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    1. ~music Weekly Music Share Thread #2 - Guilty Pleasures

      This week let's share some of those favorite tracks that you don't usually advertise to other people - the guilty pleasures. The ones that tend to make music critics and other music lovers cringe,...

      This week let's share some of those favorite tracks that you don't usually advertise to other people - the guilty pleasures. The ones that tend to make music critics and other music lovers cringe, and garner raised eyebrows from your friends and family. We've all got them hiding in our playlists.

      Thanks @ainar-g for the topic suggestion. Feel free to suggest topics for upcoming threads in the comments, and happy listening. :)

      Last week's thread on uplifting earworms.

      8 votes
    2. What is the biggest change you've ever made to your diet?

      In mid-2012 I decided to become a vegetarian, both for health and ethical reasons. Before then I had mostly been on autopilot when it came to food - I just ate what what was the norm in my family....

      In mid-2012 I decided to become a vegetarian, both for health and ethical reasons. Before then I had mostly been on autopilot when it came to food - I just ate what what was the norm in my family. My choice forced me to get out of my comfort zone, to try out new foods I had never considered before. For this reason, the change has been incredibly positive to me; I'm much more conscious of what I eat now. And by setting a precedent it later helped me make more changes, like cutting down sugar. I'm currently testing to see if the bloating and stomach aches I suffer daily are because I am lactose intolerant; if it is indeed the case, that will require another drastic change, although this particular one will be by necessity rather than choice.

      What is the biggest change you've ever made to your diet? Was it by choice, or did you feel obligated to do so, for example because of health issues? What did you get out of it? How much thought do you put in your daily diet, in general?

      22 votes
    3. What's the real difference between noise and joke?

      I try to tag comments whenever I come across them to help keep the site clean. The problem I'm coming across when doing so is that I'm not entirely sure when to use noise versus joke. The truth...

      I try to tag comments whenever I come across them to help keep the site clean. The problem I'm coming across when doing so is that I'm not entirely sure when to use noise versus joke.

      The truth is, I've never come across anything that's just noise-- it's always been a joke that just feels more like noise than a joke to me.

      Is there an official definition for these tags? Are different actions performed based on what the tag is?

      21 votes
    4. Which setting on router should be used to secure home network?

      Like millions of people, I have a router at home, with WiFi and admin passwords set up. If an attacker request comes in, there are no port forwarding rules set, and the router should say "hey...

      Like millions of people, I have a router at home, with WiFi and admin passwords set up.

      If an attacker request comes in, there are no port forwarding rules set, and the router should say "hey request from the internet, I don't know to which device you want to go, sorry I'll drop you then", and I'm secure. But I don't think it's that simple. If a packet from the outer network can attack my LAN without using port forwarding, how?

      Which router settings should I be really looking for to make home LAN more secure? Or what are the keywords of network security to start with?

      11 votes
    5. So, I've just finished Netflix's Maniac

      Holy shit. Now that is what I call cinema. Somebody give Jonah Hill an Oscar already. The amount of times I felt a deep connection to his character is reaching uncomfortable. The only thing that...

      Holy shit. Now that is what I call cinema. Somebody give Jonah Hill an Oscar already. The amount of times I felt a deep connection to his character is reaching uncomfortable. The only thing that felt like “too much” was Snorri, but luckily that didn't last long. Emma Stone was so human in this. Rome Kanda and Justin Theroux have amazing comedic moments.

      Fucking 10/10. Absolute recommendation.

      17 votes
    6. European Soccer - This week results (12.03.2018) - *Includes Champions League and Europa League matches and today's LaLiga, Serie A and Bundesliga matches*

      Champions League - Matchweek 5 The following teams are already qualified to the 1/8s round: Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Barcellona, Porto, Shalke04, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Manchester City,...

