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4 votes
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Ecuador has grand plans to build out its bio-based economy
4 votes -
Link to userpage should be more obvious
Currently, it's just sitting in the top right corner. Considering the fact that it's hiding useful settings (like dark modes!) behind it, it should be a bit more obvious that it's a button,...
Currently, it's just sitting in the top right corner. Considering the fact that it's hiding useful settings (like dark modes!) behind it, it should be a bit more obvious that it's a button, especially on mobile.
5 votes -
Jay Mitchell - Funky Fever (1975)
4 votes -
US Senate votes to save net neutrality rules
9 votes -
Facebook privacy: MEPs to press Zuckerberg
6 votes -
Daily Tildes discussion - allow in-line expanding of videos/etc.?
Whoops, forgot about posting a daily discussion until pretty late today, sorry. Simple topic since it's late: what do you think about adding "expand inline" functionality for topics that point to...
Whoops, forgot about posting a daily discussion until pretty late today, sorry.
Simple topic since it's late: what do you think about adding "expand inline" functionality for topics that point to sites that provide embeds (like YouTube)? There's already the ability to expand text topics, and it can certainly be useful for other types as well. It's a bit dangerous for things like images though, and if we do allow it we'll need to be careful about whether it starts tilting the site towards "quick" content.
Any opinions?
12 votes -
US President Donald Trump reports apparent payment through his personal attorney to adult-film star Stormy Daniels in a new financial disclosure
5 votes -
Police raid home of ex-Malaysian PM over corruption scandal
8 votes -
Facebook publishes enforcement numbers for the first time
5 votes -
Guy creates a banana that reads Twitch comments. Gets banned + perma strike when people make it say bad words.
6 votes -
Some of the universe’s first stars have actually been seen
7 votes -
Manhattan attorney threatens to call ICE on women speaking Spanish to each other.
@shaunking: Who this this bigot in Midtown Manhattan? What's his name? Please share this. Here he is harassing & insulting two women for speaking Spanish...TO EACH OTHER in the middle of Manhattan. Trump has empowered ugly white people like this to say whatever they feel like saying. https://t.co/WbHlet6H7c
7 votes -
Michigan State settles Larry Nassar lawsuits for $500 million
4 votes -
Think American elections are bad? Indian voters get 1,000 texts a day
4 votes -
Vikings to become first NFL team to host summit on LGBTQ inclusion
7 votes -
Petition to save ‘The Expanse’ after Syfy cancellation hits 75,000 signatures, fans appeal directly to Amazon
7 votes -
Democrats Flip a Pennsylvania Seat, Making 41 Since Trump’s Inauguration
4 votes -
Google worker rebellion against military project grows
5 votes -
Dragon Quest VR drops you right in the middle of frantic JRPG battles
4 votes -
King Curtis — Memphis Soul Stew (1971)
6 votes -
Taiwan seeks 'correction' after Air Canada lists Taipei as part of China
5 votes -
Default Post Values and What we call Votes; A potential solution to both of these
Problem Summary "Vote" might not be the best word for tildes, since it implies choice 0 might not be the best number to start votes at Solution Call the score "Score". It feels really natural:...
Problem Summary
- "Vote" might not be the best word for tildes, since it implies choice
- 0 might not be the best number to start votes at
Solution
- Call the score "Score". It feels really natural: This has a score of 5. My submission has a great score.
- Call the act of voting +. It feels mostly natural: I give this +. I + this post. I got a +.
- Start score at 0. Things start at zero.
- When someone submits something, have them auto+ their own post. + is removable, but see next point - user will never see a 0.
- Hide scores until you have voted on something. This is potentially controversial, but I think it makes sense. Just show a big + in a box for the vote.
I think this checks off most of the concerns around things that were brought up in both of those threads (listed below).
Sources
For posterity, here are both the previous links on this topic:
8 votes -
New Women's Pro Sports League Expands To Minnesota
6 votes -
Basement Revolver - Baby (2018)
5 votes -
Humble Hooked on Multiplayer 2018 Bundle - $1+ for Stick Fight, Rampage Knights, Tumblestone / BTA for Besiege, Duck Game, Hover / $14+ for Rocket League
6 votes -
A judge just denied Paul Manafort's motion to dismiss the indictment against him in DC
6 votes -
Hundreds Of Fortnite Players Are Calling A Store Named 'Epic Loot Games'
6 votes -
Basic comment reply notifications added
It's still very rough in quite a few ways, but lack of comment reply notifications has definitely been one of the biggest missing features, so I wanted to get this basic form of it out before I...
It's still very rough in quite a few ways, but lack of comment reply notifications has definitely been one of the biggest missing features, so I wanted to get this basic form of it out before I worry about fixing some of the weirdness with it.
