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41 votes
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Transgender and nonbinary patients have no regrets about top surgery, small study finds
61 votes -
Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
49 votes -
Nearly a quarter of ‘Barbie’ filmgoers in the US hadn’t been to a cinema since before the pandemic
42 votes -
Saltwater batteries. A large scale environmentaly friendly energy storage solution?
10 votes -
Sam Bankman-Fried thrown in jail over bail shenanigans
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Bruce Lee feared the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. What would be your one kick?
Mine is this: Run up, swing your left leg behind you while popping up with your right angle into a corkscrewing front flip. Pull your right leg and kick into the opponents temple at a 45 degree...
Mine is this:
Run up, swing your left leg behind you while popping up with your right angle into a corkscrewing front flip. Pull your right leg and kick into the opponents temple at a 45 degree angle before landing on your left leg and spinning a full 360 before standing up facing the opposite direction, and walk away.
I'm probably never using that in a fight but it'd be a cool party trick.
34 votes -
Too much ecological fallacy with health studies
13 votes -
Paris reveals a new cable car for commuters that could be running by 2025
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S02E09 - "Subspace Rhapsody" Episode Discussion
So, this was the big "musical episode" they hyped up for a few weeks. As not the biggest musical fan in the world (they can be fun to go see on occasion), this episode was a resounding "meh" for...
So, this was the big "musical episode" they hyped up for a few weeks. As not the biggest musical fan in the world (they can be fun to go see on occasion), this episode was a resounding "meh" for me. It was basically just a novelty. The hip-hop Klingons were the funniest part though, wasn't expecting that...
32 votes -
German Aerospace Center (DLR), a NASA VERITAS mission partner, is conducting instrument field tests in Iceland
4 votes -
Overcome laziness
I went back to the gym after procrastinating a lot, but still, I'm not able to maintain the routine I had before. What do you do to overcome laziness and go to the gym every day?
12 votes -
Wobbling muon experiment could reveal a fifth force of nature — if the results hold up
20 votes -
One car per green: Why the lights on US freeway onramps can’t end traffic jams
26 votes -
Montgomery dock brawl memes were part an internal conversation on race
21 votes -
Impressive Sweden stun Japan to secure Women's World Cup semi-final against Spain
9 votes -
Australia beat France in penalty thriller to reach World Cup semi-finals
11 votes -
Japan's ridiculous weatherwoman fiasco
57 votes -
What is a good website to buy legitimate MP3s?
I have a large music collection and I buy some vinyl, some CDs, but mostly MP3s. I've been using 7digital lately but I don't like how they have enlisted Paypal as their payment service. Is there...
I have a large music collection and I buy some vinyl, some CDs, but mostly MP3s. I've been using 7digital lately but I don't like how they have enlisted Paypal as their payment service. Is there any other sites out there to buy MP3s legitimately?
47 votes -
Texas woman injured after hawk drops snake on her
56 votes -
Magnus Carlsen, Norway's world number one, edged into the last sixteen at the $1.8m World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan
15 votes -
Inside STAR Guides, Utah's abusive anti-porn camp for teens
36 votes -
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.
9 votes -
Newly published transcripts show the work of early radio broadcaster Walter Benjamin and the details he observed about his time
7 votes -
Unknown tracker alert on Android
I just received an Unknown Tracker alert on my Pixel 7 running Android 14 beta 5 for an Apple air tag that was on my son in laws key chain as I had borrowed his car. I heard this was coming but...
I just received an Unknown Tracker alert on my Pixel 7 running Android 14 beta 5 for an Apple air tag that was on my son in laws key chain as I had borrowed his car.
I heard this was coming but didn't expect it so soon!
Quite impressed with both the information given and the general advice and steps to take offered.
The first notification was "Tracker Travelling With You: Unknown Apple air tag detected. The owner can see your location."
Touching "more info" then shows a map of where the tracker has been with me and the option to make the tracker play a sound to help locate it, with a note that the owner won't know you've done that.
Then more advice and options:
- If you feel unsafe, get help.
- Get and save tracker info
- Disable the tracker (with a how-to guide on battery removal)
And a ”need more help" link.
As I said, I had heard about this coming but was pleasantly surprised at how good it was and the general advice and help offered up.
Nice seeing things like this done right.
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What creative projects have you been working on?
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on. Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just...
This topic is part of a series. It is meant to be a place for users to discuss creative projects they have been working on.
Projects can be personal, professional, physical, digital, or even just ideas.
If you have any creative projects that you have been working on or want to eventually work on, this is a place for discussing those.
23 votes -
A totaled Tesla was sold for parts in the US but came back online in Ukraine — here’s what happened
15 votes -
Prepare your Firefox desktop extension for the upcoming Android release
52 votes -
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)
5 votes -
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.
45 votes -
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)
162 votes