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WeCo - Cooperatively owned, democratically governed, open source social news
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Boris Johnson's approval rating plunges twenty points in four days amid Dominic Cummings scandal
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As the US regains the ability to launch astronauts with its own rockets, the future of Russia's already struggling civil space program is unclear
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Trump team killed rule designed to protect health workers from pandemic like COVID-19
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Jimmy Cobb, drummer on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, dies aged 91
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Ontario to explore criminal charges against five long-term care homes in scathing military report, says Premier Doug Ford
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Wildfire | Launch trailer
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How to capture wild yeast for bread (and why it works)
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The Norimaki Synthesizer is a lickable screen that can recreate almost any taste or flavor without eating food
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Good, fun, easy and cheap co-op games for a gamecircle
We're trying to start a Gamecircle (kind of like a Bookcircle) with friends and accuintances and I'm looking for some good Games to start. It is a daunting task to be honest, as there will be some...
We're trying to start a Gamecircle (kind of like a Bookcircle) with friends and accuintances and I'm looking for some good Games to start. It is a daunting task to be honest, as there will be some first time gamers taking part. And for me as a singleplayer for year (mostly factorio and some round and grand strategy games) I dont even know where to start looking.
I'm looking for something like mario kart, which is easy to understand and fun for everybody to play, for the first months. Not cost more than 10$, be aviable through steam or gog or itch.io, preferably cross-platform (steam play works fine too).On another note, has someboy tried something like this? how did/does it work out? What would be your Advice?
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Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads. Don't forget to format your code using the triple...
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads.
Don't forget to format your code using the triple backticks or tildes:
Here is my schema: ```sql CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse ( article_id INTEGER , warehouse_id INTEGER ) ; ``` How do I add a `UNIQUE` constraint?8 votes -
The crisis within conservatism: Since the 80s, the right has increasingly relied on media bubbles, wedge issues, resistance to social change and making electoral participation harder to hold power
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How lockdown is changing shopping for good
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TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
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The untold history of Arkane, developers of Dishonored, Prey, Ravenholm, and more
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You’re getting used to masks. Will you wear a face shield?
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Sublime Merge 2 - Features and Flexibility
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The co-op that blocked the sale of the .org domain to private equity has a plan to democratise large parts of the internet
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Skyrim grandma is taking a break because of internet assholes
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Questions about graphics card failures
TL;DR: How long should a graphics card last? What can I do to make them last longer? This is perhaps an odd question to ask, but I've been a console gamer for most of my life and have only been...
TL;DR: How long should a graphics card last? What can I do to make them last longer?
This is perhaps an odd question to ask, but I've been a console gamer for most of my life and have only been all-in on PC gaming for maybe 1-2 years and I think I may be missing something.
So there has been about three times when I have spent money on a half-decent graphics card, and each time they have failed me. The first one was a genuine hardware failure, probably a memory failure judging from the artifacting. The second one failed for reasons I have been unable to figure out. It didn't appear to be overheating, but I was getting driver errors that suggested it were; reinstalling from scratch did nothing to fix it.
The last, most current one is the one that bugs me the most. I'm getting the same problems; driver crashes just like overheating, except this one has better temperature monitoring and I can see that isn't happening.
I previously thought that the reason why my graphics cards would always crap out on me was because those were cheaper cards from less reputable manufacturers, but this last one is really bugging me because it's relatively high end and from a reputable manufacturer - it's a Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700, complete with the giant AMD reference cooler. I'm getting it RMAed, but since I didn't keep the receipt I am still going to have to pay to fix it even though it should theoretically be under warranty.
I've done a ton of searching to find out how I can possibly solve this myself, but I am frankly astounded by how little information the drivers give out on Windows. I'm seeing that the device is being reported as unavailable but nothing whatsoever as to why.
To make matters worse, it seems like this isn't actually common for other people. Most people seem to be replacing their graphics card because they are obsolete, not because they physically fail.
So basically what I am asking is, how long is a graphics card actually supposed to last for? Do I just have astonishingly bad luck?
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Human trials of potential coronavirus vaccine begin in Melbourne
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Thinking of getting an HD antenna
I wasn't sure if this should go in ~tech or ~tv. Feel free to move if it's more appropriate over there. I am planning to cut the cord soon and get rid of cable TV. I have an older TiVo Premiere...
I wasn't sure if this should go in ~tech or ~tv. Feel free to move if it's more appropriate over there.
I am planning to cut the cord soon and get rid of cable TV. I have an older TiVo Premiere that's rarely over 5% full. I'd like to get an indoor HDTV antenna to connect it to for those rare occasions when we want to watch something live, or record something off broadcast TV. I know next to nothing about HDTV antennas, though. I see that BestBuy carries them for prices from ~$20 to ~$120. I'd like one that works well and can be kept out of sight. (I've read some can even be painted over!) Does anyone have any recommendations or any things I should be aware of in getting one?
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Analyzing the simplest C++ program
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The new theatrics of remote therapy. How does treatment change when your patients are on a screen?
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Worst attack in twenty-seven years: Swarms of locusts destroy crops in several Indian states
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World Health Organization halts hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus amid safety fears
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What's the weather/climate like where you live?
A pretty light-hearted/whimsical question. I'll start. Over here in São Paulo City temperatures range from anywhere from 10-30 degrees and the climate tends to be more rainy in the summer (the...
A pretty light-hearted/whimsical question.
I'll start.
Over here in São Paulo City temperatures range from anywhere from 10-30 degrees and the climate tends to be more rainy in the summer (the end/beginning of the year as in the southern hemisphere, which makes stuff like christmas really odd) and less so in the winter, which often leads to pretty beautiful sunsets. Sometimes the rain comes with pretty heavy wind in what looks like a diet hurricane. The clouds are mostly cumulus in the summer. I don't think it has ever snown here.
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The Big Dig Jazz Show episode 11: Vocal Distancing
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EU regulator to probe Air Canada's proposed takeover of Transat
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13% of museums worldwide may close permanently due to COVID-19, studies say
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Small satellite launcher Virgin Orbit plans to fly its rocket for the first time this weekend
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Ə: The most common vowel sound in English
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A No. 1 hit vanished from Poland’s charts. It’s not going quietly
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Lankum: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2020)
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Get in shape girl: A century of working out from home
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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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Apple reportedly weighing shifting some production from China to India
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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!
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Cognitive ability and vulnerability to fake news
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of May 25
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!
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Chinese foreign minister warns US against taking the countries ‘to the brink of a new Cold War’
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'Highly unlikely' we'll return to lockdown, Australian Health Minister says
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Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with “necessary assistance”, after a resurgence in protests against newly proposed national security legislation from Beijing
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New Zealand opposition leader ousted as PM Jacinda Ardern's popularity soars
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What appliance or technology remained largely the same in the last fifty years?
Could be anything, either simple or complex, general or specific. And it doesn’t need to have remained literally identical, sometimes a product receives minor or external adjustments while...
Could be anything, either simple or complex, general or specific. And it doesn’t need to have remained literally identical, sometimes a product receives minor or external adjustments while maintaining its core.
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Bernie Sanders' changing position on immigration explained
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How Europeans evolved white skin
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We need to speak honestly about the GOP’s evolution into a conspiracy cult
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus fatality rate could be as low as 0.26%
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