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Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost? ( apnews.com )
Wealth and hubris fuel the tale of a politically connected Missouri couple who allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor. The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in...
What was your worst work mishap, accident, or oopsie?
What's the piece of technology that has impacted the modern world the most?
If you ask me? Mobile/WiFi internet... The way and amount of time we use our phones had changed A LOT since their diffusion. I guess the release of the iPhone changed our idea of what a phone is too...
How to make an old USB brother laser printer wireless?
I have an old Brother laser printer that's been doing fine and doesn't need to be replaced, but it only supports USB. Is there a device besides an old computer/laptop that would make it a shared wireless printer that supports windows machines well? I'm pretty sure i could come up with something myself, but i would prefer an...
Pharma Exec Will Testify About Ozempic's Absurd Price Tag After Pressure From Bernie Sanders ( gizmodo.com )
Is Science Fiction Inherently Hopeful?
I read a lot of Harlan Ellison (worked on The Outer Limits, 80's Twilight Zone, Babylon 5), and I was wondering what people thought of this quote from him:...
‘Crime is out of hand’: how young people turned to far right in east German city ( www.theguardian.com )
Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote in the European elections, with particular support in the east...
China has become a scientific superpower ( www.economist.com )
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Fired employee hacked into company’s computer system and deleted servers, causing it to lose S$918,000 - CNA ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
Simple question: Are you a nice person?
Sure, "nice" needs some definition....
Thousands of trees 'killed by cigarette butt fire' ( www.bbc.co.uk )
A cigarette butt is suspected to have caused a forest fire that is believed to have killed thousands of young trees....
If human skin was sometimes completely patterned (eg. spots, stripes, etc.), what pattern (if any) would you want to have?
Alex Jones cries after agreeing to liquidate assets to pay Sandy Hook families | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
L.A. County wants to cap rent hikes at 3%. Landlords say that would push them to sell ( www.latimes.com )
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Missouri’s Attorney General Is Waging War to Keep the Wrongly Convicted Locked Up ( theintercept.com )
What's the most basic thing you can't do?
Do you have any smell you like/dislike even though most people don't?
I'll start with the fact that I kind of like the smell of gasoline, and also bleach for some reason.
Can I refuse MS Authenticator?
So my company decided to migrate office suite and email etc to Microsoft365. Whatever. But for 2FA login they decided to disable the option to choose "any authenticator" and force Microsoft Authenticator on the (private) phones of both employees and volunteers. Is there any valid reason why they would do this, like it's...
Conservatives tried to force all schools in California to out trans kids. They just failed. ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps | David King ( www.theguardian.com )
A cool guide for Signs of ADHD that were Missed in our Childhood ( i.redd.it )
https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/1d13ils/a_cool_guide_for_signs_of_adhd_that_were_missed/...
Conservatives are freaking out because they learned that some animals are gay ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them? ( www.bbc.com )
Ocean water is rushing miles underneath the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ with potentially dire impacts on sea level rise ( www.cnn.com )
Introducing: The Minimal Phone ( m.youtube.com )
Qualified experts of Lemmy, do people believe you when you answer questions in your field?
The internet has made a lot of people armchair experts happy to offer their perspective with a degree of certainty, without doing the work to identify gaps in their knowledge. Often the mark of genuine expertise is knowing the limitations of your knowledge....
Has anyone ever come across a door lock like this? ( youtu.be )
Keep in mind that there are three operations with this lock which I find to be fundamental to my needs:...
Do you think the good in Humankind can prevail?
I am a trans man incarcerated in a woman’s prison where feminism is a four-letter word ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Many climate scientists predict a "semi-dystopian" future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms ( www.theguardian.com )
Here’s why so many US Republicans won’t buy EVs ( wapo.st )
Advice on finding a partner?
I just got ghosted by the girl I was talking to, I want to find another girl to talk to. This girl and I met at the gym, but I don't want to be the guy that goes to the gym just to meet girls. I mean sure there's the bar and Tinder, but I want a real relationship. I mean, I guess it'll come to me.