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A high-tech ferry in Sweden could soon set a new standard – Candela says its hydrofoil technology reduces the energy per passenger-kilometer by 95%
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Privacy is priceless, but Signal is expensive
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Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of 12 November 2023
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week! Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle...
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week!
Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle are most worth my attention?”
Rules:
- No grey market sales
- No affiliate links
If posting a sale, it is strongly encouraged that you share why you think the available game/games are worthwhile.
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This transparent engine is fascinating (How internal combustion engines work)
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Golden Globes land at CBS for 2024 telecast
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The history of Father Ted
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Beyond 'Killzone': Creating new AI systems for 'Horizon Zero Dawn'
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Destin Daniel Cretton departs as director on ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’
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As one half of Outkast, he helped invent southern hip-hop, sold 20m records and won six Grammys. Now André 3000 has released a solo flute album.
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United Arab Emirates promises to build desalination plants for Gaza as part of humanitarian commitment 'Gallant Knight 3'
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Zimbabwe declares state of emergency in Harare over cholera
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How gender-affirming health care for kids works in Canada
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mv src/ vs mv src: merging subfolders with mv, cp, rsync, and rclone
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Why I spent three years designing a coat hanger
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Priceless - A Stormlight animated fanwork
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Down and to the right: Firefox got faster for real users in 2023
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The fashion industry hates older women
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Norwegian state-run telco Telenor announced plans to sell its satellite division to Space Norway, part of the country's space agency
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Children, left behind by suburbia, need better community design
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Norway's privacy battle with Meta is just getting started – regulator says it's investigating the company's new ad-free subscription services
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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!
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Alan Wake 2 | Fully Ramblomatic
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US Ninth Circuit judge allows social media lawsuit to proceed. Section 230 doesn't automatically protect against liability for platform design defects.
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - November 9
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.
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The history of emoticons
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Elusive egg-laying mammal named after Sir David Attenborough caught on camera for the first time
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How ‘Thanksgiving’ director Eli Roth turned a fake trailer into his best-reviewed movie
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The brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded rattled Earth's atmosphere
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Join me on an exclusive tour of two remarkable fire stations in Columbus, Indiana
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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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Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won't fix charging points
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Denmark is to restrict the sale of alcohol to under-eighteens and increase the price of suckable nicotine sachets, as their growing popularity is worrying health authorities
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We don't do DST at this company
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The Abyss | Remastered 4K, in theaters Dec 6 | Official trailer
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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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Has anyone used a e-ink smartphone as their main device
Looking up the Boox Palma device right now, it seems to be very handy actually. The only point where I may not be able to use it for everyday use would be that it seems to struggle with playing...
Looking up the Boox Palma device right now, it seems to be very handy actually. The only point where I may not be able to use it for everyday use would be that it seems to struggle with playing Spotify music. But I wouldn't mind picking up one of those 4G dumbphone devices that Nokia puts out for that usecase.
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Pedro Sánchez prepares for fraught second term as Spanish PM after Catalan amnesty
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Radiohead's harmonic vocabulary (an analysis of functional harmony)
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Stede Bonnet, the real-life ’gentleman’ pirate who inspired ’Our Flag Means Death’
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Jeff Bezos Rowing Boat
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Sculpting the Tenth Doctor - Doctor Who
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Ripe - Good Intentions (2023)
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Opinion: US infrastructure law offers too little progress on climate and equity
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Madame Web | Official trailer
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Is it possible to learn a MOBA without necessarily treating like learning chess, or a second job?
I like the idea of MOBAs, and sometimes contemplate learning one. Not to be really good -- just enough to have fun as a lower-class player. It sounds attractive as something that might occupy my...
I like the idea of MOBAs, and sometimes contemplate learning one. Not to be really good -- just enough to have fun as a lower-class player. It sounds attractive as something that might occupy my brain for a few hours, but I wouldn't wanna treat it like a career without pay, like I used to work on my chess (with serious courses, studying books, etc).
So my question it, is that something that can or should be done? And what game would be best?[1]
[1] As long as it is not an FPS.
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What are the best intro books for different science fields?
I wish to know more about science in general and books are a good way to do that. We have a good assortment of science-minded people on Tildes, so I think it would be interesting to know what...
I wish to know more about science in general and books are a good way to do that. We have a good assortment of science-minded people on Tildes, so I think it would be interesting to know what everyone recommends. The one requisite is that the books must be adequate for a general audience. This means that the books must not require the reader to hold a STEM degree or even have a particular aptitude for STEM.
Just so it is abundantly clear: I am looking for books that people with an arts and humanities background can read. Laypeople. "Dummies".
I'm asking more about books that are intros to a specific field than introductions to science in general.
Thanks!
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Tildes' 2023 Backlog Burner: Week 1 Discussion
Week 1 is done. Update your bingo cards and tell us about what you played! Q: I missed the beginning of this event. Can I still join? A: Of course! It's open all month. Topic etiquette: It is fine...
Week 1 is done. Update your bingo cards and tell us about what you played!
