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9 votes
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Looking for ideas for wholesome bachelor party fun
My husband and I have a bachelor party weekend coming up for two of our friends (they’re a gay couple). Rather than having the kind of raucous, adult adventure that people commonly associate with...
My husband and I have a bachelor party weekend coming up for two of our friends (they’re a gay couple). Rather than having the kind of raucous, adult adventure that people commonly associate with “bachelor party”, we’re looking for more wholesome, nerdy stuff.
For example: we’ve already got an escape room lined up, and I’ll be bringing the full set of Jackbox games. What I’m looking for is other recommendations for party games and activities, especially ones that work with people who aren’t super familiar with one another. Everyone there will know the grooms, but we don’t all know each other.
Also, games/activities should be relatively simple to learn and play. There will be drinking.
Recommendations don’t have to be entirely clean or family-friendly by the way (we’re not opposed to something like Cards Against Humanity, for example), but we’re not a group that likes particularly raunchy stuff.
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Vertical carousel to storage tools - DIY??
Hi, I have a weird cubic space in my garage wall due to the location of the chimney and stairs to the basement. The lower edge of that cubic hole is at 41 inches (104 cm) from the floor. Its deep...
Hi, I have a weird cubic space in my garage wall due to the location of the chimney and stairs to the basement.
The lower edge of that cubic hole is at 41 inches (104 cm) from the floor. Its deep is 40 inches (101 cm). Width 39 inches (99 cm). Height 46 inches (117 cm).
Too deep for static shelves, I cannot reach the end. Too tall for sliding shelves (kind of drawer thing), I am 5'7'' (172 cm). In its current form, it is too much of a space for its practical use.
I thought that a carousel that moves shelves up and down (like in this design for shoes https://storagemotion.com/shoeselect/) but for heavier weights would be practical... I have no idea how to even name the parts to buy them, if they exist.
Also, I will appreciate suggestions for an alternative solution.
Thanks.
PS: located in Massachusetts, US.7 votes -
Two short films about potters
These two videos about potters are lovely. They're long (well, 20 minutes and 30 minutes) so the people get a chance to speak. There's no jump cuts, no weird edits. You get to spend some time with...
These two videos about potters are lovely. They're long (well, 20 minutes and 30 minutes) so the people get a chance to speak. There's no jump cuts, no weird edits. You get to spend some time with these quiet, reserved, people as they go about their craft.
Everything in Batterham's studio is covered in clay. Including, sadly, probably his lungs by the sound of him.
Anne Mette Hjortshøj - Paying honest attention
"Danish potter, Anne Mette Hjortshøj lives and works on the small island of Bornholm, situated in the Baltic Sea. ...
Our documentary gives a gentle and revealing insight into one of Denmark's leading potters. It follows Hjortshøj's daily life; collecting clay from the local beach for her glazes, throwing and making pots in her studio, and talking about the firing of her two chamber wood-fired salt kiln and its role in producing the decorative aspects of her work. We learn of her influences both within and outside of the Danish potting tradition and the inspiration she takes from the nature of the island.
Her pots are characterised by a quiet dignity, entirely in tune with her surroundings and with the greatest respect for both beauty and function."
Richard Batterham - Independent Potter
A 30-minute documentary about one of the UK's finest potters. ...
Batterham's domestic stoneware is highly collectible - but made for everyday use. Here he shares his philosophy and demonstrates his art, from mixing the clay to glazing the finished item and much in-between. Batterham died on 8th September 2021(I tried to tag this with Anne Mette Hjortshøj's name but tags didn't like the unicode.)
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Loki | Season 2 trailer
26 votes -
Building a furnace insulated with wood ash to smelt iron in
31 votes -
New USSR camera and pictures
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Do you look up words while reading a novel?
What's your general philosophy around this? In theory, we learn all our fundamental vocabulary from context. But at the same time, it may be important to know the precise meaning. When do you look...
What's your general philosophy around this? In theory, we learn all our fundamental vocabulary from context. But at the same time, it may be important to know the precise meaning. When do you look it up? When do you make an educated guess and keep going?
