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9 votes
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Testing quad GeForce RTX 3090s in a desktop
6 votes -
James Randi, magician and paranormal debunker, dies at 92
22 votes -
The Sound of Sport
6 votes -
The forgotten story of ... the France football captain who murdered for Hitler
7 votes -
Introduction to 'Toward a New Socialism'
4 votes -
How hedges became the unofficial emblem of Great Britain: The ubiquitous boxy bushes have defined the British landscape since the Bronze Age
11 votes -
[SOLVED] US websites no longer work, at all, in EU (?)
So, I had an issue with the radionouspace.net website, referenced here. Since then, I've started hitting the exact same issue on a few other sites ... webpage never resolves, the browser just...
So, I had an issue with the radionouspace.net website, referenced here. Since then, I've started hitting the exact same issue on a few other sites ... webpage never resolves, the browser just spins its wheels until it times out.
I went thru and systematically shut down all of my add-ons, no joy. Tried other browsers, does not work anywhere ... except, oddly, sometimes, in TOR. On a hunch, I fired up my VPN service and tried to connect thru a US-based VPN server ... and there it is.
I have now confirmed, multiple websites (I'm assuming these are all US-based -- have not checked) no longer resolve for me, here in Hungary. Can anyone, anywhere else in the EU, confirm this?
I'm guessing this is the US response to the latest GDPR ruling against data-sharing across the Pond, but I'm on a "news fast" and haven't been keeping up-to-date ... anyone care to fill me in -- the "in a nutshell" version?
Update: Definitely something local-ish, probably specific to my ISP. VPN thru Hungary works, non-VPN thru Hungary does not.
10 votes -
The contested legacy of the anti-fascist International Brigades, who enlisted from around the world to fight fascism in Spain
9 votes -
Scientists discover new human salivary glands
7 votes -
Is the traditional ACLU view of free speech still viable? Ira Glasser speaks out.
12 votes -
The patchwork city: What gaps and overlaps in city boundaries tell us about values
4 votes -
James Randi: Magician and skeptic has died, aged 92
13 votes -
Streaming app Quibi is shutting down, after raising $1.75 billion and launching six months ago
25 votes -
Facebook's Supreme Court arrives
4 votes -
What's coming in PHP 8
7 votes -
[ UNUM ] An experimental short film in vertical format
9 votes -
Pro-democracy protests in Thailand, in pictures
12 votes -
'I could show you stuff you wouldn’t believe:' Gravediggers speak out about horrifying conditions
8 votes -
Measuring the size of the Earth
3 votes -
Inside a lab in Costa Rica that produces snake antivenom
9 votes -
Norway funds satellite map of world's tropical forests – funding for the project comes through its International Climate and Forests Initiative (NICFI)
8 votes -
What AWS services should have been called
8 votes -
Alice Coltrane ft. Pharoah Sanders - Journey In Satchidananda (1971)
5 votes -
Notes on my colon cancer
7 votes -
How do you buy and read your comics?
After many years I recently started reading comics again, both Marvel and DC. I don’t have a tablet and reading on my iPhone 5 would be cumbersome. Besides, print is durable, looks really good—in...
After many years I recently started reading comics again, both Marvel and DC. I don’t have a tablet and reading on my iPhone 5 would be cumbersome. Besides, print is durable, looks really good—in my view better than any screen. I’m also fighting against a screen addiction by engaging in more non-digital activities.
There’s a newsstand close to where iI live that still sells comics, but they do not carry many titles.
Today I went to the doctor that is close to a large mall. After I went (against better judgement, I know...) straight to one of the few remaining large bookstores in the town only to find out that the entire magazines section was wiped out. They now only sell a few overpriced hardcover comic books.
I was giving up hope when I found a little kiosk with all sorts of cool stuff, inclusive a generous assortment of all kinds of comics. I bought a volume with stories of the Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Namor. It’s supposed to be fun. I already bought some stuff online, but I made a decision to support that mall kiosk as much as I can.
Now tell me about you! Do you buy comics at all? How?
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Epic S&P 500 rally is powered by assets you can’t see or touch
5 votes -
Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play (1980)
8 votes -
Artistic enigma decoded by cosmic Czech start-up
5 votes -
Buildings and residents testament to the rich seams of history and identity of Kiruna in Sweden are ousted in favour of the profit-laden iron ore seams lurking beneath
2 votes -
Activists build facial recognition to ID cops who hide their badges
15 votes -
US ICE officers 'used torture to make Africans sign own deportation orders'
10 votes -
How Facebook is bringing QUIC to billions
7 votes -
A new program in Denver sends mental health professionals instead of police
9 votes -
What virtual reality is like for someone who doesn't play games
10 votes -
Persimmons are becoming popular in markets across the US, but they are much more complex and varied than many consumers realize
7 votes -
For those new to working-at-home since the pandemic began: What purchases/subscriptions have most improved your life?
In work terms, that is. Though a "keep the baby occupied" consumer purchase might minimize meeting interruptions.
25 votes -
TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
8 votes -
The tree that could help stop the pandemic: The rare Chilean soapbark tree produces compounds that can boost the body's reaction to vaccines
7 votes -
A brief primer on BEAM, the virtual machine used by Erlang
6 votes -
Darkest Dungeon II is coming in 2021
8 votes -
Jazz legend Keith Jarrett may never perform again after suffering two strokes
8 votes -
Art Style Blend AKA trying not to draw how you draw
12 votes -
Vote! (For Joe Biden (Who Sucks!))
26 votes -
How a dozen possibly fraudulent and forged Indigenous artworks left Texas and ended up on museum walls in Wyoming
8 votes -
Twitter won’t let The New York Post tweet until it agrees to behave itself
13 votes -
The real divide in America is between political junkies and everyone else
17 votes -
Gabelstapler Klaus, a gorefilled safety video for forklift operators
4 votes -
Steam Digital Tabletop Fest (Oct 21-26) - Sales, virtual let’s plays, panels, talks and more streaming activities that explore the fusion between physical and digital games
5 votes -
The forklift truck drivers who never leave their desks
6 votes