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6 votes
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How scientists got climate change so wrong
20 votes -
Bytecode Alliance: Building a secure by default, composable future for WebAssembly
9 votes -
Taskmaster now has a YouTube channel for people outside the UK
7 votes -
My name causes an issue with any airline travel booking!
7 votes -
Disney Plus is now online in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands
8 votes -
Introducing Basecamp Personal - A completely free Basecamp plan designed specifically for freelancers, students, families, and personal projects
5 votes -
The trillion-dollar lawsuit against Tether - Part 1
8 votes -
Italian aerospace group Leonardo invests in solar-powered drones
4 votes -
My obsession with progression meters, and the art of shaping the player experience
6 votes -
New YouTube terms will allow Google to terminate accounts that it determines are not "commercially viable"
Relevant part of YouTube TOS that'll come into effect on 2019-12-10: YouTube may terminate your access, or your Google account’s access to all or part of the Service if YouTube believes, in its...
Relevant part of YouTube TOS that'll come into effect on 2019-12-10:
YouTube may terminate your access, or your Google account’s access to all or part of the Service if YouTube believes, in its sole discretion, that provision of the Service to you is no longer commercially viable.
However, it's not clear whether "Service" is YouTube or whole Google account. As we've seen in Markiplier affair, violating YouTube TOS meant that people lost access to their whole Google account - including gmail and gdrive.
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Timasomo Post #2: Reflection for Week One of Four
Timasomo FAQ What is Timasomo? Timasomo is "Tildes' Make Something Month," a creative community challenge that takes place in the month of November. It was inspired by NaNoWriMo, the National...
Timasomo FAQ
What is Timasomo?
Timasomo is "Tildes' Make Something Month," a creative community challenge that takes place in the month of November. It was inspired by NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month.
What are the rules?
Timasomo is self-driven and its goals are self-selected. On November 1st, participants will commit to a creative project (or projects) that they plan to complete within the month of November. There is no restriction on the methods/products of creativity: writing, painting, code, food, photos, crafts, songs -- if it's creative expression for you, it works for Timasomo!
Though most will be participating individually, collaborations are welcome too!
What is the schedule?
Timasomo begins November 1st and ends November 30th. All creative output towards your goal(s) should be confined to this time. This week prior to the start of November is for planning, and there will be a few days at the beginning of December given to "finishing touches" before we have our final thread, which will be a showcase of all the completed works. The showcase date is TBD and will be decided by the participants toward the end of the month, once we have a better idea of what we'll need to do wrap up our projects.
Can I participate?
Yes! Timasomo is open to anyone on Tildes! If you would like to join, post your goal here. The greater Tildes community is also encouraged to participate in discussion threads even if you are not actively working towards a creative goal. This is meant to be an inclusive community event -- all are welcome! If you are interested in participating but do not have a Tildes login, please e-mail the invite request address here for an invite to the community.
Thread #2: Reflection for Week One of Four
One week down, three to go! Why does it feel like we just started but also like there's not a whole lot of time left?!
Give a Progress Update
How's it been going? Tell us where you're currently at!
Breakdowns and Breakthroughs?
With any creative process, there'll always be unexpected flashes of brilliance or unexpected fizzles for what seemed like good ideas. Have you encountered anything that didn't go like you wanted it to, or something that up and surprised you out of nowhere?
What's Coming Up This Week?
With seven days down already, what do the next seven look like for you? Let us know where you're headed.
Discussion Topic of the Week: Making Time
How do you make time in a busy schedule for creativity? Do you find it hard to balance your creativity with other life demands? Do you have any tips or tricks that enable you to put more time and effort into your output?
As before: best of luck to ALL participants! Let's go MAKE SOMETHING.
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15 votes -
Don Cherry fired by Sportsnet over 'you people' rant
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Society, not just Goldman Sachs, has an anti-women bias
Today in twitter drama, people are up in arms about the Apple Card offering a tech entrepreneur's wife significantly less credit than her husband. Recently, other tech entrepreneurs like the Woz...
Today in twitter drama, people are up in arms about the Apple Card offering a tech entrepreneur's wife significantly less credit than her husband. Recently, other tech entrepreneurs like the Woz have noticed similar limit discrepancies. However, I think this is all missing the forest for the trees. It is likely that GS is in fact offering less credit to women. However, in both cases, higher credit was offered to male tech entrepreneurs (while their spouses got much less credit). And, given that Only 1/5th of VC money goes to startups with even a single women on the founding board, I don't think it's super far fetched that the statistics will show women, on average, are given notably less credit than men, especially when those men are tech entrepreneurs.
Ultimately, I have no idea why twitter is so surprised by this. People seem to think this is a unique case of bank discrimination, yet it's really just a reflection of a society which pays women less than men, and values their work as less than men. And I worry we might "fix" the algorithm, but never correct the larger societal issues surrounding this problem.
Sidenote: Currently, most cards circumvent this issue by linking spouses accounts, so they are one and the same. The Apple card, for privacy(?) reasons, does not allow this.
6 votes -
Ten must-read crime books set in the American West
4 votes -
The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations
10 votes -
Development on the Zelda-inspired TetraForce is moving along at a fast pace!
@tetraforcegame: More online multiplayer #zelda-like action! Now with fancy lighting effects #gamedev #GodotEngine #indiedev https://t.co/pQf3mIgfyy
7 votes -
Harrods was accused of ruining the spirit of Christmas after limiting Santa visits to customers who spend over $2,500
11 votes -
Social networking and dog food
9 votes -
It’s time to manage expectations for the rest of ‘Destiny 2’ year three
4 votes -
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.
