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7 votes
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What "one-hit wonder" do you think has a discography worth exploring?
A "one hit wonder" is a musical artist or band known primarily for one breakout song. While some one-hit wonders stay that way because they put out very little music, others have had surprisingly...
A "one hit wonder" is a musical artist or band known primarily for one breakout song. While some one-hit wonders stay that way because they put out very little music, others have had surprisingly full careers. (Did you know that Los del Río of "Macarena" fame have put out more than TWENTY albums over the course of SIX DECADES?)
Who is a one-hit wonder that you feel deserves to be known for more than just their "one hit?" What makes their other music worth exploring?
36 votes -
‘Grue jay’ hybrid spotted in Texas
26 votes -
Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?
26 votes -
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
September 19-21, 2025
Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
POS. NO. DRIVER TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 LAPS 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:41.331 1:41.255 1:41.117 23 2 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:42.635 1:41.675 1:41.595 23 3 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:42.257 1:41.537 1:41.707 26 4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:42.247 1:41.464 1:41.717 21 5 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:41.646 1:41.455 1:42.070 22 6 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 1:42.347 1:41.788 1:42.143 23 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:41.322 1:41.396 1:42.239 21 8 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:41.656 1:41.647 1:42.372 25 9 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:41.839 1:41.414 DNF 18 10 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:41.458 1:41.519 DNF 19 11 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:42.211 1:41.857 18 12 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:41.821 1:42.183 17 13 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 1:42.511 1:42.277 16 14 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:42.101 1:43.061 16 15 87 Oliver Bearman Haas 1:42.666 DNF 11 16 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:42.779 8 17 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 1:42.916 8 18 31 Esteban Ocon Haas 1:43.004 9 19 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:43.139 8 20 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:43.778 4 Source: F1.com
Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
POS. NO. DRIVER TEAM LAPS TIME / RETIRED PTS. 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 51 1:33:26.408 25 2 63 George Russell Mercedes 51 +14.609s 18 3 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 51 +19.199s 15 4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 51 +21.760s 12 5 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 51 +33.290s 10 6 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 51 +33.808s 8 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren 51 +34.227s 6 8 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 51 +36.310s 4 9 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 51 +36.774s 2 10 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 51 +38.982s 1 11 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 51 +67.606s 0 12 87 Oliver Bearman Haas 51 +68.262s 0 13 23 Alexander Albon Williams 51 +72.870s 0 14 31 Esteban Ocon Haas 51 +77.580s 0 15 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 51 +78.707s 0 16 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 51 +80.237s 0 17 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 51 +96.392s 0 18 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 50 +1 lap 0 19 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 50 +1 lap 0 NC 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 0 DNF 0 Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen // 1:43.388 (Lap 50)
DOTD: Carlos SainzSource: F1.com
Next race:
Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Street Circuit
October 3-5, 202512 votes -
What are your favorite casual puzzle games?
Hi! I'm looking for some fun and interesting casual puzzle games. Some of my favorites, in no particular order, are: Sudoku Nonogram - like the recent Every 5x5 Nonogram or Picross. Tetris -...
Hi! I'm looking for some fun and interesting casual puzzle games. Some of my favorites, in no particular order, are:
- Sudoku
- Nonogram - like the recent Every 5x5 Nonogram or Picross.
- Tetris - Apotris on GBA is great!
- A few from the Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection
- Sokoban
- Catrap on Gameboy, a bit similar to Sokoban
- Dragonsweeper and Mamono Sweeper that people recommended here a while ago.
- Chip's Challenge - Lexy's Labyrinth is a browser-based reimplementation.
37 votes -
Swedish black metallers Watain have announced that their upcoming eighth studio album will be their final collection of new material
6 votes -
Designer diary: Mimir's Challenge
6 votes -
Via, Waymo team up to bring robotaxis to public transit systems
7 votes -
Russia's answer to Eurovision is less kitsch, more Kremlin
10 votes -
Fitness Weekly Discussion
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...
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?
10 votes -
"House from hell” — How America’s largest homebuilders shift the cost of shoddy construction to buyers
35 votes -
Curse Of Cain – Starry Eyes (2025)
4 votes -
Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news
Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like jimmy kimmel, captcha and balatro. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was a...
Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like jimmy kimmel, captcha and balatro. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was a superfan.
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!13 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!
