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3 votes
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Brewing Mesopotamian beer - 4,000 years old
3 votes -
Steam Replay 2022, a highlight summary of your Steam gaming this year, is now available
13 votes -
Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (December 2022)
This is a monthly thread for those who need it. Vent, share your experiences, ask for advice, talk about how you are doing. Let's make this a compassionate space for all who may need one.
8 votes -
‘Glass Onion’ manages 82.1 million hours watched in Christmas opening weekend on Netflix
12 votes -
United States holiday travel upended as forecasters warn of ‘bomb cyclone’
14 votes -
I lost my boyfriend to cancer conspiracy theories
15 votes -
A software glitch forced the Webb Space Telescope into safe mode. The $10 billion observatory didn’t collect many images in December, due to a now-resolved software issue.
16 votes -
Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - December 22
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic,...
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - 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.
12 votes -
Norwegian Jehovah's Witnesses no longer registered as religious community – due to exclusionary practices when someone breaks religious rules
7 votes -
Apollo guidance computer explained: Everything you need to know
3 votes -
The best Lao Gan Ma that you (probably) can't buy is a beef and douchi Lao Gan Ma. Here's how to make it at home.
7 votes -
What are your favorite Christmas (or Holiday) Special Episodes?
There have been several holiday specials of shows, are there any in particular that are added to you rotation of yearly viewing?
10 votes -
3D printing my own abdomen for robot surgery
7 votes -
Advent of Code 2022 post-mortem discussion
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6 votes -
Two C64s plus a pile of floppy disks equals one accordion
6 votes -
The optical audio of sound-on-film
5 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
12 votes -
Is temporary accommodation fit for purpose?
4 votes -
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
It's officially Christmas in New Zealand. Australian parents are telling their kids they want just a few more minutes to sleep in. Santa is over Zambia. I hope you all enjoy your time with family...
It's officially Christmas in New Zealand. Australian parents are telling their kids they want just a few more minutes to sleep in. Santa is over Zambia.
I hope you all enjoy your time with family and friends (and kooky internet weirdos such as myself.)
26 votes -
Svalbard reindeer thrive as they shift diet towards popsicle-like grasses – increased plant growth due to warmer climate
3 votes -
What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
5 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!
6 votes -
Mastodon, the small web, and decentralisation: Thoughts on running a small instance
8 votes -
Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer (1979)
5 votes -
As e-bike fires rise, calls grow for education and regulation
10 votes -
Megathread for news/updates/discussion about Musk's takeover of Twitter – Part 1
The chaos doesn't seem likely to end anytime soon, does it?
42 votes -
Day 25: Full of Hot Air
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/25 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/25
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
4 votes -
Tildes Video Thread
So, quite a few people don't like/watch video content, and don't like seeing the homepage filled with videos. Let's try something new, see if it sticks. What are the best videos you have watched...
So, quite a few people don't like/watch video content, and don't like seeing the homepage filled with videos. Let's try something new, see if it sticks.
What are the best videos you have watched this past week/fortnight?
6 votes -
Avatar: The Way of Water has outperformed top 2022 films to bring infrequent moviegoers back to theaters
7 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films 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 movies recently you want to discuss? Any films 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.
5 votes -
The superheroes of beautiful Kinshasa
3 votes -
Making the stinkiest chemical known to man
2 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
5 votes -
The ten best comics of 2022
4 votes -
Co-working spaces limit creativity in the long run, finds new study
3 votes -
Comcast Xfinity accounts hacked in widespread 2FA bypass attacks
9 votes -
Sigils followup: semantics and language design
2 votes -
Day 11: Monkey in the Middle
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/11 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/11
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
9 votes -
The gay actor who brought Batman to life: remembering Kevin Conroy
5 votes -
That '90s Show | Official trailer
4 votes -
Was 1920s Hollywood really as decadent and debauched as it looks in ‘Babylon’?
4 votes -
What did you do this week (and 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 week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
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 week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
4 votes -
Day 10: Cathode-Ray Tube
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/10 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/10
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
12 votes -
Lindsay Ellis - We don’t talk about ET
6 votes -
Day 23: Unstable Diffusion
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/23 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2022/day/23
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
6 votes -
DIY Blu-Ray laser scanning microscope
3 votes -
Three dead following shooting by 69 year old man in Paris
6 votes -
Dismantling Sellafield: The epic task of shutting down a nuclear site
6 votes -
The Full January 6th Comittee Report
11 votes