      Champions League - Matchweek 5

      The following teams are already qualified to the 1/8s round:
      Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Barcellona, Porto, Shalke04, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Manchester City, Real Madrid, AS Roma, Juventus, Manchester United

      Match Score Statistics
      Group A
      Atlético Madrid-Monaco 2-0 2' Koke, 24' Griezmann A.
      Borussia Dortmund-Club Brugge KV 0-0
      Group B
      PSV-Barcelona 1-2 83' de Jong L.; 61' Messi L., 70' Pique G.
      Tottenham-Inter 1-0 80' Eriksen C.
      Group C
      Napoli-FK Crvena zvezda 3-1 14' Hamsik M., 33', 52' Mertens D.; 57' El Fardou Ben
      PSG-Liverpool 2-1 13' Bernat J., 37' Neymar; 45+1' Milner J.
      Group D
      FC Porto-Schalke04 3-1 52' Militao E., 55' Corona J., 90+4' Marega M.; 89'(Pen) Bentaleb N.
      Lokomotiv Moscow-Galatasaray 2-0 43'(OG) Donk R., 54' Ignatjev V.
      Group E
      AEK Athens FC-Ajax 0-2 68'(Pen), 72' Tadic D.
      Bayern Munich-Benfica 5-1 13', 30' Robben, 36', 51' Lewandowski R., 76' Ribery F.; 46' Fernandes G.
      Group F
      Hoffenheim-**Shakhtar Donetsk 2-3 17' Kramaric A., 40' Zuber S.; 14' Ismaily, 15', 90+2' Taison
      Lyon-Manchester City 2-2 55', 81' Cornet M.; 62' Laporte A., 83' Aguero S.
      Group G
      AS Roma-Real Madrid 0-2 47' G. Bale, 59' Lucas
      CSKA Moscow-Plzen 1-2 10'(Pen) Vlasic N.; 56' Prochazka R., 81' Hejda L.
      Group H
      Juventus-Valencia 1-0 59' Mandzukic M.
      Manchester Utd-Young Boys 1-0 90+1' Fellaini M.

      Europa League - Matchweek 5

      The following teams are already qualified to the 1/16s round:
      Bayer Leverkusen, Zurich, Salzburb, Zenit Petersburg, Dinamo Zagreb, Fenerbahce, Arsenal, Sporting, Betis, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, Dynamo Kyiv, Chelsea

      Match Score Statistics
      Group A
      Bayer Leverkusen-Ludogorets 1-1 85' Weiser M.; 69' Marcelinho
      Zurich-AEK Larnaca 1-2 74' Khelifi S.; 38' Giannou A., 85' Trickovski I.
      Group B
      Rosenborg-Celtic 0-1 42' Sinclair S.
      Salzburg-RB Leipzig 1-0 74' Gulbrandsen F.
      Group C
      Bordeaux-Slavia Prague 2-0 49' De Preville N., 90+5' Kounde J.
      Zenit Petersburg-FC Copenhagen 1-0 59' Mak R.
      Group D
      Fenerbahce-Dinamo Zagreb 0-0
      Anderlecht-Trnava 0-0
      Group E
      Qarabag-Sporting 1-6 14' Zoubir A.; 5'(Pen) Dost B., 20', 75' Ferandes B., 33' Nani, 65', 82' Diaby A.
      Vorskla Poltava-Arsenal 0-3 11' Smith-Rowe E., 27'(Pen) Ramsey A., 41' Willock J.
      Group F
      AC Milan-Dudelange 5-2 21' Cutrone P., 66'(OG) Stelvio, 70' Calhanoglu H., 78'(OG) Schnell T., 81' Borini F.; 39' Stolz D., 49' Turpel D.
      Betis-Olympiakos Piraeus 1-0 39' Canales S.
      Group G
      Spartak Moscow-Rapid Vienna 1-2 20' Ze Luis; 80' Muldur M., 90+1' Schobesberger P.
      Rangers -Villarreal 0-0
      Group H
      Apollon-Lazio 2-0 31' Faupala D., 82' Markovic S.
      Eintracht Frankfurt-Marseille 4-0 2', 67' Jovic L., 17'(OG) Luiz Gustavo, 62'(OG) Sarr B.
      Group I
      Malmo FF-Genk 2-2 65' Lewicki O., 67' Antonsson M.; 42' Pozuelo A., 53' Paintsil J.
      Sarpsborg 08-Besiktas 2-3 1' Rashad M., 6' Heintz T.; 62', 90' Lens J., 66' Love V.
      Group J
      Krasnodar-Akhisarspor 2-1 49' Gazinskiy Y., 57' Ari; 24' Serginho
      Standard Liege-Sevilla 1-0 62' Djenepo M.
      Group K
      FC Astana-Dynamo Kyiv 0-1 29' Verbic B.
      Jablonec-Rennes 0-1 55' Grenier C.
      Group L
      BATE-MOL Vidi 2-0 22' Signevich N., 85' Ivanic M.
      Chelsea-PAOK 4-0 27', 37' Giroud O., 60' Hudson-Odoi C., 78' Morata A.