56 votes -
Staring into the sun
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Request: Ideas and tips for creating a portfolio to get a web developer job
Hi everyone — I am trying to get a job in web development after a decade in a mostly unrelated field. I am looking for ideas and tips to create a portfolio to send with applications. All of the...
Hi everyone — I am trying to get a job in web development after a decade in a mostly unrelated field.
I am looking for ideas and tips to create a portfolio to send with applications. All of the websites I worked on ages ago have been taken offline or redesigned by someone else. I do have a website I created for my music, but it’s just vanilla HTML. I also have a personal website which is really the only thing I have to show.
I know HTML/CSS quite well, but that’s basically it. I’ve worked with WordPress for years but only just recently began learning enough PHP to do anything custom. I don’t really know Javascript much at all.
I have quite a few paid courses through Udemy for all these different areas but even as I have completed them, I don’t feel confident in knowledge of the different languages. These courses nearly always come with projects that the students create with the instructor. Should I use these as part of my portfolio? For some reason I never felt right doing that, since I didn’t build it myself.
So I guess I’m curious (if any of you are web developers) if you have suggestions for how to fill out a portfolio without any previous work examples.
Side note: I wasn’t sure how to word the title or my question particularly well so please edit it more clearly, Those Who Can Edit.
edit: thank you to everyone who took the time to reply to this. it’s all been very helpful and i appreciate everyone’s input immensely!
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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!
8 votes -
New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy
48 votes -
A giant oarfish: The mirrored harbinger of earthquakes
14 votes -
'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell
64 votes -
An Introduction to Velocity-Based Data Architectures
2 votes -
Guilty Gear | Strive- Season Pass 3 playable character #1 [Johnny] trailer
10 votes -
Feature highlights #8: Climate & seasons | Cities: Skylines II
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Does anyone have experience transforming their boring lawns into more eco-friendly alternatives?
One of the things I want to do when I purchase a home is not subscribe to the whole lawn culture, not just because I hate lawn care, but because I think they're ugly and boring. I want something a...
One of the things I want to do when I purchase a home is not subscribe to the whole lawn culture, not just because I hate lawn care, but because I think they're ugly and boring. I want something a little more eco-friendly and more comfortable to be in. I'm thinking fast growing trees, bushes, tall plants, etc.
Has anyone on Tildes attempted such a conversion? What are some tips you'd recommend?
76 votes -
Embracer Group has shut down Campfire Cabal as the company begins closing down some of its development studios
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Black Mirror: Favorite episodes
Just finished Season 6. I get the derision and have read plenty about it, so I’d like to hear about which episodes you liked - whether from this season or ones past. I ended up deeply enjoying...
Just finished Season 6. I get the derision and have read plenty about it, so I’d like to hear about which episodes you liked - whether from this season or ones past. I ended up deeply enjoying Demon 79, which has been termed “Red Mirror” instead of “Black Mirror”. The performances, the filming style, the soundtrack all made this a treat for me. How about you all?
22 votes -
The writers’ strike over AI is bigger than Hollywood
65 votes -
Using Barbie as a litmus test on feminism and patriarchy
64 votes -
State fairs!
So I'm currently at my local state fair getting lunch, so I figured this might be a fun topic. Let's talk about state fairs! What are your favorite memories? Favorite activities to do? Go-to snack...
So I'm currently at my local state fair getting lunch, so I figured this might be a fun topic. Let's talk about state fairs! What are your favorite memories? Favorite activities to do? Go-to snack foods? Weirdest deep fried food booths you've seen?
For me, I'm looking forward to getting kettle corn and soft serve ice cream later. The kettle corn I love is only sold at fairs, and I haven't had it in years. Otherwise we're just going to walk around and see what's going on, going wherever our feet take us.
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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?
28 votes -
No more freebies: Companies crack down on customer perks and rewards
47 votes -
Third racism scandal hits Finland's government in space of a month – Wille Rydman used racial slurs in private messages according to Helsingin Sanomat
31 votes -
Some patients who took weight-loss drugs face disturbing side effects
33 votes -
Erik Karlsson traded to Pittsburgh Penguins in a three-team deal involving SJS and MTL
14 votes -
England win shootout to scrape into quarter-finals
12 votes -
Torbjørn C. Pedersen packed a suitcase in 2013, hoping to become the first person to visit all 195 countries without flying. It nearly broke him.
