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Can probiotics protect corals from problems like bleaching?
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Permanent archival formats. Do they exist?
Recently, I've been thinking pretty hard about how to archive data. Optical media is out, due to my (possibly irrational?) fear of disc rot. HDDs just break with extended use, SSDs have been known...
Recently, I've been thinking pretty hard about how to archive data. Optical media is out, due to my (possibly irrational?) fear of disc rot. HDDs just break with extended use, SSDs have been known to die with either overuse or just existing for an extended period of time. What's left?
I have heard of tape (of some kind) being used for backup in some bigger operations, but with my experieces with VHS, and to a lesser extent, cassettes, they seem to be very susceptible to mould.
Any suggestions?
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NITO sstudy looks at predatory concert ticket resales
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Heat waves expose electric car batteries to risk of damage
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Why we don’t recommend Ring cameras: They’re affordable and ubiquitous, but homeowners shouldn’t be able to act as vigilantes
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Was asked to create a hole-by-hole tour of a local golf course. They wanted a flyover. I sent them this and they were blown away.
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In the Northern Rockies, grizzly bears are on the move. As grizzlies recover, they’re no longer content to roam within the boundaries we’ve contrived for them.
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Thoughts on Notes/Blog/Personal Website Directory Structure
:wave: everyone, I've been thinking about where to put non-technical blog posts and what to call them since, so far, I have bookmark/, cheatsheet/, howto/, note/, snippet/ and tutorial/ folders...
:wave: everyone, I've been thinking about where to put non-technical blog posts and what to call them since, so far, I have
bookmark/
,cheatsheet/
,howto/
,note/
,snippet/
andtutorial/
folders already[1].I think those cover most of the things I like writing about and I intend to share, but I also enjoy poetry, analyzing movies, political commentary and writing an essay here and there.
Following from that, I kept
essay/
,poem/
andcommentary/
around for whenever I felt like sharing some of my non-technical writings, but I don't like those folders :smile:. They seem way too granular, more akin to tags than categories, both of which are contained in each file's metadata.Tags, however, don't feel like a "pillar"/category of a Zettelkasten/ramblings/thoughts crate. They're empty at the moment and in
draft/
, so it's the perfect chance to do some re-structuring and avoid the issues I faced when I ditchedblog/category
and chose the current structure.In case you're asking yourself why I didn't put everything in the same folder, as they reflect categories and each
.md
file has category metadata already, it's because the drafts indraft/
became unmanageable (+120). So, in an effort to give myself an easier way to navigate and edit, I decided/folders
were going to reflect the categories that existed. I'm aware it can be that after note #50 or something I have the same problem, and thus it wouldn't have made a difference whether notes were together with tutorials or not. I've decided to deal with that problem when it arises :)I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts! Would you keep
essay/
,poem/
andcommentary/
or merge them into something else?note/
are short and wouldn't feel right for longer ramblings. I am not a big fan ofwritings/
as everything is a "writing",prose/
also doesn't quite fit and so far the only one I've sort of liked isreflection/
since essays, poems, and comments on happenings are the result of reflecting./rant over, I know, I'm overthinking it. Let those not guilty throw the first stone :)
[1] I've removed quite a bit of the irrelevant stuff but kept what I believe is relevant, but feel free to ask away in case something necessary is missing.
. ├── bookmark/ │ └── sample.md ├── cheatsheet/ │ ├── sample.md │ └── sample.md-data ├── commentary/ ├── draft/ │ ├── bookmark/ │ │ └── sample.md │ ├── cheatsheet/ │ │ └── sample.md │ └── ... ├── essay/ ├── extra/ │ ├── archive/ │ ├── blob/ │ └── robots.txt ├── howto/ │ └── sample.md ├── note/ │ └── sample.md ├── poem ├── private/ │ └── sample.md ├── snippet/ │ └── sample.md └── tutorial/ ├── sample.md └── sample.md-data/ ├── sample.png └── ...
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Microsoft’s Activision deal could face ‘new merger investigation,’ UK regulator warns
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Social movements and trade unions in Peru are holding a third massive march on the capital, Lima on July 19
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UK House of Lords votes to modify proposed legislation to target 'harmful' algorithms
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One of the happiest moments in Tigers history needs a deep rewind | Detroit v Oakland 2006 ALCS
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AMC Theatres says more than 20,000 moviegoers have already booked ‘Barbie’-‘Oppenheimer’ double features
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How to read House of Leaves
I'm wondering how to read this book. I'm about 2 chapters in, and I've read all of these footnotes/references to other material at the bottom of the page. So far, they basically mean nothing to...
