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17 votes
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UK targets 45 GW solar, 22 GW BESS in Clean Power 2030 plan
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A marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean that began a decade ago killed some four million common murres in Alaska, researchers say
15 votes -
Ctrl-c ten year anniversary and the issue of Ctrl-ZINE to go with it
12 votes -
Very Important People - Tommy Shriggly
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Day 10: Hoof It
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/10 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/10
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
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OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment. Suchir Balaji, 26, claimed the company broke copyright law.
35 votes -
Tófa – Clogging (2024)
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Tildes Book Club Discussion - The City We Became by N K Jemisin
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
This is the ninth of an ongoing series of book discussions here on Tildes. We are discussing The City We Became by N K Jemisin. Our next book will be Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson at the end of January.
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.18 votes -
Day 9: Disk Fragmenter
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/9 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/9
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
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More than a million people in the United States earn $500,000 or more
12 votes -
How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils
28 votes -
Prosecutors label $650mn McKinsey opioid pact a warning to consultants – firm settles criminal investigation and former senior partner admits obstruction of justice
12 votes -
In a first, Arizona’s attorney general sues an industrial farm over its water use
26 votes -
Man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO is ordered held without bail after brief court appearance in Pennsylvania
74 votes -
Do you need a VPN?
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What’s something that you weren’t supposed to see/hear, but did?
Maybe you ended up on an email chain you weren’t supposed to. Maybe you stumbled across a gift from your partner in its hiding place. Maybe you heard a friend talking about you without them...
Maybe you ended up on an email chain you weren’t supposed to. Maybe you stumbled across a gift from your partner in its hiding place. Maybe you heard a friend talking about you without them realizing you were there?
This can be about something serious, funny, sad, lighthearted, etc. Anything goes.
Tell us the story: What did you see/hear? How did it impact you/others? How did you feel about it?
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Elden Ring Nightreign | Reveal gameplay trailer
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Day 13: Claw Contraption
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/13 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/13
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
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IJF presents the new Judo rules
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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.
27 votes -
As tourists discover Finland's Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
9 votes -
It's time to break up Big Medicine in the US
33 votes -
Blackfrost - The Long Dark II | Announcement trailer
16 votes -
Microsoft says having a TPM is "non-negotiable" for Windows 11
31 votes -
US jury finds discrimination in H-1B visa tech worker case
16 votes -
Billie Eilish: Tiny Desk Concert (2024)
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Great shows with interesting premises?
I was just thinking how many of the TV shows I've been loving recently have a really cool premise about the world (or, at least, the characters world). From - People that enter this town are...
I was just thinking how many of the TV shows I've been loving recently have a really cool premise about the world (or, at least, the characters world).
From - People that enter this town are unable to leave (all roads lead back to town), get hunted by monster-people at night
Silo - 10,000 people live in a silo. Their history has been erased, they know nothing of the outside world.
Severance - People can disconnect their 'work-self' from their 'non-work' self via a mysterious company.
The Leftovers - Two percent of the worlds population vanish instantly.
The Devils Hour - It's hard to not give anything away in this one but the premise at the very start is a woman wakes up at 3:33AM every single day. Has a timelooping premise later on
What are some of your favorite shows in the same vein (interesting premise)?
63 votes -
A liar who always lies says “All my hats are green.”
22 votes -
You can now put an expandable, cost-effective solar roof rack on your EV for off-grid charging
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What short book series is worth more than its page count?
Sibling topic: What long book series is worth its page count? What short series does such a good job that it feels long and substantial? What short series punches above its page count? Just like...
Sibling topic: What long book series is worth its page count?
What short series does such a good job that it feels long and substantial? What short series punches above its page count?
Just like last time, I won’t put a qualifier on “short” and leave that open to interpretation.
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What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
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Podcast app recs
Title is pretty straightforward I think. Trying to get my Podcast listening off of Spotify because I just hate their player and UX lately. Also, no ability to add feeds by RSS link. My daily...
Title is pretty straightforward I think.
Trying to get my Podcast listening off of Spotify because I just hate their player and UX lately. Also, no ability to add feeds by RSS link.
My daily drivers I spend most of my time on are my iPhone and Macbook Pro. After that, maybe I would listen on my iPad, or my PC that is running both Linux and Windows.
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Common Side Effects | Official trailer
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A transformer supply crisis bottlenecks energy projects
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US officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack
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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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What sound did I hear while hiking through Tucson's Pima Canyon?
