“So tired”: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ prices increase by up to 25 percent in October

Not even ad tiers are safe as Disney looks to coax people into bundle packages.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/so-tired-disney-hulu-espn-prices-increase-by-up-to-25-percent-in-october/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

So this, from Firefox, is fucking toxic: https://mstdn.social/@Lokjo/112772496939724214

You might be aware Chrome— a browser made by an ad company— has been trying to claw back the limitations recently placed on ad networks by the death of third-party cookies, and added new features that gather and report data directly to ad networks. You'd know this because Chrome displayed a popup.

If you're a Firefox user, what you probably don't know is Firefox added this feature and *has already turned it on without asking you*

Meanwhile, the company calling itself AT&T admits that that the data it held about basically EVERY MOBILE CUSTOMER was taken by hackers.

Executives belong in jail, but they'll get even bigger amounts of loot because there is no accountability. Zero.

And Congress -- you can mostly blame the Republicans for this -- does absolutely nothing to protect us or punish this kind of willful incompetence.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/nearly-all-att-subscribers-call-records-stolen-in-snowflake-cloud-hack/

Here's a list of public libraries offering access (including ebooks) to books that have been banned after campaigns by right-wing extremists around the country. They're available to people 13-21 years of age.

Pass it around.

https://bookriot.com/public-libraries-offering-free-access-to-banned-books/

A new “continuous sidewalk” in #Kitchener. The design differs from regular sidewalks in that it doesn’t dip down to road level at intersections. It continues at an uninterrupted height. This slows cars turning onto the street + reinforces pedestrian priority through the intersections. Same at the driveways, so you don’t get the up-down “roller coaster effect” when you’re #walking, #cycling or using a wheelchair.

#safestreets #urbanism #accessibility

Adorable.

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#funny #comics #wholesome