Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says ( www.cbsnews.com )
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established ( apnews.com )
A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders.
What is a gender neutral replacement for man, guys, buddy, etc?
So I’ve realized that in conversations I’ll use traditional terms for men as general terms for all genders, both singularly and for groups. I always mean it well, but I’ve been thinking that it’s not as inclusive to women/trans people....
Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects ( drewdevault.com )
What software you consider so bad it made you happy when you left your job?
I’ve worked with some pretty rotten software, but management software is easily the most user unfriendly, so my vote goes to HPSM.
Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining ( www.neowin.net )
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
Buyers Are Avoiding Teslas Because Elon Musk Has Become So Toxic ( futurism.com )
consider the implications for a post scarcity future ( slrpnk.net )
Microsoft now permits uninstalling Edge, Bing, and OneDrive to adhere to the EU's Digital Markets Act. ( www.ghacks.net )
These changes are only applicable to users in the EEA. For those outside the region, Windows will continue to function as it is!...
If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?
European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls ( arstechnica.com )
I hope someday we'll find a way to pirated a car ( lemmy.world )
In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn’t feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in...
Turning Men Down In Public ( sh.itjust.works )
leftycartoons.com/…/turning-men-down-in-public/
What Are Some Things You Regret Buying or Bought but Never Used?
I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don’t hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don’t even use.
"But my friend runs a PinePhone as a daily driver" ( lemmy.ml )
Gaza war protesters shut down Golden Gate Bridge, block traffic in other cities ( www.nbcnews.com )
So is the US slipping into Civil War? ( lemmy.world )
People keep talking about “Federalizing the National Guard” and now you’ve got other States pledging their NG to Texas in defiance of the Supreme Court (see image)....
What's your most unpopular opinion about music ?
For me : Trippie Redd's "!" Is actually a great album
40-year-old homeowner says economy doesn’t add up: ‘I’m making the most money I’ve ever made, and I’m still living paycheck to paycheck’ ( fortune.com )
“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.
Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway ( www.nbcnews.com )
Interview with the victim....
After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year ( www.billboard.com )
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
What's a common occurrence in your hobby that you think shouldn't be?
For me it’s driving while under the influence. If you couldn’t tell, I like me some ganja. However I have long since held the belief that it is utterly insane to drive while under the influence of most substances, with maybe nicotine and caffeine being the exception. All too often I see other stoners smoking and driving,...
Ringleader of global monkey torture network, 'The Torture King', is charged ( www.bbc.com )
A ringleader in a global monkey torture network exposed by the BBC has been charged by US federal prosecutors....
Lemmy.ml is acting as a proxy instance for Hexbear and should be defederated by any instances that defederate from Hexbear
The mods of all the major communities there remove comments criticism Hexbear and usually follow it up with a ban. It’s absolutely clear what is happening and it shouldn’t be allowed to continue.