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22 votes
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First time homebuyer who just closed on a house, does anyone have any general advice?
I'm thinking first order of business is cleaning and then I'd like to paint, and then cleaning up the unkept yard. But I still haven't even moved yet and I know reality will be different. Does...
I'm thinking first order of business is cleaning and then I'd like to paint, and then cleaning up the unkept yard. But I still haven't even moved yet and I know reality will be different.
Does anyone who's been in this situation before have some general advice?
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The best way to find out if someone is a Donald Trump voter? Ask them what they think about manhood.
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Help me name the Tildes Fantasy Football League
I've been tasked with naming the Tildes Fantasy Football League. I am notoriously bad at naming things. My only idea is "League of A-holes" because the first vlog post introducing Tildes, Deimos...
I've been tasked with naming the Tildes Fantasy Football League. I am notoriously bad at naming things.
My only idea is "League of A-holes" because the first vlog post introducing Tildes, Deimos mentioned
Tildes will not be a victim of the paradox of tolerance; my philosophy is closer to "if your website's full of assholes, it's your fault".
But I don't really like it.
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Any experience with making a board game?
My friend and I embarked upon a journey over the past few months to create a tabletop board game. The interesting part is that we were motivated by the emergence of generative AI and the...
My friend and I embarked upon a journey over the past few months to create a tabletop board game. The interesting part is that we were motivated by the emergence of generative AI and the capabilities it had in rapid prototyping concepts. On a whim we said, let's see how far we can push making a board game. We pushed Midjourney, ChatGPT, and a variety of creative tools to help build the foundation for our game. We both have design chops and are into diy, creative design, and 3d printing, and technology to help get this thing past the finish line.
We are now at the point were after many iterative sessions, we have a functional and fun to play game! Our intention is to give it away as a free downloadable that folks can 3d print and paper print all the parts so they can play too! Huzzah! We are balancing the rules and creating the instructions which is not something we are relying on AI aside sticking to the theme. We are in search of inspirato on what makes gameplay fun for folks today.
Question What are the most fun, exciting, or challenging aspects of any tabletop or board games you play? What keeps you engaged?
EDIT
I didn't give many specifics on the game itself, and figured it might help. Remember we used AI to come up with this storyline. The prompt was to write a story for a "Sci-fi Christmas Horror" board game...The basic premise is that you are attending a party at the North pole celebrating the research of Dr. Frost on ancient Christmas magic. Predictably things go bad, and you have to find your way out before it's too late and you are killed by a troop of Christmas themed monsters.
The games objective is to work together to escape the facility by collecting sleigh parts, fighting monsters, navigating a maze in dark hallways, and visiting special rooms to solve puzzles. It's all kinds of ridiculous but fun it its own way.
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Why does market fundamentalism have so much clout in economics?
There's a couple of other words that describe what I'm talking about - neoliberalism, lassez-faire capitalism, and in a more general sense, the Chicago school of economics - but I chose market...
There's a couple of other words that describe what I'm talking about - neoliberalism, lassez-faire capitalism, and in a more general sense, the Chicago school of economics - but I chose market fundamentalism because it seemed to best describe precisely what I'm talking about. I mean the belief that the market is capable of self-regulation and that governmental intervention will cause damage to the economy.
I'm asking this because there's still a lot about economics that I don't know about and so I was hoping someone with a background in the subject who would be able to better answer the question. But I realize it's probably also a political question. I wonder if it's more of an issue of our politicians pressing these views than economists and academics.
Personally, with my life's experience, it seems almost obviously wrong. I've lived through several market downturns and even a crash, and looking through history it seems like every market crash can be attributed to the market failing to correct itself.
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'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ sets franchise five-day US opening record with $80M
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Forth: The programming language that writes itself
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 10
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.
19 votes -
The extraordinary case of the ferocious female moles
15 votes -
In Hollywood, the strikes are just part of the problem
11 votes -
A one-of-a-kind bat research facility coming to Fort Collins has CSU scientists fighting misinformation
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Artists you love, and are surprised are not more popular than they are?
Obviously taste is subjective and people are complicated, but at least on the surface, I'm sure most avid listeners can pick an artist or band that they really enjoy, but don't seem to have the...
Obviously taste is subjective and people are complicated, but at least on the surface, I'm sure most avid listeners can pick an artist or band that they really enjoy, but don't seem to have the popularity or recognition to match. I'd love to hear your picks - preferably, post a link where something can be streamed for free and purchased easily, like Bandcamp. Give us a little synopsis, or at the very least, genre or similar artist, as well.
