Some of us find ourselves drawn to the unique charm of retro hardware. One new creation that captures this sentiment is Game.Work by Abe Haskins - an innovative piece of art inspired by the vintage aesthetic....
As soon as Apple announced its plans to inject generative AI into the iPhone, it was as good as official: The technology is now all but unavoidable. Large language models will soon lurk on most of the world’s smartphones, generating images and text in messaging and email apps. AI has already colonized web search, appearing in...
Good thing about this is it’s self selecting, all the luddites who refuse to use AI will find themselves at a disadvantage just the same as refusing to use a computer isn’t doing anyone any favours.
That literally tells the story of a people’s losing their livelihood due to capitalist usage of technology, and targeting the technology instead of the systemic issue:
In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson attack was the latest in a series of threats, harassment and violent incidents perpetrated by Israelis against the agency’s staff over the past two months....
Australia’s major supermarkets should face hefty fines if they do not comply with an industry code of conduct when dealing with suppliers, a government-commissioned report said while rejecting calls to give regulators the power to break up the big chains....
Three people died after typhoon-like winds pulled them out through their apartment windows in southern China, as extreme weather battered the region over the past week....
In rare admission, commander of Indonesian military in the province says horrific footage is a ‘violation of the law’, and confirms 13 personnel have been detained...
All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide....
Im fine with it, it means the game is more balanced overall and other builds become equally viable. At the end of the day it gives more choices for players.
Mozilla makes hundreds of millions from Google. Every single person could stop donating and they would continue along just fine (Well the CEO might need to take a 10 million yearly pay cut).
What weird is seeing people champion the enshittificstion of FOSS software.
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly disturbing” and urging for it not to become law....
Well the politicians don’t want to stop the corruption because they benefit from it, but people are angry so you divert the target to a minority so they can feel better about victimising them instead of being the victim.
A German politician from the centre-left Green party gave the Hitler salute when she was pulled over by the police for an alcohol test. […] Jutta Boden was found to be driving under the influence and had 1.34 permille of alcohol in her blood. The woman has since resigned....
Japanese stans are next level crazy. Like the stories of idols being murdered and shit by crazed stalkers, I don’t get what breeds this level of extreme response to media.
It feels like this series is releasing 3 titles a year or something.
I’m sure it’s great but I haven’t even finished like a dragon yet, maybe I’ll get around to this in a few years once I’ve got the itch for more of the same.
This is a small project I’m working on for the gbscontrol. It functions as a remote to change saved profiles via wifi using a Raspberry Pi Pico W. With the addition of filters to the analogue pocket dock, I wanted to be able to quickly change presets without having to launch the web UI. When its ready, it will be fully open...
I was pretty hyped for the new prince of persia game (the lost crown), but come to find out it’s only available on ubisoft’s proprietary launcher or epic games. Nope, and nope....
Framework Mainboard Powers Retro Style Gaming Console -- Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)
Some of us find ourselves drawn to the unique charm of retro hardware. One new creation that captures this sentiment is Game.Work by Abe Haskins - an innovative piece of art inspired by the vintage aesthetic....
'LLM-free' is the new '100% organic' - Creators Are Fighting AI Anxiety With an ‘LLM-Free’ Movement (www.theatlantic.com)
As soon as Apple announced its plans to inject generative AI into the iPhone, it was as good as official: The technology is now all but unavoidable. Large language models will soon lurk on most of the world’s smartphones, generating images and text in messaging and email apps. AI has already colonized web search, appearing in...
Biden’s Israel policy may hasten Trump’s rise, US allies fear (www.politico.com)
As the president begins his last international trip before the election, the fear in the crowd is that conflict in Gaza is tripping him up.
UN Chief Calls for Global Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising (www.commondreams.org)
Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military (apnews.com)
UNRWA to close East Jerusalem headquarters after arson attack by ‘Israeli extremists’ | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson attack was the latest in a series of threats, harassment and violent incidents perpetrated by Israelis against the agency’s staff over the past two months....
