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31 votes
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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?
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What are we in a golden age of?
I don't normally give my own examples for my own questions, but for this one I think it'll help with clarity for what I'm trying to get at: I mentioned recently that we're in a golden age of N64...
I don't normally give my own examples for my own questions, but for this one I think it'll help with clarity for what I'm trying to get at:
I mentioned recently that we're in a golden age of N64 decompilations/recompilations with several high-profile games getting releases that make them run on modern machines with huge quality of life upgrades, and many more in the works (one for Extreme-G just came out two days ago).
I know that, with everything going on seemingly everywhere in the world right now, it can be difficult to think of things in terms of abundance and prosperity, but I also think there's a lot of it around if we look for it, especially in niche corners.
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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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Looking for feedback and just art criticism of my work
Goooood morning dear users, humans, non-humans, and things. TLDR some more info about me and why I decided to seek out feedback / criticism I write to you all because I recently thought of asking...
Goooood morning dear users, humans, non-humans, and things.
TLDR some more info about me and why I decided to seek out feedback / criticism
I write to you all because I recently thought of asking for some help for art criticism and general feedback on one of my latest pieces that I have created. To my background, I am currently studying in my last year of photography, and I am currently, or rather should be, writing and designing my bachelor project, but here we are doing everything except working on my project.
I saw the recent post about abstract art and that not all people hate it and many people are either interested in art or even like it. I, myself like art. I sometimes even try to create some art myself, even though it sounds just so performative when I say that but that is another topic all together.
So I discussed this with another user on this site in direct messages and they suggested that I could make a post on tildes (here) and show my art and ask for feedback, criticism and maybe even discuss it in some way.
Now I really liked that suggestions. In my past I am fortunate enough to participate in some exhibitions. Which would most likely be the best way to display your art. Sadly this is currently not really feasable and I also don't know if this art would be even fitting.
This project is still ongoing and currently has 2 pieces. I once shared one of the pictures back in winter I think not sure brain empty and stuff
Gash
More info on the Gash image
I took polaroids with my RZ67 Zinstax of different cracks on the floor on the wall or just anywhere in the city. My idea was to display sort of these "scars" or blemishes of the city just as a person would when they have an accident or get surgery for something.
Here are the 2 unstitched polaroids and a test I did
I tried singular thread and also embroidery thread. When I tried the single thread it was really tough to get it tense and also that it would look good. This is why I tried embroidery thread. Embroidery thread is basically 6 individual threads in one. It stood out much nicer in real life and also was a lot easier to tighten and overall looked way better.
I tried to connect these 2 Polaroids but still wanted to respect the borders of the polaroid. Also in those 2 Polaroid there is a slight color gradient from the top left which the concrete is the lightest towards the bottom right where it's the darkest.
It might look like they were shoot in the same place but they were not.Also the definition of gash:
a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
It is a type of wound or type of injury.Bound
More info on the Bound image
These pictures again were made with my RZ67 with the Zinsstax back.
Here are the raw and some tests I made with a spare polaroid.
To the GalleryI really wanted to get a medical or a surgical look with the lighting and that's why I choose color polaroids. I set up some lights which I could control the color temperature and I set it to I think 5000 K which is very neutral light.
I also wanted the light to kind of look like flash. Like one of those photographers that take pictures of the crime scene. Kind of that was the vibe I was going for.When I first sewn into the polaroids I really struggled with not bending the polaroid too much while punching through with the needle. I fixed this with an awl. I tried different size of gaps and I also tested how many threads I wanted to use. In the gallery you can see the test I created and in the lower stitch the gap was too narow and I also used the 6 threads. Then I spaced it more apart and only used 3 threads. I liked the threads much more but the gaps were too wide. So I had to do basically a middle ground with the gaps and kept it at 3 threads.
For the stitch I used a chain stitch. I wanted it to look like the extremities were tied up and that was the ideal stitch for me.
I want to signal to the viewer that this perso is tied to something or as I mentioned tied up. I also aligned the images this way because it can almost look like these are either multiple people or someone is hanging upside down or they were cut up in half.
Definition bound:
something that limits or restraints.
I really liked creating these and also writing this post. Thank you for reading this or even looking at the images.
This little exercise is reminding me of what we used to do in class. Criticize each other's work, which I always really enjoyed. And I do miss. So maybe if someone else wants their work to be criticized, please let me know; I will gladly take a look at some other artworks or work of some other people. Potentially this could even be a scheduled post if enough demand is here and available.
Also if you think you don't have enough knowledge about the medium or the technique, THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT.
