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2 votes
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Semaglutide for weight loss
Has anyone tried it out? There's currently a preventative healthcare initiative going on in my country where they start screening people over 40 for chronic or potentially chronic conditions. I...
Has anyone tried it out? There's currently a preventative healthcare initiative going on in my country where they start screening people over 40 for chronic or potentially chronic conditions.
I went for my initial checkup with the doc today and, being juuuuust below morbid obesity with a BMI of 34, asked her about semaglutide as an adjunct to exercise controlling calorie intake. She's referring me to a weight loss clinic at my local public hospital where I can be assessed for suitability (If I'm not mistaken the clinic has hepatologists and endocrinologists on staff along with allied healthcare workers such as physios and nutritionists). This is great because it costs a bomb if I have to go private. The only wrinkle is that I'm oddly enough not diabetic or pre-diabetic so whether or not I'll qualify for socialised semaglutide is unclear but we live in hope.
I was wondering if any of you had tried any of the variants of semaglutide for obesity and what your experiences have been like.
18 votes -
The United Nations Committee against Torture has expressed concerns about Denmark's ambitions to transfer asylum seekers to third countries like Rwanda
17 votes -
Resources and help for setting up a Tildes dev environment
I've been trying to set up a dev enviornment for Tildes, mainly so that I can actually test my MR (!136), and I've been running into a few issues. However, since we also have a new influx of...
I've been trying to set up a dev enviornment for Tildes, mainly so that I can actually test my MR (!136), and I've been running into a few issues.
However, since we also have a new influx of people who might be interested in contributing to Tildes, it seems like a good time to collect resources on setting up the dev environment, as well as helping anyone running into issues.
So, if you have issues or advice, post them here! I'll be adding my questions in a comment shortly.
Relevant wiki pages:
Edit: A more recent post on setting up the dev environment on Apple Silicon / M1 Macs
36 votes -
Charlie Munger dies at age 99
9 votes -
99% of the world’s bananas are threatened by a fungus. To save them, scientists are turning to genetic modification.
24 votes -
The strange world of Japan’s PC-98 computer art scene
56 votes -
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.
17 votes -
The spirit of “view source”
19 votes -
How to find out which extension opened an advertising tab?
Recently I've been coming back to my chrome browsers to find a tab open with the following URL: (link disabled to prevent giving them any more clicks) https...
Recently I've been coming back to my chrome browsers to find a tab open with the following URL:
(link disabled to prevent giving them any more clicks)https ://theaisecrets.beehiiv.com/p/chatgpt-can-now-work-docs-apps-websites-emails
This is happening across all my computers, both linux, windows, and linux VM, so I don't think it's OS-specific malware, but I suspect a rogue chrome extension is opening the tab, because I have chrome synced across all affected devices via my google account.
I've searched for this particular problem and URL to no avail, so I wondered if there's a way to track back which extension opened the tab, other than by doing a binary search disabling half my extensions at a time (which would be annoying as hell - the tabs only seem to get opened once a day or so).
14 votes -
2023 Gotham Awards: ‘Past Lives’ wins Best Feature
6 votes -
Help fixing an old Sony TV
Hi Tildestrians! I recently acquired a broken Sony TV from work. Its older, but its 4K, and would be a substantial upgrade over my current TV, so I am hoping to fix it. My usual willingness to...
Hi Tildestrians! I recently acquired a broken Sony TV from work. Its older, but its 4K, and would be a substantial upgrade over my current TV, so I am hoping to fix it. My usual willingness to tinker and google prowess has failed me. I am hoping one of you can provide some guidance.
Its a Sony XBR-55X850B. It is showing an error code of 7 flashing red lights. I tracked down the service manual (Sony, you should really have this available to customers and not locked behind an "authorized service center" certification), and it says the motherboard needs to be replaced. I found a replacement motherboard on ebay (it was for the 65 inch version, but that should not make a difference). I installed, and it gave a different error code. I think it was flashing green and orange. Based on my research, that means it needs new firmware to be flashed. Sony's website doesn't still have the firmware file for that TV (should be illegal in my opinion), and tells you to contact support. Support seemingly can't give out the firmware file either. I found a firmware file on Softpedia, but I have no idea if it is legitimate or even still a working file. Threw that on a fat32 drive, and couldn't manage to get it to update. I tried multiple drives and all usb ports over the course of 2 weeks. I ended up pulling the new motherboard and returning it (thankfully I was able to return it for full price). Now I am stuck with a TV panel that works perfectly, except for the motherboard, and I seemingly can't replace the motherboard.
This got me thinking: I don't need anything fancy. I want a display with an HDMI input that takes 4K signal and puts it on the screen. I truly don't need anything more than that. Even an IR remote for power is optional, because I could plug it into a smart outlet. I don't need the speakers because I have a receiver. I know you can get bypass boards to turn laptop screens into monitors. They take the place of the support circuitry on the laptop motherboard and give you a display input, and nothing more. Is there anything like that I can get for this TV? I don't know where to start on that search.