I'm wondering how to read this book. I'm about 2 chapters in, and I've read all of these footnotes/references to other material at the bottom of the page. So far, they basically mean nothing to me, and I think it was implied during the introduction that some of the footnotes are real and some of them are fake? Do they reference other parts of the book? Am I supposed to be flipping somewhere else in the book every time a footnote refences something? Or should I be going outside of the book to hunt down the references to read those? Is it worth it to try that if some are fake and some are real? Is there a wrong way to read this book? Can those footnotes/references be ignored sometimes or most of the time? Am I overthinking this and I should just keep reading normally without thinking about the footnotes?
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Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the USA grows more polarized
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Thunderbird 115 “Supernova” is here
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Apple Vision Pro headsets will require a head scan and vision prescription to customize the headset for each user
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The ground is deforming, and buildings aren't ready. First study to quantify effects of subsurface climate change on civil infrastructure
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GUNSHIP - Monster in Paradise (2023)
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How UnitedHealth’s US acquisition of a popular Medicare Advantage algorithm sparked internal dissent over denied care
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Coping with non-free Debian
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Hollywood CEOs and industry insiders seek Federal mediation to help avert SAG-AFTRA strike
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How do you manage your time? What tools do you use and what philosophies do you follow?
Apologies for the vague title, but the topic itself is really open, and I was having trouble cutting down on its scope. Here’s some background: Recently, I’ve been going through several...
Apologies for the vague title, but the topic itself is really open, and I was having trouble cutting down on its scope.
Here’s some background: Recently, I’ve been going through several transitions in life: moving and switching jobs somehow were not the most stressful among them. During this period I’ve been trying to keep all of the various tasks, events, reminders, alarms, etc. organized for myself. This process of organizing my time has been extremely overwhelming for me. I’ve been trying to take it one step at a time, only adding tasks as they come up. This still has lead to my problem of figuring out whether or not an event should be added to my calendar, or a task added to my todo list, or even an alarm added to my phone. If I add everything, then it becomes tough to see what is important, and if I don’t then I risk not remembering one of them.
My question is kind of two fold: what tools do you use to keep track of your day/tasks/events, and what philosophy do you have regarding adding or omitting items?
For me right now, I am using google calendar to keep track of major events and birthdays, and for everything else I use a physical notepad. In my calendar, I have birthdays and any event that has a time set in stone. This lets me see whether or not I am actually free when I’m invited to things or asked if I can help someone out.
For everything else, I use my notepad and attempt to keep track of anything that could be considered a task. At the end of each day I try to organize my list of tasks based on how immediately they need to be completed or how important they are to complete.
My system has two pitfalls: occasionally I over extend myself, because an event (stored on my calendar) will coincide with a day where many of my tasks (stored in my notepad) are due. For example, I had a day where I worked in the office (9 hours plus commute), had another event (4 hours plus commute), 1 task that took me two hours, 3 different tasks (each one ending up taking over an hour), and several other tasks that I didn’t even get to before falling asleep.
What tools/systems/philosophies do you use? And semi-related, how does one keep from falling into the trap of spending more time planning than actually living?
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Horse riding: Any equine fans?
I've recently (around a year ago) taken up horse riding as a hobby. Although, at this point it's crossing the boundary into sport, I still think there's plenty of hobby to discuss. Have you ridden...
I've recently (around a year ago) taken up horse riding as a hobby.
Although, at this point it's crossing the boundary into sport, I still think there's plenty of hobby to discuss.Have you ridden before? If so how long? If not what's stopping you?
Do you have horses or ponies? Please share!11 votes -
Daniel Ricciardo to make shock AlphaTauri F1 return, Nyck De Vries out
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How do you parent boys?
I would be interested in tips, thoughts, and experiences folks have had with raising sons. I work in healthcare (in finance) and am acutely aware that most of my colleagues are women, as were most...
I would be interested in tips, thoughts, and experiences folks have had with raising sons. I work in healthcare (in finance) and am acutely aware that most of my colleagues are women, as were most of my teachers, and class mates in college. With this in mind, it seems that the feminine side of raising sons is well represented. I've been reading and soul searching about good practices for the father of a son but would welcome all perspectives. Another interesting aspect is that I've found many parenting books to be focused on mothers rather than fathers. The few I've found that are focused tend to be religious/ Christian. Nothing wrong with that but would like to hear the collected wisdom here. To be clear I am hoping to get specific thoughts and actions rather than a broad topic with concepts and ideals.