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Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of September 21
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
If posting a sale, it is strongly encouraged that you share why you think the available game/games are worthwhile.
All previous Save Point topics
If you don’t want to see threads in this series, add
save point
to your personal tag filters.4 votes -
Colossal Game Adventure Schedule: September 2025 - March 2026
Schedule There was a three-way tie for 5th, so instead of scheduling the next 6 months, I scheduled 7. Bonus month! Month Game Host September 2025 The Last Express u/CannibalisticApple October...
Schedule
There was a three-way tie for 5th, so instead of scheduling the next 6 months, I scheduled 7. Bonus month!
Month Game Host September 2025 The Last Express u/CannibalisticApple October 2025 Chrono Trigger u/ali November 2025 Arcade Special: Playstation WHAT?
Incredible Crisis
Irritating Stick
PaRappa the Rapper 2
Pepsiman
Vib-Ribbonu/Lapbunny December 2025 The Secret of Monkey Island u/balooga January 2026 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker u/datavoid February 2026 Racing Lagoon u/Kawa March 2026 Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru
(The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls)u/J-Chiptunator @CannibalisticApple will be hosting her nomination, The Last Express, for our first month. If you're interested in hosting a month, see the Hosting section below.
Also, I selfishly scheduled PlayStation WHAT? during the Backlog Burner so I can use those games in my Bingo Card. :D
For the rest, I tried to create variety in the schedule so that we weren't playing the same systems or genres back-to-back.
Discussion Topics
Each month will have two discussion topics:
- "Insert Cartridge" - 1st of the month
- "Remove Cartridge" - 20th of the month
Insert Cartridge topics are primarily for getting the game set up and running. Remove Cartridge topics are primarily for reflecting on the game once you've played it. However, the game itself and anything else related to it can be discussed in either one.
Hosting
Each month, the discussion topics will be posted by a different "host" who will act as the emcee for that month.
Hosting is not required, but it is encouraged that people host months for games that they are either already very familiar with or that they are strongly interested in playing.
People who nominated a game will be given preference for hosting, otherwise it will be given to whomever claims it first.
Required Hosting Responsibilities
- Editing the templates for the month's "Insert Cartridge" and "Remove Cartridge" topics.
- Posting the month's "Insert Cartridge" and "Remove cartridge topics.
Optional Hosting Responsibilities
- Talking up the game.
- Giving tips/tricks/guides/cheats.
- Sharing your own thoughts/memories/reflections.
- Asking questions.
- Anything else you feel like doing (e.g. setting up a multiplayer tournament, making game-related memes, sharing fun trivia, etc.)
If you would like to host a month, let me know which one and I will add you to the schedule.
Before your month begins, I will send you a "Hosting Package" featuring templates that you can edit to your liking.
If no one claims a month, I will host it as a fallback.
Voting Results
The top 6 games from the voting round were chosen to be played.
Of the remaining games:
- The top 50% will advance to the next round. They will start the next round with a base score of 70% of their vote totals.
- The bottom 50% will be removed from the list.
Removed games will be able to be re-nominated in future rounds if someone chooses to do so.
Tally List
Game Votes Status Rollover Votes Chrono Trigger 55 Won The Secret of Monkey Island 47 Won The Last Express 40 Won PlayStation WHAT? 38 Won Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls) 34 Won Racing Lagoon 34 Won The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 34 Won Back in a Flash 32 Advances 22 Sid Meier’s Pirates 30 Advances 21 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 29 Advances 20 Another World 27 Advances 19 Metroid Prime 27 Advances 19 Descent 25 Advances 18 Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals 24 Advances 17 StarTropics 22 Advances 15 Behind the Wheel 21 Advances 15 Crystalis 21 Advances 15 The Colonel’s Bequest 21 Advances 15 Threads of Fate 21 Advances 15 Beneath a Steel Sky 21 Advances 15 Metroid 20 Advances 14 Scroll Lock-on 20 Advances 14 Tetris 19 Advances 13 Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist 18 Advances 13 Tony Hawk’s Pro-Skater 2 18 Advances 13 JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future 17 Advances 12 Lode Runner 17 Advances 12 The Grue That Binds 17 Advances 12 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 17 Advances 12 Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden - Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa 16 Eliminated ActRaiser 15 Eliminated Resident Evil 15 Eliminated Sid Meier’s Covert Action 15 Eliminated Mr. Defaxxonobbleoid 14 Eliminated Sam & Max: Hit the Road 12 Eliminated Fighters Megamix 11 Eliminated Seaman 11 Eliminated Burnout 3: Takedown 10 Eliminated Duke Nukem 3D 10 Eliminated rOGuelikes 10 Eliminated Carmageddon 9 Eliminated Uplink 9 Eliminated Populous 8 Eliminated Hop Skip Jump 7 Eliminated Fixated on Fixed Screen Shooters 6 Eliminated The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 6 Eliminated Lord Monarch 5 Eliminated The Way 5 Eliminated Recursive Repertoires 4 Eliminated Super Castlevania IV 2 Eliminated Star Wars: TIE Fighter 1 Eliminated 34 votes -
Porter Robinson's angelangelangelangelangel.com (seizure warning)
28 votes -
The reports of UBI’s death are greatly exaggerated
20 votes -
Where the power is - book review of "White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus – in Our Cells, in Our Food and in Our World"
4 votes -
What words do you recommend?