Or are there any other routes I should explore before junking this TV? It feels really bad to throw out a perfectly good 4k panel just because the motherboard is broken.
11 votes -
Help with web accessibility problem for screen readers - ARIA
I'm attempting to make my company's online software documentation ADA-accessible. We have several JavaScript elements that are currently not accessible to a screen reader. The one I'm working on...
I'm attempting to make my company's online software documentation ADA-accessible. We have several JavaScript elements that are currently not accessible to a screen reader. The one I'm working on is a set of tabs that show/hide content depending on which one you click. I am trying to use ARIA tags to make the tabs accessible. I have based my code off of this page, with some modifications. Namely, they use
<a>
tags as the active element and I do not want to use<a>
tags.While I'm able to get the tabs to work fine for me (a sighted person), testing with a screen reader shows mixed results. I can get the tabs to work using the Windows Narrator screen reader on Microsoft Edge in Windows 10, but not Chrome or Firefox in Windows 11. In those configurations, it is impossible to switch tabs. (I haven't tested every possible permutation, but it's probably a browser issue.) I don't know why this is happening because I have set up all my ARIA tags, and it does work on Edge.
Can anyone help me understand what I'm doing wrong so I can debug the issue and improve the code? Requirements are:
- The first tab must be selected (showing content) by default. Other tab content must be hidden by default, except the tab button to click on
- Sighted users must be able to navigate between tabs by clicking on the tab headers via mouse
- Visually impaired users must be able to navigate between tabs via keyboard/screen reader
- The presence, function, and usage of the tabs must be clear to the screen reader
- I do not want to use an
<a>
tag nested in the<li>
as the active element because this causes the page to jump around when sighted users click on it. I would like the entire "button" (right now, the<li>
tag) to be clickable. - Must work on all/most common browsers and popular operating systems
I suspect this is a JS issue, but I'm at a loss here and I don't know how to proceed.
Click to view HTML
<ul class="tabs-list" role="tablist"> <li class="tab current" aria-controls="example-1" aria-selected="true" href="#example-1" id="tab-example-1" role="tab">Example 1</li> <li class="tab" aria-controls="example-2" aria-selected="false" href="#example-2" id="tab-example-2" role="tab">Example 2</li> <li class="tab" aria-controls="example-3" aria-selected="false" href="#example-3" id="tab-example-3" role="tab">Example 3</li> </ul> <div aria-labelledby="tab-example-1" class="tab-panel current" id="example-1" role="tabpanel"> <p>Example 1 content goes here</p> </div> <div aria-labelledby="tab-example-2" class="tab-panel hidden" id="example-2" role="tabpanel"> <p>Example 2 content goes here</p> </div> <div aria-labelledby="tab-example-3" class="tab-panel hidden" id="example-3" role="tabpanel"> <p>Example 3 content goes here</p> </div>
Click to view CSS
ul.tabs-list { margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; position: relative; line-height: 8pt; } ul.tabs-list:after { position: absolute; content: ""; width: 100%; bottom: 0; left: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; } ul.tabs-list li { color: #333; display: inline-block; padding: 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; position: relative; z-index: 0; } ul.tabs-list li.current { background: #fff; color: #d9232e; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; border-bottom: 0px solid white; border-left: 1px solid #ddd; border-right: 1px solid #ddd; z-index: 100; } ul.tabs-list li:hover { background: #c2c2c2; color: #000; display: inline-block; padding: 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid transparent; } ul.tabs-list li.current:hover { background: #fff; color: #d9232e; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; border-left: 1px solid #ddd; border-right: 1px solid #ddd; z-index: 2; } div.tab-panel { display: none; background: #ededed; padding: 15px; background-color: transparent; } div.tab-panel.current { display: inherit; }
Click to view JavaScript
$(function(){ var index = 0; var $tabs = $('li.tab'); $tabs.bind( { // on keydown, // determine which tab to select keydown: function(ev){ var LEFT_ARROW = 37; var UP_ARROW = 38; var RIGHT_ARROW = 39; var DOWN_ARROW = 40; var k = ev.which || ev.keyCode; // if the key pressed was an arrow key if (k >= LEFT_ARROW && k <= DOWN_ARROW){ // move left one tab for left and up arrows if (k == LEFT_ARROW || k == UP_ARROW){ if (index > 0) { index--; } // unless you are on the first tab, // in which case select the last tab. else { index = $tabs.length - 1; } } // move right one tab for right and down arrows else if (k == RIGHT_ARROW || k == DOWN_ARROW){ if (index < ($tabs.length - 1)){ index++; } // unless you're at the last tab, // in which case select the first one else { index = 0; } } // trigger a click event on the tab to move to $($tabs.get(index)).click(); ev.preventDefault(); } }, // just make the clicked tab the selected one click: function(ev){ index = $.inArray(this, $tabs.get()); setFocus(); ev.preventDefault(); } }); var setFocus = function(){ // undo tab control selected state, // and make them not selectable with the tab key // (all tabs) $tabs.attr( { tabindex: '-1', 'aria-selected': 'false' }); // hide all tab panels. $('.tab-panel').removeClass('current'); // make the selected tab the selected one, shift focus to it $($tabs.get(index)).attr( { tabindex: '0', 'aria-selected': 'true' }).focus(); // handle <li> current class (for coloring the tabs) $($tabs.get(index)).siblings().removeClass('current'); $($tabs.get(index)).addClass('current'); // add a current class also to the tab panel // controlled by the clicked tab $("#"+$($tabs.get(index)).attr('aria-controls')).addClass('current'); }; });
12 votes -
Review: The Man Who Rode the Thunder, by William H. Rankin
3 votes -
Q* - Clues to the puzzle?