Feedback and criticism is always valuable you may see something from a entirely different point of view that I or "we" have never considered. ˙ᵕ˙
If you need further clarification or have further questions, just ask. ˙ᵕ˙ I won't bite I think unless you want me to*
So, thanks so much for reading this and I wish you a nice day.
Anways that's all
Best regards,
your neighborhood creature23 votes -
Has anyone tried making their own font?
I'm attempting to make a font for a little kids book I'm working on and realized I don't know anything about the "theory" of font making. I feel like the choices I'm making aren't adequately...
I'm attempting to make a font for a little kids book I'm working on and realized I don't know anything about the "theory" of font making. I feel like the choices I'm making aren't adequately reflecting the feeling I'm going for.
Has anyone attempted to make their own font? Are there any guides or materials you suggest looking at? If you're up for it I'd love if you could share it and talk about your process! Looking for a combination of guidance and inspiration!!
Cheers!
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Industry Standard Tools
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Malaysia starts cloud seeding to help clear toxic haze
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What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with?
Bureaucratic nonsense; a glaring inefficiency; “that’s just how we do things here”; etc. Whatever it is, it’s absurd, but you’re also powerless to do anything about it and just have to live with...
Bureaucratic nonsense; a glaring inefficiency; “that’s just how we do things here”; etc.
Whatever it is, it’s absurd, but you’re also powerless to do anything about it and just have to live with it.
Tell us all about it.
Note: “workplace” can refer to career, school, home — wherever you do work in the face of absurdity
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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!
6 votes -
Mothlamp problems
5 votes -
1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
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Post-tooth extraction diets!
I've only had one cavity in my life and that molar was removed today. I've got about 2-3 weeks of a super soft / liquid diet ahead of me, but I'm running low on ideas. Tuesday was day one and I...
I've only had one cavity in my life and that molar was removed today. I've got about 2-3 weeks of a super soft / liquid diet ahead of me, but I'm running low on ideas.
Tuesday was day one and I had:
Breakfast:
- yogurt + honey
- a protein shake
Dinner:
- more goddamn yogurt
- pho broth
- another protein shake
- bowl of ice cream (very rare)
Breakfasts will stay the same, but I will be adding in slamming a raw egg like tough guys did in the 80s.
Today (Wednesday) is likely to be a cooled butternut squash soup and whatever else I can think of.
Anybody go through this and have any good suggestions? I'm a good cook and I can buy anything else and I'm not in any pain, so nothing is off the table so long as it fits the soft/liquid format.
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Deep-sea methane filter develops faster than previously thought
9 votes -
Ink | Official teaser
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Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely
I've been assuming that this is fairly apparent since nothing significant has changed here in years now, but I suppose it's best to be explicit. There is no intention to do anything like: Actively...
I've been assuming that this is fairly apparent since nothing significant has changed here in years now, but I suppose it's best to be explicit.
There is no intention to do anything like:
- Actively attempt to attract more users
- Implement new functionality or change existing functionality
- Change the site's structure
- Give any other people access to moderation/admin abilities or control of the site
Or anything else of a similar level. The site has basically been in "minimum maintenance mode" for a long time, and I do not plan to start investing more time in it or otherwise trying to reinvigorate or reinvent it. I recognize that a lot of information and documentation on the site does not reflect this, but almost all of it was written aspirationally nearly 10 years ago, and those aspirations failed. To be clear, I definitely don't consider Tildes a failure—I'm proud and happy that we were able to create a small community that people (mostly) like being a part of. I enjoyed building it, and it's great that the community has managed to sustain itself for so long, but it's not the same as the goal that most of that writing had in mind. I should remove or update a lot of it, but there are very few new users and almost everyone here already knows how things work.
I'm certainly happy to continue keeping Tildes running while people want to keep hanging out here, but you should only do that if you are satisfied with the state of the site. If you are unhappy with Tildes' current functionality, structure, design, userbase, culture, or any other major aspect, you should probably look for a different community (or start one, anyone can!). You should not pin your hopes on any major changes happening here.
353 votes -
Maps of the journeys inside classic novels
18 votes -
Nexon pursues ‘StarCraft’ sequel development rights from Blizzard
20 votes -
The tragedy of Perez Hilton
11 votes -
How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?
38 votes -
Jet Lag Season 19: Japanorama | Trailer
25 votes -
How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’
47 votes -
LEGO Skylines | Announcement trailer
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What do you call a bun, bacon, some amount of cheese, and two burger patties? (Not a setup to a joke)
Do you call it a bacon double cheeseburger or a double bacon cheeseburger?
31 votes -
Reasons why robotics is hard
8 votes -
The 2026 Hugo Award winners!