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Godzilla Minus One | Official teaser
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What variant rules/house rules do you use in your Warhammer fantasy roleplay 4e game?
I'm currently reading over and learning Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4e I'm moving more and more away from D&D and Pathfinder games towards others due to different mechanics, fantastic design, etc....
I'm currently reading over and learning Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4e I'm moving more and more away from D&D and Pathfinder games towards others due to different mechanics, fantastic design, etc.
I've seen much conversation about WFRP 4e online and how it's not as good as 2e, or too complex, or other arguments. I'm not looking to start edition warring, but how many of these arguments still hold true in 2023 with the newer rules from Up in Arms and Winds of Magic?
If there are complexities/gaps in 4e, what variant rules, house rules, or homebrew are you using to fix those things or fill them out?
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Graphics glitch on new install of Ubuntu
So I have an old MacBook Pro (mid-2014) Core i5 which I've just installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 on. Most things are working fine but the screen randomly flickers and then goes black and then after...
So I have an old MacBook Pro (mid-2014) Core i5 which I've just installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 on. Most things are working fine but the screen randomly flickers and then goes black and then after varying lengths of time will pop back on again. I've been googling around and found lots of instances of similar graphics glitches but can't quite find a solution.
Any suggestions?
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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals reviews are coming in, looking decent so far (72% recommend)
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European Commission adopts new adequacy decision for safe and trusted EU-US data flows
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Nonprofit trust buying Press Herald, other Maine newspapers in landmark deal
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Mikala Jones, surfer who captured action inside waves, dies in surfing accident in Indonesia
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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!
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What pedals are y'all rockin?
Alright, first post. Let's do it. I have seen this post from 3 years ago asking about guitar pedals and the like. But that's old, and I wanna start a new discussion post. With that out of the...
Alright, first post. Let's do it.
I have seen this post from 3 years ago asking about guitar pedals and the like. But that's old, and I wanna start a new discussion post. With that out of the way...
What are the pedals y'all rockin? What's your setup? Do you have any pedals currently in your possession or those you are gunning for? Also, if you have any stories about pedals, which ones are your favourites or smth else, I would love to hear! I figure we've already had the discussion about buying your dream guitar so anything about dream pedals are cool too!
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Overuse of commas
First I thought to myself, "I seem to use too many commas." Now I'm no writer, but I've noticed that professional writers (and editors) clearly use less commas than I do. For example, here's a...
First I thought to myself, "I seem to use too many commas." Now I'm no writer, but I've noticed that professional writers (and editors) clearly use less commas than I do.
For example, here's a sentence in a book that I'm reading: “As the victim was usually unconscious it was obvious they were totally reliant upon third parties and whatever action they took would determine their fate.”
I thought it was interesting, because I would've put a comma after "unconscious" and a comma before "and."
So, I found this helpful resource on grammar rules: https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/commas.asp. 4a and 5b in particular were situations where I learned I could get rid of commas.
Still however, in the example sentence above, you'd think to put a comma before the "and" to separate the two clauses. I haven't found an explanation for omitting it, other than some writers are grammatically correct in a stricter sense, and others use commas more stylistically.
Is the use of commas more of an art, if you will, than I thought? How do you use commas personally?
Interested to read others' opinions!
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Positive masculinity is overrated
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Making the 2000 year old "pizza" from Pompeii
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500-million-year-old fossil of invertebrate sea creature illuminates gap in fossil record
A rare, half-billion-year-old fossil gives us a clue to how a bizarre marine invertebrate can possibly be related to humans. In a study published on July 6 in the journal Nature Communications,...
A rare, half-billion-year-old fossil gives us a clue to how a bizarre marine invertebrate can possibly be related to humans. In a study published on July 6 in the journal Nature Communications, Harvard University researchers identified a prehistoric specimen in a collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah as a tunicate, or sea squirt. The preserved invertebrate, which was originally discovered in the rugged, desert-like landscape of the House Range in western Utah, can be used to understand evolution mysteries that go way back to the Cambrian explosion.
