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7 votes
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Norwegian Air said it is facing a “very uncertain future” after the government of Norway refused to grant further financial assistance to the airline
6 votes -
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.
12 votes -
EU Draft Council Declaration Against Encryption [pdf]
10 votes -
American incarceration, in real numbers
14 votes -
How one woman is sharing Kazakhstan’s national instrument and cultural dress on Instagram
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A little-known Donald Trump appointee is in charge of handing transition resources to US President Joe Biden — and she isn’t budging
20 votes -
Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets beefed so hard he almost left Houston before they ever got a ring
6 votes -
2020 Election News and Information (Week of November 1st)
A thread you can easily ignore A new week a new thread As the pace and the quantity of information that is coming out of the election increases. Instead of creating a new post for everything, or...
A thread you can easily ignore
A new week a new thread
As the pace and the quantity of information that is coming out of the election increases. Instead of creating a new post for everything, or not posting things because it is a smaller item, please feel free to post here.
Feel free to break out any information posted here into its own thread if the discussion warrants it.Major news can/should be broken out into its own topic. (use your own discretion)
Final thread before the election
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Joe Biden's apt US speech
8 votes -
Goodbye, anonymous Republican source
20 votes -
ODZ - Kranen (2016)
4 votes -
A list of TokiPonists on Twitter
8 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!
9 votes -
GPD Win 3 announcement
4 votes -
My brother made the most of 2020 and made his own comic
13 votes -
Company made to change name that could be used for XSS vulnerabilities
11 votes -
Joe Biden elected president
69 votes -
Trump is attempting a coup in plain sight
18 votes -
'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek dies at 80 after pancreatic cancer diagnosis
36 votes -
Joe Biden’s victory was just what tech wanted. Now what?
6 votes -
Why do most lunar spacecraft eventually crash into the moon?
6 votes -
Raptersonic's Marble Race World Cup 2020, Part 2
5 votes -
What book(s) would you recommend to someone who doesn't read, and why?
If a friend who never reads came to you and asked for book recommendations that'll grab them, what would you recommend? Furthermore, what makes those ideal choices for a habitual non-reader? I'm...
If a friend who never reads came to you and asked for book recommendations that'll grab them, what would you recommend? Furthermore, what makes those ideal choices for a habitual non-reader?
I'm not asking because I'm trying to convince someone to read something -- I'm just curious to see what some of the suggestions and reasoning will be.
17 votes -
Microsoft Edge Browser on Linux: Surprisingly good
12 votes -
What movie (or series) really speaks to you, but which most people don't seem to "get"
... and, if you know ... why? ETA: I'm honestly not looking for movie recommendations here. Oftentimes, a "regular" movie for the masses, just happens to hit the perfect note for one or a few...
... and, if you know ... why?
ETA: I'm honestly not looking for movie recommendations here. Oftentimes, a "regular" movie for the masses, just happens to hit the perfect note for one or a few people. I'm interested in those "it's special for me, because..." stories.
We have a dozen different "what's the best ___", but I haven't seen this discussion here in awhile.
My first pick here would have to be Mystery Men, which—for me—ranks as one of the best comic book / superhero movies of all time, right up there with the first X-Men and Ironman. However, broad critical concensus, as well as everyone I've ever shown it to, seems to be, "meh, that was cute; what else ya got?"
I honestly have no idea why this movie resonates so strongly with me, and not with the gen pop. My best guess is that I tend to identify more than average with the whole "well-meaning underdog screw-ups prevail" theme, and this movie is that, times seven.
My other pick is Grosse Pointe Blank, an old John Cusack thing which does have broadly positive reviews, and which most people truly like ... but my life history is enough of an outlier from societal norms, that I feel a very personal connection with the lead character, and his feelings of alienation from society.
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The Shaolin Astronauts - Flight Of The Ancients (2011)
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Biden wins — pretty convincingly in the end
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Lava lamp centrifuge
8 votes -
tixy - Creative code golfing
6 votes -
Joe Biden is the next President of the United States
Race called by Decision Desk HQ at 08:50 AM EST: https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1324710866516905984 Other sources will follow as there is no path back for Donald Trump to win PA. Update...
Race called by Decision Desk HQ at 08:50 AM EST: https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1324710866516905984
Other sources will follow as there is no path back for Donald Trump to win PA.
Update #1: Called by Business Insider
Update #2: Called by Vox (thanks @dubteedub)
Update #3: The Economist is coming as close as they can to calling it (explanation: https://twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/1324860925745229824)
Update #4: The AP, NBC, CNN and ABC News have called the race. It's over.
Update #5: New York Times, BBC
Update #6: Meanwhile in Trump's fantasy land
Update #7: Fox News has called it as well.72 votes -
As Joe Biden wins the US election and transitions to president-elect, US allies and other nations react to the shift
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Looking for albums/artists with a rough, imperfect production style
Here's a couple of examples of what I mean from The Voidz' 2014 album Tyranny: Father Electricity Take Me In Your Army Mainly looking for electronic and rock, but any genre from any century is...
Here's a couple of examples of what I mean from The Voidz' 2014 album Tyranny:
Father Electricity
Take Me In Your ArmyMainly looking for electronic and rock, but any genre from any century is welcome.
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of November 2
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!
12 votes -
Extra Life fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
5 votes -
Alpha & Omega - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (2020)
4 votes -
Scientists know masks limit the coronavirus’s spread, but it’s impossible for randomized trials to prove that
5 votes -
The Atomic Cafe
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Mystery of glacial lake floods solved
5 votes -
Recycling was a marketing tool used to sell more plastic
30 votes -
Neutrinos lead to unexpected discovery in basic math
11 votes -
What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
18 votes -
"His House" - Refugee drama and horror story
5 votes -
Child labour doesn’t have to be exploitation – it gave me life skills
6 votes -
Florida votes to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour
21 votes -
US Government Continues Encryption War
7 votes -
Back injury forces yokozuna Kakuryu out of year's final basho
8 votes -
The history and evolution of the term "roguelike"
9 votes -
John Boyega on possible ‘Star Wars’ return and educating Disney execs on racist backlash
5 votes -
The battle for the soul of digital freedom taking place inside your printer
15 votes