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21 votes
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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.
20 votes -
Meet Llama 3
17 votes -
When provided with CVE descriptions of 15 different vulnerabilities and a set of tools useful for exploitation, GPT-4 was capable of autonomously exploiting 13 of which, yielding an 87% success rate
17 votes -
Hyundai's third car in the World Rally Championship is back in the hands of Andreas Mikkelsen for Rally Croatia
5 votes -
"Civil War" discussion thread
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Here's the IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17279496/
A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
16 votes -
NHL Board of Directors approves "relocation" of Arizona Coyotes
16 votes -
Trap | Official trailer
11 votes -
Polish court orders Google to stop favouring its own price-comparison service in search results
16 votes -
Is there a documentary from a reputable source that documents the relationship between the Jews and Israel/Palestine?
Ever since the Hamas attack, I think I have understood the position of the Palestinians, that they were there first and then Britain unfairly divided up the landed and gave some of it to Jews so...
Ever since the Hamas attack, I think I have understood the position of the Palestinians, that they were there first and then Britain unfairly divided up the landed and gave some of it to Jews so they could have a homeland where they wouldn't have to deal with Anti-semitism after what they went through during WWII.
But Jews/Zionists claim that they have some ancestral right to that land and I have not found it easy to come across anything from a reputable source that explains what backs up their claim (wikipedia and random YouTube videos don't count).
16 votes -
Toehider - Wellgivit (2020)
2 votes -
What's a game that you feel is almost great?
The game approaches greatness -- it is within sight of excellence -- but something holds it back. Maybe it's a glaring, unignorable flaw, or maybe it squanders an excellent idea with subpar...
The game approaches greatness -- it is within sight of excellence -- but something holds it back. Maybe it's a glaring, unignorable flaw, or maybe it squanders an excellent idea with subpar execution.
Whatever it is, the game could have been great but instead it's, unfortunately, something less.
What a game that's like that for you? Why?
26 votes -
Tokyo starts ride-hailing service — but it may not be what you expect
19 votes -
Women Who Code shutting down
There isn't any public announcement yet, but they sent out this email to leadership: Dear Women Who Code Community, It is with a heavy heart that we write to inform you of the difficult decision...
There isn't any public announcement yet, but they sent out this email to leadership:
Dear Women Who Code Community,
It is with a heavy heart that we write to inform you of the difficult decision to close Women Who Code, following a vote by the Board of Directors to dissolve the organization. This decision has not been made lightly. It only comes after careful consideration of all options and is due to a variety of factors that have materially impacted our funding sources. We understand that this news may come as a disappointment, and we want to express our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you who have been a part of our journey.
As a community, we are powerful. For more than a decade, Women Who Code has created a sense of belonging in tech and support for our community, thanks to the dedication and commitment of our members, volunteers, and staff. We have brought together a vibrant community of over 360,000 technologists who deeply care about building an industry that is more diverse, inclusive, and equitable. We’ve delivered more than 20K community-led events, awarded more than $3.5 million in scholarships, held developer conferences and technical summits in tech hubs around the world, logged more than one million high-skilled, leadership-building volunteer hours, given away more than $2.5 million in conference tickets for broader industry engagement, and shared more than 14K job opportunities. Even more than these trackable outputs, we’ve come together to support each other, navigate the industry as a powerful force, share both technical protips and strategies for rising in our careers, and break barriers.
While so much has been accomplished, our mission is not complete and our vision of a tech industry where diverse women and historically excluded people thrive at every level is not fulfilled. Despite our collective efforts, the challenges we face have become insurmountable and we must confront that what worked for us is no longer working. We are deeply saddened by the difficult decision to dissolve the organanization.
As we embark on the process of winding down operations, we are committed to ensuring a smooth transition and fulfilling any remaining obligations to the best of our ability. Unfortunately, we will not be able to continue offering any program services, and will be cancelling all upcoming events. We will be refunding any ticket purchases made by members for our upcoming developer conference, WWCode CONNECT 2024.
Although this chapter is coming to a close, we believe that the spirit of our community will endure and hope that the relationships and experiences you've gained through your involvement with Women Who Code will continue to inspire you in your future endeavors.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of Women Who Code, we extend our heartfelt thanks for being part of the movement, and encourage you to continue to seek support from other like-minded organizations who authentically support the careers of women in the tech industry and keep inspiring each other as you navigate the industry. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the mission, and work alongside such passionate individuals.
Thank you for your understanding and support during this challenging time.
39 votes -
All roads lead to Romania, as PM vows motorway to Moldova will open this year
6 votes -
Transformers One | Official trailer
20 votes -
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z
16 votes -
A quick post on Chen’s algorithm
11 votes -
An ex-MLB player needs just one more day on a roster to get a pension. Will the Atlanta Braves help?
9 votes -
Bureaucracy's playthings
5 votes -
Anyone metal detect?
