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3 votes
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Renewables will replace ageing coal plants at lowest cost, Australian Energy Market Operator says
5 votes -
At last, a law that could have stopped Tony Blair and George W Bush invading. The Hague’s new crime of aggression might give belligerent heads of states a reason to pause.
10 votes -
Programming Challenge: Construct and traverse a binary tree.
It's that time of week again! For this week's programming challenge, I thought I would focus on data structures. Goal: Construct a binary tree data structure. It may handle any data type you...
It's that time of week again! For this week's programming challenge, I thought I would focus on data structures.
Goal: Construct a binary tree data structure. It may handle any data type you choose, but you must handle sorting correctly. You must also provide a print function that prints each value in the tree on a new line, and the values must be printed in strictly increasing order.
If you're unfamiliar with this data structure, it's a structure that starts with a single "root" node, and this root can have a left child, right child, both, or neither. Each of these child nodes is exactly the same as the root node, except the root has no parent. This branching structure is why it's called a tree. Furthermore, left descendants always have values smaller than the parent, and right descendants always have larger values.
12 votes -
Steven Universe Discussion - Season 5 ends and general feelings of show's current path
Spoilers Ahead! All topics and current plot arcs are free reign!
5 votes -
What are some of your favorite lightweight websites?
By lightweight, I mean sites that are compact, that load quickly, that aren’t loaded with tons of scripts. Personally, I’m a fan of lite.cnn.io. No ads, very minimalistic. Edit: Oh, look, I found...
By lightweight, I mean sites that are compact, that load quickly, that aren’t loaded with tons of scripts.
Personally, I’m a fan of lite.cnn.io. No ads, very minimalistic.
29 votes -
How is Prime Day going for everyone?
Anyone find any good deals on Buy-It-For-Life quality products? Let's talk about our hauls!
5 votes -
Chrome uses ten to thirteen percent more RAM due to Google's 'Site Isolation' protection for Spectre CPU flaws
14 votes -
The downfall of Theranos, from the journalist who made it happen
12 votes -
Israel in turmoil over bill allowing Jews and Arabs to be segregated
7 votes -
Liberapay is in trouble
5 votes -
Spice and Wolf VR announced for 2019
4 votes -
What's your favourite work by Noam Chomsky?
After a reread of The Responsibility of Intellectuals I've decided I don't feel nearly as sad as I want to; recommend something of his to (probably re)read!
7 votes -
Melbourne Pokemon master seizes victory at North American International Championships
3 votes -
Ghost - Rats (2018)
8 votes -
Woman Who Sought Secret Meeting for Trump and Putin is Charged as Russian Agent
17 votes -
Stats for Tildes?
Someone on reddit came up with this idea: a thread statistics page that would show the average age of accounts replying, the top subreddits those accounts use, the frequency of posted replies and...
Someone on reddit came up with this idea:
a thread statistics page that would show the average age of accounts replying, the top subreddits those accounts use, the frequency of posted replies and how they group up
This would be interesting to see as Tildes scales up as a defensive measure against bots and brigading (once invite-only goes away...if it does)
10 votes -
Fears that PrEP could lead to an STI epidemic
Here's an article in Australian Fairfax Media: "Fears new wonder drug could lead to STI epidemic" It refers to this article in The Lancet: "Community-level changes in condom use and uptake of HIV...
Here's an article in Australian Fairfax Media: "Fears new wonder drug could lead to STI epidemic"
It refers to this article in The Lancet: "Community-level changes in condom use and uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by gay and bisexual men in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia: results of repeated behavioural surveillance in 2013–17"
Here's the key take-away from the Fairfax article:
An international 2016 study of men who have sex with men found the chances of contracting chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis were increased 11, 24, and 44-fold respectively in PrEP users. Fears have now been raised that these staggering numbers might be replicated in Australia.
8 votes -
Ocasio-Cortez floats a “sub-caucus” of progressives willing to vote together as a bloc
7 votes -
When it comes to healthcare and support, Aboriginal LGBTIQ+ people are being left behind
5 votes -
After gender confirmation surgery, Jazz Jennings says she feels 'great'
6 votes -
Aliens: Colonial Marines' stupid AI may have been caused by a single typo
12 votes -
Gym Story Saturday
One of my favorite things over at Reddit is /r/fitness's Gym Story Saturdays and Rant Wednesdays (and also /r/WeightRoom's daily threads). I don't know if we have enough gym goers people on Tildes...
