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Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, Treasury says in reversal
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Seventy-one infected with coronavirus at Sacramento church. Congregation tells county ‘leave us alone’
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Anne Feeney - We Just Come to Work Here (We Don’t Come to Die)
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Browser gestures cause this weird issue
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis quietly signs second order overruling all local coronavirus orders, including church bans
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What we need to understand about asymptomatic carriers if we’re going to beat the coronavirus
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What creative projects have you been working on?
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on. Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just...
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on.
Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just ideas.
If you have any creative projects that you have been working on or want to eventually work on, this is a place for discussing those.
A list of all previous topics in this series can be found here.
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Leaked Amazon memo details plan to smear fired US warehouse organizer: ‘He’s not smart or articulate’
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Zoom's explosion in popularity is shining a bright spotlight on the service's privacy and data-collection practices
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Dolly Parton will read children's books at bedtime on social media
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Windbound | Announcement trailer
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The Last of Us Part II delayed due to logistical issues, no new release date set yet
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What's a good name for my open source, tactical WW2 FPS?
I’m going to be making an fully libre, tactical, co-op, WW2 FPS in the ioquake3 engine. I need an idea for a name. Anyone have ideas? It's going to be kind of like Day of Infamy, if you've ever...
I’m going to be making an fully libre, tactical, co-op, WW2 FPS in the ioquake3 engine. I need an idea for a name. Anyone have ideas?
It's going to be kind of like Day of Infamy, if you've ever played it. You're going to be working through the enemy's base (Axis or Allies, depending on which side you choose) with your friends, trying to complete an objective. You can either be stealthy, go guns blazing, or anywhere in between. There's also going to be TDM, where you either attack or defend against another team of players. I'm hoping to increase longevity by making it completely open source.
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Wild orangutans learn to wash with soap
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - March 31
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Linear Algebra Done Right - Free electronic version
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What Shakespeare actually did during the plague
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Florida governor issues coronavirus stay-at-home order after heavy criticism
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Apple now lets some video streaming apps bypass the App Store cut
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716lavie: 716 Playlists - Arnaud Switch Groov Exp Playlist
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Finland enlists social influencers in fight against Covid-19 – government advice sent to bloggers, rappers and writers to get to those not reached by traditional media
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Megathread: April Fools' Day 2020 on the internet
It's already started a little, but over the next day or so, the internet will be filled with jokes, pranks, fake "announcements" from companies, fun interactive activities, games, and so on. A lot...
It's already started a little, but over the next day or so, the internet will be filled with jokes, pranks, fake "announcements" from companies, fun interactive activities, games, and so on. A lot of these can be quite clever and interesting so I think posting about them in general is fine, but in the interest of preventing them from completely taking over Tildes, let's try to keep as many of them restricted to this thread as possible. Ideally, a separate top-level comment for each individual item would be good.
If something particularly discussion-worthy comes up (like an ARG or activity that a lot of people want to talk about), a separate thread is reasonable, but please make sure it has the "april fools day" tag. That way, if anyone wants to avoid seeing the April Fools' Day threads, they can use the topic tag filters and filter that tag out.
The above text was taken from last year's April Fools megathread, so I figured we continue with the same idea this year. :)
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Susumu Hirasawa - Cambodian Limbo (2003)
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Bon Appétit chefs make their favorite coffee | Test Kitchen Talks @ Home
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The coronavirus pandemic is reminding us to look inwards and self reflect
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What's on your bookshelf?
Here is mine but I want to see yours! Feel free to ask any questions about books here!
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Down to earth, present or near-future, science or science fiction stories featuring space?
I just finished binging The Habitat, the awesome podcast about NASA's simulated mission to Mars. And I'm feeling the urge to read something along those lines: fiction or true stories and indulge...
I just finished binging The Habitat, the awesome podcast about NASA's simulated mission to Mars. And I'm feeling the urge to read something along those lines: fiction or true stories and indulge my fascination with space (and things coming from it) and how that relates to contemporary imagination.
Any suggestions?
