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11 votes
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You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it?
Imagine that on the campaign posters, it will say your name and then this policy. For example: Vote for <your username> ... Rain boots for everyone. (No American / Englishman / Indian / etc....
Imagine that on the campaign posters, it will say your name and then this policy. For example:
Vote for <your username> ...
- Rain boots for everyone. (No American / Englishman / Indian / etc. should have soggy socks.)
- A Speedy DMV. (It should take 10 minutes to renew your license at the DMV.)
- Rice in every restaurant. (Rice is good with everything. At least some Asian KFCs will serve fried chicken with rice!)
It should resonate deeply with people, without the expectation that it should solve any of the deeper problems in life.
80 votes -
Welcome to the world of competitive squirrel cookery
16 votes -
Timasomo 2024: Roll Call
October 1st has already hit in some parts of the world, so Timasomo has officially begun! Posting in this topic is your official entry into Timasomo. Let everyone know what your actual plans are:...
October 1st has already hit in some parts of the world, so Timasomo has officially begun!
Posting in this topic is your official entry into Timasomo. Let everyone know what your actual plans are: what are you going to make?
Anyone who was not already on the notification list will be added with a comment in this topic.
Once the date turns over to October 1st wherever you are in the world, feel free to start creating!
FAQs
What is Timasomo really though?
Timasomo is "Tildes' Make Something Month": a creative community challenge that takes place in the month of October. It is a chance to create something/anything!
There are no restrictions on what you can choose to make.
The best way to get a feel for Timasomo is to check out our previous Showcase topics, where creators share their creations with the community at the end of the event:
Can I participate?
Yes! Timasomo is open to anyone on Tildes! Please make sure you are subscribed to ~creative.timasomo.
The greater Tildes community is also encouraged to participate in discussion threads even if you are not actively working towards a creative goal. This is meant to be an inclusive community event -- all are welcome!
If you are interested in participating but do not have a Tildes login, please e-mail the invite request address here for an invite to the community.
If you do not want to create something but still want to check out the showcase, let me know in a comment here and I will add your name to a separate notification list that I will ping for the showcase topic only.
How do I sign up?
Make sure you are subscribed to ~creative.timasomo and/or are included in my notification list (simply comment on this topic to be added).
On October 1st, there will be a Roll Call thread. By posting your plans to participate in that thread, you have formally signed up for Timasomo!
Didn't it used to be in November?
Yes. Timasomo was originally inspired by NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month, which takes place in November.
Initially, I wanted people participating in NaNoWriMo to be able to share their work with Timasomo as well. In the entire time it has run, however, no participant has publicly submitted any work from NaNoWriMo to Timasomo. Instead, Timasomo has gained its own identity independent of NaNoWriMo (which, after recent events, is probably for the best).
Many participants from previous years have shared that October would be a better month for them personally, so we moved the event to October.
Also, the event was so fantastically popular that it regularly upstaged American Thanksgiving, thus we only felt it fair that Canadian Thanksgiving be targeted as well.
What are the rules?
Timasomo is self-driven and its goals are self-selected.
On October 1st, participants will commit to a creative project (or projects) that they plan to complete within the month of October.
There is no restriction on the methods/products of creativity: writing, painting, code, food, photos, crafts, songs -- if it's creative expression for you, it works for Timasomo!
Though most will be participating individually, collaborations are welcome too!
What is the schedule?
Timasomo begins October 1st and ends October 31st.
All creative output towards your goal(s) should be confined to this time.
This week prior to the start of October is for planning. There will be a few days at the beginning of November given to "finishing touches" before we have our final thread, which will be a showcase of all the completed works.
Below are the dates that I will be posting weekly threads:
Tuesday, October 1, 2024: Roll Call Thread
Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Update Thread #1
Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Update Thread #2
Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Update Thread #3
Tuesday, October 29, 2024: Final Update Thread
Tuesday, November 5, 2024: Timasomo Showcase ThreadDo I have to share my creation(s) publicly?
Tildes is a privacy-respecting site, and you are not obligated to share your creation here if you do not want to. We'd still love to hear about it though, if you're willing to share process and details!
Is it Timasomo or TiMaSoMo?
Either.
I personally use "Timasomo" because I think it looks cleaner and because too much time on the internet has made my brain incapable of reading "TiMaSoMo" as anything other than sarcasm, but go with whichever you prefer.
The best option, however, is “𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑶” for reasons that are self-evident.
26 votes -
Following Norway’s national painter through a landscape of mountains and fjords – Harald Sohlberg is celebrated within his native country and almost unknown outside it
5 votes -
We played a 72 hour game of tag across Europe (2024)
27 votes -
[SOLVED] Is there a way to check if a topic has been posted before (recently)?
As in the title – e.g. it might be nice if posting links into the search bar brought up all the previous topics using that link?
10 votes -
The Moon's orbit is weird
15 votes -
The Dog Days Are Over - #Florence+TheMachine
13 votes -
NEØV – A Little Taste (2024)
3 votes -
Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community
9 votes -
Native American tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history
16 votes -
The boomer generation hit the economic jackpot. Young people will inherit their massive debts.
33 votes -
The Cosmere Begins - A Parody Song
13 votes -
Simulating an ISP's access to your traffic
Hey all, We're working on a press-freedom / anti-censorship project and we're testing a variety of scenarios in which a journalist's internet traffic is being monitored by a hostile state. We'd...
Hey all,
We're working on a press-freedom / anti-censorship project and we're testing a variety of scenarios in which a journalist's internet traffic is being monitored by a hostile state. We'd like to simulate an ISP's access to the journalist's traffic so we can run some packet collection and other tests to see what it looks like.
