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    1. Best 120mm fans for a desktop?

      I was looking for preferences on 120/140mm case fans. RGB is a want, but not at the expense of quality fans. I'm pretty new to the topic and not super familiar with the technical side. So open to...

      I was looking for preferences on 120/140mm case fans. RGB is a want, but not at the expense of quality fans.

      I'm pretty new to the topic and not super familiar with the technical side. So open to reading more in depth too.

      Thanks!

      7 votes
    2. My dad had a stroke; looking for free Android games to help him pass time and recover

      Last month my dad had a stroke. Miraculously he didn't lose much functionality at all, though he does have some minor cognitive issues that we're working on in rehab - mainly memory. Accordingly,...

      Last month my dad had a stroke. Miraculously he didn't lose much functionality at all, though he does have some minor cognitive issues that we're working on in rehab - mainly memory. Accordingly, we want to find some games he can play on his tablet to help keep his mind active and focus his attention. But the mobile game market is hard for me to navigate and sort through for what I'm looking for.

      I need games that're about a dollar or less and don't have in-app purchases. Basically games you could give to your kid and trust that they're not gonna be psychologically manipulated into wanting to empty your bank card or something like that.

      Brain teasers and simple puzzles are ideal for sharpening his mind but any game that's good clean straightforward fun will work. I don't think he's going to be able to handle anything with a whole lot of moving parts like an RTS right now, for instance.

      I can't afford to spend much on this and I don't know what kinds of games will interest him most so I want to give him a lot of choices. I've already looked through a couple of the other mobile game rec threads on here and I'm checking out the games listed there, but I was hoping you all could help me think of some stuff more geared to my situation. Any pointers even just on where to go looking or what to google would be appreciated. Cheers!

      Edit:

      Thank you all for being so supportive! I've added a bunch of the games you recommended, and I also found a couple nice lists that I thought I'd add here for anyone else interested.

      Short List of Totally Free Games

      10 Completely Free Mobile Games

      Stay awesome tildes!

      20 votes
    3. Have you ever served on a jury, or faced a jury trial?

      Since Tildes participants generally come from nations with legal systems based on English common law or otherwise requiring jury trial for criminal cases, I'm curious what, if any, experience...

      Since Tildes participants generally come from nations with legal systems based on English common law or otherwise requiring jury trial for criminal cases, I'm curious what, if any, experience others have had of serving on juries, trying cases before a jury, or facing a jury as a defendant.

      I was unable to participate as fully in this discussion as I would have liked, as I was called to jury service on a child molestation case this week. I'm deeply saddened to say that it was the second time I've served as a juror for judgment on an accused child sex abuser.

      That case is now concluded, we returned a guilty verdict today, and I'm at liberty to discuss it if questions arise.

      One of the startling things about this case was the huge jury pool called - sixty people, of whom only 8 were seated (6 jurors and two alternates, and we weren't informed as to who the alternates were). The dismaying detail was that of those sixty people, representing a very diverse county, the selected jury pool consisted of 7 white, middle-aged, college-educated, relatively affluent women, and one older white man.

      In the U.S., the right to a trial by jury is foundational - it's specified in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as follows:

      In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

      Though it's not commonly considered as such, the U.S. civic duty to provide service as a juror is on par with military service, as illustrated here: https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/551818/jury-duty-is-civil-duty/

      23 votes
    4. What does your desktop look like? What tools do you swear by?

      Between the recent discussions on the Useful Shell Scripts thread, and some of the tangents on the Desktop Usability thread, I thought it might be an interesting idea to have a desktop screenshot...

      Between the recent discussions on the Useful Shell Scripts thread, and some of the tangents on the Desktop Usability thread, I thought it might be an interesting idea to have a desktop screenshot sharing / unixporn thread where we talk about our setups, preferred applications, and share some pointers. This doesn't specifically have to be a Unix circlejerk though. If you have a Windows/Android/ChromeOS/TempleOS setup with some novel innovations, you're more than welcome to share too.

