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8 votes
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Why does apt not use https?
15 votes -
2019 Baseball Hall of Fame results announced, Mariano Rivera first ever unanimous selection, Mussina, Halladay, Martinez also elected
5 votes -
Google Voice is going to be integrated with Hangouts Chat
I was a bit worried about the future of Google Voice with the demise of Hangouts, but I got an email from GSuite about classic Hangouts today, which linked to this support page. Coming to Hangouts...
I was a bit worried about the future of Google Voice with the demise of Hangouts, but I got an email from GSuite about classic Hangouts today, which linked to this support page. Coming to Hangouts Chat are:
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Enhanced video calling experience
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Google Voice integration
I included the video calling line because I thought it was a bit odd for Chat to have that - I thought that's what Hangouts Meet was for (though it certainly wouldn't be the first case of Google making a redundant product). In any case, if Chat is going to have video calling, it's not much of a stretch to assume it'll also have voice calling for Google Voice, in addition to SMS/MMS.
Self-post instead of a link post because I want to highlight just 2 bullet points in the support page that wouldn't be obvious if I just linked the page. I wasn't sure if this should go in ~tech or ~comp, but ~comp seems to have more non-link discussion than ~tech.
Edit: Somewhat related, I found a news article about the Google Voice 5.7 update. They've created some interesting Google Calendar integrations, which makes sense since Voice will be available in GSuite this March.
5 votes -
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Twins get some 'mystifying' results when they put five DNA ancestry kits to the test
7 votes -
Still simmering: Freedom of navigation in the South China Sea
3 votes -
Thieves of experience: How Google and Facebook corrupted capitalism
6 votes -
thank u, next: wut?
I just watched the clip to this. It left me perplexed. Starts out with an absurd self-flattery, then name dropping multiple (and actual) ex boyfriends of the singer. Then the clip, it's something...
I just watched the clip to this. It left me perplexed. Starts out with an absurd self-flattery, then name dropping multiple (and actual) ex boyfriends of the singer. Then the clip, it's something totally different and unrelated. It's as if clips (which are somewhat sexist againt almost all sorts of gender out there) collected from a stock media site.
Then the lyrics. A list of someone's ex-SOs. Then self-flattery. Then, let's put a few buzzwords here and there. She's in a lesbian relationship, and her dad is transsexual. Apparently queer people reduced to pure stereotypes. It all comes off to me either as an exploitation of the current atmosphere among the youth, or something so personal would better be a vlog.
There is a strong contrast between the video and lyrics. Objectification of male genitalia sprinkled towards the end of the song. An "eww" at people with missing teeth. Women in sexualised outfit.
Am I too out of touch with mainstream pop stuff? I mean something like Nicky Minaj doesn't come of this "dissonant" to me. There's lots of sexuality in her stuff, but I don't think that's a problem per se. I just don't like her stuff (or swathes of stereotypical male rappers and pop singers) and move on. But this entire combination of clip and song comes off as literally repugnant to me. Is there something I'm missing?
Edit: just to clarify, it's not sexuality or queer stuff that is the problem for me (I don't have any problems with these things and them being depicted), but a strong sense of exploitation and dishonesty that I get.
4 votes -
How fortunes are being made and lost in Madagascar's vanilla boom
6 votes -
“The Linux of social media” - How LiveJournal pioneered (then lost) blogging
8 votes -
SELinux's approach (restrict everything unless explicitly permitted) is the opposite of Linux's (permit everything unless explicitly forbidden). That makes setup different,
4 votes -
What would happen if the US House of Representatives decided to investigate sitting Senators?
The current US Senate majority continues to support the president. However, the current president may have been compromised by the Russian government. The connections that several senators have to...
The current US Senate majority continues to support the president. However, the current president may have been compromised by the Russian government.
The connections that several senators have to Russia (Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, to name two) raise the very real possibility that the current Republican majority in the Senate owes its existence to Russian help.
The FBI, a renewed Republican target, has suggested as much in briefings given to that same U.S. Congress.
What are the chances of the House investigating sitting menbers of Senate, and what twists and turns might occur should it happen?