41 votes -
Meteor activity outlook for July 15-21, 2023
6 votes -
Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature for a pure element
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It's a small thing, but browsing on mobile would be a bit smoother if there was an option to switch the "Comments" and "Actions" buttons under each post
Obviously it's a pretty small thing, but being able to jump in and out of threads easily while using my phone one-handed would be nice.
41 votes -
Concerns about new facial recognition software implemented by TSA at US airports
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What sleep monitoring apps would you recommend?
I'm looking for something to track my sleep automatically and hopefully record when I sleep talk.
13 votes -
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E05 - "Charades" Episode Discussion
How did you guys feel about this one? There were some funny moments, like T'Pring's dad being shot down by the mom whenever he was enjoying himself. Not a fan of all the teen romance movie stuff...
How did you guys feel about this one? There were some funny moments, like T'Pring's dad being shot down by the mom whenever he was enjoying himself. Not a fan of all the teen romance movie stuff that's in the newer Trek shows though.
23 votes -
Twitter's dying. Time to drop the news paywalls.
56 votes -
United States FDA says aspartame is safe, disagreeing with World Health Organization finding
37 votes -
The kingdom of Bhutan has been quietly mining Bitcoin for years
7 votes -
Scale AI co-founder says the FIRE movement inspired her to live ‘very cheaply’ on McDonald’s and free flights until she made $10 million
11 votes -
The Last of Us Part II (Grounded)
Anyone here go through a grounded play through ? I’m trying to currently and tbh…it’s kicking my ass. Any one here got some tips or advice for this kind of play through ? Or just discuss the game...
Anyone here go through a grounded play through ? I’m trying to currently and tbh…it’s kicking my ass.
Any one here got some tips or advice for this kind of play through ?
Or just discuss the game too! I’d love to join in.
Thank you in advance!!
8 votes -
Russia’s Potemkin miracle: The story of Ural Airlines flight 178
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I thought this rotating house was impossible
36 votes -
Eddiots
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The post Dobbs dilemma for US emergency healthcare - Navigating the conflict between EMTALA and State abortion restrictions
21 votes -
New tinnitus therapy can quiet torturous ringing in the ears
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Chuck E Cheese's grew into an enormous, world wide chain, but has since suffered two bankruptcies, fierce competition, and a decline in popularity. Let's explore its fascinating and turbulent history.
29 votes -
How culture affects the ‘Marshmallow Test’
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Parenting anxieties: Contexualising WW2 for a nine year old
OK, so I have a very nerdy, mildly ADHD 9 year old boy who has been fascinated with WW2 for ages. All this started with him getting obsessed with the Titanic when he was about 4, which then led us...
OK, so I have a very nerdy, mildly ADHD 9 year old boy who has been fascinated with WW2 for ages. All this started with him getting obsessed with the Titanic when he was about 4, which then led us to look at some old Nat Geo magazines about Robert Ballard's oceanographic expeditions which then led him to get fascinated with the German battleship Bismarck and Operation Rheinubung. The drama of big gun battleships got him in the feels and in the five years since then he has been deeply into naval stuff, particularly WW2 naval combat ever since. Musically this got him into Sabaton and their WW1/2 related metal songs. He actually sat down and watched the 1960s black and white Sink the Bismarck on YouTube, along with stuff like Midway (the version from a few years back). He thinks aircraft carriers are cool and ate up both Top Gun movies and is now getting into submarines (loved The Hunt for Red October) but wistfully repeatedly tries to reason me into agreeing that navies should have stuck with big gun battleships.
However, this has manifested as a deep fascination with Germany in general- he knows the basics about fascism, the Holocaust and Wehrmacht atrocities (but still can't quite get why it happened) but to a small boy I understand the OMG WUNDERWAFFEN attraction. Coincidentally his best friend is an ethnically German girl which further gets him a bit confused because he can't quite grok the difference between "my friend is German, I think German engineering is cool" and "but we still condemn fascism".
To be clear- he understands why racism and prejudice are wrong. As an ethnic minority in our country I suspect he'll come into contact with racial prejudice sooner rather than later so hopefully life experience will lead him away from the alt-right bits of history nerdery.We're in Singapore, which means there's very little consciousness of the Holocaust in public education- our history syllabus (fairly enough) deals with the Pacific War and its effects on postwar decolonisation when it touches on WW2 whereas the European theatre is just vague background.
I don't know where I'm going with this, really- I like that my son is a history buff, and I don't want to cut him off from intellectual interests he's passionate about but on the other hand I'm wondering how I can let him enjoy this while contextualising it from a progressive perspective.
