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15 votes
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Prepare your Firefox desktop extension for the upcoming Android release
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Devastating Maui fire wipes out historic town Lahaina
51 votes -
This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)
64 votes -
Girl, 16, dies after being made to sleep in ‘period hut’ outside her home in Nepal
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Favorite ambient / instrumental music?
Hey I would love some new recommendations. I love all kinds of music without words, weather that be classical, ambient, postrock, whatever. (I also love music that has lyrics too :) But sometimes...
Hey I would love some new recommendations. I love all kinds of music without words, weather that be classical, ambient, postrock, whatever. (I also love music that has lyrics too :) But sometimes I just enjoy listening to instrumental tracks).
Are there any favorites you'd be willing to share? Right now I am listening to Brian Eno. Thanks in advance.
74 votes -
King Of The Hill actor Johnny Hardwick dies at 64
21 votes -
Evennia 2.20 released now with AI support
16 votes -
What a green monetary policy could look like
8 votes -
Let's talk about the rise of ‘-core’ and ‘girl’ aesthetics
32 votes -
The cost to librarians and libraries from the US culture wars
22 votes -
Switchel - The farmer's Gatorade of the 19th century
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Tildes multiplayer games
A continuation of last week's thread. So, got any recommendations for good multiplayer games, and what do you like about them if so? Looking to get a multiplayer game going here? A few of the open...
A continuation of last week's thread. So, got any recommendations for good multiplayer games, and what do you like about them if so? Looking to get a multiplayer game going here?
A few of the open options from last week:
There's a survival Minecraft server
There's a game nights Discord server
There's a Guild Wars 2 guild for North American server players, contact me for an invite with your account name.
There's a Splatoon 3 pool
(Note that these are run by Tildes users rather than being officially Tildes.)36 votes -
Ren - Murderer (2023)
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Ludwig Wittgenstein in the classroom - his thoughts about teaching the student who responds in unexpected ways
7 votes -
We moved into a vacant house in the Japanese countryside (and only pay $300/year for rent)
19 votes -
Five minutes after fighting last week, Robert Helenius agreed to replace Dillian Whyte against Anthony Joshua on seven days' notice
5 votes -
Ludwig von Beethoven’s genome sheds light on chronic health problems and cause of death
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Fresh Album Fridays: Noname, Neil Young, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and more
Good morning ~ This is a thread to discuss new album releases arriving at our doorsteps today (and until next week). Feel free to share albums and EPs that have caught your eye and interest!...
Good morning ~ This is a thread to discuss new album releases arriving at our doorsteps today (and until next week). Feel free to share albums and EPs that have caught your eye and interest!
Apologies for no thread last week - it was a quiet week and I was on the road. Back to it!
Discussion Points
What are you looking forward to listen to?
Have you listened to any of these releases?
What are your thoughts?
What have you enjoyed from these artists in the past?Why Friday?
Most (but not all) new LPs release on a Friday, as labels want to give the release a full week of sales before entering the charts.
~~ Feedback on the format welcome!
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Tildes Book Club: Discussion topic for Roadside Picnic
This is the Discussion topic for all those who participated in Tildes Pop-up Book Club: Roadside Picnic, or for anyone who has previously read the book and wishes to join in. I don't have a...
This is the Discussion topic for all those who participated in Tildes Pop-up Book Club: Roadside Picnic, or for anyone who has previously read the book and wishes to join in.
I don't have a particular format in mind for this discussion, but I will post some prompts and questions as comments to get things started. You're not obligated to respond to them or vote on them though. So feel free to make your own top-level comment for whatever you wish to discuss, questions you have of others, or even just to post a review of the book you have written yourself.
For all the latecomers, don't worry if you didn't read the book in time for this Discussion topic. You can always join in once you finish it. Tildes Activity sort, and "Collapse old comments" feature should keep the topic going for as long as people are still replying.
And for anyone uninterested in this topic please use the Ignore Topic feature on this so it doesn't keep popping up in your Activity sort, since it's likely to keep doing that while I set this discussion up, and once people start joining in.
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Caltrain electrifies San Francisco tracks for California High-Speed Rail
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"Tanzania: Land of the Lion" shows the benefits of community-based conservation
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Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads
As part of the ongoing quest to turn everything I enjoy into an exercise in statistical modelling, I had a look around today for a way to track what books I've read and which ones I may be...
As part of the ongoing quest to turn everything I enjoy into an exercise in statistical modelling, I had a look around today for a way to track what books I've read and which ones I may be interested in. I found a bit of a jumble of things in various states of development, half of which are owned by Amazon (which I'd prefer to avoid) and the other half with incomplete, confusing, and opaquely sourced data.