One of my favorite things over at Reddit is /r/fitness's Gym Story Saturdays and Rant Wednesdays (and also /r/WeightRoom's daily threads). I don't know if we have enough gym goers people on Tildes yet for a weekly thread on your adventures in fitness, but I figured I'd put one up and see what happens.
This week I did week 2 of Pervertor for 5/3/1 and it has Boring But Big sets as supplemental work. The squat day was hell. This is probably because instead of doing typical BBB, five sets of ten at 50% of your train max, Pervertor does this at 65% of your TM. For me, this meant 5x10 squats at 235 lbs after doing the 5/3/1 sets. I just had to sit down after it was done, couldn't immediately move on to my assistance work. My lower back was especially feeling it, but quads were on fire too. Luckily, was ready to go in a few minutes, but I've never had to just sit there and take a break before workouts like that in my near three years of program lifting.
But no one ever starting lifting weights because they wanted it to be easy.
Anyway, I'm sure y'all probably have better stories than "it was hard to things." Let's hear them.
6 votes -
Radikal Guru - 30 Years Of Zion Train Mixtape
2 votes -
dagga.
last one for today, feel like i've been littering all over tildes and i dont want to be the only thing people see on the homepage. i normally only do these like once a week, but i kept finding...
last one for today, feel like i've been littering all over tildes and i dont want to be the only thing people see on the homepage.
i normally only do these like once a week, but i kept finding words that work today.
sorry for the clutter,
cheers.
bliky at the forehead
hit the floor dead.
i give you advice
so that i feel important
tell me to stay im
a little distorted
cross-faded vision
is going contortedtake off my seatbelt
and i start to floor it
fuck all your comments
i know its abhorrent
i only go out in the
night when it's dormant
in hopes that I'll see
a brick wall and ignore itgorgeous.
tell me, do you cry or get lonely?
Do you ever feel soulless?
Do you ever stop and reminisce?
Baby I want to feel free.
Free.(beat.)
dagga in die bak - smoke
til the morning
i just want you back
still hear you moaning
hard to look back,
know that you happened
hard to look back,
see what we had then
knife hits the floor, saying
what the fuck man
you're a grown man how
do you function
why do you do this
you're above this
Cus I don't know what's real
Baby I want to feel freeFree
Free
Free
bliky at the forehead
hit the floor dead.
i give you advice
so that i feel important
tell me to stay im
a little distorted
cross-faded vision
is going contortedtake off my seatbelt
and i start to floor it
fuck all your comments
i know its abhorrent
i only go out in the
night when it's dormant
in hopes that I'll see
a brick wall and ignore it
it's gorgeous.6 votes -
Hooktube is dead
Hooktube.com used to provide a private way to view youtube vids, blocking ads, bypassing region locks, and also pulling comments and search results via the api. All you had to do was replace the...
Hooktube.com used to provide a private way to view youtube vids, blocking ads, bypassing region locks, and also pulling comments and search results via the api. All you had to do was replace the you in a youtube link with hook.
No more. On July 11, this appeared on the changelog:
HookTube no longer uses YouTube api for anything, and most features (channel page, search, related videos, etc) are gone. No choice.
Which was extremely bad, but at least you could still watch videos privately right?
July 16: YouTube api features are back but mp4 <video> is replaced with the standard YT video embed. HookTube is now effectively just a light-weight version of youtube and useless to the 90% of you primarily concerned with denying Google data and seeing videos blocked by your governments.
rest in pieces
It was a good run, 1.5 years. Started as a quickly made addition to the norbot project, and within long the server had to be upgraded several times. Of course YouTube Legal was an inevitability at that point.
Special thanks to the many people who created plugins and extensions for hooktube, /g/, the five people who donated anonymously, and BitChute for working hard on a real YouTube alternative. HookTube will remain operational in the present state for those who only needed it for performance reasons. See you in the next project.:(
Alternatives include: invidio.us, youtube-dl, the Freetube desktop app, Newpipe for Android, and
you’re doomed if you use iOS.ETA: Actually, I just remembered, there’s Media Grabber for the Workflow app. And Invidio mostly works on mobile.15 votes -
Peanuts, by Charles Bukowski
2 votes -
Science under siege: Behind the scenes at Trump’s troubled environment agency
8 votes -
The Lost of Oracle (DC comics)
Batgirl background: A lot of Batman fans maybe be familiar with Barbara (Babs) Gordon's Batgirl. She was the first Batgirl (not to be confused with Betty Kane's Bat-girl), and is often the...