What's the best way to do this? Put a few routers in series and collect on the last one?
19 votes -
Portable monitor recommendation?
Hi Tildes, I am going to Vienna in November (and if anyone wants to meet up send me a message! but that's another topic), and this is only half vacation, half for a work-related conference, so I...
Hi Tildes, I am going to Vienna in November (and if anyone wants to meet up send me a message! but that's another topic), and this is only half vacation, half for a work-related conference, so I want to be able to easily spend a couple hours on work even during the vacation part. To make this easier, I want to buy a portable 2nd monitor that I can plug into my laptop.
I have ZERO experience using such an item, and wasn't even 100% sure they really exist until I searched just now, so I don't think I have any flat requirements. However, I would super like if it takes touch input and comes with a pen! (no i do not want a tablet, I want a 2nd screen for my laptop that I can drag windows & paste between etc). It also should either be super lightweight or be safe to put in my checked luggage (preferably the latter). Minimum 1080p resolution, I don't think the size matters THAT much but at least the size of a normal laptop screen (and not netbook) would be good.
(oops I thought I was pressing enter on a tag but it sent the whole post! edited a bit to finish writing it)
23 votes -
I'm looking for a spicy wasabi snack that will kick my ass and make me regret eating it
A few years ago, I got my hands on a bottle of St. Elmo Cocktail Sauce. When I tried it for the first time, it had so much horseradish that for a moment, I thought I was going to die. Fast-forward...
A few years ago, I got my hands on a bottle of St. Elmo Cocktail Sauce. When I tried it for the first time, it had so much horseradish that for a moment, I thought I was going to die.
Fast-forward three seconds later, and I was eagerly repeating the experience over and over and over again. I could not get enough of it. It was like it was kicking my sinuses in the testicles and slapping my tastebuds in the face. I became addicted.
It changed my life.
The problem with cocktail sauce though, is there's only a few occasions you can reliably snack on it. I want something I can take with me on the go. I want a snack that grabs me by the shoulders and says "WAKE THE FUCK UP, YOU HAVE A LIFE TO LIVE."
I've tried various wasabi peas and smoked wasabi almonds. Horseradish potato chips (or crisps, if you'd rather) and pretzels. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, provides the puckered face, lose-your-balance experience I'm looking for. The only way I've gotten close is by putting handfuls of dried wasabi peas in my mouth at a time, and that folks, is just not sustainable.
And so, I come to you with my plea: I want pure, concentrated doses of horseradish/wasabi on some sort of crunchy, long-lasting snack vehicle. Yes, I have a problem, and yes I want you to enable me.
Any recommendations?
32 votes -
Tildes Book Club - Fall schedule
Following this month's discussion of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, , we are set up to read This is How You Lose the Time War towards the end of September. After that we will discuss Kindred by...
Following this month's discussion of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, , we are set up to read This is How You Lose the Time War towards the end of September. After that we will discuss Kindred by Octavia Butler at the end of October and The City We Became by Jemisin at the end of November.
I look forward to reading with you.
18 votes -
Where does punctuation come from?!
15 votes -
Reversing file access control using disk forensics on low-level flash memory
6 votes -
Amazon wins partial dismissal of US antitrust lawsuit
18 votes -
Nintendo shows off Mario, Zelda, and 135 years of history in a new Kyoto museum
10 votes -
Architecture blog recommendations?
Morning, y’all! I’ve been a reader of Dezeen for years, but have lost touch with all the other architecture blogs I used to read via RSS (RIP Google Reader) pre-current internet. I like their...
Morning, y’all! I’ve been a reader of Dezeen for years, but have lost touch with all the other architecture blogs I used to read via RSS (RIP Google Reader) pre-current internet. I like their combination of showcases and architecture news, though I do wish there was more technical information given.
Anyone have any architecture blogs they’d love to recommend in a similar vein?
8 votes -
Juror #2 | Official trailer
8 votes -
Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, US law enforcement says
9 votes -
Aron Can – MONNÍ (2024)
2 votes -
This Biohybrid robot is made of human cells and controlled by a machine 'Mind'
8 votes -
Is the world really running out of sand?
22 votes -
Ubisoft needs the next ‘Assassin’s Creed’ to be a hit
14 votes -
Earth has caught a temporary 'second moon,' scientists say
20 votes -
AI digests repetitive scatological document into profound “poop” podcast
13 votes -
Austin's migrant crisis
9 votes -
Reddit moderators will now have to submit a request to switch their subreddit from public to private
68 votes -
Magic the Gathering: On the future of Commander
22 votes -
Botanists identify thirty-three global ‘dark spots’ with thousands of unknown plants
16 votes -
Tildes Minecraft Survival Weekly
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17 votes -
The Sojourn - Volume One
2 votes -
When the mismanagerial class destroys great companies
21 votes -
Iran launches missile attack on Israel
30 votes -
Robert Caro on the art of biography
5 votes -
uBlock Origin Lite maker ends Firefox store support, slams Mozilla for hostile reviews
44 votes -
Best Kris Kristofferson movies, ranked
7 votes -
OFTC IRC network loses 20,000 users overnight
11 votes -
Uber almost got me killed!
55 votes -
A cool YouTube channel, called Tool de Japan, showcasing the skills of Japanese craftsmen
21 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.
9 votes -
The future of land use and incremental development
2 votes -
Arkansas sues YouTube over claims it's fueling mental health crisis
16 votes -
DirecTV agrees to buy Dish for $1
10 votes -
Pete Rose, MLB's all-time hits leader, has died at 83
9 votes