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11 votes
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Roadmap.sh - community-built interactive roadmaps, guides and educational content for developers
11 votes -
Sony’s confidential PlayStation secrets just spilled because of a Sharpie
49 votes -
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Seeker (2023)
11 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?
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Copaganda: What cop shows get wrong about Fentanyl
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What data backup strategies do you use/recommend? How much do you invest in backing up your personal data?
I recently had an SSD fail on me, less than a year old. Nothing important was on it and I'll be getting a warranty replacement, but this got me thinking - I still don't have a proper backup...
I recently had an SSD fail on me, less than a year old. Nothing important was on it and I'll be getting a warranty replacement, but this got me thinking - I still don't have a proper backup strategy. If my boot drive failed with most of my documents on it, that'd be lost or be expensive to recover.
What do you do to back up your data? What do you recommend others do? We have things like cloud backups, disks that act as a full backup and a whole lot more. Personally, I want to be able to set something up and not worry about it going wrong.
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Superhero fatigue is real. The cure? Make better movies than ‘The Flash’
67 votes -
Annapurna Interactive showcase 2023
8 votes -
Trace amounts of antidepressants cause behavioral changes in crayfish, potentially making them more vulnerable to predators
14 votes -
Android Mozilla browsers with access to about:config
Hi Android Mozilla browsers with access to about:config. Examples are... Firefox Beta and Firefox Nightly Back in the day there were lots of config tweaks for PC Firefox. But there's not much...
Hi
Android Mozilla browsers with access to about:config.
Examples are...
Firefox Beta
and
Firefox NightlyBack in the day there were lots of config tweaks for PC Firefox.
But there's not much config information about Android Firefox.I found these two posts on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/11shvus/fixing_performance_problems_in_firefox_on_android/https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1278zp5/improving_performance_in_firefox_android_part_ii/
Does anybody here have other about:config suggestions?
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What are your top Tildes posts?
new tilder here, looking for a list of good/cool Tildes posts to spend my weekend on, every topic is welcome except politics.
13 votes -
Canada to launch 'digital nomad strategy,' other measures to woo international talent
18 votes -
Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud
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What are some rookie mistakes you've made as a cook?
I'll start: Cooking everything on high. If you stick a meat thermometer all the way through the meat, you're measuring the temperature of the pan. Thinking I disliked all cooked vegetables. Turns...
I'll start:
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Cooking everything on high.
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If you stick a meat thermometer all the way through the meat, you're measuring the temperature of the pan.
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Thinking I disliked all cooked vegetables. Turns out I prefer them either raw or cooked until crispy.
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What have your experiences been with losing interest in video games as you get older?
I came from the generation that played obsessively through middle and high school, and there’s a part of me that really misses when I’d be able to absorb myself into a video game for weeks at a...
I came from the generation that played obsessively through middle and high school, and there’s a part of me that really misses when I’d be able to absorb myself into a video game for weeks at a time.
Now that I’m a working adult, it’s a bit more difficult to convince myself that spending all day playing a video game is worth it as opposed to doing chores, practicing some more “productive” hobbies (art, exercise, cooking) or socializing. Part of it also seems to do with the fact that when I do get fully immersed into another video game and spend hours and hours playing at a time (thank you elden ring), my standard for dopamine seems to increase, and I’m not as interested in reading or playing music when I could get that instant dopamine hit from playing a video game, if that makes sense. The games I tend to play now lean towards relaxing/cozy games, generally offline games I can play at my own leisure, where I used to be very into the Overwatch/CSGO/Call of Duty scene.
I’d really love to hear how other people have experienced this, if at all, or what your experiences have been. Have you noticed a shift in the types of games you play? Do you specifically try not to play games to keep a healthier balance with your other obligations and hobbies too?
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Newbie here looking for advice on how to get into Programming/CS by building a project
Been lurking for a week on tildes now and I am really glad this place exists. The crow here is exactly what I have been missing on Reddit for a while now. Having said that, the whole Reddit...
