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10 votes
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Family violence perpetrators using COVID-19 as 'a form of abuse we have not experienced before'
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Coronavirus patients in California’s ICU beds double overnight
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Desperate for medical equipment, US states encounter a beleaguered national stockpile
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The science behind coronavirus testing, and where the US went wrong
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From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages
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With the coronavirus pandemic limiting options for personnel to gather in mission control centers to operate spacecraft, some companies are turning to virtual approaches to maintain their spacecraft
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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!
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Bird lays off about 30% of workforce amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Thousands are crowding into free national parks. And workers are terrified of coronavirus
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Timothy Wilson planned to bomb hospital during COVID-19 crisis: FBI
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Americans' fear of the coronavirus is becoming increasingly unanimous and nonpartisan
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Civil rights icon Joseph Lowery has died at 98
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US President Donald Trump has signed a $2,000,000,000,000 stimulus bill, along with many other leaders in their respective nations
This thread is a follow-up to the oil prices thread we had less than a month ago. Australia has signed a stimulus package So has the US (title) (link) And Canada And Brazil (in portuguese) So how...
This thread is a follow-up to the oil prices thread we had less than a month ago.
Australia has signed a stimulus package
So has the US (title) (link)
And Brazil (in portuguese)
So how are we feeling about this? Will the packages do their jobs and bandage the economy together until we stop the virus, are we headed towards a new great recession/depression, is this the nail in the coffin for the US as a political power (China has the virus under control in their nation and they're selling/giving out tons of masks so if the US economy is nuked and the Chinese only feel the trade effects then they can further empower themselves)
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What do you do with fifty-one character levels?
My gaming group got to talking at our last game about how long we've been playing. Most of us were at 20+ years. I asked them if they'd ever played a 20th level character, and the answer was a...
My gaming group got to talking at our last game about how long we've been playing. Most of us were at 20+ years. I asked them if they'd ever played a 20th level character, and the answer was a unanimous no, so that's something we're going to remedy with the next campaign.
I got to fiddling around with characters and noticed that 5e caps itself out nicely once you hit 20th. No matter what you create, the limits on action economy, maximum spell/attacks, stats/scores all give rise to a nice plateau. The hit points getting huge is the biggest change, so you just end up trading healing word whack-a-mole for characters that can actually take some real punishment and using power word heal. Needs a wound mechanic so that going down has lasting consequences even if you get right back up, but that's easily workable.
I was bored and threw another twenty levels on for a 40th level character, and then another 11 for a meaningful dip into a third class. Just cap the character's proficiency bonus at +6/20th and nothing really changes except you have a far larger bag of tricks at your disposal. Twelve feats is like candyland. I'm anticipating some of my players are going to get ferret shock trying to keep up with their spell lists during combat. Too many choices, they'll make a hilarious mess out of it and it'll be fun. I have a tiny hourglass sitting on the table to keep the pressure up, I'm sure that'll get some use.
I told them to pick their favorite character they've played over the years that they want to revisit and make the best version they can, complete with character history, holdings, etc. They also have to explain everything on their sheet - every level, feat, item, holding, etc all have a story attached. You're a monk? Where and when did you get that training, etc.
Then one of my players turned me on to the epic level book for 5e from 2c gaming. It's perfect, plugs right into the limits and takes them up a bit, but also adds all sorts of epic madness. Every class/archetype gets its own ten level epic prestige class. That's the 'real' 21-30 I can use for their advancement. I can also torment them with the prestige evolutions from the campaign setting we'll be using. There's plenty of advancement to be had this way despite already being at 51st level. I'm working in all of their existing characters from adjacent games as well, so we've got a ready made pool of henchmen.
I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of spelljamming and planar travel in this campaign. There's probably a gods war in there somewhere too. I have my 2nd Edition monster manual binders right here, and a third of the critters in them can give these characters nightmares for days. I'm figuring I'll be making heavy use of Illithids as one of the main threats, that trailer for Baldur's Gate 3 has them back in vogue again. Psionics is such a wonderful foil for magic.
So what kind of character would you build if you were making a character that's already the master of his/her/its? tiny corner of the D&D universe? What do you do with those 51 character levels?
Any races allowed, of course. Racial abilities are the least of it at this point. Origin can be from any campaign setting, past or present.
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How 3M plans to make more than a billion masks by end of year
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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. Previous topics Previous topics are listed in the wiki.
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Little V - Stay the F*@k Inside (Original Song)
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How to help librarians and archivists from your living room
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Swedes are used to living alone, following rules and championing innovation. How much will these social norms help during the coronavirus crisis?
