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14 votes
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Rhode Island lawsuit: Students sue for the right to learn civics
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Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands
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Day 25: Cryostasis
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/25 Join the Tildes private leaderboard! You can do that on this page, by entering join code 730956-de85ce0c. Please post your...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/25
Join the Tildes private leaderboard! You can do that on this page, by entering join code
730956-de85ce0c.Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
pythonwith any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>5 votes -
The 2010s were another lost decade on climate change
19 votes -
The Texas Railroad Commission centennial documentary (1991)
3 votes -
2019 in review: The year in math and computer science
6 votes -
If the US removed FPTP and the electoral college, what new parties would pop up?
(You could replace FPTP with STV to keep the districts that elect representatives in the house intact.) I'll start. The Democratic party breaks up into the neoliberal and progressive parties. The...
(You could replace FPTP with STV to keep the districts that elect representatives in the house intact.)
I'll start.
The Democratic party breaks up into the neoliberal and progressive parties.
The neoliberal party is where centrist candidates like Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg go.
The progressive party is where progressive candidates like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren go.
The Republican party might lose a large part of their electorate to the libertarians, since many Republicans are more concerned about letting business prevail and don't really want cultural conservatism.
Andrew yang maybe also leaves the Democrats and founds his own party, the party for online reform.
The greens also become significantly more popular but they may have too much in common with the progressives.
The Senate could be changed to include as many seats as the house for proper representation.
18 votes -
2019 in Light Novels - Isekai lull and romcom resurgence
5 votes -
Sort by controversial
16 votes -
The Original IBM PC 5150 - The story of the world's most influential computer
4 votes -
My Business Card Runs Linux
17 votes -
What do you want for Christmas?
It can be anything: possible/impossible, material/immaterial. I want the Ergodox EZ programmable keyboard. In my estimations, taking into account currency exchange, shipping and import taxes, it...
It can be anything: possible/impossible, material/immaterial.
I want the Ergodox EZ programmable keyboard. In my estimations, taking into account currency exchange, shipping and import taxes, it would cost R$ 2323.2 (2323.2 Brazilian Reais) to bring one home. That's 232% of our minimum wage.
So I bought some cheap games on the PSN and a 15 dollars vertical mouse instead.
19 votes -
The hiding place: Inside the world's first long-term storage facilty for highly radioactive nuclear waste
10 votes -
What skill were you once good at that is now completely irrelevant?
E.g. changing a typewriter ribbon, changing the oil in your car.
27 votes -
The debate over America’s drug-pricing system is built on myths
7 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?9 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.
7 votes -
Cartoonist draws a happy ending for twins that he accidentally put on the "naughty list"
7 votes -
Russia 'successfully tests' its unplugged internet
21 votes -
Why Japan celebrates Christmas with KFC
15 votes -
Tracking flight details while in the air
8 votes -
Messaging app ToTok has been removed from the Apple and Google app stores following claims the United Arab Emirates government was using it to spy on people
12 votes -
How do you feel about safer kitchen knives?
Kitchen knives are frequently used to stab people. This results in serious injury or often death. Most stabbing murders are perpetrated with kitchen knives, reflecting the huge numbers of knives...
Kitchen knives are frequently used to stab people. This results in serious injury or often death. Most stabbing murders are perpetrated with kitchen knives, reflecting the huge numbers of knives available (most homes have one), and where most murders happen (in the home). (I'm talking about UK here).
Kitchen knives have a cutting edge and usually a sharp piercing point. There's nothing that can be done to make the cutting edge safer. But we can look at the pointy tip.
Pointy tips are useful, but we tend to find that only professional chefs or experienced home cooks use them. Most people cooking at home don't use or need such a pointy tip.
There are some companies releasing knives without the pointy tip, and I'm interested to know what you think.
https://twitter.com/JohnHMCrichton/status/1209095901102387200?s=20
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Building a rocket is hard. But building a parachute is boggling.
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Day 24: Planet of Discord
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/24 Join the Tildes private leaderboard! You can do that on this page, by entering join code 730956-de85ce0c. Please post your...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2019/day/24
Join the Tildes private leaderboard! You can do that on this page, by entering join code
730956-de85ce0c.Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
pythonwith any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>4 votes -
The most unlikely record in Melee: The complete history of Peach's Break The Targets world record
9 votes -
Why do we move our hands when we talk?
7 votes -
How to track US President Trump (tracking of government employees using cell phones)
23 votes -
Blue house
Blue house Foundation exposed Brown threadbare carpet White counters fadded dull Wallpaper curled and yellow Still it's theirs Contentment abounds
9 votes -
How do bullets work in video games?