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Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of August 30
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week! Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle...
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week!
Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle are most worth my attention?”
Rules:
- No grey market sales
- No affiliate links
If posting a sale, it is strongly encouraged that you share why you think the available game/games are worthwhile.
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save pointto your personal tag filters.5 votes -
RomM: an open source, self-hosted emulation platform
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Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in courts that players know they don't own digitally purchased games
54 votes -
ClickBench Playground: a playground for 110 database systems
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Humble Choice - September 2026
September 2026's Humble Choice is now available with the following eight Steam games. Steam Page OpenCritic Steam Recent/All Operating Systems Steam Deck ProtonDB Frostpunk 2 85 71 / 78 Win, Mac 🟨...
September 2026's Humble Choice is now available with the following eight Steam games.
Steam Page OpenCritic Steam Recent/All Operating Systems Steam Deck ProtonDB Frostpunk 2 85 71 / 78 Win, Mac 🟨 Playable 🟨 Gold SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS 80 92 / 96 Win ✅ Verified 🎖️ Platinum Voidtrain 79 65 / 71 Win 🟨 Playable 🟨 Gold Ballionaire 74 81 / 85 Win ✅ Verified 🎖️ Platinum GUNTOUCHABLES -- -- / 75 Win ✅ Verified 🎖️ Platinum Urban Jungle -- 90 / 90 Win 🟨 Playable 🕙 Awaiting Reports Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum -- 92 / 92 Win ✅ Verified 🎖️ Platinum Keylocker - Turn Based Cyberpunk Action 81 -- / 84 Win 🟨 Playable 🎖️ Platinum Does anyone have experience with any of the games and, if so, would you recommend them? Is there anything in here that you're particularly excited to play?
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Who’s making these AI copies of my work?
17 votes -
A computer mouse that you control with your tongue
16 votes -
Agnes Obel - Laymelli (2026)
8 votes -
Archaeologists in Denmark discover rare fragments of 1,300-year-old clothing preserved inside a Viking age grave
11 votes -
Chimpanzees have been hurling rocks at the same trees for more than a decade
32 votes -
Goodbye, Lara | Episode 1 (Sub/Dub)
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Anyone sold their 40k armies? How'd you feel about it?
I have two 40k Armies, Orks and Necrons. I don't know current point values, but if I were to venture a guess, it's probably somewhere on the order of 6000-7000 points worth of stuff. I have...
I have two 40k Armies, Orks and Necrons. I don't know current point values, but if I were to venture a guess, it's probably somewhere on the order of 6000-7000 points worth of stuff. I have something like 200 Ork Boys, 40-50 Nobz, Trukks, 15+ Deffkoptas and all kinds of stuff. Necrons are significantly smaller, but probably something like 3000-3500 points.
But I hate 40k. I don't like the Lore, I don't like the game and I don't really enjoy painting the models. The last time I played was 7th Edition about 8 months or so ago and I didn't have any fun with it and prior to that, I played a handful of games of 10th, both full scale and campaign and really didn't enjoy myself all that much then. So it's only been about a week since I came to the conclusion that I should finally sell my armies.
I've been thinking about selling my Orks for quite some time, but only recently came to the conclusion that I should dump the Necrons as well, because I just have no interest in playing the game or even painting the models. But I'm struggling with the decision. 40k is what introduced me to Wargames and I thought it was pretty neat at the time, but not too long after that, I discovered historical Wargames (Bolt Action, in particlar) and those are very much my jam.
I still have a bunch of Age of Sigmar, as I prefer it to 40k, though it's still far from a favorite of mine (Something like 3500 points of Gloomspite Gitz and 3500ish of Nighthaunt), so I still have access to Warhammer if friends want to play, but...yeah.
I'm not exactly certain why I'm making this post. I went and bought boxes today for when I'm ready to start the process of taking pictures and selling stuff on eBay, but I just feel weirdly attached to some of these models, even if I have absolutely zero interest in them anymore. I do think I'm going to keep one kitbashed Ork Battlewagon I made, but beyond that I'm ready to just let go all of this stuff.
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Deep inside a Spanish cave, Roman women may have worshipped a mysterious goddess
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Build your own video game listicle
The top 7 chillest Genesis games YOU NEED IN YOUR BUSY MODERN LIFE Best video game barrel explosions, ranked Five games that defied your expectations (plus one you'll never guess!) These 3 console...
- The top 7 chillest Genesis games YOU NEED IN YOUR BUSY MODERN LIFE
- Best video game barrel explosions, ranked
- Five games that defied your expectations (plus one you'll never guess!)