9 votes -
Whether you’re actively looking for a new job or you’re thinking about it, here are 8 resources for making a resume and getting out there to find something
7 votes -
The CNIL has imposed a penalty of fifty million euros against Google for breaches of the GDPR
12 votes -
UK government seeks views on whether gaming is 'harmful or helpful to society'
11 votes -
I moved back home at 38, and this is how I am coping
12 votes -
Entire Machinima YouTube channel set to private
11 votes -
Cappuccino: Objective-J based Web App Framework similar to GNUStep/Cocoa APIs
2 votes -
Twitch Prime: Pikuniku free from Jan 21 - 23
3 votes -
Casting 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
8 votes -
Test Drive your Coding Font
12 votes -
Le Mellotron - La face B de Trax (2018)
3 votes -
A collection of nerdy interviews asking people what they use to get the job done
9 votes -
Leaving Mozilla and (most of) the Rust project
7 votes -
psychic vampires.
i dont even care to try and write this shit out. . just. . drain my blood. let me sleep, love
10 votes -
How to Write Email with Military Precision
20 votes -
The status of vertical farming at the end of 2018 - a summary
13 votes -
President Donald Trump directed his attorney Michael Cohen to lie to US Congress about the Moscow Tower project
24 votes -
Facebook's '10 Year Challenge' Is Just a Harmless Meme—Right?
11 votes -
gripthroat grapes.
we met in a field i plucked a fruit from your veins you encouraged me to eat i exchanged with you a name. . i kept you close inside a jar and with time, you turned sour you encouraged i add water...
we met in a field
i plucked a fruit from your veins
you encouraged me to eat
i exchanged with you a name.
.
i kept you close inside a jar
and with time, you turned sour
you encouraged i add water
lest it be the final hour.
.
my glass turned pink
with the hue of your skin
you explained - it's drink,
you encouraged me to sip
.
i never knew beauty
like your taste upon my lips
you are my favorite poison
and i have now, not a drip.
8 votes -
How do you define your masculinity/femininity?
In lieu of the recent Gillette ad, and seeing as the conversation around it has stirred the pot quite a bit, I wanted to propose a conversation where we start from the very beginning: Without yet...
In lieu of the recent Gillette ad, and seeing as the conversation around it has stirred the pot quite a bit, I wanted to propose a conversation where we start from the very beginning:
Without yet talking about subsets, variants, or interpretations of masculinity/femininity (toxic or otherwise). How do you define it for yourself: what makes you masculine or feminine, or what parts of you would you describe as such, do you feel that those things go as universal descriptors or are they specific to your case?
There may also be some deeper questions in here about where you think you gained this conception (your family? your immediate circle of contacts? Role models?) or who you think best embodies your ideal definition of your gender.
23 votes -
Why Microsoft Word must Die
33 votes -
Cleaning New York's filthy harbor with one billion oysters
11 votes -
Hbomberguy raises over $100,000 for Mermaids by playing Donkey Kong 64 for twenty-four hours
16 votes -
Aberdeenshire church to break away amid gay marriage row
3 votes -
Why West Africa’s pidgins deserve full recognition as official languages
3 votes -
What have you been watching/reading this week? (Anime/Manga)
I'd say something here about thinking a monthly thread for this is better or something, but that would be a lie and the truth is that I was busy during Christmas and subsequently forgot to post...
I'd say something here about thinking a monthly thread for this is better or something, but that would be a lie and the truth is that I was busy during Christmas and subsequently forgot to post this thread for about three weeks running. Sorry about that.
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!
9 votes -
Israeli military strikes Iranian targets in Syria
5 votes -
Damning court docs show just how far Sacklers went to push OxyContin
8 votes -
Machinima, one of YouTube’s biggest and oldest channels, goes dark
12 votes -
How to make sure your recycling gets recycled
8 votes -
To save the sound of a Stradivarius, a whole city must keep quiet
13 votes -
Where should I put the 2FA recovery code for my password manager?
So I have all my passwords, TOTP backup codes, and account recovery codes in my password manager (Bitwarden.) In turn, Bitwarden is secured with a master password and TOTP 2FA. I have a recovery...
