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35 votes
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Peacock lost $651 million from April to June
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Codona - Mumakata (1979)
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Jamie Lee Curtis’ bottom line on her trans daughter: "Love is love"
55 votes -
American Graffiti is about to turn fifty - it helped invent the classic rock genre and inspired this author to embrace change
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Niger has suspended the export of gold and uranium to France this Sunday with immediate effect
36 votes -
Why Pac-Man won
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How to search for a better deal on broadband
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'Straight out of the authoritarian playbook': US watchdog sued by Musk's X hits back
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The classic arcade game that crashes itself for anti-piracy reasons
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Megathread #12 for news/updates/discussion of AI chatbots and image generators
Haven't done one of these in a while, but there's a bit of news, so here's another. Here's the previous thread.
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It's a Baltic problem – objects are vanishing from historic wrecks as sport divers and criminal gangs loot well-preserved sunken ships
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First religious charter school in the US faces legal challenge
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Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine
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Anonymous sources say Alabama political maps are part of a plan by Republicans in the state Senate to break Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a long-held goal of many conservatives
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Banks in UK and US are closing customer accounts with little to no warning or explanation
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A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work
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Night-shifters of Tildes, what tips do you have?
In a few weeks I'm starting a new position at work that will be 7p-7a, 2 days in a row (each week, so work for 2 days, off for 5). It'll be a sort of "on call" type position that will have busier...
In a few weeks I'm starting a new position at work that will be 7p-7a, 2 days in a row (each week, so work for 2 days, off for 5). It'll be a sort of "on call" type position that will have busier spats at the beginning and end of the shift, but the middle tends to be slow, occasionally no work at all. My employer doesn't have any major restrictions as far as work downtime, I have a lot of freedom there.
What tips do y'all have for managing sleep surrounding overnight shifts, and also maintaining alertness/awakeness during the overnight shifts?
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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.
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Why did you select your username for Tildes?
I always try this name first when signing up for accounts but it is always taken. Listen closely, my friend, because I'm about to blow your mind wide open. You see, 'King of the Hill' isn't just...
I always try this name first when signing up for accounts but it is always taken.
Listen closely, my friend, because I'm about to blow your mind wide open. You see, 'King of the Hill' isn't just some ordinary animated series. It's a diabolical government project aimed at documenting every aspect of my life! They've been watching me, tracking my every move, and mocking me through the fictional character of Hank Hill. It's all a clever ruse to hide the truth from the masses!
In every episode, they carefully weave in details from my life, the people I know, and the secrets I've uncovered. The creators are agents of the government, skillfully disguising their surveillance operation as a simple sitcom. They want the world to think it's just entertainment, but it's so much more!
Think about it! The show portrays Hank as a patriotic, average American, while I, Dale-ahem uh, Rusty Shackleford, the one who truly understands what's going on, am portrayed as a paranoid conspiracy theorist. It's a calculated move to discredit me, to make the truth sound like fiction!
Every time I see the show, I feel their eyes upon me, laughing at my expense. The characters, the scenarios, they're all just tools to manipulate public perception. It's a mind-control experiment! MAKE SURE YOUR MOUNTAIN DEW IS SAFE.
But don't worry, my friend. I won't let them silence me. I'll continue to expose the truth, fighting against this government conspiracy, no matter how deep it goes. They can't hide forever!
Sha-sha-shaaaaa! pocket sand
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Notes on e/acc principles and tenets
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Suggestions for a short trip to Denver?
I have a business trip to Denver in a few weeks, but I'm planning on staying a couple extra nights in order to see the city. My SO is also coming along. Neither of us have been to Denver -- any...
I have a business trip to Denver in a few weeks, but I'm planning on staying a couple extra nights in order to see the city. My SO is also coming along. Neither of us have been to Denver -- any favorite things to do/see/eat?
- We both enjoy art museums.
- I've heard good things about Wings Over The Rockies, but I'm not sure how it compares to other aviation museums across the country.
- Food: We are both kind of foodies, but it doesn't have to be fancy. Any cuisines to look for, or unique places to go?
- Natural things: We might visit Rocky Mountain National Park or something like that. We have a rental car and don't mind driving if the destination is worth it.
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Ukraine wasn’t going to get a pathway to join NATO — but Canada had another idea
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US conservationists push EPA to add 1,000+ pollutants to 'outdated' list of toxic chemicals
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What advice do you have for someone who is vaguely interested in finding opportunities to volunteer but isn't sure how to go about it?
Also do you have any stories to share about volunteer experiences? Tips for what to do or red flags to avoid? Thanks
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How extreme heat hits America's hungry
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Do you use a puzzle mat for jigsaw puzzles? Is it necessary?
I've been doing some high-ish quality wooden jigsaw puzzles, and I'm a bit worried about them getting damaged, so I'm using a puzzle mat. And...I hate it, so much. It's crazy hard to move...
I've been doing some high-ish quality wooden jigsaw puzzles, and I'm a bit worried about them getting damaged, so I'm using a puzzle mat. And...I hate it, so much. It's crazy hard to move completed sections around if you need to rearrange, which is often an issue since i always solve without looking at the image. This is the primary irritation, but it's significant, and there's also some secondary irritations like the board is just kinda annoying to deal with and it's itchy lol.
So, to people who do jigsaw puzzles, how do you protect your pieces? Do you use a puzzle mat? Something else? Just do it on a hard surface and all is fine?
(also meta-note: this is my first topic post here so I hope I've done this correctly, tell me if I haven't!)
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Just Super / Helt Super | UK theatrical trailer
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Is the Tildes code base really only 1.3MB?
According to the repository, “project storage” amounts to 1.3MB. I know that this doesn’t include the data/posts of course, but that still seems impossibly small: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes
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Free Talk Tuesday (ish)
For the random snippets you want to share but don't want to put in a post.
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Hasbro wants old Transformers games to return, but Activision lost them
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Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock
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SS Baychimo: The unsinkable Arctic ghost ship
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Griftonomics: How "passive income" money-making schemes took over the internet, and the world
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The world's newest metro is here! | Montréal REM
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Alternative manga & Gekiga: Recommendation list
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Cities: Skylines II: Feature highlights Ep 7 -- Maps & themes
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One Day in the Coldest Village on Earth | Yakutia
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Waging war on the Jamaican patty: Canada’s bizarre beef with the delicious snack | Patty vs Patty
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Should I plant these onions? Massachusetts
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Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in Fresno, California
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Steffen's polyhedron is a flexible concave polyhedron. Euler thought such a shape was impossible. I also show infinitesimally flexible polyhedrons and bistable polyhedrons.
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The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ remote were a mechanical marvel
90 votes -
Widely circulated video of women attacked and raped in Manipur breaks silence on systematic gang rapes that had been covered up in that region of India
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A beautiful, broken America: What I learned on a 2,800-mile bus ride from Detroit to LA
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Why are people lining up for Worldcoin eyeball scans? “Easy $50”.
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OpenAI's Altman launching a cryptocurrency with an eye-scanner gimmick. Does this impact how you feel about AI?
23 votes -
The Fibonacci Matrix
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Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it
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Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman actor, dies at 70 after private bout with cancer
79 votes