If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.
- Marcus Aurelius
If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.
‘To hell with this place!’ George Santos ousted from Congress after fabricating life story (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Colorado Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, bans Trump from state’s ballot under insurrection clause (apnews.com)
DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the...
Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly detected by sonar 16,000 feet underwater, exploration team claims (www.cbsnews.com)
Most readers want publishers to label AI-generated articles — but trust outlets less when they do (www.niemanlab.org)
Broadcom CEO tells VMWare workers to 'get butt back to office' after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies (fortune.com)
Broadcom is laying off 1,267 Palo Alto-based VMware workers following its acquisition of the company...
Do you use a serial (Oxford) comma?
A serial comma (or Oxford comma) is an optional comma used before the last item in a list. For example, "bread, butter, and tax evasion" uses a serial comma, whereas "bread, butter and tax evasion" does not....
Houthi strike on British-owned ship causes huge oil leak in Red Sea, U.S. says (www.haaretz.com)
MFBC...
Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why (www.cnbc.com)
How China Miscalculated Its Way to a Baby Bust: A missile scientist used mathematical models to push the nation’s one-child policy. Its legacy is proving hard to shake. (www.wsj.com)
Non-paywall link...
All 9 aboard US Navy plane that overshot runway escape injury, Hawaii official says (apnews.com)
Solar storm to hit Earth on November 30, will disrupt mobile communication (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Amazon taps SpaceX for satellite launch even though Jeff Bezos has his own rocket company (www.cnn.com)
Amazon just inked a deal with chief competitor and Elon Musk-helmed SpaceX to launch internet-beaming satellites — a move that comes even as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pursues his own space dreams with his own rocket company, Blue Origin, and as SpaceX builds its own internet constellation....
Netflix: Piracy is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly (torrentfreak.com)
Nautilus File Manager Gets More Features Ahead of the GNOME 46 Release - 9to5Linux (9to5linux.com)
What is the best model of used ThinkPad to purchase?
I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?
Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up (www.wired.com)
Worth the effort to obtain a copy of MS Office on the high seas? *SOLVED
It’s for my mother, who so far cannot stand LibreOffice.
Florida man goes fishing in Bass Pro Shops pond, flees with live 50-pound tarpon (nypost.com)
NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable (arstechnica.com)
Alaska's rivers are turning orange and no one knows why (www.newsweek.com)
Steam has made 6 Games Free - Get them while you can (www.gamingarcade.co.uk)
Steam, the renowned gaming platform, is offering an array of free games that cater to different tastes and preferences. Let's delve into the details of these captivating titles that won't cost you a dime.