Batgirl background:
- A lot of Batman fans maybe be familiar with Barbara (Babs) Gordon's Batgirl. She was the first Batgirl (not to be confused with Betty Kane's Bat-girl), and is often the on-screen Batgirl of choice.
- Barbara was paralyzed from the waist down in the infamous The Killing Joke. Her forced retirement from the Batgirl mantle has always triggered mixed feelings, and she's often the top three Women-in-Refrigerators.
Oracle background:
- Barbara returns to DC comics after the events of The Killing Joke as Oracle, where she continues to fight crime in a less overt manner. She often provides much needed expertise and assistance to other vigilantes, including Batman.
- As Oracle, she is also one of the first major depictions of disability in DC comics.
Barbara's return to Batgirl:
- The New 52 Batgirl series is the first Batgirl title with Barbara as Batgirl. After a glossed over miracle cure, she can now walk and picks up her cowl again.
The lost of Oracle:
- Though it's great to finally see Barbara with her own Batgirl title comic, and her struggles to be Batgirl again. And it definitely doesn't hurt that she was written by Gail Simone. It seems the lost of Oracle was greater than the return of Batgirl.
- The Batgirl mantle has been carried by a few people at this point, specifically Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown, both of which are in the New 52 and Rebirth continuity. To put it pointly, Batgirl is replaceable.
- Oracle is not, and has not been replaced. In a world where information is the best tool and weapon in fighting crime, Oracle's role is more important than Batgirl's, which is basically one of might.
- Oracle was a show of determination and will. Barbara may have been forced to retire as Batgirl, but she chose to continue fighting against crime. Loosing the use of her legs didn't affect the use of her mind.
Any other fans of Batgirl/Oracle have thoughts on this? Is re-empowering Barbara as Batgirl, minimizing her contributions as Oracle? How do you feel about the representation of disabilities and/or women in comics in general?
1 vote -
Donald Trump hints at the Queen's private views on UK Brexit
3 votes -
What are the limits of viewpoint diversity?
4 votes -
Frédéric Yonnet with special guest Dave Chappelle: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2018)
4 votes -
Peterson’s complaint
9 votes -
"If you are denied an Australian visa, you will be denied by a human officer. They might be assisted by AI, but it's a human that will deny your visa. We call that the 'golden rule'."
3 votes -
British cave diver considering legal action over Elon Musk's 'pedo' attack
8 votes -
Breach 'inevitable' in digital health records
7 votes -
How pie-throwing became a comedy standard
4 votes -
All you wanted to know about nuclear war but were too afraid to ask
7 votes -
Daily Tildes discussion - thoughts about the site's activity level
The activity on Tildes has been (mostly) slowly dropping for a while. To be clear up front, it's definitely not doing badly at all and I'm not worried about it—it's still very good for how early...
The activity on Tildes has been (mostly) slowly dropping for a while. To be clear up front, it's definitely not doing badly at all and I'm not worried about it—it's still very good for how early this is, the fact that the site is invite-only, and that we haven't had a real "burst" of people for almost a month now.
Just as a point of comparison, saidit.net (a reddit clone that's been trying to get attention and doesn't have restricted registration) has had 9 comments and 3 submissions posted in the last 24 hours. Tildes is far, far better off than that and is already doing better than most community sites ever get to. Here's the last month of stats:
Date Comments Topics 2018-06-13 1040 67 2018-06-14 827 69 2018-06-15 832 43 2018-06-16 467 30 2018-06-17 377 31 2018-06-18 828 85 2018-06-19 662 64 2018-06-20 883 82 2018-06-21 926 75 2018-06-22 553 42 2018-06-23 479 37 2018-06-24 280 32 2018-06-25 634 62 2018-06-26 666 48 2018-06-27 691 37 2018-06-28 433 45 2018-06-29 415 58 2018-06-30 299 29 2018-07-01 369 41 2018-07-02 239 36 2018-07-03 353 45 2018-07-04 338 39 2018-07-05 501 31 2018-07-06 485 39 2018-07-07 378 36 2018-07-08 422 28 2018-07-09 445 34 2018-07-10 424 43 2018-07-11 352 37 2018-07-12 298 31 So the numbers are still quite good overall, but there's an obvious downward trend in there. I'd like to talk about what you think is behind this—is it just a bit of a feedback loop, where the activity isn't very high, so people get bored and the activity drops more? Or are there other causes? For those of you that feel like you're drifting away a bit, are there any particular reasons, or anything that would encourage you to participate here more?
