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9 votes
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What has/have your government/school/college/teachers done to keep education flowing during this pandemic?
Admittedly keep education flowing is some corporate language. The only people who care about education are left-wing politicians and the actual teachers, neither of which matter now. Anyway, my...
Admittedly keep education flowing is some corporate language. The only people who care about education are left-wing politicians and the actual teachers, neither of which matter now.
Anyway, my state government is broadcasting classes with 3 subjects from around 2PM to 4-4:20PM. The last subject of the day (3:30PM until the end) is only broadcast on the app they made and their YouTube channel unfortunately. All the classes are uploaded onto YouTube for posterity.
The app they made is mainly a chat, later limited to 15 messages as an attempt to stop copy-pasting from flooding the few meaningful/serious answers (it is a live chat with 20k people in it simultaneously so good riddance), to little avail IIRC. (IIRC because I watch by TV because my battery is limited and the screen is too small to actually copy to a textbook)
The quality is kinda mediocre but nothing bad enough usually. One time it was a 4:3 480p clip with interlacing, which is based until you start caring.
They are also sending us "handouts" (apostilas, PT-BR to English) and the normal state tests every bimester.
As for the teachers, they have sent us pretty much the full student workload via Google PDFs on WhatsApp, which is the opposite of private, but privacy is hardly possible when you're Brazilian and likely don't even have an up-to-date (defined as less than 5 years old
LMAO) PC. They haven't done any zoom/meet chats to teach us stuff however, since that's kind of the purpose of the TV/YouTube broadcast.8 votes -
Mörk Borg, the metal role-playing game rocking lockdown – with its dungeons, entrails and metal-inspired hellscapes, this Swedish game has hoovered up awards
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Manchester United needed an extra-time penalty from Bruno Fernandes to finally see off a spirited FC Copenhagen in their Europa League quarter-final
9 votes -
Android is now the world’s largest earthquake detection network
7 votes -
What if the Big Bang was actually a Big Bounce?
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The past, present, and future of drum & bass in Finland
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The Contentful DevRel team, with guests from Microsoft and Azure, are hosting weekly educational livestreams on GraphQL, React and more. Might be interesting if you are working with GraphQL!
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The clean network: A US Department of State proposal to provide 5G free of China's interference
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Achilles: Over 400 vulnerabilities found in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon DSP chip, threatening the security of hundreds of millions of Android devices
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Christopher Eccleston returns to Doctor Who - Big Finish
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Trying to build the ultimate Raspberry Pi computer (Zero Terminal v3) - Node
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Looking for a simple language to build a compiler for
I've recently built a brainfuck just-in-time compiler and I'm looking for my next project. I think compiling a more complicated (and more easily written) language would build on what I've learned...
I've recently built a brainfuck just-in-time compiler and I'm looking for my next project. I think compiling a more complicated (and more easily written) language would build on what I've learned so far. Rather than design my own language from the ground up, I'd prefer to work with a toy language that already has existing programs and a spec. This would both save me some work and give me more solid ground to build upon.
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Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveout
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Consensus decision-making: a short guide
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The Balearic Slingers | Units of History
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black screens - trust. (In support of BLM & HK)
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Can killing cookies save journalism? A Dutch public broadcaster got rid of targeted digital ads and its revenues went up 62-79%.
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Magicians’ priming techniques are effective at influencing choice
5 votes -
Analysis of data from the end of NASA's Dawn mission confirms that the dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world with a deep reservoir of salt-enriched water
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Video Summarizer - browser extension that speeds up video depending on whether is there person talking or not
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Protostar - Without You (ft. Megan Lenius) (2020)
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I want to contribute to your project, how do I start?
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Tripping over the potholes in too many libraries
7 votes -
Semi-random walk through my Zamrock collection
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Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils long-awaited name of their new NHL franchise
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What are your thoughts on more nuanced sexuality labels and their relationship with lgbt?
For example: demisexuality. Many that don’t identify as demisexual but hear of the term dismiss it altogether. Others that are members of lgbt fear that cishet people are trying to invade lgbt by...
For example: demisexuality. Many that don’t identify as demisexual but hear of the term dismiss it altogether. Others that are members of lgbt fear that cishet people are trying to invade lgbt by splitting hairs.
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The Trump Pandemic: A blow-by-blow account of how the president killed thousands of Americans
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Dan Bern - Jerusalem (1997)
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What is MasterClass actually selling?
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The two host cities of the NHL Playoffs have had their team eliminated
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Tiny Teams festival - Sales, demos, and streams for games made by small indie teams (mostly 1-3 people)
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Nine books on philosophy and race
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What do you carry with you every day (excluding keys, wallet, and phone)?
For me it would be my pocket knife. I grew up on a farm where it's pretty important to have one and I never shook the habit. I don't use it often these days, but when I do need it it's really nice...
For me it would be my pocket knife. I grew up on a farm where it's pretty important to have one and I never shook the habit. I don't use it often these days, but when I do need it it's really nice to simply have it on hand.
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The Amish keep to themselves. And they’re hiding a horrifying secret: "A year of reporting by Cosmo and Type Investigations reveals a culture of incest, rape, and abuse."
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Untitled Goose Game ditches plastic for its eco-friendly game cases
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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.
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Scrivenvar: Writing + Variables
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Iceland floats idea of LGBTQ business certificate – guidelines for companies on how to foster diversity and make the labor market welcoming for all kinds of people
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of August 3
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!
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How does it feel living in a crypt? Impressions of one year later.
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Why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself?
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Star Trek: Lower Decks | Trailer
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of August 3
This thread is posted weekly - 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 weekly - 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.
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The unbearable now: An interpretation of The Witness (spoiler-heavy)
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The Pathless | Gameplay walkthrough
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Noticing patterns of oppression and faithfulness
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A small collection of novels — some great, some not so great — appeared in just the right form at just the right moment to effect lasting changes
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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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Marble League 2020: High Jump
5 votes