The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday....
SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk's space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state....
Just tried it out for a bit, and while the responses were faster, the amount of incorrect information and hallucinations seemed to be the same. Its memory might be even worse.
Two surveys of millions of stars in our galaxy have revealed mysterious spikes in infrared heat coming from dozens of them. Astronomers say this could be evidence for alien civilisations harnessing energy from their stars by using a vast construction known as a Dyson sphere – although they can’t fully rule out more mundane...
I'm naming it Smoke on the Water because obviously I am, but I don't want to smash a champagne bottle because I don't drink. What's something pot related I can do instead?
You are very ignorant of the truth. Do you think we landed a probe on the moon that was able to take apart and bring back parts of Surveyor 3in 1969? That would be way more unbelievable than humans doing it instead. What a incredibly stupid and moronic hill you've chosen to die on.
Independent civilians picked up the live signals being beamed back from the positions of the landings. These signals were both video and audio. Multiple nations have independently imaged the landing sites with footprints visible. You can even see the shadows of the flags on the moon. That would be a whole lot of design and engineering nowadays, let alone in the 60's.
You can read about these and more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_evidence_for_Apollo_Moon_landings
But yeah, clearly the most logical conclusion is that we designed a probe to make fake human footprints, plant a flag, drive around a buggy, take lunar rock samples, plant mirrors on the surface, and obtain all of the scientific data that we have, all in the 1960's. Then, we just kept sending these probes (which somehow do not appear in any photographs, not even tracks from one) for decades. On top of that, no one involved has spilled the beans, not even on their deathbeds.
I wonder which of these scenarios is more likely. I don't think you're a troll or an idiot, I think you're a full-fledged dumbass.
They react that way because its unbelievable how someone could actually be as stupid as to deny the moon landing in 2024. "You weren't there first hand" is not as good as a defense as you think, and you've used it over and over. Is that all you've got? I haven't been to the war in Ukraine, but I sure as hell know it's happening. Are you unable to know something is happening without it being in your face?
How would you verify, since you're the one that doesn't believe the facts right in front of your nose?
I care because to deny something like the moon landing is to deny the blood, sweat, and tears that went into it, it's one of humanity's greatest achievements. To deny it is to deny all science and logic. You're seriously surprised that people would get pissed off at you when you basically call all of NASA liars? Not just NASA, but also basically all astronomers?
You're even more ignorant than I thought if you can't even comprehend why people would care.
Yes, anyone that can't comprehend that we landed on the moon is stupid, like you. Correct! That is indeed how statistics work.
Hilarious that you'd link an article that says that it actually happened, too.
NASA has sent moon rock samples around the globe. They've been compared to rocks retrieved by probes and are the same (this was discussed at length in my previous Wikipedia link). But I guess that's suddenly not going to be good enough for you, you'll just come up with another reason to die on this hill. At least I can be happy knowing that we really did go to the moon, I'm sorry your brain will never be able to comprehend that amazing fact. It's sad, when it comes down to it. I feel bad for you.
So, Tesla successfully lobbies the government to get the grant money to apply to NACS instead of CCS, making it the new defacto standard. Now, they're seemingly pulling out? Seems like Tesla just didn't want to have to update their chargers to work with CCS (something that would have been required for that government money, before the lobbying).
On top of that, the lobbying successfully stunted CCS development, even after 700 kW CCS charging had been demonstrated, with future increases planned. Tesla basically killed all of their charging competition with this move.
I'm sure the auto industry is happy to hear this headline after they started to change their vehicles over to NACS and made promises to customers about access to the Tesla network. Rivian, for example, has already begun shipping complimentary NACS adapters for R1 owners, but this will probably throw a wrench into that.
The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and a new report shows that another drop in births in 2023 brought the rate down to the lowest it’s been in more than a century....
I'm suffering from anxiety-related panic attacks and looking to have 1on1 video sessions with a therapist to relieve stress. Ideally available on demand but I'm open to try any good therapy at this point.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released a video of its concept for a lunar base to be developed across the next couple of decades....
Federal auto regulators announced Friday they are opening an investigation into the safety of Tesla’s Autopilot feature, less than a week after a Tesla driver believed to be using it allegedly struck and killed a motorcyclist in Monroe....
Federal regulators are challenging patents on 20 brand name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic, in the latest action by the Biden administration targeting industry practices that drive up pharmaceutical prices....
Americans who get their news primarily from cable are the only people who believe that Israel is not committing a genocide in Gaza, according to according to a new survey that examined the relationship between attitudes toward the war and news consumption habits....
