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4 votes
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What is your background TV solution?
I've been exploring the world of having the TV on in the background. In the world of FAST streaming, (Free Ad Supported Television) I'm a fan of Midnight Pulp, a live feed of weird, macabre, and...
I've been exploring the world of having the TV on in the background. In the world of FAST streaming, (Free Ad Supported Television) I'm a fan of Midnight Pulp, a live feed of weird, macabre, and strange programming that would fit well in a late night block. Is there a recommendation you have for something to put on when you have to have something on, but not want to pay attention?
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This no-frills UK college helps students get a degree quickly, simply and affordably
15 votes -
US federal aid is supercharging local Washington state police surveillance tech
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - July 20
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.
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Netflix adds nearly six million subscribers amid password sharing crackdown in Q2
51 votes -
Lackadaisy (Pilot episode)
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3TEETH - Slum Planet (feat. Mick Gordon) (2023)
6 votes -
Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month
115 votes -
Sisyphus on Strike
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Maximum the Hormone - ChuChu Lovely MuniMuni MuraMura PurinPurin Boron Nururu ReroRero (2007)
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Spending a week in Belfast next month, any recommendations?
My wife and I (from the U.S.) are going on vacation and as part of a larger itinerary have scheduled a week in Northern Ireland, based in Belfast. We'll spend the first couple of days...
My wife and I (from the U.S.) are going on vacation and as part of a larger itinerary have scheduled a week in Northern Ireland, based in Belfast. We'll spend the first couple of days decompressing and exploring the city, but besides that I'm wondering what would be worth doing there during that time. I've been focusing on the other parts of our itinerary and have only very limited knowledge of that area and its attractions. We plan on renting a car for a day or two to get out of the city but otherwise will be relying on public transit. Thanks in advance for any recommendations or advice!
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Reddit is deleting all chat messsages made before 2023
52 votes -
Making a mountain hot spring
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What is the best movie or TV adaptation of Treasure Island?
I recently watched the limited TV series dramatisation of Les Miserables and really enjoyed it. This made me wonder if there are any recent, faithful adaptations of Treasure Island as either TV...
I recently watched the limited TV series dramatisation of Les Miserables and really enjoyed it. This made me wonder if there are any recent, faithful adaptations of Treasure Island as either TV serial or movie?
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Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out discussion and implementation of more sustainable ways to manage waste
33 votes -
Dinosaurs evolved to breathe through bones more than once
16 votes -
Past FBI seizure of Mastodon server should be a reminder to Fediverse users and hosts to protect users privacy
21 votes -
Only Murders in the Building | Season 3 trailer
17 votes -
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – gameplay preview
37 votes -
Surprise Chef - Friendship EP (2023)
3 votes -
US auto loan rejections hit record high as consumer credit standards tighten
29 votes -
Mitski – Bug Like An Angel (2023)
6 votes -
Unpacking Google’s new “dangerous” Web-Environment-Integrity specification
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'Could be a world record': South Florida ocean temperature hits 101.1°F
21 votes -
What the data says about food stamps in the US
10 votes -
Treemaps are awesome!
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What are some of your favorite names for the users of Tildes?
I spontaneously came up with Tildesians, but I have seen others, including Tilders and Tildren. Edit, I was hoping to surface a variety of nicknames, so thanks for your input, I like to play with...
I spontaneously came up with Tildesians, but I have seen others, including Tilders and Tildren.
Edit, I was hoping to surface a variety of nicknames, so thanks for your input, I like to play with language. It's fun.
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Raleigh, NC hopes to develop plots on future transit corridor into affordable housing and mixed use
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Regarding the eviction of the self-organized refugee camp in Lavrio, Greece. How Turkey's war on Kurds and the European Union’s War on migrants intersect
8 votes -
Before you try to do something, make sure you can do nothing
29 votes -
Towards understanding the design of games that aim to unify a player’s physical body and the virtual world
2 votes -
One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology
34 votes -
Sequence Diagrams in MermaidJS
8 votes -
Cochrane UK closes because funding has ended
11 votes -
Why the liquids in Half-Life: Alyx look so dang good
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What are your experiences with online/app dating as a woman?
