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Currently studying CS and some other stuff. Best known for previously being top 50 (OCE) in LoL, expert RoN modder, and creator of RoN:EE's community patch (CBP).

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LIVE: AmeSame's Spelling Bee ft. HoloEN ! 🐝

Started like 2 minutes ago at time of posting.

(not sure which members are coming for this one, I have to do work 🫠)

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THIS IS POWER πŸ”₯!! (fan animation)

Fire, fire, light the fire

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Ohio Supreme Court rules boneless chicken wings can have bones
  • Funny headline aside, semantics and trying to understand expected meanings of words and phrases is fucky and makes for an interesting case. Per the article the court decision was only 4-3 (i.e., close), and the dissent seemed -- as a person who admittedly is not well-versed in the language normally used by Ohio's Supreme Court -- to be pretty strongly opinionated.

    From the snippets in the article I find it pretty easy to sympathize with both sides of the argument!


    edit: the full text is available here (the original unarchived source is being hammered by curious people) - you can download the file to read it in full-res

    The question seems to be: "did the restaurant exercise reasonable duty of care". There is a lot more to the case than the fun-but-sensationalized headline and even article.

  • Shots fired at Trump rally in Pennsylvania [Trump hit, minor (?) injury, is "fine"]
  • I doubt anyone else is coming back to read this other than you if you have notifications on, but Snopes, based on photographic evidence of intact teleprompters and other evidence, is willing to rule the teleprompter glass shard theory as "False".

    They do note the recent statement from FBI director who said: "There's some question about whether or not it's a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear", so I guess it's still not clear it was definitely a bullet but yeah, teleprompter glass seems to be out.

  • 'A dark and sorrowful day': Inquiry finds systemic abuse in state and religious care

    www.sbs.com.au 'A dark and sorrowful day': Inquiry finds systemic abuse in state and religious care

    A damning public inquiry in New Zealand has revealed widespread abuse of approximately 200,000 children, young people, and vulnerable adults in state and religious care over 70 years.

    'A dark and sorrowful day': Inquiry finds systemic abuse in state and religious care

    > > > A damning public inquiry in New Zealand has revealed widespread abuse of approximately 200,000 children, young people, and vulnerable adults in state and religious care over 70 years. > >

    > > > Key Points > > > > * A New Zealand inquiry found approximately 200,000 vulnerable people were abused in state and religious care. > * Nearly one-third of individuals in care from 1950 to 2019 experienced some form of abuse. > * Prime Minister Christopher Luxon apologised on behalf of the government and pledged to compensate survivors. > >

    > > > This article contains references to child abuse. > >

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    www.abc.net.au 'I always worked my hardest': Berejiklian fails to overturn ICAC corruption findings

    The former premier has failed to overturn a finding of serious corrupt conduct after challenging a report by the corruption watchdog in the state's highest civil court.

    'I always worked my hardest': Berejiklian fails to overturn ICAC corruption findings

    > > > In short: > > > > * Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has failed to overturn the finding that she engaged in serious corrupt conduct. > > > * Last year, the Independent Commission Against Corruption found Ms Berejiklian breached public trust, while serving as state premier, during her secret relationship with former NSW MP Daryl Maguire. > > > * Ms Berejiklian has long insisted she always acted in the public interest, beginning legal action shortly after the corruption watchdog released its report. > > > >

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    theconversation.com A major multiculturalism review has recommended bold reforms. How far is the government prepared to go?

    The review recommends bold changes, like dismantling the Department of Home Affairs. It remains to be seen how much the government will enact.

    A major multiculturalism review has recommended bold reforms. How far is the government prepared to go?

    > > > A year ago, the government instigated an independent review of the national multicultural framework. > > > > As more than half of Australia’s population is either born overseas or has one parent who was, this policy is important. It underpins how multiculturalism works in almost every part of life. It aims to ensure equity and inclusion for people from minority groups, and attempts to whittle away at structural racism. > >

    > > > The review recommends bold changes, like dismantling the Department of Home Affairs. It remains to be seen how much the government will enact. > >

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    www.sbs.com.au Cabinet reshuffle looms as ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor resign

    Both ministers have decided not to re-contest the next federal election and have resigned from cabinet.