Just finished MGS2 and wanted to share a peak moment (Mild Spoilers) (files.catbox.moe)
Raiden gets the bad touch....
Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died (apnews.com)
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Australia supermarkets should face hefty fines for code of conduct breach, says report (www.reuters.com)
Australia’s major supermarkets should face hefty fines if they do not comply with an industry code of conduct when dealing with suppliers, a government-commissioned report said while rejecting calls to give regulators the power to break up the big chains....
Unreal Tournament 2004 20 Years Later: An LGR Retrospective (www.youtube.com)
Three killed after high winds pull them out of their apartments in China (www.cnn.com)
Three people died after typhoon-like winds pulled them out through their apartment windows in southern China, as extreme weather battered the region over the past week....
Indonesian military apologises after West Papuan man filmed being tortured in water-filled barrel (www.theguardian.com)
In rare admission, commander of Indonesian military in the province says horrific footage is a ‘violation of the law’, and confirms 13 personnel have been detained...
Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a ‘Mexico First’ policy (apnews.com)
Remember when Trump said “America First” and everyone cried? Pepperidge Farms remembers…
What if GBA games had voice acting (Proof Of Concept) (ody.sh)
Princess of Wales says she is undergoing cancer treatment (www.bbc.com)
Humanity will shrink in the future: 97% of countries will experience negative growth by 2100 (english.elpais.com)
The world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in just one country (www.cnn.com)
All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide....
A Chinese airline warned passengers not to throw coins into plane engines after an Airbus A350 was delayed for 4 hours (www.businessinsider.com)
China Southern Airlines warned passengers on social media not to throw coins at planes....
Helldivers 2 gets its first rebalance patch (www.destructoid.com)
France becomes the first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Firefox plan to show ads and shopping in the near future in the browser as an opt-out (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
First focusing on AI and now this, already cancelled my donations, do we have a good fork to move to?
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill draws international condemnation after it is passed by parliament (apnews.com)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly disturbing” and urging for it not to become law....
Major manhunt after hundreds of drug addicts escape Vietnam rehab clinic (www.independent.co.uk)
Sri Lanka ends visas for hundreds of thousands of Russians staying there to avoid war (www.independent.co.uk)
S. Korea empowers nurses as doctors' strike continues (www.rfi.fr)
Embracer says it's looking out for shareholders after cutting almost 1,400 jobs (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Italy’s far-right government submits plan to decriminalise abuse of office (www.theguardian.com)
Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead (arstechnica.com)
German politician (Green) gives Hitler salute after being stopped by police while under the influence (taketonews.com)
A German politician from the centre-left Green party gave the Hitler salute when she was pulled over by the police for an alcohol test. […] Jutta Boden was found to be driving under the influence and had 1.34 permille of alcohol in her blood. The woman has since resigned....
Japan: Man sentenced to death for Kyoto anime fire which killed 36 (www.bbc.com)
A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for an arson attack at a Kyoto animation studio in 2019 which killed 36 people and injured dozens more....
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Review Thread (opencritic.com)
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Gbscontrol Wifi Remote (WIP) (lemmy.world)
This is a small project I’m working on for the gbscontrol. It functions as a remote to change saved profiles via wifi using a Raspberry Pi Pico W. With the addition of filters to the analogue pocket dock, I wanted to be able to quickly change presets without having to launch the web UI. When its ready, it will be fully open...
Pink Joy-cons (lemmy.eco.br)
As part of the mktg for the launch of the Princess Peach game, Nintendo will release a pair of pink Joy-Cons....
Official HD is coming to Old School Runescape Client and Mobile (m.youtube.com)
Your next Windows PC may need at least 16GB of RAM (www.ghacks.net)
Fuck Ubisoft.
I was pretty hyped for the new prince of persia game (the lost crown), but come to find out it’s only available on ubisoft’s proprietary launcher or epic games. Nope, and nope....