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4 votes
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The first single by my band is out now! Noise Job - Medication
14 votes -
Nvidia's AI puts video calls on steroids
5 votes -
Finding and fixing a rare race-condition in GitHub's session handling
6 votes -
Altesia - Paragon Circus (2019)
3 votes -
The final days and dissolution of Austria-Hungary
5 votes -
Why I am obsessed with the forbidden Seuss
11 votes -
Digital secondhand: A personal history of emulation
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Xbox Gamepass for PC appears to be getting game updates beyond what other platforms have
On March 17th, it was reported that the version of Nier: Automata on the XGP, the BECOME AS GODS edition, was a different and much improved version of the one found on Steam, the Game of the YorHa...
On March 17th, it was reported that the version of Nier: Automata on the XGP, the BECOME AS GODS edition, was a different and much improved version of the one found on Steam, the Game of the YorHa edition. This was particularly big news since the first port of Nier: Automata has been infamously buggy and broken for many, and it has never received an update since launch despite its widespread and massive success.
This version of the game not only fixes the resolution and FPS issues, but it also adds things like HDR and ultrawide support. This new port was developed by QLOC and have apparently included these improvements at Platinum Games' request. There have been longstanding rumours about disagreements between Square-Enix and Platinum about who is responsible for updating the game, thus its lack of updates (even though all other PC titles by SE and Platinum have received updates), and the original release continues to be completely unplayable for many even with the FAR mod.
Yesterday, March 18th, a Resident Evil and Evil Within YouTuber reported that the XGP version of Evil Within was effectively a new version of the game with significant additions and changes:
- first person mode + FOV option
- Infinite ammo mode
- Icons for lantern/sneaking in first person view
- Low/Medium options for Camera Bob
- The stamina has been adjusted, you can now run for 5 seconds at default stamina(was originally 3 seconds)
- All DLC Included
- Separate Achievement List from Xbox
- The game also feels less janky and smooth
First person mode has been a highly requested feature for the game, as it was added with the sequel (The Evil Within 2) and has been an often requested and modded feature to the original game.
10 votes -
In this clip from 1997’s An Audience With Elton John, the actor Richard E. Grant asks Elton John if he can create a song out of his oven’s instruction manual. Elton obliges
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In a lamentable year, Finland again is the happiest country in the world
8 votes -
Popular female biker in Japan revealed to be fifty-year-old uncle using FaceApp
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There are signs the world might be running out of natural rubber. Disease, climate change and plunging global prices have put the world's rubber supplies into jeopardy.
4 votes -
Flo & Eddie - Who But I? (1972)
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Finland's women-led government targeted by online harassment – the online attacks have left some female politicians afraid to speak out
14 votes -
Oil firms knew decades ago fossil fuels posed grave health risks, files reveal
12 votes -
The web's first online bookmark manager
12 votes -
The Burger Lab: Homemade cheese sauce for burgers, fries, and chips
7 votes -
Substack paid a secret group of writers to make newsletter authorship seem lucrative
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The US has never taken responsibility for spraying Agent Orange over Laos during the Vietnam War. Generations of ethnic minorities have endured the consequences.
12 votes -
Extraversion, happiness, and the pandemic
3 votes -
Encrypted messaging app Signal blocked in China
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What's something that was ahead of its time?
I think "ahead of its time" is a fairly commonly understood phrase, but just in case it's more regional or idiomatic than I'm aware of, it means to be far forward of where everybody else currently...
I think "ahead of its time" is a fairly commonly understood phrase, but just in case it's more regional or idiomatic than I'm aware of, it means to be far forward of where everybody else currently is. This often isn't apparent in the moment and isn't until later, when advancements are made and the rest of the world catches up, that it's clear that the [whatever] was really "living in the future" all along.
So, what's something you believe was ahead of its time and why?
Anything is fair game -- it can be an idea, a device, a person, a book/movie/game, etc.
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Teen Vogue editor resigns after fury over racist tweets
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The Beigeness, or How to Kill People with Bad Writing: The Scott Alexander Method
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Commercial "foodcycler" devices - do they do more harm than good?
Hello Tildes, I've been doing bokashi composting for pretty much all my vegetable and fruit scraps since last year. Lately, I've been wanting to level up my game and recycle meat scraps and...
Hello Tildes,
I've been doing bokashi composting for pretty much all my vegetable and fruit scraps since last year. Lately, I've been wanting to level up my game and recycle meat scraps and chicken/fish bones as well. That's how I came across these "foodcycler" devices. They basically chop up and dry food scraps in a sealed container. I assume it works much like how industrial composting machines work, except it's scaled way down. At around 300-400 dollars, they're certainly not cheap, and probably generate a lot of greenhouse gasses during the manufacturing process. What's more is, every time you run a cycle, it has to run for 4-8 hours, though the manufacturer says the device is "energy conscious."
I'm trying to assess whether I'll do more harm than good by buying one of these things to convert more of my food scraps. My ultimate goal is to try many different ways to recycle food waste and try to get my friends to try it out as well. Some of them have already shown interest in bokashi composting, but none has actually tried it out (too much work).
Do you think commercial "foodcycler" devices do more harm than good? How should we go about evaluating this?
Edit: I've asked this question on many different places, and it looks like the general consensus is there's no strong need for something like this unless you live in apartments, in a city/town that does not collect food waste. Some believe recycling food waste via the more traditional methods (e.g. bokashi, vermicomposting) would yield better results because the foodcycler would dry up and kill a lot of the bacterial presence, though I believe the dried up scraps can be somewhat "revived" by mixing them in wet soil. Nobody seems to be able to definitively tell whether using the foodcycler would be a net positive or negative, because there's no way to verify its manufacturing process. I may do an experiment on how much power it draws if I get my hands on one in the future.
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CEO of Sky Global encrypted chat platform indicted by US
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Cricut backs off plan to add subscription fee to millions of devices
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The greatest gay moments in cinema: Film-makers and writers recall the charged scenes that moved and inspired them – and even helped nudge them out of the closet
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What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
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Friedman Adventures Podcast Special - May 19th 1986 Rescue At Sea
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José Epita Mbomo: The Spanish electrician who sabotaged the Nazis
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What did you do this weekend?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
9 votes -
Sabine Schmitz, legendary racing driver, succumbs to cancer at age 51
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A 3D printer that can print designs in jello shots
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Wireless is a trap
31 votes -
Wikipedia is finally asking Big Tech to pay up
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 15
This thread is posted weekly - 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...
This thread is posted weekly - 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.
9 votes -
Why vaccine safety experts put the brakes on AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
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Evangelicals perfected cancel culture. Now it’s coming for them.
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24-year-old prototype of Samurai Shodown 64 for Hyper Neo Geo 64 discovered outside in a field in California, where it was left for twenty years
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The wolf that discovered California: Nearly a century after the last wolf was eradicated in the state, a lone female arrived and established a pack. Not everyone is cheering.
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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut | Launching March 30th, free upgrade for all current owners
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title.wma - The origins of Windows XP's welcome music
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Scientists grow mouse embryos in a mechanical womb
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Spain to launch trial of four-day working week
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Can we stop pretending SMS is secure now?
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Igorrr - Cheval (2017)
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Nvidia confirms they accidentally released a driver that removed the Ethereum-mining limitations on RTX 3060 GPUs, undermining their attempt to make the cards unappealing to cryptominers
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Cricut now wants users to pay extra for unlimited use of the cutting machines they already own
21 votes