Been lurking for a week on tildes now and I am really glad this place exists. The crow here is exactly what I have been missing on Reddit for a while now.
Having said that, the whole Reddit situation has some-what motivated me to get the balls rolling on an idea that I have had for a while and I am looking for advice on the same.
I have often heard this phrase "Learn programming by building" but whenever I dive in to the resources, I fall flat due to the information overload and the general abstractness that the field has (I appreciate abstractness but here it demotivates me) and I have never found a proper resource that I could follow to actually build something instead of just blindly following tutorials and playing with them.
So, my question is how do I translate "learn by building a project" into a practical framework.
I know of 100 days of swift and I really like that approach however I don't think I want to start with swift or build an iOS app right now.
24 votes -
Proton Pass, open-source and encrypted password manager
17 votes -
Google is removing the built-in Dialer and SMS app from Android Open Source Project
11 votes -
‘Superman: Legacy’: James Gunn taps David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan for Clark Kent and Lois Lane in DC Studios film
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Tildes Userscript: Tildezy
Updated: June 29th 2023 Hello folks, Like many of the other people that have been around lately, I'm new to Tildes, I've been browsing it without an account since last Monday or so while waiting...
Updated: June 29th 2023
Hello folks,
Like many of the other people that have been around lately, I'm new to Tildes, I've been browsing it without an account since last Monday or so while waiting for an email response (thanks @Deimos), and in that time I've been working on a little tool to add some QOL features I thought would make my experiences with the site feel better.
I didn't plan on sharing it initially, because I didn't think I'd be able to get the javascript into a usable state, and I'm not fond of sharing my code in general, as I always get a big wave of impostor syndrome whenever I do, "What if they look at my messy code and see how silly I do some things", that sort of thing. But with Tildes I want to try to correct some of my internet behaviours, for years I've generally stayed as a lurker, never commenting or sharing content of my own, so, hello there, hopefully, I stick to my guns and you see more of me.
Onto the script itself, currently, I've built five main features into it all of them being rather minor on their own, I did do bug testing on everything and couldn't find anything else, but if you notice anything please feel free to report it to me or post an issue on the repo. It's easy to miss bugs when you've only got one set of eyes.
The GitHub contains installation instructions if you've never used a userscript before, and contains some images showing off each feature described below.
Comment Collapser
The comment collapser was built because, with my shakey hands, I had a few times when I would click someone's name instead of the [-] beside it. With this feature *Triple* clicking anywhere on a comment, be it text or header, will collapse it as if you used the [-] button. It's set to 3 clicks as sometimes I double-click to begin copying a line and didn't want the conflict, but it can be changed to any amount of clicks on line 132https://github.com/TeJayH/Tildezy/blob/main/Tildezy.user.js#L132
Group Stars/Favourites
Allows you to click a ☆ beside each ~group on the Tildes homepage to *favourite* it, moving it to the top of the list. Supports as many or as few favourites as you'd wish.Scroll to Top Button
Adds a button pinned in the top right of every Tildes thread that sends you back to the top of the page. No more scrolling or reaching for the home keyOpen Comments in New Tab
Replaces the default function of a posts "x comments" to open the page in a new tab instead of the current tabUser Colors
This one is the thing that I made the entire script for, an entirely useless feature but one I love for silly reasons. Replaces the stock username color with a randomized one based on a hash made from the user's username. So everyone gets assigned their own color which will always be their color anywhere you see them. This one helps multi-person conversations flow better in my headNew Comment Traveller
Gives you navigation buttons either beside the Collapse Replies/Expand all buttons when scrolled up, or pinned in the top right when scrolled past those buttons. Navigation buttons jump quickly between each new comment in a thread.Markdown Buttons
Adds a selection of various buttons under every comment box that automatically insert markdown for you. No more forgetting which bracket style goes first for a clickable URL.Settings
Not really a *feature* on its own, but it exists. Adds a "Tildezy Settings" beside the Log In/Username button in the top right of the header, which opens a settings window to enable/disable any and all features of the script. Features can also be disabled by modifying lines 26-41 in the script, allowing you to hard toggle everything *including the settings itself* off should you wish.https://github.com/TeJayH/Tildezy/blob/main/Tildezy.user.js#L26-L41
Hopefully, someone gets some use out of this with me, I look forward to chatting with you all.