Yeah, cable news wants the war to continue because it means more viewers (money) for them. Also, many of the cable company owners are pro-Israel to begin with, and want their agenda shoved down their viewer's throats.
Marijuana has been used by humans for just as long, if not longer:
Cannabis was attested to around 12 000 years ago near the Altai Mountains in Central Asia, and since then, cannabis seeds have accompanied the migration of nomadic peoples. Records of the medicinal use of cannabis appear before the Common Era in China, Egypt, and Greece (Herodotus), and later in the Roman empire (Pliny the Elder, Dioscorides, Galen). In the 19th century, orientalists like Silvestre de Sacy, and Western physicians coming into contact with Muslim and Indian cultures, like O’Shaughnessy and Moreau de Tours, introduced the medicinal use of cannabis into Europe.
It was developed by Tesla and they lobbied the government to change the standard from CCS to NACS.
Originally, the government said they'd make CCS the standard, so many car companies made their vehicles CCS. Obviously, this would be mighty expensive for Tesla since they'd have to upgrade their infrastructure. So instead, they claimed that out of the goodness of their hearts, they'd release the NACS specification to all car manufacturers (something that they still haven't done completely).
Once Tesla said that, the government changed their tune and made NACS the standard. While you are correct that NACS can handle more power, CCS was having a newer version developed (with the same connector) which would have likely been the standard moving forward, had Tesla not been successful in their lobbying.
I absolutely hate that Tesla was successful in lobbying the government to use NACS instead of CCS. You can tell that it was lobbyists because seemingly overnight, the government changed from giving grants for CCS (never owned by a single company) to only giving grants for NACS (a proprietary standard that was opened to other companies so that Tesla wouldn't have to pay to change their chargers). When the government decided to change to NACS, NACS specifications hadn't even been sent to other companies yet. A new, better CCS plug was even being developed, one that on paper could handle more than NACS.
Sure, that is a valid argument. But it doesn't change the fact that the government was successfully lobbied into changing what their grant money could be used for, seemingly overnight. When the grants were announced, CCS was said to become the standard. Due to that, many car companies stuck with CCS, and no doubt that some consumers (myself included) bought a CCS vehicle expecting it to be further developed.
That's all I was trying to say - I'm more miffed regarding the lobbying than the connector itself.
I've been having a great experience with Bazzite, which is a Fedora Atomic image. Super straightforward to install and use, and things like flatpak are encouraged. Best of all, it has distrobox built in, which can create docker containers of most distros. Not only does this sandbox similar to flatpak, it allows you to run most software, even if it wasn't written for Fedora based distros.
It also allows you to pin a specific image if you find a particularly stable set of software versions (by default, updates happen once a day, not while playing games), while also having the previous 2-4 images available at boot in case something goes wrong during an update.
It might sound a bit complicated, but it really has been the most seamless and user friendly experience I've had on Linux so far.
Bazzite also has toolbox as well, fortunately. Thanks for the heads up though, didn't realize that.
The good thing about bazzite, while it is gaming focused, you can easily change to a different Fedora Atomic image which is tailored more to what you need. I suppose I'm recommending Fedora Atomic, rather than just Bazzite alone. Bazzite is just well maintained is all.
As it turns out, one of the popular open-source tools had a default configuration to store their backups in S3. And, as a placeholder for a bucket name, they used… the same name that I used for my bucket.
Russia has arrested two Russian journalists on “extremism” charges in recent days, the latest moves in a continuing crackdown targeting independent reporters and media outlets. A third Russian journalist, with Forbes Russia, was charged with publishing what authorities called “fake news.”...
Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll....
I recently learned about Home Assistant here on Lemmy. It looks like a replacement for Google Home, etc. However, it requires an entire hardware installation. Proprietary products just use a simple app to manage and control devices, so can someone explain why a pretty robust dedicated device is necessary as a replacement? The...
Bluetooth can do it locally, but yes, for things on ZigBee or Z-Wave, it's gotta have an antenna hub. WiFi switches and lights most likely do "phone-home" to the cloud in some way (usually for color or brightness control via app, Govee especially loves this). The down side, other than the obvious privacy implications, is that if your ISP has an outage, so do your switches.
Home Assistant attempts to mitigate both the privacy and offline issues, while putting all of the different brands and hubs into one place.
Seriously, why aren't most people using adblock these days ( lemmy.world )
Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results ( arstechnica.com )
Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say ( apnews.com )
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday....
