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What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking?
What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it!
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Midweek Movie Free Talk
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films 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.
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Todd Rundgren: ‘It’s hard to find sincerely musical artists nowadays. The music is just mediocre’
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TV Tuesdays Free Talk
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...
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.
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What would have been nominated for Best Picture if there were five nominees each year
The academy expanded the line-up after snubbing The Dark Knight in Picture in favor of Oscar bait The Reader. They received so much backlash that they reverted to nominating 10 nominees each year,...
The academy expanded the line-up after snubbing The Dark Knight in Picture in favor of Oscar bait The Reader. They received so much backlash that they reverted to nominating 10 nominees each year, something that hadn’t been done since the 40s.
While there are now multiple Best Picture nominees each year, each year there are a designated “Top 5.” As in the films that would have made the cut pre-expansion. Here’s a list of possible Top 5 movies, there’s a lot of argument about which movie was which but this is generally what is accepted/kind of what I think.
2009: The Hurt Locker, Avatar, Inglorious Basterds, Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire, Up in the Air
All 5 movies were nominated for Director. 4 of the 5 were nominated for Film Editing (another mark of a top 5 film) and all except Avatar were nominated for Acting and Screenplay. Avatar got nominated in almost all the technical categories.
2010: The King’s Speech, The Social Network, The Fighter, Black Swan, True Grit
Barely misses the cut: Inception
Inception, unfortunately, undeperformed with nominations missing both Directing and Film Editing, and was never in contention for acting nominations. It misses in favor of True Grit which was a late-breaker and over-performed in nominations.
2011: The Artist, The Descendants, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, The Help
Barely misses: Moneyball
The Help arguably underperformed with nominations but it was such a big hit that I’d imagine it would still make Best Picture.
2012: Argo, Lincoln, Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook, D’jango Unchained
Misses: Zero Dark Thirty, Les Miserables
Zero Dark Thirty started dying out throughout the season, and Les Mis was more of a British thing. D’jango had a lot of passion and ended up becoming the front-runner in Original Screenplay and Supporting Actor.
2013: 12 Years A Slave, Gravity, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, Dallas Buyers Club
Misses: Nebraska, Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club over-performed and got nominated for Film Editing and Original Screenplay when it wasn’t expected to.
2014: Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, American Sniper
Misses: The Theory of Everything
Similar thing with Les Mis where Theory of Everything was more of a British thing.
2015: Spotlight, The Revenant, The Big Short, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian
Misses: Room
The Martian missed director but it had more nominations and it was a hit at the box office. Although Room probably was pretty close.
2016: Moonlight, La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge
Misses: Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures maybe would have made the line-up considering it was such a big hit. But Hacksaw won too much stuff and Mel Gibson had a strong comeback narrative. Gross.
2017: The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird
There is no real alternative to these five.
2018: Green Book, Roma, The Favourite, Blackkklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody
Misses: Vice, A Star is Born
Bohemian Rhapsody was a phenomenon and won four Oscars. It would have gotten a Best Picture nomination easily.
2019: Parasite, 1917, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman, Joker
Jojo Rabbit was close. But four of these got 10 nominations and Parasite won Best Picture.
2020: Nomadland, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Promising Young Woman, Minari, Mank
Misses: The Father
2021: The Power of the Dog, Belfast, Dune, West Side Story, King Richard
Misses: Licorice Pizza
At the time of nominations CODA would not have made the cut. It is the first Best Picture winner to be bottom 5.
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'Black Adam' was originally rated R by MPAA
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XCheck at Meta: Why it exists and how it works
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This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ debuts to glowing reviews: Director’s ‘best movie in a decade’
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Spot's got permissions to dance! Check out this dance created for the 'BTS Yet To Come in BUSAN' concert.
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Comcast pulls plug on G4 TV, ending comeback try for gamer-focused network
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of October 17
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Australia's CSIRO abruptly scraps globally recognised climate forecast program
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Constant cravings - My feeding tube means I can no longer enjoy the feeling of being sated after a meal. But there are other ways to nourish myself beyond my body.
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Minneapolis church still holds services in Norwegian – congregation was founded in 1922 at the tail end of a decades-long migration of Norwegians to Minnesota
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Oskar Schuster - Odesa (2022)
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Oil: It was the best of fuels, it was the worst of fuels
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‘The Book of Disquiet’ is the weirdest autobiography ever
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Sony releases its first over-the-counter hearing aids
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Terrifier 2 is making people v-vo-vomit in the theaters
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The Apple, Google, and Amazon-backed smart home standard Matter has arrived. So what’s next?
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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!
5 votes -
The nurse who introduced gloves to the operating room
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Counterarguments to the basic AI risk case
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Wah pedal on harp is ridiculous
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Bill Murray faces avalanche of new accusations
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'It gets better after 100 hours...'
