At least we will get another Fallout from the hands of Obsidian right? Right?

It seems the fediverse is continuing and growing again.

https://fediverse.observer/stats&months=50

Total users are huge now.

There are many websites out there that pull data from the fediverse. So take that with a grain of salt. But anecdotally I am seeing a small rise in people using the various platforms as each get more mature and servers somewhat stabilize.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39280394

https://wetdry.world/@sterophonick/117312819961687538

Some Samsung smart fridges stopped working on Tuesday due to a firmware update.

Korean outlets were the first to report the problems, which affect Samsung’s Bespoke AI line of fridges. Star News Korea, per a Google-provided translation, said that most of the affected devices were four-door fridges from 2024 or later.

Donald Trump's bruising return to the White House has sent many longtime foreign allies scrambling to get their distance, and according to a new piece from The Atlantic, that distance will last long after Trump is gone.

Trump's second term as president has been marked by notable and widespread disrespect toward nations once seen as close U.S. allies. Between his attempts to level massive tariffs against nearly every nation in the world and his frequent breaches of diplomatic norms, Trump has created a hostile global environment in which allies no longer feel safe trusting in the stability of the U.S.

In a new piece for The Atlantic on Tuesday, staff writer Vivian Salama argued that this new dynamic, in which the nations of the world are working to establish a safe distance from the U.S., is bound to become the new normal for years to come, even after Trump leaves office and is potentially replaced by a more traditional, dependable administration.

This is from a regularly scheduled Everglades Bike Club weekend ride in Key Biscayne, USA, on a 10km stretch of road, and all the drivers know to expect it will be there in the mornings.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52256886

Good on Mimi for properly desensitizing jimmy to baths. Didn't even move https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/149987882

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_for_Sad_Children

In some ways "outdated", too edgy, but in some details maybe even more relevant today than it originally was.

(1/3 of humanity having no electricity is a bit exaggerated, in 2000 it was 1/5.)