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  1. Comment on National survey of National Institutes of Health-funded researchers shows precarious state of US science — ‘This is like the Titanic’ in ~science

  2. Recommended beginning soldering kits

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    I'm looking for a kit that will give me some practice holding wires in place and soldering connections, hopefully also while giving me a completed object or set of objects that's fun at the end....

    I'm looking for a kit that will give me some practice holding wires in place and soldering connections, hopefully also while giving me a completed object or set of objects that's fun at the end. I'm not completely new to soldering; I've done a couple simple kits and some repair of model trains with loose wires, but I definitely could be a lot better at it and I'd like some guided practice. Emphasis on the "guided," I'm not looking for additional things to repair, I really want a straightforward kit, a range of difficulties in connections would also be great. Any recommendations?

    26 votes

  3. Comment on Proton Mail helped US FBI unmask anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ protester in ~tech

  4. Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel

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    I was in Portland last April, and Powell's is indeed unbelievably amazing. But I want to also shout out Parallel Worlds, which was my 2nd favorite bookstore of the trip, and would've been far and...

    I was in Portland last April, and Powell's is indeed unbelievably amazing. But I want to also shout out Parallel Worlds, which was my 2nd favorite bookstore of the trip, and would've been far and away my favorite in any other city (maybe not Minneapolis, Moon Palace and Uncle Hugo's are hard to beat). They're entirely SFF + related genres, and if you discount the romantasy picks that they can't not sell, pretty much their entire collection was books I either read and loved, or seemed interesting. It's not huge, but their decisions on what to stock are on point. I would definitely go there if you're looking for speculative fiction!

    3 votes

  5. Comment on What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise in ~health

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    I thought we were pretty clear on this being bad record keeping

    Scientists aren’t certain why, but they’ve proposed several reasons, including diet, genetics, social connection, purpose and daily physical activity, especially on hills and stairs.

    I thought we were pretty clear on this being bad record keeping

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Tildes Book Club - February 2026 - The Truth by Terry Pratchett - Have you started? in ~books

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    This might end up being my first Discworld reread. I read several of them in middle school and enjoyed them then but I remember almost nothing and I'm sure rereading would be a brand new...

    This might end up being my first Discworld reread. I read several of them in middle school and enjoyed them then but I remember almost nothing and I'm sure rereading would be a brand new experience, I've just been putting it off because I usually don't reread much. But this might be the right excuse!

    3 votes

  7. Comment on The internet wasn't built for live sports in ~tech

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    The video talks about this, it's because of sports betting

    The video talks about this, it's because of sports betting

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Nerve stimulating neck implant removes debilitating rheumatoid arthritis symptoms from patient in ~health

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    Can we change the title? Maybe or something like that

    Can we change the title? Maybe

    Neck implant removes debilitating rheumatoid arthritis symptoms from patient

    or something like that

    6 votes

  9. Comment on Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ dominates with sixteen nods, ‘One Battle After Another’ follows with thirteen in ~movies

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    I'm really not a movie person but I'll contribute my 2 cents which is that I'm SO GLAD neither of the original songs from Wicked 2 got nominated. They were both fine songs in a vacuum but when you...

    I'm really not a movie person but I'll contribute my 2 cents which is that I'm SO GLAD neither of the original songs from Wicked 2 got nominated. They were both fine songs in a vacuum but when you compare the glorious orchestration that the rest of the musical has to the thin accompaniment of the new songs, the new ones just fall so flat. I didn't really expect them to not suck so I can't say I was disappointed, but I certainly didn't think they were noteworthy.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Theme reset? in ~tildes

  12. Comment on I recently finished the Cradle series by Will Wight and have post series depression. What shall I read next? in ~books

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    I loved it! It's precisely what it says it is, a progression fantasy time loop, and you're not gonna get deep characters or deep philosophical meaning or anything, but you will 100% get a...

    I loved it! It's precisely what it says it is, a progression fantasy time loop, and you're not gonna get deep characters or deep philosophical meaning or anything, but you will 100% get a progression fantasy time loop

    i read the entire thing in 3 days which is a bit insane if you look at the word count but i stayed up late the last night to finish, i was completely hooked

    4 votes

  13. Comment on I recently finished the Cradle series by Will Wight and have post series depression. What shall I read next? in ~books

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    Mother of Learning if you want another progression fantasy binge

    Mother of Learning if you want another progression fantasy binge

    7 votes

  14. Comment on So this is 2nd grade subtraction in ~science

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    Disclosure I didn't watch the video (can't do audio atm) but that is not borrowing, Borrowing is saying "ok 6-7, no we can't do that because 6-7 is negative so take a 10 away from the next column...

    16-9=6+(10-9)=6+1=7

    Disclosure I didn't watch the video (can't do audio atm) but that is not borrowing, Borrowing is saying "ok 6-7, no we can't do that because 6-7 is negative so take a 10 away from the next column and change that to 16-7 now we can do 16-7=9 and yes we do just need to know this"

    eg

    26-7= 20 + 6 - 7 = 10 + (10 + 6) - 7 = 10 + 16 - 7 = 10 + 9 = 19

    obviously you normally write in columns but I'm not gonna try to format that

    5 votes

  15. Comment on Browser puzzle game: enclose.horse in ~games

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    Started doing past puzzles (starting from 1 going up) and finally got a perfect on one of them https://enclose.horse Day 3 💎 PERFECT! 💎 100%

    Started doing past puzzles (starting from 1 going up) and finally got a perfect on one of them

    https://enclose.horse Day 3
    💎 PERFECT! 💎 100%

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Browser puzzle game: enclose.horse in ~games

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    i think it would be cool if you had the option but then your results shows that you asked for the option, kinda like hints in strands

    i think it would be cool if you had the option but then your results shows that you asked for the option, kinda like hints in strands

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Browser puzzle game: enclose.horse in ~games

  18. Comment on Exposing YouTube sponsor "Honey" Part 3: Suppressing stand down in ~tech

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    Finally had a chance to finish watching this today. That is some insidiously clever maneuvering they put in place to avoid detection by testers. Awesome that wayback machine had an older archive...

    Finally had a chance to finish watching this today. That is some insidiously clever maneuvering they put in place to avoid detection by testers. Awesome that wayback machine had an older archive of the config file

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions in ~life

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    That sounds really cool and I want to know more! What courses does that encompass? How many years (decades?) are you expecting it to take? Which subjects have you already done and what parts have...

    Since higher education is free in Sweden I have as a personal aspiration to complete all A-level courses.

    That sounds really cool and I want to know more! What courses does that encompass? How many years (decades?) are you expecting it to take? Which subjects have you already done and what parts have you enjoyed the most?

    3 votes

  20. Comment on First finished hand-embroidered patch. *Very* late Timasomo entry... in ~creative

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    That's incredible!! I'm really impressed!!

    That's incredible!! I'm really impressed!!

    8 votes