Families fleeing after 82 killed in 3 days of sectarian violence in Pakistan
Fighting between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed more than 150 in the past months.
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Dana Carvey says he can't impersonate Elon Musk 'very well' after SNL appearance
Comedian Dana Carvey knocked his impersonation of billionaire Elon Musk on a recent episode of "Saturday Night Live" during a Friday podcast episode. "I can't do Elon Musk very well," Carvey told David Spade on a recent episode of their podcast Superfly. "But I can do something
‘Wicked: The Soundtrack’ Album Review: Stephen Schwartz’s World-Beating Song Score Gets Its Due, and So Do the Divas Who Deliver It
When the sing-along screenings of “Wicked” go down beginning Christmas Day, I’ll be there — but not because I have any intention of personally raising my voice in song. (Or maybe I’ll join in just with Dr. Dillamond, the goat professor, whose glottal peculiarities probably come
Cop29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’
Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy Rich and poor countries concluded a trillion-dollar deal on the climate crisis in the early hours of Sunday morning, after marathon talks and days of bitter
COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal for developing nations
After concerns climate talks in Baku could collapse, the gavel came down on a finance deal in the early hours of the morning.
Australia dumps plan for fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
The fine would have been up to 5% of the platforms' global revenue.
Ice base melt revealed by multibeam imagery of an Antarctic ice shelf
Article URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn9188 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224719 Points: 92 # Comments: 3
Bernice King 'glad' Trump inauguration taking place on MLK day
Bernice King, the youngest child of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said that she's "glad" President-elect Trump's inauguration is on the same day as MLK Day, despite that she didn't want Trump to win the presidential election, The Independent reported. “I’m glad that if it was
CDC Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in California Child: First Child Case in US
Article URL: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p1122-h5n1-bird-flu.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224685 Points: 96 # Comments: 101
The community behind the PC port of Ocarina of Time have been secretly working on a native version of Star Fox 64
The port, called "Starship," is looking pretty crisp in beta form.
Bocker: Docker implemented in around 100 lines of Bash (2015)
Article URL: https://github.com/p8952/bocker Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224670 Points: 267 # Comments: 78
Standing ovation as long awaited COP29 finance deal agreed
The new deal offers $300bn (about £240) a year to developing nations by 2035.
Auchincloss: Senate must reject ‘dangerous’ RFK Jr. as HHS head
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in a Friday op-ed for the Boston Globe. “Now Donald Trump is setting Kennedy up to “go wild” as secretary of health and human services. Kennedy is not
Former Defense secretary: Women 'vital' in combat
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen underscored the importance of having women in the military, including in combat roles, as President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary has come under fire for suggesting women should be removed from certain military positions. "Women
Wordpress.org released Secure Custom Fields "PRO" version with ACF pro features
Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gy8bud/wordpressorg_has_apparently_released_secure/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224398 Points: 50 # Comments: 36
Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed in ancient Syrian city
Article URL: https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/11/21/ancient-alphabet-discovered-syria/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224330 Points: 274 # Comments: 186
Firefox DevTools Network Tab: How to filter requests by properties
Article URL: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/network_monitor/request_list/#filtering-by-properties Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224319 Points: 64 # Comments: 4
Establishing an etiquette for LLM use on Libera.Chat
Article URL: https://libera.chat/news/llm-etiquette Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224306 Points: 48 # Comments: 37
‘Social revenge attacks’ raising concerns about deeper societal issues in China. What can be done?
Three public attacks in China's Changde, Zhuhai and Yixing cities that killed dozens in the past three months, have raised alarm among many, as well as questions about underlying issues facing society.
‘All God’s Children’ Review: A Brooklyn Synagogue and a Church Seeking Unity Offer an Edifying Parable for Our Time
One of the more engaging figures in Ondi Timoner’s 2022 documentary, “The Last Flight Home” — about the decision of her 92-year-old father, Eli Timoner, to use California’s end-of-life option — was the director’s sister, Rachel. A rabbi, Rachel Timoner brought a pastoral warmth
White House mostly mum after Trump victory
The White House has taken its show largely behind closed doors after Vice President Harris’s stinging defeat to Donald Trump. Harris has all but disappeared from the public eye, jetting off to Hawaii after a few scarce appearances around Washington following her massive loss on
'The world is crazy': Spate of mass casualty incidents in China reveal pent up grievances and anger
Three public attacks in China's Changde, Zhuhai and Yixing cities that killed dozens, have raised alarm among many, as well as questions about underlying issues facing society.
Steam has died its final death on Windows 7 and 8: Nearly a year after Valve ended support, new Steam updates will no longer function on the ancient OSes
We had a good run, didn't we?
AI PCs make users less productive
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/22/ai_pcs_productivity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224264 Points: 25 # Comments: 9
Bowen Yang Says His First ‘SNL’ Screen Test Was a ‘Disaster’ After Lorne Michaels Interaction: ‘I Pandered to His Canadianness’
Bowen Yang’s initial screen test for “Saturday Night Live” did not go well following an interaction with creator Lorne Michaels, according to the comedian. During a recent interview on “Hot Ones,” Yang recalled his screen test in 2017 for the late-night sketch comedy series.
Anti-scale: a response to AI in journalism
Article URL: https://www.tylerjfisher.com/blog/post/2024/02/01/anti-scale-a-response-to-ai-in-journalism Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224212 Points: 44 # Comments: 39
Continuous Integration Dashboard for Apache NuttX RTOS (Prometheus and Grafana)
Article URL: https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/ci4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224186 Points: 63 # Comments: 1
Great moments in PC gaming: Successfully pulling off the ultimate healer limit break in Final Fantasy 14
A lovely bit of power fantasy.
Trump taps Brooke Rollins to head USDA
President-elect Trump announced that he will nominate Brooke Rollins to be the Secretary of Agriculture on Saturday, building upon a hefty list of Cabinet picks. “Brooke’s commitment to support the American Farmer, defense of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration
Watch: Dozens of nations walk out of COP29 climate talks
The Samoan chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States explains why some of developing nations left the talks in Baku.
Rabbi who went missing in UAE was murdered, Israel says
The Israeli-Moldovan national went missing on Thursday, sparking a joint Mossad and Emirates investigation.
Trump rounds out health team with CDC, FDA picks
President-elect Trump rounded out his health team for his upcoming White House term by announcing his Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and surgeon general picks on Friday. In a flurry of administration announcements on Friday,
Which Countries Have the Most Industrial Robots?
Article URL: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-countries-have-the-most-industrial-robots/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224113 Points: 10 # Comments: 0