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19 votes
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Kettle of vultures
3 votes -
This library has most books ever published in the UK
10 votes -
Houston Public Library launches self-service book kiosk at Hobby Airport
9 votes -
Missiles fired from Yemen toward US warship that responded to attack on commercial tanker
15 votes -
In the face of mounting climate risks, the US insurance safety net is falling apart
42 votes -
What 2023 Black Friday deals are you looking into?
I would've gotten the Proton Black Friday offer, but it's only valid for upgrades, not for renewing my current account type. Aside from that I'm looking at: Affinity 2 (graphic design software)...
I would've gotten the Proton Black Friday offer, but it's only valid for upgrades, not for renewing my current account type. Aside from that I'm looking at:
- Affinity 2 (graphic design software)
- Asesprite (graphic design software)
- Curiosity Stream (streaming service for documentaries)
- Kindle Scribe (I'm particularly intrigued by the pen/notebook functionality on this e-reader)
How about you?
Edit 2023-11-27 - I ended up getting the Affinity deal because it was an additional discount on top of the V1 upgrade discount! So I was able to get the entire V2 package for about 67 USD. The Black Friday discount is 40% and then the upgrade discount is 25% on top of that.
I also would've wanted to get the hydroxyapatite toothpaste from my fave floss brand, Cocofloss (25% off the entire site for Black Friday) but it was out of stock.
63 votes -
Years ago, the all-white judges of a Louisiana appellate court decided, in secret, to systematically ignore petitions filed by prisoners, most of them black
83 votes -
Chilly Gonzales - ARTE Concert Festival 2023
6 votes -
Giant batteries drain economics of gas power plants
19 votes -
Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand prime minister, says priority is to improve economy
18 votes -
Facebook does not let me delete my account
I did not use facebook for ages, i always thought i need it for my international contacts, but now this new pay or say yes to ads window showed up I realised I did not use it for a long time. So I...
I did not use facebook for ages, i always thought i need it for my international contacts, but now this new pay or say yes to ads window showed up I realised I did not use it for a long time. So I was like, tech is like clothes, if you don't use it for a year it's time to let it go.
So i tried to delete my acc.
After some research (wtf????) I finally found this page
https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account
where I can click my through a menu, until I can enter my password to delete my account, and it just does not let me.
""Sorry, this feature isn't available right now""
wtf? how is deleting my acc not available????
fuck this, fuck them. this is one of the "leading" tech enterprises. this is one of the biggest fucking companies in the world.
I don't know how that is even legal.
I'm so fucking angry. Fuck this fucking fuckers!
does somebody know what i can do? can i send them an angry real life letter? do i need a lawyer?
I'm not really in the EU, but the GDPR still applicates to me. so what do I do now to get rid of this fucking fuckers?ps. looking in the internet does not help nothing, it's just 100s of links to facebook help center. fuck the fucking modern web as well.
42 votes -
Mysteries of Neolithic Europe
11 votes -
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers halted the delivery of licence plates of new vehicles manufactured by the US automaker
29 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
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.
11 votes -
The future of the office is cozy
20 votes -
How do you counter pessimism?
This is actually two questions in one: How do you counter pessimism in yourself? How do you keep yourself from sliding into cynicism? Seeing the worst in things? Finding fault everywhere? Losing...
This is actually two questions in one:
- How do you counter pessimism in yourself?
How do you keep yourself from sliding into cynicism? Seeing the worst in things? Finding fault everywhere? Losing hope?
- How do you counter pessimism in others?
When someone’s sharing their pessimism with you, it can feel dismissive or even hostile to go against it. It can feel unempathetic to do anything but corroborate or validate their feelings, even if you feel they’re inaccurate or misguided. How do you respond without sliding into pessimism yourself?
53 votes -
UK based network consultancy required. Anyone?
Hi folks Keeping in with the theme of people of Tildes are generally really good people (hopefully), I may have a gig early next year that I want a quote on for a network redesign. It's not...
Hi folks
Keeping in with the theme of people of Tildes are generally really good people (hopefully), I may have a gig early next year that I want a quote on for a network redesign. It's not massive at 3 sites of roughly 100 people per site, 2 sites are dark fibred together, a couple of IPSec routes between UK and USA. It's mostly building out IP subnets, correct router and firewall configs, vLANing up the sites correctly.
If anyone is interested or knows anyone, please reach out to me on this thread for a bit more info, we can take it from there.
Else, I'm going to reach out to some UK based tech companies for the work. You may ask "Why not do this yourself?" That would require planning and testing which I don't have enough time for; I'd rather a Pro designed, and implemented.
6 votes -
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw.
23 votes -
A coder considers the waning days of the craft
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Album of the Week #11: Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
This is Album of the Week #11 ~ This week's album is Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction Year of Release: 1984 Genre(s): Heavy Metal Country: United States Length: 39 minutes RYM | Listen! (Album.Link)...
