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A fun holiday word game, especially for us English folk trying to learn Welsh... #Cymraeg šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ
US Women's Open Snooker: Ng On Yee stays on course for maiden title in Seattle - Eurosport

Three-time world champion Ng On Yee booked her place in the semi-finals of the US Women's Open in Seattle to remain on course for a first victory at the event.

Eurosport
Glad to have found one of the Which? recommended #Coop caterpillar cakes today!
Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans ā€˜parts pairing’ - Oregon joins Minnesota, California, and New York in giving... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/27/24097042/right-to-repair-law-oregon-sb1596-parts-pairing-tina-kotek-signed
Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans ā€˜parts pairing’

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has now signed one of the strongest US right-to-repair bills into law, SB 1596, which bans ā€œparts pairingā€ by manufacturers.

The Verge
European Parliament Approves the AI Act

On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the AI Act by a majority of 523 votes in favor, 461 votes against, and 49 abstentions. The AI Act will introd

National Law Review

This reader has decided to stay on #Goodreads for now, but this does suggest that it is becoming yet another example of why we cannot have nice things on the web.

In fairness, I have not seen much of the things described myself. It probably depends on what kind of books you read. I do not really read new YA fiction, for example. (I sometimes buy it as presents, though.)

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/18/goodreads-review-bombing?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&utm_source=pocket_mylist

@bookstodon

ā€˜It’s totally unhinged’: is the book world turning against Goodreads?

The influential user review site has suffered a year of controversies, from cancelled book deals to review-bombing, and exposed a dark side to the industry

The Guardian

And so it begins...again.

Sorry it has been so long, you tragically underrated little format.
#minidisc

Fantastic trip to Junior Eurovision last weekend. Vive la France! šŸ‡«šŸ‡·

There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/

What to know about Threads

There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today.

Mastodon Blog
Happy times on a #Sheffield #Supertram