Q: I missed the beginning of this event. Can I still join?
A: Of course! It's open all month.
Topic etiquette:
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It is fine to make multiple top-level posts throughout the week if you play multiple games.
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It is fine to respond to yourself with updates if you're continuing a single game and walk to talk more about it as you go.
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If you are playing Backlog Bingo, feel free to make a top-level post with your card that you edit as you go, while making new posts underneath that to talk about the games as you play them.
Gameplay guidelines:
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Goals for this event (if any) are entirely individual and self-determined.
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You do NOT need to finish games unless you want to. The point is to try out games and have fun, not force ourselves to play things we're not interested in.
Backlog Bingo
Thanks to the amazing efforts of our very own @Wes, we are debuting Backlog Bingo! This is a completely optional way to participate in the month.
You can generate a unique Backlog Bingo card from a collection of 73 different categories. Choose the ones you want in your batch, and then use Wes's custom-made online tool to automatically create your own individualized bingo card.
Wes's tool automatically assembles the markdown for your table, so it will paste beautifully into comments here on Tildes. For example:
Bingo Card Example
Bingo! Not super popular (e.g. <50 user reviews on Metacritic) Is one of the oldest games you own Arcade game Has DLC You own on physical media You have to tinker in order to get it running You got from a bundle You wanted to play it when you were younger but never did Owned for more than five years Has cute, feel-good vibes Co-op game or campaign From now-defunct dev studio ★ Has a non-human player character Owned for more than one year Not found on any distribution service You can save/pet/care for animals Begins with one of your initials You paid full price for it Solo-dev project Has an animal player character From a series you have played Has number somewhere in the title Owned for more than three years Came out more than 5 years ago Play games throughout the month to check off categories in the Bingo card. The ★ in the middle of every card is a free space -- there are no requirements for that square and any game you play fits there!
The most basic win condition is five-in-a-row, but, if you're feeling really wild, you might go for a win pattern that's a little more involved. Your choice!
Here's an example of someone "winning" the card above:
Winning Bingo Card
Bingo! Not super popular (e.g. <50 user reviews on Metacritic) ✅ Is one of the oldest games you own
Terminal Velocity (1995)Arcade game Has DLC You own on physical media You have to tinker in order to get it running ✅ You got from a bundle
World of GooYou wanted to play it when you were younger but never did Owned for more than five years Has cute, feel-good vibes Co-op game or campaign ✅ From now-defunct dev studio
Blur★ Has a non-human player character Owned for more than one year Not found on any distribution service ✅ You can save/pet/care for animals
Super MetroidBegins with one of your initials You paid full price for it Solo-dev project Has an animal player character ✅ From a series you have played
Rise of the Tomb RaiderHas number somewhere in the title Owned for more than three years Came out more than 5 years ago Bingo Golfing (thanks @Wes and @aphoenix!) is also an option: trying to clear a pattern by counting multiple categories for a single game, thus “winning” with as few games as possible.
Step 3 of Wes's tool includes instructions for checking off games, which has to be done manually. If you need an in-thread guide, you can use the following example below:
Filling in a Square
This markdown:
|| |:-:| | ✅ ~~Struckthrough Example Category~~ <br> **Bolded Game Title** |
Gives this completed square: (ignore the header row that markdown requires for its tables)
✅ Struckthrough Example Category
Bolded Game TitleIf you can't figure out how to check off categories or you break the Markdown for your table, feel free to ask for help in the comments or PM me and I can help you out!
FAQs
What is this?
Your "backlog" is all those games you've been meaning to play or get around to, but never have yet. This event is an attempt to get us to collectively dig into that treasure trove of experiences!
How do I participate?
Choose a game (or several) from your backlog and play it/them. Then tell us about your experiences in the discussion thread for the week! If you're not sure what you might write, take a look at our 2022 or 2020 events to get an idea.
Do I need to finish the games I play?
Nope! Not at all. There aren't really any requirements for the event so much as this is an incentive to get us to play games we've been avoiding starting up, for whatever reason. Play as much or as little as you like of a given game. Try out dozens for ten minutes each or dive into one for 40 hours. There's no wrong way to participate!
What's the timeline?
I will post an update thread weekly, each Wednesday, all through November. At the end of the month, I think it would be neat to tally how many collective games we all removed from our backlogs, as well as what the best finds were from our collective digging into our libraries. I expect we'll turn up some good hidden gems, as well as interesting insights.
Do I need to sign up?
You don't have to do anything to officially join or participate in the event other than post in these threads! Participate in whatever way works for you.
But November has `Big Name Release` coming out. Why *this* month when people will be focused on that new game?
I'm doing the best that I can! A "problem" with 2023 is that it has been an absolutely stacked year for gaming releases. There simply hasn't been a "slow" month. With limited time left, I figured November was at least better than December. Think of this as an opportunity to cut down on your backlog before all the end-of-the-year sales hit.
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The Murderbot Diaries Book 7 - System Collapse just got released
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Site Zero recycling plant in the city of Motala should double the amount of plastic packaging being recycled in Sweden
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