HBO Max’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Will Start in Earnest in September
HBO Max Password-Sharing Crackdown to Start in Earnest in September
The service has been offering a "soft" warning to select customers over the last few months, but will be more direct in the fall.Roger Cheng (TheWrap)
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Spotify to raise prices in September
I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers...
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Spotify confirms price rise for millions worldwide
Your monthly Spotify Premium subscription will increase by £1 next month.The music streaming giant announced today that subscription costs will rise from £10.99 to £11.Taylor Bushey (GB News)
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Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London
Amnesty International called the mass arrests “deeply concerning”.“The protesters in Parliament Square were not inciting violence and it is entirely disproportionate to the point of absurdity to be treating them as terrorists,” said Sacha Deshmukh, the organisation’s chief executive.
“We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to freedom of expression. These arrests demonstrate that our concerns were justified.”
Arrests begin in London at largest Palestine Action protest since group’s ban
Met police says it has drawn officers from other forces to form ‘significant presence’ in busy weekend of protestsSammy Gecsoyler (The Guardian)
I switched from Arch btw to fedora kionite AMA
I recently switched from arch to kionite and I quite like it a lot. There is defenitly more stability and security.
Although rpm-ostree I quite a learning curve compared to pacman.
Either way for anyone curious ask NY anything about the distro / the switch to it.
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yeah I get that for my laptop it works out just fine.
however for my pc I use bazzite as it has an nvidia gpu.
overall thats a good point and definitly something people should consider.
Riecheggia nuovamente, magnifico tamburo che avvisava del pericolo i villaggi della Costa d'Avorio - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Riecheggia nuovamente, magnifico tamburo che avvisava del pericolo i villaggi della Costa d'Avorio - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Soldati in equipaggiamento europeo dell’inizio del XX secolo che s’inoltrano entro una macchia di vegetazione densa di ombre e prospettive poco chiare.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
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What is post Aurora Store?
Aurora store is starting to not work by days in the last weeks.
What is the plan team, how to get proprietary apps if Aurora store went down one day and never went up again?
GitHub - ImranR98/Obtainium: Get Android app updates straight from the source.
Get Android app updates straight from the source. Contribute to ImranR98/Obtainium development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
What is post Aurora Store?
Aurora store is starting to not work by days in the last weeks.
What is the plan team, how to get proprietary apps if Aurora store went down one day and never went up again?
What is post Aurora Store?
Aurora store is starting to not work by days in the last weeks.
What is the plan team, how to get proprietary apps if Aurora store went down one day and never went up again?
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I went for it and noticed it had the Reset button available, clicking which it switched to "false".
I am on Zen Browser and I never turned anything like that on.
Any idea why it appeared like that?
Hampton Inn doesn't want you to download a car
A splash screen for the internet portal at a Hampton Inn. The text says:
"We are pleased to provide you with internet service during your stay. By clicking below, you agree not to download, share or otherwise use others' copyrighted content, such as movies, music, computer games or television shows without proper authorization."
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AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day
AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day
But there remain a few options to plug in your 56K (or slower) screeching modem into.Mark Tyson (Tom's Hardware)
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Why Are Silicon Valley’s Utopians Are Prepping for Collapse?
Why Are Silicon Valley’s Utopians Are Prepping for Collapse?
Taylor Lorenz and Guthrie Scrimgeour Discuss Mark Zuckerberg's $300M Hawaii bunker on The Nerd Reich podcastGil Duran (The Nerd Reich)
Thrifting and mutilating the Left Behind series
I don't understand what those two passages are supposed to represent that is happening now.
I thrift a lot of books for crafts as well. Most recently I made a tiny bookshelf and populated it with thumbprint-sized books. I made those by cutting up the yellowest books real tiny and then rebinding them. Anyway, Goodwill really is full of these books. A couple sets from me, even.
Kenya faces US threat for praising China’s role in ‘new world order’
Kenya faces US threat for praising China’s role in ‘new world order’
Washington threatens to revoke Nairobi’s access to military and economic benefits due to its close ties with Beijing.Jevans Nyabiage (South China Morning Post)
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Washington threatens to revoke Nairobi’s access to military and economic benefits
military benefits = being used as a base and cannon fodder when the time to attack Burkina Faso comes
economic benefits = being forced to buy American weapons and turned into a brothel for US troops
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Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London
Amnesty International called the mass arrests “deeply concerning”.“The protesters in Parliament Square were not inciting violence and it is entirely disproportionate to the point of absurdity to be treating them as terrorists,” said Sacha Deshmukh, the organisation’s chief executive.
