xkcd #2954: Bracket Symbols ( xkcd.com )
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Federal judge partially blocks U.S. ban on noncompetes ( www.npr.org )
Federal judges have blocked so much progress that Biden, his administration, and appointees have attempted to make. It's absurd
‘Call the police, he’s on drugs': But the worker was dying from heatstroke. ( www.politico.com )
Bethesda Game Studios Montreal workers are trying to unionize ( www.gamedeveloper.com )
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/21476821
xkcd #2953: Alien Theories ( xkcd.com )
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Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs? -- spoilers: better employment laws ( www.gamesindustry.biz )
Layoffs and studio closures have been an unfortunately-common occurrence across the industry since last year, with layoffs in 2024 already matching 2023's total of over 10,000 developers being put out of work. Yet if there is one bright spot to find in this bleak reality, it is, ironically, in the same city as the departed...
Trump's Camp Says It Has Nothing to Do With Project 2025 Manifesto -- Aside From Writing It ( theintercept.com )
No, It's My Turn! ( i.imgur.com )
Texas Supreme Court Says Parental Rights Don’t Extend to Gender-Affirming Care ( truthout.org )
Season 1 Of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Available For Free On YouTube In USA ( trekmovie.com )
JPMorgan Chase warns 86 million customers they might have to start paying for their bank accounts ( finance.yahoo.com )
The potential charges, says Marianne Lake, CEO of consumer and community banking at JPMorgan, are a result of new regulatory rules that cap overdraft and late fees. Lake says Chase will be passing along those increased expenses to customers, which would put an end to now-free services such as checking accounts and wealth...
Boys Are Struggling. Male Kindergarten Teachers Are Here to Help. ( www.nytimes.com )
Pole Vault ( xkcd.com )
alt-text: "Ugh, and we JUST went through this yesterday with the javelin."
Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss ( apnews.com )
Dallas could become largest Texas city to decriminalize marijuana ( www.wfaa.com )
Why work four days a week when you can work six? Greece gives it a shot. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Price will increase by $10 for v1.0 after the Steam Summer Sale ( www.youtube.com )
(But it's also heavily on sale right now, for $15 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory/)...
Texas Supreme Court lets gender-affirming care ban remain in effect ( www.advocate.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17235221
Vancouver Aquarium rescues weeks-old sea otter ( www.youtube.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24113865
Starship Noise Generator ( dexcube.gitlab.io )
I wanted some ambience for an upcoming Star Trek Adventures game, so I whipped up this simple web app.
Universal basic income is 'straight out of the Karl Marx playbook,' financial guru Dave Ramsey says ( www.businessinsider.com )
Paywall removed: https://archive.is/MoGwg
Peaceful sea otter pup playing with toys ( www.youtube.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24121080...
CIA mishandled sexual assault, harassment within its ranks, internal review finds ( www.politico.com )
Justices Sotomayor and Jackson fear for democracy in their dissents: Democratic appointees said the Supreme Court's decision on Donald Trump's immunity claims would hurt the country ( www.msnbc.com )
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