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10 votes
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The elevator arises as the latest logjam in getting back to work
9 votes -
Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 14
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most...
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
12 votes -
Scientists create exotic, fifth state of matter on space station to explore the quantum world
4 votes -
What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga)
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was...
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.
If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its pages on Anilist, MAL, or any other database you use!
8 votes -
Type A blood converted to universal donor blood with help from bacterial enzymes
10 votes -
A tale of two 3D printers (and all additive manufacturing processes)
9 votes -
Waldy and Bendy’s adventures in art
3 votes -
Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started...
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
7 votes -
Cynicism is a tired trope
Cynicism is the bastard cousin of skepticism. While optimists look for the silver lining, cynics can't fail to see the fly in the ointment and true skeptics are somewhere in the middle. Cynicism...
Cynicism is the bastard cousin of skepticism. While optimists look for the silver lining, cynics can't fail to see
the fly in the ointment and true skeptics are somewhere in the middle. Cynicism is an overwhelming trend in internet forums. The most upvoted reactions are usually the more pessimistic (regardless of factuality), and seemingly virtuous attitudes are immediately met with assumptions of bad faith.Cynicism is tiresome and can very well lead to false conclusions.
This may be unlikely, but paradigms can be improved, governments can adopt better policies, corporations can act for the good of society, billionaires can be virtuous philanthropists, assholes can learn to be nice, and bigots can learn to respect diversity. We should be absolutely skeptical of sudden changes of attitude, but indiscriminate cynicism creates an environment that does not reward positive changes, and I don't think that's in the best interest of a community.
EDIT: I feel I need to clarify that cynicism is not equal to skepticism. Skeptics refrain from conviction in face of insufficient evidence, while cynics assume bad faith even without sufficient evidence. I am not advocating for naïveté, but for healthy skepticism.
40 votes -
Are There Problems That Computers Can't Solve?
10 votes -
WarnerMedia says goodbye to HBO Go amid streaming rebrand
5 votes -
The cutest little philosophers you’ve ever seen
4 votes -
I recently started donating blood regularly. A fellow donor mentioned that I can build up scar tissue in my veins. Is this an actual concern?
So far I've been going every 8 weeks and just recently added a mid-cycle platelet donation. Should I be worried about damage to my veins?
12 votes -
Search only forums and find actually useful information with BoardReader
15 votes -
A pair of new studies chart a dramatic increase in stress, anxiety, depression and overall poor mental wellbeing in Australia linked to the COVID-19 lockdown
5 votes -
Coronaviruses are extremely widespread in wild animals bred for food in Vietnam, with the wildlife supply chain quickly spreading those viruses to uninfected animals, preliminary research shows
6 votes -
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
7 votes -
Slay the Spire is coming to iOS this month, with an Android version in the works
14 votes -
Past stressful experiences do not create resilience to future trauma, new study finds
22 votes -
The mysterious origins of an uncrackable video game - Atari 2600 game Entombed
17 votes -
Australian Senators unite to block Pauline Hanson's 'all lives matter' motion
8 votes -
~personal should be a thing
I understand we have ~life but I think something more ~personal would be more beneficial, life could pertain to a lot of different things but personal would be far more effective. We could also...
I understand we have ~life but I think something more ~personal would be more beneficial, life could pertain to a lot of different things but personal would be far more effective.
We could also have ~personal.blogs for us to submit our personal blog posts that don't really have a place anywhere else.
Would open and connect the community a lot more, allow for advice, general questions, and more.
24 votes -
Ancient bow-and-arrow technology dating back some 48,000 years has been discovered in a Sri Lankan cave, making it the oldest evidence of archery to be found in this part of the world
10 votes -
Lightning Bolt - Dead Cowboy @ TAICOCLUB'14
6 votes -
Wall Street investment funds took control of Oregon’s private forests. Now, wealthy timber corporations reap the benefits of tax cuts that have cost rural counties billions
9 votes -
The story of Jimmy Hasty, Irish football's one-armed wonder
6 votes -
Eminem - It's Okay (Instrumental)
6 votes -
Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of June 8
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
8 votes -
In Alabama, if the cops kill someone committing a crime, their accomplice goes to jail for murder (2018)
13 votes -
The PC Gaming Show 2020
7 votes -
Public health officials face wave of threats, pressure amid coronavirus response
6 votes -
The history of Coney Island
5 votes -
It's time to kick police unions out of the labor movement. They aren't allies
19 votes -
Thirteen virtual festivals and events this summer
5 votes -
COVID-19 projections using machine learning
7 votes -
Uniquely spatchcocked dry rubbed smoked chicken recipe
3 votes -
Poetry analysis/appreciation request - Morning, by Frank O'Hara
I'm an undoubted pleb when it comes to just about everything artistic (with the exception of music, in which I have impeccable taste). A while back, I suggested I'd be interested in seeing some...
I'm an undoubted pleb when it comes to just about everything artistic (with the exception of music, in which I have impeccable taste). A while back, I suggested I'd be interested in seeing some critique or general discussion of already-known or published poetry, if only so I could get others' opinions on things that usually go over my head. This is an effort to get the ball rolling, with a poem that is one of my favorites.
Also, I'm not sure if this belongs here or in ~arts, please classify as appropriate.
Morning - Frank O'Hara
I've got to tell you
how I love you always
I think of it on grey
mornings with deathin my mouth the tea
is never hot enough
then and the cigarette
dry the maroon robechills me I need you
and look out the window
at the noiseless snowAt night on the dock
the buses glow like
clouds and I am lonely
thinking of flutesI miss you always
when I go to the beach
the sand is wet with
tears that seem minealthough I never weep
and hold you in my
heart with a very real
humor you'd be proud ofthe parking lot is
crowded and I stand
rattling my keys the car
is empty as a bicyclewhat are you doing now
where did you eat your
lunch and were there
lots of anchovies itis difficult to think
of you without me in
the sentence you depress
me when you are aloneLast night the stars
were numerous and today
snow is their calling
card I'll not be cordialthere is nothing that
distracts me music is
only a crossword puzzle
do you know how it iswhen you are the only
passenger if there is a
place further from me
I beg you do not go7 votes -
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?
12 votes -
Greek demonstrators hurl firebombs towards US embassy in Athens
13 votes -
'More masks than jellyfish': Coronavirus waste ends up in ocean
11 votes -
Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 12
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most...
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
10 votes -
Iceland topped the annual Global Peace Index, which found the world to be less peaceful than it was in 2019
6 votes -
Confessions of a former bastard cop - An essay by a former police officer on why police are like this
29 votes -
A closer look at Paper Mario: The Origami King
6 votes -
Reddit is finally facing its legacy of racism
45 votes -
Bertrand Russell’s infinite sock drawer
8 votes -
How Donald Trump corrupts everyone around him; For most of Trump’s aides, the only good move is not to play
6 votes -
Crisis Text Line CEO fired amid staff revolt
6 votes -
Quantum 'fifth state of matter' observed in space for first time
9 votes