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The country with Europe's most radical climate plan – an interview with Petteri Orpo, prime minister of Finland
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Knights of Guinevere
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Mastodon now has a Quote Post feature
23 votes -
‘Grue jay’ hybrid spotted in Texas
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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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My experience suddenly being very pretty
I've had a strange experience recently in that I got a very cute haircut and suddenly I am the belle of the ball wherever I go. One major downside is that it is exhausting. People treat me like...
I've had a strange experience recently in that I got a very cute haircut and suddenly I am the belle of the ball wherever I go. One major downside is that it is exhausting. People treat me like I'm a fairy, which I use to dole out generous compliments. But mostly people just notice me, a lot, and it's weird to feel so many eyes watching my every movement.
It reminds me a bit of living in Shanghai. I was practically a celebrity, people would ask for selfies with me to show their friends they met a blonde white guy.
Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed pretty privilege most of my adult life, but embracing my femininity in it's fullness has really amplifier things.
For example, I went to a dance performance tonight and ended up basically on a date with a girl, which was lovely but also what? I walked away to give her an out and she followed me.
At work it can be a problem as well. I have some coworkers that get really giggly when they're with me. Luckily, once it steers to work talk they're a whilsmart professional I'm Uber glad to work with.
Anyways, just had to vomit this curious anyone thoughts
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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.
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Swedish black metallers Watain have announced that their upcoming eighth studio album will be their final collection of new material
11 votes -
Human impacts of wildfires worsen even as total burned area declines
6 votes -
The Vintage Caravan – Crossroads (2025)
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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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Via, Waymo team up to bring robotaxis to public transit systems
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Forecast accurately predicting an unusual monsoon season reached thirty-eight million farmers
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Russia's answer to Eurovision is less kitsch, more Kremlin
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This is the story of Lucas Bergvall – a prodigious talent coming from a football dynasty in Sweden and now midfield maestro for Tottenham Hotspur
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (1978)
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"House from hell” — How America’s largest homebuilders shift the cost of shoddy construction to buyers
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Raymond Schlitter - Pixelblog
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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!
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Inside the DSEI arms exhibition and European rearmament - tech, trends and highlights at DSEI 2025
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Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
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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Maxïmo Park - I Want You To Stay [Field Music / J Xaverre mix] (2006)
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Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads
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Bâan
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Debunking myths on farmworker pay
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Keynote - Blender Conference 2025
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What are your favorite casual puzzle games?
Hi! I'm looking for some fun and interesting casual puzzle games. Some of my favorites, in no particular order, are: Sudoku Nonogram - like the recent Every 5x5 Nonogram or Picross. Tetris -...
Hi! I'm looking for some fun and interesting casual puzzle games. Some of my favorites, in no particular order, are:
- Sudoku
- Nonogram - like the recent Every 5x5 Nonogram or Picross.
- Tetris - Apotris on GBA is great!
- A few from the Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection
- Sokoban
- Catrap on Gameboy, a bit similar to Sokoban
- Dragonsweeper and Mamono Sweeper that people recommended here a while ago.
- Chip's Challenge - Lexy's Labyrinth is a browser-based reimplementation.
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Designer diary: Mimir's Challenge
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Curse Of Cain – Starry Eyes (2025)
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Porter Robinson's angelangelangelangelangel.com (seizure warning)
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Where the power is - book review of "White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus – in Our Cells, in Our Food and in Our World"
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Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think.
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Fossil fuel decline, though still nascent, is already hitting countries leading the electric vehicle boom like China and Norway
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Amorphis – Dancing Shadow (2025)
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US FBI readies new war on trans people
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Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek's investment in AI military
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Automation for android, preferably FOSS
I'm wanting to automate a thing on my android phone. I would like to activate and deactivate alarms based on calendar events (by keywords in their name or description). example I have an event...
I'm wanting to automate a thing on my android phone.
I would like to activate and deactivate alarms based on calendar events (by keywords in their name or description).
example
I have an event **work** with the description *shop* so I would like to activate the alarms "wake up work shop 1", "wake up work shop 2" and "wake up work shop 3".22 votes -
Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets. Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
5 votes -
I'm Not a Robot
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After years in the shadows, Norway has finally found its place in the international spotlight with a number of distinctive, relationship-centred and critically acclaimed films and television shows
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Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments
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How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M
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Same-sex partnership systems cover more than 90% of Japan’s population a decade after introduction
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Give us your hot takes on the latest Nintendo Direct
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What are some “sore thumb” lyrics for you?
I’m calling a “sore thumb” lyric a bad line (or lines) in an otherwise good, well-written song. Something that sticks out like, well, a sore thumb. It’s something that’s bad enough to be...
I’m calling a “sore thumb” lyric a bad line (or lines) in an otherwise good, well-written song. Something that sticks out like, well, a sore thumb.
It’s something that’s bad enough to be noteworthy, potentially even bad enough to ruin the entire song if it’s really potent. It is, of course, also entirely a matter of personal taste and preference. One person’s “sore thumb” lyric might be another person’s highlight.
Of note: it’s not a sore thumb lyric if you don’t like the song or think it’s poorly written in the first place. The point of the topic isn’t to highlight bad songwriting but to highlight misfires in otherwise good songwriting.
What are some examples of these lines in songs you like?
Explain why they stick out like a sore thumb for you personally.
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Minako Yoshida - Starlet (1990)
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The cost of performing childhood for your parent’s art
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Castle Rat - The Bestiary (2025)
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Text My Mom for Me
13 votes