A few quick notes on it:
- Currently, notifications are only for replies to comments. You won't get any notifications for replies to topics, username mentions, etc.
- Currently, you can only view the unread notifications. Once you mark one as read, it'll be gone with no way to see it again. It's still stored and viewing read notifications will definitely be possible in the future, just not yet.
- There are some strange interactions between the comment visit-tracking and the notifications still, I'm not totally sure how I'm going to handle those yet.
Let me know if you notice anything else, I'll probably apply some more updates to it before long to fix some of the strange aspects.
9 votes -
The weird, dangerous, isolated life of the saturation diver
6 votes -
Superman actress Margot Kidder dies aged 69
4 votes -
Bangladeshi rappers wield rhymes as a weapon, with Tupac as their guide
3 votes -
RAGE 2 | Official gameplay trailer
6 votes -
US cell carriers are selling access to real-time location data for phones in Canada and the USA
4 votes -
Golden Knights beat Jets to pull even in Western Conference Final
5 votes -
This is how internet regulation can go really wrong
4 votes -
Daily Tildes discussion - thoughts on sorting for topic lists?
I've made a couple of fairly minor changes to sorting for topic listings recently: pulled the sorting options (most votes, most comments, newest) out of a dropdown list and made them into tabs, to...
I've made a couple of fairly minor changes to sorting for topic listings recently:
- pulled the sorting options (most votes, most comments, newest) out of a dropdown list and made them into tabs, to make it easier to switch between them
- added an "all time" option to the time-period dropdown
The default sorting on the site is also still currently set to "newest" since the activity is low, and I think that's the best way to make sure new posts are getting seen.
I'm also planning to add a sort along the lines of "recent activity" where it will behave like a forum - new topics still come in at the top of the list, but any time a topic gets a new comment it moves back up to the top as well. This will mean that active topics stay near the top, instead of gradually being pushed down by new ones, regardless of how active they are.
Any thoughts on that idea or the other changes? Once I do add the "activity" sort, do you think that's a better option as the default for now, or should I stick with "newest" (or even switch to one of the others)? Any other suggestions or ideas for different sorting methods?
10 votes -
Your saddest desperation cocktails, ranked
9 votes -
EFAIL describes vulnerabilities in the end-to-end encryption technologies OpenPGP and S/MIME that leak the plaintext of encrypted emails
5 votes -
Boss Key (developer of LawBreakers and Radical Heights) is shutting down
@therealcliffyb: A statement:
6 votes -
Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra - Cold Canary Gaslight (2016)
4 votes -
The Cactus Blossoms - Mississippi (cover from Twin Peaks) (2017)
5 votes -
"Recent activity" sort added
Edit: I decided to change it from "Recent activity" to just "Activity". As mentioned in the post over the weekend, I've added a new sorting option now: "recent activity". This behaves kind of like...
Edit: I decided to change it from "Recent activity" to just "Activity".
As mentioned in the post over the weekend, I've added a new sorting option now: "recent activity". This behaves kind of like a forum, where active topics (ones getting new comments) will keep coming back up to the top of the list. I haven't added any specific protections like @cfabbro suggested in that thread, but I will if it seems necessary to prevent excessive "bumping".
I'm considering making this the default sort while the site's overall activity is still pretty low, but haven't done it just yet. Let me know what you think of it, and if you notice any weirdness.
15 votes -
Jerry Reed - Guitar Man (1967)
7 votes -
How the 50-mm camera lens became "normal"
10 votes -
The number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick, and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years
11 votes -
Suggestion: default posts to 1 vote, since 0 votes can be disheartening
It's also not inaccurate to assume the user wants to vote on their own post. Of course 0 votes in the current system vs. 1 vote in the new system would mean exactly the same thing, the latter is a...
It's also not inaccurate to assume the user wants to vote on their own post. Of course 0 votes in the current system vs. 1 vote in the new system would mean exactly the same thing, the latter is a more positive experience.
6 votes -
"Farm to table" vent
My husband and I went out for a really nice dinner last night at a "farm to table" restaurant. While the waitress was explaining the menu, she warned us that since there are no fresh tomatoes...
My husband and I went out for a really nice dinner last night at a "farm to table" restaurant. While the waitress was explaining the menu, she warned us that since there are no fresh tomatoes right now, one of the dishes on the menu used tomato paste. I had to try hard not to snort, it was so absurd.
Is it just me or is "farm to table" the ultimate in pretentious self delusion? You act like you're saving the world, but actually you're demonstrating your privilege?
9 votes -
Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (1968)
6 votes -
The Gentle Seduction by Marc Stiegler
4 votes