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4 votes
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New evidence for cyclic universe claimed by Roger Penrose and colleagues
6 votes -
Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize for Literature
6 votes -
Ghost win 2019 Music Export Prize – award celebrates Swedish creators in the music industry and their efforts to positively spread Swedish music across the globe
4 votes -
TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
6 votes -
Norway's King Harald to undergo surgery to replace a heart valve – 83-year-old monarch has been head of state since 1991
6 votes -
Gone But Also Forgotten
11 votes -
PS5 Teardown: An up-close and personal look at the console hardware
9 votes -
Helsinki rides the Slush wave toward a booming startup future – six venture capitalists share their thoughts on Finland's tech ecosystem
6 votes -
Ecocredits, on how to use capitalism to solve global warming
5 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
17 votes -
US Presdient Donald Trump’s antibody treatment was tested using fetal cells obtained through abortion
18 votes -
What are some good recommendations for ambient background music?
This thread can be used for general recommendations for everyone, so feel free to recommend anything that fits. For me specifically, I'm looking for soundscape-style music that has the following...
This thread can be used for general recommendations for everyone, so feel free to recommend anything that fits.
For me specifically, I'm looking for soundscape-style music that has the following properties:
- no lyrics
- very "low motion" (the music feels smooth, slow, and uneventful -- no fast or abrupt sounds, rhythms, or melodies)
- euphonic (the music has an overall pleasant sound and feel to it)
A lot of the ambient and drone music out there hits 1 and 2, but doesn't often hit 3. Much of what I've found tends to have a darker or more neutral tone than what I'm looking for, and some of it comes across as a bit grating. I instead want something that's sort of persistently, mildly pleasant, if that makes sense.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I'm specifically looking for music that I can fall asleep to and read books to, which is why the fact that it should be almost completely unobtrusive is so important!
20 votes -
What is gasoline?
2 votes -
‘Lumberjanes’ animated TV series based on Boom! Comics from Noelle Stevenson eyed by HBO Max
6 votes -
‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ to get first-ever Blu-ray release from GKIDS
14 votes -
For those of you who have had COVID-19, what was your experience like?
I'm interested in hearing your stories. What are/were your symptoms like? Do you know how/when you were exposed? What was your timeline of events, including symptoms, testing, quarantining, etc.?...
I'm interested in hearing your stories.
- What are/were your symptoms like?
- Do you know how/when you were exposed?
- What was your timeline of events, including symptoms, testing, quarantining, etc.?
- Did it affect other aspects of your life (e.g. employment, relationships, etc.)?
- Have you fully recovered?
- What's something about your experience that you haven't seen a lot of mentions of elsewhere?
And of course, feel free to share anything else not asked in these questions.
If you personally have not had it but someone close to you has, feel free to share your experiences with that as well.
META: If this topic is better served in ~health.coronavirus feel free to move it!
41 votes -
Chef recreates the KFC Zinger burger... But can he also make it vegan?
4 votes -
Time to decolonise the internet
25 votes -
Cambridge Analytica did not misuse data in EU referendum, says UK watchdog
5 votes -
Let's play and win our own game
6 votes -
Steam Game Festival: Autumn Edition - Runs until October 13, with hundreds of demos, developer interviews, gameplay streams, Q&As and more
6 votes -
Europa Clipper inches forward, shackled to the Earth
3 votes -
The pros and cons of software crowdtesting
3 votes -
Protest erupts in Orthodox Jewish community over NYC's new coronavirus restrictions
4 votes -
Post-politics and the future of the left
5 votes -
Escargot: A custom, reverse-engineered server to bring back MSN Messenger
8 votes -
One resolution to rule them all: Lord of the Rings trilogy coming to 4K Blu-ray
13 votes -
Free / No IAP / Open Source Puzzle Games for iOS
I play a good deal of Simon Tatham's puzzles (iOS version) and Ordinary Puzzles (which is only one type.) I've spent a good portion of the night trying to find some other open source / free / no...
I play a good deal of Simon Tatham's puzzles (iOS version) and Ordinary Puzzles (which is only one type.)
I've spent a good portion of the night trying to find some other open source / free / no IAP puzzle games, but for the most part I've come up empty.
Anybody know of some treasures out there?
6 votes -
Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery of ‘genetic scissors’ called CRISPR/Cas9 by Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
13 votes -
Thousands of DC renters are evicted every year. Do they all know to show up to court?
10 votes -
Teenage girl becomes Finland's PM for the day – Aava Murto is taking over for the day as part of a campaign for girls' digital rights
12 votes -
How private militias/mercenaries are reshaping the battlefields
8 votes -
Like Moths To Flames - Selective Sacrifice (2020)
5 votes -
Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ movie is moving to Oct. 1, 2021
16 votes -
Why do women still change their names?
25 votes -
Volunteers wanted: NASA's Planet Patrol wants your help to find alien worlds
7 votes -
US President Donald Trump abruptly scraps stimulus talks, punting on economic relief until after Election Day
26 votes -
Meet the customer service reps for Disney and Airbnb who have to pay to talk to you
29 votes -
Ten Meter Tower (short movie)
5 votes -
What is a 'cool' birthday gift for a fifteen year old girl?
Hey folks, since I'm completely out of the loop regarding trends but totally interested in being a 'cool uncle', I am asking you (maybe people having kids around this age) for help! What is a...
Hey folks,
since I'm completely out of the loop regarding trends but totally interested in being a 'cool uncle', I am asking you (maybe people having kids around this age) for help!
What is a 'good' present for a 15 year old girl?
I don't know much about her interests or activities and since she is quite new to the family, I haven't had the chance to talk to her.
Is there anything 'universal' today that might work? 😅
Thanks for your thoughts and discussion.
21 votes -
New podcast name
My friends and I are starting to work on a gaming focused podcast. It will cover news and provide our commentary and stories for anything related to games. It will be primarily about video games,...
My friends and I are starting to work on a gaming focused podcast. It will cover news and provide our commentary and stories for anything related to games. It will be primarily about video games, but we will also cover board games and a little D&D. We've narrowed down the list of names we like and would like to get a little feedback. What do you think of these podcast names? Any feedback is appreciated, thanks!
- DOT - Dialogue Over Time
- Our Alts Have Day Jobs
- Best in Slot
- Theory Crafting
- Data Mined
7 votes -
Eddie Van Halen dead at 65
31 votes -
A doctor gave me an inept diagnosis for a neurological problem. I should know: I’m a neurologist
13 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
14 votes -
Colonial life and the burning of wood
6 votes -
Spartan black broth | Melas Zomos
4 votes -
US House Democrats say Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple enjoy ‘monopoly power’ and recommend big changes
18 votes -
Meet 'Lady Ninja,' the 67-year-old who beat up a man attacking her friend — and saved her life
9 votes -
Wild pigs are running rampant—and doing billions of dollars of damage each year
7 votes