“We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to freedom of expression. These arrests demonstrate that our concerns were justified.”
Arrests begin in London at largest Palestine Action protest since group’s ban
Met police says it has drawn officers from other forces to form ‘significant presence’ in busy weekend of protestsSammy Gecsoyler (The Guardian)
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Ukrainian Support for War Effort Collapses
Ukrainian Support for War Effort Collapses
New data from Ukraine show the public favors ending the war with Russia through negotiations, as support for fighting until victory has plummeted.Benedict Vigers (Gallup)
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Intel CPU Temperature Monitoring Driver For Linux Now Unmaintained After Layoffs
Intel CPU Temperature Monitoring Driver For Linux Now Unmaintained After Layoffs
There is yet more apparent fallout from Intel's recent layoffs/restructurings as it impacts the Linux kernel..www.phoronix.com
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OK, cool. That definitely helps things.
I think where we're disagreeing is that I think in a capitalist society the promise of money will inevitably corrupt the government (because it's made of people). Maybe it can be avoided if the government performs additional regulatory action to stop anyone from getting too wealthy, but that sounds like beyond the limits that you want to set for government.
There's no need for the government to prevent people from becoming wealthy.
The only ways to become that wealthy all involve monopolies.
But every single monopoly that has ever existed, has only managed to become a monopoly due to help from allies in government. AKA Regulatory Capture.
When governments are large, and filled with bureaucrats that aren't answerable to the public, monopolies are far more likely to emerge, as those same bureaucrats enact more and more regulations that make entering the market more and more difficult for those of modest to little means.
Why are you linking to posts on another forum rather than directly to the image itself?
Ah, I see. You are trying to get people to use the forum you created rather than this one.
GoatMatrix.net is an alternative Reddit-like social media forum that was hand-coded from scratch by developer x0x7, along with his other projects.
I would throw in the argument that the pace at which innovation happens is fostered by competition.
That's not the only motivation, of course. There's curiosity, passions, social movements, etc. But market pressure seems to be a huge driver.
It's generally not true. What is true is that every single person in a society organized to kill you through neglect is motivated to find some way to making a lot of money and escaping their plight. The way you do this in a capitalist society is you make some rich people much richer. So you try to come up with ways to make them richer.
Sometimes that means solving problems that the masses will pay you for, if only you could scale it (investors show up to scale it, take 70% of the value, you become a millionaire).
Sometimes that means solving a problem for industry that reduces their costs, if I only you could overcome the upfront costs (investors show up to build it, take 70% of the value, you become a millionaire).
However, what people who have never done this don't realize is that the real problem being solved is the problem of making rich people more money. Literally anything that makes them richer will get there investment, regardless of it solves social problems or creates social problems. Inversely, if you solve social problems for the masses but it can't make the rich richer, then your solution never gets any traction.
The selection criteria is fundamentally whether or not it makes the rich richer. That's why in the US such a massive percentage of GDP is artificial markets - copyrighted art and media, digital rights management, digital locks on tractors and machinery, digital locks on printer ink and Keurig cups - or total wastes of time - billions in rebranding, billions in consulting to merge and then divest - or in terribly damaging social engineering - billions in pink taxes, boys vs girls branding, manipulating beauty standards, manipulating children, sugary cereals, endless plastic toys, chemical engineering to create food cravings and suppress satiety, etc.
So yes, competition creates a frenzy of activity, but the activity is poorly directed, often negative value, innovative and novel ways to harm people, and ultimately not geared towards anything useful.
Meanwhile, look at socialism and compare where it actually matters - the Soviets dominated space exploration compared to the West. During COVID, the US spent billions racing for a vaccine and Cuba developed one on the same timeline without the massive grift while under the most brutal and long-term collective punishment regime in the history of the world.
At the end of the day, purposeful, intentional, directed effort will always beat the mass chaos of random actors all frenzily trying to save themselves out of desperation.
Poll: 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis are not troubled by the famine in Gaza
A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis – 79% - are not troubled by reports of Palestinian famine and suffering in Gaza.