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Finland hopes new nuclear reactor eases energy crunch – Olkiluoto 3 will be able to produce about one-fifth of the electricity the country consumes
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Why men are hard to help
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Why Olympic curling stones are so expensive | So Expensive
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Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population collapses
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Action Button reviews Boku no Natsuyasumi
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TikTok is changing the way we talk about ADHD—for better and worse
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Inglenook Shunting
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I'm not a pilot. Can I land a 737?
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Edinburgh-based Skyrora got its suborbital Skylark L rocket successfully off an Icelandic launch pad – but the booster didn't go far, falling into the Norwegian Sea
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Tildes Tech Support: Two audio devices, keyboard volume control will only control one and it's not the default device
For the first time in what feels like decades, I have been unable to find a solution myself or via the ol' googling so I turn to the wonderful people of Tildes for assistance with a clearly...
For the first time in what feels like decades, I have been unable to find a solution myself or via the ol' googling so I turn to the wonderful people of Tildes for assistance with a clearly critical issue...
Background Information:
Newly built gaming PC (a day old, the reason I've been gone from Tildes for the last week, I know you all missed me, I missed you too)
Windows 10
HyperX headphones plugged in via USB
5.1 speaker setup plugged in via back panel and set as default audio device
Logitech G910 keyboardIssue:
Volume control knob on keyboard will only control headphones volume despite headphones not being the default device.
Knob will control speakers if I unplug the USB to the headphones or disable the headphones in control panel.
Previous build had the same speakers, headphones, and keyboard setup and worked with no issue, volume knob would control whatever audio device was in use/selected in the taskbar "Select Playback Device" dropdown. I'd swap to headphones during a call/gaming with friends, swap back to speakers for normal day to day use.Ideas? I've already tried all of the uninstall/reinstall driver options I can think of.
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Documentary Now is back on Wednesday. Here are the originals
I love Documentary Now. I organized this mess into a table so you can easily find the documentaries to watch before the series, if you're into that. Episode Originals Soldier of Illusion Burden of...
I love Documentary Now. I organized this mess into a table so you can easily find the documentaries to watch before the series, if you're into that.
Episode Originals Soldier of Illusion Burden of Dreams (1982) Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport Three Salons at the Seaside (1994), The September Issue (2009) How They Threw Rocks When We Were Kings (1996) My Monkey Grifter My Octopus Teacher (2020) Trouver Frisson Gleaners and I (2000), The Beaches of Agnès (Les Plages d'Agnès) (2008) For previous seasons, the wikipedia page has all of the originals listed.
Two episodes per night for three weeks. Soldier of Illusion is a two-parter.
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As the midterm elections approach in the US, does Finland have the answer to fake news?
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RetroAhoy: X-COM
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How to deal with rolling blackouts?
Given how the 2020s have gone so far, I'm feeling some meaningful concern about the news that we might be getting rolling blackouts if European fuel supplies get too low. I'm not at all sure...
Given how the 2020s have gone so far, I'm feeling some meaningful concern about the news that we might be getting rolling blackouts if European fuel supplies get too low. I'm not at all sure whether they're overplaying the risk to prepare people, or dramatically underplaying it as they did with the first COVID lockdowns.
I'd be interested to know what, if anything, people recommend as preparation? I don't want to go overkill on something that may not even happen, but it also seems reasonable to consider the issue before everyone starts panic buying supplies.
I'm in the middle of a city, which has definite advantages in terms of walking access to shops and public buildings, but everything I own (including gas boiler and gas stove) needs electricity to run. It seems like a 500Wh LiFePO battery might be a good middle ground in terms of keeping creature comforts up and running, but they aren't exactly cheap so I'd be interested in any opinions and recommendations there?
More broadly it'd be great to hear what people think about the general risks, good preparations to make, and useful supplies that are easy to overlook?
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Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72
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Lindsay Ellis - How they adapted the Lord of the Rings (the good one)
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Where are you in a scale that goes from maximalism to minimalism including everything in between? Artistically and cognitively, are you drawn towards complexity or simplicity?
Do you thrive on chaos or structure? Are your personal spaces clean or populated by all kinds or objects? Do you wear bright colors or white shirt and jeans? Do you prefer fast cuts or meditative...
Do you thrive on chaos or structure? Are your personal spaces clean or populated by all kinds or objects? Do you wear bright colors or white shirt and jeans? Do you prefer fast cuts or meditative editing? Probability or deduction? Heidegger or Russel? Buñuel or Buster Keaton? Lynch or Spielberg? Godart or Hitchcock? John Lennon or Paul McCartney? A party or a small gathering? A lot or just a little?
:)
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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?
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‘Succession’ heads to Norway – producer Scott Ferguson details season four's major Norwegian storyline
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hack.css, new.css, Water.css, sakura, Pico themes for my static site generator (mkws)
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Neurons in a dish learn to play Pong — what’s next?
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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.
3 votes