klu9

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[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

Uhura is an African word meaning "Denobulan's too hard to configure".

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

I finally saw The Keep last year. A bit slow at points but generally... awesome.

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TV in the UK has a substantially different regulatory framework and environment to the US and some other countries.

That's why even when Sky News (UK) was Murdoch-owned, it was a respected news source; it was the prestige loss leader he used to help get the rest of Sky regulator-approval. Compare to Sky News Australia; same name but full-on swivel-eyed Fox News-style bollocks.

At least for now, I believe it's easier to keep this sort of thing in check (on TV; the papers, oof!) in the UK. But people have to stay vigilant and make sure regulators know folks are keeping an eye on both them and the likes of GB News.

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I know so much about owls thanks to the Infosphere.

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago
[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

You made it happen!!! Many thanks!

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My 1st #Monsterdon and 1st watch party. Man, the posts were coming thick and fast (1-6 per scond!). I don't think I could handle it with a movie I hadn't already seen.

Great fun, at least the posts I was able to read ;)

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Conky users?

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Man, I love this track! But the audio on this video seems off, really muddy?

Here's the extended version with much clearer sound.

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

“Next time I’ve got a hot date I’m gonna hit that pounded yam early. I’m a skinny guy – I need that power in my back.” Tim Westwood, yam-mad and horny.

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Make sure to unsubscribe from any streaming services including and especially Netflix.

I don't disagree, but afaik Netflix's Reed Hastings is one of the few tech CEOs who has not been licking Trump's boots, and openly supported Harris. Unlike the bosses of Prime (Bezos) and YouTube (Sundar), who both obsequiously clapped along at the Dear Leader's inauguration that they donated to.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29785804

The Trump administration continues to detain, expel, and imprison thousands of Americans for the most cruel and arbitrary reasons, helped in no small part by the advanced surveillance networks provided by Silicon Valley contractors: sweeping databases of sensitive information, sophisticated tracking devices, facial recognition software, social media screening. In response, tech-savvy users are taking to social media platforms and encrypted messaging apps to warn their communities, in real time, of encroachments from immigration agents. Some are even going beyond that—by building their own tools to fight back.

 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/34355458

 

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/38745122

An accused serial killer who was executed for murder in Florida on Thursday used his final words to express support for President Trump after offering comfort to his family and his victims’ families.

 

cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/2881339

 

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/182912

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In a time when civil society voices are increasingly dismissed as radical or disloyal, new research led by Ph.D. student Lee Aldar and Professor Eran Halperin at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, found that a discourse emphasizing shared values and common goals—like fairness, solidarity, and support for vulnerable communities—can significantly boost the legitimacy of controversial civil groups, even among skeptical or even hostile public.

From the study:

These interventions, emphasizing common interests (e.g., supporting communities, reducing disparities in the provision of health services) and common values (e.g., human dignity, fair due process), can be applied to amplify and include critical voices as part of the effort to combat the harmful consequences of democratic backsliding.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/64035920

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/44364106

I wrote the book Copaganda based on my years of being a civil rights lawyer and public defender representing the most vulnerable people in our society. I watched as the police and the news media distorted how we think about our collective safety. Copaganda makes us afraid of the most powerless people, helps us ignore far greater harms committed by people with money and power, and always pushes on us the idea that our fears can be solved by more money for police, prosecution, and prisons. Based on the evidence, this idea of more investment in the punishment bureaucracy making us safer is like climate science denial.

 

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30393129

  • Increased scrutiny of Chinese tech companies pushed startups to hide their roots overseas.
  • DeepSeek’s success has emboldened some Chinese founders to tout advantages of China talent and operations.
  • Startups chasing foreign investment are more likely to pursue China-shedding.
 

cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/94522

A councillor's wife tells the appeal court she never intended to incite violence with a 2024 post.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/44073921

He DOGEd Twitter's employees in France, and it turns out... not so legal.

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