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5 votes
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A brief history of 'Unsolved Mysteries'
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How blackouts, fires, and a pandemic are driving shortages of pipette tips — and hobbling science
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Raj Kapoor - Mera Joota Hai Japani (1955)
6 votes -
Alleged $366M Bitcoin mixer busted after analysis of ten years of blockchain data
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What do you think late 2010s-early 2020s nostalgia will look like?
Asking mainly because we generally view this period as a rock-bottom, but nostalgia seems to be as good as natural, so what do you think people in 5, 10, 15+ years will remember overly fondly...
Asking mainly because we generally view this period as a rock-bottom, but nostalgia seems to be as good as natural, so what do you think people in 5, 10, 15+ years will remember overly fondly about the present?
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What's something that took you a long time to like?
The first time you encountered it, you were lukewarm at best or completely put off at worst. Over time though, you changed, and slowly you came around to it, changing your position from one of...
The first time you encountered it, you were lukewarm at best or completely put off at worst. Over time though, you changed, and slowly you came around to it, changing your position from one of distaste or disgust into something rooted in genuine fondness or appreciation.
Tell us that story.
Anything is fair game: foods, movies, people, ideas, careers, etc.
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MASTER BOOT RECORD - WAREZ (full album playlist, 2020)
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Turns out, Spock is kinda bad at logic
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Juan Joya Borja, known as 'El Risitas' or the 'Spanish Laughing Guy' meme, has died
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Master criminal Rédoine Faïd loved the movies, and his greatest crimes were laced with tributes. When he landed in a maximum-security prison, cinema provided inspiration for his escape.
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Beavers chewed through a cable and knocked out internet service to hundreds in a Canadian town
6 votes -
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at age 90
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An interview with Linus Torvalds: Linux and Git
11 votes -
Digital Foundry analysis of the upcoming Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, the first major game release to require ray-tracing capable graphics hardware
7 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!
7 votes -
Beyond Calibri: Finding Microsoft’s next default font
17 votes -
Joe Rogan spread anti-vaccine misinformation. Spotify's CEO redirects and refuses to address problematic behavior.
26 votes -
Bee population steady in Dutch cities thanks to pollinator strategy
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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?
10 votes -
The big business of manifesting money
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With a budget cut of 95%, the already-delayed 2021 Census in Brazil is being canceled entirely
8 votes -
How “MobileAid” and machine learning-based targeting can complement existing social protection programs
4 votes -
HBO Max is getting live hockey, thanks to a new NHL deal
8 votes -
Extremists find a financial lifeline on Twitch
7 votes -
Supply bottlenecks leave dozens of container ships anchored off California coast
7 votes -
English-language remake rights to Thomas Vinterberg's Oscar winner 'Another Round' have been acquired – potential star vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio
4 votes -
I'm worried about cancel culture
7 votes -
The ugly, dangerous, and inefficient stroads found all over the US and Canada
17 votes -
James Carville on the state of Democratic politics
12 votes -
What is the bullshit economy?
7 votes -
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals | Announce trailer
6 votes -
BBC crime drama Hidden commissioned for third series
7 votes -
Games that save the best for last
7 votes -
Super Mario Party update allows online play, adds new games mode
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Khusugtun - Chinggis Khaan (2020)
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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?5 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.
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LittleBigPlanet has been near-unplayable for a long time, and no one's said why
14 votes -
Some tips for multilingual SEO best practices
3 votes -
Cryptocurrency is an abject disaster
57 votes -
twtxt - a decentralised, minimalist microblogging service for hackers
6 votes -
CVE-2021-3156 - How sudo on Linux was hacked
14 votes -
A thorough look at Star Wars: Dark Forces / Jedi Knight
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Video game giant EA steering players into loot-box option in popular soccer game, insider says
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Happy 3rd Birthday, Tildes!
Since no one has posted this yet and the day approaches the end (UTC), I decided to post this...
Since no one has posted this yet and the day approaches the end (UTC), I decided to post this...
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NES Tetris players call it 'rolling', and they're setting new world records
19 votes -
Japanese Self-Defense Forces enlist anime boys to try to attract new human recruits
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Tildes Virtual Film Festival?
How would you all feel about a virtual film festival? We nominate candidate films, documentaries or shorts, focusing on things rarely watched, but that might provoke an interesting discussion. We...
How would you all feel about a virtual film festival?
We nominate candidate films, documentaries or shorts, focusing on things rarely watched, but that might provoke an interesting discussion.
We watch candidate films over maybe a three week period, watching maybe 3 times as many films as we nominate.
Then discussion ensues.
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US to share up to sixty million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine with other countries, official says
4 votes