41 votes -
How coral reefs can survive climate change
8 votes -
OceanGate CEO responded poorly to criticism including filing a SLAPP lawsuit in response to an OSHA complaint and investigation
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Guatemala's Attorney-General suspends second-placed Seed Movement party, ahead of run-off election for president
11 votes -
The secret life of deep sea vents
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Game companies are allergic to making fashionable merch — so fans stepped in
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Midweek Movie Free Talk
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...
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.
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Analysis rate of sea level rise and flood risk
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Drexel and alumni increased the importance of private credit
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Turns out, our solar system is the rarest planetary system out there
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Ocomtún: A long-lost Maya city that was just discovered
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I had the worst experience with Wizz Air
My evening flight from Gatwick to Milan was delayed, resulting with my arrival at 2:45am when there was no public transportation available (apart from taxis). According to EU rules any delayed...
My evening flight from Gatwick to Milan was delayed, resulting with my arrival at 2:45am when there was no public transportation available (apart from taxis).
According to EU rules any delayed flights over 3 hours can be reimbursed (partially) as can any inconveniences.
This is the email I received from Wizzair's claims Dept:Thank you for contacting Wizz Air Customer Service Department.
We would like to extend our sincerest apologies regarding the inconvenience caused by the delay of your flight. After thoroughly investigating your case we can confirm that the delay of flight W4 5786 MXP-LGW on the 3d of July 2023 was 02:57 h, based on the arrival at your destination airport.
Please be kindly informed that passengers are entitled to the compensation specified in Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council when there is an arrival delay of minimum 3 hours.
Therefore, unfortunately we regret to inform you that no compensation is due in this specific situation.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us by replying to this email.
Have a pleasant day!
Kind regards,
I am at a loss for words (and taxi fare!)
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What's the current state of PvP survival shooters?
I used to absolutely love DayZ when it was still a mod. Even over a decade later I've yet to find a game with the sheer level of adrenaline that it could induce. I fell off the genre when it...
I used to absolutely love DayZ when it was still a mod. Even over a decade later I've yet to find a game with the sheer level of adrenaline that it could induce. I fell off the genre when it started moving towards crafting and base building since the systems just ended up feeling like busywork and detracted from the intensity of the core gameplay.
Is there anything newer that captures that experience from early DayZ, or is the Rust/Ark style gameplay loop completely ubiquitous now? I'd love something with good gunplay, a focused set of systems, and a punishing difficulty curve.
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After decades of banishment from mainstream wardrobes, one of fashion’s most divisive garments — the men’s swimming brief — is making a tentative return across the globe
21 votes -
Bees just wanna have fungi - a review of bee associations with nonpathogenic fungi
12 votes -
Reddit is getting rid of its Gold awards system
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100 days ago I built a terrarium. Watch as it transforms from a barren wasteland into a thriving ecosystem with scorpions, jumping spiders, millipedes and so much more.
10 votes -
A bell that rings two notes at once
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My ginger carrot hot sauce is missing something, but I can't tell what
Ever since I learned how easy homemade hot sauce is, I try to experiment with a new batch or recipe from time to time. My most recent batch highlights carrot and Ginger, with mild jalapeno heat....
Ever since I learned how easy homemade hot sauce is, I try to experiment with a new batch or recipe from time to time. My most recent batch highlights carrot and Ginger, with mild jalapeno heat.
It tastes good, and the ginger is very apparent, but my SO and I feel it's missing something. Of course you can't taste it through the internet, but based on the recipe, can you provide any suggestions for what can help round it out or take it from good to great?
Ingredients:
- 3 carrots, 4 oz
- 1 knob of ginger, peeled, 2.5 oz
- 4 jalapeños, 8 oz
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 of a red onion, didn't weigh
- 1/2c apple cider vinegar
- 1/2c water
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 bunch of cilantro, maybe a couple of tsp after chopping
Method:
- Thinly sliced carrots, ginger, peppers, onion, and garlic
- Sautee until brown around the edges (carrots and ginger took longer, garlic was just for a minute to avoid burning)
- Blend with salt, water, vinegar, and cilantro.
- Strain solids
Any ideas on what it's missing? Some kind of tomato product? Something earthy like cumin? More garlic or onion? Something else entirely?
EDIT: Thanks for all the great feedback! I poured a few small samples to test various additions based on your suggestions, and I ended up adding another 1/2 tsp of salt (for a total of 1 tsp), 1/2 tsp MSG, the juice of half a small lime, 1 squeeze of honey (estimated just shy of 1 tsp) and then thickened with 1/8 tsp of xanthan gum since it was really thin.
Next time, I definitely want to try roasting the peppers and veggies, and I'll try a blend of peppers. I'm curious about other ginger preparation methods, too, such as raw, roasted, or powder. But for a mildly hot ginger sauce, I'm calling this experiment a success!
29 votes