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5 votes
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In mainland Iceland's northernmost town, the women who powered the herring industry – and fought for gender equality – are driving a new tourism boom
6 votes -
It looks like you’re trying to take over the world
14 votes -
What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga)
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was...
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.
If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its pages on Anilist, MAL, or any other database you use!
3 votes -
Top Gun: Maverick | New official trailer
3 votes -
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on the stage of The Oscars
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Gladys Bentley: Gender-bending performer and musician of the Harlem Renaissance (1920-30s)
2 votes -
London pirate radio adverts 1984-1993, vol. 1
6 votes -
Robert Lewandowski on target as Poland reach World Cup after ending 31-year wait to beat Sweden
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Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started...
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
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Women are splitting off from the doomsday prepper community
19 votes -
I no longer grade my students’ work – and I wish I had stopped sooner
18 votes -
MidJourney sharpens style of AI art
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What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
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Let’s please not make “the slap” more than what it is
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The Faroe Islands commissioned a tombstone for Daniel Craig's James Bond – designed to mark his final turn as Bond in ‘No Time to Die’
5 votes -
Eleven rules for buying an eBike
22 votes -
War with Russia? Finland has a plan for that
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Four Canadian provinces push ahead with plan to build small nuclear reactors to supply power
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How an Ivy League school turned against a student
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Why people thought steel houses were a good idea
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All-new PlayStation Plus tiers launches in June
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Casino design and why there are no ninety degree turns in most casinos
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Why Barcelona looks weird
5 votes -
Justice Stevens reads the fine print
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California pumps too much groundwater, especially during droughts. Now, it's learning to refill the overdrawn bucket.
9 votes -
Workflow breakdown of every 2022 Oscars Best Picture nominee
5 votes -
Tunic | Trailer
9 votes -
Oxide on My Wrist: Hubris on PineTime was the best worst idea
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What did you do this weekend?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
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When should you really use a NoSQL database?
I've always used Postgres. For a medium-sized app that I work on right now it's running great. Were I to seriously need more throughput I'd either shard (no small task I know) or use CockroachDB...
I've always used Postgres. For a medium-sized app that I work on right now it's running great. Were I to seriously need more throughput I'd either shard (no small task I know) or use CockroachDB (which to my understanding is basically Postgres with built-in sharding and no extension support). Throwing away relationships, constraints, unique compound indices and all of the tools I love that Postgres provides just to get schemaless JSON with high write throughput out of the box doesn't sound like a good deal. But so many people have made the decision to go NoSQL so there must be something I'm missing.
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MIT is reinstating its SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles
10 votes -
"Smart" surgical gloves track medical students' hand movements
5 votes -
DC Universe Infinite begins international rollout
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What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it!
3 votes -
Macho cyberwarfare and the long game
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Why Belgium (still) exists
6 votes -
Iceland's plan to end commercial whaling is driven by falling demand but also a fifteen-year-long campaign aimed at their biggest consumers of whale meat – tourists
4 votes -
Oscars 2022 winners list: Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, CODA win big at wildest Academy Awards in years
8 votes -
No, Idiocracy is not a documentary
8 votes -
Anyone can defeat Goku now
5 votes -
Uber reaches deal to list all New York City taxis on its app
7 votes -
Marbula One Season 3
5 votes -
TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
6 votes -
Apple would be forced to allow sideloading and third-party app stores under new EU law
23 votes -
Changes to ad-supported viewing
7 votes -
Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - March 25-27
This thread is posted Monday/Wednesday/Friday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted Monday/Wednesday/Friday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
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What noise canceling headphones can block?
One of the greatest sources of stress in my life right now is noise. This is consistent with the (presently unconfirmed) hypothesis that I'm probably on the spectrum. I live in a very noisy...
One of the greatest sources of stress in my life right now is noise. This is consistent with the (presently unconfirmed) hypothesis that I'm probably on the spectrum.
I live in a very noisy neighborhood, with many sources of loud music several days a week. I use a regular headphone to try to isolate myself, but they're not always effective. I was thinking of purchasing a noise canceling headphone (NCH). I'd listen mostly to podcasts and white noise. Hence the title question: can these headphones cancel variable non-regular noises like loud music around me? And to what degree?
Product recommendations are welcomed, with a focus on great noise canceling. I have a preference for over the ear headphones, but that's not a hard requirement. Other than that I don't have any requirements.
Thanks!
11 votes -
Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the Foo Fighters, dies at 50
17 votes -
Christian Eriksen scores within two minutes of his international return, in a friendly against the Netherlands
@Fodboldlandsholdene 🇩🇰: HAN ER TILBAGE!!!!@ChrisEriksen8 gør det til 3-2 👏Hvor er det dejligt at se!#ForDanmark pic.twitter.com/stuZ7yjluL
4 votes