This is one of those mysteries that I haven't been able to solve. For context, I was hiking Pima Canyon back in 2017 or 2018. I was with another hiker. After about a mile or so, the other person...
This is one of those mysteries that I haven't been able to solve. For context, I was hiking Pima Canyon back in 2017 or 2018. I was with another hiker. After about a mile or so, the other person said they needed to take a break, so I decided I would get a quick trail run in. I started jogging further along the path, dodging boulders and cacti.
After about another mile (so I'd guess two miles into the hike from the trailhead), I heard a sound. It was one of those situations where your brain doesn't know how to interpret what it is sensing, so it fills something in as a placeholder. In this instant, I thought it was the sound of someone starting a lawnmower. It was a brief sound -- maybe 1 second in duration. It also sounded close to me.
As soon as I came to the realization that nobody was mowing their lawn out here, I felt very threatened. I bent down and grabbed the largest rock I could find, and turned around and started walking back down the trail. After a few minutes, I picked up the pace and sped back to the other hiker.
To this day, I have no idea what that sound was.
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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?
11 votes -
The evolution of polycrystalline diamond drill bits
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Shadow Labyrinth | Official trailer
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Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of December 8
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week! Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle...
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week!
Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle are most worth my attention?”
Rules:
- No grey market sales
- No affiliate links
If posting a sale, it is strongly encouraged that you share why you think the available game/games are worthwhile.
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Amtrak sets all-time ridership record in fiscal year 2024 (and other accomplishments)
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Are there any guides that properly explains the crypto space?
So my only experience with crypto is buying a little bitcoin after big crashes, ignoring it for 5 years and selling it when theres hype in mainstream media. Happens reliably enough and i made a...
So my only experience with crypto is buying a little bitcoin after big crashes, ignoring it for 5 years and selling it when theres hype in mainstream media. Happens reliably enough and i made a little change. Also did some fruitless blockchain work when it was a corporate craze in 2017 but overall, don't care for the tech much.
Anyway, I've been looking into some things for work and a lot of roads lead to cryoto. I'm decent at picking apart a reasonable technical system and can call on people who understand legal, financial, logistical or company structures. But the crypto space is a weid mess. It feels like kids playing a pretend game of being a central bank.
There's official documents and company filings with full corporate structures, but everything is just a bit too juvenile. Like you'll see a Senior Auditor with 10 years experience at KPMG, next to the head of marketing: YoloSwagger with an animated One Piece profile pic. There's also these ambitious White Papers attached to code base that seems like the same boilerplate example but with stupid variable names.
A bulk of the info i need is the diction and syntax. Don't know if its because I'm old because I don't get it. I see a lot of start-up and investment language thrown around. And it's mixed with a plenty of meme terms and some utter nonsense. I can't get a straight answer on the meaning of Utility even though its thrown around like a core metric. And don't get me started on Wallets because that definition seems to change mid sentence.
The other thing I need to understand is the technicalities involved and accessing the right info. Before my searches were polluted with the meme coin story today, there's not a lot of good info. Most of what I found was exchanges telling you to not worry about it and give them money, or crypto bros telling you not to worry about it and give them money for their course.
I understand transactions and how everything is just a pump-and-dump to get at whatever liquidity was raised. All the evidence for fraud is obvious in hindsight. There must be ways to track those trends before it happens and find consistent factors. At the same tine how the hell can people just start a coin and other people throw small fortunes at it for a laugh.
I'd be grateful for any good primer unpacking things. It really looks like the normal education is to jump in with you life savings and sink or swim.
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While ambitious urban planners try to make fifteen-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better – what's life like when everything you need is a stroll away?
36 votes -
Your returns most likely end up on the landfill and you are paying for it
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BuzzFeed sold 'Hot Ones' studio for $82.5 million to consortium including First We Feast's founder, host Sean Evans, Crooked Media, Mythical Entertainment, and Soros Fund Management.
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Chatbots urged teen to self-harm, suggested murdering parents, Texas lawsuit says
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What do you use for 2fa?
This Lifehacker article recommending Ente Auth reminded me that I am looking to migrate off Authy to something else. I thought I would see what Tilderinos are using: What do you use, and do you...
This Lifehacker article recommending Ente Auth reminded me that I am looking to migrate off Authy to something else.
I thought I would see what Tilderinos are using:
- What do you use, and do you like it?
- How do you deal with syncing?
- Do you only generate codes on your phone, or do you use a desktop app too?
- What questions should I be asking that I didn't ask?
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Debanking (and debunking?)
8 votes