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    1. Looking for a very specific kind of submarine video game

      Maybe you guys can help me out since I found a lot of games that are kinda like this but not quite. It doesn't need to be a full-blown simulation, but it needs to be convincing. What I want is a...

      Maybe you guys can help me out since I found a lot of games that are kinda like this but not quite.

      It doesn't need to be a full-blown simulation, but it needs to be convincing.

      What I want is a game that puts me inside a submarine, looking at screens full of radar and sensor information, and letting me control the sub in a realistic manner, only with the information provided in the control room. It's okay if the game jumps to an external view just to show the ultimate consequence of conflict, but mostly, I should be in the sub looking at screens.

      Is there such a game?

      Ideally, I play on the Xbox. My laptop is a potato, so it's only good for very old or otherwise lightweight games (technically speaking, this could easily be a command line game... like naval htop). Other kinds of naval simulation are good for this thread.

      Thanks!

      7 votes
    2. Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - November 17

      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.

      9 votes
    3. 2023 Independent Spirit Award nominations

      These are the real nominations, not my predictions. Here’s the article about it: https://www.indiewire.com/2022/11/2023-independent-spirit-award-nominations-1234784758/ Best Feature Bones and All...

      These are the real nominations, not my predictions. Here’s the article about it:
      https://www.indiewire.com/2022/11/2023-independent-spirit-award-nominations-1234784758/

      Best Feature

      Bones and All

      Everything Everywhere All At Once

      Our Father, the Devil

      TÁR

      Women Talking

      Best Director

      Todd Field, TÁR

      Kogonda, After Yang

      Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once

      Sarah Polley, Women Talking

      Halina Reijn, Bodies Bodies Bodies

      Best First Feature

      Aftersun

      Emily the Criminal

      The Inspection

      Murina

      Palm Trees and Power Lines

      Best Lead Performance

      Cate Blanchett - TÁR

      Dale Dickey - A Love Song

      Mia Goth - Pearl

      Regina Hall - Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul

      Paul Mescal - Aftersun

      Aubrey Plaza - Emily the Criminal

      Jeremy Pope - The Inspection

      Taylor Russell - Bones and All

      Andrea Riseborough - To Leslie

      Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once

      Best Supporting Performance

      Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All At Once

      Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway

      Nina Hoss - TÁR

      Brian d’Arcy James - The Cathedral

      Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once

      Trevante Rhodes - Bruiser

      Theo Rossi - Emily the Criminal

      Mark Rylance - Bones and All

      Jonathan Tucker - Palm Trees and Power Lines

      Gabrielle Union - The Inspection

      Breakthrough Performance

      Frankie Corio - Aftersun

      Gracija Filipovic - Murina

      Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All At Once

      Lily McInerny - Palm Trees and Power Lines

      Daniel Zolghardi - Funny Pages

      Best Screenplay

      After Yang

      Catherine Called Birdy

      Everything Everywhere All At Once

      TÁR

      Women Talking

      Best First Screenplay

      Bodies Bodies Bodies

      Emergency

      Emily the Criminal

      Fire Island

      Palm Trees and Power Lines

      Best Cinematography

      Aftersun

      Murina

      Neptune Frost

      Peal

      TÁR

      Best Editing

      Aftersun

      The Cathedral

      Everything Everywhere All At Once

      Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

      TÁR

      Robert Altman Award

      Women Talking

      Best Documentary

      A House Made of Splinters

      All That Breathes

      All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

      Midwives

      Riotsville USA

      Best International Film

      Corsage

      Joyland

      Leonor Will Never Die

      Return to Seol

      Saint Omer

      2 votes
    4. Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread

      General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads. Don't forget to format your code using the triple...

      General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads.

      Don't forget to format your code using the triple backticks or tildes:

      Here is my schema:
      
      ```sql
      CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse (
        article_id   INTEGER
      , warehouse_id INTEGER
      )
      ;
      ```
      
      How do I add a `UNIQUE` constraint?
      
      1 vote
    5. Tildes Pop-Up Game Event: Ludonostalgia!

      Pop-Up Event: Ludonostalgia! Task: Replay an old, favorite game that you haven't played in a long, long time. Tell us about how your playthrough now compares to your memories of the game. Time...

      Pop-Up Event: Ludonostalgia!

      Task: Replay an old, favorite game that you haven't played in a long, long time. Tell us about how your playthrough now compares to your memories of the game.

      Time Period: This weekend! (November 10-14)
      Update: Ludonostalgia is extending its hours through November 21st!

      Uh, what is this exactly?

      Its me, kfwyre, trying out yet another post type on Tildes and seeing how it goes.

      In the past I've done a "Backlog Burner" event that was a full month. It was a lot to commit to, and it ended up feeling like it lost steam -- too long for its own good.

      I still like the root of that idea though -- people playing games with a specific purpose or focus. Something like a "Book Club" for games, but with a common theme instead of a common title, so people are free to choose what they personally like.

      Thus, a "Pop-Up": a quick, short event that identifies a common focus that people can participate in together and doesn't require too much commitment. Basically, something unexpectedly fun to do for a week or a weekend.

      If this kind of thing takes, I'd love to see it happen in other communities: ~movies, ~anime, ~music, etc. I'd also love it if other people did their own "pop-ups" on a whim, rather than it being seen as something that's "mine" to post.

      That's jumping the gun a bit though -- this one is a sort of test to see if this sort of thing even has any legs in the first place.

      Oh, and "Ludonostalgia" is a made up pretentious word -- because every good Pop-Up needs an iconic name.

      14 votes
    6. 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.

      8 votes
    7. Remote Access that's safe and not a scary nightmare

      My child (who does not live with me) has a PC. He's pretty good at sorting problems out for himself, but he sometimes needs extra help. We've tried doing this over phone and video calls, and it's...

      My child (who does not live with me) has a PC. He's pretty good at sorting problems out for himself, but he sometimes needs extra help. We've tried doing this over phone and video calls, and it's an unfun experience for both of us.

      Is there a remote access software that would fit our needs? I want to be able to connect to his computer over the Internet and have some level of control when he's logged into his account. I'd need to be able to open files, I wouldn't have to be able to save them. He's using Windows 11. I think he's using the home version. I'm using Windows 10 Pro. We both have reasonably good Internet speed.

      8 votes