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5 votes
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In a new report, Penn State political scientists suggest that radicalization on YouTube is driven by communities that form around right-wing content more than the recommendation engine
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Six ways Mario Kart Tour triggers you into gambling your money
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Applying BERT models to Google Search
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Prosper & Stabfinger - Take R Time Ep (Ft. Too Many T's, Kmi & KDS) (2019)
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7:35 de la mañana
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There was no committee
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Digging up Woodstock: An archaeological investigation of the famous festival site unearthed evidence hidden in the haze of memory
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“C is not how the computer works” can lead to inefficient code
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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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Denmark approves stripping IS fighters of citizenship – bill was fast-tracked amid concerns imprisoned IS fighters may escape during a Turkish offensive
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How did Washington, DC fans experience the World Series in 1924, 1925 and 1933? Check out these photos.
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What are you doing this weekend?
This topic is part of a weekly series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss their weekend. If you have any plans, things you want to get done, things you have done, things you haven't...
This topic is part of a weekly series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss their weekend.
If you have any plans, things you want to get done, things you have done, things you haven't done, or even if you just want to talk about how you're doing this weekend, this is a place for casual discussion about those things.
A list of all previous topics in this series can be found here.
So, what (or how) are you doing this weekend?
11 votes -
The value of Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, grew to a record ten trillion Norwegian crowns ($1.09 trillion) on Friday
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A newly-discovered species of beetle, Nelloptodes gretae, has been named after young climate activist Greta Thunberg
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Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations
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In Finland, an intelligent office could change the way people think about working
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The Good Place S04E05 - "Employee of The Bearimy" discussion thread
Foleeeeeeees!! EDIT: Please use Details tags if you are discussing a previous or future episode. You can find previous episode discussions under "the good place" tag.
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The European Union, Iceland and Norway agree to deepen their cooperation in climate action
11 votes -
Little Big - Rock-Paper-Scissors (2019)
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US President Donald Trump is using his Ukraine playbook against the senate
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How skeletons of WWI ships came to rest in the Potomac
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Timasomo Post #0: Roll Call and Planning
Timasomo FAQ What is Timasomo? Timasomo is "Tildes' Make Something Month," a creative community challenge that takes place in the month of November. It was inspired by NaNoWriMo, the National...
Timasomo FAQ
What is Timasomo?
Timasomo is "Tildes' Make Something Month," a creative community challenge that takes place in the month of November. It was inspired by NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month.
What are the rules?
Timasomo is self-driven and its goals are self-selected. On November 1st, participants will commit to a creative project (or projects) that they plan to complete within the month of November. There is no restriction on the methods/products of creativity: writing, painting, code, food, photos, crafts, songs -- if it's creative expression for you, it works for Timasomo!
Though most will be participating individually, collaborations are welcome too!
What is the schedule?
Timasomo begins November 1st and ends November 30th. All creative output towards your goal(s) should be confined to this time. This week prior to the start of November is for planning, and there will be a few days at the beginning of December given to "finishing touches" before we have our final thread, which will be a showcase of all the completed works. The showcase date is TBD and will be decided by the participants toward the end of the month, once we have a better idea of what we'll need to do wrap up our projects.
Can I participate?
Yes! Timasomo is open to anyone on Tildes! The greater Tildes community is also encouraged to participate in discussion threads even if you are not actively working towards a creative goal. This is meant to be an inclusive community event -- all are welcome! If you are interested in participating but do not have a Tildes login, please e-mail the invite request address here for an invite to the community.
Thread #0: Roll Call and Planning
Introduce Yourself
If you are planning on participating in Timasomo, please introduce yourself in this thread. Let the community know a little bit about you, what you do, and your past creative history.
Discuss Your Plans
No need to make a formal goal yet -- that will be for Post #1 on November 1st. Here you can simply toss out ideas, throw them around, and start to formalize what you want your specific goal(s) to be. It's always exciting to not only share out what you want to do but to see what others are planning as well.
Share/Solicit Tips, Tricks, and Resources
Have some great pointers? Share them here! Need some great pointers? Ask for them!
Team Up!
Participants do not have to be individuals, so feel free to join forces. Post a request here if your creative vision involves more than one person. Teaming up can also be useful for people who want to play supportive roles (e.g. playtester, editor, etc.). If you're not wanting to participate directly in achieving your own creative goal but are willing to volunteer help in other ways, offer your services up in this thread!
Get Excited!
This is going to be a great event! I'm already hyped to start my project, and I know others are as well! We're one week away from the starting line!
Meta
My Role
I see myself as a "facilitator" in that I'm posting these weekly threads, but I want this to be a Tildes-driven event rather than a kfwyre-driven one. As such, feel free to provide ideas, feedback, etc. on how you would like this to go or anything I'm either missing or missing the mark on.