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'Coronavirus denialism' is already a movement, and its leader is Jair Bolsonaro
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The tildeverse
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CropScape - USDA map of commercial crops
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Food Escapades & Curry Fridays ! Koli erachi molagu // Chicken Pepper Fry
I went today to the store to buy some chicken and coconut for this recipe and, man, does it feel unreal to have to wait in line to even get into something like a Maxi! it makes perfect sense, but...
I went today to the store to buy some chicken and coconut for this recipe and, man, does it feel unreal to have to wait in line to even get into something like a Maxi! it makes perfect sense, but it just feels so unreal still hahahah. Today I have cooked up a little Chicken Pepper Fry, which is, among other things, another very simple dish that could be made in any weeknight, though it isn't as easy as something like last week's chana masala. Ended up tasting a lot like Curry leaves and less like coconut, which I am not complaining about! Curry leaves are awesome. I do think this was missing some sort of punch, though. Felt a bit same-y to a lot of the other recipes I had made previously. But still, very hearty and delish nonetheless :P
Also, I'm thinking of using other sources for Curry recipes in the future, so be on the look out for that!
Picture of the Dish: https://imgur.com/a/dlbOIwA
Recipe: https://imgur.com/a/ENWAnGEQuestion of the day: How has the recent COVID-19 pandemic, if at all, modified the way you eat on a daily basis?
Have a great day <3
Tomi, your friendly neighbourhood marshmallow~6 votes -
Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - March 26
This thread is posted daily, 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 daily, 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!
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Coronavirus shutdowns in Australia don't apply to barbershops and hair salons. But is it safe to get a haircut?
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What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
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GM’s ventilator effort goes haywire with Trump turning on CEO Barra
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The prairie ecologist - Essays, photos, and discussion about prairie ecology, restoration, and management
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OneWeb to file for bankruptcy as effort to secure funding, including from investor SoftBank, falls through
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US House of Representatives passes stimulus bill, signed by President Trump
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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!
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NASA has selected SpaceX as the first provider to deliver cargo, experiments and other supplies to the Lunar Gateway that will orbit the moon
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The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen staff are cooking at home
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Half-Life: Alyx - The Digital Foundry tech review
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - March 27
This thread is posted daily, 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 daily, 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!
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How soon will COVID-19 peak? (And how to tell)
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With the UK on coronavirus lockdown, some young people have been forced to isolate alongside parents who don't accept their sexuality
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Summer Games Done Quick 2020 will be postponed to August 16-23, and an online marathon, Corona Relief Done Quick, will run from April 17-19
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The story of the hijacking of Eastern Airlines Flight 1320 in 1970: The first hijacked US flight with a fatality, which led to many of the modern airline security measures
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Clint Eastwood (Gorillaz) on triple neck guitar - Luca Stricagnoli
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In Russia, the week from March 28 to April 5 has been declared a nationwide paid holiday
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Twitch Stream Aid global charity event, livestreamed Saturday, March 28 starting at noon ET
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Feature suggestion: One-to-many user thread format
This may seem like I'm rambling but, please bare with me, I think I have some point(s) to make. I've been trying to locate a common ancestor image to the album cover of Gnarls Barkley's single...
This may seem like I'm rambling but, please bare with me, I think I have some point(s) to make.
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I've been trying to locate a common ancestor image to the album cover of Gnarls Barkley's single Crazy and the banner of an interesting talk titled Imagination and it's resistance to chance. I think the resemblance is sufficient to suggest one an ancestor exists and it's not just a crazy coincidence. Can anyone help identify it?
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The same academic conference linked above hosts a fascinating introduction to Intensionality, Invariance, and Univalence. It captures some of the most exciting mathematics going on at the moment. Presumably I should be posting this in ~science tagged as mathematics. Is there some limit at which particular tags become popular enough to warrant their own subtilde? Are there queries users can run to determine tag counts? These questions were prompted by the slight irritating thought of classifying mathematics under science.
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People could respond to many different parts of this thread since I've written so much. However, the points are slightly related, at least in how I present them. If I were to split them up into separate posts, not only would it add to the noise, each point would lose whatever relation they had. So, I wonder if, much like r/IAMA, could there be a better format for conversations where many users are speaking to a particular individual? An expert or celebrity perhaps. Trying to track all the replies of the main user was always a hassle in those IAMA threads.
If there's interest in such an extension to tildes, I'd like to offer my help in implementing it. That's my main point really and why I posted here.
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The history of the Seattle Mariners
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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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Hoopla offering Bonus Borrows - 1000+ selection of books that do not count against your borrowing credit
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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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The right is using COVID-19 to wage war on reusable grocery bags
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Club K – Buildings (2020)
4 votes