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10 votes
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Album of the Week #6: Moby - Play
This is Album of the Week #6 ~ This week's album is Moby - Play Year of Release: 1999 Genre(s): Downtempo Country: United States Length: 63 minutes Album.Link Excerpt from The Quietus: Abandoned...
This is Album of the Week #6 ~ This week's album is Moby - Play
Year of Release: 1999
Genre(s): Downtempo
Country: United States
Length: 63 minutes
Album.LinkExcerpt from The Quietus:
Abandoned by a fickle and uncaring industry, Play was conceived as Moby’s swansong, a final gesture of creative surrender before sinking back into obscurity. And yet it’s precisely that sense of abandon which helped it eventually shift 12 million copies. Listening to the album through that personal lens, it becomes clear that this is not mere chill-out fodder, but a wistful and valedictory piece of work, a eulogy to opportunities squandered and a life (or one chapter of it) about to end.
Discussion points:
Have you heard this artist/album before? Is this your first time hearing?
Do you enjoy this genre? Is this an album you would have chosen?
Does this album remind you of something you've heard before?
What were the album's strengths or weaknesses?
Was there a standout track for you?
How did you hear the album? Where were you? What was your setup?--
Album of the week is currently chosen randomly (via random.org) from the top 5000 albums from a custom all-time RYM chart, with a 4/5 popularity weighting. The chart is recalculated weekly.
Missed last week? It can be found here.
Any feedback on the format is welcome ~~
16 votes -
Keith eats everything at Cheesecake Factory - Part 1 | Eat The Menu
10 votes -
Denmark aims a wrecking ball at ‘non-Western’ neighborhoods
42 votes -
Martin Scorsese interviewed by Edgar Wright | BFI London Film Festival 2023 Screen Talk
6 votes -
Do our moral beliefs need to be consistent?
15 votes -
The remote Danish island of Bornholm has pledged to eliminate trash by 2032. How will it get there?
13 votes -
Everything I know about the tech industry I learned from baseball
5 votes -
Accuracy and academic credibility of Dr Geoff Lindsey, and his proposal to change IPA?
Hi, all. I'm (sadly) not a linguist and I have 0 exposure to academic circles of linguistics. However, I'm enthusiastic about learning, especially phonetics and etymology. Recently I've stumbled...
Hi, all. I'm (sadly) not a linguist and I have 0 exposure to academic circles of linguistics. However, I'm enthusiastic about learning, especially phonetics and etymology.
Recently I've stumbled across the YouTube channel of Dr Geoff Lindsey. He predominantly calls for a change in the way we represent phonemes in IPA, and his videos are compelling and well-argued. However, as with all YouTube content, it's done in a vacuum, with only references to and from his teacher and colleagues within the videos themselves.
So far, I'm convinced of the arguments he presents throughout his videos, but I'd be keen to hear what other academics or full-time students/scholars of linguistics think about them and whether there are any weaknesses (e.g. it appears to be centred around British English). I'm also curious how well-known and/or well-respected his views are, if only for my own peace of mind. That's not to say that one needs respect to be correct, but if they have a lot of support from peers then that's good to know.
I'm not looking to stir anything up, here, but I trust that my fellow Tildelings know that already. I'd love to see discussion if possible.
Many thanks in advance.
Edit: Here is one of the key videos in which he talks about the issues with some IPA symbols.
12 votes -
Drought in Amazon Rainforest makes water level in Manaus sink to just thirteen meters, the lowest since records began
8 votes -
Led by labor-backed mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago could become the first big city in the US to open a publicly owned grocery store
31 votes -
How John Steinbeck tricked his kids into reading great books
29 votes -
Pets and public transportation – what’s your experience?
I’m curious what your experience with taking pets like dogs on public transport is. Tildes has a diverse community from many different countries and I wonder how the process can differ! I don’t...
I’m curious what your experience with taking pets like dogs on public transport is. Tildes has a diverse community from many different countries and I wonder how the process can differ!
