Great brief blog post by @… and I agree - 'The internet is far from being dead': https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2025/internet-is-far-from-being-d…
Not to mention that available foods may not be suitable.
The one time my wife and I had to use a food bank during COVID, we queued for a couple of hours, constantly derided for being shiftless and poor by the Baptist volunteers who ran the bank.
At the end, we were told to be thankful for what we received: a couple of pieces of fruit that would’ve killed my wife (anaphylactic allergies) and pasta, pasta sauce, and bread, all containing gluten (she has coeliac disease).
Lawrence blasts 'delusional' Giants legend Banks https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46773369/dexter-lawrence-rips-carl-banks-delusional-comments
Journalist Eoin Higgins says Matt Taibbi is suing him for defamation over Owned, his book about tech billionaires and the left, and "I stand by my work" (Eoin Higgins/The Flashpoint)
https://eoinhiggins.substack.com/p/yes-im-being-sued-by-matt-taibbi<…
Oh, interesting, SteamVR on Linux has improved somewhat since last time I tried.
No Mans Sky runs! If somewhat jerkily. Maybe that'll encourage me to upgrade the graphics card. I'd play so much more NMS if I could just launch it without all the reboot-to-windows faff.
Pistol Whip doesn't work through Proton though, so I guess it's only actual Linux-compatible VR games for now.
#vr #noMansSky #Linux
Today's alarm in the Radisson Blu Hotel will just be a DRILL!
Der heutige Alarm im Radisson Blu Hotel ist nur eine ÜBUNG!
#radissonbluhotel #39c3
Spoiler alert: PLEASE DO NOT click the following link if you don't want to hear what happens in Pluribus: Over 40 in Vancouver Episode #99 - Pluribus S1E9 Finale Carol's grief rebound and big bang theory :-) --> https://over40invan.com/99-pluribus-s1
At last a sensible note on the bond problem that underpins the tax rises in #Budget2025.
"Slowing quantitative tightening, having the Bank of England absorb its own losses on its balance sheet and reducing the amount of interest paid out on reserves all offer ways for the government to recoup these losses and invest in public services and infrastructure. "
Budget tax rises to…
Osa Odighizuwa on Cowboys defense 'looking in the mirror,' being solution-oriented https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/osa-odighizuwa-on-cowboys-defense-looking-in-the-mirror-being-solution-oriented
Osa Odighizuwa on Cowboys defense 'looking in the mirror,' being solution-oriented https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/osa-odighizuwa-on-cowboys-defense-looking-in-the-mirror-being-solution-oriented