“There are essentially no tunicate fossils in the entire fossil record. They’ve got a 520- to 540-million year-long gap,” says Karma Nanglu, an invertebrate paleontologist at Harvard. “This fossil isthe first soft-tissue tunicate in, we would argue, the entire fossil record.”
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How McLaren pulled off its miraculous British F1 GP podium
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Howdy, motorsport fans! What series are we all watching at the moment? What’s your favorite?
Surprised there wasn’t a topic already posted! What kind of motorsports do you all watch? What is your favorite? Personally, I dabble in nearly everything four wheeled (two is not for me)....
Surprised there wasn’t a topic already posted! What kind of motorsports do you all watch? What is your favorite?
Personally, I dabble in nearly everything four wheeled (two is not for me). However, my mains are F1, Indycar, IMSA, and WEC.
I got into F1 in 2018 and been a religious follower ever since. I became a Max fan as he was able to fight the Mercedes, kind of funny that now he’s in the annoyingly winning spot. I also pull for McLaren and the wife Williams, so we have a nice time watching the midfield with some banter every week.
I was very much casual Indycar, but making an effort this year. Palou seems to be just running off in the sunset Max style but I’m really hoping Grosjean can pull a win out. It looked so promising to start the year.
The endurance series are fun to watch too. I started to watch last year and it seems like I picked a perfect time with the Hypercar class coming into its own. Very excited to see who all comes into the class as time goes on!
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Why so many baseball players are Dominican
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There’s a new Studio Ghibli Miyazaki film coming out this week, and it’s intentionally launching with zero trailers/screencap
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Why is north up? | Map Men
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Anyone here a fan of Kdramas?
A few years ago, I came across a light, romantic Korean show called Oh, My Ghost. It had good writing, acting and plot, and even a slightly darker undertone. I was hooked and I've been watching...
A few years ago, I came across a light, romantic Korean show called Oh, My Ghost. It had good writing, acting and plot, and even a slightly darker undertone. I was hooked and I've been watching Kdramas ever since.
My favorites are those that don't involve the powerful, rich elites in Korea. Stories like Weight Lifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, and Just Between Lovers are more to my taste. Other, truly fine shows include Goblin, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Hotel Del Luna and It's OK to not be OK. Those last three have strong female characters, which I find a little surprising for Korean shows.
There are a lot of Korean shows available these days on Netflix. Squid Games and The Glory made an impact worldwide. Squid Games pushed me to the limit, but I managed to make it through that series. Season 2 is coming, so that will be interesting too.
This year hasn't been a great one for my tastes in Kdramas, so I'm still looking for an outstanding series to watch. The Glory lost me at some point. Revenge isn't a compelling plot line for me. Right now, I'm watching Delightfully Deceitful, and it's different enough to keep me watching. I'm on episode 4, so there's a long way to go yet.
Any favorites I've missed?
Edit: Oops, did I get one of those titles wrong! I've corrected it to Weight Lifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo.
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Book writing self-hosted solutions?
I'm big into self-hosting and recently getting back into writing as an additional hobby, cuz one can never have too many, right? Anyway, I am looking for a writing organization tool like...
I'm big into self-hosting and recently getting back into writing as an additional hobby, cuz one can never have too many, right? Anyway, I am looking for a writing organization tool like Manuskript, Dabble, or Scrivener that is both open source and self-hosted.
Essentially, I would just like something that I can organize my thoughts and occasionally write in, but be able to access it from all my devices - desktops, laptops, phones, tablets, etc. It seems like most of the solutions I've looked at are limited to a single device or cloud functionality is locked behind a paywall. Of course, I could just use a self-hosted wiki site for cloud editing/organization, but I'd like something more oriented toward writing if anybody has any ideas. Thanks!
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AI tools are designing entirely new proteins that could transform medicine
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‘An insane amount of water’: What climate change means for California’s biggest dairy district
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What are some modern first person shooters with a classic, old-school feel?
I'm looking for more recent games that are reminiscent of the original Doom, Quake, and shooters of that era. Preferably on PC, but also on the Xbox. I am, of course, aware of the most recent Doom...
I'm looking for more recent games that are reminiscent of the original Doom, Quake, and shooters of that era. Preferably on PC, but also on the Xbox.
I am, of course, aware of the most recent Doom games, but I gotta be honest, I'm not a big fan. They don't feel old-school to me.
1990s shooters have a simplicity that I crave.
I have no intention to play online, so a good campaign is a requirement.
Thanks!
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