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6 votes
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The Postman Always Pings Twice: a postman tutorial, with pinball
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Intel drops two high ranking Intel staff in the last six weeks
On June 11th Jim Keller (Senior Vice President of Intel’s Silicon Engineering Group) retired immediately - Former tenure at AMD, Tesla, and Apple. - Link Next on June 27th Murthy Renduchintala...
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On June 11th Jim Keller (Senior Vice President of Intel’s Silicon Engineering Group) retired immediately - Former tenure at AMD, Tesla, and Apple. - Link
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Next on June 27th Murthy Renduchintala (Chief Engineering Officer) departs due to a massive layoff - Link
An interesting note is that Ann Kelleher who is a 24-year Intel veteran will lead the development of 7-nanometer and 5-nanometer chip technology processes.
Editorial
With ARM, AMD, Nvidia, TSMC leading the charge, Intel might start their downward run. They are now relying on TSMC for fab capacity in hopes to outbid AMD and constrain supply. AMD is quickly growing in the enterprise space and providing comparable performance.
I believe we (consumers) are in for a great few years of accelerated CPU development.
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Rameses B - Thinking About You (2020)
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7 Aspects of IT Certifications
1 vote -
New ‘Meow’ attack has deleted almost 4000 unsecured databases
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Forgotten Melody
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Novel idea: The Apartment
Just finished (re-)watching the Friends TV series ... End of the last episode, sitting in the empty apartment (Joey: "Has it always been purple?" Phoebe: "Do you realize that at one time or...
Just finished (re-)watching the Friends TV series ... End of the last episode, sitting in the empty apartment (Joey: "Has it always been purple?" Phoebe: "Do you realize that at one time or another, we've all lived in this apartment?")
Got me thinking, more as a plot contrivance than the actual plot, a story about an apartment, spanning a century or more, and the various people that lived in it, jumping back and forth across time, linking them together through history ... perhaps even, a la "Ship of Theseus", spanning multiple centuries and multiple homes/dwellings that occupied the same space.
So specifically, I'm wondering if anyone can think of any novels that adopt this idea, or anything similar, as a primary vehicle for their storytelling?
I have a vague recollection of a short story or novella in 2ndary school, about the life of a redwood, and the various people and animals that lived in and around it over the centuries ... and also I recall reading "A Winter Tale" by Mark Helperin -- a semi-fantastical novel about the city of New York ... oh look, apparently, they made it into a movie, too.
But those two are the only examples I can think of that come close to this idea.
PS: I love to write fiction, and someday I may even finish a novel ... but generally, I get about halfway through, figure out how it's going to end, and then lose interest ... so if anyone with more ambition likes the idea, you're welcome to it.
ETA: I'm not looking for the 10,000 variations of "oooh, haunted by the ghost of a person that died here 20 years ago". Broader, covering a longer timeframe, multiple substories interwoven into the same living space, you get the idea.
10 votes -
Does this glitch mean that the App Library is coming to iPadOS 14? (Screenshot, iPadOS DP 3 Beta)
2 votes -
Canadian drivers with US licence plates harassed by fellow Canadians
9 votes -
The last time you'll buy shoes (Thought experiment: You'll get to a point in life where mundane objects might last longer than you do)
13 votes -
I'm stuck in an endless loop
For several years now (4-5-ish, but hard to pin down when it started), I have been stuck in a cycle of enervation/depression. I don't really like to use the word 'depression' to describe this,...
For several years now (4-5-ish, but hard to pin down when it started), I have been stuck in a cycle of enervation/depression. I don't really like to use the word 'depression' to describe this, because in my youth (I'm in my early 50s now), I suffered from serious bouts of extreme depression, and by comparison, this is a walk in the park ... so I've gotten into the habit of colloquially referring to is as "ennui".