      English Premier League - Matchweek 14

      Match Score Statistics
      Arsenal-Tottenham 4-2 10'(Pen), 56' Aubameyang P., 74' Lacazette A., 77' Torreira L.; 30' Dier E., 34'(Pen) Kane H.
      Cardiff-Wolves 2-1 65' Gunnarsson A., 77' Hoilett J.; 18' Doherty M.
      Chelsea-Fulham 2-0 4' Pedro, 82' Loftus-Cheek R.
      Crystal Palace**-Burnley 2-0 16' McArthur J., 77' Townsend A.
      Huddersfield -Brighton 1-2 1' Jorgensen M.; 45+4' Duffy S., 69' Andone F.
      Leicester-Watford 2-0 12'(Pen) Vardy J., 23' Maddison J.
      Liverpool-Everton 1-0 90+6' Origi D.
      Manchester City-Bournemouth 3-1 16' SIlva B., 57' Sterling R., 79' Gundogan I.; 44' Wilson C.
      Newcastle-West Ham 0-3 11', 63' Chicharito, 90+3' Anderson F.
      Southampton-Manchester Utd 2-2 13' Armstrong, 20' Soares C.; 33' Lukaku R., 39' Herrera A.

      LaLiga - Matchweek 14

      Match Score Statistics
      Levante-Athletic Bilbao 3-0 45+4' Chema, 59' Campana J., 69' Roger M.
      Alaves-Sevilla 1-1 37' Jony; 78' Ben Yedder W.
      Barcelona-Villarreal 2-0 36' Pique G., 87' Alena C.
      Betis-Real Sociedad 1-0 33' Junior F.
      Celta Vigo-Huesca 2-0 38', 77' Aspas I.
      Getafe-Espanyol 3-0 55' Molina J., 65' MAta J., 80' Antunes V.
      Girona-Atl*tico Madrid 1-1 45'(Pen) Stuani C.; 82'(OG) Ramalho J.
      Rayo Vallecano-Eibar 1-0 53' Embaarda A.
      Real Madrid-Valencia 2-0 8'(OG) Wass D., 83' Lucas
      Valladolid-Leganes 2-4 50' Toni, 90+3' Unal E., 11' Siovas D., 42' Oscar, 66', 75' Carrillo G.

      Serie A - Matchweek 12

      Match Score Statistics
      Atalanta-Napoli 1-2 56' Zapata D.; 2' Ruiz F., 85' MIlik A.
      AC Milan-Parma 2-1 55' Cutrone P., 71'(Pen) Kessie F.; 49' Inglese R.
      AS Roma-Inter 2-2 51' Under C., 74'(Pen) Kolarov A.; 37' Keita B., 66' Icardi M.
      Chievo- Lazio 1-1 25' Pellissier S.; 66' Immobile C.
      Fiorentina-Juventus 0-3 31' Bentancur R., 69' Chiellini G., 79'(Pen) Ronaldo C.
      Frosinone- Cagliari 1-1 14' Cassata F.; 77' Farias D.
      Sampdoria-Bologna 4-1 10' Praet D., 25', 68' Quagliarella F., 41' Ramirez G.; 17' Poli A.
      Sassuolo-Udinese 0-0
      Spal-Empoli 2-2 5', 66' Kurtic J.; 24' Caputo F., 43' Krunic R.
      Torino-Genoa 2-1 45+2' Ansaldi C., 45+5'(Pen) Belotti A.; Kouame C.

