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2 votes
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Iceland is a strange place to plant trees, but for us it is one of the most logical places to try and bring back forests
7 votes -
Singapore Air hands staff eight months’ salary bonus after record results
11 votes -
Why is my dryer radioactive?
12 votes -
Killers of the Flower Moon | Official teaser trailer
7 votes -
Holger Rune beats Novak Djokovic in rainy Italian Open quarterfinal clash
5 votes -
‘This is real. We need to hide’: How the Allen mall shooting unfolded
7 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?
3 votes -
Danish players aspire to make the medal round at the 2023 IIHF World Championship after earning eight points in their first three games
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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?
5 votes -
BMW Films: The Calm
3 votes -
Oscar Mayer renames iconic hot dog on wheels to 'Frankmobile'
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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.
2 votes -
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Official trailer
4 votes -
The last gamble of Tokyo Joe
5 votes -
You should be reading academic computer science papers
10 votes -
Grim Salvo - Walt Disney Wormdog (2022)
2 votes -
Taiwan grants right of adoption to same-sex couples in latest move toward full equality
19 votes -
How Japan is losing the global electric-vehicle race
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Tildes Video Thread
So, quite a few people don't like/watch video content, and don't like seeing the homepage filled with videos. Let's try something new, see if it sticks. What are the best videos you have watched...
So, quite a few people don't like/watch video content, and don't like seeing the homepage filled with videos. Let's try something new, see if it sticks.
What are the best videos you have watched this past week/fortnight?
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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.
5 votes -
This free TV comes with two screens - Would you give up your data in exchange for a free TV?
13 votes -
Vice, decayed digital colossus, files for bankruptcy
21 votes -
How to raise $89 million in small donations, and make it disappear
6 votes -
Development notes from xkcd's "Gravity" and "Escape Speed"
17 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.
13 votes -
Three generations of trans Americans reflect on what has (and hasn't) changed
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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.
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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.
7 votes -
America needs the Alpine A110 R - lightweight driving bliss
6 votes -
Haunted Mansion | Official trailer
2 votes -
Swedish singer Loreen has won the Eurovision Song Contest – only the second performer to take the prize twice
11 votes -
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells entire stake in TSMC
13 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.
7 votes -
Time to break up Hollywood
5 votes -
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan fights for survival with strategy of hope and fear
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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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What do you not ask the internet about?
This could be for any number of reasons. The reason I was thinking of this, was realizing that there are certain topics that I could probably find the answers to online, but I happen to have a...
This could be for any number of reasons. The reason I was thinking of this, was realizing that there are certain topics that I could probably find the answers to online, but I happen to have a friend who is an expert in that field. So it's usually easier to ask them, and trust that their answer is either accurate or that they will tell me "I don't know".
The other aspect of it was, there are certain topics that are likely to be extremely "noisy" with disinformation (intentional or otherwise) or ads online, and so I'll avoid trying to research them and instead ask a friend.
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What scares you the most? What fears and apprehensions are central to your identity and how you view the world?
I'm using "fear" in the broadest sense, including both concrete menaces and subjective apprehensions of any kind. As always, anything goes, except for highly divisive controversial stuff that...
I'm using "fear" in the broadest sense, including both concrete menaces and subjective apprehensions of any kind.
As always, anything goes, except for highly divisive controversial stuff that might get this locked!
15 votes -
Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - May 11
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.
11 votes -
USA upset defending champions Finland to open 2023 IIHF World Championship in Tampere
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Pokemon Pride Team: A commissioned artwork
In March, I asked a question here about commissioning artwork. I was then lucky enough to be contacted by @cc-louis. I was struck by the use of color in his portfolio and engaged with him to...
In March, I asked a question here about commissioning artwork.
I was then lucky enough to be contacted by @cc-louis. I was struck by the use of color in his portfolio and engaged with him to create some artwork as a gift for my husband.
The Artwork
I thought about putting this at the end for suspense, but I know people are just going to scroll to get to the good stuff, so without any further delay:
Here it is!