Posts
Furthermore, please do not consider "Timasomo" to be something "owned" by me. I consider it a part of this community. As such, if you would like to post threads for the event outside of our weekly Friday threads, feel free! Maybe you want to share a story, talk about a breakthrough, or seek help with something. All are fine, and please don't feel confined to the weekly discussion threads to do so (though if you'd like to share there, that's fine too). The only thing I ask is that, for any additional posts, you tag your submissions with "timasomo" so that they can be easily found under one roof.
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MIT Media Lab scientist claimed success for a deployment of food computers to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, but the computers never worked
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Films that changed my life - Jared’s Vlog
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So how many people work at tildes?
So was just wondering how big the tildes team is?
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Persona 5 Scramble | Gameplay trailer (English subtitles) - Releasing Feb 20, 2020
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Moontrap: Target Earth, possibly the worst movie ever made
This is what you get when you search VUDU for free science fiction movies. The plot is banal enough. A spacecraft is discovered in Colorado that is 14,000 years old. A linguist and her lover are...
This is what you get when you search VUDU for free science fiction movies. The plot is banal enough. A spacecraft is discovered in Colorado that is 14,000 years old. A linguist and her lover are hired to read an inscription and then summarily paid and told to go home by the mysterious and unlikeable head of the project, Richard Kontral.
This description in no way does justice to how bad the script is. My first theory was that a rich father gave his fourteen year old son a chance to create a movie for his birthday present. But it's really just a low budget sequel to an obscure cult film called Moontrap.
The lead character, Scout, is played by Sarah Butler who evidently rose to wordly fame in I Spit on Your Grave. Every line that Scout says to the villain includes adolescent sexual insults. The villain is I believe a washed up actor from an old sitcom called The Nanny. This guy is really hard to watch, the acting is as bad as the script.
There's a scene of robots fighting that looks like it was choreographed with Rockem Sockem Robots, a toy from my childhood. If you're a collector of bad movies, this is a true gem.
It was tough to watch, but our free streaming was slim pickings that night. I wanted to watch Day of the Triffids a classic bad movie from the '60's , but got outvoted. At least that movie was based on an interesting SF novel by John Wyndham. Maybe tomorrow night.
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SPIEL '19: Day 0 - First glances at a few releases
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Designing investigative conversations in Heaven's Vault
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My own private Iceland—tourism has never been “authentic”
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Jayson from Vegas flies in for final hike up 'symbol of all Australia'
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I want to learn programming. What language should i pick to write cli apps for linux?
I'm interested in C or Go, but i'm open to ideas. I have plenty of sh scripts i created to integrate my tools and system, so i have some experience and i don't want a scripting language like...
I'm interested in C or Go, but i'm open to ideas.
I have plenty of sh scripts i created to integrate my tools and system, so i have some experience and i don't want a scripting language like python.
My first plan is to learn the basics of the language and rewrite some of those scripts.
I think my first pick will be a script that uses ffmpeg to convert my flac files to mp3 or opus. I use sndconv -opus/-mp3 and it checks if there are flac files in the folder (i only have full albums), converts and puts in a folder named "$artist - $album".
My long term goal is to make a cli/tui music player like cmus.
UPDATE: i'm having plenty of success with Go right now. I just wrote a basic version of my music conversion script. It's just converting a music i pass as argument to mp3, but i'll keep working on it and adding functionality just to dip my toes in Go. It seems like a good language and i'm having fun!
Thanks for all the answers!
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Twitter stock plunges 20% as company blames ad-targeting problems for earnings miss
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Ubisoft delays Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters, Rainbow Six Quarantine and dramatically drops financial targets
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قلب: لغة برمجة [alb: a programming language]
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Ahead of her ambitious Cornucopia tour reaching the UK in November, we select the greatest work by the Icelandic pop-polymath Björk
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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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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?
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Medieval Fighting Techniques - Mounted vs Foot (Lance vs Polearm & Sword)
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Svensk Vindenergi – Sweden is set to have more wind power capacity than nuclear this year
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The invented Chinese names of the 2019 federal election — ranked
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Machiavelli I – S.P.Q.F. (Begins Machiavelli series)
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Martyr of Verdun: Émile Driant's Command Post
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Certbot usability case study: Making it easier to get HTTPS certificates
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Is there a manga equivalent of sakuga?
A part of a page drawn with higher than usual quality or attention or detail, or something along those lines? Does it have a name?
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Congressional hearing - An examination of Facebook and its impact on the financial services and housing sectors
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The 737 built Southwest, and the 737 Max could be its undoing
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The Pixel 4’s 90Hz display only works at high brightness levels
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Adventure Time revived at HBO Max
6 votes