      34 votes
    5. This Week's Releases 30/11 - Earl Sweatshirt, The 1975, J.I.D., Jeff Tweedy

      Releases of the week 24/11/2018 - 30/11/2018 Featured Release Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs (Hip Hop, Abstract) It’s always been Earl versus the world. Fame found him at the age of 16, making...

      Releases of the week 24/11/2018 - 30/11/2018


      Featured Release

      Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs (Hip Hop, Abstract)

      It’s always been Earl versus the world. Fame found him at the age of 16, making him an internet sensation, then a meme, then an enigma, and finally, an icon. For an introverted kid who knew he could rap but was reluctant to accept the exposure and invasions of privacy that came with being a bona fide pop culture phenomenon, it’s been an uncomfortable evolution. Voracious fans threatened to consume not just his music but his personal life too. That same entitlement caused the “FREE EARL” campaign to mutate from eager appreciation to scary obsession and stoked fans’ demand for music during the three years since his last album—even as he was mourning his father’s death earlier this year. Rather than bask in the attention, he recoiled from it, setting himself apart from peers who maintain relevance through carefully strategized ubiquity. As he receded from the spotlight, his mystique grew—as did fans’ desire to hear him to do what he does best.

      Source: Pitchfork

      Listen to single

      Stream Links

      Other Notable Relases

      The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (Pop, Synthpop)

      Listen to single

      J.I.D. - DiCaprio 2 (Hip Hop, Trap)

      Listen to single

      Jeff Tweedy - Warm (Indie, Alt-Country)

      Listen to single

      Meek Mill - CHAMPIONSHIPS (Hip Hop, Trap)

      Listen to single

      Feel free to discuss or feature any and all other releases in the comments below

      Discussion Points

      Have you listened to any of these releases?
      What are your thoughts?
      What are you looking forward to listen to?
      What have you enjoyed from these artists in the past?

      // All feedback on this format welcome below.

      6 votes
    6. This week in Anime: week 48 of 2018

      inb4 John McAfee makes Anime real again How do? Since we're currently lacking native spoiler tags, I'd ask all of you to follow this scheme: Post a top level comment with the title and episode...

      inb4 John McAfee makes Anime real again


      How do?

      Since we're currently lacking native spoiler tags, I'd ask all of you to follow this scheme:
      Post a top level comment with the title and episode number of the anime you want to talk about like this
      **JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo - Episode 1**
      Then reply to those top level comments with your thoughts. This way people who haven't seen something yet or plan on binge watching once all the episodes are out can simply collapase the top level comment to not get spoiled ^.^

      What do?

      Simply post, discuss or joke about any currently airing anime you want. For Anime you've been watching that aren't currently airing refer to Cleb's weekly thread.

      When do?

      But what if the anime I want to talk about hasn't aired yet?

      No problem, just post a comment here once the episode has aired, these threads aren't meant to last one single day.


      Archive

      Archives of these threads can be found at the unofficial wiki

      7 votes
    7. What's your favorite song cover?

      As the title says. Bonus points for covers that really surprised you. My personal favorite is Sugar Ray's cover of The Steve Miller Band's Abracadabra. It's super faithful to the source material...

      As the title says. Bonus points for covers that really surprised you. My personal favorite is Sugar Ray's cover of The Steve Miller Band's Abracadabra. It's super faithful to the source material but Sugar Ray kinda heavied it up a bit

      28 votes
    8. What have you been watching/reading this week? (Anime/Manga)

      Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of. If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're...

      Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.

      If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its Anilist, MAL, or any other anime/manga database you use!

      8 votes
    9. Programming Challenge - It's raining!

      Hi everyone, it's been 12 days since last programming challenge. So here's another one. The task is to make an algorithm that'll count how long would it take to fill system of lakes with water....

      Hi everyone, it's been 12 days since last programming challenge. So here's another one. The task is to make an algorithm that'll count how long would it take to fill system of lakes with water.

