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34 votes
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mRNA cancer vaccine reprograms immune system to tackle glioblastoma
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Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden
6 votes -
The California man who hid for six months in a secret room inside Circuit City
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US v. Google: As landmark 'monopoly power' trial closes, here's what to look for
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Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread
63 votes -
David Byrne - Hard Times (Paramore cover, 2024)
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Canada bet big on immigration. Now it’s hitting the brakes.
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Take-Two publishes WARN notice about seventy layoffs and studio closure in Seattle, possibly affecting Kerbal Space Program 2 developers Intercept Games
Take-Two posted a legally-required notice that it is laying off 70 workers and closing a studio in Seattle. This is part of mass layoffs announced across Take-Two. This has also been mentioned by...
Take-Two posted a legally-required notice that it is laying off 70 workers and closing a studio in Seattle. This is part of mass layoffs announced across Take-Two. This has also been mentioned by Games Industry.biz, although without much more details than what I have here (at time of writing).
The only Take-Two studio in Seattle is Intercept Games, who have been making Kerbal Space Program 2. We also know that Intercept had about 65-70 people working there (half of which were on KSP2, half of which were on an unannounced project).
Various KSP2 devs have also posted on social media that they have been impacted by layoffs (not sure about the rules re: linking social media profiles, so I'll hold off).
We may or may not have more news in the coming days. It's hard times in the industry right now, and my heart goes out for everyone affected.
EDIT: From Game Developer:
When approached for comment by Game Developer, Take-Two wouldn't confirm whether Intercept Games has been impacted by the cuts–despite multiple Kerbal Space Program developers indicating they recently left the studio, with one expressly stating they were "laid off." A company spokesperson did, however, explain that its Private Division publishing label will continue to support Kerbal Space Program 2.
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When pushed again on the current status of Intercept Games, Take-Two told Game Developer it has "nothing further to note."
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Colorado lawmakers approve broad, nation-leading Right to Repair law
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What does “going with your gut” feel like to you? How did you learn to “trust your gut”?
As the title indicates, I am curious how folks have “gone with their gut intuition”, especially in circumstances where they are faced with tough decisions or life-altering changes. Some...
As the title indicates, I am curious how folks have “gone with their gut intuition”, especially in circumstances where they are faced with tough decisions or life-altering changes. Some thoughts/prompts for discussion:
- What does your “gut” feel like to you?
- How do you reconcile differences between your “gut feeling” and what your brain is thinking/telling you?
- How do you get to the point where you decide to “go with your gut”?
- Can you share examples of when you went against your brain, and followed your gut, and it turned out to totally be the right decision for you?
- Do you have any examples of when you followed your gut intuition, instead of what your brain/logical mind was telling you, and it came back to bite you?
- How have you learned to “trust your gut”?
- What tactics or steps have you learned to take when trying to parse between what your “gut” is telling you and what your “brain” is telling you?
Curious how other people listen to their gut and use that intuition to make decisions or choose which direction to go in (concerning life stuff, career stuff, relationship issues, etc.).
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Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along
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‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate?
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The state as blunt force - impressions of the Columbia campus clearance
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Confused about headphone impedance
I have a guitar multi effects that has a headphone out with 47Ω I want a budget somewhat neutral headphone to use with it and I am getting confused with the answers I found so far. The AKG K240...
I have a guitar multi effects that has a headphone out with 47Ω
I want a budget somewhat neutral headphone to use with it and I am getting confused with the answers I found so far.
The AKG K240 mk2 (55Ω) seems to be a popular choice with people who own another multi effects (HX Stomp) with a different impedance (I think it's 12Ω).
This headphone is within my budget, but it seems too close to the 47 output of my multifx.
Will I have a problem with this?
I read somewhere that the headphone impedance should be much bigger than the output impedance, but another text I read somewhere explained that they should match closely.
I'm really confused about this.
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Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play
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What would you recommend for a single, minimal, "overview-of-the-world" news source?
I'm getting ready to try a long-term media fast, at least a month or two. That means no Social, no general forum talk (I have a couple of task-specific groups I have to stick with), no general...
I'm getting ready to try a long-term media fast, at least a month or two. That means no Social, no general forum talk (I have a couple of task-specific groups I have to stick with), no general Internet browsing, and minimal news.
But I don't want to completely divorce myself from the major news events of the world. In case Russia invades the EU, I want to know about it before Russian soldiers are knocking on my door. If a new global pandemic kicks off, or they fix global warming ... you know, Big Ticket items.
So that's the question. If you only get one news source, that provides objective (-ish) reporting focused on actual news (not sports, not pop culture, not click-bait-y diet-fads and vitamin recommendations) ... news of the state of the world (preferably including the world beyond the United States).
I realize there probably isn't a single source that hits all my bullets, but that's okay; I just need one that's close.
Danke, y gracias.
Edit: For now, my first pick is AP News' World News section ( https://apnews.com/world-news ). So, that's sort of my baseline; anything better than that available?
Edit #2: So, apparently, AP News has either handicapped or completely eliminated their RSS feed(s); I'm getting some results, but all old and suspiciously incomplete, and the 'Net is full of "here's how to cobble together the equivalent of a real AP News RSS feed" tips. So, unless I figure this out quickly, I'm just about to lose interest in AP News.
Anyone have any tips on this?
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A lawsuit argues Meta is required by law to let you control your own feed
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The youth need your help
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Small movies, big profits: Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s rom-com, horror hits among overachievers in Deadline’s 2023 most valuable blockbuster tournament
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US Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 29
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.