      Bundesliga - Matchweek 13

      Match Score Statistics
      Nurnberg-Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 59' Margreitter G.; 30' Havertz K.
      Eintracht Frankfurt-Wolfsburg 1-2 87' Jovic L.; 31' Mehmedi A., 68' Ginczek D.
      RB Leipzig-Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 3', 45+1' Werner T.
      Hoffenheim-Shalke04 1-1 59'(Pen) Kramaric A.; 73'(Pen) Bentaleb N.
      Borussia Dortmund-Freiburg 2-0 40'(Pen) Reus M., 90+1 Alcacer P.
      Hannover-Hertha Berlin 0-2 44' Torunarugha J., 73' Ibisevic V.
      Stuttgart-Augsburg 1-0 39' Dionis A.
      Werder Bremen-Bayern Munich 1-2 33' Osako Y.; 20', 50' Gnabry S.
      Dusseldorf-Mainz 0-1 47' Mateta J.

      Ligue 1 - Matchweek 15

      Match Score Statistics
      Angers-Caen 1-1 50' Capelle P.; 62' Beauvue C.
      Bordeaux-PSG 2-2 53' Briand J., 84' Cornelius A.; 34' Neymar, 66' Mbappe K.
      Guingamp-Nice 0-0
      Lille-Lyon 2-2 17' Remy L., 28' Pepe N.; 63' Traore B., 86' Dembele M.
      Marseille-Reims 0-0
      Monaco-Montpellier 1-2 42' Tielemans Y.; 81' Laborde G., 86' Skuletic P.
      Nimes-Amiens 3-0 45' Bouanga D., 76', 87' Alioui R.
      Rennes-Strasbourg 1-4 9' Sarr I.; 20' Thomasson A., 32'(Pen), 50', Martin J., 77' Martinez P.
      Saint Etienne-Nantes 3-0 72' Beric R., 84' Khazri W., 90' Kolodziejczak T.
      Toulouse-Dijon 2-2 72' Gradel M., 77' Leya A.; 24' Aguerd N., 69' Abeid M.
      7 votes
    7. What are some must-dos when you are setting up a new PC?

      What are some of the must-dos, must-installs, must-uninstalls, and must-alters of setting up a new PC? I'm getting my first new PC in 5 years on Sunday and the old one is really showing its age. I...

      What are some of the must-dos, must-installs, must-uninstalls, and must-alters of setting up a new PC? I'm getting my first new PC in 5 years on Sunday and the old one is really showing its age. I would like to avoid that as much as possible in order to keep the PC running smoothly as long as possible. I'd also like to optimize its performance and have useful software tools.

      Thank you for any advice,
      gbbb

      35 votes
    8. Recommendation: Psych (2006-2014 + Movie)

      Previous recommendation on Tildes: Person of Interest Light spoilers: Psych - S01E01 - Pilot It's hard to convey how much I love Psych. It's one of those series that, like The Office, P&R,...

      Previous recommendation on Tildes: Person of Interest

      Light spoilers: Psych - S01E01 - Pilot

      It's hard to convey how much I love Psych. It's one of those series that, like The Office, P&R, Community, Arrested Development etc develops its own community, through a very vivid style of comedy.

      Psych goes back and forth across the series between light-hearted fun and serious episodes. The series follows Shawn, son of a retired police officer, who was taught by his father to be hyper-perceptive, and his best friend Gus. Shawn finds himself having to fake "Psychic powers" to justify his perceptiveness and ends up working for the police.

      What makes the series so good is the top-notch chemistry between Shawn and Gus. Psych is one of my top "comfort" series because of this. It got me through my hardest times and it's my second-favourite full-rewatch series (first being The IT Crowd).

      It's also littered with references poking fun at The Mentalist, another great TV series with a much more serious tone and a similar plot line (Fake psychic helps police force).

      Psych's main flaw I would say is that it suffers from Flanderization. Over time, both Shawn and Gus become exaggerations of themselves. But as much as I wish they'd be more subtle about it sometimes, it doesn't detract from the overall quality of the series.

      All in all, Psych is, in my opinion, USA Network's best work and the embodiment of their slogan "Characters welcome", with strong similarities to Monk, Suits and White Collar.

      The Psych Movie, which follows the end of the series, is excellent as well. I recommend watching the series before, however. I also generally recommend watching the series starting from the beginning. My first encounter with Psych was with a Season 2 episode and turned me off for a while. There's a second movie currently being filmed. Hopefully it's good!

      9 votes