7 votes -
The Christmas Eve plot to blow up Napoleon
7 votes -
Deep-sea mining and the race to the bottom of the ocean
9 votes -
Dead Cells - The Legacy Update - All previous major versions of the game are now available, using Steam's "betas" system
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Chris Morocco recreates Paul Hollywood's Cornish Pasties from taste | Reverse Engineering
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Impacts: Climate change awareness project
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Preparation for the 2019ish Tildes Census 2: Electric Boogaloo
Hello everyone, it's me again, that guy who can't create online forms reliably. As some people might've noticed, the last attempt backfired on me in two ways: The form itself was... Lacking, as...
Hello everyone, it's me again, that guy who can't create online forms reliably.
As some people might've noticed, the last attempt backfired on me in two ways:
- The form itself was... Lacking, as numerous comments told me
- The wonderful, privacy conscious form creating site I used physically broke after about 70 responses, meaning I lost the entirety of the data collected thus far and any future response. As I couldn't view the responses individually either, this means that the previous attempt was a complete failure.Please hurl your insults at me in the PMs to not clutter these comments.
This has lead me to create a new form on a new site: JotForms. As this is commercial site, it shouldn't break after a handful of replies and also is still privacy conscious. They do not save any data as the recipient of the data (me) is declared as the controller. Be assured that I will use all collected data solely for the census (i.e creating fancy graphs and analysing it).
The only positive aspect here is that at least I got to address valuable feedback you guys gave me. I've updated the political section and expanded the work and education section. I'm sure it can still be improved though.
The currently only problem I have is that on the free tier of JotForms, you're limited to 100 submissions, which we'll surely exceed based on the numbers of the last census. Buying the premium for one month (actually subscribing and then cancelling it) would cost me USD 19. That's not the world to me, but would you guys be fine with me appending a paypal link to send some voluntary donations my way if you think I'm doing a good job? I don't want to make a profit, I'd just like to recoup the cost.
Currently, the form is still in editing, you can view a picture of it's current form here. Nothing is set in stone, and I'm open to all suggestions.
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Web Developers! What personal projects have you made, and are proud of?
Time for some inspiration. I've been working on a few SaaS applications for the past 2-3 months, and have only really got into it full time recently, and I'm totally in code-mode now, so I thought...
Time for some inspiration. I've been working on a few SaaS applications for the past 2-3 months, and have only really got into it full time recently, and I'm totally in code-mode now, so I thought I'd ask to see what other people have created in either their spare time, or to earn some money.
Link your app/tool/product/service! What tools, frameworks, or services did you build it with? What does it accomplish? How did you express your creativity while working on it? What's next for what you're creating?
14 votes -
SpaceX Falcon 9 landing burn
9 votes -
Book nooks: Take a look behind the 'small doors to imaginary spaces' within bookshelves
6 votes -
The most important invention of the 20th century: Transistors
7 votes -
Speedrunning is plagued with cheating, and technological advances are making it more and more difficult to detect
11 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.
13 votes -
Many Japanese children refuse to go to school
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What are you doing this week?
This topic is part of a weekly series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss their week. If you have any plans, goals, accomplishments, or even failures, whether they be personal or work...
This topic is part of a weekly series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss their week.
If you have any plans, goals, accomplishments, or even failures, whether they be personal or work related, I'd love to hear about them. This is a place for casual discussion about your week, past, present, and future.
A list of all previous topics in this series can be found here.
So, what (or how) are you doing this week?
7 votes -
Mitch McConnell has less power to shape the impeachment trial than Democrats think
13 votes -
When to stop paying for that subscription gift
4 votes -
Komsomolsk - Chiornyj Kvadrat ([Malevich's] Black Square) (2019)
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What are some good questions for self-reflection?
With the year and decade coming to an end, I wanted to do a self interview/reflection. I'm basically looking for questions that address the past, present and future. Questions that help reflect or...
With the year and decade coming to an end, I wanted to do a self interview/reflection. I'm basically looking for questions that address the past, present and future. Questions that help reflect or set goals are nice, but anything goes really. This was inspired by Vanity Fair's yearly interview with Billie Eilish, but I also love reflecting on the past and need for structure by setting goals for the future. Plus what better time to do this with the new year and decade coming up?
What I'd like to do is ask myself these questions on a yearly basis, but this one might be longer as I'd put questions that will address things 5 & 10 years from now.
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Intermissions for modern movies - what are your thoughts?
It seems that movies are getting longer and longer nowadays, and some people (like me) are incapable of holding their bladder for more than 1.5-2 hours, especially when movie-theater-sized drinks...
It seems that movies are getting longer and longer nowadays, and some people (like me) are incapable of holding their bladder for more than 1.5-2 hours, especially when movie-theater-sized drinks are involved. So this got me thinking: is it time to bring back the movie intermission?
I'm curious:
- Are you for or against the idea of longer movies having an intermission? Why or why not?
- How do you think adding an intermission to the movies would affect the experience? And how might it affect the film industry and the films themselves?
24 votes