We probably also just need another influx of users before much longer—it's been nice for me to have it a little quieter so I can focus on coding things more than community-management lately, but we're obviously not at the point yet where the activity is self-sustaining. On that note, I haven't given out invite codes for a while, so I've given everyone 5 again. You can get them here (and always, if you need more for a particular reason, just send me a message and let me know): https://tildes.net/invite
Let me know what you think. There are still quite a few high-priority things that I'm trying to get done in the near future, but if there are other changes we could make to try to help keep the site active, I think they're definitely worth considering.
81 votes -
Archaeologists and astronomers solve the mystery of Chile's Stonehenge
7 votes -
DJ Quik - Dollaz + Sense (2017)
3 votes -
stoep.
nevermind. my stoep is warm. my stoep is warm. can't keep my calm it should probably raise alarms if my stoep is warm my stoep is warm that there's a problem and I dont know how to stop it fucked...
nevermind.
my stoep is warm.
my stoep is warm.
can't keep my calm
it should probably raise alarms if
my stoep is warm
my stoep is warm
that there's a problem
and I dont know how to stop itfucked up his arm
with bleeding scars
that kid's an addict he
has no idea how to quit
Insha'allah
One day he'll stop
If he ever dulls the edges of
the shards of broken promises'llahu-allah
'llahu-allah
That a broken-legged lamb
can still hobble into Providence
i hear the caw
i hear the caw
woke up in a sweat and
saw a raven at my doorstep(beat.)
messed up inside
messed up inside
only when he's fucked up
does he really feel alive
the pain you feel
the pain you feel
is the happiness you had before
So pay it up boy, that's the price.my stoep is warm.
my stoep is warm.
can't keep my calm
it should probably raise alarms if
my stoep is warm
my stoep is warm
that there's a problem
and I dont know how to stop itfucked up his arm
with bleeding scars
that kid's an addict he
has no idea how to quit
Insha'allah
One day he'll stop
If he ever dulls the edges of
the shards of broken promisesthe stoa's hot
the stoa's hot
how you gonna run from
a problem that's inside your headit's going dark,
it's going dark
beautiful curse if you
find that you woke up again5 votes -
Where are all my fellow ukulele players at?
What are some songs you've been trying to learn lately? I really want to master Redbone by Childish Gambino right now.
11 votes -
Paid Off: TV show offers to pay off student debt
5 votes -
The Hotel Bathroom Puzzle
17 votes -
DIY ROV
Months ago I decided I was going to build my own underwater remotely-operated vehicle. I got sidetracked by a kitchen remodel, but since it is now complete I will have some free time to start...
Months ago I decided I was going to build my own underwater remotely-operated vehicle. I got sidetracked by a kitchen remodel, but since it is now complete I will have some free time to start working on my vehicle. There are some decent videos out there where others have done the same thing, some are wildly complicated and others are basically built from items out of a scrap bin. I am hoping to land somewhere in the middle.
During the bit of research I have performed, I discovered companies selling very high-end parts, the likes of which you would find on a highly funded/sponsored deep sea expedition or a government project. I didn't find a whole lot of middle ground really, either you DIY or you dump a ton of money into it.
My plan is to use PVC for my hull. I had thought about constructing it similar to the Russian Typhoon-class submarine, with two pressure hulls within an outer hull. That would allow the electrics to reside in dry compartments while I use the void space for ballast. I even found RC submarine ballast systems on eBay which would allow me to take on water and dump it remotely so I could trim it out on the fly.
The general opinion, I have discovered so far, is to make it neutrally buoyant. As much as I would like to add that ballast tank system I may need to just keep it simple for my first attempt. Tethers also seem to be an issue, adding too much weight when they get to a certain length and if you do not take steps to make them buoyant. I thought pool noodles, but learned from someone else that they become water logged and are a bad choice. Then there is power, the trend I noticed is keeping it onboard in the form of a battery pack, but I would like to keep it ashore and just add a wire to the tether so I can not have power to worry about.
So far I have an Arduino board, some old laptops, and some rivers to explore. If we had a makerspace or hackerspace nearby I would be all set. I did search, and the closest is an hour away, which is disappointing since I know I am not the only person into ridiculous projects/hobbies around here! Anyone on here into things like this?
8 votes -
European anti-immigrant parties are embracing pro-lgbt stances to vilify Islam
6 votes -
Greenland villagers evacuated after iceberg comes to town
6 votes -
Trump calls European Union a 'foe' – ahead of Russia and China
10 votes -
France wins the World Cup
12 votes