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5 votes
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US taxpayers' virus relief went to firms that avoided US taxes
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"Man, I didn't want to grow up to this."
So we have all these people, and they all seem to be pissed. So many people and they all seem to have... something amiss. Many of these people, their concerns are just... entirely dismissed: By...
So we have all these people, and they all seem to be pissed.
So many people and they all seem to have... something amiss.
Many of these people, their concerns are just... entirely dismissed:
By other people with the same problems who somehow look at these perfectly normal people and react: "I have been nixed!"
These problems are pervasive in our memories and experiences and on a metaphorical wall they are fixed;
And yet the root causes are consistently misinterpreted, and ultimately missed.
And the result is we are betting everything for the sake of getting our cathartic and revengeful fix?
That is being delivered to us by people that if they were to meet us, would utterly reject us and loudly hiss?
And if that gamble fails I will be the one to pick up the scraps, and mop up the piss?
Man, I didn't want to grow up to this.
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Last hours for the tapeworm Kickstarter. Edmund McMillens new boardgame
4 votes -
SpaceX’s Dragon launch ushers in a new era for Americans in space
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Hoare’s Rebuttal and Bubble Sort’s Comeback
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Colleges face student lawsuits seeking refunds after coronavirus closures
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Florida officials approve Walt Disney World reopening plans
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People drawn to conspiracy theories share a cluster of psychological features
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What are your favorite and least favorite gaming tropes?
Exploding barrels, invisible walls, cutscene deaths -- gaming has a whole host of tropes that range from loveable to hateable. Which are the ones you most like, and which are the ones you most...
Exploding barrels, invisible walls, cutscene deaths -- gaming has a whole host of tropes that range from loveable to hateable. Which are the ones you most like, and which are the ones you most dislike? Give examples of games that demonstrate these, and talk about how and why you feel the way that you do about them.
For those that you like, what games have really elevated their use? For those that you dislike, which games are the most egregious offenders? Also, have any games played with the tropes and subverted them in interesting or meaningful ways?
For the purposes of the question, these don't have to be tropes that only exist in gaming -- it's fine if there's crossover with other media.
Also, please mark any spoilers!
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World of Warcraft: The Corrupted Blood incident
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Killer Mike addresses the people of Atlanta
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Police chiefs in Dallas and Atlanta walked their cities' streets and talked directly with protesters, as demonstrations broke out over the death of George Floyd
4 votes -
8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75
22 votes -
Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence'
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For two years the government gave 2,000 unemployed citizens €560 a month with no strings attached – does Finland show the way to universal basic income?
8 votes -
Danish Superliga club create virtual grandstand for fans to watch game on Zoom – three screens were joined together to make a 40 x 2.8m screen with space for 200 fan images
4 votes -
A Black CNN reporter and his crew were arrested live on air at the Minneapolis protests
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Half of newly diagnosed coronavirus cases in Washington State are in people under 40
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Protomartyr - Processed By The Boys (2020)
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Internal fighting among gun owners has led to one of the dumbest memes of all time
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Galaxy Z Flip comes with an unexpectedly low-tech vibe
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Here are the Minneapolis police's tools to identify protesters
14 votes -
Godot Editor running in a web browser
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Spain set to introduce permanent basic income scheme to rebuild economy post-coronavirus
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"Robodebt" class action to continue, despite the Australian government waiving outstanding debts and promising to repay anybody who paid an unsound debt
Yesterday, the Australian government announced it will pay back $721m as it scraps Robodebt for Centrelink welfare recipients. But the class action lodged against the robodebt scheme will...
Yesterday, the Australian government announced it will pay back $721m as it scraps Robodebt for Centrelink welfare recipients.
But the class action lodged against the robodebt scheme will continue, because "the Government still needs to answer to claims of compensation and claims of damages and inconvenience and distress that this system has caused".
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Criminal investigations of police officers have delays that are formally built in through union contracts and police protection laws
6 votes -
US President Donald Trump signs executive order designed to limit the legal protections that shield social media companies from liability for the content users post on their platforms
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Minneapolis ex-officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck is in custody and faces charges of third-degree murder and manslaughter
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Who are some of your local musicians that are really cool, but are relatively unknown to the world?
So recently YouTube recommended to me this young man. His dance moves captivated me and some of the songs got stuck in my head even though I don't speak a word of Icelandic. Later I found out that...
So recently YouTube recommended to me this young man. His dance moves captivated me and some of the songs got stuck in my head even though I don't speak a word of Icelandic. Later I found out that Daði Freyr was in the contest for Eurovision, so I guess that's why YouTube recommended him.
My question is this: if you're from a non-English speaking country, what are some of the cool musicians would you like to share with the world?
I'll start by mentioning Theodor Bastard. You might have heard them if you played Pathologic 2, personally I adore steppe version of Darkness from the OST
I'd like to also mention Nautilus Pompilius. They have been disbanded for a long time now, their lead lyrics writer had died and their front man does not deserve much respect now, but Летучий Фрегат (Flying Frigate) from the first album still gets me every time, even though it's not very good technically. I'll throw in Крылья (Wings) too11 votes -
US President Donald Trump's executive order isn't only about Twitter; it's also attempting to ensure that Facebook won't change their own approach in the lead-up to the election
10 votes -
How does the Gmail unsubscribe button work?
10 votes -
Ottawa man shocked to find moose in swimming pool
9 votes -
France eases some pandemic restrictions and will reopen restaurants, bars and parks
6 votes -
Maybe that police station shouldn’t have broken the law
9 votes -
On WD Red NAS Drives: disclosure of Western Digital products that make use of Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR)
15 votes -
Min: a minimalist web browser
20 votes -
Virus sparks round-the-clock rush to fill US gold vaults
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US President Donald Trump has accused Twitter of "completely stifling free speech" after the social media company flagged some of his tweets with a fact-check warning
42 votes -
Software bug in Bombardier airliner made planes turn the wrong way
6 votes -
Spain approves 462 euro monthly minimum income for the poorest
10 votes -
SpaceX Starship prototype SN4 destroyed in spectacular fashion after static-fire test
9 votes -
South Korea re-imposes some coronavirus restrictions after spike in new cases
8 votes -
How 1960s black protests moved elites, public opinion and voting
@owasow: For 15 years, I've been studying 1960s civil rights protests with particular attention to how nonviolent and violent actions by activists & police influence media, elites, public opinion & voters. I'm thrilled some of that work was published last week. 1/ https://t.co/zzvvPTcgoP
5 votes -
What casual games are like for someone who doesn't play video games
6 votes -
Seventy-five things white people can do for racial justice
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President Donald Trump said he would end Hong Kong’s special relationship with the US and withdraw from the World Health Organization
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New analysis suggests that assumptions about the source of early cases in Washington state might have been wrong, but the resulting reaction may have prevented a more severe outbreak
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One of the first California counties to reopen is closing again - Lassen County, pop. 30,000, had no cases of COVID and reopened in early May. It now has four cases
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Factorio - The 1.0 Plan - Release date is now August 14 (Five weeks earlier than originally announced)
8 votes