A woman drives with both hands on the wheel. Her phone sits face-down on her lap. No officer pulls her over. No lights flash. Weeks later, a $1,251 ticket arrives in the mail. The evidence: a single frame from a Camera surveillance app. The charge: phone use while driving.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/39683740

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/40088294

In a move proponents say will save constituents up to $162.5 million annually, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other New York City officials on Friday unveiled a “click-to-cancel” rule aimed at ensuring people can end online subscriptions as easily as they start them.

Microsoft nepobaby recreated Honey, complete with all its slimy privacy and linkjacking practices, just under new brand name

A Brazilian gamer who lost his Microsoft account and all his digital games has won a court order forcing the company to hand it all back, after support staff told him to simply repurchase his library. The user, who posts as Ordo_Liberal on Reddit, shared a screenshot of a small-claims ruling in the Xbox subreddit that gives Microsoft 15 days to restore access or face fines and roughly $400 (R$2,000) in damages. He said the account had two-factor authentication enabled when it was flagged and permanently suspended, and that none of Microsoft’s recovery options allowed him to regain access before he filed his lawsuit.

In an effort to smear the Democratic Party on The Five, Fox News host Kaleigh McEnany explained to their viewers how the Republican party is a Christian nationalism cult, and nothing less is acceptable that Fox News promotes.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world/p/2201760/definitely-not-recording

LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal judge in California Friday awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million in punitive damages in his defamation dispute against former Overstock.com CEO and 2020 election denier Patrick Byrne.

According to the USA Gov, Linux usage is at 5.8%

A Democratic senator on Saturday alleged that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding a new layer to the travails of the arts complex as President Donald Trump tried to seize control of it and its name.

Nikon Z50 II, Tamron 50-400mm.

I am very confused as to this idea, of a solder returning from probably WW-I (1917 ad!), buying a swagger stick for his little girl.

Just sat at my friends arm. Looks kinda cute, I think it is some kind of moth, can anyone tell me please what exactly it is?

Reuters —

Security researchers from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) have exposed critical vulnerabilities in Hoymiles solar inverters that allow attackers to remotely control, manipulate, or destroy hundreds of thousands of solar installations across Europe. The Chinese manufacturer holds roughly 20 percent of the European microinverter market, making the security flaw a widespread threat to balcony power plants and small rooftop solar systems.

Source https://inequality.org/article/tax-the-rich-we-did-that-once/

My T570’s screen got merc’d by my window fan half a year ago, I’ve been a broke bitch lately but I finally had the funds to replace the screen. But then I realized a T580 is not much more than a screen replacement, so I upgraded.

As the Trump administration widens its crackdown on immigrant communities and progressive activists, federal task forces are playing an important behind-the-scenes role. Organizers warn that institutions like the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) are targeting vulnerable communities and sharing the kind of information that facilitates Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. But some say the current political climate also presents opportunities as appetites grow for local and state agencies to cut ties with the federal task forces endangering their communities.

She has short legs

cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/42405586

The Canvas event is the Fediverse’s take on r/place, I.E, a collaborative artwork where every participant can place down a single pixel every 30 seconds.

A GOP Senate campaign’s volunteer county chair resigned after reporters brought to light his criminal history involving a minor, per NBC News.

I haven’t ran this for a few months, so I may not remember everything I had to set up.

I am currently running a “dungeon delving” campaign (in the Ptolus campaign setting), and one of the characters has decided that she wants to get some side income by carving chess sets out of monster carcasses they have come across and selling them.

It looks like maybe a BMW? Another pic:

Actually - please do!

Today I fumbled thru the install of Rayfish and Yggdrasil. Both are awesome, but Rayfish was so much easier to install and use.

i almost forgor! but the train keeps a-rollin!

“The federal government scheme will require retailers to offer free electricity to households for at least three hours in the middle of the day, when there is often more electricity generated than is being used, leading to very cheap or even negative wholesale prices.”

ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) plans to open a new 528-bed facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children inside a Louisiana airport, AP reported this week.