    Cabinet reshuffle looms as ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor resign

    > > > Senior government ministers Linda Burney [Minister for Indigenous Australians] and Brendan O'Connor [Minister for Skills and Training] will retire from federal politics at the next election and immediately vacate their cabinet positions, prompting a reshuffle. > >

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    No need to spend money on sex workers because NDIS recipients already get f**ked every day, government says

    theshovel.com.au No Need to Spend Money on Sex Workers Because NDIS Recipients Already Get Fucked Every Day, Government Says β€” The Shovel

    β€œIt’s inadequately funded, overly complex and under-resourced, so I can assure you people are getting fucked. It’s already built into the system. There’s no need to pay extra”.

    No Need to Spend Money on Sex Workers Because NDIS Recipients Already Get Fucked Every Day, Government Says β€” The Shovel

    > > > Bill Shorten has confirmed the Government will ban access to sex workers via the NDIS, saying it is β€˜unnecessary’ when so much of the NDIS is designed to fuck recipient. > > > > β€œIt’s inadequately funded, overly complex and under-resourced, so I can assure you people are getting very fucked, very regularly. Shorten” said. β€œThe fucking is built into the system, there’s no need to pay extra for this”. > >

    (title semi-censored to attempt compliance with swearing-in-titles guidance)

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    www.abc.net.au Journalists from The Age, SMH and other Nine Publishing mastheads announce strike on eve of Olympics

    Journalists from multiple major Australian newspapers have announced they will go on strike from Friday morning, on the eve of the Paris Olympics.

    Journalists from The Age, SMH and other Nine Publishing mastheads announce strike on eve of Olympics

    > > > Journalists from multiple major Australian newspapers have announced they will go on strike from Friday morning, on the eve of the Paris Olympics. > >

    > > > Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) members at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times and WAtoday will walk off the job at 11am on Friday morning. > >

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    www.sbs.com.au The Australian passport is now more powerful. Here's where you can travel visa-free

    The Australian passport is now among the top five most powerful, according to the latest rankings, which also show a Southeast Asian nation has retained its top spot. Here's how our little blue book fared.

    The Australian passport is now more powerful. Here's where you can travel visa-free

    > > > The Australian passport is now among the top five most powerful [based on visa-free access to countries], according to the latest rankings, which also show a Southeast Asian nation has retained its top spot. Here's how our little blue book fared. > >

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    ✨TEMPUS GOT TALENT: IT'S TIME TO SHINE WITH THE STARS 🌟 (stream VoD)

    Part of Tempus' 2-year (!) celebration stuff

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    How do I pronounce "Kamala"?
  • "Comma-la" unfortunately doesn't help much for people without US accents lol (though of course people in the US are who the question and answer are most relevant to). On first reading -- without the accent or something close to it -- it implies "kom-uh-luh", whereas with the accent it implies something more like "kah-muh-luh", just based on how people pronounce "comma" differently.

  • Mio's return (by Hyde)

    Pixiv source (has higher res, and uncompressed image)

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    Mio's return (by Hyde)
  • Pixiv source (has higher res, and uncompressed image) [fuck, well technically it is compressed, just losslessly]

  • Mio's return (by Hyde)

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    Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin
  • Imo after reading it, it doesn't seem that crazy or off-brand anymore (so long as it gets fleshed out to use something not as transactionally-inefficient as bitcoin).

    Edit: their related bitcoin guide has made me change my mind somewhat and think it's a little crazy. I was viewing this as a stepping stone (almost a functional tech demo) towards something more reasonable, but now it doesn't look like that's necessarily what they had in mind @_@

  • I reserved this one just for you.
  • The creator is therealdafwe and their handle has been cropped out of the image. They're on a few platforms e.g., Xitter

  • Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin

    proton.me Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin | Proton

    Proton Wallet is an easy-to-use self-custodial wallet that makes financial freedom attainable for everyone.

    Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin | Proton

    I at least appreciate that the very first header is "Why build Proton Wallet?".

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    Unreal Engine supervisor at ModelFarm blasts 50% failure rate with Intel chips β€” company switching to AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, praises single-threaded performance
  • Intel fumbled hard with some of their recent NICs including the I225-V,[1][2] which took them multiple hardware revisions in addition to software updates to fix.

