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9 votes
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Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3 available in US for free
14 votes -
Scientists discovered why Germany’s wild boar are radioactive
26 votes -
Senator admits "Kids Online Safety Act" will target trans content online
28 votes -
The battle against the fungal apocalypse is just beginning
61 votes -
France’s browser-based website blocking proposal will set a disastrous precedent for the open internet
49 votes -
How is moderation going lately?
I am a reddit refugee and I was drawn to this network by its mission, its decisive rebuff of chasing capital at all costs, and the overall vibe. I lurked for a while before I was invited to join,...
I am a reddit refugee and I was drawn to this network by its mission, its decisive rebuff of chasing capital at all costs, and the overall vibe.
I lurked for a while before I was invited to join, but shortly after joining I noticed something. While a good discussion from opposing viewpoints can help everyone broaden their horizons a bit, it felt like white supremacists were testing the waters. While I can't directly cite any threads, there were a couple instances where I felt one side was seeing just how close they could get without being obvious. But it felt like some of the subtler dog whistles were there.
It felt very similar to how QAnon got a lot of people with the disinformative statistic about child abductions. After all, who's going to be on the other side "child abductions are bad?"
After seeing a few threads and getting the same vibe, I stopped visiting the site for the last couple months. Life getting pretty busy also helped.
I haven't been back long enough to determine for myself whether I'm in a "Nazi bar" or not. I would be happy to admit that it was all in my head. But it is a major concern for any up-and-coming social network. And that's an opposing viewpoint no one needs to take seriously. Was it in my head? Was I reading too much into things? Did all the nazis just go to X? More generally, how has moderation been with the influx of new users? The same, but more? A couple extra reminders doing the trick? Uptick in bans? Is this information already somewhere and I'm a bad user for not having seen it?
62 votes -
The rediscovery of circadian rhythms
29 votes -
Swiss research team builds autonomous drone that beats humans in first-person drone racing
19 votes -
Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups
24 votes -
The Wheel of Time reunites us with old friends in season 2 premiere
19 votes -
The lost version of Pee-wee's Big Adventure
13 votes -
Infographic status update on US defendants charged related to January 6 riot at the White House
23 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 28
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
13 votes -
Golf badly exposed to gambling with little sign of Jay Monahan handling problem
9 votes -
Battle Royale, revisited
13 votes -
Lenovo’s new 27-inch, 4K monitor offers glasses-free 3D
13 votes -
Best genre, artist, playlist etc., to boost productivity when writing?
I'm currently working on a research paper (low-threat undergrad coursework), and I keep alternating between Lofi hip-hop and gentle acoustic pop covers to keep me motivated and on task. I've tried...
I'm currently working on a research paper (low-threat undergrad coursework), and I keep alternating between Lofi hip-hop and gentle acoustic pop covers to keep me motivated and on task. I've tried to get into a variety of classical music for this purpose, but I always end up rolling back to my Samuel Barber playlist and end up burning out on it. What's your go-to for productivity enhancement?
15 votes -
The golf ball paradox
11 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.
8 votes -
'Most privileged nursing home': Nikki Haley takes a swipe at America's ageing politicians
28 votes -
Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Donald Trump’s vision
91 votes -
American Stories: A large-scale structured text dataset of historical US newspapers
16 votes -
X to collect biometric and employment data
39 votes -
Formula 1 Grand Prix of Italy (Monza) 2023 - Qualifying Results
Not as crazy as F2 Qualifying, at least. That's certainly worth a watch. Looking forward to the race tomorrow. Will probably be the first race in awhile with no rain! Results -- SPOILER POS NO...
Not as crazy as F2 Qualifying, at least. That's certainly worth a watch.
Looking forward to the race tomorrow. Will probably be the first race in awhile with no rain!
Results -- SPOILER
POS NO DRIVER CAR Q1 Q2 Q3 LAPS 1 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 1:21.965 1:20.991 1:20.294 20 2 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 1:21.573 1:20.937 1:20.307 21 3 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 1:21.788 1:20.977 1:20.361 21 4 63 George Russell MERCEDES 1:22.148 1:21.382 1:20.671 21 5 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 1:21.911 1:21.240 1:20.688 21 6 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:21.661 1:21.272 1:20.760 21 7 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES 1:22.106 1:21.527 1:20.785 24 8 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1:21.977 1:21.369 1:20.820 21 9 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 1:21.995 1:21.581 1:20.979 23 10 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1:22.043 1:21.543 1:21.417 19 11 22 Yuki Tsunoda ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 1:21.852 1:21.594 15 12 40 Liam Lawson ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 1:22.112 1:21.758 15 13 27 Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI 1:22.343 1:21.776 16 14 77 Valtteri Bottas ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1:22.249 1:21.940 14 15 2 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:21.930 1:21.944 15 16 24 Zhou Guanyu ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1:22.390 8 17 10 Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT 1:22.545 7 18 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 1:22.548 8 19 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:22.592 8 20 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1:22.860 9 Source: F1.com
11 votes -
Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, dies at 76
43 votes -
A British Columbia study gave fifty homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on.
42 votes -
Google wants an invisible digital watermark to bring transparency to AI art
30 votes -
Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead US Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with eighteen years
49 votes -
Gannett stops using AI to write articles for now because they were hilariously terrible
20 votes -
Factorio Friday Facts #374: Smarter robots
30 votes -
Should airships make a comeback?
25 votes -
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?
13 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!
11 votes -
Terry Pratchett was fantasy fiction’s Kurt Vonnegut, not its Douglas Adams
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Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets. Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
9 votes -
Street Fighter 6 | A.K.I. gameplay trailer
8 votes -
Saints Row developer Volition permanently shuts down
53 votes -
Creative Card Chaos - Core Rulebook out now with a 25% discount!
7 votes -
The Rhythm of the Road – Ogmios School of Zen Motoring (2020)
6 votes -
Why did a Mexican drug gang kill forty-three students? Text messages hold clues.
19 votes -
Pentagon's new website lets you explore declassified UAP sightings info. Eventually, people will be able to submit their own reports of "unidentified anomalous phenomena."
11 votes -
US study: Law abiding immigrants: the incarceration gap between immigrants and the US born 1850-2020
9 votes -
US senator and pilot Tammy Duckworth: anyone who votes to reduce the 1,500 hour rule for pilot training will have blood on their hands
62 votes -
Vegan challenge. Two chefs make a meal out of mushrooms | Mystery Menu
14 votes -
How were modern companies allowed to get so big in spite of antitrust laws? The mythology of horizontal merger efficiencies
20 votes -
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?
50 votes -
Archaeologists in Turkey have identified massive structures below a Roman-era castle
28 votes -
Family who went 'off the grid' in Colorado wilderness died of malnutrition, autopsy finds
42 votes -
Driverless cars may already be safer than human drivers
33 votes