💻 Google confirms it's 'combining' Chrome OS and Android into a single platform
In November, I revealed that Google plans to unify its desktop OS efforts behind Android. Now, the President of the Android ecosystem essentially confirmed it.
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Google confirms it's 'combining' Chrome OS and Android into a single platform
We first heard back in November that Google could merge Chrome OS into Android. Now, an executive has publicly confirmed plans for a merger.Hadlee Simons (Android Authority)
Another hole has formed at Yellowstone National Park, geologists say
Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies a complex and extensive volcanic system.Julia Jacobo (ABC News)
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Melbourne beachfront mansion owner continues to build unauthorised seawall
By Margaret Paul
Gene Neill was told to stop work on an unauthorised retaining wall in March but has continued regardless, saying he has to protect his Frankston South mansion from erosion.
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#LocalGovernment #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #MargaretPaul
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ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Margaret Paul (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Four-year-old girl dies of hunger in Gaza as Israel throttles food supply
CNN — Four-year old Razan Abu Zaher gave up her fight for life on Sunday. She died at a hospital in central Gaza from complications brought on by hunger andBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
If I understand correctly, social media displaced RSS as a way to subscribe to blogs. But then once big tech decided that limiting reach was more profitable, going back to a protocol to avoid corporate control via email newsletters became popular. But now that substack dominates the space, we have a perfect opportunity for #ActivityPub and services you can run however you want like #ghost and #wordpress. But then we also really need readers and payments.
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but the problem is their algo and willingness to host shit, all for the money. not that people can get paid for their work.
I think a decentralized social media without algos or ads changes the game. people would have to choose to spread the junk and pay the junk creators themselves. some will do that but it mostly won't reach the rest of us, unlike today.
Pato O’Ward wins Toronto Indy, ending frustrating run in Canada
Mexico’s Pato O’Ward has always enjoyed the sights and sounds of Toronto, it’s just the IndyCar Series race around Exhibition Place he didn’t like, strugglingBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Last night at Granite Tors during the thunderstorms, the 80-foot Asgard Tor silhouetted against the stormy sky, standing alone among the sparse black spruce.
Gulf fritillary #butterfly in the front #garden.
#SilentSunday #stunday #photography #butterflyphotography #gardening #flowers #bloomscrolling #insectphotography
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Y’all, if I may have a moment of absurd pride; look upon my triumph! Ok, I still need to dust the glass shelves, but Ta Fucking Da, none the less! 🥳💪. Maybe not being able to get mania meds is gonna work out for me after all. #GenXCopingMechanism
I’m doing the after shot first, cause the before shot is disturbing. I’d be embarrassed, but I know lots of us could use some encouragement, and if this disaster can be cleared, cleaned and reset, maybe it will encourage someone else to clear out some of their physical and emotional baggage. 💕🤘🏼💃
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Great Britain Sail Grand Prix: New Zealand victorious on day spectator boat invades course
After dominating the first day of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth, the British team couldn’t quite seal victory in front of the home crowds asBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Lots of great music in the latest Other People's Music! Rock gets weird and warped at its fringes by two different acts, a couple folkies bare their souls, and one superbly dark guitar ambient album serves as a hinge between the rest. Enjoy!
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Travelling to Japan this summer? Beat the heat with these cooling dishes
Once caught, the noodles are dipped in tsuyu (a chilled, umami-rich sauce made from soy, mirin and dashi) then slurped down between bites of tempura or coolBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Heavy rains in South Korea leave 17 dead and 11 others missing
Torrential rains that slammed South Korea for five days have left 17 people dead and 11 others missing, the government said Sunday.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
B.C. billionaire hosts job fair in Toronto amid bid for Hudson's Bay leases
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hudsons-bay-billionaire-job-fair-toronto-1.7589542?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Attached: 1 image Sorry to disappoint Donald #Trump, but Jesus is everything he's not.Mastodon
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U.S. commerce secretary dismisses question that free trade with Canada is dead
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/u-s-commerce-secretary-dismisses-question-that-free-trade-with-canada-is-dead-1.7589616?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Nearly 300 pages of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ records released after first-of-its-kind ruling
Atlanta Police Foundation forced to disclose a year after a lawsuit, and could have implications for other citiesTimothy Pratt (The Guardian)
The fossil fuel industry funds police associations to silence protest & create a body of legal precedent undermining the 1st amendment.
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Police Unions Are Fighting Against Fossil Fuel Divestment
“We see our funds as needing to be managed with one goal in mind and that’s maximizing the rate of return.”Geoff Dembicki (VICE)
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in reply to Mishaal Rahman • • •Google has recently been working on things like:
* A new version of Chrome for Android that supports web extensions
* A Linux terminal app that can run Linux apps & games in a VM
* Improve desktop windowing support
* Better support for external displays & peripherals
These changes are designed to bring Android more in line with Chrome OS. Android still has ways to go before it hits feature parity with Chrome OS, but I'm excited to eventually see laptops shipping with Android.