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Humans have been predicting eclipses for thousands of years, but it’s harder than you might think
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MEUTE - Come Together (Henrik Schwarz rework ft. The Young ClassX, 2023)
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Red, juicy, heat resistant: The hunt for a climate-proof apple
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Vine Robots — Learn to make your own!
9 votes -
PS5 cloud streaming launches this month for PlayStation Plus Premium members
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Wirtz pumps are really clever
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‘We showed Portugal rugby exists’: Win over Fiji caps World Cup breakthrough
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Americas’ first cowboys were enslaved Africans, ancient cow DNA suggests
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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.
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Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2023)
This is a monthly thread for those who need it. Vent, share your experiences, ask for advice, talk about how you are doing. Let's make this a compassionate space for all who may need one.
37 votes -
Star Trek: Prodigy to stream on Netflix
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A replica of a boat that carried Danish Jews to safety in Sweden anchors an exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC
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Golden Globes still have no TV deal: “No one wants to pay for it”
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What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga)
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was...
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.
If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its pages on Anilist, MAL, or any other database you use!
5 votes -
Showoff your Magic the Gathering decklists
Do you play Magic: the Gathering? What decks have you been playing/building recently and for which format?
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Robotic ‘Super Monster Wolves’ are guarding Japanese towns against bears
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Israel-Gaza Conflict Discussion Thread
There wasn’t a single dedicated thread, and this is a major ongoing conflict, so it seemed prudent to make one. Let’s try to be as civil as possible, the last two threads related to this got locked.
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How will AI learn next?
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What are some of your favorite "meeting games?"
Here's a first world problem: I work remote and sometimes I get bored during meetings. Wondering if you guys had any game recommendations for games I can play on a second monitor or something...
Here's a first world problem: I work remote and sometimes I get bored during meetings. Wondering if you guys had any game recommendations for games I can play on a second monitor or something while I kill boredom in my meetings. Mouse only is probably the biggest requirement, and also something more "turn based" so if I need to I can still pay attention to the parts that I need to.
Some of my recommendations:
Slay the Spire (+ Downfall) - I "beat" all of it (A20H for all characters) so I wanted to take a break, but I loved it.
Monster Train - I didn't get into it as much as StS tbh, it's fineeee but not my personal favorite
Super Auto Pets - I'm not really an Autobattler kinda guy but the slow pace and the rotating sets make this game kinda perfect for what I'm looking for!
Brotato - I've been playing mouse only, but can't really stop it in the middle of an intense run tbh.Steam or Android games if possible!
30 votes -
Ozempic is bad for [the fast food] business
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What is your favourite Caves of Qud character build?
At the moment I've been having fun with the beginner Gunwing preset (flying mutant with dual revolvers) but I'm curious as to what other people have had fun with!
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Ardour 8.0 is released - a free and open source hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application
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Recommended tablet/2in1 for ~$1200?
My company has given me a budget of around ~$1200 to purchase a device. Its technically for "education" so my excuse is that I'll be doing online certifications with it, but the reality is that...
My company has given me a budget of around ~$1200 to purchase a device. Its technically for "education" so my excuse is that I'll be doing online certifications with it, but the reality is that its going to be primarily a toy to play with, watch movies, play some light games, etc.
Does anyone have any recommendations? I know the ipad pro is the big dog in town but I've never been much of an apple fan and don't have any skin in their ecosystem, I'm mostly an android guy but I'm not married to the idea of an android tablet.
Here were some of the ones I've looked at so far:
Surface pro 9
Dell XPS 13 2in1
Lenovo Yoga 9i
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
They all seem like decent options honestly, but I was wondering if anyone had first hand experience with them and could give some thoughts.
13 votes -
The race to mine the bottom of the ocean
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Ada Palmer on viking metaphysics, contingent moments, and censorship
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Billie Eilish - What was I made for? (Barbie soundtrack, 2023)
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The world’s first true female car crash dummy has been developed in Sweden — and it’s a big deal
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California public school students will learn about labor rights under first-of-its-kind law
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Why is the iOS dialer so terrible?
I'm open to hearing from folks who have used iOS longer than me. How is the iOS dialer so terrible when it's supposed to be the primary usage of a phone, calling people? Why can't I type the...
I'm open to hearing from folks who have used iOS longer than me. How is the iOS dialer so terrible when it's supposed to be the primary usage of a phone, calling people?
- Why can't I type the letters of a name in my contacts list, eg "5-2-6" for "JAM" and have all the "James" show up? Android has had that since forever because it's not rocket science.
- Why can't I type to correct a digit in the middle of the number dialed? Or correct a number I've pasted in?
- Seriously, is there no way to replace the dialer with something better? And if there is and I just missed it, what are your recommendations?
- Same question for the god-awful contacts list. I use Google Contacts, have 3 google accounts in which the contacts are… and the syncing seems piss-poor.
Ok, this turned out to be more of a rant than I anticipated. I've gotten to like iOS quite a bit, especially because the android ecosystem has become a very "worst of both worlds" option. But man the dialer's shit. Someone please tell me I'm missing something obvious.