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Opinion: The many US campaign finance violations divulged in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial
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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.
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How many clicks does it take to get to the center of Diablo? [A franchise retrospective]
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Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? A SpongeBob 25th anniversary retrospective.
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London Drugs closes stores until further notice due to cyberattack
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Paul Auster, the patron saint of literary Brooklyn, dies at 77
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Ferrying voting machines to mountains and tropical areas in Indian elections is a Herculean task
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‘Red One’ down: How Dwayne Johnson’s tardiness led to a $250 million runaway production
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Tildes Book Club - Voting thread 2
As soon as Deimos graciously adds the nominated book titles, we will be voting on the next set of books to read for the book club. Voting will close end of day Thursday May 2 Pacific time. If you...
As soon as Deimos graciously adds the nominated book titles, we will be voting on the next set of books to read for the book club. Voting will close end of day Thursday May 2 Pacific time.
If you plan to read with us, please upvote as many as five titles. We will select at least four, possibly more if there are books with solid support. Each voting thread requires Deimos to work, and I am going to have less availability for a few months so we want to select books to read for the next few months.
I look forward to reading and discussing with you all.
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GDP per capita vs. the federal poverty rate over the years (observation and discussion)
Fair warning, I'm a dummy trying to talk about stuff I don't fully understand, but I wanted to see others' thoughts on this. In the 1960s, America's GDP (per capita) was $3,000. Also, in 1960, the...
Fair warning, I'm a dummy trying to talk about stuff I don't fully understand, but I wanted to see others' thoughts on this.
In the 1960s, America's GDP (per capita) was $3,000.
Also, in 1960, the federal poverty limit was $3,000 for a family of four.In 2023, the GDP (per capita) was $82,034.
The federal poverty limit for a family of four in 2023 was $30,000.This can't be good for the American people. Unless I'm drawing comparisons between two completely unrelated things?
People who are barely in poverty today would have to earn ~2.7x the amount they earn to stay consistent with those who were barely in poverty in the 1960s if GDP and FPL were still equal to each other. So what about the families caught in the middle? Too high earnings to get help and too low to thrive? They just suffer, I guess.
Out of curiosity, I calculated what the thresholds would be if the percentages of GDP to FPL were swapped between 2023 and 1960.
1960s numbers adjusted if FPL matched 2023's percentage:
GDP=$3,000
FPL=$1,1111960s numbers adjusted if GDP matched the percentage comparison of 2023:
GDP=$8,100
FPL=$3,000Please let me know if it actually matters that the GDP per capita is 2.7x the federal poverty limit for a family of four. Also, let me know your thoughts.
8 votes -
How (and why) the right stole Christianity
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Enzymes open new path to universal donor blood
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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
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AI video throwdown: OpenAI’s Sora vs. Runway and Pika
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Philips agrees to pay $1 billion to patients who say they were injured by breathing machines
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Alan Wake 2 still hasn't earned back its budget
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‘Ideal’ movie running time is ninety-two minutes, poll claims
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Weak demand, new model ramp up hit Europe's automakers
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How ECMO is redefining death
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Telegram creator on Elon Musk, resisting FBI attacks, and getting mugged in California
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UK becomes first country to outlaw easily guessable default passwords on connected devices
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Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
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Climate policy is working – double down on what’s succeeding instead of despairing over what’s not
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Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box
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Calendar types in watches
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The "Great Games"- AAA titles, easy brand recognition- are what everyone pushes. But sometimes you need a "just average" game.
With life, work and other hobbies, I confess I'm not the gamer I used to be- lack of time being the main culprit. But RPGs- specifically Fantasy Fantasy- are the type I've always loved. Since...
With life, work and other hobbies, I confess I'm not the gamer I used to be- lack of time being the main culprit. But RPGs- specifically Fantasy Fantasy- are the type I've always loved. Since then, hack-n-slash (I'll keep calling them this name!), action-adventure... I've enjoyed them too.
Given those genres, I'm sure you can think of big-name titles that are excellent. Cool. That's not what this is about. I should also add, I'm going back two generations with this, to the PS3.
You may have heard of a game called Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. It's never been called a bad game, but phrased as "it's definitely a dungeon crawler". It's certainly NOT a big name game. And yet... I've been putting in TONS of hours to it recently. For a game that isn't one of the Big Names (I actually do have Final Fantasy and many other Big Name games), I'm finding it to be massively fun. I'm wondering if because it's a relatively uncomplicated game- and I admit I also chose Casual mode.
Meanwhile, I also got Monster Hunter: Rise on Steam- it was on a MASSIVE discount. This is DEFINITELY a Big Name game... and Holy Shit. Barely an hour into the game, and it just throws so much at you at once. Granted, playing it on PC rather than Switch is probably also a factor. I wouldn't describe it as complicated... more like, it gives you hundreds of options right from the start, and it feels very overwhelming. And that seems to be the case with games that have been around for a while and are well-known: they give you tons of options early-game. For some people, that's probably awesome- I suppose those with lots of time could easily spend hours working on it. But for someone who has limited time? It almost feels like too much.
Or in other words: those of us with not so much time, having fewer options to worry about is a better things. And that seems to be something only found in "not great" titles. I get that gamers want tons of options- been there, done that- but I find myself wanting fewer things thrown at me now.
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Viral lost song ‘Ulterior Motives’ found in obscure ‘80s porn flick
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New products collect data from your brain. Where does it go?
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