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Gwar - Carry On Wayward Son (2012)
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How epidemics of the past changed the way Americans lived
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The life and death of Golden Eagle #1703
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A milk surplus in Japan caused by shutting down schools has caused increased interest in homemade "so" cheese
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Early meme site YTMND has been resurrected with the help of fans
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 1
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Testing backlogs at US private laboratories have ballooned
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Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, Treasury says in reversal
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How many jobs can be done at home? UChicago study
PDF: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/BFI_White-Paper_Dingel_Neiman_3.2020.pdf
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Tom's Anti-Zen
1. My Friend, the Moon When Tom was younger, he went to buy fresh bread every evening with his mother, Alice. They always walked and the bakery was far from home, so it was not uncommon for the...
1. My Friend, the Moon
When Tom was younger, he went to buy fresh bread every evening with his mother, Alice. They always walked and the bakery was far from home, so it was not uncommon for the Moon to come out along the way. "Hello, Mister Moon! Do you wanna come with us?", he liked to say. When they arrived at the bakery, he looked to his mother, excited, and said "Look ma! The Moon came with us!", and did the same when they got home.
2. Fiction
"Did you know that The Hulk was a detective once?", says Alice. Tom is 4. He puts his hand in the forehead in a gesture of superb irritation. "No, mom, this is make-believe!".
3. Cookie Conundrum
According to Tom, a mysterious group of sinister chipmunks was eating the cookies in the jar. When Alice asked for proof, Tom replied that a secret group of chipmunks got rid of all the evidence.
4. Ice Cream Dilemma
"So, mom, you have two options" — said Tom, seriously. "There are only two ice-cream flavors: chocolate and vanilla. Any choice is fine by me".
5. Tom and the Rats
Tom's house used to be infested with large disgusting rats. One day, he shouted: "Rats are the worse! No wonder we call them rats!
6. Dream Logic
Tom dreamed that his forehead could fly without him, leaving a hole in his head. When he woke up in the morning, there was a deer on the porch eating a hot-dog.
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The city of Helsinki had the right to scrap its contract with Siemens over the failed automation of the Finnish capital's metro
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What are your favorite real-world April Fools pranks (not that online 'toilet internet' stuff)?
With April Fools day upon us, what are your favorite pranks?
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NASA selects astronauts for first operational Crew Dragon—USCV 1—mission to the ISS, including Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi
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The difficulties of moderating COVID-19 misinformation when even statements from official sources are questionable
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Vivaldi / Paganini / We Are The World - Accordion Mini Concert
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Halide 1.16: Better RAW, three ways
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How the coronavirus travels through the air and whether masks are effective have become some of the most divisive debates in this pandemic
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Coronavirus: CSIRO scientists begin vaccine testing in global COVID-19 milestone
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password: a game about key presses and reaction time
A simple web game I made to combat depression. To play, go here. Warning: the game starts as soon as you enter the page. To view source, visit the GitHub repo. How to play: Press the keys you see...
A simple web game I made to combat depression.
To play, go here. Warning: the game starts as soon as you enter the page.
To view source, visit the GitHub repo.
How to play:
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Press the keys you see before yourself. The key turns green if it's been "solved".
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Once all keys are "solved", you start a new round automatically.
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If the timer runs out before all keys are "solved", the game is over. Press
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There's no score. Play whenever and for as long as you like. Quit whenever you've had enough.
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What did you do this week?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
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Don't nag your husband during lockdown, Malaysia's government advises women
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How should I report outdated docs or suggest edits to the wiki?
I've been reading the docs after joining the site (hi!) and noticed a few places that were either outdated or unclear. Should I ignore them, given the disclaimer on the Instructions doc that says...
I've been reading the docs after joining the site (hi!) and noticed a few places that were either outdated or unclear. Should I ignore them, given the disclaimer on the Instructions doc that says docs may not be current? Or is it better to report them?
Here's a list of what I noticed for context:
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Docs, outdated: User settings: Marking new comments - this is now the default for logged in users and has been replaced by the "Collapse old comments when I return to a topic" setting.
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Docs, minor typo: Commenting on Tildes: "Noise" label - "with no and Offtopic labels" seems to be missing a word between "no" and "and".
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Docs, minor confusion: Navigating Tildes: Comment highlights - the meaning of "Linked comment" wasn't immediately clear to me.
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Wiki, outdated: ~tildes wiki: Introduction: Settings - mentions the "mark new comments" settings
I recommend setting up [..] and toggle marking new comments to highlight new comments in a thread.
Some guidance on what to do with discoveries like these will be helpful for those who read docs :)
I'm not really asking them to be updated here and now, but that's a fine outcome of this post too.13 votes -