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Best Google Maps replacement on desktop? ( kbin.run )
I was planning a trip recently, so what I did was save all the places I wanted to go to into a list, and Maps would put a little pin there, and then I could use that to see what was close to one another (I'll add a screenshot later)...
Rio-bound Boeing 777 returns to Amsterdam over tech issue – DW – 06/23/2024 ( www.dw.com )
An unspecified technical problem forced the Rio-bound Boeing aircraft to turn back shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam. A spokesperson for Dutch air traffic control said the plane requested to land as a precaution and turned around over Belgium some 40 minutes after takeoff.
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit in the U.S. by giving plaintiffs a share of the company’s potential value, rather than a traditional payout, over lack of liqudity ( apnews.com )
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that attorneys estimate could be worth more than $50 million....
Is Donald Trump a Narcissist? ( medium.com )
Who is your favourite author?
Mine is Becky Chambers. I've just finished rereading all of her work, and it gave me the exact same feeling of hope I had the first time. Not groundbreaking, but soul-feeding.
Concurrency models of Rust and Golang ( kerkour.com )
what’s your favorite way to beat the heat?
today’s the summer solstice (for the northern hemisphere), so tell me your favorite way to cool down while we’re watching the world burn. 🔥
A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels ( www.npr.org )
Grocery store prices are changing faster than ever before — literally. This month, Walmart became the latest retailer to announce it’s replacing the price stickers in its aisles with electronic shelf labels. The new labels allow employees to change prices as often as every ten seconds....
What do you think should be the demonym for Beehaw users?
Reddit users are called Redditors, Tumblr has Tumblrinas, Lemmy has Lemmings, Twitter has Twits......
how's your week going, Beehaw
busy as always
How to buy music?
It's frustrating to live in a world where streaming is the main way to consume music. I found this German band from Berlin called "Von Wegen Lisbeth" because of their son "Wenn du tantzt" which has great music and great text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2JRghbgeYw...
Doing masonry for a root cellar vaulted ceiling ( discuss.tchncs.de )
Decided to build something rather complex as a first project and it's proving challenging at ever step of the way, but I'm really proud of how it's turning out....
Do you want to tell us something about your religion?
Any other burners here? I'm just home from my first, and thinking I'll leave the empathetic expletives for the body.
A number of wheels starting turning a year ago. Haltingly ... maybe more like relay switches....
Harassment of scientists is surging — institutions aren’t sure how to help ( www.nature.com )
As researchers increasingly face many kinds of attack over their work, there is debate about how to support and protect them....
Reddit’s deal with OpenAI will plug its posts into “ChatGPT and new products” ( www.theverge.com )
Winamp is going open source ( feddit.uk )
I used this for years, from version 1.9 all the way to 5.x when I moved onto other software....
how's your week going, Beehaw
busy as usual, currently reading Alt-America (David Neiwert)
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules ( arstechnica.com )
Could you share a clip of one of your favorite scenes from a TV series?
the Second Beehaw Community Survey
welcome to the second-ever Beehaw Community Survey. it's been awhile because of everything going on; we last did one of these with the influx of people last June and we got 1,500 responses that time. we don't expect anywhere near that many this time, but that's fine....
how's your week going, Beehaw
pretty wacky week last week, it snowed a ton here, may or may not have bedbugs although if we do for now they seem contained(?) so keeping an eye on that
The Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy ( www.nyuengelberg.org )
this is a very lengthy piece but quite interesting. from the introduction:...
To comply with DMA, WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocol ( techcrunch.com )
how's your week going, Beehaw
busy all around between the site stuff, other stuff, and interpersonal happenings
In-house fiber network
Not sure if I should post this here or over in Technology, but here goes....
Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students ( arstechnica.com )
From the "no matter how bad you think it is, it's worse" department.