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Watch the SpaceX Demo-2 crewed launch livestream at 4:33pm ET, May 27th
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New topics request
I’m sorry if this isn’t the correct avenue or if I have missed a previous post about this but I was wondering how new topics could be requested. I think a DIY topic would be great, as a woodworker...
I’m sorry if this isn’t the correct avenue or if I have missed a previous post about this but I was wondering how new topics could be requested. I think a DIY topic would be great, as a woodworker I think something more specific to woodworking would be great but with the current size of the user base a more broad topic might be better suited.
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What creative projects have you been working on?
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on. Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just...
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on.
Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just ideas.
If you have any creative projects that you have been working on or want to eventually work on, this is a place for discussing those.
A list of all previous topics in this series can be found here.
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UK suffers second-highest death rate from coronavirus
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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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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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"[R]iots do not develop out of thin air. [...] in the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard." MLK, Jr., 1967
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Best romantic movies?
My Anniversary is coming up and I'd like to do a movie night for my wife. She likes romantic films but I don't so we don't often watch them together. I'd like to come up with 3 or 4 of the best...
My Anniversary is coming up and I'd like to do a movie night for my wife. She likes romantic films but I don't so we don't often watch them together.
I'd like to come up with 3 or 4 of the best romantic movies ever to watch together as a gift to her. Since I don't ever watch these kinds of movies I don't know what's objectively good.
Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who responded! There are so many great options that I'm going to make a list of all of them to draw from on other special occasions too!
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Lankum: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2020)
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How do you design a Proof of Concept project for a new dev/test tool?
Input wanted for an article. Let's say that your company is considering the purchase of an expensive new application to help in the company's software development. The demo looks great, and the...
Input wanted for an article.
Let's say that your company is considering the purchase of an expensive new application to help in the company's software development. The demo looks great, and the feature list makes it sound perfect for your needs. So your Management arranges for a proof of concept license to find out if the software is worth the hefty investment. The boss comes to you to ask you to be in charge of the PoC project.
I'm aiming to write an article to help developers, devops, and testers determine if a given vendor's application meets the company's needs. The only assumption I'm making is that the software is expensive; if it's cheap, the easy answer is, "Buy a copy for a small team and see what they think." And I'm thinking in terms of development software rather than enterprise tools (e.g. cloud-based backup) though I suspect many of the practices are similar.
Aside: Note that this project is beyond "Decide if we need such a thing." In this scenario, everyone agrees that purchasing a tool is a good idea, and they agree on the baseline requirements. The issue is whether this is the right software for the job.
So, how do you go about it? I'm sure that it's more than "Get a copy and poke at it randomly." How did (or would) you go about designing a PoC project? If you've been involved in such a project in the past (particularly if the purchase wasn't ideal), what advice could someone have given you to help you make a better choice? I want to create a useful guide that applies to any "enterprise-class" purchase.
For example: Do you recommend that the PoC period be based on time (N months) or workload (N transactions)? How do you decide who should be on the PoC team? What's involved in putting together a comprehensive list of requirements (e.g. integrates with OurFavoredDatabase, meets performance goals of X), creating a test suite that exercises what the software dev product does, and evaluating the results? ...and what am I not thinking of, that I should?
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Urine test for kidney stones gives results in thirty minutes
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Remote cheering app could boost atmosphere in Japan's empty stadiums
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Study shows erosion of ozone layer responsible for mass extinction event
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Twitter allows new tweets to restrict replies to "everyone, people you follow, or only people you mention"
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What did you do this weekend?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
11 votes -
Steam Cloud Play (Beta) appears in partner documentation
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Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro could soon be toppled, analysts say, as coronavirus cases surge
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Reverse engineering a £339 5G bioshield
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Danish robot swabs throats for coronavirus – advance could mean healthcare workers are not exposed to risk during the monotonous process of taking samples
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Claire Foy and Matt Smith to star in socially distanced live-streamed 'Lungs' at empty Old Vic
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A group of Copenhagen residents sued the Danish government Wednesday over legislation that authorized dismantling neighborhoods designated as ghettos
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News Corp has announced a massive shakeup of its publishing businesses, moving almost all its community and regional newspaper titles to a digital-only format
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Larry Kramer, playwright and outspoken AIDS activist, dies at 84
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From homeless refugee to chess prodigy, nine-year-old dreams of becoming youngest Grandmaster
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Noita: A magnificent misfortune simulator
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StarKid Productions: Firebringer (full musical)
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou loses key court battle as British Columbia judge rules extradition bid should proceed
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What Would Lynne Tillman Do?
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GE switches off light bulb business after almost 130 years
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What it means to be liberal
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COVID underdogs: Mongolia
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The remaking of Steve Buscemi: In a rare interview, Hollywood's most beloved misfit opens up about anxiety, loss, and the hard work of getting through it all
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No new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand for sixth day in a row, with eight active cases remaining
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PlayStation State of Play - The Last of Us Part II - A look at the gameplay, threats, and world
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Wholesome Direct - A showcase of over fifty "cute and cozy" indie games
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WeCo - Cooperatively owned, democratically governed, open source social news
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Celebrating ten years of WebM and WebRTC
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RC plane hitting almost 500mph - world's fastest
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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition - Tech review: Switch vs. Wii vs. 3DS
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Subutai: Genghis Khan’s demon dog of war
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The Black American amputation epidemic
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Good, fun, easy and cheap co-op games for a gamecircle
We're trying to start a Gamecircle (kind of like a Bookcircle) with friends and accuintances and I'm looking for some good Games to start. It is a daunting task to be honest, as there will be some...
We're trying to start a Gamecircle (kind of like a Bookcircle) with friends and accuintances and I'm looking for some good Games to start. It is a daunting task to be honest, as there will be some first time gamers taking part. And for me as a singleplayer for year (mostly factorio and some round and grand strategy games) I dont even know where to start looking.
I'm looking for something like mario kart, which is easy to understand and fun for everybody to play, for the first months. Not cost more than 10$, be aviable through steam or gog or itch.io, preferably cross-platform (steam play works fine too).On another note, has someboy tried something like this? how did/does it work out? What would be your Advice?
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New and different: How to consume news in this or any catastrophe
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Bear – Minimal blogging platform
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No, NASA didn't find a parallel universe where time runs backward
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Greta Thunberg scolds Danes for dumping wastewater – thirty-five billion liters of unfiltered sewer water have been pumped into the Oresund Strait since 2014
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You’re getting used to masks. Will you wear a face shield?
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Magnus Carlsen: ‘My emotions are usually outside my body and that's not what you usually connect to a chess player’
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Andy Byford to be commissioner of Transport for London
6 votes