So I have all my passwords, TOTP backup codes, and account recovery codes in my password manager (Bitwarden.) In turn, Bitwarden is secured with a master password and TOTP 2FA. I have a recovery code for the 2FA in the event that I can't get to andOTP anymore (2FA app.) The thing is, where do I put that code? I can't put it in a note app or anything, because if I'm locked out of Bitwarden, I don't have my passwords. Do you see my problem? I was thinking about physically writing it down, but that makes me nervous because I might lose it. Are there any good solutions to this problem?
9 votes -
This Week's Releases 18/01 - James Blake, Sharon Von Etten, Future and more.
Releases of the week 12/01/2019 - 18/01/2019 Featured Release James Blake - Assume Form (Alternative R&B, Art Pop) "After dropping two new songs yesterday — the subtle trapper “Mile High” and the...
Releases of the week 12/01/2019 - 18/01/2019
Featured Release
James Blake - Assume Form (Alternative R&B, Art Pop)
"After dropping two new songs yesterday — the subtle trapper “Mile High” and the haunting “Lullaby For My Insomniac” — James Blake reveals today the entirety of Assume Form, his fourth full-length to date and follow-up to 2016’s The Colour In Anything. It’s available to stream in full below via Apple Music and Spotify.
The album spans 12 tracks, including last year’s excellent “Don’t Miss It”, and features guest spots from Travis Scott, Metro Boomin, Rosalía, André 3000, and Moses Sumney. Blake previously contributed to the most recent full-length efforts from Oneothrix Point Never and Travis Scott, as well as on singles from Kendrick Lamar, André 3000, and Moses Sumney.”Other Notable Relases
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow (Indie Pop, Synth)
Future - The WIZRD (Hip Hop, Trap)
Deerhunter - Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared (Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock)
Toro Y Moi - Outer Peace (Alternative R&B, Synth Funk)
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.
4 votes -
Who is more dangerous: El Chapo or Carlos Slim?
11 votes -
Women's marches across Australia focus on Aiia Maasarwe's alleged rape and murder
4 votes -
Netflix, YouTube, Amazon and Apple accused of GDPR breach
27 votes -
normal.
hey this is tildes so i should talk about code. i dont type each > for the markdown individually. got a tiny function i wrote that does it for me: https://repl.it/repls/HonoredRubberyProfessional...
hey this is tildes so i should talk about code.
i dont type each
>
for the markdown individually.got a tiny function i wrote that does it for me: https://repl.it/repls/HonoredRubberyProfessional
so there's that for anyone who wants an easier time formatting their thing.
stuff at the bottom. not necessarily inspo. just.
yeah
i just
want to go back
to normal.
normal like in 2016
when i had a little cash
and spent it all
on books, coffee, clothes, teenage shit
i was nineteen
we had yet to meet
back to normal
like the centuries
where i would never be
from the dawn of the earth
up to the nineties.
back to normal
back to friends
back to hobbies and dreams
back to having endless things
that i found exciting
back to normal
when i'd stay up a little late
and fall asleep, be up at 8
and make my coffee
not living in the night,
sleeping in the morning.
.
but the meds are all a hex,
cyanide with side effects
take this pill if you're depressed
now youre a narcoleptic wreck
and your car's a crumpled mess
so momma drives you to your check-
ups full of shit you never said
like how you wanna quit - dead.
because you say something she think
is wrong you end up in the shrink
with all the people with the bigger problems
thrashing as they shriek
and you wake up on a table
see the warden of the clink
shoving hands into your mouth
tryna feed you what they think
'll fix your fucking problems.
hooked - benzodiazepines.
and now you're mellow, now you're numb
for now your skin'll cease to bleed
and still you look around in envy
pretty people - normalcy.
.
i gotta get out this house
get back to normal
maybe she can't find me there.
maybe i can get a text
or get some coffee
breathe, not even care
'bout if i'll turn a cursed corner
see her curly golden hair,
and have a flashback to the nights
spend crying lonely in despair
as she would sit, a room away
sipping vodka in here chair
taking snaps and scrolling insta
for her modelling career
and i would wail my soul would bleed
praying that her heart would hear
and she would get up, come and hold me
stroke my hair like "mama's here."
and i could breathe
our love immortal
i want nothing but a world
where i am back in full control
through death or breath
just make me normal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NB7RBZ1yGY
8 votes -
Kim Stanley Robinson’s lunar revolution
4 votes -
Are traps gay?
30 votes