32 votes -
The McDonald's theory of why everyone thinks the economy sucks
48 votes -
The US Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist, has potential to end existing tax worth hundreds of billions
33 votes -
Robot God - Ready To Launch (2022)
3 votes -
TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows 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.
5 votes -
User-styles don't work on Tildes anymore?
I can't seem to get any CSS user-style to work with Tildes anymore. I'm using Stylus on Firefox. Has something changed recently on Tildes which is causing this? Edit: I was using Stylus already,...
I can't seem to get any CSS user-style to work with Tildes anymore. I'm using Stylus on Firefox. Has something changed recently on Tildes which is causing this?
Edit: I was using Stylus already, just thought it was Stylish.10 votes -
Movie of the Week #5 - West Side Story (2021)
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
This is the fifth and last movie we discuss of Academy Award Winners. Ariana DeBose won for Best Supporting Actress. It was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design.
Did the movie deserve its nominations and awards? Feel free to add any thoughts, opinions, reflections, analysis or whatever comments related to this film.
Voting for December will come up in a few days.
8 votes -
Tildes' 2023 Backlog Burner: Week 3 Discussion
Three weeks in! 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...
Three weeks in! 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.
10 votes -
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Contact lenses to USA without a current prescription?
I am a couple weeks away from running out of daily contacts. Going to the optometrist every year when nothing has changed is a giant ripoff. I just noticed that the site I've used previously from...
I am a couple weeks away from running out of daily contacts. Going to the optometrist every year when nothing has changed is a giant ripoff. I just noticed that the site I've used previously from the UK will no longer deliver to the USA. Does anyone in a similar situation have a store they order from?
16 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 -
SSD Cloning: Burned by Macrium Reflect, looking for options (Data drives to SSD)
I want to keep this short and sweet: I used Macrium Reflect to clone a Windows 11 install from one bad SSD to a new one. I had to reinstall to repair the Windows install, but it's a done deal, but...
I want to keep this short and sweet:
I used Macrium Reflect to clone a Windows 11 install from one bad SSD to a new one. I had to reinstall to repair the Windows install, but it's a done deal, but I feel burned by Macrium and want to find an alternative.
I was wondering if anybody had any leads on great cloning software for general use? I'm willing to pay money, and it can be online or offline software (in OS or via USB).
I have two drives, a 4TB and 1TB HDDI'm cloning to 4TB SSDs to have on newer devices, since these two are quite old and I got a deal on a pair of Crucial SSDs on Amazon (a brand/line I'm familiar with, they're good drives). These largely have games that aren't installed, legacy data old music rips I want access to, and currently active user profiles.
My goal: clone the partitions over to the new drives, pop them in with hopefully the same drive letters, and expand the partitions to use all free space and be done with it. Ideally I would also have tool I can recommend to others without concern, assuming they have basic computer literacy.
Will CloneZilla do this just fine? Is there anything better, proprietary or otherwise? Any idea how long this can be expected to take over Sata II (I've got a hotswap port I'll be cloning to outside my case, then popping it open to swap the drives).
13 votes -
Seeking advice for choosing an inexpensive, plug and play headset with microphone for recording presentations and participating in video chat
Basically the title. I've been told my voice is too soft on zoom in spite of having tried many options. Before I buy new hardware, I'm asking advice. I have to record a presentation soon, so this...
Basically the title. I've been told my voice is too soft on zoom in spite of having tried many options. Before I buy new hardware, I'm asking advice. I have to record a presentation soon, so this is important.
What advice can you give?
Thank you19 votes -
Sarah Silverman hits stumbling block in AI copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta
45 votes -
How can we stop burning fossil fuels if we still need everything else they make?
22 votes -
Routing around a VPN connection in Linux
19 votes -
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
35 votes -
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