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CrypticFawn
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I prefer the UI of lemmy.world to Kbin, and it's been smoother for me as well. But I've got an account at both. Still haven't entirely made up my mind on which to make my "main".
When fire engulfed the Paris landmark in 2019, the intricate maze of medieval beams supporting the roof fell to the cathedral floor. Experts are working to restore the church by the end of 2024.
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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — For years, Orden David was persecuted in his native Antigua and Barbuda — a frequent complaint by many LGBTQ people who fear for their safety across the conservative and mostly Christian Caribbean, where anti-gay hostility is widespread.
Golden Shrike is a Xenofiction webcomic drawn and written by the artist Doeprince. The Comic tells the story of two deer twins, Nero the stag and Runi the doe, as they leave their herd and explore the wider world around them. I'd ad more but I don't want to spoil it for anyone. But it's a charming webcomic that I've been enjoying for awhile now. Sadly the author posts just 1 page per week.
A national chain known for its food and aesthetic that drips in southern comfort is the next business facing backlash over its support of Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community. The Texas Family Project called on supporters to boycott Cracker Barrel on Thursday, June 8, stating "a once family friendly establishment has caved to the mob."
www.scientificamerican.com
Earlier this month a meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home. The residents are still pondering the fate of their gift from the skies
www.reuters.com
China has been spying from Cuba for some time and upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019, a Biden administration official said on Saturday, following a report about a new spying effort underway on the island.
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French judges have handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park. The suspect is a 31-year-old Syrian refugee with permanent residency in Sweden who has a 3-year-old daughter. His name was not released. The lead prosecutor said he was presented to investigating judges in the Alps town of Annecy on Saturday and handed the charges. He is in custody pending further investigation. Witnesses said he mentioned his daughter, wife and Jesus Christ during the attack. The prosecutor says the victims are no longer in life-threatening condition after Thursday’s stabbing.
As fighting in Sudan's capital continues to rage, experts say it's spilling over into the Darfur region and risks fully reigniting a conflict from the early 2000s that left hundreds of thousands dead.
www.businessinsider.com
The chef turned TV presenter highlighted restaurateurs' quirky habits, popularized Vietnamese cuisine, and inspired a New York street-food hub.
www.businessinsider.com
Military progress on both sides of the Ukraine counteroffensive has been "mixed" in the last two days, the UK MoD said in a statement on Saturday.
www.digitaltrends.com
Intel's Arc A770 and A750 were decent, if imperfect, GPUs at launch, but they've massively improved since then.
www.gsmarena.com
Maybe just in time for the July 26 event? The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is going to be Samsung's top-tier tablet for 2023 and as per rumors, it will...
www.tomsguide.com
The Messages app on your iPhone is getting some new features with iOS 17
www.tomsguide.com
The iPhone 15 line could cost more than their iPhone 14 counterparts
Android 14 Beta 3 has a dark way to improve your battery life
9to5google.com
The camera has always been the best feature of Google’s Pixel smartphones, and according to a detailed new leak, the...
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The Los Angeles county district attorney's office has left Twitter due to barrage of what the office called vicious homophobic attacks. The account that went by the handle [@LADAOffice](https://kbin.social/u/@LADAOffice) no longer exists on Twitter. The office said Thursday that comments on Twitter ranged from homophobic and transphobic slurs to sexually explicit and graphic images. It added that they remained visible in replies to the account more than 24 hours after they were reported to Twitter. Multiple advocacy groups say attacks on LGBTQ+ users have increased substantially since Elon Musk took over the company last fall.
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Hundreds of German Protestants attended a church service in Bavaria that was generated almost entirely by artificial intelligence. The service was created by ChatGPT and Jonas Simmerlein, a theologian and philosopher from the University of Vienna. It was one of hundreds of events at the convention of Protestants in the Bavarian towns of Nuernberg and Fuerth, and it draw such an immense interest that people formed a long queue outside the building an hour before it began. The ChatGPT chatbot, personified by different avatars on a huge screen above the altar, led the more than 300 people through 40 minutes of prayer, music, sermons and blessings.
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The biggest Pride parade in New England has returned to Boston for the first time since 2019. Organizers say this year's focus was less on corporate backing and more on social justice and inclusion. The hiatus was due only in part to COVID-19 restrictions. The organization that used to run the event dissolved in 2021 amid criticism that it excluded racial minorities and transgender people. Pride celebrations were also held Saturday at the White House, in Rome and in New Mexico, among other sites around the globe. More are planned in other places through the remainder of June.
This week, a judge temporarily blocked Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for kids. It's seen as a win for trans rights but a chilling effect has left some providers and families confused on care.
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Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81. A spokesperson for a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, tells The Associated Press that the man branded the “Unabomber” by the FBI died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina.
Politics
CrypticFawn
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@whiny9130 Agreed. I think we can also block; so use it whenever you feel is necessary on the bad faith posters.
Technology
Fedi.Tips (@feditips@mstdn.social): "Apparently Reddit has now banned a subreddit dedicated to the Fediverse Reddit-alternative Kbin"
CrypticFawn
1 year ago
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@ToastedCrack Same boat as you. Was going to join Lemmy, then I saw posts about Kbin instead.
Fediverse
CrypticFawn
1 year ago
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I suspect this is only temporary. Lets see what the numbers are 6+ months from now.