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This is something I’ve been wondering for a year or so now… If political polls (US specific ones in my case) and surveys are a significant way our politicians are deciding what they should support or what the media decides to talk about should I be filling out surveys I’m spam texted during election season? If so, should I fill out every single one?...

The plan only costs $1 a month. Apple can almost certainly eat that cost, and anyone who cannot complete their monthly exercise challenge because of illness or injury can probably still afford the $1 to keep the plan going. The monthly challenge in the Fitness app is tailored to each user based on their exercise habits, right? Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~tech/1hxn/for_every_month_a_person_completes_their_monthly_exercise_challenge_in_the_fitness_app_apple_should Votes: 14 Comments: 2

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...

Hey there, Title is pretty self-explanatory, looking for some web camera recommendations, USB obviously1, good price to value, higher quality the better, microphone not required, but appreciated. 1 Don't need any MDR-26/SDR-26/CameraLink connectors, or Game Boy Camera recommendations here /s Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~tech/1hxj/webcam_recommendations Votes: 9 Comments: 6

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? Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~comp/1hxh/what_programming_technical_projects_have_you_been_working_on Votes: 6 Comments: 2

Lately I've been interested in different types of narrative structures, namely upon discovering Kishōtenketsu, the Japanese four-act structure and how it contrasts to the traditional western three-act structure. Obviously narrative is not an exact science, and these structures are best thought of as guide rails to get you started, and a story can be told in so many unique ways. Which brings me to...

Find yourself watching tons of great videos on [insert chosen video sharing platform], but also find yourself reluctant to flood the Tildes front page with them? Then this thread is for you. It could be one quirky video that you feel deserves some eyeballs on it, or perhaps you've got a curated list of videos that you'd love to talk us through... Share some...

Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films 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. Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~movies/1hx8/midweek_movie_free_talk Votes: 5 Comments: 6

I've been on a hunt for a new monitor for over a year now. Something that can be for personal use and WFH with these specs: 4k 144Hz MiniLED <=34" (no curve) Built-in KVM switch Having briefly experienced the INNOCN 27M2V, I expected a "perfect" monitor on the horizon. Soon after I stumbled into a blog post announcing BenQ's reveal of a monitor that...