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UK pledges £2.26bn to Ukraine as Zelensky says it will be used for weapons - latest in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Some of the US contribution to the Ukraine war effort was in the form of older equipment or credits to purchase arms from US weapons sellers (i.e. the funds just recycled back to the US).

Wondering why these UK funds are in the form of 'loans?'

It sounds like these may be to help Ukraine domestically manufacture their own arms.

Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make.

Google’s Sergey Brin Says Engineers Should Work 60-Hour Weeks in Office to Build AI That Could Replace Them in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 85 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Prediction: first big company to offer 32-hour work week at no loss of pay, with choice of remote or hybrid, will hoover up all the Grade-A talent.

Steam Deal: Save 67% on Journey in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Anyone know if this can run under Parallels on a Mac M3?

Who's Trudeau bringing to the next White House sit down? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Kamala's sister.

Lost Foam Aluminium Alloy Casting in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

That was... mesmerizing.

Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk in c/spaceflight
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If the Astroscale grabs a piece of debris and nudges it toward atmosphere, won't it de-orbit itself as well? It wasn't clear from the article.

Seems like it would be more efficient to attach a couple of small boosters to the debris and wave bye-bye, Wile E. Coyote style.

Hands off our work in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Surprised it got the spelling right.

Investors in farm equipment maker Deere reject anti-DEI resolution in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Many companies (including tech) started DEI policies in order to broaden their pool of candidates and make internal promotions more merit-based. The stated goal was to attract better candidates and make their services and products more in line with their customers. Made sense.

A few years later, many are capitulating to political pressures to drop those programs.

Thing is, the original problem still stands and these shareholders (who presumably mostly care about their investment) know this. That's why they're voting down these proposals. They could call Costco and Apple West Coast liberals, but not Deere. It's just smart business.

How Norwegians get around town after a snowfall in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Question is... How do you get back?

Bafta: "we’re asking players from around the world to help us decide the Most Influential Video Game of All Time." in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Minesweeper.

What's your favorite sound? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Anguished cries of my enemies.

Mwahahahaha!

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Inside CNN's New Comedy Quiz Show. Yes, You Read That Right (www.rollingstone.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20603742

U.S. version of the venerable British news/comedy show, #HIGNFY.

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Inside CNN's New Comedy Quiz Show. Yes, You Read That Right (www.rollingstone.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20603742

U.S. version of the venerable British news/comedy show, #HIGNFY.

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Inside CNN's New Comedy Quiz Show. Yes, You Read That Right (www.rollingstone.com)
 

U.S. version of the venerable British news/comedy show, #HIGNFY.

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VariPay: Surge-based salary calculator for HR (lemmy.ml)
 

From the makers of demand-priced car rides, concert tickets, and rents comes VariPay, a new Demand Based Salary calculator.

Instead of a fixed salary, employee income will be based on how much work there is to do, and when there is enough work, how efficient they were and how much effort they put into it.

The system is purely driven by AI, so nobody can accuse the vendor of favoritism. It runs continuously 24x7, making instant salary calculation updates no matter where in the world you live.

The service can automatically integrate with the previously announced AutoHR system, so firing and re-hiring replacement workers are handled with minimum friction. Efficiency levels can be charted in units of currency, aggregated worker heart-rate levels, or kilo-teardrops.

It comes with a management dashboard showing the amount of salary saved vs a traditional 'time-based' pay system. It also allows alarms to be set and parameters adjusted to accelerate cost-saving measures. Optional modules dynamically calculate management bonuses and maximize shareholder buybacks.

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After years of feuding, the Giants have made peace with San Francisco’s seagulls (www.sfchronicle.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19787296

Archive link: https://archive.ph/H0jBD

"As the ninth inning drew to a close at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on a recent afternoon, the mood in the stands was dour — the Giants were losing to the White Sox. But in the skies above the stadium, the real game was just getting started.

California and Western gulls glided overhead, scouting the bleachers for garlic fries and ketchup-smeared hot dog buns. The gulls soared steadily by the dozens as the bleachers emptied. Soon, the birds were left alone to engulf any leftover food they could find."

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After years of feuding, the Giants have made peace with San Francisco’s seagulls (www.sfchronicle.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19787296

Archive link: https://archive.ph/H0jBD

"As the ninth inning drew to a close at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on a recent afternoon, the mood in the stands was dour — the Giants were losing to the White Sox. But in the skies above the stadium, the real game was just getting started.

California and Western gulls glided overhead, scouting the bleachers for garlic fries and ketchup-smeared hot dog buns. The gulls soared steadily by the dozens as the bleachers emptied. Soon, the birds were left alone to engulf any leftover food they could find."

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After years of feuding, the Giants have made peace with San Francisco’s seagulls (www.sfchronicle.com)
 

Archive link: https://archive.ph/H0jBD

"As the ninth inning drew to a close at San Francisco’s Oracle Park on a recent afternoon, the mood in the stands was dour — the Giants were losing to the White Sox. But in the skies above the stadium, the real game was just getting started.

California and Western gulls glided overhead, scouting the bleachers for garlic fries and ketchup-smeared hot dog buns. The gulls soared steadily by the dozens as the bleachers emptied. Soon, the birds were left alone to engulf any leftover food they could find."

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Local News Is Dying, but Not in San Francisco (www.nytimes.com)
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I bought this because... (lemmy.ml)
 

Earlier today, at Oakland, CA charging station.

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Apple, Google wallets to carry California driver's licenses (www.axios.com)
 

Not sure if true, but someone raised an issue when this was first announced. That you can no longer refuse to unlock your phone when stopped, since you'll have to unlock it to show your digital driver's license.

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Apple, Google wallets to carry California driver's licenses (www.axios.com)
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Watch How a Hacker’s Infrared Laser Can Spy on Your Laptop’s Keystrokes (www.wired.com)
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Samy Kamkar's latest at Defcon.

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