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4 votes
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Hottest Arctic temperature record probably set with 100°F/37°C reading in Siberia
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Voguing for our lives. Again
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Is there a way to disable autocollapse of single line comment?
I get the value prop of the default setting being to collapse the message, since it saves space and the whole message can be displayed, but my brain is at this point wired to ignore collapsed...
I get the value prop of the default setting being to collapse the message, since it saves space and the whole message can be displayed, but my brain is at this point wired to ignore collapsed comments, so I find myself missing this one liners on tildes. I didn't see an option to have single single comments be expanded by default, does such a a feature exist?
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Is there a service where I can rent a Windows or macOS virtual machine?
Hi, hope this is the right place for this question. I'd like to learn Autodesk Fusion 360, but all of my devices are running either Ubuntu or ChromeOS. I've tried to get F360 running on my ubuntu...
Hi, hope this is the right place for this question. I'd like to learn Autodesk Fusion 360, but all of my devices are running either Ubuntu or ChromeOS. I've tried to get F360 running on my ubuntu desktop with both Wine and Lutris but I haven't had success. There is also a web application for F360 but it is feature limited.
It seems like the only way to get this program running is to use a virtual machine, but I don't have much experience in this area. Do I need to buy a windows license and set up my own VM or is there a service where I can rent time on a preconfigured VM somewhere?
Thanks for reading, hope to hear your suggestions.
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Use the Fediverse as a comment section
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My friends and I swap nudes as a form of pandemic self-care
8 votes -
When the giant Galapagos tortoise faced extinction, Diego answered the call
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Does anyone have resources for an introduction to semidefinite programming?
I'm interested in the subject, but don't know where to begin investigating it. I tried to look over the code for SeDuMi, but it is much more massive than I had realized. I have a background in...
I'm interested in the subject, but don't know where to begin investigating it. I tried to look over the code for SeDuMi, but it is much more massive than I had realized. I have a background in mathematics, if anyone can point me towards a textbook.
5 votes -
Simulacra levels and their interactions
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Why Finnish people tell the truth – in Finland, people are assumed to be honest all the time, and trust is implicit unless proven otherwise
13 votes -
Trump’s latest firing seems to have violated four democratic values
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Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 21
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most...
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
6 votes -
OpenMW 0.46.0 released (FOSS engine for TES:III Morrowind)
8 votes -
Wireless is a trap
25 votes -
The Umbrella Academy goes back to the 1960s in season two first look photos
10 votes -
Donald Trump mounts campaign for more debates against US President Joe Biden
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Seba Safe - Lamont Lament (2020)
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Hannibal, Rome's greatest enemy (parts 1 - 5) | Second Punic War
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The obscure US Supreme Court case that could be used by the Republican Party to gut the First Amendment
8 votes -
MSI, Intel, and PCMR are giving away a MSI Z490 Godlike and a 2080 super X Gaming Trio
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Immunity to COVID-19 may wane just two to three months after infection, study suggests
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Titanium: The metal that made the SR-71 possible
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Why NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is essential despite the coronavirus pandemic
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The art of the possible
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Is anyone else a Neil Postman fan?
I eventually recommend Neil Postman's writing to anyone I can. These books are absolutely fantastic, especially Technopoly, though I'd also recommend Amusing Ourselves to Death and The End of...
I eventually recommend Neil Postman's writing to anyone I can. These books are absolutely fantastic, especially Technopoly, though I'd also recommend Amusing Ourselves to Death and The End of Education (pun in the title intended).
One of Neil Postman's big contributions to how I think was by explaining an extended notion of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Instead of trying to insist that different human languages have different ways of communication, Neil Postman makes the assertion that different media, books, oral communication, TV, radio, the internet, have world-views embedded into them. So, you will (almost) never find a serious philosophical discussion in a film. Books, being linear can afford to give a cursory examination, and the person reading can follow at their own pace, while film can't do that. However, films are better at communicating emotion, so the stories in film are more experience/emotion/in-the-moment driven. Postman's argument was better, so ignore the weaknesses in my summary. I'm just trying to give some flavor to the type of things he wrote, like he also predicted how people would communicate on the internet.
The thing which really stands out to me is how Neil Postman was just a good thinker. He wasn't a one hit wonder for ideas. I'd be willing to read his thoughts on just about anything, even if I disagree. So anyway, read him! You won't have any regerts.
