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Russia-Ukraine War megathread - September 2024
We haven't had one of these in a while, but it looks like there's more news than usual. There was a previous thread in June.
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The white collar apocalypse is nigh
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Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations
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Frog Protocols announced to try and speed up Wayland protocol development
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Maria | Official teaser
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Southern Water, serving 4.7mn UK customers, in discussions with private supplier to tanker water from Norwegian fjords to mitigate against potential supply shortages and drought
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Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started...
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
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Cameroonian separatist leader Lucas Ayaba Cho arrested in Norway for his alleged role in the ongoing armed conflict in the Central African country
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Why eight Tokyo minutes from office to metro is too long – The city is seeing a boom in commercial construction but labour scarcity has made location a critical concern for companies
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The Cure - Alone (2024)
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Russia and Iran plot to arm Houthis with advanced anti-ship cruise missiles – Reuters
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Amtrak launching the Floridian, with daily service between Chicago and Miami
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Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law
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Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (September 2024) — Version 1.1 adds an in-app YouTube player
This topic is for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app. I'll summarize the major updates at the start of each similar topic, so people can read the updates and then hit Ignore if they don't care...
This topic is for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app.
I'll summarize the major updates at the start of each similar topic, so people can read the updates and then hit Ignore if they don't care about more frequent updates and user feedback.
Recently:
Three Cheers version 1.1 is out for Android and iOS! (Sep 14, 2024)
- Added an in-app YouTube player
- Added 2 settings related to YouTube and autoplay
- Tweaked the labels dialog UI
- (Android) Fixed Back button navigation in the WebView
- (iOS) Fixed UI bug commenting on a deeply nested comment
Android version 1.1.2 (Oct 4, 2024): Fixed YouTube player setting, should take priority over Browser type setting. Fixed a UI bug with ignored topics appearing unignored.
Some technical details: The YouTube player uses the YouTube IFrame Player API using the Android and iOS wrapper libraries. They are both open source and I was able to submit some improvement patches to them.
Regarding release schedule: Prior to version 1.0 of the app, I was working (a little too) hard on the app and putting out monthly megathreads. These days I'm allocating my time differently, so topics won't be monthly. Please continue to feel free to reach out, whether posting in the megathread even if months old, or emailing me using the contact info on the app store pages, or using iOS TestFlight feedback functionality.
Huge thank you to the few people who have set up a recurring donation in the app. From a worker perspective, it's still a tiny tiny amount if comparing with an actual wage developing apps, but luckily for my users, I'm not trying to make a wage from this app, and plan to continue developing it at my own pace. That does mean that updates will be somewhat unpredictable though.
Previous topic: May 2024
Where to get it
Android version on Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talklittle.android.tildes
Or sideloadable APK at https://www.talklittle.com/three-cheers/
iOS version on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/three-cheers-for-tildes/id6470950557
Join TestFlight for iOS beta testing: https://testflight.apple.com/join/mpVk1qIy
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Los Angeles police raid goes bad after gun allegedly sucked onto MRI machine
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The painful secret many people live with: The fatal flaw -- A deep-seated, entrenched feeling/belief that you are somehow different from other people; that something is wrong with you
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Scientific rigor proponents retract paper on benefits of scientific rigor
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Charles Dance to play Michelangelo in docudrama Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
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‘I’m motivated by the puzzle’: how Courtney Dauwalter became ultrarunning’s GOAT
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US Republicans’ electoral college edge, once seen as ironclad, looks to be fading
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Viewport Tester — Test your website on 180+ device viewports
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US DOJ sues Visa, alleges the card issuer monopolizes debit card markets
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You're a cyclist who was just struck by a car driver. Here's why it was your fault.
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Modeling shows that reconductoring can quickly beef up grids
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Poppy - they're all around us (2024)
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Monster Hunter Wilds | Release date reveal trailer [Feb 28, 2025]
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Iconic Backyard Baseball '97 video game has officially returned [October 10th, 2024]
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'Our plan worked': How Vienna prepared itself for a 5,000-year flood
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CA: Metrolink will add midday trains for nontraditional workers, tourists
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The Courettes – Keep Dancing (2024)
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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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Magic: The Gathering ban and restricted announcement
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Even solar energy’s biggest fans are underestimating it
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Parts of the Sahara Desert are turning green amid an influx of heavy rainfall
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Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning
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Where can men go to become better men?