I mentioned offhand in our introduction thread that I've never dated -- I wanted to hear people's experiences, since chatter online is very dominated by the male experience of mostly looking for...
I mentioned offhand in our introduction thread that I've never dated -- I wanted to hear people's experiences, since chatter online is very dominated by the male experience of mostly looking for casual hookups and struggling to get matches. I particularly want to hear from people who did not go in wanting a casual relationship
Some additional discussion questions: Did it go well or poorly? Did you run into mismatches in expectations? Did you end up in an unsafe situtation? How many people did you explore before you found someone long term?
Age for context would also be helpful, since I know many of you skew older.
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Non-anonymous "thank you" function
I really like how Tildes encourages meaningful discussions and discourages "useless" noise. But it leads to occasionally awkward situations where for example I ask a clarification question or...
I really like how Tildes encourages meaningful discussions and discourages "useless" noise.
But it leads to occasionally awkward situations where for example I ask a clarification question or whatever, get a wonderful reply that answers everything I'd like, but leaves me in a situation where I have nothing meaningful left to add to the conversation, yet still wanting to personally thank the other person for their reply.
Obviously I place my vote on the reply, but it still feels like i sort of ghost the other person. I'd like them to know that I appreciate their reply.My suggestion would be a kind of "Thank you" function or tag that would be available exclusively to replies to ones comments, signifying ones personal gratitude (man, that sounds pretentious, but I can't think of a better way to phrase it. I'll just blame the fact that English isn't my native language...), maybe coupled with an automatic vote.
The receiver of a "Thank you" could then get a small one-time notification in their inbox.
The comment in question could theoretically also display the "thank you" status to the author, maybe after the vote count at the beginning like this: "10 votes and a thank you from Landhund"What do you think?
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Guidance on using my camera
Hello, I have had the Sony ZV-1 for a while, and i was wondering if anyone had any experience with it - namely video stabilization. I feel like even with Active SteadyShot turned on in the...
Hello,
I have had the Sony ZV-1 for a while, and i was wondering if anyone had any experience with it - namely video stabilization.
I feel like even with Active SteadyShot turned on in the settings, the footage is relatively shaky, and I like to think I have a relatively stable hand. Would using a gimbal of some sorts eliminate most of the shakiness of the footage without having to apply the in-camera stabilization?
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Expert reaction to a paper warning of a collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
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RB contract value and labor rights
I've been keeping a finger on the pulse of analytics & contract valuation in the NFL for the last few years (as a fan, not related to my profession). Anyone else who has been of fan of this is...
I've been keeping a finger on the pulse of analytics & contract valuation in the NFL for the last few years (as a fan, not related to my profession). Anyone else who has been of fan of this is probably aware that we hit a pretty serious breaking point yesterday, as a handful of top-end RBs failed to reach deals with their respective teams resulting in them being franchise tagged. I was wondering what others thought about this whole fiasco.
My thoughts:
In one sense, this is simply effective roster management: RBs add little win probability by themselves (i.e., their production is largely a result of the offensive line and passing game), their age curve is poor (i.e., they're typically out of highly productive years by the end of their rookie deals), and they're easily replaced by rookie talent.
On the other hand, these guys take a beating to produce a product we all love. They spend some of their best years in the college system, where they do seem to add a lot of win probability, being totally uncompensated. They get to the NFL only to have their potential earnings suppressed by the rookie wage scale, then get franchise tagged guaranteeing they'll be SOL with respect to a deal with big fully-guaranteed cash.
What's the solution here? Assuming the draft is an efficient(-ish) market, adjusting the rookie pay scale for them will just cause teams to adjust their drafting behavior. Letting RBs arrive to the NFL sooner than everyone is something that the NCAA almost certainly won't allow without a vicious fight. Is there any hope for these guys?
edit: typos
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Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz dies at age of 70
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Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the Colorado river
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Condensation / damp from garage floor. Can it be fixed?
I've got a basic garage in the backyard - essentially a sheet metal shed with a concrete floor. It would have been built in the 1980s so I doubt the concrete slab had a water barrier - or if it...