I use this kind of service for a handful of other topics, mainly untappd, AniList, and last.fm. I'm only really interested in the ability to keep track of read/watched items - I don't find myself rating things or making complex lists unless I started my journey with a hobby by using one of these systems. Of course for this to work out, it needs to have a fairly comprehensive library. I was unfortunately disappointed with OpenLibrary, which would otherwise be my top pick. I found systems like readarr and calibre a little clunky for this in the past since they're so focused on file management, but I'm open to retrying them.
Does anyone here have any insights in this space? Not just limited to books, I'm also interested in trackers for TV/Movies. Preferably not owned by a massive company like Amazon, I know a lot of people were disappointed when they deprecated the Goodreads API.
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Tildes Minecraft server launch - Java Edition SMP
Hey everyone! Since it was brought up in this thread I've created a Minecraft server. Details: Version: 1.20 (Join from Bedrock) Host: tildes.nore.gg Plugins: Basics for server administration and...
Hey everyone! Since it was brought up in this thread I've created a Minecraft server.
Details:
- Version: 1.20 (Join from Bedrock)
- Host:
tildes.nore.gg
- Plugins: Basics for server administration and rapid leaf decay
I know there was some push back on running v1.20. I am operating under the assumption that the majority of Minecraft players here aren't opposed to the newest version.
Currently the server is un-whitelisted.
I used to run moderately large Minecraft servers years ago. I'd love for us to have a healthy player base so that we can have periodic events (in game lore, UHC, etc.)! I play more of a game master role - so don't be surprised if you see me just floating around in creative mode!
Edit:
Updates:
- Set sleep threshold to 50% of online players in beds
- Disabled chat verification enforcement server-side. You need to install a mod to disable it client side if you're afraid of the chat reporting system.
- Disabled mob griefing
- Installed a fast leaf decay plugin
- Upped from 20 to 32 player slots (we hit 20/20 today!)
- Created a site to get build access (You can use
/nonick
in game to revert this - and/realname
to reveal the Minecraft account name for another player with a nickname)
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Do you think there will be a "Baldur's Gate Effect?"
There have been a lot of complaints from DMs over the years about Critical Role and the "Matt Mercer Effect" causing new players to have unrealistic expectations of tabletop RPGs. Baldur's Gate 3...
There have been a lot of complaints from DMs over the years about Critical Role and the "Matt Mercer Effect" causing new players to have unrealistic expectations of tabletop RPGs. Baldur's Gate 3 has the opportunity to introduce many new players to the d20 system/5e DnD specifically. Though it's a bit different in that the game is obviously scripted and you can't do literally anything, the game provides a ton of options and fleshed out paths, including full support of niche spells like speak with animals/speak with dead. Do you think this might have a similar influence on expectations from some new players moving forward or do you think since BG3 is a video game it will have less of an impact than CR and other tabletop shows have?
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Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years
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Build a pretty spawn area for Tildes' Minecraft server!
We've had a pretty awesome Minecraft server for about a week now (tildes.nore.gg). But our spawn area has been lacking (and unavailable for player modification). If you're a creative player we...
We've had a pretty awesome Minecraft server for about a week now (
tildes.nore.gg
). But our spawn area has been lacking (and unavailable for player modification).If you're a creative player we could use your help!
How to get access
If you already play on Tildes SMP then you can connect directly to
tildes.nore.gg:25566
right now! If you gained access to our SMP server after this post went live you'll have to ask either @Bauke or myself for whitelist access.Rules
- Play nice! You're all working on the spawn area together.
- Please tag your work if you think it's likely someone will have conflicting plans so you can be contacted.
- Build assuming a player will spawn in right on 0, 0 facing North.
62 votes -
The death spiral of Hollywood monopolies
26 votes -
Fever Ray – North (2023)
6 votes -
Was Merrick Garland’s approach correct all along?
20 votes -
US Supreme Court temporarily blocks $6 billion Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy
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Norwegian climber Kristin Harila denies claims she ignored dying sherpa during K2 record-breaking climb
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Ask Manga Recommendation thread
In the mood for a manga with certain themes but don't know where to look? Just finish a good one and need more like it? Want to know if a manga is worth reading? Looking for new manga to read can...
In the mood for a manga with certain themes but don't know where to look? Just finish a good one and need more like it? Want to know if a manga is worth reading? Looking for new manga to read can be challenging so if you don't feel like making a full post, here's a thread for everyone to ask each others for recommendations.
If there's any manga that you think everyone should read, feel free to recommend anyway. Don't let the lack of question stop you!
Edit: You can also ask for anime recommendation here or share about your current watch/read here.