The duration varies (a lot), but the cycle is most often roughly 7-14 days long, where 60-70% of the time, my energy, motivation, my ability to focus on and accomplish tasks ... all goes into the toilet, and I spend most of my day reading news, surfing the 'Net, playing video games, watching re-runs, walking about town with my dog, or even just sleeping. The other 30-40% of my time, I feel good -- clear-headed, focused, motivated and energized -- and I spend most of this time catching up on all the stuff I neglected during the ennui phase, and making Grand Plans for the future.
It is hard to tell, objectively, whether I am getting better, worse, or just treading water ... in part, because the cycle varies enough that it's hard to see any clear trends over anything less than 6-8 month time frame ... but more so because my ability to objectively assess my status is so colored by the cycle itself ... when I am in one of my ennui phases, it feels like I am getting worse or, at best, maintaining. When I am in the manic-ish phase, I feel like I will never feel unmotivated again, and I must often remind myself that it is temporary, and in another day or 3, I will be back in a funk. As objectively as I can be, however, I think I am actually treading water or, possibly, getting gradually worse at a very glacial pace.
I know the "up" phase of my cycle sounds a lot like the manic- part of a manic-depressive bipolar thing. Maybe it is; as I said, it is hard to be objective. That said, though, I am really, really confident that, prior to the beginning of this, ~5-ish years ago ... that "manic" phase was my normal state of mind. I used to be a very focused, productive individual.
So ... I've tried many different things to address this. Assorted doctor visits have mostly concluded that either they don't know what the problem is, and/or, I'm exaggerating/imagining it (no doctor has explicitly said this -- it is my interpretation of "we can't find anything wrong with you"). I've tried increased exercise, more time outdoors, more sleep, less sleep, meditation, a wide variety of changes in diet, vitamins/minerals/supplements, etc. I've lost over 40 lbs. I'm currently trying (for a 2nd time) large daily doses of turmeric, and contemplating trying (also for a 2nd time) a round of tDCS self-treatment.
For context, I am right now on an upswing, coming out of my latest "ennui" phase and feeling optimistic and productive.
I should also add that I have another issue ... one that I believe is unrelated, but sounds similar when I describe it. This dates back to about 15-16 years ago, and is another thing I have seen many doctors for, and tried various things to remedy. In a nutshell, about 15 years ago, I got dumber. Prior to that, my ability to learn and remember, my executive functions, my ability to deduce, my ability to focus and prioritize and plan ... were all much better.
Over the course of 12-18 months, I lost a lot of my mental functions. For anyone who has read it, it felt a lot like the tail-end of the book "Flowers For Algernon". The simplest quantifiable example I can give of this is the notion of ... how many things are on your mental shopping list (stuff you need to get at the grocery store) before you realize you better write it down? For me, prior to this loss, my magic "I'm gonna forget stuff if I don't write it down" number was around 12-13 items, that I could fairly confidently remember. Afterwards, that number dropped to around 3.
At that time, my doctor found a (benign) lump in my throat (a goiter), and ultimately, they removed half of my thyroid. After they removed it, over the course of 6-12 months, my mental faculties improved again, but I feel to this day, that they never returned to anything close to what they were before. My mental "shopping list" number today is around 5.
Multiple tests since then have repeatedly confirmed that my half-of-a-thyroid is fully getting the job done, and I do not need any kind of supplemental hormone treatment -- with the possible exception of testosterone (ps: I'm a guy), which I tried for a little while -- and dammit, it helped, too -- but then I freaked out and quit once I started reading about side-effects.
I am writing this explicitly looking for suggestions and advice. Keep in mind, though, that (I'm guessing here), 80-90% of my responses will be "already tried it, didn't help".
In advance, danke y gracias.
16 votes -
Scientists are 3D printing miniature human organs to test coronavirus drugs
5 votes -
Exponential adoption of solar power by opium-growers in Afghanistan
7 votes -
StarCraft II turns ten, gets a major map editor patch
10 votes -
Wu Shan Wu Xing
Has anyone heard of this? I happened across Episode 1 but have been able to find almost nothing about it. The sub is horrible, but the art looks by and large gorgeous. It looks like it's a Chinese...
