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4 votes
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Apple and Google launch exposure notification API, enabling public health authorities to release apps
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Should tomatoes go in the fridge? Apparently, it doesn't matter much: the variety of tomato is much more important.
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CDC is conflating viral and antibody tests. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same
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Federal judge rules that all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail amid coronavirus pandemic: "the Grim Reaper's scepter of death" is "far more serious than an unsupported fear of voter fraud"
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Donald Trump’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): Assault on US labor in the pandemic era
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Colombia's FARC rebels agreed to peace — but they're still being killed: “The peace process is just a facade.”
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The Kentucky miner who scammed Americans by claiming he was Hitler and plotting a ‘revolt’ with ‘spaceships’
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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5 million to build the case for a universal basic income
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Anna von Hausswolff - The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra - Live (2018)
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Is a YouTube video with a static image technically a podcast?
My brother and I have been going at it on if a YouTube channel puts out a video, based around a conversation with either a static image or a simple eye catch behind it, can it be considered a...
My brother and I have been going at it on if a YouTube channel puts out a video, based around a conversation with either a static image or a simple eye catch behind it, can it be considered a podcast? I'm of the opinion that a podcast is a podcast because it's an audio file, in an aggregator, that can be downloaded to a portable device with minimal fuss. He's of the opinion that the content makes a podcast, and if all podcast aggregators suddenly go under, any audio files with album art uploaded to YouTube would be considered indistinguishable from podcasts, so podcasts can live exclusively in the YouTube space and still be considered a podcast.
Does anyone else have a take on this? Can I use Tildes to definitively prove my brother wrong?
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FC Seoul are facing penalties, including expulsion from their own stadium, for putting sex dolls on empty seats during a match last weekend
12 votes -
When SimCity got serious: the story of Maxis Business Simulations and SimRefinery
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‘How can I be sick?’ Woman who took hydroxychloroquine for nineteen years to treat lupus still got COVID-19
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NASA is naming its newest space telescope for pioneering astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, marking the first time in the agency’s history that one of its major programs has been named for a woman
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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.
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What's your favorite defunct website?
I was looking for an old movie review from a movie news website that (sadly) no longer exists and it took me down an Wayback Machine rabbit hole that got me thinking about all of the websites I...
I was looking for an old movie review from a movie news website that (sadly) no longer exists and it took me down an Wayback Machine rabbit hole that got me thinking about all of the websites I used to be extremely active on that aren't reachable any more.
So I'm just curious if others have any fond memories of sites that they used to be a part of that no longer exist?
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How should we go about handling population growth and staying at or above replacement levels?
Tl;dr human birth rates are falling universally and globally and at some point in this century will mean a decrease of the world's population. The effects of this will/has been felt in stuff like...
Tl;dr human birth rates are falling universally and globally and at some point in this century will mean a decrease of the world's population. The effects of this will/has been felt in stuff like pensions/retirement and so far, noone has proposed any solutions other than increased immigration and denying women abortions. So what should we do to solve this? Should we even find solutions given that stuff like pollution and climate change is man-made?
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You don't need invasive tech for successful contact tracing
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The reason there’s still a pasta shortage
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Crucible has released on Steam - A free-to-play team-based PvP action shooter, the first PC game from Amazon Games
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Toronto was obeying social distance rules. Then came adorable baby foxes.
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G2A profited from illegally obtained game keys, will pay Factorio developer damages
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What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
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Saudi Arabia, other gulf states reimpose strict measures after coronavirus cases spike during Ramadan
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The Politics of the Legend of Korra: Books 1 - 4
Book 1 - Communism: https://youtu.be/ModX151Ipgs Book 2 - Colonization: https://youtu.be/6alQz2CEsz0 Book 3 - Anarchy: https://youtu.be/-DyKwTXPar4 Book 4 - Nationalism: https://youtu.be/RGX2rRAlNME
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Appropriate technology
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You are going to live in a rustic cabin in the mountains for four months. What do you bring?
This is a scenario question similar to the "You are stranded on a deserted island, what do you bring?" question. The following guidelines I offer stem from my planning and experiences, I begin my...
This is a scenario question similar to the "You are stranded on a deserted island, what do you bring?" question. The following guidelines I offer stem from my planning and experiences, I begin my 4 months shortly.
- There is no electricity, no running water, no plumbing, no cell phone service nor internet service.
- US Postal Service is available.
- It is about 45 minutes away from the nearest town and is located on United States Forest Service owned land.
- You will be sharing the cabin with several other like-minded people that you've never met before in a roommate dynamic.
- The accommodations are free through the program.
- This program runs a 9 days on, 5 days off work schedule. For the 9 days on, you will be camping along trails you are maintaining and not be at the cabin.
- Basic food storage (coolers), a solar shower, washboards and tables will be provided.
What do you bring? For functionality? To maintain comfort and/or sanity? Entertainment purposes? Keep in mind the point of this experience is to remove yourself from the grid, expose yourself to the rawness of nature and the elements. While it's tempting to say you'd bring a $10k solar/battery array, download all the things, and just host 5 day binge watching sessions with the bears, that's not the purpose. ;)
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Stabbing attack at North York massage parlour was ‘incel’ terrorism, police say
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Zoë Phillips - Numb (Rameses B Remix) (2020)
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What was your "oh, they wanted more than coffee!" moment?
In an episode of the TV show Seinfeld, a woman invites George Costanza for a cup of coffee in her apartment after a date. George rejects the offer, saying if he drank coffee that late he would...
In an episode of the TV show Seinfeld, a woman invites George Costanza for a cup of coffee in her apartment after a date. George rejects the offer, saying if he drank coffee that late he would stay up all night. The woman leaves the car visibly underwhelmed. After a second, George realizes "coffee" meant "sex" and he just lost a great opportunity.
Have you ever had a moment like that (not necessarily about romance), in which a silly misunderstanding led to the loss of an opportunity?
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Exclusive first look at new photograph of blues legend Robert Johnson
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China has imposed a massive eighty per cent tariff on Australian barley imports from today, saying the product has been imported against trade rules
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Zack Snyder will release the ‘Snyder Cut’ of ‘Justice League’ on HBO Max
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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling baby powder in US and Canada after tens of thousands of lawsuits from consumers claiming its talc products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder, caused their cancer
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Tracking the location history of military and intelligence personnel using the Untappd beer-rating app
11 votes -
Men quitting masturbation: "Porn addiction" support groups reinforce damaging gender stereotypes
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Surviving depression
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The wonderful world of Chinese hi-fi - The world of good and cheap headphones from anonymous Chinese companies
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Ray-tracing in notepad.exe at 30 frames per second
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Florida COVID-19 data chief gets sidelined and researchers cry foul
13 votes -
The art, science and politics of electronic components
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What's an herb, spice, spice mix, or flavoring that you want to tell people about?
I'm looking for things that might be uncommon, but have a distinct place in your spice cabinet or herb garden.
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Dax Shepard: Rock bottom isn't always what makes you change your life
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What recent special elections can tell us about November's US election: They may throw cold water on the idea that 2020 will be another “blue wave”
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We’re not polarized enough: Ezra Klein’s flawed diagnosis of the divisions in American politics
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How we solved the worst minigame in Zelda's history
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Poll: More voters trust Biden to contain coronavirus spread
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America’s only public bank, the Bank of North Dakota, is number one in saving small businesses
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United States seeks to change the rules for mining the Moon
6 votes