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7 votes
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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite | Launch trailer - Worldwide launch starting June 21
7 votes -
Dub FX & Steppa Style - Goa Rooftop Session (2019)
4 votes -
When white supremacists overthrew a government - The Wilmington insurrection of 1898
9 votes -
YouTube under US Federal investigation over allegations it violates children’s privacy
9 votes -
YouTube is partnering with Universal Music Group to remaster almost 1000 of the most iconic music videos of all time, with over 100 available now
12 votes -
Tabletop RPGs with kids
Has anybody had much experience playing DnD or other tabletops with children? I've been toying with the idea of making a fairly straightforward and simplified RPG using Story Cubes and GURPS that...
Has anybody had much experience playing DnD or other tabletops with children? I've been toying with the idea of making a fairly straightforward and simplified RPG using Story Cubes and GURPS that kids can get involved with easily and have fun playing. I'm specifically aiming to play with my daughter (8) and my niece (5) on a big family holiday in August, though I see no real reason that this couldn't work with adults as well.
Essentially, the conceit would go along the lines of each player rolling a limited number of story dice to help with character creation and such. I'd ask the players a few simple questions about their powers (for example, are you more of a wizard or more of a warrior?) to get some basic stats stats together (STR, DEX, INT, CON), and then use story dice myself to quickly improvise a short one-shot session.Does anyone have experience playing with kids, and if so - any pointers? Am I being too ambitious about children's ability to imagine stuff in this way? If so, are there any good systems out there that are good for young people to pick up and get stuck into roleplaying with?
9 votes -
The invisible gorilla strikes again: Sustained inattentional blindness in expert observers
5 votes -
half•alive - RUNAWAY (2019)
5 votes -
Bodies in seats: At Facebook’s worst-performing content moderation site in North America, one contractor has died, and others say they fear for their lives
28 votes -
Software Architect as a Developer Pension Plan
11 votes -
Is it time for truth and reconciliation in the US?
9 votes -
Hell is high water: When will the Mississippi River come for New Orleans?
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Rethinking open source: The challenges behind establishing a modern emulator
21 votes -
The medical ethics of fertility clinics refusing to treat prospective mothers they consider too large
6 votes -
Chennai water crisis: City's reservoirs run dry
8 votes -
The Cinematic Orchestra, Lou Rhodes - Time and Space (2007)
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It’s great that Taylor Swift now supports queer people, but her messaging needs some work
9 votes -
Varangians - Elite bodyguards of the Byzantine emperors
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What are you reading these days? #21
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk a bit about it. Notes: I am aiming to make a list of all the books mentioned...
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk a bit about it.
Notes: I am aiming to make a list of all the books mentioned in toplevel comments in these threads, see this wiki page. If you want to help with that, that'd really be appreciated, PM me please.
Past weeks: Week #1 · Week #2 · Week #3 · Week #4 · Week #5 · Week #6 · Week #7 · Week #8 · Week #9 · Week #10 · Week #11 · Week #12 · Week #13 · Week #14 · Week #15 · Week #16 · Week #17 · Week #18 · Week #19 · Week #20
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China killing prisoners to harvest organs for transplant, tribunal finds
19 votes -
On Being Serious: “Let’s keep destroying the planet” is a Very Serious Position. “Let’s maybe stop” is unserious.
12 votes -
A year after the death of Anthony Bourdain, the Culinary Institute of America is creating a scholarship in his memory
8 votes -
Nifty US govt chemical disaster investigation YouTube channel
4 votes -
Your professional decline is coming (much) sooner than you think
16 votes -
Climate change could ruin archeological sites before we get the chance to study them
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What's something you don't appreciate as much as you probably should?
I was thinking about how I can get caught in negative/critical thought patterns and fail to give gratitude to the people and things in my life that I love and spend time with. I end up taking a...
I was thinking about how I can get caught in negative/critical thought patterns and fail to give gratitude to the people and things in my life that I love and spend time with. I end up taking a lot for granted or spending too much of my mental energy critiquing small flaws instead of appreciating the bigger, better picture.
As such, I'm curious to hear about stuff in your life. It can be big or small. It can be a person or a thing, or a person behind a thing (e.g. I'm grateful to the people that grow and roast the beans in my favorite coffee). What deserves more love and admiration in your life?
