A family member of mine recently got a cheap smart watch online. They weren't planning to use it with a phone app for privacy/security reasons. They thought using it without a phone would be fine, since they just wanted it for the time and for the health features like steps, blood pressure, blood oxygen, sleep tracking, etc. and didn't need to see their texts or other notifications on the watch.

Unfortunately, when we tested the watch, we found that basically all of the features required connecting to a shady no-name company's app. You couldn't even set the time! You can't set the time on a watch without an app!

Also, the watch was a bit bulky for their wrist, and they would prefer a slimmer one.

People of Tildes, do you know of any smart watches that allow you to use the health tracking features without ever connecting to a smartphone? If so, are there any that are slimmer instead of being bulky?

I'm planning to launch Tildes Minecraft season 3 some time mid November. What mods should we add or remove? Any other recommendations or requests?

Edit: As per the majority of the feedback, season 3 will be delayed until the beginning of January.

Edit 2: Server goes online January 3rd, 2026 at 11am Pacific time.

Edit 3:

Countdown timer is live!

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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?

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!

Is it just me, or is it weird that every terminal starts at the top-left? After three commands, your prompt stays at the bottom of the screen for the rest of the session anyway.

I added this to my fish_greeting last month. (You could add something similar to .bashrc / .zshrc):

printf "\033[$LINES;1H"

If you want to print a status line or two after this then subtract the number of extra lines:

printf '\033[%s;1H' (math $LINES - 1)
cat /proc/loadavg

It might take some getting used to but it feels a lot more natural. When opening a new window or pane, the prompt is always closer to the previous one so my eyes don't need to move as much.

It's a small subtle thing but I think it is an improvement. Return to teletype.

Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like christmas, sermons and 60 minutes. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was inquisitive.

But one of my favourite tags happens to be offbeat! Taking its original inspiration from Sir Nils Olav III, this thread is looking for any far-fetched offbeat stories lurking in the newspapers. It may not deserve its own post, but it deserves a wider audience!

Previously, I wondered what model car I should buy if I wanted to maintain my privacy. Thanks to everyone who chimed in, especially @kari, @qot, and @Narry. Although I astound myself to be typing this, I may just have found an option in a Cadillac Lyriq.

Earlier this year, the FTC banned GM from selling driver data to consumer reporting agencies and GM ended their egregious program. This and privacy laws in my state give me some small hope of avoiding the worst data collection practices. But, if I buy this car, I would want greater certainly that can only be had by physical intervention. Local audio/security aftermarket installers have nothing for me. Would anyone have a resource or ideas?

Australia vs England, 4th Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground: Day 1: Stumps - Australia lead by 46 runs

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
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Australia Inning 1                    - 152/10           45.2
Australia Inning 2                    - 4/0           0.6
England Inning 1                      - 110/10           29.5

50 Over Matches

Bengal vs Baroda, Group B at Niranjan Shah Stadium C: Baroda won by 4 wkts

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
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Bengal Inning 1                       - 205/10           38.3
Baroda Inning 1                       - 209/6           38.5

Mumbai vs Uttarakhand, Group C at Sawai Mansingh Stadium: Mumbai won by 51 runs

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Mumbai Inning 1                       - 331/7           49.6
Uttarakhand Inning 1                  - 280/9           49.6

Saurashtra vs Haryana, Group D at KSCA Cricket (2) Ground: Haryana won by 6 wkts

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Saurashtra Inning 1                   - 253/10           48.1
Haryana Inning 1                      - 256/4           38.6

Delhi vs Gujarat, Group D at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1: Delhi won by 7 runs

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Delhi Inning 1                        - 254/9           49.6
Gujarat Inning 1                      - 247/10           47.4

Uttar Pradesh vs Chandigarh, Group B at Sanosara Cricket Ground A: Uttar Pradesh won by 227 runs

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Uttar Pradesh Inning 1                - 367/4           49.6
Chandigarh Inning 1                   - 140/10           29.3

Bihar vs Manipur, Plate at JSCA International Stadium Complex: Bihar won by 15 runs

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Bihar Inning 1                        - 284/10           49.6
Manipur Inning 1                      - 269/9           49.6

Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram, Plate at JSCA Oval Ground: Arunachal Pradesh won by 35 runs

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Arunachal Pradesh Inning 1            - 254/10           49.4
Mizoram Inning 1                      - 219/10           44.4

T20 Matches

Durban Super Giants vs MI Cape Town, 1st Match at Newlands: Durban Super Giants won by 15 runs

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Durban Super Giants Inning 1          - 232/5           19.6
MI Cape Town Inning 1                 - 217/7           19.6

Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers, 28th Match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium: Desert Vipers won by 5 wkts

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Sharjah Warriorz Inning 1             - 140/7           19.6
Desert Vipers Inning 1                - 144/5           19.3

Sri Lanka Women vs India Women, 3rd T20I at Greenfield International Stadium: India Women won by 8 wkts

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Sri Lanka Women Inning 1              - 112/7           19.6
India Women Inning 1                  - 115/2           13.2

Bhutan vs Myanmar, 3rd T20I at Gelephu International Cricket Ground: Bhutan won by 82 runs

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Bhutan Inning 1                       - 127/9           19.6
Myanmar Inning 1                      - 45/10           9.2

Cambodia vs Indonesia, 5th T20I at Udayana Cricket Ground: No result due to rain

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Cambodia Inning 1                     - 157/5           19.6
Indonesia Inning 1                    - 14/0           0.6

Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 12th Match at Perth Stadium: Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wkts

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Perth Scorchers Inning 1              - 150/8           19.6
Hobart Hurricanes Inning 1            - 153/6           19.3

Auckland vs Northern Knights, 1st Match at Seddon Park: No result due to rain

Innings                               - Runs/Wickets    Overs
--------------------------------------------------------------
Auckland Inning 1                     - 201/8           19.6

As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!

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.