‘Quantum internet’ demonstration in cities is most advanced yet ( www.nature.com )
Experiments generate quantum entanglement over optical fibres across three real cities, marking progress towards networks that could have revolutionary applications.
They Transformed a Nasty Stroad With Bus Rapid Transit (CityNerd) ( www.youtube.com )
In Albuquerque NM, they not only built world class BRT infrastructure -- they leveraged it to transform old Route 66 into a safer, more people-friendly corridor. Albuquerque Rapid Transit, or ART, is already a big ridership success, but there's so much more potential. So today we're taking a tour of the US's only Gold-rated BRT...
A sing along I checked wasn't a recent repost, but if it was it would be the right song for it. ( www.youtube.com )
I'm glad they included lyrics, because it clears up some tricky verses.
Russian Forces Abduct and Execute Ukrainian Civilians in Vovchansk Amid Evacuations ( united24media.com )
Has anyone else noticed a large influx of Trolls lately?
This isn't about immediately filtered content, like the disgusting DuffMan George Floyd meme, or Holocaust denial. That's pretty well kept in check by mod tools. I'm also not talking about cogent or even pointed political discussion....
OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts ( www.theverge.com )
Concerns over addicted kids spur probe into Meta and its use of dark patterns ( arstechnica.com )
Check it out! Technology survived a Carrington Event ( youtu.be )
I guess you already knew since your phone is working.
Canada’s living standards alarmingly on track to be the lowest in 40 years: study ( nationalpost.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....
me_irl. Right now, in fact 😮💨 ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15467370...
uranus ( lemmy.world )
Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows ( about.winamp.com )
What drew you to the high seas?
Inspired by a post since deleted, I feel bad for probably coming off judgemental about the poster's taste in the movie that drove him to consider sailing....
Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results ( arstechnica.com )
Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers—and Hopefully Stress ( www.wired.com )
https://archive.ph/vlcmB
I managed to run The Sims 4 on Linux after over 6 hours
At this point, making something that doesn't work using Wine or Proton is actually kind of an achievement, so congrats EA, you managed to fuck up both Origin and EA app. The actual game runs flawlessly, it's the launchers that are all kinds of broken.
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
https://archive.ph/STFfI
Magic Mice ( media.kbin.social )
South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive ( www.theguardian.com )
South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across Gaza, and allow international investigators and journalists into the territory....
Is This the End of Plastic? Visa's New Technology Could Replace Physical Cards ( www.cnet.com )
Automatic Fire Extinguisher for 3D Printer Cabinet ( lemm.ee )
Hey 3D printing fellas,...
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....
As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine ( www.nytimes.com )
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war....
Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations ( www.hrw.org )
(Jerusalem, May 14, 2024) – Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers’ convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities to ensure their protection, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli authorities did not issue...
