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24 votes
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A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work
40 votes -
What is your favourite cutscene/cinematic in any game?
For me, it's the intro cinematic to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. I never played the defunct 1.0 version of FFXIV, whose final moments are what this cinematic shows if you aren't aware, but...
For me, it's the intro cinematic to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. I never played the defunct 1.0 version of FFXIV, whose final moments are what this cinematic shows if you aren't aware, but there is something about seeing all the bloodshed and destruction while Answers plays in the background that makes an incredibly strong melancholy mood in the trailer and really sells the feeling of this being an end of an era for Final Fantasy XIV, both in-game and in real life. I have to imagine that it's only more poignant if you were one of the people there for the end of 1.0.
46 votes -
A beautiful, broken America: What I learned on a 2,800-mile bus ride from Detroit to LA
20 votes -
Why Pac-Man won
9 votes -
What would the internet of people look like now?
39 votes -
Riddick Bowe became the undisputed world heavyweight champion at age 25 by defeating Holyfield. Today we recall the comedy, drama, legendary old school battles, and ruthless aggression he embodied.
5 votes -
Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it
30 votes -
2023 Logie Awards results
For non-Australians: This is Australian television's Night of Nights, equivalent to the USA's Emmy Awards or the UK's BAFTA Awards. The "Popular" awards are voted on by the general public. The...
For non-Australians: This is Australian television's Night of Nights, equivalent to the USA's Emmy Awards or the UK's BAFTA Awards.
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The "Popular" awards are voted on by the general public.
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The "Outstanding" awards are voted on by members of the Australian TV industry.
Gold Logie (Popular)
- Sonia Kruger
Silver Logies (Popular)
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Sam Neill
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Kitty Flanagan
Silver Logies (Outstanding)
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Patrick Brammall
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Harriet Dyer
The full results: https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/logies-winners-2023-78374
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Where is everyone hosting their email these days?
This is more focused towards those that use custom domains for their email. My current plan is up at Zoho for my team in a month, and even though I've used them for the past few years its been...
This is more focused towards those that use custom domains for their email. My current plan is up at Zoho for my team in a month, and even though I've used them for the past few years its been hit-or-miss (especially when using third-party apps or programs).
Who do you use? Who do you not trust? Who would you never go back to?
Sidenote: I hope this might eventually kick off a ~privacy group, one day.
72 votes -
The BBC on Mastodon: Experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media
31 votes -
Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman actor, dies at 70 after private bout with cancer
79 votes -
Ten essential synth-pop albums
11 votes -
Banished to a remote Idaho valley, beavers created a lush wetland. Introducing more beavers could increase drought resilience and mitigate fires.
30 votes -
Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system using local currencies
10 votes -
Re:Zero Anime's 3rd season reveals 2nd teaser visual
12 votes -
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.
42 votes -
What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it!
18 votes -
Cities: Skylines II: Feature highlights Ep 7 -- Maps & themes
14 votes -
Twitter threatens legal action against US nonprofit that tracks hate speech
113 votes -
Canada eliminated from Women's World Cup after crushing loss to Australia
11 votes -
Norway squeak into knockout stage of Women's World Cup as Sophie Haug thrills in Philippines thrashing
7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 31
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.
14 votes -
Suggestions for a new Android phone, please
Hey all, hope everyone is doing well today. I've been using a Pixel 6A for going on a year now, and I'm not very satisfied with my purchase. It's a decent enough phone, but it seems that the...
Hey all, hope everyone is doing well today. I've been using a Pixel 6A for going on a year now, and I'm not very satisfied with my purchase. It's a decent enough phone, but it seems that the fingerprint reader doesn't work more than half of the time, and Google Assistant is about as reliable. It also just has a lot of weird little things that add up (for instance, plugging in the battery may not indicate that it's charging until you unlock the phone). Not to mention that I'm just not fond of the company these days, and I'd like to gradually ween myself off of their applications and such.
I actually upgraded to this phone from a Moto G6 plus (bought for >$200 via Amazon, compared to this $500 device), and I find myself wishing I hadn't hopped in the hot tub with it in my pocket that day.
With that said, what sort of alternatives do you fine people suggest? I'm not too concerned with specs (as long as it plays Pocket Trains, I'm happy lol), mostly battery life, Android, and sustainable company practices if that's still a thing in tech.
Currently looking at the Fairphone 4, but was wondering what else may be floating around out there. Thanks in advance, and have a great day.
68 votes -
New Relic to be acquired by Francisco Partners and TPG for $6.5B
6 votes -
How Big Tech rewrote the USA's first cellphone repair law
11 votes -
After Mitch McConnell's and Dianne Feinstein's episodes, should we talk about age limits in US public officials?
95 votes -
Any people here who are also interested in a "low-tech lifestyle?"
As an ex-Redditor, I only subscribed to 3 subreddits: /r/dumbphones /r/nosurf /r/simpleliving As someone who is incorporating more of an "offline" vs. "online" life, and downgrading some elements...
As an ex-Redditor, I only subscribed to 3 subreddits:
/r/dumbphones
/r/nosurf
/r/simplelivingAs someone who is incorporating more of an "offline" vs. "online" life, and downgrading some elements to live a lifestyle that's more focus on the present and get out of the house more (family, kids, pets, walking, etc.) instead of just reading and absorbing tons of information on my laptop.
Are there any people here who are interested in this or is there a section on Tildes for this already? (I know Reddit is a much bigger site, just dipping my toes in the water to see if there is something like that on here already.)