I don’t own any pets right now, but I think that if I owned a dog my life would become a lot harder. I have no interest in owning a car at this point, but in my city and country, it would be hard or impossible to travel with my pet on public transit. The limit seems to be about 20 pounds for dogs on Amtrak—but I think small dogs are ridiculous creatures, so I’d already be blocked—and apparently no non-service animals on SEPTA.
Should we make public transit more accessible to animals? How do we do that? What are the challenges for transit agencies/other passengers and what are the benefits?
11 votes -
When foster parents don’t want to give back the baby
24 votes -
What are your "must-read" books?
As someone who hasn't always been good about reading consistently, it can be tricky to know what to read next. There's so many books out there, it can be daunting to just pick one. Recently, I've...
As someone who hasn't always been good about reading consistently, it can be tricky to know what to read next. There's so many books out there, it can be daunting to just pick one.
Recently, I've gone through Goodreads' yearly award winners (two of 2023's so far: The Maid and The Guest List), but they've been a bit underwhelming in my opinion. So, I thought I'd turn to Tildes!
Regardless of genre, what are the books you would absolutely recommend that people read?
49 votes -
First ever Florida Man games will feature beer belly wrestling and ‘evading arrest’ obstacle course
12 votes -
South Africa vs New Zealand Rugby World Cup finals
8 votes -
What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga)
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was...
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.
If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its pages on Anilist, MAL, or any other database you use!
10 votes -
Nintendo shocks competitive fans with strict new community tournament guidelines
51 votes -
Jon Fosse: ‘It took years before I dared to write again’
9 votes -
Morning routines and getting ready for the day
Users of Tildes, what are your morning routines like? What do you do when you first open your eyes and get out of bed? What things do you think are beneficial and help you start your day? What...
Users of Tildes, what are your morning routines like? What do you do when you first open your eyes and get out of bed? What things do you think are beneficial and help you start your day? What improvements do you think you could make?
I initially tried to find an existing thread, but my Google Fu was not up to the task. My apologies if this has been asked before.
For me, my usual morning goes like this:
- Get woken up before the alarm by my dog
- Take her out while doing the daily Wordle
- Feed my dog while drinking my morning coffee and reading a chapter from one of the books I’m currently reading
- Get dressed and tidied up
- (If it’s a work day) I prep my things/lunch
- (if it’s the weekend) I’ll typically read a couple more chapters or go directly to the next step
- I’ll catch up on news/Tildes/Instagram
- And then I continue my day (either by going to work or planning out what needs done around the house)
I think the only improvements I could really think of is possibly adding a block of 10-15 minutes to journal. I think a bit of self reflection would be beneficial. I usually do some journaling in the evening, but having both my pre and post day thoughts catalogued could be beneficial.
What about you guys? What do your mornings look like?
25 votes -
Kidney stone breakthrough procedure at UW called 'game changer' for patients
36 votes -
Cogs in the machine: The crash of Colgan Air flight 3407 and its legacy
9 votes -
Jina AI releases first open source 8k embedding model
8 votes -
Internet Artifacts
61 votes -
Software development jobs for people that want to have a life outside of work
Hey there! Back when the pandemic was in full swing, I stumbled upon a comment that shared a link to a website with a title quite like this post. I can't quite recall if I saw the comment on...
Hey there! Back when the pandemic was in full swing, I stumbled upon a comment that shared a link to a website with a title quite like this post. I can't quite recall if I saw the comment on Reddit, the orange site, or even here. The site was quite basic, and claimed to have a list of jobs from companies that understood that its workers would like to have a life outside of work
The job market has changed a lot since the pandemic, but if any of you awesome folks happen to know where I can find a good part-time software development job, I'd be seriously grateful.
38 votes -
What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
20 votes -
Looking for music with creative or interesting or skilled violin or fiddle that are not the classics (cello or viola also)
Can be any style, just something you like and think is interesting or fun or moving. Edit, classical music is fine if it is relatively unfamiliar. I recently went to a random benefit concert and...
Can be any style, just something you like and think is interesting or fun or moving. Edit, classical music is fine if it is relatively unfamiliar.
