Pornhub to block two more states over age verification laws The VergePornhub plans to block access to its website in Indiana and Kentucky in response to age verification laws designed to prevent children from accessing adult websites. The website has now cut off access in at least half a dozen states in protest of similar age verification laws that have quickly spread across conservative-leaning US state…

‘Twisters’ Review: Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Ride the Storm Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones lead a stand-alone sequel to the 1996 hit — and times sure have changed.

Torture Is a Russian Tactic in Occupied Ukraine, Civilians Say Moscow is employing a variety of tactics, including torture and forced Russian citizenship, to try to obliterate Ukrainian identity, former detainees and human rights groups say.

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Google Limits News Links In California Over Proposed ‘Link Tax’ Law via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google tests limiting California news links, warning proposed pay-for-link law could harm local outlets. The post Google Limits News Links In California Over Proposed ‘Link Tax’ Law appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

State Dept. Is Sending Its Top Diplomat for East Asia to China The announcement comes days after President Biden met jointly with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines to discuss Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.

Are there any Albums that you would consider a 10/10? Recently I have been going through various albums that I listen to and giving them a rating out of 10. I have gone through around 50 at this point and the highest score I have been able to give is a 9.2/10. I would like to find an album to beat that score so I want to know what albums you all consider a 10/10 or at least what album you think you…

Google No Longer Plans to Eliminate Third-Party Cookies in Chrome Google no longer plans to deprecate third-party cookies in the Chrome browser, marking a notable change to a prior decision to phase out third-party cookies by 2025. Google announced its cookie updates in a blog post shared today, where the company said that it instead plans to focus on user choice. Rather than eliminating third-party cookies e…

Here’s how much Google says it’d cost to fulfill Epic’s biggest demands Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeHow much would it cost Google to let third-party app stores like the Epic Games Store live inside its own Google Play Store, with access to every Android app? Google says the reputational damage can’t be calculated — but that it’d take 12 to 18 months and upwards of $60 million to build and maintain the t…

Trump Can’t Help Himself. Will That Help Him Win? The R.N.C. ended with uncertainty about whether Trump can capitalize on the opportunity ahead.

Las Vegas transit system is nation’s first to plan full deployment of AI surveillance system for weapons Violence on mass transit is a major crime issue in the U.S. Las Vegas is deploying system-wide AI weapons scans, the first in the nation to do so.

Living To Create A Meme Template I didn’t watch the debate last night, didn’t need to as I know it’s theatre.  When you perform these days, you want to exaggerate your expressions, in the hopes of inspiring screen grabs that can be turned into memes.  It’s pretty interesting, once you figure it out. I had to figure it out, to the Source

Nvidia will host its first full LAN party in over a decade, and you’re invited Not a photo of an Nvidia LAN, since I can’t find my old photos of them! | Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty ImagesIt’s been 13 years since Nvidia hosted its last LAN party, inviting hundreds of people to physically haul their gaming PCs onto a decommissioned aircraft carrier and jack them in for networked gaming bliss. No…

Need advice on financially protecting myself and starting over Any advice? Starting over Need to create a safety net… Hi, I would def appreciate any and all advice. I 34f have been in a 10+ year relationship (not married) and have 3 kids. Throughout those years I went to college and got a bachelor’s degree and work a full time job. He hasn’t completed his GED or held a job for longer than 6 months at a ti…

Why an N.H.L. Team Drafted a Player Who Didn’t Exist The legend of Taro Tsujimoto started as an inside joke. Then he turned into a folk hero.

Have a 401k from previous job, what do I do with it? Like the title says, I have a 401k with 13k in it. The new job I went to is a government job and we use a LAGERs retirement. Should I withdraw the 401k and take the tax and penalty hit? What should I do? submitted by /u/TheThinkingJacob

Sony a55 – macro lens compatibility? My wife has a old Sony a55 camera. I want to start taking photographs of very small things (i.e bugs) and I am looking at 100 mm /f 2.8 macro lens from Minolta However, the website says it is compatible but with restrictions. What kind of restrictions are they referring to? Link to website: https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/lens_bo…

Why is ID so underpaid in the uk? I’ve been working in ID in london for 9 years. I’ve worked at some of the biggest studios in the world but the pay is horrible. Design directors are capped at £80k which is something you achieve after 12+ years in the industry. Senior designers are £40-65k. For all the long hours and constant stressful deadlines. I just feel so burnt out! I’ve …

Ren Faire – Series Premiere Discussion Ren Faire Premise: The general manager, a former elephant trainer and a kettle-corn vendor are some of the people aiming to take over the Texas Renaissance Festival from its 86-year-old founder when he retires in the three-part documentary series from director Lance Oppenheim. Subreddit(s): Platform: Metacritic: Genre(s) ? HBO (sco…

In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games PARIS (AP) — As athletes rev up their training and organizers finalize everything from ceremonies to podiums before the Paris Olympics, more than 120 faith leaders are preparing for a different challenge — spiritually supporting some 10,000 Olympic athletes from around the world, especially those whose medal dreams will inevitably get crushed. T…