Expired HTTPS certificate for media.kbin.social (kbin.social)
This appeared when attempting to view a Kbin image attachment from a federated instance....
media.kbin.social has an expired certificate (kbin.social)
Not sure where to report this exactly but media.kbin.social has an expired Let's Encrypt certificate (expired Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:47:25 GMT) and this is causing problems loading various images across the site -- e.g. user avatars (sometimes), images copied from various Lemmy instances, and image threads made on kbin....
Hospitals are dropping Medicare Advantage left and right (www.beckershospitalreview.com)
Hospitals nationwide are dropping Medicare Advantage plans due to excessive prior authorization denial rates and slow payments from insurers. Scripps and St. Ch
On N.Y.'s Staten Island, anti-immigration protests intensify as migrants stream in (www.npr.org)
New York City has been housing migrants in makeshift shelters throughout the city. In some areas, it has led to protests and court challenges.
X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information (www.theguardian.com)
Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
Offices remain half full after latest round of RTO mandates: Taking away hybrid could be a ‘betrayal’ (www.cnbc.com)
In September 2023, office badge swipes in the 10 biggest U.S. cities are at about 50% what they were prior to the pandemic.
CNN analysis of WGA strike outcomes and impact (amp.cnn.com)
A solid round up of some of the broader industry issues as the WGA contract moves towards potential endorsement by WGA East and West leadership Tuesday in preparation for a vote by the members.
6x Tougher Than Kevlar: Spider Silk Is Spun by Genetically Modified Silkworms for the First Time (scitechdaily.com)
Scientists in China have developed a method to produce spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, offering a strong, sustainable alternative to synthetic fibers with applications in various industries. Researchers have synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing f
Eureka! Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Origin of ‘Conscious Awareness’ (www.fau.edu)
FAU researchers provide the first quantified observations of the “birth” of purpose in human infants, as they recognize their causal powers and transition from spontaneous to intentional behavior.
US military asks the public for help finding its missing F-35 fighter jet after its pilot had to eject while training over South Carolina (news.yahoo.com)
The US military is appealing to the public to help find an advanced F-35 fighter jet that has gone missing over South Carolina.
Woman spots strange shape among rubbish, gets closer, and calls for help (summitgist.blogspot.com)
Among old discarded mattresses and piles of rubbish were two stray dogs in desperate need of help
Brother and sister, who were in a relationship, were high on drugs and engaging in indcent activity behind elementary school before he beat her to death because “she told him to hit her, but he did not want to!” (summitgist.blogspot.com)
According to the court documents, the 27-year-old defendant, later identified as Cody, told prosecutors that he beat his 18-year-old sister to death behind a local elementary school. Prosecutors said the defendant and his sister, Heather, were reportedly in a inc3stuous relationship. During an interview with investigators, the...
6 'Soldiers of Christ' members are in custody after a woman's body was found in a car trunk (apnews.com)
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Five adults and a 15-year-old self-described as “Soldiers of Christ” religious group members were in custody Thursday on murder charges after a woman’s body was found in the trunk of a car parked outside a popular spa in Atlanta’s suburbs.
Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime (apnews.com)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As Alex Jones continues telling his Infowars audience about his money problems and pleads for them to buy his products, his own documents show life is not all that bad — his net worth is around $14 million and his personal spending topped $93,000 in July alone, including thousands of dollars on meals...
Elizabeth Warren Demands Probes of Elon Musk, SpaceX After Ukraine Revelations (www.bloomberg.com)
Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding an investigation into SpaceX after Elon Musk acknowledged he had blocked Ukraine from extending the private Starlink satellite network for an attack on Russian warships near the Crimean coast.
US to argue Google abused power to monopolize internet search as antitrust trial begins (www.theguardian.com)
Outcome could reshape how public accesses and interacts with the internet, or embolden Google to pursue tighter grip on the market
China’s Gen Z Spend More on Leisure and Travel Despite Low Employment (time.com)
Rather than pulling back on spending due to China’s gloomy economic backdrop, Gen Z consumers are instead re-evaluating their priorities.
FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free” (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Trade Commission's chief administrative law judge ruled that Intuit violated US law with deceptive advertising and should be forced to stop promoting TurboTax as "free" unless all conditions imposed on the free offer are immediately and conspicuously displayed to consumers.
are these periodic infuxes of bots (first porn, and now pharmaceuticals) a kbin-specific problem, or a wider fediverse issue? (kbin.social)
and is there anything we, kbin, or the wider fediverse can do to combat them?...
100 days into strike WB television ‘suspends’ agreements with 6 major production companies. (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Earlier this week Disney announced (whinged) that it expected a $ 300 million revenue loss attributable to the strike....
Shouldn’t we expect better fact-checking from the BBC? Even a pop-culture writer profiling Star Trek The Animated Series? (www.bbc.com)
I was initially delighted to see BBC amplifying the celebration of TAS’ 50th anniversary. Then I read this piece....
Can I create a magazine, then step down from a moderator position? (kbin.cafe)
I do not have the time, patience, or thick skin needed to be a moderator. I do have a community or two I’d like to create on Kbin and post to, though. Is it currently possible for this set of steps to happen?...
How are you using or hoping to use kbin? (kbin.social)
With Twitter and Reddit the way that they are, many people are turning to federated servers as their online home, kbin among them....
LeVar Burton-Hosted Trivial Pursuit Series In The Works At The CW (deadline.com)
kbin.social has been unusably slow lately? (kbin.social)
The front page seems to work alright most of the time but when I try to load any thread it either loads so slowly(sometimes like 30+ seconds) that I end up closing the page or I get hit with a Error 50x page that has been saying "Over the next few days, there will be a change in server infrastructure." for a long time....