- These 3 console flops make the Ouya look like a success
- The best magical swords of the 16-bit era
The internet is loaded with clickbaity articles like these (note: I specifically made these up, so apologies if any sound interesting). They were already somewhat low effort content, but they've gotten far worse in the age of AI.
As such, I thought it might be cool if we could make our own hand-crafted, artisan, bespoke humanslop ones here. You know, for fun.
- Choose a list topic.
- Populate it with games/mechanics/series/consoles/controllers/whatever.
- Explain how each fits the theme.
Be as serious or as nonsensical as you like. Be as generic ("top games of 2025") or as specific ("games that kfwyre spent more time setting up than playing") as you want. Create the video game listicle of your dreams, with as little or as much clickbaitiness as you like.
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Once used to waterproof boats, this smoky plant byproduct is now used to flavour everything from schnapps to bread in Finland. But how does pine tar taste?
13 votes -
Be careful about what you want (gifted link)
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Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Final Thread for Season 3
Server host: tildes.nore.gg (Running Java 26.2) Verification site: https://tildes.nore.gg BlueMap: https://tildes.nore.gg/map/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TildesMC Plugins and Data Packs Data...
Server host:
tildes.nore.gg(Running Java 26.2)
Verification site: https://tildes.nore.gg
BlueMap: https://tildes.nore.gg/map/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TildesMCPlugins and Data Packs
Data Packs:- Age Lock [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Armor Statues [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Bat Membranes [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Cauldron Concrete [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Cauldron Mud [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Custom Nether Portals [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Husks Drop Sand [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Mini Blocks [Vanilla Tweaks]
- More Mob Heads [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Nullscape - End terrain upgrade
- Player Head Drops [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Renewable Dragon Stuff
- Silence Mobs [Vanilla Tweaks]
- Terralith - Overworld terrain upgrade
- Wandering Trades [Vanilla Tweaks]
Plugins:
- BlueMap - Provides a live 3D rendering of the game world
- Clickable Links - Makes http URLs in chat clickable (only for registered players)
- CoreProtect - Records all block/container/mob changes (Anyone can look up changes with
/co inspect) - DebugStick - Gives the ability to craft debug sticks in survival
- EasyArmorStands - GUI for editing armor stands
- GSit - Sit on stairs/slabs!
- Hexnicks - Enables Tildes usernames to be displayed
- hsrails - Allows for 4x speed rail travel
- LuckPerms - Locks down unregistered users
- Otherside - Fix for mob farms involving Nether portals
- Rapid Leaf Decay - Increases the speed of leaf decay by 10x
- WorldEdit - Used for occasional admin stuff
- WorldGuard - Prevents unregistered users from changing anything in the world
The server operates on a soft whitelist. Anyone can log in and walk around, but you need a Tildes account to gain build access.
We recommend you install our mod web-chat so that you can chat while in your web browser. It turns the server into an old-school chat room.
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The Last Photograph | Official trailer
6 votes -
Gamergate but actually
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New scissor-jointed collapsible structures inspired by origami
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What lesser-known sci-fi reads do you recommend?
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
We all know the big-name ones: Dune, 1984, The Martian Chronicles, etc.
What are some sci-fi books that you loved that you never hear about or that won't be making those top-of-all-time lists?
Why do they stand out to you?
What do they do well?
Why do you think they didn't get wider appreciation?51 votes -
CGA-2026-08 🗡️🛡️❤️🔺 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
(Cross-ref: INSERT CARTRIDGE topic)
Thanks to everyone who joined me on playing A Link to the Past this month!
Whether you were playing it very first time or the twentieth time, and whether you were playing vanilla, randomized, or multiplayer randomized (!), I hope you had a good time. I definitely look forward to hearing about everyone's experience, e.g.:
- How do you think it held up for a nearly 35 year old game?
- How do you like this style vs. the newer franchise entries?
- Would you likely play it again?
- Did you 100% it and find every last heart piece for a full health bar?
- Any particularly tough puzzles or fights that stood out to you?
- Did you have to resort to any hints or guides?
- If you did a randomizer, what was the craziest thing you encountered?
- Who was your favorite NPC?
(Personally, I had a blast trying the randomizer for the first time, with oddities like getting the flute for fast travel in the first two minutes while going without a shield for several dungeons, not to mention seeing the quirky changed dialogue and trying to get faster at my runs. I'll definitely be playing the randomizer more in the future.)
Next month, we'll be taking a break from our recent sword-and-sorcery run (Castlevania -> Lufia 2 -> Zelda), with u/J-Chiptunator hosting Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 as the final game in this season of CGA.
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Grimner – Runstenen (2026)
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La Bola Negra | Official teaser
4 votes