EDIT
Refactored the code and added a new comment traveller feature based on some of the comments below.EDIT 2
Up to 1.3.0, we've got markdown buttons now, see comment explaining the change or check out the github readme120 votes -
Living Colour - Bi (1993)
8 votes -
How plastics are poisoning us
35 votes -
Denmark delays man-made energy island in North Sea due to high costs – more options for better and cheaper concept will be analyzed
4 votes -
Renewables are the only reason Texas' power grid hasn't failed during this month's punishing heat wave
19 votes -
I made a pass-like password manager thingy
8 votes -
HunterXHunter: Shonen Jump announces a special, digital-only release of "Kurapika's Memory" on July 4th—a two part oneshot initially published in 2013
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It’s Canada’s worst fire season in modern history, as smoke fills skies
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Pixel Fold reviews (and possible concerns about its durability)
The Verge, Washington Post, CNET, Engadget reviews RIP to my Pixel Fold: Dead after four days Haven't had time to go through all the reviews but as it's a major new device from Google I thought...
The Verge, Washington Post, CNET, Engadget reviews
RIP to my Pixel Fold: Dead after four days
Haven't had time to go through all the reviews but as it's a major new device from Google I thought there might be some interest here.
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Greece’s left-wing opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, stepping down after crushing election defeat
8 votes -
CLI tools hidden in the Python standard library
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So what's the VR scene like for the people who have invested into it?
I've only experienced VR at an escape room and a few hours on PS4VR, both in 2019. The escape room was an amazing experience with a dedicated facility but held back by some cumbersome hardware. On...
I've only experienced VR at an escape room and a few hours on PS4VR, both in 2019.
The escape room was an amazing experience with a dedicated facility but held back by some cumbersome hardware. On the other hand, PSVR was interesting but lacking in flexibility and a little pointless with new hardware on the horizon.
Nearly bought a setup in lockdown but ran into decision paralysis. PSVR issues above; Index/HTC are a lot more expensive and would need a PC upgrade while Oculus is that sweetspot with price and portability but demands you interact with the Zuckerverse ecosystem.
And in the years since, from the outside it seems like a lot of the hype is just gone. There was a brief time where the Metaverse monopolized the discussion, soured everyone's appitite and promptly died. I've seen VRChat community have a tough time with some anti-player decisions. PS5 VR was hit with a big delay and considerable price tag on top of the console price. And lately with the summer games showcases, I only really recall Assassins Creed and Powerwash Sim VR as notable big budget experiences.
So I'm curious what the space is like for people who are committed to the experience. How often do you play? How locked in are you to an ecosystem? What are you playing and looking forward to? How is the hardware holding up? But most importantly, would you recommend people buying in now?
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How familiar are you with your local environment?
We often talk about the environment in abstract terms, using phrases like "good for the environment", "bad for the environment", "environmental problems", and so on. Obviously there is a place for...
We often talk about the environment in abstract terms, using phrases like "good for the environment", "bad for the environment", "environmental problems", and so on. Obviously there is a place for this, but I think it also serves to abstract what is a very immediate and concrete thing that we interact with each day — our local environment.
So I wanted to ask, how familiar are you all with your local environment?
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Do you recognize (or even identify) different plant and animal species in your area? Do you know which are native and which might be invasive?
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Do you notice changes in your environment throughout the year? Do you know why these changes happen?
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Thinking longer term, if you have lived in one location long enough, have you noticed changes over the years? If so, what?
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Do you know what the most pressing local environmental issues are?
