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    1. Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 15

      This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...

      This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

      This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.

      8 votes
    2. What are your favorite any% speedrun videos?

      I like watching speedrunning videos, especially ones where they break the game in really interesting and novel ways. Every now and then when I'm bored I search "any% speedrun" on YouTube, but......

      I like watching speedrunning videos, especially ones where they break the game in really interesting and novel ways. Every now and then when I'm bored I search "any% speedrun" on YouTube, but... the search results feel gamed by clickbaity Top 10 videos, Soulslike games, and the latest hyped up title of the month.

      So I thought I'd ask if you guys have any videos to share. Maybe even like, favorite GDQ videos or favorite niche games you like. Stuff like that?

      Here's what I've got:

      • Sethbling's "4 Different Mario Credits Warps in Under 15 Minutes" -- Specifically for the Super Mario Land 2 speedrun. I really love how the game's code and RAM gets interpreted as level data, and he has to navigate the garbage sprites to get to a point where it will trigger a debug flag to load the credits.
      • Luigi's Mansion any%: Something about the OOB route here is so spooky and interesting to me. It's a 3D game, but fixed perspective, so you don't get the freedom of movement you would in a game like Super Mario 64. That makes any OOB tricks really funky, with Luigi skewing oddly and going off camera in a way that forces the runner to intuit and feel out where to go. It's neat!
      12 votes
    3. 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!

      5 votes
    4. What are some good mobile games which doesn't require dragging?

      This may seem like an odd request and I'm not sure if I can properly explain this, but for some reason I dislike games that require me to drag things with my fingers. I prefer games that allow me...

      This may seem like an odd request and I'm not sure if I can properly explain this, but for some reason I dislike games that require me to drag things with my fingers. I prefer games that allow me to "click" stuff using my finger as a mouse, like Go (baduk), checkers, and other board games. Any genre. Any suggestions on Android? Thanks!

      9 votes
    5. 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.

      12 votes
    6. 2023 Golden Globes predictions

      Drama: The Fabelmans Empire of Light Avatar: The Way of Water The Whale Women Talking Musical/Comedy: Babylon Bardo Everything Everywhere All At Once Elvis Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery...

      Drama:

      1. The Fabelmans
      2. Empire of Light
      3. Avatar: The Way of Water
      4. The Whale
      5. Women Talking

      Musical/Comedy:

      1. Babylon
      2. Bardo
      3. Everything Everywhere All At Once
      4. Elvis
      5. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

      Director:

      1. Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
      2. Damien Chazelle - Babylon
      3. Sam Mendes - Empire of Light
      4. James Cameron - Avatar: The Way of Water
      5. Baz Luhrmann - Elvis

      Actor - Drama:

      1. Brendan Fraser - The Whale
      2. Hugh Jackman - The Son
      3. Adam Driver - White Noise
      4. Bill Nighy - Living
      5. Tom Cruise - Top Gun: Maverick

      Actress - Drama:

      1. Naomie Ackie - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
      2. Olivia Colman - Empire of Light
      3. Cate Blanchett - TAR
      4. Frances McDormand - Women Talking
      5. Danielle Deadwyle - Till

      Actor - Musical/Comedy:

      1. Austin Butler - Elvis
      2. Daniel Cacho - Bardo
      3. Christian Bale - Amsterdam
      4. Daniel Craig - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
      5. Billy Eichner - Bros

      Actress - Musical/Comedy:

      1. Margot Robbie - Babylon
      2. Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once
      3. Margot Robbie - Amsterdam
      4. Janelle Monae - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
      5. Sandra Bullock - The Lost City

      Supporting Actor:

      1. Paul Dano - The Fabelmans
      2. Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once
      3. Tom Hanks - Elvis
      4. Colin Firth - Empire of Light
      5. Brad Pitt - Babylon

      Supporting Actress:

      1. Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
      2. Jessie Buckley - Women Talking
      3. Sadie Sink - The Whale
      4. Greta Gerwig - White Noise
      5. Laura Dern - The Son

      Screenplay:

      1. Babylon
      2. The Fabelmans
      3. Bardo
      4. Everything Everywhere All At Once
      5. Women Talking

      Original Score:

      1. The Fabelmans
      2. Empire of Light
      3. Babylon
      4. Women Talking
      5. Avatar: The Way of Water
      4 votes
    7. Short story review: A Logic Named Joe by Murray Leinster

      A Logic Named Joe is a 1946 Sci Fi short story that introduces concepts such as the internet, streaming music and streaming video, search engines with family friendly filters and artificial...

      A Logic Named Joe is a 1946 Sci Fi short story that introduces concepts such as the internet, streaming music and streaming video, search engines with family friendly filters and artificial intelligence.

      Link to story: http://www.baen.com/chapters/W200506/0743499107___2.htm

      4 votes
    8. Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 8

      This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...

      This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

      This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.

      12 votes