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Video interview - science fiction author - Lois McMaster Bujold who wrote the award winning Vorkosigan series, the Curse of Challion and sequels and more
7 votes -
What a striking new study of death in America misses
15 votes -
Incel ideology has entered the mainstream
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NATO will discuss damage to gas pipeline running between Finland and Estonia – will mount a determined response if a deliberate attack is proven
11 votes -
Video reveals crucial details of LAPD ignoring robbery to catch Togetic in Pokémon Go
34 votes -
Use of weather derivatives surges as extreme climate events rock the globe
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expected in Moscow, Russian media reports
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The robots are coming, but older workers have less to fear than they might think
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Markets, discrimination [in tech companies], and "lowering the bar"
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Office chair recommendations?
Looking to get a new chair; something better than my previous chair which was some Chinese product I got off Amazon that I thought might be pretty good, but ended up breaking in less than two...
Looking to get a new chair; something better than my previous chair which was some Chinese product I got off Amazon that I thought might be pretty good, but ended up breaking in less than two years. I've experienced pain problems from chairs, in the legs, and the elbows (from arm rests). Avoiding those problems will be a must from my new chair.
Update: I made a purchase. Details in this comment.
I would take recommendations for either a specific model, or just a brand/manufacturer. Would love to hear stories from people, especially as it relates to sturdiness and longevity.
Desired qualities:
- Around 200-250 USD, but there's wiggle room here. (Update: I'm strongly considering bumping this price range up. It occurred to me: I will be in this thing for longer per day than I am in my bed, and I didn't skimp on my bed.)
- Good ergonomics; good for posture, health; not lead to sitting-related pains, etc.
- good for use 10+ hours a day
- very comfortable seat cushion (not hard, nothing digging into thighs, etc.)
- wheels / casters
- something that would last 3+ years
- 2+ year warranty
- adjustability of at least the seat elevation
Nice to have:
- liftable or removable armrests, because these tend to just hit my desk or other things
- 3+ year warranty
- lots of adjustability, to be able to zero in on the perfect fit for me
- wheels / casters good for carpet, too
So far, I've read good things about the Branch brand, but the model I'm eyeing (the "Branch Ergonomic Chair") is a bit out of my price range (though I've been talking myself into it).
33 votes -
The Iron Claw | Official trailer
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Your next excuse is on platform five – German train travel has become an experience worthy of Kafka
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Is acupuncture, like, legit now?
I remember a time when acupuncture was universally condemned as bogus pseudoscience, and I was under the impression that that remained true. However, looking for negative takes on acupuncture on...
I remember a time when acupuncture was universally condemned as bogus pseudoscience, and I was under the impression that that remained true. However, looking for negative takes on acupuncture on YouTube is almost impossible now. Almost everything is overwhelmingly positive, including content produced by medical doctors. I could only find a few negative videos. They were short, not very good, and not very popular.
This is a sincere question: am I really out of touch, or has everyone gone crazy?
Anecdotally, I did acupuncture without believing in it, and it didn't do anything for me.
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A24 expands strategy from arthouse gems to more commercial films
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Visitors from across the globe travel to this remote Scandinavian safari camp, despite the fact there's not really any wildlife to see
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Feared lost now rediscovered - documentary about life in Brazilian Amazon from 1918 that has been hailed as a classic emerges from depths of Czech archive
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The great advantage of being alive
I desire more poetry on this site. So here is more poetry! I believe this is Cummings due to the style and some cursory internet searches but I was unable to find an authoritative source. If...
I desire more poetry on this site. So here is more poetry!
I believe this is Cummings due to the style and some cursory internet searches but I was unable to find an authoritative source. If anyone has one I'll edit it in! The formatting is taken from a book (I discovered this in a photo online).
the great advantage of being alive
(instead of undying)is not so much
that mind no more can disprove than prove
what heart may feel and soul may touch
--the great(my darling) happens to be
that love are in we,that love are in weand here is a secret they will never share
for whom create is less than have
or one times one than when times where--
that we are in love,that we are in love
with us they've nothing times nothing to do
(for love are in we am in i am in you)this world(as timorous itsters all
to call their cowardice quite agree)
shall never discover our touch and feel
--for love are in we are in love are in we;
for you are and i am and we are(above
and under all possible worlds)in lovea billion brains may coax undeath
from fancied fact and spaceful time--
no heart can leap,no soul can breathe
but by the sizeless truth of a dream
whose sleep is the sky and the earth and the sea.
For love are in you am in i are in we23 votes -
Ranchers' vision takes shape: $325 million independent beef plant rises in North Platte
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What are your scary, spooky, creepy and unexplained experiences?
It's October, spooky month! So I figured I'd ask if anyone has any creepy, spooky, scary or unexplained experiences they'd like to share. I may have been waiting all September to post this These...
It's October, spooky month! So I figured I'd ask if anyone has any creepy, spooky, scary or unexplained experiences they'd like to share. I may have been waiting all September to post this These stories are always fun to read on AskReddit, so I figure it's only right to ask here on the spookiest month of all.
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Stockholm has announced plans to ban petrol and diesel cars from its centre, in an effort to slash pollution and reduce noise
10 votes