Russia-Ukraine War megathread - September 2024
We haven't had one of these in a while, but it looks like there's more news than usual. There was a previous thread in June.
We haven't had one of these in a while, but it looks like there's more news than usual. There was a previous thread in June.
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
This topic is for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app.
I'll summarize the major updates at the start of each similar topic, so people can read the updates and then hit Ignore if they don't care about more frequent updates and user feedback.
Recently:
Android version 1.1.2 (Oct 4, 2024): Fixed YouTube player setting, should take priority over Browser type setting. Fixed a UI bug with ignored topics appearing unignored.
Some technical details: The YouTube player uses the YouTube IFrame Player API using the Android and iOS wrapper libraries. They are both open source and I was able to submit some improvement patches to them.
Regarding release schedule: Prior to version 1.0 of the app, I was working (a little too) hard on the app and putting out monthly megathreads. These days I'm allocating my time differently, so topics won't be monthly. Please continue to feel free to reach out, whether posting in the megathread even if months old, or emailing me using the contact info on the app store pages, or using iOS TestFlight feedback functionality.
Huge thank you to the few people who have set up a recurring donation in the app. From a worker perspective, it's still a tiny tiny amount if comparing with an actual wage developing apps, but luckily for my users, I'm not trying to make a wage from this app, and plan to continue developing it at my own pace. That does mean that updates will be somewhat unpredictable though.
Previous topic: May 2024
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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.
Thought that was a rather boring race. First half or so was just tire management. The added DRS zone didn't really spice anything up, as so many of the gaps were greater than 1 second. Even in the late race when the gaps tightened up, didn't seem like passing was possible. Perez couldn't get around Hulk. Leclerc couldn't get around Russell.
On a more positive note, Colapinto continues to kill it. Albon had to retire due to a PU cooling issue, but even before that, Colapinto passed his teammate on a great move at the start. One that Albon was not particularly happy about! Unfortuantely, Perez just nudged Colapinto out of the points.
McLaren continues to extend their recently-attained lead in the Constructor Championship. McLaren is ahead of Red Bull by 41 points. Though with 6 races left, that's not quite a guarantee just yet.
Anyway, we begin the unofficial autumn break. 4 weeks until COTA. A whole month. Sigh. Since we're entering another break, I'll also post the current Constructor and Driver Championships standings below.
Next race:
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas -- Austin, Texas
Sunday, October 20
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 62 | 1:40:52.571 | 25 |
2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 62 | +20.945s | 18 |
3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 62 | +41.823s | 15 |
4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 62 | +61.040s | 12 |
5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 62 | +62.430s | 10 |
6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 62 | +85.248s | 8 |
7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 62 | +96.039s | 6 |
8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 4 |
9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 2 |
10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 1 |
11 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
18 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 57 | DNF | 0 |
NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 15 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Daniel Ricciardo
Source: F1.com
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | McLaren Mercedes | 516 |
2 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 475 |
3 | Ferrari | 441 |
4 | Mercedes | 329 |
5 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 86 |
6 | RB Honda RBPT | 34 |
7 | Haas Ferrari | 31 |
8 | Williams Mercedes | 16 |
9 | Alpine Renault | 13 |
10 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
Source: F1.com
Pos | Driver | Nationality | Car | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 331 |
2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren Mercedes | 279 |
3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | 245 |
4 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren Mercedes | 237 |
5 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Ferrari | 190 |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes | 174 |
7 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes | 155 |
8 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 144 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 62 |
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Haas Ferrari | 24 |
11 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 24 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | RB Honda RBPT | 22 |
13 | Alexander Albon | THA | Williams Mercedes | 12 |
14 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | RB Honda RBPT | 12 |
15 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Alpine Renault | 8 |
16 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | Haas Ferrari | 7 |
17 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Haas Ferrari | 6 |
18 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Alpine Renault | 5 |
19 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | Williams Mercedes | 4 |
20 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
21 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Mercedes | 0 |
22 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
Source: F1.com
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