Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users' browsers by spinning it as a "repair" through a utility app called PC Manager....
I use ProtonMail as my primary e-mail client. For some reason, I cannot get to ProtonMail to verify an e-mail that I used to register elsewhere. I keep getting the hourglass on Firefox. So I go a try Chrome and it's the same deal....
Joe Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump on all federal criminal charges the moment they were announced, the Utah senator and former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said....
Maybe. Or maybe someone buys them out, or the landlord is given the option to flip them open for free use. The good news is it should leave the infrastructure in place.
The Justice Department has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft, prosecutors told a federal judge on Tuesday. ...
Could’ve sworn Data was built specifically to be that way because the prior model unnerved people, and also conspired to kill an entire camp of federation colonists.
State lawmakers ‘don’t see the mourning and the grieving that these moms’ experience after getting a heartbreaking diagnosis, Breanna Cecil tells Kelly Rissman...
Was that headline written by AI? It’s like someone just had to work the word “slams” in there and it reads like a fetus with no brain stem did the slamming.
Presidents can push to have decrepit old justices from their own party retire so he/she can replace them with a younger model before the next election.
The document urged the EU to break away from dependence on Russian fertilisers, by investing in innovation on made-in-Europe production and developing alternatives using chemical nitrogen....
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....
This is one of those “don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” situations. The article is full of statements about how all pollinators are in trouble. The headline is clickbait. If honeybees serve as a poster child for pollinator awareness, that’s a good thing.
None of what follows is new. I know this stuff happens all the time. And yet somehow this insignificant thing shocked me and it's been gnawing at me for the past few days. And today was the icing on the shit cake....
What’s really insane is to think that it’s cheaper to manufacture something like this halfway across the world and then put it on a boat spewing god knows what into the atmosphere just to get it here. Something is broken when rinky dink items like this aren’t manufactured on your own continent.
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I found these kind of cool as an idea, as they can be added rather easily to existing cities and provide some greenery without taking up space, while providing shade:...
Reddit brings back its old award system — ‘we messed up’ ( www.theverge.com )
What American Fascism Would Look Like ( newrepublic.com )
Microsoft PC Manager App 'Repairs' Your System by Making Bing the Search Default ( uk.pcmag.com )
Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users' browsers by spinning it as a "repair" through a utility app called PC Manager....
When you have to use multiple browsers because one place doesn't work ( kbin.social )
I use ProtonMail as my primary e-mail client. For some reason, I cannot get to ProtonMail to verify an e-mail that I used to register elsewhere. I keep getting the hourglass on Firefox. So I go a try Chrome and it's the same deal....
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Yet another Republican comes out against no-fault divorce ( www.motherjones.com )
Biden should have pardoned Trump on federal charges, Mitt Romney says ( www.theguardian.com )
Joe Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump on all federal criminal charges the moment they were announced, the Utah senator and former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said....
Orange Charger thinks a $750 outlet will solve EV charging for apartment dwellers ( techcrunch.com )
A Visit to The Artists Studio - Gabriel Von Max (1840-1915) ( upload.wikimedia.org )
Ubisoft Cancels The Division Heartland ( www.ign.com )
Billionaire Real Estate Mogul Hopes to Turn TikTok Into His Utopian Internet Dream ( gizmodo.com )
When should you in fact: Ask to speak to a manager?
According to the Federal Reserve Americans owe over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, with the average borrower owing $37,667 ( medium.com )
Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes ( apnews.com )
The Justice Department has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft, prosecutors told a federal judge on Tuesday. ...
In Star Trek, Commander Data is socially awkward because he lacks training data. This might be because he was built and developed in isolation from the rest of society.
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.
As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose ( www.nytimes.com )
Related content:...
Tennessee woman denied abortion after fetus’ ‘brain not attached’ slams ban ( www.independent.co.uk )
State lawmakers ‘don’t see the mourning and the grieving that these moms’ experience after getting a heartbreaking diagnosis, Breanna Cecil tells Kelly Rissman...
Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles ( www.theguardian.com )
White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions...
VW just released details of the 2025 VW ID. Buzz's US trims ( electrek.co )
Tesla now spends ad money to influence shareholders approval of Elon Musk's $55B payday ( electrek.co )
Progressives Prep $10 Million Campaign to Expose 'MAGA Supreme Court' ( www.rollingstone.com )
Cloud Brightening Study in California Is Halted by Local Officials ( www.nytimes.com )
France announces low carbon fertilisers plant to reduce dependence on Russian imports ( www.euractiv.com )
The document urged the EU to break away from dependence on Russian fertilisers, by investing in innovation on made-in-Europe production and developing alternatives using chemical nitrogen....
Firefox 126 Available - Adds "Linux" To The Android User Agent String ( www.phoronix.com )
Do your sleep dreams include mobile phones?
If a mobile (cell, handy) phone is part of your life, do your dreams include reference to it?...
UK will become dangerous under Keir Starmer, Says Rishi Sunak: vows to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP ( www.arktrek.shop )
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.
Tariffs on China aren't the way to win the EV arms race – getting serious on EVs is ( electrek.co )
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....
A cool guide to visualising copper production by country in 2023, in million tonnes ( i.redd.it )
https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/1cqat4t/a_cool_guide_to_visualising_copper_production_by/...
A customized version of Canoo's electric delivery van for the USPS has been spotted in the wild ( electrek.co )
It looks a little dorky, but in a futuristic way. I like it.
Streaming is cable now | Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever. ( www.theverge.com )
Peter Farrelly to Direct Sylvester Stallone Biopic Charting His ‘Rocky’ Years ( www.thewrap.com )
Enough With Saving the Honeybees/The Truth About the Bees ( www.theatlantic.com )
Without paywall: https://archive.ph/SJGvM
Deanna Troi And Spock Have An Unexpected Star Trek Connection ( www.giantfreakinrobot.com )
The intuitive and emotional Deanna Troi and the logical Spock couldn't be more different, on paper, but that's not really the situation.
Tesla sends out another wave of layoff notices as employees enter 4th week of job cuts ( www.businessinsider.com )
Astounding absurdity
None of what follows is new. I know this stuff happens all the time. And yet somehow this insignificant thing shocked me and it's been gnawing at me for the past few days. And today was the icing on the shit cake....
The $9tn question: how to pay for the green transition ( www.ft.com )
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Will Shoppers Ever Care About the Destruction of the Planet? Tactics to convince people to buy less aren’t working. A quirky new documentary by Patagonia takes a different approach. ( www.nytimes.com )
That time when Microsoft bought and killed Nokia phone unit ( www.theregister.com )
When bad management meets bad software, even great hardware is useless
Star Wars should learn from Andor and stop making Disney Plus shows that are so obsessed with the Jedi ( www.yahoo.com )
Star Wars Disney Plus shows should move away from Jedi-centric stories and explore other aspects of the Star Wars universe...
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Generate shadows without trees: vegetable awnings, a new way to generate shadows in the city. ( www.singulargreen.com )
I found these kind of cool as an idea, as they can be added rather easily to existing cities and provide some greenery without taking up space, while providing shade:...