I got into metal detecting April 2023, I've been having fun with it, I even started a YouTube channel I don't know what else to say, ask me anything
17 votes -
Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN (2024)
2 votes -
Connecting solar to the grid is harder than you think
13 votes -
Quentin Tarantino drops ‘The Movie Critic’ as his final film
30 votes -
David Dunning: discoverer of Dunning Kruger effect on overcoming overconfidence
6 votes -
Hades II technical test - Live gameplay
10 votes -
Reasons why World of Warcraft private servers fail
7 votes -
How one author pushed the limits of AI copyright | US Copyright Office grants copyright for work made with AI, with caveat
5 votes -
Why Gen Z is quietly giving up
27 votes -
PostmodernJukebox ft. Jack Amblin - It’s Not Unusual (Tom Jones, vintage Fred Astaire style cover, 2024)
4 votes -
Meta releases Llama 3
3 votes -
NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism
40 votes -
Movie of the Week #25 - Run Lola Run
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Next up is Run Lola Run (original German title: Lola rennt) from 1999 starring Franka Potente and directed by Tom Tykwer. It won several awards at various film festivals.
Besides any thoughts on this movie, what did you think of Franka Potente's performance in this?
The rest of the schedule for April is:
- 22nd: Aliens
- 29th: Fargo
13 votes -
Tildes Book Club discussion - Piranesi
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
This is the second of an ongoing series of book discussions here on Tildes. We are discussing Piranesi.
Our next book will be Ursula le Guin the Dispossessed, around the 16th or 17th of May.I don't have a particular format in mind for this discussion, but I will post some prompts and questions as comments to get things started. You're not obligated to respond to them or vote on them though. So feel free to make your own top-level comment for whatever you wish to discuss, questions you have of others, or even just to post a review of the book you have written yourself.
For latecomers, don't worry if you didn't read the book in time for this Discussion topic. You can always join in once you finish it. Tildes Activity sort, and "Collapse old comments" feature should keep the topic going for as long as people are still replying.
And for anyone uninterested in this topic please use the Ignore Topic feature on this so it doesn't keep popping up in your Activity sort, since it's likely to keep doing that while I set this discussion up, and once people start joining in.23 votes -
Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16
34 votes -
The forgotten war on beepers
20 votes -
Super Mario 64's invisible walls explained once and for all
19 votes -
There's a library on the moon now. It might last billions of years.
10 votes -
How the 18th-century gay bar survived and thrived in a deadly environment
13 votes -
The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store
33 votes -
Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks
12 votes -
The Museum of Science and Industry abruptly closed for a day last week to allow it to move “military artifacts from archival storage”
26 votes -
Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators
24 votes -
Scammers are targeting teenage boys on social media—and driving some to suicide
27 votes -
Looking for advice on replacing my motherboard
Back in 2022, Tildes helped me build my current PC (Thanks everyone!). Back then I knew that eventually I would have to replace my motherboard, which underwent corrosion and became unreliable. I...
Back in 2022, Tildes helped me build my current PC (Thanks everyone!). Back then I knew that eventually I would have to replace my motherboard, which underwent corrosion and became unreliable. I never turn off or even put my PC to sleep because, otherwise, it won't turn on for hours. I'd like to change that. I'm pretty confident that is an issue with the motherboard, which underwent repairs before. Other components are much newer and my power source is top notch.
Here's the machine on PC Part Picker. Should I just buy the same motherboard again? I mean, I don't have any complaints, I just happened to live by the sea back then, leading to premature failure. But it's still working. It's cheap, too.
I might be up for a better processor, but price is a concern. What would be the next affordable step from what I have now? In any case, the CPU is rarely an issue for any of my tasks, and the only game I play that could use a more powerful processor is World of Warcraft, which I only play intermittently anyway. Maybe it isn't worth it.
I'm getting a 1TB SSD, those seem to have gotten much cheaper since 2022!
Because, unlike me, most Tildes users are in the US, Canada, and Europe, when taking prices into account, multiply them by 5 in your head to have a sense of what that expense means in my country.
Thanks!
7 votes -
What's something you've been mulling over recently?
What has your brain been spending its time pulling apart and thinking about? It doesn't have to be a complete thought, or something you've come to a conclusion on. It can be as messy or odd or...
What has your brain been spending its time pulling apart and thinking about?
It doesn't have to be a complete thought, or something you've come to a conclusion on. It can be as messy or odd or significant or inconsequential as you feel.
Inconclusive, directionless, stream of consciousness posts are welcome. This is a place to mull over the topic out loud, outside of your head -- not necessarily to take a stance or make a point.
34 votes -
Russia appears prepared to create “environmental havoc” by sailing unseaworthy oil tankers through the Baltic Sea in breach of all maritime rules, says Swedish foreign minister
10 votes -
gifboy - Create tiny GIF animations in Lua and share them using data URLs
16 votes -
We need to rewild the internet
17 votes -
There used to be a people’s bank at the US Post Office
37 votes