Has anyone heard of this? I happened across Episode 1 but have been able to find almost nothing about it.
The sub is horrible, but the art looks by and large gorgeous. It looks like it's a Chinese studio making their own anime. The story is fairly generic so far, but it seems interesting.Check it out. and give me your opinion.
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Tahlequah, the orca who carried her dead calf for seventeen days in 2018, is pregnant again
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As the 2020 baseball season finally gets under way, we take a look back in time, courtesy of the work of artist Mark Truelove and his fantastic colorised vintage baseball photographs
3 votes -
Brett Wilson judges the case for laws for robots
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KmCaster: On-screen key-mouse display software
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I'm on a mass social media detox (Twitter, Instagram, etc.) - What blogs that you read regularly should I check out?
I limited the intake of high volume news and I'm currently taking a break from social media. I've been enjoying to occasionally visit blogs directly as my source of online reading. I tend to enjoy...
I limited the intake of high volume news and I'm currently taking a break from social media. I've been enjoying to occasionally visit blogs directly as my source of online reading. I tend to enjoy short essays, opinions, and honest observations. What blogs have you been following lately that you think are worth taking a look at?
P.s.
If it's your own, please shoot me a direct message: I'd love to check it out.25 votes -
"It took genius to chisel these buttocks" – The top ten bottoms in art, chosen by our critic
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Thoughts on Good Girls?
I've been binging that show hard since … yesterday. (I'm starting season 3 now, don't judge me) And… wow! A slightly less heavy-handed Breaking Bad. The lead actresses are phenomenal. Most of the...
I've been binging that show hard since … yesterday. (I'm starting season 3 now, don't judge me)
And… wow! A slightly less heavy-handed Breaking Bad. The lead actresses are phenomenal. Most of the kids too, in fact. It's very … gripping. I find it to be less emotionally-charged than most shows of this type that I really like, but also waaayyy more gripping; every single episode I am dying to launch the next one.
5 votes -
Hardening Debian
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Sue Ellen's, Texas' oldest lesbian bar, faces its latest challenge: surviving the pandemic
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Urgent care from the Army Corps of Engineers: While the rest of the US federal government flails, the military's builders are getting it done
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of July 20
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
15 votes -
Change in manjaro team composition
8 votes -
B'nai mitzvah: Instead of a male or female coming-of-age ceremony, one Jewish teen decided to do "something in the middle"
8 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.
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Starbucks been there mug exchange
Sorry if this is frowned upon in these parts - but I was wondering if anyone would be interested in an exchange thing of the mugs Starbucks do? Due to coronavirus most of the fun traveling I do is...
Sorry if this is frowned upon in these parts - but I was wondering if anyone would be interested in an exchange thing of the mugs Starbucks do? Due to coronavirus most of the fun traveling I do is cancelled for the foreseeable future. I figure it might be fun to find a few folks who'd be willing to do a trade for a new mug from somewhere else.
For what it's worth, I'm based in the northeast of the US, so I can likely trade a Boston, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Maine mug.
8 votes -
ReplaySorcery is an open-source, instant-replay solution for Linux
2 votes -
Coming out at ninety years old... to my gay daughter
7 votes -
Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
16 votes -
Amid protests, Norway's government has begun tearing down a landmark building adorned with giant murals by Pablo Picasso
5 votes -
In the decades before the American civil war, violence broke out in Congress too
7 votes -
Twenty-five years after returning, Yellowstone’s wolves are the most studied but misunderstood good boys
7 votes -
What is your company actively doing to reset or rethink its corporate culture?
Beyond changing work-at-home policies. Diversity? Work/life balance? Team dynamics? Hiring practices? What caused the change? Was this an ongoing conversation and recent events just lit a fire...
Beyond changing work-at-home policies. Diversity? Work/life balance? Team dynamics? Hiring practices?
What caused the change? Was this an ongoing conversation and recent events just lit a fire under it, or is it a new corporate strategy?