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Non-prescription mouthwash (SmartMouth) found to be as effective as prescription Chlorhexidine in fighting all degrees of halitosis
5 votes -
Is it time to retire ‘climate change’ for ‘climate crisis’?
27 votes -
For the first time since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in July 2014, prosecutors have announced charges against suspects in the case.
7 votes -
Minnesota will pay homeowners to make their lawns bee-friendly
7 votes -
Jordan Peterson announces free speech platform Thinkspot
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D&D our new campaign
howdy all, been a few weeks since I posted about our last meet for the first campaign we ran. So one of the other players has stepped up as the DM so our first DM could actually play since it was...
howdy all, been a few weeks since I posted about our last meet for the first campaign we ran.
So one of the other players has stepped up as the DM so our first DM could actually play since it was his idea to get us altogether in the first place, the new game is running on milestone leveling and so far feels like it will move a bit faster. Our first meet we only just survived the night, all of us having to use the death save rolls at least once each, the new DM made a comment of "If I thought you lot would roll so horridly I would have toned it down way more" but hey it made things more fun and we had to work as a damn team.Last night we had our 2nd meet and our first PC death. It was the rogue that tried to steal everything nailed down including the nails, he tried to pick pocket the NPC that was with us and rolled a damn 1 the NPC rolled a nat 20 and it just went from there, this was also after dealing with the big bad of the evening so spell slots had been spent and half the party kinda said he had it coming. He is brand new to RPG games so went all out with the role playing side and doing what he wants, personally I thought it was amazing he also has taken some pride in being the first to go down.
Anyone else have something fun or cool to share about their campaign?
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Should I setup an LLC for my consulting?
I have had a varied work history for the last decade but it has all been W-2. I now find myself doing consulting engagements and I am wondering if I should setup an LLC for this work. My main...
I have had a varied work history for the last decade but it has all been W-2. I now find myself doing consulting engagements and I am wondering if I should setup an LLC for this work. My main concern is actually limiting liability, and of course I am interested in possible tax advantages.
Has anyone else done this? If so, what’s the best way to set this up? Stripe has a program, I imagine legalzoom does as well..
7 votes -
Mercury: a speculative reimagining of the operating system
8 votes -
Hacking thousands of websites via third-party JavaScript libraries
5 votes -
One Punch Man is awesome! Suggest me similar animes please
I should start by saying that I, generally, hate animes. However, for some reason, One Punch Man (OPM) is fucking awesome! I like everything about it. I find myself laughing while watching it,...
I should start by saying that I, generally, hate animes. However, for some reason, One Punch Man (OPM) is fucking awesome! I like everything about it. I find myself laughing while watching it, Saitama is hilarious.
Can you suggest me animes similar to OPM, or animes that you think I would enjoy watching?
17 votes -
Google is enabling RCS independently of mobile operators in the UK and France this month
10 votes -
Interview with Google's login chief about passwords vs. single sign-on
8 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
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'We're on the right side of history': Victoria’s assisted dying laws come into effect for terminally ill
News article: 'We're on the right side of history': Victoria’s assisted dying laws come into effect for terminally ill Legal outline: Voluntary assisted dying laws commence in Victoria - Voluntary...
News article: 'We're on the right side of history': Victoria’s assisted dying laws come into effect for terminally ill
Legal outline: Voluntary assisted dying laws commence in Victoria - Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic)
6 votes -
Twitch is suing the trolls who flooded Artifact streams with porn and gore
13 votes -
How Teach for America evolved into an arm of the charter school movement
6 votes -
Why kink, BDSM, and leather should be included at Pride
6 votes -
New York State is about to pass its own Green New Deal
10 votes -
Will non-binary gender options on state IDs reduce discrimination?
8 votes -
Language wars: The nineteen greatest linguistic spats of all time
10 votes -
What happens behind the scenes when we type www.google.com in a browser? (2015)
8 votes -
The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened
14 votes -
Researchers may soon isolate the genetic roots of homosexuality. As a scientist, that excites me. But as a gay man, I worry about what might happen next.
15 votes