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Overconsumption and growth economy key drivers of environmental crises
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Iconic Prince 'Blue Angel' guitar, that was once considered lost, is sold for over $500,000
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How do you feel board games have changed in the last twenty-five years?
Everyone always refers to the coming of Eurogames a long time back, but I'm wondering about modern games. Where have they come? Where will they go? I'd say the art has gotten better, more...
Everyone always refers to the coming of Eurogames a long time back, but I'm wondering about modern games. Where have they come? Where will they go? I'd say the art has gotten better, more eye-catching, but I'm more ambivalent about very recent (last five years) game mechanics.
11 votes -
The Nova Scotia shooter case has hallmarks of an undercover operation
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Did Europe have more mutations through its history?
This is something weird to me. I think skin color is pretty diverse no matter where you go, or at least, I don't know enough to say otherwise. But take hair color. Europe has more diversity in...
This is something weird to me. I think skin color is pretty diverse no matter where you go, or at least, I don't know enough to say otherwise. But take hair color. Europe has more diversity in hair color than almost anywhere else. Same with eye color. Why is this? Is it just because I interact with more people of European heritage on day to day business, or has Europe actually had more mutations which affect hair color, eye color, etc? Or is it that Europe, being a crossroads has had more people immigrate through it.
If this is racist, it's unintentional, this is just an observation, which I've been unable to find an answer to.
If you have an answer, a link to a paper would be great.
Edit: A point against what I just wrote that I thought of: Asia has both mono and double eyelids, which is something Europe doesn't have. Native americans don't count either for or against, since they immigrated fairly late in a small group, which also explains why almost all native americans are type O
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What are some drinks I should try?
I like drinks, especially new types, not just new flavors. So I've had rum, kombucha, La Croix, and so on. Are there any alternate drinks or less well known drinks you enjoy?
26 votes -
Playing full PC games on a Raspberry Pi 4
6 votes -
The ancient history of board games
7 votes -
The autumn ritual of wild horse herding in Iceland's Kolbeinsdalur Valley
9 votes -
The Last of Us Part II tries to be profound. It fails.
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Karl Friston: Active inference and artificial curiosity
2 votes -
See the light – why midsummer birding in Norway is life-affirming
9 votes -
Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 20
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most...
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
13 votes -
How to reform the police
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Greta Thunberg has hope for climate, despite leaders' inaction
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Diversity & D&D: Making Orcs and others more complex
8 votes -
Thelonious Monk’s unlikely Palo Alto High show becomes thrilling live album
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Victoria will bring back tougher coronavirus restrictions, limiting gatherings in homes to five people, in a bid to address a recent spike in case numbers
News article: Victoria will bring back tougher coronavirus restrictions, limiting gatherings in homes to five people, in a bid to address a recent spike in case numbers. Statement from Victoria's...
Statement from Victoria's Premier:
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"around half of [Victoria's] cases since the end of April have come from transmission inside someone’s home."
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"From 11:59pm on Sunday, the number of visitors you can have at your home will reduce to five."
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"Outside the home, families and friends can meet in groups up to ten."
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"restaurants, pubs, auction halls, community halls, libraries, museums and places of worship will all stay at a maximum of 20 people in any one space until 12 July."
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"Businesses that were set to open on Monday like gyms, cinemas, theatres and TABs can do so – but again, only with a maximum of 20."
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"Community sport for kids and non-contact competition for adults can proceed as planned."
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"those who can work from home [should] continue to do so at least until 31 July."
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Turn on multi-factor authentication before crooks do it for you
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How important is protecting our data from companies like Google?
I was a supporter of Andrew Yang while he was running for president. His policies appealed to me a lot. One I supported because it made sense to me; personal data as a property right. I’ve thought...
I was a supporter of Andrew Yang while he was running for president. His policies appealed to me a lot. One I supported because it made sense to me; personal data as a property right. I’ve thought about it more and I don’t see how a company like Google using my data negatively affects me. What are the negative repercussions I experience when a company uses my information like that? Are there alternatives that would protect my data more that are actually decent? I’d love to receive some explanation for this!
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Can't invite someone new
I am trying to invite a friend to Tildes, and on my invite page I see the message "You aren't able to generate more invite links right now." Is this a default setting for new users?
9 votes -
HIV drugs have transformed the lives of people in rich nations. In Papua New Guinea, the virus is mutating
8 votes -
BP data reveals newly-installed clean electricity generation matched coal for the first time in 2019
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CERN makes bold push to build $23-billion super collider
12 votes