I've got a basic garage in the backyard - essentially a sheet metal shed with a concrete floor. It would have been built in the 1980s so I doubt the concrete slab had a water barrier - or if it did it probably wore away over time.
When we have wet weather, the concrete gets damp underneath items on the floor - like rubber mats etc. There's also some mineral staining. Doing some reading online, it looks like concrete efflorescence.
I'm considering demolishing the shed and building a better workshop (insulated etc.) on the existing concrete slab. Can I make the existing slab a usable floor by sealing it with something like epoxy? Or would I be better off using the slab as a footing and building the new structure on posts with a separate floor suspended above the slab?
My goal is to avoid getting any damp or mould in the new structure.
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Comic artists and writers, what's your process for planning pages?
I'm sure there are multiple comic artists and writers on Tildes, so let's talk process for designing and planning pages! Hopefully this fits here, but if not feel free to move it. I've only drawn...
I'm sure there are multiple comic artists and writers on Tildes, so let's talk process for designing and planning pages! Hopefully this fits here, but if not feel free to move it.
I've only drawn a few comics myself, and I like to make a script first for longer projects. It can be detailed and break it down by panels, or just give an overall summary of the page. For shorter comics though where I can clearly envision it (e.g. 4 pages), I like to kind of wing it. Someone else I know likes to go right into roughs, and then figure out what to cut as he goes along.
How about everyone else? What are your preferred methods and steps?
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Switzerland frustrate Norway in Women's World Cup stalemate after Ada Hegerberg injury
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Professional Game Mastering Feasibility Survey
Hello Everyone! I am currently doing research on the TTRPG community, specifically the feasibility of professional game mastering. I have a survey for players and a survey for Game Masters. These...
Hello Everyone!
I am currently doing research on the TTRPG community, specifically the feasibility of professional game mastering. I have a survey for players and a survey for Game Masters. These surveys are system agnostic and are for everyone who plays TTRPG's. Please fill in the survey(s) that apply to you!
GM Survey - https://forms.gle/GVCQ6EfxGJPwt5so6
Player Survey - https://forms.gle/y5a3UmC4gfADrjdX6
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The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives
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Teamsters in the USA win historic UPS contract, with zero concessions
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What do you think on how suicide prevention is handled in the world? What can be done better?
I was inspired to write this after reading this reddit post. It ranted about people who attempt to disuade people from commiting suicide by telling them that they are selfish because of the impact...
I was inspired to write this after reading this reddit post. It ranted about people who attempt to disuade people from commiting suicide by telling them that they are selfish because of the impact it will have on other people (I do think it is explained better in the post if you are interested).
However I have also been thinking about how suicide prevention is handled by most governments. I am not sure of exactly what process happens in other countries, but in America if you fail a suicide attempt you can be involuntarily put into a mental health asylum for a temporary period of time, and from reading many accounts of what people have experienced in these asylums and from my ongoing experience with suicidal idealation I very much feel i would be 10x more likely to commit suicide if I was put into such a facility once i got out.
But I also wanted to talk about other ways individuals may try to disuade people from suicide which i find problematic. Before i continue, i do want to say that I am not blaming these people, they have very good intentions. But something that has bugged me for a while has been that whenever people discuss suicide/mental health problems the first thing that is done is just recommending suicide hotlines/telling the person in question to seek a therapist/psychologist. While these options can be good for many people, i want to mention that- Suicide hotlines (mainly 811) are known for reporting people to police and having them put in mental health asylums (often times unnecisarlly). And staff at these suicide hotlines are often uneducated or rude to callers, or will just not answer or even hang up.
- Many people in these circumstances do not have access to trained proffesionals. Even if you live in a country with public healthcare, you may be in a situations (mainly abuse) where you cant get access to one either way.
Anyways sorry for the rambling, my brain is tired and i just wanted to get this out there. But based off of the above points, do you think that suicide prevention in society is flawed, and what could be better? While i do agree that it is flawed and there are ideas related to government on how to handle suicide prevention, i do not know what could be done on the individual level. To me one of my only resources apart from seeing other people experiences online is music (mainly Elliot Smith, Linkin park, Soundgarden and Nirvana) which I deeply relate to. But anhedonia can prevent enjoyment of such things.
29 votes