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Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news
Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like unity, elon musk and tortillas. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was curious....
Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like unity, elon musk and tortillas. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was curious.
But one of my favourite tags happens to be offbeat! Taking its original inspiration from Sir Nils Olav III, this thread is looking for any far-fetched
offbeat
stories lurking in the newspapers. It may not deserve its own post, but it deserves a wider audience!24 votes -
Experts link LastPass security breach to a string of crypto heists
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Vulture Lists: Eleven recommended books on hip hop music or artists
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Big SUVs become most sold new vehicles in Europe. "Customers feel more safe, they feel more powerful" says car industry executive.
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The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves
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What is something someone has said that stuck with you?
One time I asked someone what they thought about the phrase "people are temporary" and it ended with them telling me: I don't like saying goodbye to people because I don't know if it's going to be...
One time I asked someone what they thought about the phrase "people are temporary" and it ended with them telling me:
I don't like saying goodbye to people because I don't know if it's going to be the last time.
That just stuck with me and really got me thinking how precious our time is.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Release date trailer
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Lead poisoning could be killing more people than HIV, malaria, and car accidents combined
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Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods
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Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023
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Confirming very bright galaxies in the early universe, while also disproving the identification of what would have been the most distant galaxy ever found
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How do you get "back on track"? Could use advice.
I have a very long history of mental illness from age 10, and though I've cycled through a lot of explanations the diagnoses that best match my symptoms currently are currently ADHD and CPTSD. I...
I have a very long history of mental illness from age 10, and though I've cycled through a lot of explanations the diagnoses that best match my symptoms currently are currently ADHD and CPTSD. I am medicated for both, and although I am not in active therapy I have also done therapy. I consider my mental health relatively well-managed currently: at least, I am not in any urgent danger of hurting myself and it has been a very long time since I have been. Certainly things could be better but I'm usually functional.
But sometimes I go through these phases, generally 1-3 months long, where my ability to function on a normal level slips dramatically. It never gets to the nightmarish state I was in when I was a teenager, but it becomes hard to... oh, make appointments, do the dishes, walk the dog, just generally deal with the obligations of being an adult. My house is never in GREAT shape but it becomes a disaster. Work performance suffers a lot, my relationships suffer. I also start experiencing emotional PMS symptoms (or perhaps I just lose the ability to suppress them), and while I'm not the type to have "emotional outbursts" I do experience deep and irrational sadness or anger on those days. I also tend to end up dealing with insomnia, which is like a force multiplier on feeling overwhelmed.
It sucks especially because it's like I'm watching myself do it, and I feel as though I don't have enough control over myself to nip it in the bud, and sometimes the damage I do during these times is not fixable at all. It's almost like an unplaceable craving, like there's some thing I'm missing and my subconscious and my body are trying to send me signals, and I just can't interpret them right and figure out what I need.
How I generally get out of these phases is -- well, it's a bit chicken-egg, because the turmoil makes it difficult for me to reach out for help or even do anything to help myself, so to me it seems like sometimes the wave just passes. I'll say, "ok, this time I'll get my shit together", download some new app or whatever, organize my time or tasks via some new fascinating system, and that'll work... but it feels like it's only because I'm "ready" for it to work.
I think it's unlikely I'll find a solution that will work indefinitely to prevent these slips (hooray, novelty-obsessed brain). And anyway - as though it even needs to be said - I'm sulking in the midst of one now, so prevention or reduction tips might be helpful later, but for this moment I'm mostly concerned with getting out once I'm in.
If you have "swingy" mental health, or phases, or waves - what do YOU do about it, if anything? Therapy? Do you change your medication? Do you take a vacation? Commiserate on your favourite internet forums? What works for you?
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For the first time in the United States, research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee
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Two deaths attributed to Nipah virus in Kerala India, fourth outbreak since 2018
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Haitian scholar was early path-breaking anthropologist
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Study of multiple species shows birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers
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Norway's former prime minister Erna Solberg said she should have recused herself from several matters when in government due to her husband's trading activities
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A literary history of fake texts in Apple’s marketing materials
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Bill Willingham sends Fables into the public domain
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How Sam Bankman-Fried’s elite parents enabled his crypto empire
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It's not Dragon Fruit, it's Peruvian Apple Cactus | Weird Fruit Explorer
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Hasan Minhaj’s “Emotional Truths”
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Norway remembers its wartime debt to Dumfries – special relationship being marked with the unveiling of a one-and-a-half tonne stone of friendship
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Nigerian power grid in ‘total system collapse’. Generation falls to zero, with blackouts across most of Africa’s largest economy
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Hunter Biden indicted on US federal gun charges
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Should I use third party firewall or antivirus on Windows (or elsewhere)? Which one?
It's seems to have been common sense for a while now that Windows has good-enough security software that you don't need 3rd party tools but is it actually the case now? Is there anything to lose...
It's seems to have been common sense for a while now that Windows has good-enough security software that you don't need 3rd party tools but is it actually the case now? Is there anything to lose or gain from trusting 3rd party with this stuff?
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American Library Association report: Texas led the nation in book ban attempts in 2022
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Healthier alternative to Better Than Bouillon?
I'm constantly using the Better Than Bouillon vegetable base when I need vegetable broth, because it's so convenient, space efficient, and it keeps longer than those cartons of vegetable broth....
I'm constantly using the Better Than Bouillon vegetable base when I need vegetable broth, because it's so convenient, space efficient, and it keeps longer than those cartons of vegetable broth.
But, I recently looked at the ingredients and was a bit put off, as I've been trying to eat healthier (less salt, sugar, and processed ingredients.)
Does anyone have any recommendations for something with a similar level of convenience and shelf life?
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Drew Barrymore takes down apology video as Alyssa Milano, Bradley Whitford, Debra Messing & more have strong reactions to actress’ decision to return to work amid strikes
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Almost fifty years ago, conservationists reintroduced white-tailed eagles to Scotland. It’s gone well. Some say too well.
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Humanity's current space behavior 'unsustainable,' due to satellite and space junk congestion, European Space Agency report warns
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Resident Evil 4 Remake | DLC reveal trailer
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This "perpetual motion" device is really clever
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Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
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Little Shop of Horrors | re:View
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Factorio Friday Facts #376: Research and technology
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Art restoration fail
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Polygon review: Palia is an early access utopia that relies on its regular patches
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Battle over a recurrent French national obsession: How Muslim women should dress?
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About 13,000 workers go on strike seeking better wages and benefits from Detroit’s three automakers
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Study shows US public defenders have significantly more clients than they can adequately represent
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Plan for £100m UK underwater living research facility move forward
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Unity publishes new FAQ implying digital store owners such as Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo will pay its new fees on behalf of developers
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Türkiye introduces ‘family’ course in schools to ‘fight’ homosexuality
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What do you think the NY Jets should do now?
I am super bummed about Aaron Rodgers' injury. I was rooting for him individually, but also it is sad for the Jets and the league as a whole. Do you have any suggestions for what the Jets should...
I am super bummed about Aaron Rodgers' injury. I was rooting for him individually, but also it is sad for the Jets and the league as a whole. Do you have any suggestions for what the Jets should do now? Just stay the course with Zach Wilson? Make a trade? Take someone off their couch?
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Chromebooks will get updates for ten years
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Quantum Error | Next gen immersion trailer
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Investors can't get enough US debt as Treasury bills are bought at a record pace
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Music is a continuum - Interview with Terry Riley
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