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40 votes
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An update on the global measles situation based on information shared by World Health Organization member states
5 votes -
Twitter announces that the plan to delete inactive accounts is now on hold, but was primarily aimed at EU accounts due to GDPR
14 votes -
Trump knew of the whistleblower complaint earlier than we thought. That's devastating.
15 votes -
The Stanley Parable narrator responds to your letters and emails - Ultra Deluxe remaster/expansion delayed to 2020
8 votes -
Kaspersky vulnerabilities: uninstalling any Chrome extension, tracking users in incognito or different browsers, and controlling functionality with links
9 votes -
A page has been added to view the posts you've voted on (up to 30 days old)
It was offhandedly mentioned in last week's post about voting data, but thanks to an open-source contribution by ajbt200128 (whose Tildes username I don't know) there's now a page available for...
It was offhandedly mentioned in last week's post about voting data, but thanks to an open-source contribution by ajbt200128 (whose Tildes username I don't know) there's now a page available for you to review posts you voted on recently. It's linked as "Your votes" in the sidebar menu when you're on your user page.
There's a warning at the top of the page about it, but please don't try to use that page to keep track of posts overall. Because the voting data is being deleted now, you won't be able to keep track of any posts older than 30 days through it. Use "Bookmark" for that—there's a link just above "Your votes" for "Your bookmarks" where bookmarked posts will stay forever.
I've also just noticed that these pages aren't paginated yet and everything's in one big list, so if you vote often, be warned that they might be quite large. I should probably work on fixing that now. Let me know if you notice any other issues with it.
And as usual, I've given everyone 10 invites, accessible on the invite page.
49 votes -
Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses
5 votes -
A brief history of the crock pot
7 votes -
The Art of the Foundry
3 votes -
Netflix cancels its Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival
10 votes -
Behind the scenes with UE4’s next-gen virtual production tools (similar to tech used on The Mandalorian)
5 votes -
Book-focused Discord server
Howdy, I think this might appeal to some of you, sorry if it comes off a bit spammy. I've started a Discord server mostly for discussion of books (Other things too...our rule is if it's text-based...
Howdy, I think this might appeal to some of you, sorry if it comes off a bit spammy. I've started a Discord server mostly for discussion of books (Other things too...our rule is if it's text-based or if it's printed on a page, it's allowed. We welcome interactive fiction, comics, poetry, theory, visual novels, etc.) that is aiming to keep discussion at least somewhat serious and a respectful atmosphere similar to what Tildes aims for. Eventually we'll do wider recruitment (posters in universities, probably), but for now we're trying to get a decent server culture going with people we can trust to not shit all over everything. If this sounds appealing, we'd love to have you :)
Paste with rules, should look familiar.
Permanent link for those who would like to join: https://discord.gg/yr4pA96
8 votes -
Better support for long-running topics?
I feel like with our weekly recurring topics, comments are getting posted all over the place. For example, if you want to read about what people think of a particular game, it's going to be spread...
I feel like with our weekly recurring topics, comments are getting posted all over the place. For example, if you want to read about what people think of a particular game, it's going to be spread out among a lot of different topics.
It seems like it might be nicer if in the games group, there were one topic for each game? Similarly for movies or books, or creative projects. This is how we did things on the Well, though there was also a "movies that didn't get their own topic" topic. But it seems like that was a limitation of a system that didn't deal well with having lots of topics in a group.
To support this well, we'd need to make coming back to long-running topics more pleasant to read somehow. With a linear conversation the software can start you off wherever you left off. I'm not sure what's best for threaded conversation?
In short, maybe there should be a way to do things more like forum software and less like Hacker News or Reddit? Or should we just try it out without changing the software?
11 votes -
No Man's Sky - Synthesis update (releasing tomorrow)
7 votes -
The Real Class War
18 votes -
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!
6 votes -
Tricky - Aftermath (1994)
3 votes -
Researchers used skeletal remains and ancient DNA to reconstruct the burial of a woman who lived in what is now southern Sweden 7,000 years ago
4 votes -
ETH researchers used a 3D printing process to produce complex and highly porous glass objects
5 votes -
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?