36 votes -
Denmark is considering banning protests involving burning the Quran or other religious texts over security and diplomatic concerns – Sweden looking to follow suit
18 votes -
[SOLVED] Can't vote on an open topic?
10 votes -
Why technology favors tyranny
15 votes -
What "lost" web page would you like to find again?
What was your favorite web page back in the day that you would visit religiously and tell all your friends about but have since lost? Did it shutter permanently or did you lose the bookmark when...
What was your favorite web page back in the day that you would visit religiously and tell all your friends about but have since lost? Did it shutter permanently or did you lose the bookmark when switching computers never to find it again?
Back in the days of printed web page yellow pages and search engines you had to submit your page to be reviewed before it was listed, I had found a page about movie easter eggs, errors and insider information. It had factoids about nearly 1000 movies ranging from obscure facts, mistakes in editing, anachronisms, funny on-set stories and the like.
It was fun to read that this character was named after the art directors niece, the stunt car is visible losing 8 hubcaps in the main chase, etc. It was amazing to read how different movies would interact (IIRC, Kim Bassinger's gasp/jump reaction to opening the door in "Batman" was real due to them having a xenomoprh from Aliens there instead of Jack Nicholson since they were filming at the same time). It was also cool to read that certain characters made cameos in other movies (most people caught that Randolph and Mortimer Duke from "Trading Places" were in "Coming to America" but there are so many other not as obvious blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameos). I never would have noticed the car visible in the background of Johnny Cage vs Scorpion in the orchard fight in "Mortal Kombat" without this page--and now I can never unsee it when I watch it.
I don't know if I lost the bookmark or if the page shut down so I deleted it but any search I've undertaken for this page in the last few decades only seems to return listicles like "21 obvious anachronisms in modern movies!" but not my all comprehensive target.
Honorable mention to Damn Interesting (although I did find that one again after a few years). Although it's underwent some turbulance and changes since I first disovered it, I would often reread the articles and gleefully looked forward to each new article when I was younger. With article names like Lake Peigneur: The Swirling Vortex of Doom it was hard not to be intrigued.
79 votes -
What is some life advice that has stuck with you throughout the years?
There's tons and tons of life advice quotes and phrases out there, but I'm curious to hear which ones in particular have been actually impactful for ya'll.
80 votes -
Emacs 29.1 released
10 votes -
Consciousness and intrinsic brain information
5 votes -
Help with educational resources - Non bio parents reveal
Does anyone know of any good resources for helping kids understand when their dad is not their bio dad? My brother is not his eldests bio dad. Some bullying/ nastiness means my Bro and his Mrs are...
Does anyone know of any good resources for helping kids understand when their dad is not their bio dad? My brother is not his eldests bio dad. Some bullying/ nastiness means my Bro and his Mrs are sitting the kid down today (on an expedited schedule) to tell him and explain hes not a mistake etc. Are there any good educational bits anyone might know of?
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Anyone else feel/used to feel that they will be alone both platonically and romantically, forever?
I have cptsd and comorbid-depression, am gay and trans, and i have bad social skills (i cant even maintain eye contact with someone). I feel completely hopeless for the future and i just wanted to...
I have cptsd and comorbid-depression, am gay and trans, and i have bad social skills (i cant even maintain eye contact with someone). I feel completely hopeless for the future and i just wanted to know if anyone else here related, or if they've recovered. Thanks
Edit: Thank you all very much for the great responses. Maybe i'll make it :)37 votes -
US cannabis industry confronts billion-dollar threat: weak weed
31 votes -
I need more albums like Imaginary Sonicscape by Sigh
I think this album might be a unicorn, but I'm gonna put this out there anyway. Please suggest more prog/avant black metal that is this good. I've done a few cursory google searches, but the only...
I think this album might be a unicorn, but I'm gonna put this out there anyway. Please suggest more prog/avant black metal that is this good. I've done a few cursory google searches, but the only thing I've found that even comes close is The Sham Mirrors by Arcturus. Maybe Beneath the Lights by Enslaved too.
IS is just such a masterpiece. I love the keyboards, the clear but muddy sound, the guitar work. It's just so god damned good. Please give me some more good albums to check out in the same general space.
5 votes -
Is the Tildes code base really only 1.3MB?
According to the repository, “project storage” amounts to 1.3MB. I know that this doesn’t include the data/posts of course, but that still seems impossibly small: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes
73 votes -
To achieve greenhouse gas emissions goals by 2050, regulatory details may matter more than targets
7 votes -
I tried to convince Steve Curry not to take his deadly hike when I met him in Death Valley. The memory haunts me.
52 votes -
Widely circulated video of women attacked and raped in Manipur breaks silence on systematic gang rapes that had been covered up in that region of India
39 votes -
From car parts to cargo bikes: GKN workers in Italy
6 votes -
California hotel workers are on strike because app based staffing agencies punish them for refusing to cross picket lines
28 votes -
Francis Ford Coppola predicts ‘we’re on the verge of a golden age’ of cinema after Barbie and Oppenheimer success
27 votes -
Banks working to develop global standards on accounting for carbon emissions in bond or stock sale underwriting have voted to exclude most emissions from their own carbon footprint numbers
10 votes -
The post-WWI migrations that built Yugoslavia and Turkey have left a painful legacy
13 votes -
Michigan tests road layout where oncoming cars share a lane to make room for bikes
33 votes -
Which board games have you been playing this week? (to 30th July)
It's been another week, party people, and it's time to share what you've been playing.
13 votes