Google is redesigning its search engine — and it’s AI all the way down ( www.theverge.com )
GPT4 is about 1/10th as useful as it was at release
It's so frustrating....
Comcast Unveils Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Streaming Bundle ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
Cable is dead. Long live the cable bundle. Curious to see the pricing and if the bundle only includes ad tiered options.
Musk's SpaceX is quick to build in Texas, slow to pay its bills ( www.reuters.com )
SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk's space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state....
GPT-4o - Full Breakdown + Bonus Details | AI Explained ( www.youtube.com )
Homelab Honeypot
I recently installed an instance of TPot Honeypot, and it looks and feels pretty fantastic....
Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien civilisations ( www.newscientist.com )
Two surveys of millions of stars in our galaxy have revealed mysterious spikes in infrared heat coming from dozens of them. Astronomers say this could be evidence for alien civilisations harnessing energy from their stars by using a vast construction known as a Dyson sphere – although they can’t fully rule out more mundane...
Obligatory Aurora Borealis post ( lemmy.world )
It might be back tomorrow if you missed it tonight!
I got a boat
I'm naming it Smoke on the Water because obviously I am, but I don't want to smash a champagne bottle because I don't drink. What's something pot related I can do instead?
Seems legit ( lemmy.today )
What is the most downvoted post you've seen on Lemmy?
Pretty much the title. Here is my best find so far. Really funny thread....
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole ( arstechnica.com )
'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says pro-Palestinian student protesters are 'screwed' because employers can identify them through AI ( www.businessinsider.com )
Harvey Weinstein faces New York retrial after 2020 rape conviction overturned ( www.theguardian.com )
Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, says his team is determined to retry case against the disgraced movie mogul...
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US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as US births dipped in 2023 ( www.cnn.com )
The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and a new report shows that another drop in births in 2023 brought the rate down to the lowest it’s been in more than a century....
What's a good online (globally available) human therapist or therapy service?
I'm suffering from anxiety-related panic attacks and looking to have 1on1 video sessions with a therapist to relieve stress. Ideally available on demand but I'm open to try any good therapy at this point.
Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages ( www.seattletimes.com )
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users....
China unveils video of its moon base plans, which weirdly includes a NASA space shuttle ( www.space.com )
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has released a video of its concept for a lunar base to be developed across the next couple of decades....
Tesla facing federal probe days after fatal Autopilot crash in Monroe, WA ( www.seattletimes.com )
Federal auto regulators announced Friday they are opening an investigation into the safety of Tesla’s Autopilot feature, less than a week after a Tesla driver believed to be using it allegedly struck and killed a motorcyclist in Monroe....
US challenges 'bogus' patents on Ozempic and other drugs in effort to spur competition ( www.seattletimes.com )
Federal regulators are challenging patents on 20 brand name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic, in the latest action by the Biden administration targeting industry practices that drive up pharmaceutical prices....
neptune ( mander.xyz )
Cable News Viewers Have a Skewed Attitude Toward Gaza War, Survey Finds ( theintercept.com )
Americans who get their news primarily from cable are the only people who believe that Israel is not committing a genocide in Gaza, according to according to a new survey that examined the relationship between attitudes toward the war and news consumption habits....
Estonia and Lithuania blame Russia for GPS jamming after signal interference prevented two Finnair planes from landing ( www.dw.com )
Cross posted from: https://feddit.de/post/11613536...
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say ( apnews.com )
Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles ( arstechnica.com )
Major privacy question (linux distro)
cross-posted from: https://futurology.today/post/1308742...
Some disaster has befallen society: you have to secure a month of food for you and three other people. How do you do it?
Let's assume no zombies or other supernatural occurrences, but could be plenty of people being shitty, consequences thereof, or natural disasters...
How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode ( medium.com )
Russia arrests more journalists in intensifying crackdown on dissent ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Russia has arrested two Russian journalists on “extremism” charges in recent days, the latest moves in a continuing crackdown targeting independent reporters and media outlets. A third Russian journalist, with Forbes Russia, was charged with publishing what authorities called “fake news.”...
Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict ( www.seattletimes.com )
Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll....
Why is replacement for home device controls so complicated?
I recently learned about Home Assistant here on Lemmy. It looks like a replacement for Google Home, etc. However, it requires an entire hardware installation. Proprietary products just use a simple app to manage and control devices, so can someone explain why a pretty robust dedicated device is necessary as a replacement? The...