There are also hosting concerns and costs, but basically, yeah. This isn't a hard technical problem. There are even pre-written dev libraries for reading epub books, like this one for Flutter.
(Source: Am software developer. Could probably write a PoC for this in a few weeks.)
The Republican claim on hard-nosed, reality-based reasoning is just so astoundingly mendacious. I find myself legitimately perplexed over the whole thing.
I mean, the guys who believe the Earth is 6,000 years old, trickle-down economics work, ectopic pregnancies are a gift from God and mustn't be stopped, vaccines are poisonous, life doesn't evolve, and Donald Trump was a good president are the down-to-Earth realists? Is this performance art of some kind?
If you happen to be listening to MSNBC's round-table discussion at the moment, the guy who is basically claiming Cohen has destroyed the case against Trump is one of Trump's impeachment lawyers.
No one should be surprised in the slightest. I hope Biden holds the debate anyway, and addresses an empty podium if Trump's too cowardly (or too incarcerated) to show up.
Yep. And they're already fighting a losing battle against sea water getting into their freshwater supply. There will come a day when the sea levels have risen enough to make Florida tap water not potable throughout the state.
Just out of curiosity, I looked up both their weights. Harrison Butker is a slim guy, weighing in at 199 lbs. Carl Nassib outweighs him by about fifty lbs.
Okay, just so I'm completely clear on this, are they a) claiming that CRISPR is some kind of danger to the world, or b) debunking such claims about it?
I take it from your non-answer that it's exactly what I suspected.
For the record, CRISPR is an amazing technology that is producing potential gene therapies for otherwise-untreatable illnesses. Just yesterday, Nature published an article detailing a promising treatment for HIV.
And fear mongers would try to scare terminally ill people away from treatments like that.
So no, I will not just "scroll on by" when I see something that tries to make people mistrust the medical science that could save their lives.
Microsoft's announcement: "We are introducing a new Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage. The Game Pass recommendation card on Settings Homepage will be shown to you if you actively play games on your PC. As a reminder – the Settings homepage will be shown only on the Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 and...
Ethically, if not legally, this is terrible, as are all other steps Microsoft has taken to force ads onto your computer.
Seriously, think about it. You own the hardware, right? And the OS is present to run the hardware, right? To do that, it needs to be able to perform various tasks without your specific approval, and that's fine, but using your bandwidth to download advertisements in the background, then using your computing cycles to force them in front of your eyes regardless of what you're using the computer for, is awfully questionable. I would go so far as to say it's a form of theft.
And no, ads on websites aren't comparable. You, the user, are actively opting to view a web page that carries ads. You are choosing to grant them access to your eyeballs and the resources used by your browser. But nobody is actively seeking to view ads through their operating systems, and they don't get anything in return (such as the content you went to that website for).
I wasn't gonna say it, but yeah... I've been using Linux exclusively on my personal systems for more than 10 years. Every time I have to use Windows, it's almost physically painful. How the hell do people put up with that crap?
Does he... Does he just not know what referring to someone as "the late, great whatever" means? Does he just like the sound of the rhyme?
How do people in his audience come away from rallies like this one and go, "Yep, that's the guy who should be president"? Are they as brain-damaged as him?
Arch Linux user here to say... Ubuntu's fine, man. Love all the derivatives that can take advantage of the core Ubuntu system (e.g., Mint, which I've installed for family members).
I love Arch. I use it all the time. I will not inflict it on any family members.
My hot take is that she figures she's delayed it as long as she possibly can, so now she's washing her hands of it.
Jack Smith will appeal, of course, and now has grounds to seek a new judge, but it doesn't matter. The damage is done. Any new judge assigned to the case will have to get up to speed, and that will take time.
What the actual fuck is wrong with Republican politicians? I mean, I already know what's wrong with Republican voters - brainwashing by years of Fox "News" - but the politicians? Are they all literal sociopaths?
We have unrest due to the genocidal war in Gaza. Israel is a long-term ally of the United States, but... their government has lost its mind. They've responded to a horrendous terrorist attack with an even more horrendous war that it's hard to see a good ending to. Lots of blame to go around on it, but as for the United States, we're stuck with a particularly sticky political problem because of it.