Archived version: archive.is/20250808164738/mond…
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If you look at Vietnam "war" (war was never officially declared because laws in US are just guidelines) through the years you will see an interesting trend. The same holds true for illegal military invasions of Middle East countries.
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Vietnam War: U.S. public opinion on sending troops 1965-1973| Statista
The United States' war in Southeast Asia against the communist controlled North Vietnam was one of the key conflicts of the Cold War.Statista
GPT-5: "How many times does the letter b appear in blueberry?"
Blueberry Hill
ChatGPT 5 was released today. ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise.kieranhealy.org
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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Israeli government's plan to expand Gaza war
Thousands marched through the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand an end to the war in Gaza, just a day after the Israeli government pledged to seize control of Gaza City. Protesters held signs and displayed photos of hostages still held in the Palestinian enclave, urging the government to obtain their release.
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While this is welcome pressure, don't kid yourself into thinking that they actually care about people in Gaza.
A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that 4 out of 5 Jewish Israelis – 79% - are not troubled by reports of Palestinian famine and suffering in Gaza.
Thousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy's mainland
Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian mainland with Sicily
Archived version: archive.is/newest/independent.…
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Qantas Retires Its Entire Q300 Fleet After 25 Years In Service
The final voyage: One loyal aircraft's last journey connecting Australia's cities before retirement.
Qantas Retires Its Entire Q300 Fleet After 25 Years In Service
The final voyage: One loyal aircraft's last journey connecting Australia's cities before retirement.Aaron Bailey (Qantas)
US | Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order
Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaii sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fishing-pacific-islands-4202a5a746b7d6a1dd4e76cd41dd7297
[Article] Moonquakes threaten future Moon bases
As if hard vacuum, intense cosmic radiation, corrosive dust, meteors, and temperatures whiplashing hundreds of degrees between night and day weren't enough, personnel at future Moon bases will be at significant peril from moonquakes.
The CDC Shooter Was Obsessed With Vaccine Conspiracy Theories. RFK Jr. Was Predictably Slow to Respond.
Trump's health secretary shared photos of himself fishing before he offered any thoughts about the attack.
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UK to deport foreign criminals to free up jail space in latest immigration crackdown
Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood vows the offenders will be sent ‘packing’ immediately when they receive a custodial sentence
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Majorie Taylor Greene up 142% in stocks she bought days before ICE awarded company massive contract: ‘Laughable’
The Georgia representative is a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, which oversees ICE
Just Buy Nothing: A fake online store to combat shopping addiction — A dopamine-safe shopping experience. Fake carts, no consequences
- GitHub Repo.
- Reddit.
- Hackernews.
- Tildes.
> - Realistic Shopping Experience: Complete e-commerce simulation with cart, checkout, and order tracking
> - AI-Powered Product Catalog: Products generated from Midjourney images using OpenAI Vision
> - Chrome Extension: "iBuyNothing Guard" interrupts Amazon checkout pages
> - Authentic Images: Brand-free professional product photography
> - Categories: Electronics, Home & Kitchen, Books, Video Games, Toys & Games
GitHub - JustBuyNothing/JustBuyNothingApp: A dopamine-safe shopping experience. Fake carts, no consequences
A dopamine-safe shopping experience. Fake carts, no consequences - JustBuyNothing/JustBuyNothingAppGitHub
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Trump nominates ex-Fox commentator Tammy Bruce for deputy UN ambassador
Bruce, dubbed a ‘great patriot’ by Trump in announcement, now serves as state department spokesperson
Russia, Belarus attempting to institute renewed EU migrant crisis with help from Libyan warlord, Telegraph reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko appear to have renewed their efforts to institute a migrant crisis within the EU with the assistance of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, the Telegraph reported on Aug. 9.
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U.S. Wine Exports to Canada Have Plummeted 97%
The trade war President Trump has sparked with Canada has caused Canadians to purchase nearly $130 million less wine this year.
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Linus Torvalds Rejects RISC-V Changes For Linux 6.17: "Garbage"
Linus Torvalds has used his authority to reject the RISC-V architecture changes for the Linux 6.17 kernel. The RISC-V updates won't land this cycle and will need to try again for v6.18 later in the year. Linus refers to at least some of the proposed RISC-V code as garbage along with being submitted rather late during the merge window.
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