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Why OpenAI is at war with an obscure idea man
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Federal Trade Commission announces final “Click-to-Cancel” rule making it easier for US consumers to end recurring subscriptions and memberships
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Millions of people are using abusive AI ‘Nudify’ bots on Telegram
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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to lose $150 million to $200 million in theatrical run after bombing at box office
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Subnautica 2 | Official teaser trailer
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Contraption theory - Or why helicopters are so damn weird
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Beating every possible game of Pokemon Platinum at the same time
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This journalist spent a year living with the embattled families of trans youth
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What is the key 'gameplay loop' in a MUD game?
I'm currently building a basic MUD as a (very productive so far) learning exercise. Obviously MUDs have the same mix of appeals as other RPGs do: exploration, progression, combat, PvP, online...
I'm currently building a basic MUD as a (very productive so far) learning exercise.
Obviously MUDs have the same mix of appeals as other RPGs do: exploration, progression, combat, PvP, online community etc.. But what in your experience is the key mechanic the game needs to nail to keep you coming back? When a MUD clicks with you, what itch is it scratching?
All examples welcome, even those that are not MUDs but may be applicable to MUDs.
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Routine dental X-rays are not backed by evidence—experts want it to stop
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Kobo for a casual reader
Howdy, Just this morning I got a wild hair and started thinking about replacing my older Kindle Paperwhite, mostly because something with a a USB-C port would be nice to have. I'm still not sure...
Howdy,
Just this morning I got a wild hair and started thinking about replacing my older Kindle Paperwhite, mostly because something with a a USB-C port would be nice to have. I'm still not sure I'll actually do this, as my Kindle works just fine, occasionally needing a reboot is about the extent of it, as well as the reading time can get janky here and there.
Based on what I'm reading about Kobo, it seems like it offers a bunch of features I'll never use or be interested in. I do not care about customization. I don't borrow from the library. I don't mind buying from Amazon. I rarely read books more than once, so I almost never go back through my collection to see what I have. I don't like ads (I have a PiHole, for example), but the ads on Kindle don't bother me, my brain skips over them, never even noticing. And by casual reader, I mean I read maybe 5-10 books a year, so my Kindle often just sits by my bedside, gathering dust for a spell.
Basically all I do is pick up my Kindle, unlock it and get back to reading whatever I had been, then close the case and set it aside. I like that I can read on the Kindle app on my phone if I've forgotten my Kindle at home. I do read lots of samples on it.
Kobo seems nice and I like an excuse to migrate away from a major corporation, but it's more expensive than a Kindle (I've bought both my Kindles I've owned, used for $40) and seems to offer little that I care about over the Kindle. I'm well aware I can transfer my purchases over, but I'm not sure I care or want to bother with the hassle, so I'm wondering if a Kobo would be at all the right choice and am looking for opinions.
Thanks!
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Vegan recipe log
Hi all. I cook as often as I can and thought it might be fun to chat about any recipes you’ve tried or would like to try! I’m vegan so anything I post in this thread will be too. Maybe even share...
Hi all. I cook as often as I can and thought it might be fun to chat about any recipes you’ve tried or would like to try! I’m vegan so anything I post in this thread will be too. Maybe even share snacks or restaurants that are you’ve tried that you’ve liked!
To start is a simple sauce/stir fry recipe I make when I’m pretty tired after a long day:
Spicy salty sweet sauce:
1-2 tbsp gochugaru
1 tbsp white or black rice vinegar
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp agave or maple syrup
1 tsp corn starchI usually put all of the ingredients together except for the corn starch and then set aside as I do the rest of the prep.
The rest of the recipe is a bit more variable as I have certain ingredients but looks like this:
1 cup cooked white rice OR hand pulled noodles
Noodle recipe:
250g all purpose flour
125 ml water
1/4-1/2 tsp salt
Canola oilI add the flour, water, and salt to a bowl, mixing with my fingers. It starts to form pretty quickly into a mass. I knead the mass of dough into a ball until uniform. With the large, smooth dough ball I cut it into 8 pieces with a knife, roll them into a sort of prolate spheroid shape, and coat with canola oil. Put the oiled dough shapes into a bowl and cover with a damp towel. Let them rest for about an hour or so.