26 votes -
Mortal Kombat 1 | Official Banished trailer
11 votes -
Pioneering mothers are breaking down barriers to breastfeeding in Olympic sports
24 votes -
ΔV: Rings of Saturn has released out of Early Access
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Favorite "chow" meal?
I'm not sure exactly what you'd call it, I always think of it as just "chow" but it's a large portion of what I eat. Basically anything that is-- few ingredients, one pot or pan, everything cooked...
I'm not sure exactly what you'd call it, I always think of it as just "chow" but it's a large portion of what I eat. Basically anything that is-- few ingredients, one pot or pan, everything cooked together and thrown in at the same time, cheap, easy, relatively quick, but hearty and filling.
So like my go to is a one potato, half an onion, cabbage, and one de-cased spicy sausage. Plus seasonings, depending on how I'm feeling either Indian (those premixed spice packets) or asian (ginger and garlic powder, mushroom soy sauce and chilli oil) . The prep work is maybe 2-3 minutes then 15ish cooking. I view it as "I want a cooked meal, but I don't want to spend any time on it."
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Volvo estate owners reminisce about Swedish workhorse before its withdrawal from UK market
20 votes -
Niger coup: Junta shuts airspace citing military intervention threat
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Devil's advocate: Matrix 4
Hi everyone, So having been a massive fan of the Matrix trilogy, I was very excited about the Matrix 4, but obviously with a very hesitant heart of not being too excited, for fears of it failing...
Hi everyone,
So having been a massive fan of the Matrix trilogy, I was very excited about the Matrix 4, but obviously with a very hesitant heart of not being too excited, for fears of it failing to meet our expectations. But unfortunately, that's what happened, at least from every person that I've asked about it.I know it was just the one Wachowski sister that was involved with this version, so it makes sense that it might have a slightly different flavour. And yes, I've watched it about 3 times. I really wanted to see if there was anything I needed to see or think about that would make it enjoyable, as I really wanted to have it up there with the original trilogy. (After all, I did enjoy some of the Wachowski's films after the trilogy.)
Is there anyone here that:
- Did enjoy it.
- Would be able to play devil's advocate on why they think it was good, or what we missed?
I am very keen to get into the nitty gritty of it. :-D
37 votes -
The end of the US Women’s Soccer dominance
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I'm looking for some career advice
Apologies if this isn't in line with the spirit of the group/site but I'm just looking for some advice really. I'm 27m and just feel really stuck career wise. I didn't do very well in school and...
Apologies if this isn't in line with the spirit of the group/site but I'm just looking for some advice really.
I'm 27m and just feel really stuck career wise. I didn't do very well in school and it took me a lot longer than everyone else to figure out myself. I have a degree in a redundant subject (very niche, no value in any career). Before COVID I was finally able to get my live music photography work off the ground but then that came crashing down. Other than that I mostly only have experience in retail and hospitality, and I've been a manager in both fields.
I'm looking for a work from home job for multiple reasons, mostly customer success/account management jobs and have had a few interviews too. I even got down to the final 2 for a promising one a few months ago. Every single job basically said that it was only down to my lack of experience compared to other candidates, but they did like me.
What is there I can actually do to aide this? I'm just worried that the older I get with only retail management work the harder it will be for me to start a real career path. The whole thing is getting me really down and I just don't know what to do.
Thanks.
26 votes -
Street Fighter 6 | AKI teaser trailer
12 votes -
What affordable housing actually means
25 votes -
When help shows up after a house fire, it might be gang members
19 votes -
Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets. Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
18 votes -
‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: Teen literary influencers swaying publishers
13 votes -
Food and Drug Administration approves first postpartum depression pill in the US
19 votes -
Zig 0.11.0 Release Notes
12 votes -
Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader's jail term extended to nineteen years
31 votes -
STF Kebnekaise mountain station on Sweden's highest peak has been forced to temporarily close after a stomach bug rapidly spread among hikers
13 votes -
Twitter, Elon Musk and the Indigo Blob
19 votes -
Building and operating a pretty big storage system called S3
6 votes