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5 votes
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Amazon said to make $9 billion offer for MGM
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An open letter to leadership at IGN, Ziff Davis, and J2 Global
9 votes -
The story of TrackMania Nations Forever’s most obvious shortcut
7 votes -
How to design a sailing ship for the 21st century?
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End of wind power waste? Vestas unveils blade recycling technology.
4 votes -
Vaccination appears to protect well, but not perfectly, against variant B.1.617.2
@Prof. Christina Pagel: 1. THREAD on vaccines, "Indian" variant, Bolton and the summer.Bolton currently has 18 patients in hospital with Covid, 12 no jab, 5 one jab, 1 both jabs (who was frail).What are the implications? https://t.co/RNBQBIqlbT11 tweets. pic.twitter.com/H85dmohHnn
7 votes -
What is vintage base ball?
2 votes -
OTB Open 2021 at Stockton - Disc Golf1
The OTB Open happened this past weekend in Stockton, California. I watch a lot of disc golf, and this was a particularly enjoyable tournament, so I thought I'd give an overview of the (free)...
The OTB Open happened this past weekend in Stockton, California. I watch a lot of disc golf, and this was a particularly enjoyable tournament, so I thought I'd give an overview of the (free) footage available. MPO is the Men's and FPO is the women's.
DGN Final Day Coverage
Disc Golf Network streamed OTB Open Presented by Innova | Final Round which is about 6.5 hours of footage. I haven't watched it, but I know it was commentated by Ian Anderson who runs Central Coast Disc Golf (who is a great commentator) and Nate Doss, who is a great player, but I've never heard commentate. I don't have a particular recommendation on whether this is watchable or not - I haven't watched it, and don't really intend to, but included it for interest. It includes both MPO and FPO coverage.
MPO
Mic'd up Practice Round on JomezPro
JomezPro runs a practice round with 3 pro disc golfers - Jeremy "Big Jerm" Koling, Paul Ulibarri, and Nate Sexton. These three are the "main" commentators for JomezPro; they tend to be a bit goofy and are very endearing. They do a lot of good natured smack talk, and they try to break down the holes so you'll understand what you'll see professionals doing. Sometimes in commentary during the tournament, they'll also make some joking references to things that happened in the practice round, like a Fox peeing on one of Sexton's discs.
Feature / Lead on JomezPro
Commentators: Jeremy Koling, Nate Sexton, Paul Ulibarri: "Big Sexy Barri Commentary"
Round 1 Feature Card: Front 9 | Back 9 - Paul McBeth, Calvin Heimburg, Ezra Aderhold, James Proctor. McBeth and Heimburg are both in the "1050 club" which is their player rating - they are 2 of only 4 players rated this high.
Round 2 Lead Card: Front 9 | Back 9 - Paul McBeth, Eagle McMahon, Ricky Wysocki, Nate Sexton. The other two players in the "1050 club" are McMahon and Wysocki; you will frequently see these 4 names on the lead card coverage.
Round 3 Lead Card: Front 9 | Back 9 - McMahon, Ricky Wysocki, Anthony Barela, Aaron Gossage. The final round features someone relatively unknown - Gossage - who has never been on a lead card at a high level event. Each of these guys are "bombers", ie. they can throw insanely far. There are a few times when the commentators are speechless, or just laugh at the insane throws. If you only watch one MPO round, watch this one.
Feature / Chase on Gatekeeper Media
Commentators: Brian Earhart, Nate Perkins
Round 1 Feature Card: Front 9 | Back 9 - Gregg Barsby, Eagle McMahon, Alex Russell, Austin Hoop. If you want to watch McMahon through the whole tournament you can start here.
Round 2 Chase Card: Front 9 | Back 9 - James Conrad, Aaron Gossage, Anthony Barela, Adam Hammes. I haven't watched this, but I'm going to guess that at some point Hammes makes a jump putt and his hat comes off. This has happened at least once every time I've ever watched him play.
FPO
Feature / Lead card on GK Pro
Commentators: Madison Walker & Erika Stinchcomb - "Two hot geese"
Round 1 Feature Card: Front 9 | Back 9 - Paige Pierce, Lisa Fajkus, Madison Walker, Ella Hansen. Paige Pierce is one of the best disc golfers of all time, and there's also Walker commentating her own round, which I always find interesting. Hansen is new to disc golf, being a former Ultimate superstar, and Fajkus has had a bunch of wins this season; this is a great card to watch.
Round 2 Lead Card: Front 9 | Back 9 - Jessica Weese, Paige Pierce, Lisa Fajkus, Catrina Allen. Allen and Weese are two names you'll also see a lot if you watch FPO coverage - they are frequently on the lead or chase cards. If you only watch one FPO round, watch this one. Eagles are rare in disc golf, and there is more than one in this round.
Round 3 Lead Card: Front 9 | Back 9 - Jessica Weese, Paige Pierce, Lisa Fajkus, Catrina Allen. There are lots of great women in this field, but it's a bit of a testament to how great this card did in Round 2 that each of these four remained in the lead.
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Huge Eufy privacy breach shows live and recorded cam feeds to strangers
5 votes -
Mutiny on the sex raft: How a 70s science project descended into violent chaos
9 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.
7 votes -
What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it!