      It's raining in the forest. The forest is full of lakes, which are close to each other. Every lake is below the previous one (so 1st lake is higher than 2nd lake, which is higher than 3rd lake). Lakes are empty at the beginning, and they're filling at rate of 1l/h. Once a lake is full, all water that'd normally fall into the lake will flow to the next lake.

      For example, you have lakes A, B, and C. Lake A can hold 1 l of water, lake B can hold 3 l of water and lake C can hold 5 l of water. How long would it take to fill all the lakes?
      After one hour, the lakes would be: A (1/1), B (1/3), C(1/5). After two hours, the lakes would be: A(1/1), B(3/3), C(2/5) (because this hour, B received 2l/h - 1l/h from the rain and 1l/h from lake A). After three hours, the lakes would be: A(1/1), B(3/3), C(5/5). So the answer is 3. Please note, that the answer can be any rational number. For example if lake C could hold only 4l instead of 5, the answer would be 2.66666....

      Hour 0:

      
      \            /
        ----(A)----
                             \                /
                              \              /
                               \            /
                                ----(B)----
                                                   \           /
                                                    \         /
                                                     \       /
                                                     |       |
                                                     |       |
                                                      --(C)--
      

      Hour 1:

      
      \============/
        ----(A)----
                             \                /
                              \              /
                               \============/
                                ----(B)----
                                                   \           /
                                                    \         /
                                                     \       /
                                                     |       |
                                                     |=======|
                                                      --(C)--
      

      Hour 2:

                  ==============
      \============/           |
        ----(A)----            |
                             \================/
                              \==============/
                               \============/
                                ----(B)----
                                                   \           /
                                                    \         /
                                                     \       /
                                                     |=======|
                                                     |=======|
                                                      --(C)--
      

      Hour 3:

                  ==============
      \============/           |
        ----(A)----            |             ========
                             \================/       |
                              \==============/        |
                               \============/         |
                                ----(B)----           |
                                                   \===========/
                                                    \=========/
                                                     \=======/
                                                     |=======|
                                                     |=======|
                                                      --(C)--
      

      Good luck everyone! Tell me if you need clarification or a hint. I already have a solution, but it sometimes doesn't work, so I'm really interested in seeing yours :-)

      21 votes
    10. Manipulation of the Day: 'Attaching politics to a topic they wish to squelch.'

      Attaching politics to a topic they wish to squelch. That effectively “controversializes” the issue and divides public opinion so that no more than half of people will typically believe or pay...

      Attaching politics to a topic they wish to squelch. That effectively “controversializes” the issue and divides public opinion so that no more than half of people will typically believe or pay attention to the offending information.

      https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/405807-a-news-consumers-guide-to-astroturf-sources

      9 votes
    11. Identification of key films and personalities in the history of cinema from a Western perspective

      Identification of key films and personalities in the history of cinema from a Western perspective Top 20 movies by influence centrality The Wizard of Oz (1939) Star Wars (1977) Psycho (1960) King...

      Identification of key films and personalities in the history of cinema from a Western perspective

      Top 20 movies by influence centrality

      1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

      2. Star Wars (1977)

      3. Psycho (1960)

      4. King Kong (1933)

      5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

      6. Metropolis (1927)

      7. Citizen Kane (1941)

      8. The Birth of a Nation (1915)

      9. Frankenstein (1931)

      10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

      11. Casablanca (1942)

      12. Dracula (1931)

      13. The Godfather (1972)

      14. Jaws (1975)

      15. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

      16. The Searchers (1956)

      17. Cabiria (1914)

      18. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

      19. Gone with the Wind (1939)

      20. Bronenosets Potemkin (1925)

      4 votes
    12. What have you been listening to this week?

      Oops, just noticed I didn't post this week! My mistake. 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! Feel...

      Oops, just noticed I didn't post this week! My mistake.

      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!

      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.

      11 votes