14 votes -
Does transparency in moderation really matter? User behavior after content removal explanations on Reddit.
14 votes -
CoD Modern Warfare pulls every punch that Spec Ops: The Line didn't
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What are you doing this weekend?
This topic is part of a weekly series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss their weekend. If you have any plans, things you want to get done, things you have done, things you haven't...
This topic is part of a weekly series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss their weekend.
If you have any plans, things you want to get done, things you have done, things you haven't done, or even if you just want to talk about how you're doing this weekend, this is a place for casual discussion about those things.
A list of all previous topics in this series can be found here.
So, what (or how) are you doing this weekend?
14 votes -
Peter Thiel's religion
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Google Stadia - Launch day line-up (12 games) and planned releases by the end of the year (14 games)
Here's the official blog post: https://www.blog.google/products/stadia/lineup-games-coming-to-stadia/ But since they decided to list the games in the incredibly convenient format of... three...
Here's the official blog post: https://www.blog.google/products/stadia/lineup-games-coming-to-stadia/
But since they decided to list the games in the incredibly convenient format of... three slideshows, I'll re-type the important info here and save you that trouble.
Launch titles:
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey
- Destiny 2: The Collection
- GYLT
- Just Dance 2020
- Kine
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Samurai Shodown
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
- Thumper
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Planned releases in the rest of 2019:
- Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle
- Borderlands 3
- Darksiders Genesis
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
- Farming Simulator 19
- Final Fantasy XV
- Football Manager 2020
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Grid
- Metro Exodus
- NBA 2K20
- Rage 2
- Trials Rising
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood
8 votes -
How to save money by switching subscription between multiple streaming services
10 votes -
Best movies set in every state
6 votes -
My Python Development Environment, 2020 Edition
9 votes -
How Star Wars trailers weaponize nostalgia
6 votes -
What are your favorite genres/themes of music?
BTW this has been posted before but it was a year and a half ago sometime around when tildes itself became a thing so a new post is definitely due. My favorite genres are hip-hop and electronic...
My favorite genres are hip-hop and electronic but lofi and synthwave songs like resonance and HOME are just as good.
Edit: Seems most people here (at least most who replied) like a variety of metal and rock genres. Pretty interesting.
25 votes -
Smart TVs collect data for political-advertising use
16 votes -
He was hijacked by pirates - and then mistaken for one. One man’s ordeal in the Gulf of Guinea, the world’s most dangerous shipping route.
7 votes -
How do you turn a smart TV into a dumb TV?
I've been lamenting the death of the dumb TV for years now, but I'm finally in the market for a new set and trying to plan my next purchase carefully. I've come to grips with the fact that any...
I've been lamenting the death of the dumb TV for years now, but I'm finally in the market for a new set and trying to plan my next purchase carefully.
I've come to grips with the fact that any late-model TV I buy is going to feature some or all of the following:
- Internet connectivity
- Slow, janky menu screens with awful UIs
- Pre-installed apps (all of which I consider bloatware)
- Ads incorporated into the built-in menus or overlaid on my content
- Alexa / Google Home integration
- Automatic content recognition and/or other data collection techniques
- Microphones or cameras, purportedly for voice/gesture control
My goal is to take a stock smart TV and completely neuter all of the above, resulting in an otherwise fully functional dumb TV. All of my content will be delivered over HDMI from external devices.
As I understand it, basically all modern TVs are running one of five operating systems: Android TV, webOS, Tizen, Roku TV, or SmartCast. Not knowing anything about these platforms, where should I begin? Which are most susceptible to rooting? Are there any good custom ROMs I could install that would achieve what I'm looking for? Surely others have asked these same questions before me, but I can't find the answers online.
Yes, this is a companion post to my other home theater question earlier today.
37 votes -
Space-grade CPUs: How do you send more computing power into space?
8 votes -
Fantasy Island | Official trailer
2 votes -
Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Feet Don't Fail Me Now (NPR Tiny Desk) (2017)
4 votes -
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is being criticized after calling Jamal Khashoggi's murder "a mistake" and comparing it to the death of a pedestrian struck by one of the company's autonomous vehicles
9 votes -
The benefits of test-case reduction, and tools that can help do it automatically
3 votes -
In Stockholm, there's a diagonal wind tunnel used for one very specific purpose: learning to fly a wingsuit
10 votes -
Red Dead Redemption 2 PC: Every graphics setting tested + Xbox One X comparison
8 votes -
Inside the ESRB - For the first time ever, the ESRB opens its doors and unveils the process of rating video games
6 votes -
Juno - Sextile
3 votes -
Give Firefox a chance for a faster, calmer and distraction-free internet
27 votes -
Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered two wrecks believed to be 17th-century warships – one of which is likely to be the sister ship of the Vasa
5 votes -
Denmark and Iceland clash over priceless medieval manuscripts – Reykjavik wants collection bequeathed by Icelandic scholar returned
4 votes -
Ruth and Martin's Album Club
6 votes -
Thousands of egg-shaped balls of ice have covered a beach in Finland – the result of a rare weather phenomenon
6 votes -
The palm-size PrinCube can print on materials your desktop printer doesn't even dream of
3 votes -
Oslo wants to build the world's first zero-emissions port
6 votes