    AMD also had to be dragged kicking and screaming to support earlier AM4 motherboard buyers to upgrade to Ryzen 5000 chips,[3][4] and basically lied to buyers about support for sTRX4, requiring an upgrade from the earlier TR4 to support third-gen Threadripper but at least committing to "long-term" longevity in return.[5][6] They then turned around and released no new CPUs for the chipset platform, leaving people stranded on it despite the earlier promises.[7]

    I know it's appealing to blindly trust one company's products (or specific lineup of products) because it simplifies buying decisions, but no company or person is infallible (and companies in particular are generally going to profit-max even at your expense). Blindly trusting one unfortunately does not reliably lead to good outcomes for end-users.


    edit: "chipset" (incorrectly implying TRX40) changed to "platform" (correctly implying sTRX4); added explicit mention of "AM4" in the context of the early motherboard buyers.

  • Gaslighting (fan animation)

    Vtubers vs math

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    JDOOM MY SOUL!!! (fan animation)

    Rat plays Doom

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    ABC NEWS is Australia’s No 1 digital news brand; announces new look, features and functionality
  • Hm. It's obviously a more modern design, and I guess the increased focus on categories makes it easier to read news relevant to said category. The redundancy of some sections (e.g. 2x Sport sections with basically the same content) is a bit frustrating since it feels like wasted space - as though the content was forced into the layout, rather than the layout properly supporting the content (though sometimes compromise is inevitable, so eh).

    Not wild about how links to other stuff are put before the articles are actually finished. Feels like an attack on my attention span lol.

    I do miss a couple of things in the old design, which I doubt will be making a comeback:

    • I liked each feed (main feed on left and center, secondary feed on the right) being a single column. I think it makes it much easier to skim through rather than darting both across and down on two columns. Having (essentially) three columns total also feels a bit like I'm being yelled at for attention.
    • The varying "priority" of posts was something I appreciated. The new layout seems to have a 2-tier system, but the old one had something like four (?).

    As a contrast, comparing this to SBS' news page (on desktop) and they have a 2x2 for the big stories at the top, but then multiple single-columns for each category, with a clear visual anchor using the heading + image combo keeping each category visually distinct. I find that much easier to quickly skim through to find news that interests me. In this new design I feel like I'm spending a lot more time just moving between things I want to look at, rather than actually looking at them. I'd guess partly this is a side effect of the probably-more-mobile-friendly design, which is a bummer for me because I read on a PC far more often than on a phone ):

  • [privated due to video issue] HoloTempus - UNCHAINED (original song MV)
  • Notice & ApologyπŸ“Œ A flaw was found in the credits section of "UNCHAINED", so the song has temporarily been privated while we make adjustments.

    We'll keep you updated on the situation once we get things resolved.

    We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

    RIP

  • [privated due to video issue] HoloTempus - UNCHAINED (original song MV)
  • Maybe one day we'll regain the long-lost technology of "showing YouTube thumbnails to lemmy users" (unless that's just my end fucking up literally every single YouTube thumbnail for the past week).

  • HoloTempus - UNCHAINED (original song MV)

    > > > @JurardTRexford 49 Minutes ago > > > > Oh God they're HOT > >

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    There's a short behind the scenes thing too: YouTube

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    Gaslighting (fan animation)
  • Gura 🀝 Raora being bad at math

  • Shadow puppet (by Hyde)
  • I look forward to the inevitable grand opening of WitchcraftMoe

  • Shadow puppet (by Hyde)
  • Image

    (p.s. the black bars are in the original, so I left them in)

  • Shadow puppet (by Hyde)

    Pixiv source (has higher res)

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    Shadow puppet (by Hyde)
  • Pixiv source (has higher res)

    (p.s. the black bars are in the original, so I left them in)

  • Shadow puppet (by Hyde)

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    National security threat
  • From Mastodon

    Posterity / under a rock: 2024 CrowdStrike incident

  • Microblog Memes @lemmy.world MHLoppy @fedia.io

    National security threat

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    Gaslighting (fan animation)

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    The homeopaths of spin
  • There are different perspectives on how voting should work, such as voting based on "does this contribute to this discussion / to this community" vs based on "do I agree with this / do I like this".

    Either way, blanket-downvoting something instead of voting based on the content's merit seems to be behaviour to be discouraged.

  • Zeta does food crimes
  • Yeah but if Haachama is admonishing your food, something's gone wrong πŸ˜…

  • Zeta does food crimes
  • Cecilia's reply:

    still edible!!!

    I worry sometimes: Xitter