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4 votes
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Six Boeing-supplied 20kW solar arrays to augment existing International Space Station power system
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Amazon will remove the Parler site from AWS
35 votes -
Erling Haaland sets a new Bundesliga record by scoring twenty-five goals in his first twenty-five league games, a record previously held by Uwe Seeler in 1963/64
7 votes -
An invention to counter IEDs
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Rameses B - Memories (2021)
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Nickelodeon - NFL Collaboration write-up by AVClub
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Nonfiction writing advice
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Have you ever found a word from a 'fictionary' to be actually good at describing something?
A fictionary is a social-experiment-dictionary where people come up with new words to describe the (mostly) emotions people feel where current ones fail. Someone here said they had a dead...
A fictionary is a social-experiment-dictionary where people come up with new words to describe the (mostly) emotions people feel where current ones fail.
Someone here said they had a dead reckoning after her mother died the same way her grandma did (from cancer at her 50s) and realizing she (I think) might die the same way.
I've personally used anemoia (nostalgia for a time you weren't around for) as a way to describe me whenever I wish I was 15-35 years older or associate the time period of the 80s to mid 2000s with optimism, near total lack of mental health issues, techno-utopianism and "the end of history".
8 votes -
Working off-grid efficiently
8 votes -
Radical tenderness: Queer and trans joy in 2020
11 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 10
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This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
17 votes -
It's official: Apple has removed Parler from the App Store
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of January 4
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 -
How Rome destroyed its own republic
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What's your opinion on the concept of US Supreme Court packing and/or term limits?
For those not aware, packing the court in this context refers to expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court so that whoever's in power can nominate judges they prefer to the newly-created seats,...
For those not aware, packing the court in this context refers to expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court so that whoever's in power can nominate judges they prefer to the newly-created seats, thereby creating a favorable majority for them where there might not have been one previously. It was attempted once in 1937, but failed, and has not been attempted since.
As for term limits, Supreme Court justices have none; the position is for life. The reasoning for this is primarily so that they can't be influenced as easily for political gain, as they've already achieved the final step in their careers.
Personally, the concept of court-packing has worried me no matter who does it, because from what I can tell (though granted I've not researched this), the Supreme Court has thus far done a decent job of avoiding partisanship; I'm concerned packing the courts would damage this precedent. I do believe that term limits could work, though I suspect they'd require a clause prohibiting justices from holding any jobs after their term expires, lest they become politically influenced by down-the-line job offers.
That said, what's your take?
(By the way, CGP Grey has a great video on some parts of the Supreme Court if you're interested in learning more about it)
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Hunting pastime spikes during pandemic. Conservationists are glad
6 votes -
Art markets: New York bodegas in watercolor
5 votes -
Mount physical linux drives in wsl
4 votes -
Twitter has removed a post by China’s US embassy claiming that Uighur women have been “emancipated” from extremism and were no longer “baby-making machines”
15 votes -
How the United States chose to become a country of homelessness
11 votes -
Australia apologises as India cricket players racially abused
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In Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil, Donald Trump’s Capitol riot felt like a warning from the future
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Sex workers say 'defunding Pornhub' puts their livelihoods at risk
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What are your New Years intentions/resolutions? Why have you settled on them?
I think we are all looking to 2021 as a bright spot after the last year has disrupted normal life for basically everyone. Is there anything you learned, or discovered about yourself, or found in...
I think we are all looking to 2021 as a bright spot after the last year has disrupted normal life for basically everyone. Is there anything you learned, or discovered about yourself, or found in the your lockdown routine that you wish to carry forward? Perhaps something that you intend to leave in the "old" way of the world? I'll share my reflections below.
This year has given me ample opportunity to reflect on the things that are valuable to me, particularly because of how much time I spent doing nothing. That isn't to say I wasted my time --- I moved to a across the US, started a new job working full time, spent 10 months of the year researching and writing my Master's thesis and subsequently defending, and started planning a wedding. It was a hectic year, and the downtime was critical.
All of this culminates to the last few weeks, where I have gained tremendous clarity in two places. One, I was gifted this modern and straightforward Bible and another book about craftsmanship. I have found myself reading little sections of both each day. This is a practice I aim to continue through the New Year:
- Reading something in a book, no matter how much or how little, and reflecting on it.
The second item of clarity is that I really miss playing music. So,
- I have decided to learn the piano.
I was deeply steeped in concert music during high school, where my school's band played in national showcases and competitions. I practiced on average around 4-6 hours each day. I let that practice go in college, and am now keen to rekindle it. It helps that during the holiday season I am with my parents, who have an upright piano (that no one ever plays), so I can practice a bit before buying a keyboard of my own.
So, with these intentions, I am not seeking to make radical changes in my life, but rather to spend 30-60 minutes on something that is deeply meaningful to me.
28 votes -
The lab-leak hypothesis—for decades, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses in hopes of preventing a pandemic, not causing one. But what if …?
18 votes -
Noir Désir - Le vent nous portera (2001)
9 votes -
Twitter should immediately and permanently ban Trump
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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.
13 votes -
Waiting for the last dance - The hazards of asset allocation in a late-stage major bubble
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Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 9
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This thread is posted daily - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
26 votes -
Steam's login method is kinda interesting
27 votes -
Party supporters shift views to match partisan stances
7 votes -
Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
50 votes -
A spray bottle with water—An espresso essential?
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Tildes Game Giveaway Thread: Welcoming a New Year
Important: This will be a noisy thread. If you do not wish to see it in your feed, please use the "Ignore" feature to hide it! 2021 Enough has been said about 2020 — let’s put some good out into...
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2021
Enough has been said about 2020 — let’s put some good out into the world in the form of game giveaways as we welcome a new and hopefully brighter year!
Gifters
Post your available games, the platform and method of delivery, rules for your giveaways (e.g. first-come first-serve, random draw, etc.), and any additional info or requirements. Feel free to get creative!
Giftees
Request giveaways according to the gifter's guidelines!
Rules
Anyone can choose to be a gifter, giftee, or both! Giveaway rules are set by individual gifters, but there are handful of guidelines everyone should follow:
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No grey market keys! Only giveaway games from reputable sources. If you're not sure what this means, please ask.
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Requests for games should be done in the thread, but if the gift is a key, those should be delivered by PMs only. Please don't post keys publicly, even obfuscated ones.
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I see no choice but to resign from this Death Star as it begins to explode
34 votes -
Goodreads is dead. What now?
8 votes -
Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 event schedule (Jan 3 - 10)
20 votes -
When Americans committed insurrection: Until 2021, Americans had confronted federal authority with armed aggression just four times
13 votes -
WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app
28 votes -
Zara Larsson feat. Young Thug – Talk About Love (2021)
3 votes -
Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution?
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Yorushika - Spring Thief (2021)
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Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 8
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This thread is posted daily - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
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30 votes -
How Iceland is closing the gender wage gap
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Facebook bans Trump "indefinitely" with Mark Zuckerberg explaining that "the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service... are simply too great"
36 votes -
New side-channel attack can recover encryption keys from hardware security keys
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The rise of Sierra Online wasn’t exactly a fairytale. Founder Ken Williams opens up about his new book, video game design in the late 80s—and his regrets about selling the company.
8 votes -
The Burger King rebrand: Design fit for a king?
18 votes