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Youtube has fully blocked Invidious ( github.com )
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/22423685
TIL about Haitian Independence Debt ( en.m.wikipedia.org )
The Haitian independence debt involves an 1825 agreement between Haiti and France that included France demanding an indemnity of 150 million francs in five annual payments of 30 million to be paid by Haiti in claims over property – including Haitian slaves – that was lost through the Haitian Revolution in return for...
Turning Everyday Gadgets into Bombs is a Bad Idea ( www.bunniestudios.com )
TIL that this cartoonish piranha catching technique actually works ( i.imgur.com )
Tho I must admit that I would never get that close to the surface with my bare hands while doing this.
TIL about Aviation biofuel ( en.wikipedia.org )
Biofuels are biomass-derived fuels from plants, animals, or waste; depending on which type of biomass is used, they could lower CO2 emissions by 20–98% compared to conventional jet fuel.[4] The first test flight using blended biofuel was in 2008, and in 2011, blended fuels with 50% biofuels were allowed on commercial flights....
Cinema Chains Put $2.2B Bet On Box Office Rebound With New Upgrades ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
North American theater owners new capital investments draw moviegoers house premium experience local multiplex.
TIL about hair traps
I feel like an idiot for not knowing about these....
TIL if you want to make a powdered drink like hot chocolate or cup-a-soup, add a tiny amount of water to the powder and make a paste before adding the hot water to avoid clumping.
I've gone 47 years without knowing that.
[news] Hamas Is Surviving War With Israel. Now It Hopes to Thrive in Gaza Again. [gift article, expires in 30 days] ( www.nytimes.com )
Khaled Meshal, one of Hamas’s most senior officials, said in an interview that the militant group expects to play a decisive role in the enclave when the war is over....
[news] Pagers Explode Across Lebanon in Apparent Attack on Hezbollah [gift article, expires in 30 days] ( www.nytimes.com )
Sept. 17, 2024Updated 9:31 p.m. ET...
TIL: Nearly 77% of the Forbes 400 Have Given 5% or Less of their Net Worth to Charity ( medium.com )
TIL of the continent "Zealandia", a large, mostly submerged continent in the Pacific Ocean which New Zealand is a part of. ( en.wikipedia.org )
We're doing another large poll for Saturday's movie night ( matrix.gvid.tv )
These larger polls do seem to get better results. I hope you all can also make it on Saturday.
Can the Suzuki Carry Mini Truck survive the 4x4 Alpine loop in Colorado? | Life's Too Short For Boring Cars (18:43) ( www.youtube.com )
63% of Gen Z Would Rather Play Video Games Than Watch a Movie — GamerBlurb ( gamerblurb.com )
What movie do you most regret watching with your parents? ( www.imdb.com )
I watched The Lighthouse with my dad a few years ago and I think that was the most awkward movie watching situation I've been in. We decided to watch it because it had Willem Dafoe on it, a positive rating, and it was on a streaming service he had. It's not really a spoiler but the movie has multiple scenes with a focus on...
Ronald Reagan's former staff back Harris-Walz ticket: "Today is a choice between integrity and demagoguery." ( www.cbsnews.com )
23andMe to pay $30 million in genetics data breach settlement ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
DNA testing giant 23andMe has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit over a data breach that exposed the personal information of 6.4 million customers in 2023....
Can users from my instance still downvote with the API on other federated instances if I turn off downvotes on my instance?
I want to make signing up to my instance as unattractive to bots and vote manipulation as possible. If I could turn off all voting on Lemmy I absolutely would. I think activitypub votes are spam and just because reddit used them doesn't mean that it should be required. I used forums and other websites for a long time before...
While Linux users wait (and wait) for a Proton Drive client . . .
. . . what do you use instead? AlternativeTo mentions (among a few others) Cozy and Filen; anyone use either of these? Internxt got a pretty bad review from someone on Medium.