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Clarence Thomas’ thirty-eight vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the US Supreme Court Justice to luxury travel
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Do you wash your carpets?
Growing up we had a carpet washer we would use once a year or so, but we had a dog and 3 messy kids. Now that I'm grown up, I'm wondering if people regularly wash their carpets. I know you can...
Growing up we had a carpet washer we would use once a year or so, but we had a dog and 3 messy kids.
Now that I'm grown up, I'm wondering if people regularly wash their carpets. I know you can rent some powerful units from local stores or get a portable one yourself, but Im actually wondering how common this is for people to do somewhat regularly (vs doing it when necessary due to pet accidents)
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Even with the reactionary backlash, trans acceptance has been the one good news in this millennium
I sorta think pretty much everything else have been a downward spirel since this millennium was kickstarted with 9/11. Just a random thought! The speed with which trans women moved from being...
I sorta think pretty much everything else have been a downward spirel since this millennium was kickstarted with 9/11. Just a random thought! The speed with which trans women moved from being perverted men to moderately tolerated members of society is staggering. Anyone here know why and when it happened?
If we look at Google Ngram for 'trans people' we see an upward curve after 2000 (the internet I guess) but it really took off somewhere after 2010.
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I’m really trying to appreciate the World Cup from the US
Time zone challenges aside, I’m really appreciating the growth in the competition and the extent that the tournament has grown in popularity, viewership and more importantly recognition. When I...
Time zone challenges aside, I’m really appreciating the growth in the competition and the extent that the tournament has grown in popularity, viewership and more importantly recognition.
When I (for the first time) watched the Euro’s last year there was a perceived slower pace of Football and it took some getting used to compared to the pace of, for instance, the Premier League. But after watching a few games I’ve come to realize their game is developing at a high rate - and this World Cup’s excitement, quality of play, and upsets are evident that these players are catching up fast. They really are really putting on a show to be appreciated.
But, like I said in the title, I’m watching Footie from the US.
And, I wish I could say different, but the Fox commentary, in the simplest terms, sucks big time. Their breathless uneducated excitable play by play commentary (especially John Strong’s) detracts to the point that this is not an enjoyable experience at all.My resolution is to watch the game on Telemundo (in Spanish) so I can appreciate the talent on display, and not suffer the distraction of terrible commentary, but still pick up on the vibe.
If American Soccer wants to evolve, then the TV commentary needs to toned down from overly excitable (and partial) to more informative and educational.
I’m so grateful that the Wall wasn’t built tall enough to not now allow Spanish commentary.
16 votes -
White House unveils ban on US investment in Chinese tech sectors linked to the military
41 votes -
Are invitees able to know who invited them?
10 votes -
Andy Ngo loses civil lawsuit against Portland activists
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Movies without obvious appeal
I chose to make this topic because I dont find other with the same goal, that is give recommendations of movies which dont have sex/kiss scenes and other things thats used to sell without any...
I chose to make this topic because I dont find other with the same goal, that is give recommendations of movies which dont have sex/kiss scenes and other things thats used to sell without any meaninful content.
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Bob Odenkirk says he’s starring in a remake of Tommy Wiseau’s ‘The Room’: ‘I tried my best to sell every line’
46 votes -
Jason Isbell shows off his guitar collection
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PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin
34 votes -
Downfall security vulnerability in Intel processors
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Economic Community of West African States activates military forces for possible intervention in Niger
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Call of Duty: The Board Game brings FPS excitement to Gen Con
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Oracle, SUSE, and CIQ go after Red Hat with the Open Enterprise Linux Association
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Has anyone unintentionally handicapped themselves while playing a game and liked a game more for it?
It’s happened a few times for me but my most recent example was Tear of the Kingdom. I had played Breathe of the Wild and enjoyed the early game immensely but I had found that the more inventory I...
It’s happened a few times for me but my most recent example was Tear of the Kingdom. I had played Breathe of the Wild and enjoyed the early game immensely but I had found that the more inventory I had the less fun I was having. Having a literal arsenal of very powerful weapons all ready to go did feel earned by the late game but it took away from the fun of beating an enemy with its own stick aspect. So for TotK I played as far into the game as possible without expanding my inventory and found the game so much more enjoyable (fusing is a big part of that I acknowledge).
I’m aware of Ironman runs I’m looking for something a bit more complex. Nuzlocke rules revitalized the Pokémon series for me a while back and I’m always on the look out for more self imposed rules in games.
Has anyone else accidentally walked into a different version of a game that they found more interesting.45 votes -
MMA introduced us to dozens of submissions, but it is in grappling that they are elevated to art. Today, we examine the most unexpected, exceptional and majestic ways of forcing surrender on the mats.
13 votes