12 votes -
The problem with large Minecraft servers and why 2b2t is stuck in 1.12
9 votes -
Anybody watching the first NBA scrimmages in the bubble?
What were your thoughts so far? What do you think of the piped crowd audio? The sound in general? Plans for crowd participation? Has Adam Silver done a good job thus far in bringing basketball...
What were your thoughts so far? What do you think of the piped crowd audio? The sound in general? Plans for crowd participation? Has Adam Silver done a good job thus far in bringing basketball back?
It's lacking some excitement for me, but pleased to have basketball back in any way shape or form.
6 votes -
Fantasy Strike goes free-to-play with two new fighters
8 votes -
Origin of the elements in the Solar System
4 votes -
Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp
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What's a free RPG platforms to play with my virtual girlfriend?
As some of you may know, I now have a virtual girlfriend. I also suffered an automobile accident. So yeah I'm kinda fucked and my movements are restricted. That's not something I planned, but it...
As some of you may know, I now have a virtual girlfriend. I also suffered an automobile accident. So yeah I'm kinda fucked and my movements are restricted.
That's not something I planned, but it happened and we're getting out of things to do. There's not a lot going on our lives to talk about either. But we love each other (I think?) and wanna spend time together online.
She's an actress and there will be another player friend, so RPGs are likely a good idea and she's very open to it. I think she wants to be some kind of cool illusion witch, so the scenario will have to be medieval. I'm also a fan of RPGs and narrated games on the Cthulhu universe. Not the kind of thing I'd use to woo a woman.
All my games have been presential. I know of the existence of Roll20, but (1) it looks big and comprehensive and I'm super lazy (2) I think I could probably go with something way simpler. I don't care much about maps, miniatures, or anything advanced. I'd be DMing and games are abstract by nature. A super simple system like Risus (but maybe a bit complex) might be okay, or probably a very slimmed-down version of the Storytelling System. I'm open to suggestions regarding system, I'd just like to point out that I am literally ADHD so most things people consider light and easy to follow are a nightmare for me. On the other hand, I'm a very creative master a player and this helps me quite a bit when it comes to interpretation!
I need a system that :
- is free without caveats (or just a minimal and not at all annoying caveat)
- store character sheets and calculate their evolution
- performs rolls
- is online, lightweight (our machines are quite weak) and possibly mobile friendly
- simple and easy to use for someone with zero experience in RPGs (her)
- has no video or audio capabilities. Seems unnecessary since we're always on WhatsApp.
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of July 20
This thread is posted weekly, 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 weekly, 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!
10 votes -
Massive Nintendo leak reveals early Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon secrets
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Make me think! - Commentary on UX design
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For the people who want capitalism to be replaced by some form of socialism, why?
(Yes, I know "socialism" and "capitalism" are vague terms, hence why you should probably very much clarify what type of "socialist" system you want, since "socialism" can be anything from market...
(Yes, I know "socialism" and "capitalism" are vague terms, hence why you should
probablyvery much clarify what type of "socialist" system you want, since "socialism" can be anything from market socialism, Marxism-Leninism, Syndicalism, democratic socialism, Trotskyism, anarcho-socialism, anarcho-communism, Luxemburgism, etc. Also, I'm a far cry from informed in this, so please correct me when needed.)So anyway, if you call yourself a socialist or at least want to abolish capitalism, why?
So for the best reasons I have seen are:
- Capitalism is inherently hierarchical and incompatible with democracy, which is egalitarian.
Obviously not all types of socialism (I.E, most types of socialism that have been tried for more than a few years because they weren't overthrown or voted out) are egalitarian however and many of these systems are completely centralized.
- Big companies will naturally use the state to their own advantage, as capitalism is driven by self interest instead of any vague marker of "competition".
The main argument against this is that you definitely regulate capitalism to be more competitive with stuff like antitrust without abolishing the whole thing.
18 votes -
The Persian language and what makes it fascinating
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Marble League 2020: Sand Race
4 votes