What are some words that you find particularly useful when writing and would recommend to others? How do you use them?
44 votes -
Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think.
35 votes -
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.
22 votes -
Fossil fuel decline, though still nascent, is already hitting countries leading the electric vehicle boom like China and Norway
26 votes -
Amorphis – Dancing Shadow (2025)
7 votes -
US FBI readies new war on trans people
56 votes -
Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek's investment in AI military
28 votes -
Automation for android, preferably FOSS
I'm wanting to automate a thing on my android phone. I would like to activate and deactivate alarms based on calendar events (by keywords in their name or description). example I have an event...
I'm wanting to automate a thing on my android phone.
I would like to activate and deactivate alarms based on calendar events (by keywords in their name or description).
example
I have an event **work** with the description *shop* so I would like to activate the alarms "wake up work shop 1", "wake up work shop 2" and "wake up work shop 3".21 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 -
What's a setting that you'd recommend?
Kind of an awkward title, but I'm talking about settings for your phone, your OS, your coffee maker, etc. With all the tech in our lives, and with so many devices and software having quite a...
Kind of an awkward title, but I'm talking about settings for your phone, your OS, your coffee maker, etc.
With all the tech in our lives, and with so many devices and software having quite a robust set of options for how they work, it's easy for us to not even know that something is available. How many cool things are we missing out on if we're just accepting the defaults?
So, what's a setting, on anything you have or use regularly, that you recommend to others?
What makes it so worthwhile?
72 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
8 votes -
I'm Not a Robot
79 votes -
After years in the shadows, Norway has finally found its place in the international spotlight with a number of distinctive, relationship-centred and critically acclaimed films and television shows
6 votes -
Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments
118 votes -
How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M
27 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!
8 votes -
Same-sex partnership systems cover more than 90% of Japan’s population a decade after introduction
27 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.
16 votes -
Give us your hot takes on the latest Nintendo Direct
18 votes -
What are some “sore thumb” lyrics for you?
I’m calling a “sore thumb” lyric a bad line (or lines) in an otherwise good, well-written song. Something that sticks out like, well, a sore thumb. It’s something that’s bad enough to be...
I’m calling a “sore thumb” lyric a bad line (or lines) in an otherwise good, well-written song. Something that sticks out like, well, a sore thumb.
It’s something that’s bad enough to be noteworthy, potentially even bad enough to ruin the entire song if it’s really potent. It is, of course, also entirely a matter of personal taste and preference. One person’s “sore thumb” lyric might be another person’s highlight.
Of note: it’s not a sore thumb lyric if you don’t like the song or think it’s poorly written in the first place. The point of the topic isn’t to highlight bad songwriting but to highlight misfires in otherwise good songwriting.
What are some examples of these lines in songs you like?
Explain why they stick out like a sore thumb for you personally.
38 votes -
Minako Yoshida - Starlet (1990)
4 votes -
KeenWrite 3.6.3
29 votes -
The cost of performing childhood for your parent’s art
22 votes -
Castle Rat - The Bestiary (2025)
14 votes -
Text My Mom for Me
13 votes -
iOS 26 is here
32 votes -
Dirtbags made comedian Stavros Halkias famous. Now he’s helping them remake their lives.
16 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.
8 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
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The woman who wrote "Eat, Pray, Love" tried to kill her girlfriend and wrote a book about it
29 votes