Heat a pot of water. Flatten the dough pieces into rectangles with a rolling pin. Use the rolling pin (if it’s a thin one, otherwise I use large chopsticks), to press the dough lengthways to create a sort of seam. Hold each end of the dough and slowly pull to stretch. Slap on counter as you pull a few times. Stretch it as long or short as you’d like. On the seam you made with the rolling pin, split the noodle apart so that the noodle is now a large loop. Put into the boiling water and wait roughly a minute /or until it’s floating. Can cook a few noodles at a time, though I usually do one or two and roll/pull while they boil.
With the noodles or rice done or going and the sauce almost ready, start to chop vegetables, maybe a cup or so of 2-3 types. I like Napa cabbage, squash, green onions, bell pepper, and carrots but really get whatever you’d like or have on hand at the time. Sauté the vegetables in a tbsp or so of oil (I use canola or olive), starting with onions/garlic and then adding others as you see fit. Once the vegetables are done to your liking, add the noodles or rice, then the sauce (adding in the corn starch to the sauce at this point) and stir.
Often I’ll actually fry a half block or block of tofu I’ve cubed before adding vegetables into the oil. I usually do this as the noodles (or if I’m doing a pot of rice, as it begins to cook) are about done resting, maybe with 15-20 mins to go, since frying tofu can take awhile.
I like to serve in bowls, topping with a dash of sesame oil, black sesame seeds, and fresh green onion.
I’ll post more recipes in the thread as I make them but this is probably the most frequent thing I make in a given week. Feel free to share your own!
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Tinkerers are taking home and reverse engineering Redbox kiosks
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How do you keep your home smelling nice?
Assume cleaning is done on a regular basis. My apartment has a subtle "scent" from, what I assume to be, the vinyl flooring wax. I'd like that to not be the smell visitors first experience. I'm...
Assume cleaning is done on a regular basis. My apartment has a subtle "scent" from, what I assume to be, the vinyl flooring wax. I'd like that to not be the smell visitors first experience.
I'm considering an air purifier/diffuser, but don't know if they're effective.
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Weekly Middle East war megathread - week of October 14
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant Middle East war 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 Middle East war 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.
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.
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We spoke with the last person standing in the floppy disk business
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Reflections on Palantir
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Migrant deportations to increase, says EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen
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The Electric State | Official teaser
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Asmongold's Twitch channel temporarily banned following racist rant about Palestinians
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Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly
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Tildes Book Club October Progress check in - How are you doing with Kindred?
Our next book discussion will be about Kindred by Octavia Butler. Have you started? How is it going? I'm looking forward to discussing with you all.
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A columnist makes sense of Wall Street like none other (see footnote)
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Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of October 13
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week! Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle...
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The Technical Difficulties are back! — Reverse Trivia 1x01
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Hazelight Studios has announced that It Takes Two has sold over twenty million copies – Josef Fares teases next project
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The XVIII best films about the Romans – ranked
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Race Science Inc. | Undercover in The Human Diversity Foundation, the million-dollar race science company
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Georgia voter cancellation site
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ADE 651
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West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts
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Three years in the wild: how a fugitive father has hidden his children for so long
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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.
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Myrient - Reenvisioning video game preservation
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Grande Mahogany – Super Rocker (2024)
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My solar-powered and self-hosted website
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Winamp deletes GitHub repository after a rocky few weeks
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Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’ getting ten episode series adaptation from A24
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Big changes are coming to ArchiveBox!
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Game Freak acknowledges massive Pokémon data breach, as employee info appears online
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Fears over looming water shutdown in Johannesburg South Africa
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Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly
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Timasomo 2024: Week 2 Updates
It was genuinely inspiring seeing everyone's posts from last week. There are a LOT of awesome projects going on! Time for another update on your progress: What did/didn't you get done this week?...
It was genuinely inspiring seeing everyone's posts from last week. There are a LOT of awesome projects going on!
Time for another update on your progress:
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What did/didn't you get done this week?
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Anything go according to plan?
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Anything go off the rails?
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Any successes or struggles to share?
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Do you need feedback or help on anything?
This is your topic to share anything and everything you want about what you’ve made so far.
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I am disappointed by dynamic typing
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Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, known for his decades-long fight against Japanese whaling and arrested in Greenland in July, has asked France's president for political asylum
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Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people
33 votes -
Ukraine to receive aging Abrams tanks in latest Australian military aid package
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Ultimate beginner guide to random intermittent reward
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Announcing FLOSS/fund: $1M per year for free and open source projects
17 votes