12 votes -
The US Army is building a giant VR battlefield to train soldiers virtually
4 votes -
European Commission refers Denmark to the Court for failing to fulfil its obligations in relation to the name 'Feta'
4 votes -
Norwegian Air is ending some long-haul routes to the US and Thailand from Scandinavia, citing technical issues with the Rolls Royce engines on Boeing 787s and low demand
4 votes -
Snarky Puppy - NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2019)
9 votes -
Discussion time: What are your opinions on digital censorship?
Given the furor on Youtube over the new COPPA laws and the way they will affect content creators, I'd sort of like to know the opinions of tildezens on the topic of digital regulation. What do you...
Given the furor on Youtube over the new COPPA laws and the way they will affect content creators, I'd sort of like to know the opinions of tildezens on the topic of digital regulation. What do you guys think about heavy moderation or even censorship on social media platforms? Do you think it's a necessary way to keep online communities safe for all, or is it stifling open discussion on the internet?
(Not sure if should be placed in here or tech, please don't flame)
12 votes -
Pour one out for the Steam Controller, now on closeout sale for just $5 plus shipping
27 votes -
Cows wearing VR headsets might produce better milk
14 votes -
China
19 votes -
The Stardew Valley 1.4 content update is now available on Steam and GOG
25 votes -
This island of Minos: Crete in the Bronze Age
8 votes -
Nothing to sneeze at: $2,659 bill to pluck doll's shoe from girl's nose
6 votes -
Beat Saber developer Beat Games has been acquired by Facebook
15 votes -
Two months after failed moon landing, India admits Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander crashed
4 votes -
The Steam Autumn Sale is now live - runs until Dec 3 at 10 AM PST
15 votes -
Multiple Fortinet products communicate with FortiGuard services while only "encrypting" sensitive user data using XOR with a hardcoded key
9 votes -
Bad romance - What happened to the National Enquirer after it went all in for US President Donald Trump?
4 votes -
UN Environment Climate Change Report
6 votes -
Netflix has signed a ten-year lease to keep Manhattan's single-screen Paris Theatre open, which it can use to satisfy the theatrical-release requirement of the Oscars
11 votes -
Music Makers: Synth Players and Programmers
I love a good synth sound. How about you? Got a favorite hardware or software synthesizer? Tell us about it.
7 votes -
The Lego Group has acquired BrickLink, the world’s largest online LEGO fan community and marketplace
15 votes -
On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America
4 votes -
Humble seems to have accidentally revealed the games from its first "Humble Choice", which will replace Monthly on Dec 6
As previously discussed here, Humble Monthly is switching to a new model with no "mystery games" where you'll be able to choose which ones you want to keep from a set selection. It looks like the...
As previously discussed here, Humble Monthly is switching to a new model with no "mystery games" where you'll be able to choose which ones you want to keep from a set selection.
It looks like the games were inadvertently revealed already (image link), so the first month's options will probably be:
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Blasphemous
- Void Bastards
- Phantom Doctrine
- Dead In Vinland
- Horizon Chase Turbo
- Dark Future: Blood Red States
- Desert Child
- Aegis Defenders
- X-Morph: Defense
If that's an interesting set of games to you, you'll probably want to subscribe to Humble Monthly now to be grandfathered in on the "Classic" plan, which will let you keep all 10 games every month for $12/month (and you should be able to "pause" if you don't like a particular month). Otherwise, the plan options that will be available after Dec 6 are more expensive for fewer choices.
9 votes -
lost
lost time like grains leaking out an hourglass lost feelings like love leaving a full heart lost purpose like a crusader without a cause all these years, feelings, purpose stolen, violated an evil...
lost time like grains leaking out an hourglass lost feelings like love leaving a full heart lost purpose like a crusader without a cause all these years, feelings, purpose stolen, violated an evil I never invited, never wanted it's not my fault, not my goal innocent yet guilty convicted more like cursed their hatred is my destiny never get back what was lost never recover who I could, maybe should, have been robbed of a life, of a happy, normal life I can't even hate them for it can't even have that comfort I'd be just as bad, repeat the cycle almost sympathetic only path, only cure, is love creamy center of a cyanide pill9 votes -
Boneworks is a first-person shooter in virtual reality. Here's a look at a near-final version of the game before its upcoming release.
8 votes -
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?4 votes -
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.
6 votes -
Why is childcare so expensive?
13 votes -
Like This Or Die - The fate of the book review in the age of the algorithm
4 votes -
IKEA's profits have fallen nearly 10% as the world's largest furniture retailer stepped up its spending on renewable energy and its growing online operation
14 votes