I recently went to a random benefit concert and found Kendall Dean, who started with classical violin, added fiddle skills, vocals, guitar, modern tech.
Here is an instrumental track, but other songs are in a variety of styles and some are covers.
The Woods23 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!
5 votes -
How the Blitz enhanced London’s economy (2018)
6 votes -
US asks Qatar to ‘turn down the volume’ of Al Jazeera news coverage
34 votes -
The eternal allure of Engagement Chicken: Feminist backlash and the food of marriage
21 votes -
'Not of faculty quality': How Penn mistreated Katalin Karikó, the Nobel Prize winner of 2023
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - October 26
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic,...
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
14 votes -
On the inadequacy and obsolescence of US laws protecting student privacy - threatening intellectual freedom to explore ideas
6 votes -
Google testimony confirms paying billions to lock in default search engine status
33 votes -
What did you do this week (and weekend)?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
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What home network equipment do you use?
Hey all, I'm interested in going down the rabbit hole with Ubiquiti equipment or other manufacturers, more specifically with access points, routers, and a switch. I want to ween off my...
Hey all, I'm interested in going down the rabbit hole with Ubiquiti equipment or other manufacturers, more specifically with access points, routers, and a switch. I want to ween off my ISP-supplied all-in-one equipment as their newer hardware limits basic features such as port forwarding, and I'm interested in re-enabling my self-hosted software. Wi-Fi standards have been moving pretty quickly, as have hardware. What setups do you have established in your homes?
I don't really have a budget in mind, and have a 2.5GbE port I'd like to utilize for media consumption over LAN.
29 votes -
TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows 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.
11 votes -
Homecoming - a short story by Seanan McGuire
11 votes -
What rooms would you deem necessary for a house, and how necessary are they?
I know for basic living for one single person and no pets, a bathroom, and kitchen+living room+bedroom are the bare essentials. So basically a studio. What I'm looking for is some opinions on what...
I know for basic living for one single person and no pets, a bathroom, and kitchen+living room+bedroom are the bare essentials. So basically a studio.
What I'm looking for is some opinions on what separated rooms are needed/wanted for a house, and also how needed/wanted are they? I'd say the bathroom and "studio" room would rank as #1 and #2, unless you plan on having the "studio" area separate. In that case, these are ranked as:
Bathroom -1
Kitchen - 2
Bedroom - 3
Living room - 4Maybe add in closets here and there, and a laundry room?
Bthrm closet - 5
Laundry - 6
Bdr closet - 7
Pantry - 8
Lvgrm closet - 9But I know nothing of what rooms are necessary (or lesser known possible rooms/areas) for living, or even how big they should be. I know in my state, NC, the bare minimum is 720 sq ft, so shooting for slightly over that would be ideal for me. I don't want to have a huge house to clean, and I love cozy, small spaces. If I want to see some larger space, I'll look out a window or go outside.
So what would be your numbered list for priority rooms in a house?
19 votes -
Looney Tunes movie ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ launching at AFM from Warner Bros. Animation, GFM Animation
13 votes -
Maine shooting rampage suspect found dead
32 votes -
In 1886, a US agency set out to record new fruit varieties. The results are wondrous
18 votes -
Union workers score big pay gains as labour action sweeps US
30 votes -
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.
4 votes -
Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of 22 October 2023
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week! Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle...
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week!
Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle are most worth my attention?”
Rules:
- No grey market sales
- No affiliate links
It is strongly encouraged that you share why you think the game/games are worthwhile.
If you don’t want to see threads in this series, add
save point
to your personal tag filters.19 votes -
Fresh Album Fridays: Taylor Swift, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Mountain Goats, and more
Good morning ~ This is a thread to discuss new album releases that have arrived on our doorstep this week. Feel free to share albums and EPs that have caught your eye and interest. Discussion...
Good morning ~ This is a thread to discuss new album releases that have arrived on our doorstep this week. Feel free to share albums and EPs that have caught your eye and interest.
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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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
30 votes -
Boston Dynamics shows off LLM equipped robot
37 votes