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19 votes
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PixelCraft: A pixel art editor
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What did you do this week?
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 week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
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 week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
13 votes -
Remote code execution vulnerability in the cdnjs Javascript CDN run by Cloudflare, which could have enabled tampering with over 10% of all websites
18 votes -
Biz Markie, pioneering ‘Just A Friend’ rapper, has died aged 57
15 votes -
California’s ambitious fiber-Internet plan approved unanimously by legislature
13 votes -
Dishonored 2 designers break down the Clockwork Mansion | On the Level
8 votes -
Hirschfield v. BATFE: Fourth Circuit holds that federal laws prohibiting handgun sales to persons between the ages of 18-21 unconstitutional under the Second Amendment (PDF opinion)
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The privacy war raging within the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), where normally-secretive tech companies are wrangling over the future of your data — and their own power — in plain sight
14 votes -
The truth behind the Amazon mystery seeds
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Digital Fusion, Vol. 1
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Airbnb raises violent crime rates in cities as long-term residents are pushed out, says US study
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Covid 7/15: Rates of Change
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The one thing I wish someone had told me about physical activity
"You haven't found your sport, yet." That's it. That's the thing I wish someone… anyone, my friends, my parents, some stranger on the internet… had told me a long time ago. I was not a very...
"You haven't found your sport, yet."
That's it. That's the thing I wish someone… anyone, my friends, my parents, some stranger on the internet… had told me a long time ago.
I was not a very physically active kid. I wasn't fat, but did have above average BMI, didn't enjoy PE, didn't get picked in the football teams, the works. I grew up with this notion that I was just One Of Those People who Don't Like Sports. A complete lie.
My dad was into Rugby, so he put me to Rugby practice as an 8 year old. I was very good at it, mostly because of sheer force (I was really strong and bulky for my age), but I did not enjoy it. The other kids were gross and annoying, it wasn't fun. So a couple years later, I stopped, and my father told me: "Pick another sport."
It's a significant question, one you don't have the true answer to when you're a kid. I picked Fencing, though. I kinda liked it? As much as one can like a physical activity when you're "One Of Those People who Don't Like Sports", right? It was different, original. It wasn't particularly fun, but could I really expect to ever have fun doing physical exercise? After all, I hated going to the gym, and I didn't enjoy running, so surely, I'm just not that into sports.
So that was it. I thought I had found it, the one I happened to pick at the age of 12, after not much soul searching at all. I did it for a few years, picked it back up at 22 for a few more. I tolerated it. Loved my club and coach in one of the cities, something which fooled me into believing I was a fencer. I'm 30 now, and until the age of 27, I had zero doubts about that. I had the gear and years of experience. I would move somewhere new, look for a new fencing club, get demotivated because it's a 40 minute bike ride to get there, and just… not go.
In retrospect, it's obvious that I didn't particularly like fencing, any more than most people like ironing their clothes. Of all the things I'd tell Past Self, I would start with just how motivated I would be only a year later. I would tell them about the subscriptions to 4 different ice rinks across the country, the train subscription with the 1 hour commute to get there, how I'd go 4 days a week and feel sad when it's only 3, and how I'd always be taking my gear with me whenever I go to another country as trying out a new rink would be the most exciting part of an international trip.
I'd tell past self:
"You haven't found your sport, yet. It's just that you don't like the ones you tried. You're still thinking about motivation, but this is about necessity. When you find it, you will fall in love. It will become a core part of your life and identity. It will bring you joy and be your partner, like the piano to the pianist. You found a sport you can tolerate… one day, you'll find one that is truly You.
Keep looking."
36 votes -
Loki discussion thread
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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.
8 votes -
Why do women earn less than men? Evidence from bus and train operators
10 votes -
The Tennessee Department of Health will halt all adolescent vaccine outreach – not just for coronavirus, but all diseases – amid pressure from Republican state lawmakers
29 votes -
Big Tech is trying to disarm the US FTC by going after its biggest weapon: Lina Khan
8 votes -
Continuous Partial Intention, a decade story
13 votes -
Women's gymnastics is blasting into the future, but its scoring code is stuck in the past
6 votes -
How to unlearn a disease
6 votes -
The success of Iceland's 'four-day week' trial has been greatly overstated
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Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (July 2021)
This is a monthly thread for those who need it. Vent, share your experiences, ask for advice, talk about how you are doing. Let's make this a compassionate space for all who may need one.
17 votes -
Sega sued for ‘rigged’ arcade machine
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Disney shifts ‘Black Widow’ & ‘Cruella’ to day and date release in theaters and Disney+
5 votes -
China asks Taliban to make 'clean break' from all terrorist forces
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US Consumer Product Safety Commission sues Amazon, citing over 400,000 hazardous products sold through its "Fulfilled by Amazon" program
12 votes -
Hashing Phone Numbers For 2-Factor Authentication
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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.
21 votes -
UCSF researchers achieve the ability to interpret neurological signals into speech
10 votes -
The Professor Brothers - Fliff Night Part 1 of 2
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Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started...
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
4 votes -
Blade Runner anime announces full cast – and brings back a 2049 character
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How Curb Your Enthusiasm works without a script
4 votes -
The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday
11 votes -
Despair, pitiful mortals: Space Jam: A New Legacy is the future of entertainment
12 votes -
Award-winning Swedish rapper Yasin Mahamoud has been sentenced to ten months in jail for conspiring to kidnap rival artist Haval Khalil
8 votes -
Scientific American retracted pro-Palestine article without any factual errors
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Brazil's Bolsonaro may need emergency surgery
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Paternity leave: The hidden barriers keeping men at work
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 12
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.
6 votes -
All Futurama opening quotes
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Young, dumb, and broke: Why outdoorsy types suck at money
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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.
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"One by one, all my friends were sent to the camps" - A first-hand account of a Uyghur Muslim whose family escaped China
13 votes -
We infiltrated a counterfeit check ring! Now what?
12 votes -
Culper Precision has stopped selling a kit that encases Glock handguns in Lego blocks, amid uproar and after the Danish toymaker demanded it cease and desist
12 votes -
Photography of Lauren Tepfer
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Authenticated brand logos in Gmail will roll out over the coming weeks
8 votes