7 votes -
Politically polarized brains share an intolerance of uncertainty
5 votes -
Chileans head to polls to pick architects of new constitution
7 votes -
What did you do this weekend?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 17
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
7 votes -
The filing cabinet was critical to the information infrastructure of the 20th-century. Like most infrastructure, it was usually overlooked.
10 votes -
A modern boilerplate for Vite, React 17, and TypeScript 4.3
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of May 17
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
10 votes -
The future of microprocessors
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AT&T may spin off WarnerMedia assets to Discovery
3 votes -
Can anyone recommend a good collection of Greek mythology for children?
When I was a kid I loved the stories of ancient Greek mythology and I think my daughter would enjoy them too. What are some good collections for a 7-year-old? Her name is Ariadne, so I’d be...
When I was a kid I loved the stories of ancient Greek mythology and I think my daughter would enjoy them too. What are some good collections for a 7-year-old? Her name is Ariadne, so I’d be especially interested in ones that feature that character as more than a footnote (though preferably the less traumatizing versions of those particular stories).
14 votes -
Twitter may be working on Twitter Blue, a subscription service that would cost $2.99 per month
14 votes -
Five problems (I think) KSP 2 multiplayer needs to solve to be a good experience
3 votes -
The sixty-year-old scientific screwup that helped Covid kill
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The secret of how Roald Amundsen beat Captain Robert Falcon Scott in race to south pole? A diet of raw penguin
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Can anyone recommend a printer? (...ahem...) a Linux printer?
Last time I owned an inkjet was well over a decade ago. I had a nice HP color laserjet that Just Worked™for almost a decade (and PS, I bought it used), and then I just lived w/o a printer for the...
Last time I owned an inkjet was well over a decade ago. I had a nice HP color laserjet that Just Worked™for almost a decade (and PS, I bought it used), and then I just lived w/o a printer for the past 3-4 years. Now, I'm window-shopping for inkjets, it sounds like the whole "use-our-ink-or-die" business model has only gotten worse.
Are there any good inkjet printers where I can just use it like a normal printer, just buy ink (cheaper than the printer was) when I need it, yada? Or should I just write off the entire industry (again), and go straight to the laser printers?
And does anyone actually have a decent (color, all-in-one) printer that works reasonably well with their (YourDistroHere) Linux machine?
Danke
ETA: Thanks for all the feedback. I'm now prioritizing a Brother laser (maybe just mono), or possibly an Epson Ecotank.
Side-note ... how cool is it that we have so many Linux-folk in our midst!?
Thanks again.
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You got a one way ticket to 200 years into the future. Do you go?
You're guaranteed to have at least the same level of comfort and subsistence you currently have. Anyone in the present that depends on you financially will be taken care of. Other than that there...
You're guaranteed to have at least the same level of comfort and subsistence you currently have. Anyone in the present that depends on you financially will be taken care of. Other than that there are no guarantees whatsoever. You cannot go back. It's definitely a gamble. Can you resist the curiosity?
17 votes -
Vibe checks in video games
8 votes -
How holograms, deepfakes, and AR are raising the dead
6 votes -
Mass Effect Trilogy – Original Soundtrack (2021)
5 votes -
Why study philosophy?
2 votes -
Autism and the social mind
2 votes -
Here’s what the opt-in app tracking in iOS 14.5 means to marketers — and how they might respond
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Is there a way to make sure sent e-mails are opened?
A few years ago I decided to ditch Gmail and started using Disroot as my e-mail provider. It was recommended by privacytools.io. I realized that at least one e-mail I sent went to spam and now...
A few years ago I decided to ditch Gmail and started using Disroot as my e-mail provider. It was recommended by privacytools.io.
I realized that at least one e-mail I sent went to spam and now every time I send an e-mail I get paranoid if it will reach its destination. Is there a way to know if the e-mails I send are opened?
I've thought about switching to a more mainstream e-mail provider like ProtonMail but I already have so many accounts linked to Disroot that make switching dreadful. As a matter of fact I still have over 100 accounts that are using my Gmail address because it's so time intensive and not a priority to do the switch. Hopefully in the password-less future this kind of problem will cease to exist.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic ruled out of Euro 2020 with knee injury – AC Milan forward was injured during his side's 3-0 win at Juventus last week
8 votes -
"Using an implant, a paralyzed individual managed to type out roughly ninety characters per minute simply by imagining that he was writing those characters out by hand."
14 votes -
DJ Cummerbund - Through the Flaming Hotels of California (2021)
5 votes -
When your company is named Covid, you've heard all the jokes
11 votes -
Haiku RISC-V port progress
4 votes -
China has landed its first rover on Mars — here’s what happens next
23 votes -
What is existentialism? Three core principles of existentialist philosophy.
6 votes -
Introducing the pervert’s dilemma: A contribution to the critique of deepfake pornography
13 votes -
Having kids
8 votes -
In the Klamath Basin, pretty much everybody’s feeling the pain
8 votes -
Creeps and creepiness
3 votes -
We found US President Joe Biden’s secret Venmo. Here’s why that’s a privacy nightmare for everyone.
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Graham Oppy & Luke Wybranczyk - Naturalism - Its virtues and vices
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How a menthol cigarette ban impacts our vices
4 votes