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Loops by Pixelfed is finally sending out welcome emails after weeks
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Wanna source that? Cause I've been following loops a bit and haven't seen anything close to that. If anything it's the opposite.
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Loops by Pixelfed is finally sending out welcome emails after weeks
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Wanna source that? Cause I've been following loops a bit and haven't seen anything close to that. If anything it's the opposite.
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The days of custom Android ROMs are numbered, and Google is to blame
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Yeah this article read as more of a hit piece and promotion of GrapheneOS than anything else. All the "news" in the article is weeks old too.
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Why do we castrate animals instead of giving them vasectomies?
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That's the case in doing it too early in animals as well, especially noticable in larger breeds. There's been a longtime pushback for dogs to get spayed / neutered at later ages, than one size fits all.
Also there are other interesting studies that differ between humans and animals, such as the lifespan of animals that are neutered / spayed tends to be longer than the other way around, and supposedly in humans it's the opposite.
I didn't do a ton of vetting when I was researching the information though, so I don't know how well the studies were controlled and what they accounted for.
Edit: Also some vets do offer vasectomies as an alternative to neutering, but it is usually far more expensive.
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Hackers Weaponize KeePass Password Manager to Deliver Malware & Steal Passwords
This kinda feels like a search algorithm hitpiece on KeepPass rather than an informative article.
Not that it bags on KeepPass specifically, but it's basically just describing malicious ads, phishing, and man in the middle attacks, all of which the rest of everything online is effected by...
Like I guess it's good to know, but I don't think it's really going to help anyone that didn't already know to not click on shitty ad links.
Maybe I glossed over something in the article though,*shrug.
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The Switch Will NEVER be the Same: Nintendo Switch Dumper Review
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It's kind of condescending to assume everyone does the same thing you do. Even if it's a majority.
Or are you assuming that no one backs up media for the sake of backing it up? Cause that's... pretty nearsighted.
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PSA: Nova Launcher is owned by an analytics company
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Lol nah. I tried it recently. Lawnchair is lacking in so much customization compared to Nova it's kind of appalling to compare them imo.
That being said, if you are ok with the Pixel launcher and pretty basic / generic customizations Lawnchair is a pretty awesome app.
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YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users
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Oh no.....?
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Man In MAGA Hat Arrested For Allegedly Punching Election Worker
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No they legally can't. It's defamation until a verdict is in. First Amendment isn't freedom from consequences of your speech.
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UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel
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Even though that's Israel technically, I'd still say yes. The US is propping them up enough that they are liable.
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Most people don’t realize that the UAE is peak socialism
As unpopular an opinion as 2+2=5...
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Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Assassination
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The positions you take lately, and the arguments you make lately are increasingly disappointing.
No one owes .world anything... If those in control make questionable decisions, they are going to be called out regardless of aggressive moderation, it's all federated, kinda the point.
"Can't take he heat, get out of the kitchen..." and all that jazz...
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End of an era: Nova Launcher's parent company lays off practically everyone
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I replaced Nova with Kvaesitso and honestly its pretty awesome.
Its more limited than Nova was but it meets my use cases. The biggest adjustment was using labels to filter things instead of using folders, which I've actually come to like better.
But plenty of customizations for everything else you mentioned and more.
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GenAI has started to kill open source projects
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I'm seeing it quite a lot on mastodon where maintainers from big projects, like even curl, are expressing their grief and annoyance with ai generated bug reports wasting their time and overwhelming them. I don't think it's an isolated incident.
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Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill
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So you're in the 1%. Cause if you're not that's blatantly incorrect.
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The Switch Will NEVER be the Same: Nintendo Switch Dumper Review
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And? I'd say less than 1% pirate. I can throw in random unfounded metrics too. Still doesn't change the point. Just because you don't doesn't mean someone else won't. Which again isn't even the point of the article.
The point is someone could backup their game and sell it. The buyer being unaware it would ban their console.
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PSA: Nova Launcher is owned by an analytics company
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I like to categorize my apps. In Nova I have them divided into Web / Media / Games / Tools / System and I can swipe between each page (horizontally) of them. I use quite a few apps to do a lot of things tho, so *shrug.
I also really like the Sesame search integration, Lawnchairs adaption of Pixel Launchers is good. But there is style and behavior customization that Nova offers that Lawnchair doesn't.
I am pretty particular about making my phone just look and behave the way I want it, of course it changes over time as phones and apps get better but yeah.... It's largely why I preferred Android from the start and have stuck with it
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Father of Indian student killed in U.S. dies just before $29 million settlement
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The family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old Indian student killed in a U.S. police crash a few years ago, suffered a second devastating blow after her father passed away just two days before the announcement of a $29 million compensation deal.
Jaahnavi’s life was cut short on January 23, 2023, when she was knocked down by a speeding Seattle police vehicle while she was crossing the street. The officer involved was responding to an emergency call at that time.
A relative of Jaahnavi told PTI that Kandula Srikanth, a retired police constable, died of a heart attack on February 10 here in Kurnool district. Seattle police officer who fatally struck Jaahnavi Kandula fired from department.
“His (Srikanth’s) last rites were performed on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) in Adoni, as the family grappled with yet another devastating loss,” said the relative on Friday (February 13).
Video shows U.S. policeman laughing over death of Indian student killed by patrol car.
He further said the family is currently mourning, and it was not appropriate to speak about the settlement money.
Jaahnavi was a Master’s student in Information Systems at the Seattle campus of Northeastern University.
Published - February 13, 2026 01:41 pm IST
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Bazzite Linux 44 lands for desktop gamers and it's a big release
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I'm on Linux and I don't have your HD2 issue at all.
My guess is you have a setting that's somehilow donking things up.
And quite honestly those kinds of problems are something that exists on Windows too.
I switched several years back (first to Mint then Nobara, and I'll probably be migrating to Bazzite or CachyOS down the road) and I haven't looked back, it's a bummer you're having a bad experience but it won't apply to everyone.
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Yeah really, was looking into it, now I know to stay far away.
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When life gives you lemons...
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Pretty sure it's just fasciation. It's usually rare so it tends to make them fairly valuable.