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6 votes
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What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
20 votes -
Is Bandcamp as we know it over?
26 votes -
Alec Baldwin may be recharged with Rust gun death because of 'additional facts'
25 votes -
The Ozempic effect is coming for everything from kidney to heart disease treatments
12 votes -
Sweden's match against Belgium, abandoned on Monday amid a terror alert in Brussels, will not have to be replayed, UEFA has ruled
6 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.
22 votes -
Anyone But You | Official teaser trailer
3 votes -
Where will the NFL’s .500 teams wind up at the end of the season?
6 votes -
Photographs from ISS not of Earth?
This random late-night thought that hopefully someone can quickly point me to (my Google-fu is weak tonight). I'd like to see some pictures of space from the ISS that don't include Earth. I live...
This random late-night thought that hopefully someone can quickly point me to (my Google-fu is weak tonight). I'd like to see some pictures of space from the ISS that don't include Earth. I live in an area that is heavily light polluted so my nightsky view is terrible and I've seen amazing images from other places on Earth that look stunning - I figured a view from the ISS would be even more amazing.
Some of the ones I've quickly found on google appear to be photoshopped - as I'll find the same scene with only a few stars, another seemingly showing the entire Milky Way and then another plain black highlighting the earth.
Many Thanks!
12 votes -
The Zone of Interest | Official trailer
11 votes -
Something is golden in the state of Denmark – can Novo Nordisk's success really be a problem for the Danish economy?
8 votes -
Finnish telecoms giant Nokia is to axe between 9,000 and 14,000 jobs by the end of 2026 to cut costs
8 votes -
Universal Music sues Anthropic [AI startup] over AI-generated lyrics
10 votes -
Even in femtech [technology companies designing products specifically for women], it still pays to be a male founder
11 votes -
Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes | Tsurugi reveal trailer
3 votes -
Does a motion sensor "point-n-click" mouse, akin to LG's magic remote, exist?
So I'm looking for a solution that's basically just a remote to scroll the web while I'm slouched down in the couch. Something that doesn't require a flat surface to work. I'd also be interested...
So I'm looking for a solution that's basically just a remote to scroll the web while I'm slouched down in the couch. Something that doesn't require a flat surface to work.
I'd also be interested to hear your solutions for your living room PCs. Thanks!
19 votes -
All objects and some questions
4 votes -
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly
19 votes -
Haiku Hands - Not About You (2017)
5 votes -
The Silk Road: Eight goods traded along the ancient network
7 votes -
Hundreds dead in Gaza hospital bombing, local authorities say
55 votes -
‘Verified’ OSINT accounts are destroying the Israel-Palestine information ecosystem
18 votes -
Grand Beatbox Battle 2023: World League | Day 1 | Official livestream
6 votes -
Look at yourself objectively [the case of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis]
5 votes -
ClownC0re - computers (2020)
12 votes -
Ten years of exposing the financial secrets of some of the world’s most powerful people
12 votes -
The talent myth keeps people out of tech (2015)
16 votes -
Brazil is embracing the migrant crisis that everyone else wants to avoid
11 votes -
Tom Cardy and Brian David Gilbert - Beautiful Mind (2023)
26 votes -
We played a 72 hour game of tag across Europe (again) | Jet Lag: The Game
32 votes -
Looking for recommendations of Bronze Age historical fiction
Basically what it says in the thread title- any recommendations are welcome.
12 votes -
Cities: Skylines II performance has not achieved the benchmark we targeted, Paradox admits ahead of launch
38 votes -
The Boys in the Boat | Official trailer
4 votes -
What to expect when expecting electric airplanes
12 votes -
The Daily Wire is making a live-action Snow White movie starring conservative YouTuber Brett Cooper
23 votes -
Chinese tennis is booming through talent, investment … and distractions
6 votes -
It’s official: The era of China’s global dominance is over
22 votes -
Manchester United to vote on selling minority stake to Sir Jim Ratcliffe as Qataris "pull out"
14 votes -
The Uncertain Future of Bandcamp
18 votes -
Prosecutors in Finland have charged a hacker accused of the theft of tens of thousands of records from psychotherapy patients
9 votes -
Federal Reserve to propose lowering US debit-card swipe fees
8 votes -
International research group published an analysis identifying ultra-processed food as addictive
17 votes -
Super Mario Bros. Wonder reviews
11 votes -
Finland faces growing Russian online threat, Finnish security services say – espionage attempts have increased since Ukraine invasion
22 votes -
‘Netflix effect’ returns as studios license old shows to their streaming rival
15 votes -
New research suggests Antarctica warming faster than previously thought
5 votes -
Lets talk kitchen dishes
I'm in the market for a set of dishes. The consensus is: Corelle - lightweight and solid Fiestaware - built to last I'm not a fan of either unfortunately. Not because these brands are bad, but I'm...
I'm in the market for a set of dishes. The consensus is:
- Corelle - lightweight and solid
- Fiestaware - built to last
I'm not a fan of either unfortunately. Not because these brands are bad, but I'm looking for a particular look. Something akin to stoneware with a darker color. I also prefer heavier dishes. Unfortunately stoneware is known (or said) to chip easily. I'm not looking for something that will survive being dropped (I don't remember the last time I dropped a plate). This is the first selling point that gets brought up I've noticed.
What did you choose and what has been your experience? Has your stoneware chipped after washing & stacking?
EDIT
I forgot to provide more details about my situation to help with recommendations.- I'm in the US
- No family/single, but plan to host for a small group on an occasion (~4 people)
- I'm starting from scratch and would like a set that works in all situations + everyday use. I'm willing to splurge (assuming it's quality and lasts).
24 votes -
Mass Effect: How do you feel about where it started vs where it went?
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Let me start by saying I really enjoyed playing the Mass Effect games. They are awesome.
I found the plot, though, incoherent. Especially in ME3. I don't mind small conveniences like "good thing this random teleporter beam designed to suck up corpses has easy entrée to the reaper's command center," because it's a game.
But how on earth did Cerberus amass seemingly billions of elite special operations forces with nobody noticing? What do you mean the secret weapon against the reapers has been improved each cycle by people who didn't know what it was supposed to do? How could that possibly result in a functional device?
It's clear, I think, that this wasn't necessarily the direction the first game was going. Cerberus was the subject of a side quest, but nothing more. The authors of the lore seemed to be taking great pains to ensure everything was logical, based on the in-universe rules they had established.
...and then ME2 kicks off and the series is almost as much about Cerberus, from this point on, as it is about the reapers.
What did you think about how the plot unrolled?
(You may also wish to read this series of essays. It's about 18 billion words long, though - fair warning. https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=27792)
33 votes -
Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency
23 votes