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5 votes
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Study shock! AI hinders productivity and makes working worse.
42 votes -
Everlasting jobstoppers: How an AI bot-war destroyed the online job market
40 votes -
'Skibidi Toilet' film & TV franchise in the works from Michael Bay
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Movie of the Week #40 - Edge of Tomorrow
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
The last blockbuster is Edge of Tomorrow from 2014. Directed by Doug Liman and starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. It made $370 million at the box office.
Is this a proper blockbuster? Is it a proper Tom Cruise movie?
This also ends Movie of the Week format for now. See you in the Midweek movietalk instead.
19 votes -
At these locations around the world, cats are the star
21 votes -
Solar to meet half of global electricity demand growth in 2024 and 2025
22 votes -
Websites are blocking the wrong AI scrapers (Because AI companies keep making new ones)
18 votes -
As digital innovation reshapes the toy market, Lego's chief executive Niels B Christiansen discusses why playing around is good for children, adults and business
19 votes -
How soon might the Atlantic Ocean break?
48 votes -
Mayor of Oslo warns that drug smugglers are increasingly targeting the Norwegian capital as a gateway to Europe as authorities tighten controls on major ports such as Antwerp
7 votes -
HTTP/0.9 From Scratch
11 votes -
Dinosaur Polo Club opens up to share canceled Magic School project
6 votes -
Generative AI requires massive amounts of power and water, and the aging US grid can't handle the load
27 votes -
Los Angeles police department warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells
42 votes -
Doomscrolling evokes existential anxiety and fosters pessimism about human nature? Evidence from Iran and the United States.
22 votes -
Turkey and Germany in spicy feud over doner kebab
23 votes -
Schengen ain't what it used to be
28 votes -
The Cost Of Thriving Index
24 votes -
Max Space reinvents expandable habitats with a 17th-century twist, launching in 2026
13 votes -
The impact of auditors’ gender on the quality of financial reporting: a comparative study of auditors with accounting expertise
8 votes -
"Why you feel poorer than ever: " (Spoiler) "The problem is getting what we need"
31 votes -
Alzheimer’s blood test catches 90% of early dementia cases, study finds
38 votes -
Engineers develop a recipe for zero-emissions fuel: soda cans (aluminium), seawater and caffeine
34 votes -
Maglev titanium heart now whirs inside the chest of a live patient
24 votes -
Chelsea book Fillip Jörgensen medical ahead of £20.7m move from Villarreal – Enzo Maresca wants new goalkeeper capable of playing out from the back
5 votes -
Far north of iconic wine regions like Bordeaux and Tuscany, Sweden is seeing a burgeoning industry of vineyards and a first generation of winemakers trying to carve out a niche
13 votes -
Are there any backpacks which are both stylish and functional?
Every single backpack I've seen that is functional and has at least some basic organizational features (see Bellroy, Peak Design, Alpaka, etc.) is usually pretty ugly and makes you look like a...
Every single backpack I've seen that is functional and has at least some basic organizational features (see Bellroy, Peak Design, Alpaka, etc.) is usually pretty ugly and makes you look like a weird tech bro. And every single backpack that looks good is usually made by a fashion company (eg Zara, Pull&Bear or luxury brands like Prada) and don't have any utility features, only a single big pocket and maybe a laptop sleeve if you're lucky.
I have managed to find one backpack that looks awesome and is actually useful - Sympl Day Backpack. However, I'm out of luck here, because it has been discontinued by the company, and their other backpack models also have that "tech nerd" look to them (although they're not as bad as some other options)
Do you, by any chance, know some backpacks that both look fashionable AND have more than two pockets at the same time?
Edit: there's also Topo Design Daypack Classic which looks good in the black and white variant, but it does lack some useful stuff like laptop sleeve padding
Edit 2: I managed to find another awesome looking backpack! The ISM Bag. I might actually get this one, although $300 is somewhat expensive
26 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.
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Can ChatGPT be a certified accountant? Assessing the responses of ChatGPT for the professional access exam in Portugal.
4 votes -
Girl, so confusing: Will the “Brat” memes help or hurt Kamala Harris?
22 votes -
California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
42 votes -
'Boneless' chicken wings can have bones, Ohio court rules
33 votes -
New antidote for cobra bites discovered
24 votes -
FOSS funding vanishes from EU's 2025 Horizon program plans. Elimination of most Next Generation Internet funding 'incomprehensible,' says OW2 CEO Pierre-Yves Gibello.
28 votes -
Study: Language affects how quickly we perceive shades of colour
15 votes -
India's WazirX halts trading after $230 million 'force majeure' loss
13 votes -
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ obliterates R-rated record with $205 million opening weekend, eighth-biggest in box office history
17 votes -
Despite its founding promise to be ad-free, the Baldur's Gate 3 fan wiki is going to put up ads, because its creator thinks he can make a lot of money
47 votes -
In the Aftermath: Angels Never Sleep (1988)
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A network of community activists in small towns and huge cities are helping get food to the people who most need it
17 votes -
Delta cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage
39 votes -
In historic move, US to upgrade military command structure in Japan
21 votes -
Highly sensitive and high sensation seeking individuals
14 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 22
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.
17 votes -
Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets. Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
5 votes -
Citing climate change, a federal court in Brazil halts rainforest highway paving
20 votes -
Ukrainian equipment losses and resupply (2024): Allied support, captured equipment and endurance
18 votes -
Governor Gavin Newsom orders homeless sweeps throughout California
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Windows gets Linux's sudo superpower: Here's how to turn it on
17 votes