And here is the print!I'm in the back holding the Pokeball cupcake from the previous batch of cupcakes (I am the de facto taste tester of my husband's baking). My adorable husband is the one pulling the current batch out of the oven. Our adorable dog is looking up, holding his favorite toy in his mouth, hoping something will fall on the floor so that he can try to eat it.
We're surrounded by my husband's Pokemon Pride Team, some of which have been helping him out with the baking, all of which are eager to get at those delicious fresh-baked goods.
The Setup
My husband is a lifelong Pokemon fan and has been playing the games since he was a kid. He doesn't just keep up with the series -- he often goes back and replays old games, doing Nuzlocke runs and themed teams for his playthroughs.
I surreptitiously found out from my husband what his Pokemon team would be if he did an LGBT Pride theme, choosing six Pokemon based on the colors of the rainbow flag. He chose the following:
Red: Scizor
Orange: Kingler
Yellow: Ninetales
Green: Bellossom
Blue: Marill
Purple: ArbokMy husband also loves baking (and I love eating my husband's baking).
The Brief
I wanted to get artwork of us with this Pride Team. I also wanted the Pride theme to be a bit more subdued. As much as I love the rainbow flag, it can be a little too gaudy and rigid for me sometimes. I wanted something that read as a cohesive scene, with the rainbow being more embedded and suggested than outright overt.
The Artist
I cannot speak highly enough of @cc-louis.
While I think the quality of his work speaks for itself, I'll also say that he was a joy to work with. He was consistently prompt and professional in all of our interactions. Furthermore, he was eagerly collaborative throughout the entire process. He would solicit my feedback and respond to any notes I gave him, while also smartly incorporating his own ideas (that were better than mine!). He sent me multiple drafts throughout his creative process to make sure I was happy with the direction he was taking things each step of the way.
The color, overall composition, and many of the incredible details in the pieces, were all him, not me. Early on he suggested a "cozy" feel with the oven as a centerpiece and a source of warm light, and I cannot say enough how much I love how it turned out. It is so beautiful and heartwarming to me.
If any of you are looking for commissioned artwork, I strongly recommend him. If I ever commission another piece, he will be first on my list.
(Hopefully it goes without saying, but @cc-louis did NOT ask me to give this review, nor did he pay me for this endorsement. I'm doing this purely as a very satisfied customer. I actually asked him for permission to give him a plug here!)
The Print
I also asked here about printing the image, and ended up selecting a local print shop. I couldn't really judge the quality of online print services and was worried I'd end up ruining the amazing artwork with a cheap-looking print. I figured a local shop would have a bit more expertise, and that I'd also be able to speak to real people if something came out wrong.
The local print shop did an incredible job, and their price was actually better than some of the online services I was looking at. The image now lives on a 22"x36" canvas, which will be mounted on our wall shortly.
I tried taking a picture of it, but my phone camera doesn't do it justice and makes it look kinda bad. The colors look muted and it looks like there's an odd texture on it that doesn't appear in person (might be small reflections of light?).
Everyone will just have to take my word on it that the artwork looks even better in person. I actually choked up a bit when I picked up the print because it was so beautiful and heartwarming.
I was secretly hoping my husband would happy cry when I showed it to him, but instead he got incredibly giddy (which was even better!) and immediately and proudly started texting the picture out to everyone we know on every single group chat we're on to show it off.
Overall, I am incredibly happy with how it turned out. My husband absolutely loves the piece, and I am beyond grateful to @cc-louis for turning my clumsy idea into a thing of beauty.
18 votes -
$25 million has been allocated to transfer more bison from federal to tribal lands and forge management agreements with tribes
5 votes -
How is AI impacting science?
4 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?
7 votes -
Hundreds of millions of stars turned into a map of GitHub projects
12 votes -
Cognitive endurance as human capital
6 votes -
The first (and now last) overhead wire electric ferry in Europe
2 votes -
Greenlandic MP refused to speak Danish during a debate in the Danish parliament and instead spoke in her native Inuit language
6 votes