle Harmony or something, because I feel like I'm throwing every time I pop this super in PVP. If I ever manage to get a kill with this super, I pretty much never make it out alive. It causes me to end up hanging onto my super and not using it in some matches, because why risk feeding the enemy team a free kill when I can *most likely* land more kills without the super? I'll get off my soapbox now. Thanks for entertaining my rant. Bungie, pls buff, thx.
Most of the other Fediverse platforms are pretty obvious to me as to what they're meant to be alternatives to. Mastodon for Twitter/Threads, PixelFed for Instagram, Lemmy for Reddit, Matrix for Discord/Slack... But I can't quite place MissKey. It doesn't really feel like any other social network I've seen before. I've tried looking around, but most of the instances I've seen are either in Japanese or Russian so I can't really tell what I'm looking at, or have no active users to really see what the engagement is supposed to be like. Can anyone fill me in on what MissKey is meant to be an analog to or how it's meant to be used?
I just got logged out. Logged back in, and found a freshly-upgraded magazine search. Sick! [\#kbinMeta](https://kbin.social/tag/kbinMeta)
> > > A brush fire that began burning at a ranch Thursday afternoon has now grown to scorch 150 acres and is 10% contained as of just before 5 p.m. > > > > The Llano County Office of Emergency Management posted on its Facebook page that at least 10 agencies are now responding to the fire located near East Highway 71 and County Road 307. Crews also have CR 307 shut down right now due to the ongoing response. > > > > By 6 p.m., there were nearly 20 agencies responding to the fire, including 13 volunteer fire departments. > > > > Initially, first responders told KXAN the fire began on a ranch property. As of 2 p.m., the growing fire caused no evacuations. > > > > Air support from the Texas Forest Service is currently assisting with the fire, according to the Llano County Office of Emergency Management. > > > > At last check, there are no structures currently in danger, according to Llano officials. > > > > As of July 10, Llano County had a burn ban in place. > >
> > > On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an additional 30 Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to Austin, according to a spokesperson with DPS. > > > > The order comes one day after the City of Austin said it would be suspending the partnership between the Austin Police Department and DPS. > > > > The additional troopers would bring the total number to 130, not including the troopers that work the Capitol. > > > > DPS said overall, there would be 80 of the original troopers that began patrolling at the beginning of the partnership, the 20 Criminal Investigations Division officers that were also deployed as part of the partnership, and now the new 30 troopers. > >
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