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9 votes
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The secret history of risotto – The dish is governed by a set of laws that are rooted in tradition, rich in common sense, and aching to be broken or bent
20 votes -
What short standalone book is worth more than its page count?
This will be the final topic in the series. (Sorry about the confusion!) This one is about short books that have more heft than you would think from their size alone. As before, there are no hard...
This will be the final topic in the series. (Sorry about the confusion!)
This one is about short books that have more heft than you would think from their size alone.
As before, there are no hard requirements on what counts as “short.”
24 votes -
Day 19: Linen Layout
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/19 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/19
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
6 votes -
Lawsuit reveals how colleges really talk about rich applicants
11 votes -
For folks who use both Twitter and TruthSocial, I am curious, how is the experience difference?
Since Musk took over Twitter and made it a "free speech" platform, something that has interested me is has that basically render TruthSocial obsolete or is there some niche that Trump is targeting...
Since Musk took over Twitter and made it a "free speech" platform, something that has interested me is has that basically render TruthSocial obsolete or is there some niche that Trump is targeting with TruthSocial that Elon is not with Twitter?
The biggest obv difference is just the reach with Twitter having more people than TruthSocial but with all the headlines I see about how people are leaving Twitter en-masse, I figure it's just a matter of time before it loses mainstream attention?
But beyond the number of users, it is basically the same environment, albeit with different tech stacks?
11 votes -
Alton Brown eats his spicy dream feast | Heat Eaters
3 votes -
Lawsuit reveals how United States private colleges talk about rich applicants
12 votes -
You've never seen (or heard) a game quite like 'Skate Story'
20 votes -
The destructive legacy of failed aquaculture
11 votes -
Kansas City receives new streetcars for Main Street extension
12 votes -
More riders than expected have used Oklahoma City's RAPID NW bus line
11 votes -
Never forgive them - On digital platforms vs users
35 votes -
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
16 votes -
The first US lawsuit against ultra-processed foods
11 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
5 votes -
How opioid giant Endo escaped a $7 billion US federal penalty
7 votes -
Alzheimer's mortality lowest for taxi, ambulance drivers
6 votes -
CCTV cameras are everywhere — and they’re changing how your brain responds
7 votes -
Uber for nursing: How an AI-powered gig model is threatening US health care
7 votes -
Moon
9 votes -
The end is nigh and here's why
10 votes -
Weird game "Catly" revealed at The Game Awards might be some kind of AI generated grift or scam
19 votes -
Death of a Unicorn | Official trailer
11 votes -
Helldivers II is hyped to announce our very first crossover: Killzone 2
7 votes -
Kenyan single mothers ‘trapped’ in Saudi Arabia as exit visas denied to children born outside marriage
7 votes -
Honda confirms new Prelude hybrid coupe is coming to the US in late 2025
8 votes -
Canada Post strike update: Postal employees back to work
17 votes -
Day 17: Chronospatial Computer
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/17 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/17
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
6 votes -
A decade without a drink
20 votes -
"Open" platform to post lyrics
I started writing some lyrics and I like the idea of sharing them with whomever wants to use them. Personally, it's an extra motivator to know your writing might be useful for something. So, I'm...
I started writing some lyrics and I like the idea of sharing them with whomever wants to use them. Personally, it's an extra motivator to know your writing might be useful for something.
So, I'm looking for a platform where I can dump my ramblings basically xD. I mostly don't want a "free" platform funded by advertisements. Everything else (e.g. built on FOSS, federated) is a plus. Let's not make the perfect the enemy of the good.
Thanks =)
5 votes -
School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improved mood
32 votes -
Day 18: RAM Run
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/18 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/18
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
8 votes -
Study: essay graders rarely detect AI, give higher grades
22 votes -
The hidden engineering of wildlife crossings
6 votes -
Sweden open to power cable project if Germany reforms, minister says
8 votes -
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PC) - a deep dive on RayTracing
4 votes -
The Just World Cultural License—a copyleft license to make the world a better place
11 votes -
Crashing a server by charging a vape battery
While I consider this resolved at time of posting, this is one of my weirder, more unexpected tech issues I've run into and I thought y'all might enjoy it. I'd been having issues with my (Ubuntu)...
While I consider this resolved at time of posting, this is one of my weirder, more unexpected tech issues I've run into and I thought y'all might enjoy it.
I'd been having issues with my (Ubuntu) server where its services were unavailable, I couldn't SSH in, and USB devices plugged in after the issues started weren't connecting (mouse LED would light up, couldn't toggle keyboard locks or interface computer with the devices). These issues were becoming a near daily occurrence.
So after the most recent incident I decided to watch it boot. After grub, it would just hang at a black screen. So I opted for the recovery mode and after waiting some minutes for services to time out, I was given a terminal and used that to check my devices, sensors, etc and all were reading fine.
Frustrated, I started reviewing what else could have possibly changed with my setup, and I found that change in my hand. I use my server's front USBs as a low current charger and had recently got a new vape battery that was charging at that moment.
I unplugged the battery, rebooted, everything was fine. Plugged the battery in, everything locked up again immediately.
I had been using a spare cable, it had data wired. Swapping for the included power only cable, and no issues.
While I'm curious as to what exactly is happening and why, I'm satisfied enough concluding it is a cheap vape (I mean, I'm having to charge the sucker near daily after all) that is transmitting junk over data and the OS doesn't handle it appropriately. I'll pull logs or do another couple tests if other folks are curious as well though.
Oh, and the battery is a Bear Rootz Sol. Come to think of it, my other worst battery at holding a charge was also a Bear Rootz.
7 votes -
RowBot Rally out today on Playdate
5 votes -
How a young Dutch woman’s life began when she was allowed to die
11 votes -
Arctic foxes were almost hunted to extinction in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Can projects to breed and feed them help this native species return for good?
6 votes -
As warmer Finnish winters melt the snow drifts that endangered Saimaa ringed seals use to raise their young, humans are giving them a helping hand
4 votes -
The market for “noble” titles is booming
10 votes -
Warhammer is weird. That’s why it works.
12 votes -
$10 billion in government loans announced for United States EV charging network, battery production
13 votes -
Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination
14 votes -
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been released from prison in Greenland after Denmark rejected a Japanese request to extradite him
7 votes -
Karate Kid: Legends | Official trailer
9 votes -
The simulation argument
2 votes