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Norway is shying away from tourism – and other countries could learn from it
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English still rules the world, but that’s not necessarily OK. Is it time to curb its power?
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Over 300 new 'Nazca Lines' geoglyphs have been revealed by AI
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Lawsuits allege deadly 2021 Texas blackouts were an inside job, that energy companies reduced energy supply before storm
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Five months after a devastating fire destroyed more than half of Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old building
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Drug-resistant typhoid is spreading in Pakistan
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Show Tildes - Gametje
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How cities run dry
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US ultrarunner Camille Herron involved in Wikipedia controversy
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Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2024 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Thought that was a rather boring race. First half or so was just tire management. The added DRS zone didn't really spice anything up, as so many of the gaps were greater than 1 second. Even in the late race when the gaps tightened up, didn't seem like passing was possible. Perez couldn't get around Hulk. Leclerc couldn't get around Russell.
On a more positive note, Colapinto continues to kill it. Albon had to retire due to a PU cooling issue, but even before that, Colapinto passed his teammate on a great move at the start. One that Albon was not particularly happy about! Unfortuantely, Perez just nudged Colapinto out of the points.
McLaren continues to extend their recently-attained lead in the Constructor Championship. McLaren is ahead of Red Bull by 41 points. Though with 6 races left, that's not quite a guarantee just yet.
Anyway, we begin the unofficial autumn break. 4 weeks until COTA. A whole month. Sigh. Since we're entering another break, I'll also post the current Constructor and Driver Championships standings below.
Next race:
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas -- Austin, Texas
Sunday, October 20Provisional Race Results -- SPOILER
Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/retired Pts 1 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 62 1:40:52.571 25 2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 62 +20.945s 18 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 62 +41.823s 15 4 63 George Russell Mercedes 62 +61.040s 12 5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 62 +62.430s 10 6 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 62 +85.248s 8 7 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 62 +96.039s 6 8 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 61 +1 lap 4 9 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Ferrari 61 +1 lap 2 10 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 61 +1 lap 1 11 43 Franco Colapinto Williams Mercedes 61 +1 lap 0 12 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB Honda RBPT 61 +1 lap 0 13 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 61 +1 lap 0 14 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 61 +1 lap 0 15 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber Ferrari 61 +1 lap 0 16 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Ferrari 61 +1 lap 0 17 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 61 +1 lap 0 18 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB Honda RBPT 61 +1 lap 0 19 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 57 DNF 0 NC 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 15 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: Daniel Ricciardo
Source: F1.com
Current World Constructor Championship Standings -- SPOILER
Pos Team Pts 1 McLaren Mercedes 516 2 Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 475 3 Ferrari 441 4 Mercedes 329 5 Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 86 6 RB Honda RBPT 34 7 Haas Ferrari 31 8 Williams Mercedes 16 9 Alpine Renault 13 10 Kick Sauber Ferrari 0 Source: F1.com
Current World Driver Championship Standings -- SPOILER
Pos Driver Nationality Car Pts 1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 331 2 Lando Norris GBR McLaren Mercedes 279 3 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 245 4 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren Mercedes 237 5 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 190 6 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 174 7 George Russell GBR Mercedes 155 8 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 144 9 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 62 10 Nico Hulkenberg GER Haas Ferrari 24 11 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 24 12 Yuki Tsunoda JPN RB Honda RBPT 22 13 Alexander Albon THA Williams Mercedes 12 14 Daniel Ricciardo AUS RB Honda RBPT 12 15 Pierre Gasly FRA Alpine Renault 8 16 Oliver Bearman GBR Haas Ferrari 7 17 Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas Ferrari 6 18 Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine Renault 5 19 Franco Colapinto ARG Williams Mercedes 4 20 Zhou Guanyu CHN Kick Sauber Ferrari 0 21 Logan Sargeant USA Williams Mercedes 0 22 Valtteri Bottas FIN Kick Sauber Ferrari 0 Source: F1.com
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DC Comics/IDW Crossover for Sonic The Hedgehog and Justice League
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Study shows MetroLink Green Line will bolster St. Louis economy, critics refute study
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Disclaimer | Official trailer
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