This is Album of the Week #11 ~ This week's album is Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Year of Release: 1984
Genre(s): Heavy Metal
Country: United States
Length: 39 minutes
RYM | Listen! (Album.Link)Excerpt from Ride Into Glory:
Ample Destruction is filled to the absolute brim with killer riff after killer riff. It’s difficult to pick out a highlight track as they all flow together in one, singular metalstorm. There is very few moments for reprieve as Jag Panzer keep it at 100% for nearly the entire album. The guitars, played by Joe Tafolla and Mark Briody, are masterful and a worthy match for Conklin’s performance. The bass, as became standard for most US power metal, is very prominent in the mix. John Tetley’s bass guitar works to compliment the guitars and drummer Rick Hilyard is certainly no slouch as his drums round it all out. The production is thick and undoubtedly old-school sounding. It does a wonderful job bringing together the instrumentation while letting Conklin take the lead with his soaring vocals.
Discussion points:
Have you heard this artist/album before? Is this your first time hearing?
Do you enjoy this genre? Is this an album you would have chosen?
Does this album remind you of something you've heard before?
What were the album's strengths or weaknesses?
Was there a standout track for you?
How did you hear the album? Where were you? What was your setup?--
Album of the week is currently chosen randomly (via random.org) from the top 5000 albums from a custom all-time RYM chart, with a 4/5 popularity weighting. The chart is recalculated weekly.
Missed last week? It can be found here.
Any feedback on the format is welcome ~~
9 votes -
Campaigners seek listed status for Finnish sauna from 1948 Olympics – wooden hut is Britain's oldest operating sauna and ‘hugely important’ piece of sporting history
9 votes -
Can you recreate Spirited Away in Blender? Should you? I gave it a try with three scenes.
22 votes -
Sleaford Mods - West End Girls (2023)
8 votes -
The mysterious case of the "lost positive"
8 votes -
Norway brought heat pumps in from the cold – device installed in two-thirds of households suggests switching to greener heating can be done
28 votes -
‘Songbirds & Snakes’ reigns supreme over Thanksgiving stretch with $42m five-day; ‘Napoleon’ steps on Disney’s ‘Wish’ with $32m+
20 votes -
The engineering challenges of Grand Paris Express, Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
16 votes -
What to read if you miss ‘Succession’. Indulge in priceless reads about the scandals and lives of heirs, heiresses, and the people in their way.
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Can anyone suggest favorite sauce recipes to serve with roast duck, or favorite ways to use leftovers? Soup is already planned.
My husband and I will be alone this Thanksgiving, so we decided to cook a smaller bird than a turkey, specifically a duck. I like duck and frequently order it at restaurants where available, but...
My husband and I will be alone this Thanksgiving, so we decided to cook a smaller bird than a turkey, specifically a duck. I like duck and frequently order it at restaurants where available, but don't have much experience. I found a low slow roasting recipe that looks promising. I'm already familiar with soup making.
What advice do you have re sauces and meals using leftovers?
14 votes -
Play Windows PC games on Android using Winlator 3
26 votes -
travle - Name countries/provinces/counties/states to travel from the Start location to the End location on a map. Try to get there in as few guesses as possible.
33 votes -
How one man rewrote one thousand years of history
6 votes -
CASETiFY copied my dbrand teardown skins and we're suing them
28 votes -
Making a Victorian-inspired cape for ultimate witchy vibes
8 votes -
Easter egg emoji: converting pixels into particles
9 votes -
From Vækst to Gro Spiseri, these six outstanding Danish restaurants offer a Nordic dining experience that stands out from the crowd in Copenhagen
6 votes -
London's traditional Christmas tree has been felled in Norway ahead of its trip to Trafalgar Square
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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.
11 votes -
Scott Pilgrim: Takes Off | Teaser
45 votes -
Is Los Angeles’ transit Olympics-ready?
13 votes -
Tildes Video Thread
Find yourself watching tons of great videos on [insert chosen video sharing platform], but also find yourself reluctant to flood the Tildes front page with them? Then this thread is for you. It...
Find yourself watching tons of great videos on [insert chosen video sharing platform], but also find yourself reluctant to flood the Tildes front page with them? Then this thread is for you.
It could be one quirky video that you feel deserves some eyeballs on it, or perhaps you've got a curated list of videos that you'd love to talk us through...
Share some of the best video content you've watched this past week/fortnight with us!
12 votes -
China tried to keep kids off social media. Now the elderly are hooked.
27 votes -
Naïka – 1+1 [Acoustic Performance] (2023)
3 votes -
Doug Lenat's source code for AM and possibly EURISKO w/Traveller found in public archives
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What creative projects have you been working on?
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on. Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just...
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on.
Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just ideas.
If you have any creative projects that you have been working on or want to eventually work on, this is a place for discussing those.
11 votes -
Sewing machines are mechanical marvels – here’s how they work
43 votes -
Sweden's Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable and doesn't rely on scarce raw materials
49 votes -
I made the Eye of Cthuhlu from Terraria
13 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