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A sailor stands look out on the USS Hopper as it steams through the Philippine Sea on Oct. 30, 2023. The Hawaii-based USS Hopper sailed near the Paracel Islands to assert “navigational rights and freedoms,” the U.S. 7th Fleet announced Sunday in a news release. (Victoria Mejicanos/U.S. Navy) Beijing claims the United States is pursuing […]
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Bram Moolenaar was Vim’s creator/maintainer/benevolent-dictator for life. Early this morning his family shared sad news on the Vim-announce Google Group. “It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that Bram Moolenaar passed away on 3 August 2023.” Moolenaar was 62 years old, and died from “a medical condition that progressed quickly […]
Libreboot is a distribution of coreboot “aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS firmware contained by most computers,” according to Wikipedia. It was briefly part of the GNU project, until maintainer Leah Rowe and the GNU project agreed to part ways in 2017. But here in 2023, the GNU project has created a fork of Libreboot […]
The cartoon Dilbert has been dropped from numerous US newspapers in response to racist comments by its creator, Scott Adams — who introduced IIT into the American media discourse — on his YouTube channel. Adams called Black Americans a “hate group” and suggested white Americans “get the hell away from Black people” in response to […]
‘Black Mirror’ creator complains Channel 4 ‘cancelled us’ Black Mirror showrunner Charlie Brooker recounted Channel 4 treatment of the dystopian drama and the series’ switch to Netflix. During an interview with The Sunday Times, the screenwriter revealed a tussle with the British channel over series cost. “Channel 4 cancelled us, effectively,” the British journalist recalled. […]
To help dispel the myths about keeping skin with melanin safe, Black Lyons is advocating for education on the matter — and she’s starting by sharing her own tried-and-true tips for choosing the right sunscreen. “It’s really important to have a product that you’re going to feel good wearing, because otherwise you’re not going to […]
Weeks after making racially charged comments resulting in his nationally syndicated cartoon being pulled from newspapers nationwide, “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams pled his case to NewsNation host Chris Cuomo Monday night. The 65-year-old cartoonist made headlines late last month on his “Real Coffee with Scott Adams” web program with a rant that included the suggestion […]
NEW YORK — Cartoonists are pushing back against racist remarks made by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, with one artist even using his own strip this week to lampoon the disgraced cartoon now dropped by newspapers nationwide. Darrin Bell is transforming his strip “Candorville” — which usually features young Black and Latino characters — into a way […]
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