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2 votes
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“That’s a lot of me. I’m sorry.”: Talking with Julia Wertz about ambition, self-deprecation, and learning how to be earnest
3 votes -
Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - May 4
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic,...
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - 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.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
10 votes -
TV Tuesdays Free Talk
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...
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.
5 votes -
Free stuff is good, actually
4 votes -
The Henry Clay People - Something in the Water (2008)
1 vote -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 8
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
6 votes -
Hulu and Disney+ content to be combined in one app, services to stay separate
4 votes -
The hidden toll of military labor on noncitizen soldiers. For immigrants, linking citizenship to using up one’s body and mind exerts an additional pressure to downplay damage and push through pain.
1 vote -
Yorushika (ヨルシカ) - Setting Sun (2023)
4 votes -
Brazilian supreme court Minister to take legal action against Telegram
3 votes -
In addition to fake music, artificial intelligence has created a big new problem for Spotify – fake listeners
9 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump is found liable for sexual abuse in civil trial
19 votes -
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?
3 votes -
When Tintin entered the Cold War. As a spy thriller, 1954’s The Calculus Affair was far ahead of its time.
5 votes -
Comic fans GOTG 3 thoughts?
Any big Comic fans here? anyone see GOTG3 yet? I'm going on the 13th, didn't have time to get to it till then. No Spoilers, please just curious what everyone thinks. Was wondering were you would...
Any big Comic fans here? anyone see GOTG3 yet? I'm going on the 13th, didn't have time to get to it till then.
No Spoilers, please just curious what everyone thinks.
Was wondering were you would rank it in the MCU.
My top three for Solo Films
Captain America Winter Solider
Captain America Civil War
Thor RagnarökTop Avengers
Infinity War and EndgameDoes GOTG3 beat Civil War or Winter Solider ? I hear its better than two but I don't think that's hard to do. GOTG 2 is the weakest of the first two for sure.
6 votes -
Is the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?
8 votes -
Japan is in talks to open a NATO office
7 votes -
Does adding story to open world survival games work well? An agonising deep-dive into the strange game that is The Forest.
5 votes -
Calckey is a open source social media platform that is a part of the fediverse and can categories your feed to custom feeds
5 votes -
Megathread #8 for news/updates/discussion of AI chatbots and image generators
The hype seems to be dying down a bit? But I still find things to post. Here is the previous thread.
17 votes -
Midweek Movie Free Talk
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films 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.
1 vote -
UFO hunters built an open-source AI system to scan the skies
4 votes -
Secret room inside popular game contains independent journalism forbidden in Russia
10 votes -
How NASA reinvented the wheel
2 votes -
Speed trap | Google promised to create a better, faster web for media companies with a new standard called AMP. In the end, it ruined the trust publishers had in the internet giant.
14 votes -
Townscaper and the design of cities
5 votes -
In Norway, the electric vehicle future has already arrived – the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter, but problems with unreliable chargers persist
4 votes -
The Meg 2: The Trench | Official trailer
7 votes -
Nicolas Cage, Bill Skarsgård playing father and son arms dealers in ‘Lord of War’ sequel
4 votes -
Darkest Dungeon II | Launch trailer
4 votes -
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
5 votes -
The most unique bike park I've ever ridden
4 votes -
The Vietnamese military has a troll army and Facebook is its weapon
8 votes -
The world's cleanest railway
4 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.
7 votes -
The secret world of Japan's puzzle masters
3 votes -
Daily tides stoked with increasingly warmer water ate a huge hole at the bottom of one of Greenland's major glaciers in the last couple of years
4 votes -
What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it!
5 votes -
How medieval thinkers foreshadowed modern physics in investigating the character of machines, devices and forces
4 votes -
The insane engineering of MRI machines
3 votes -
The rise of the "trauma essay" in college applications | Tina Yong
10 votes -
Getting Over It's biggest barrier was finally broken
4 votes -
From gross to gorgeous: The incredible restoration of a mould infested rug
4 votes -
2023 Library Systems Report | The advance of open source systems
4 votes -
Starbreeze Studios and Prime Matter have dropped another teaser trailer for cooperative heist sim sequel Payday 3
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What did you do this week (and weekend)?
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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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.
16 votes -
AlbumLove recommendations thread: July 2022
Choose one album that you love that you think deserves more love Tell us what it is, and why. Previous posts in series Additional Details What is this? It's a new post series I'm trying out! Each...
Choose one album
that you love
that you think deserves more loveTell us what it is, and why.
Additional Details
What is this?
It's a new post series I'm trying out! Each month people can use the AlbumLove thread to post an album they love and explore those posted by others.
I'm planning to put up a new AlbumLove thread on the first of each month for a few months to see how these go as a trial run. If people like it we can keep it going — if they don’t it’ll fizzle out and I’ll stop.
Why AlbumLove?
In this day and age, algorithmic recommendations for music are easy to come by, and it's trivial to seek out new music that interests you by searching online. AlbumLove offers an opportunity to sift through music loved by others, including those who might have divergent tastes from you. Think of this as an opportunity to listen outside of your comfort zone, with music that you know someone else adores, from a small pool of thoughtful hand-selected options.
What do I post?
Any album that you love and that you feel deserves more appreciation. There are no restrictions on genre, year, or anything else, and nothing is “too popular” or “too niche”. If you think it needs more love — for whatever reason — then it’s welcome in AlbumLove.
Name the artist and the album, and then, most importantly, share what you love about the album. It could be the music itself, but it could also be your associations with it -- maybe the album reminds you of someone you love, or you saw the band live and got a new appreciation for the studio songs.
Also, commenting on others' recommendations is encouraged! If you love something that someone else shared, let them know!
Do I have to listen to what everyone else posts?
Nope. You don't have to listen to anything if you don't want to. This is about creating a menu of options that people can explore as they wish.
Can I post more than one album in a month?
Nope. Limit one! This helps us be more selective about what we choose, as well as preventing the threads from getting flooded with too many contributions to keep track of.
Why albums and not songs/artists?
I like albums. :)
Seriously though, I feel like it's a very different thing to like an album as a whole versus a few songs or just an artist's general vibe. I like the idea of quantizing music for appreciation in the same way we might do with books or movies.
What about EPs?
Fair game!
6 votes -
Oppenheimer | New trailer
5 votes