I'm hoping this can be a thread for people to talk about their local environments, but also to share tips on how to be more tuned in to your local nature.
I myself would not say I am very familiar with the flora and fauna of where I live, but I have been trying to get better. I use the app Seek (which is similar to iNaturalist for those who might be familiar, but with better recognition capabilities in my experience) to identify plants around where I live, and I'm slowly trying to get better at recognizing them. The process of stopping to take a photo has really helped me slow down and pay attention to things around me — I notice a lot more garbage, roadkill near the big crossings, etc. In addition, seeing pictures of some of these plants online have made me realize just how water deprived a lot of the ones around me are, which is no doubt an effect of the drought my area has been experiencing. This has lead me to be more intentional with seeking out news regarding water laws and rights and trying to be more tuned in to these issues.
Edit
Some great additional questions from this comment of @skybrian's:
- Do you know where your water comes from?
- Do you know where sewage goes?
- Where is the landfill that your garbage goes to?
- How is recycling done?
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On being a "doomer" about climate change
49 votes -
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán throws MLB’s first perfect game since 2012
12 votes -
How Jordan Lyles made a $50M career out of the art of losing
6 votes -
NASCAR racing on the streets of Chicago this weekend
Anyone else going to watch? Cup race is on Sunday July 2nd on NBC at 5:30pm (ET) 🏁 Grant Park 220
6 votes -
How a megachurch wields power in a regional California city and influence in the music industry
7 votes -
Shohei Ohtani hits 2 HRs, K's 10 in start cut short by cracked nail
6 votes -
Heat and smoke are smothering most of the US, putting lives at risk
14 votes -
The world’s smelliest fruit? Sohla and Ham try cooking with durian | Mystery Menu
17 votes -
How do the human-like Cylons work, in 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004-2009)
First It was mentioned that, there are 12 of them. If one dies there memory is uploaded and another gets activated, I thought it was somewhat like cylo in star wars. later, we see all of them...
First It was mentioned that, there are 12 of them. If one dies there memory is uploaded and another gets activated, I thought it was somewhat like cylo in star wars. later, we see all of them operating together, so they sync continously or at certain period? I'm wondering how do they actually work, in data sharing/sync scenario?
PS. My heart weeps for firefly.
6 votes -
Boring Report: An app that aims to remove sensationalism from the news and make it boring to read, by utilizing the power of advanced AI language models
66 votes -
Scientists have found signs of a new kind of gravitational wave. It's really big.
17 votes -
Protesters gather in Helsinki over ministers' far-right links – several hundred people protest against new rightwing administration's austerity and immigration-cutting programme
10 votes -
How often do US health insurers say no to patients? No one knows.
21 votes -
Where do you share your art with the world?
Where do you share the art that you make with the world? Do you use a social media site? A personal website? Do you keep it all to yourself? Is your art something that can't be shared online so...
Where do you share the art that you make with the world? Do you use a social media site? A personal website? Do you keep it all to yourself? Is your art something that can't be shared online so easily?
35 votes -
Madonna hospitalized with serious bacterial infection, postpones tour
6 votes -
Apollo 12 source code: Looking at the original flown code printout, and the 1202 error fix
8 votes -
Fresh Album Fridays: Swans, Kelly Clarkson, Young Thug, and more
Good morning. This is a thread to discuss new album releases arriving at our doorsteps today. I'll be experimenting this week with posting each album as a comment. Do share releases you'd like to...
Good morning. This is a thread to discuss new album releases arriving at our doorsteps today.
I'll be experimenting this week with posting each album as a comment. Do share releases you'd like to raise by leaving a comment with that release.
Discussion Points
Have you listened to this release?
What are you looking forward to listen to?
What are your thoughts?
What have you enjoyed from these artists in the past?Why Friday?
Most (but not all) new music releases on a Friday, as labels want to give the the release a full week of sales before entering the charts.
~~ Any feedback on the format welcome!
18 votes