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8 votes
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Climate Choice - How your choices today can help prevent climate breakdown
10 votes -
Allen Toussaint -- Shoo-Ra (Shoo-Ra) [Live in Philadelphia, 1975]
4 votes -
Days after El Paso and Dayton mass shootings, Amnesty International issues travel warning to US
8 votes -
The fall and rise of Hitman
12 votes -
As Nevada clears way for ex-felons to vote, most other states still require restitution and fee payments for eligibility
12 votes -
'Youth and workers uniting behind this crisis': German labor union urges two million members to join global climate strike
5 votes -
Quora: 31,000 scientists who denied Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)
5 votes -
WhatsApp protocol decryption for chat manipulation and more
7 votes -
Excerpt from "Myth and Ritual in Christianity" by A. Watts
... The very insistence on the one historical incarnation as a unique step in a course of events leading to the future Kingdom of God reveals the psychology of Western culture most clearly. It...
... The very insistence on the one historical incarnation as a unique step in a course of events leading to the future Kingdom of God reveals the psychology of Western culture most clearly. It shows a mentality for which the present, real world is, in itself, joyless and barren, without value. The present can have value only in terms of meaning—if, like a word, it points to something beyond itself. This "beyond" which past and present events "mean" is the future. This the Western intellectual, as well as the literate common man, finds his life meaningless except in terms of a promising future. But the future is a "tomorrow which never comes", and for this reason Western culture has a "frantic" character. It is a desperate rush in pursuit of an ever-receding "meaning", because the promising future is precisely the famous carrot which the clever driver dangles before his donkey's nose from the end of his whip. Tragically enough, this frantic search for God, for the ideal life, in the future renders the course of history anything but a series of unique steps towards a goal. Its real result is to make history repeat itself faster and more furiously, confusing "progress" with increased agitation.
—Alan Watts, Myth and Ritual in Christianity. 1954
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Before and after pictures show Greenland's rapid ice melt from space
11 votes -
Why Finland leads the world in flexible work – Nordic nation has embraced agile hours for decades
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How Monsanto's "intelligence fusion center" targeted activists and a reporter who wrote a critical book on the company
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For those that have been the target of online harassment, what was it like for you?
I'm interested in the stories of anyone willing to speak about their experiences, whether it was cyberbullying, stalking, doxing, hate mobs, or anything else. Given the sensitive nature of the...
I'm interested in the stories of anyone willing to speak about their experiences, whether it was cyberbullying, stalking, doxing, hate mobs, or anything else.
Given the sensitive nature of the question, only share what you're comfortable with, if at all. The following questions are not a list to be answered but more just jumping off points for consideration.
- What was the harassment like for you?
- What platform(s) did it take place on?
- Was there a specific inciting incident?
- Was it related to any larger cultural factors?
- What was your response like?
- What impact did it have on you and/or others?
- How long did it last?
- What takeaways do you have from the experience?
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Ooblets dev received thousands of "hateful, threatening messages" over Epic exclusivity
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nyáj
nyáj in the shadows of a great unrest stand hallowed halls yet undisturbed by collapse. to be untouched by revolution is a lucky fate for a place like this— so stable in lives and yet always...
nyáj
in the shadows of a great unrest
stand hallowed halls
yet undisturbed by
collapse.
to be untouched by
revolution
is a lucky fate
for a place like this—
so stable in lives
and yet
always received
with such hostility.oh, to be a church—
a great meeting hall
for those of
the faith—
is to be us,
the people of this place
who dare to
keep their fire alive.we are but a
little congregation,
coming together
once in awhile.
giving praise to
what had been;
remembering what
our time had lost.we bear upon our weary backs
a legacy
and hope one day
to restore it.but
we must rest now,
and resign to our dreams
what could be again.5 votes -
Lawyer argues that Humanists — who believe in good without a God — get short shrift in Nevada prisons
5 votes -
Rocket League will remove all paid, randomized Crates later this year, replacing them with a system that shows items in advance
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The “30–50 feral hogs” guy actually had a point
12 votes -
Speeding up baseball to save it
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Up to 40% of retail stores in Finland could go bust by 2030 – competition from online retailers will bring major upheaval
7 votes -
NY Times public editor: The readers versus the masthead
11 votes -
Grenada’s revolution at forty
7 votes -
Inflated bond ratings helped spur the financial crisis. They’re back.
5 votes -
One year later, Riot leadership, employees, say things are improving
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Over-tourism and photo-seekers have been damaging the world's most beautiful places, and even causing some to close to visitors entirely
11 votes -
David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) dead at 52
5 votes -
Typesetting Markdown – Part 7: Mathematics
5 votes -
The Fully Remote Attack Surface of the iPhone
8 votes -
Disney announces $12.99 bundle for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+
16 votes -
Feds told Tesla to stop making “misleading statements” on Model 3 safety
10 votes -
Rethinking the good city: Vallejo’s bold vision
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El Paso massacre galvanizes far-right accelerationists
12 votes -
Shoujo Manga’s Lost Generation
5 votes -
What old game would you most want to see remastered/remade?
It can be a remaster (like Resident Evil HD), a faithful recreation (like Spyro Reignited Trilogy), or a complete reboot (like the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake). Which old game do you choose,...
It can be a remaster (like Resident Evil HD), a faithful recreation (like Spyro Reignited Trilogy), or a complete reboot (like the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake).
- Which old game do you choose, and why?
- What should they change to make the game more palatable for modern audiences?
- What shouldn't they change so that they can remain true to the original?
27 votes -
New ‘warshipping’ technique gives hackers access to enterprise offices
8 votes -
Teensy 4.0 Released.
10 votes -
Local Privilege Escalation exploit found in Steam Windows client - Valve rejected the report, and HackerOne tried to forbid disclosure
12 votes -
What explains US mass shootings? International comparisons suggest an answer
22 votes -
“Load flexibility” could shave 15 percent off our peak electricity needs by 2030.
7 votes -
The tyranny of lawns and landlords: Renting culture puts dreams of cultivating wildness out of reach
16 votes -
It’s not in your head: Urban flooding is getting much more common
14 votes -
Police believe they have found the bodies of fugitives Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky in northern Manitoba, ending a cross-Canada search for the men suspected of killing three people in BC
6 votes -
Pacific Standard is shutting down, effective next Friday
10 votes -
Dayton shooter had history of 'violence towards women,' an ex-girlfriend says
4 votes -
How to make ice cream cones from scratch
6 votes -
“Be Water!”: Seven tactics that are winning Hong Kong’s democracy revolution
33 votes -
Feature a band/artist in three tracks.
Here's the idea: feature any artist you love, especially those you think deserve more attention (though that's not a requirement--anyone is fair game!). Give the artist/band, their genre(s), and...
Here's the idea: feature any artist you love, especially those you think deserve more attention (though that's not a requirement--anyone is fair game!).
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Give the artist/band, their genre(s), and three songs that give a good introduction/overview to their sound and style. Think appetizer, entree, and dessert. (Or just three appetizers--it's good to get us wanting more!)
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Include a brief description of the artist and each of the tracks. Include any other information you feel is relevant.
Feel free to feature more than one band/artist, but in the interest of organization, make each its own separate top-level comment.
(See my example comment below to get a better idea of what I'm going for.)
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What actual resistance looks like: Glenn Greenwald, David Miranda, and Brazilian journalists are standing up to a hateful fascistic government
10 votes -
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo team up to force loot box odds disclosures
18 votes