If we cut off support for Israel, it's likely that they'll face invasion by their neighbors, plunging the entire region into war and strengthening Russia.
If we give them everything they need to raze Gaza to the ground, no strings attached, they'll... raze Gaza to the ground, and probably try to destroy all of Palestine in a grotesque act of true genocide. This will also result in their neighbors attacking them, and likely cause an even more horrific war. Biden is currently trying to thread a very difficult needle between these extreme outcomes.
I genuinely don't know if he will succeed and ultimately convince Israel to stop the horrific destruction, but at least he's trying. If Trump wins the next election, we - and Palestine, and Israel, and everyone who isn't Russia or Iran - are fucked.
We have a serious long-term problem that threatens the stability of the entire country, which I will sum up in two words: Fox News. This misnamed infotainment channel is almost single-handedly responsible for a decades-long - and horrifyingly successful - campaign to make an entire half of the country stupid, misinformed, bigoted, and angry all the time about utter nonsense.
Have you heard about how trans people are beating all the "real" women in sports? Or raping them in public bathrooms? Have you heard about how DEI is flooding every business everywhere with unqualified employees, because white people are superior reasons that will remain carefully unspecified? Is Disney trying to turn little Timmy gay? Is the "woke mind virus" something you're familiar with?
Then you've probably either seen Fox News, or interacted with its victims. And I mean that: victims. These are people who have been intentionally targeted for, quite literally, brainwashing. If you've ever found yourself in an argument with a Fox News victim, you'll have discovered that they're remarkably impervious to facts, fully capable of believing complete balderdash without a single scrap of evidence, and are prone to become angry - sometimes violently so - in defense of their worldview and in response to anything that causes the discomfort of cognitive dissonance.
We haven't yet figured out how to really counter bad actors, both foreign and domestic, who take advantage of all of the above to try to destroy the United States as it is right now.
Domestically, actual white supremacists and Neo-Nazis are absolutely thrilled with the current state of affairs in Israel and Palestine, because 1) they hate absolutely everyone involved anyway, and 2) they see it as an opportunity to try to recruit new white supremacists from college students who are angry about the genocide. Does that make any sense? Of course not; if they're upset about the horrific slayings of thousands of Muslims in a majority non-white country, it's absurd to believe that they're likely to be turned by white nationalism. But it's not like Neo-Nazis are known for their critical thinking skills, and they still might succeed in dividing enough of the electorate to help Trump get back into office. They certainly want to.
On the foreign front, there's Russia, of course. Russia still wants to do everything it can to destroy the United States. Putin and his ilk have long since concluded that the easiest way to become a mover and shaker on the world stage isn't to make a strong Russia, it's to make everyone else weak. They've utterly squandered the opportunities of perestroika. And they are hell-bent on making the world suffer for it.
Pretty depressing, huh. But it's not all bad:
We seem to be taking genuine, if tentative, steps towards actually forcing Donald Trump to experience the consequences of his actions. This will destroy him. He's a corrupt narcissist, and even being forced to be in court is absolute torture for him. And if he's found guilty and becomes a felon, it's a near-certainty that he will lose the upcoming election. There's some evidence that while it would invigorate some of his base (comprised of Fox News victims), it would also partially divide them. He would, at last, look weak to some of them.
Our economy is actually doing quite well. Jobs are up, inflation is down, GDP is up, and overall things are actually going fairly well. You don't hear about it much, because "Everything is going well" doesn't make for an exciting news headline, but it appears to be true.
Biden has made remarkable strides, all things considered, on multiple issues, from the environment to student loans. This, even with a House controlled by the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene and a corrupt Supreme Court.
The pandemic isn't over - it probably never will be - but with actual grown-ups at the wheel, we're doing much better on that front, too.
This is partially true. The rich have definitely benefited more than everyone else. But the actual statistics don't lie... Wages are not actually stagnant, they've been ticking upward, and it's finally happening faster than inflation. It's not helping everyone, of course, but it's not all doom and gloom, either. And inflation really is down - importantly, lower than the global average by quite a bit.
I'm not going to argue that everything is going perfectly, because it's clearly not. For one thing, everything that can get passed in the House has to overcome Republican obstruction right now, only to face Republican obstruction in the Senate, too. We have a half-&-half government where one half is sociopathic, and that's not amazing. In fact, while some economic indicators are good, the whole thing does appear pretty fragile.
Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow's "desperation"....
Yes, but Ukraine is currently at war with Russia and on hyper-alert for Russians trying to assassinate their president. They've stopped numerous assassination plots against him.
That user kept publicly wondering about people's genitals, so they've been cordially invited to continue wondering elsewhere. (In other words, banned.)
‘We don’t have a democracy’: why some Oregonians want to join Idaho ( www.theguardian.com )
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC ( arstechnica.com )
Abbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester | Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shooting ( wapo.st )
The idea is to make it effectively legal to kill anybody deemed left-of-center
Live Updates: Cross-Examination of Michael Cohen Continues in Trump Trial ( www.nytimes.com )
Pathetic Trump Already Trying to Weasel Out of Debating Biden ( newrepublic.com )
DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida law ( wapo.st )
Meanwhile, it's hotter than it has been in thousands of years
MSNBC Guest Says He Spotted Trump ‘Editing’ Speeches Allies Made Outside the Courtroom ( www.mediaite.com )
Some context:...
Biden and Trump to face off in first presidential debate on June 27 in Georgia ( www.cbsnews.com )
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker bashes Pride Month, tells women to stay in the kitchen ( touchdownwire.usatoday.com )
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker criticized Pride Month and suggested women should stay in the kitchen during a commencement address....
Live Updates: Cohen Says Trump Approved Payments at White House Meeting ( www.nytimes.com )
DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence ( abcnews.go.com )
JK Rowling slammed for asking if she can be Black if she likes “Motown & fancy myself in cornrows” ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
The Genetic Arms Race | How CRISPR and AI Destroy the World - YouTube ( youtube.com )
Microsoft is testing Game Pass ads on the Windows 11 Settings homepage ( www.ghacks.net )
Microsoft's announcement: "We are introducing a new Game Pass recommendation card on the Settings homepage. The Game Pass recommendation card on Settings Homepage will be shown to you if you actively play games on your PC. As a reminder – the Settings homepage will be shown only on the Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 and...
Jerry Seinfeld Apologizes for Bee Movie's ‘Sexual Undertones’ During Duke Commencement Address ( people.com )
Jerry Seinfeld jokingly apologized for the 'sexual undertones' in 2007's 'Bee Movie' while giving a commencement speech at Duke University on May 12.
French government says Kristi Noem lied about cancelling meeting with Macron ( www.theguardian.com )
A French official said there is no record of a scheduled meeting with the South Dakota governor – nor had they invited her...
Roger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King of B Movies, Dies at 98 ( variety.com )
Trump praises fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter during rally speech ( www.theguardian.com )
Ex-president calls Hopkins’ cannibalistic Lecter ‘late, great’ while condemning ‘people who are being released into our country’...
Using Ubuntu may give off hipster vibes to the average PC user, but within the Linux community its has the opposite effect.
hot take?...
Donald Trump says he'll revoke Joe Biden's protections for trans people 'on day one' ( www.advocate.com )
Transgender activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement ( apnews.com )
Michigan Republican unseated after losing to Democrat by 20 points ( www.newsweek.com )
Republican county commissioner has been unseated in Michigan after losing to her Democratic challenger by 20 percentage points....
Judge rejects Trump demand for a "mistrial" after embarrassing testimony from Stormy Daniels ( www.salon.com )
Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump classified documents trial | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption ( www.theverge.com )
Hamas accepts Egypt, Qatar's ceasefire proposal, Al Jazeera reports ( www.reuters.com )
GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’ ( www.nj.com )
U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel ( www.axios.com )
The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios....
U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel ( www.axios.com )
The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios....
What do you think of the "state of the union", dear US-folk?
I'm a foreigner. But I'd still like to know.
Man Stopped at Miami International Airport with Snakes in his Pants/ ( www.cbsnews.com )
Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list ( www.reuters.com )
Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow's "desperation"....
Brazil: 37 killed and dozens missing in worst floods in 80 years ( www.theguardian.com )
Caitlyn Jenner’s rumored trans girlfriend is apparently really transphobic ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Have you seen this emotional support gator? Wally's owner says he's lost in Georgia ( www.npr.org )