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    1. Gravity Falls is awesome

      I don't have a lot to say yet; I'm on episode 9 so far. That series has been on my watchlist forever, so the moment I saw it pop up on Netflix I jumped on it. It's as awesome as described. Moreso....

      I don't have a lot to say yet; I'm on episode 9 so far. That series has been on my watchlist forever, so the moment I saw it pop up on Netflix I jumped on it.

      It's as awesome as described. Moreso. It's funny and quirky. Despite watching two 12-year-olds hang out, it doesn't feel like a kids' series at all (the humour is quite adult, similar level as Futurama). It knows when to make fun of itself. It's pushing all my buttons and I'm having a lot of fun watching it.

      My biggest laugh so far has been Mabel's "Scout's Honor" shirt. In my head I was waiting for the punchline and loved seeing the delivery.

      Solid recommendation so far. And the theme song is so fucking catchy.

      20 votes
    2. Community based tag-curation

      This was inspired by this post where the user tagged the post as "sugges" rather than "suggestions." Since tags decline in utility with minor spelling mistakes like this, I wonder if there could...

      This was inspired by this post where the user tagged the post as "sugges" rather than "suggestions."

      Since tags decline in utility with minor spelling mistakes like this, I wonder if there could be a way for nitpicky grammarians, like myself, to just go through an edit broken tags, add relevant tags, prune unnecessary ones, etc.

      I guess it would be sort of a moderation responsibility, but I expect we would prefer they focus on content moderation. Tag editing is low-key enough that people with this responsibility probably wouldn't need to be vetted as thoroughly or held to the same kind of community standards of behavior that a mod would be. We'd just have to trust them to not be pranksters or abusive with it (e.g. making tags like "this poster is a doodyhead").

      8 votes
    3. This week's album and EP releases

      Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and I avoided including things where information...

      Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and I avoided including things where information was too lacking, so feel free to mention anything that isn't on here that you think is worth mentioning. Beyond that, if you have any thoughts of any of these albums, it would be great to hear them :)

      Artist Title Genre(s) Song Link
      Acquaintances 8 1/2 Lives Post-Punk, Alternative Rock Song.link
      Apex Manor Heartbreak City Noise Pop, Indie Rock Song.link
      Athlete Whippet Corporate Guy EP Dance Song.link
      Bedouine Bird Songs of a Killjoy Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Calboy Wildboy Trap Rap, Alternative R&B Song.link
      Carl Anderson You Can Call Me Carl EP Country Pop, Indie Pop Song.link
      Chase & Status RTRN II JUNGLE Drum and Bass, Ragga Jungle Song.link
      Christelle Bofale Swim Team EP Alternative R&B, Dream Pop Song.link
      Col3trane Heroine Contemporary R&B Song.link
      Daniel Wohl État Electroacoustic, Modern Classical Song.link
      Darkthrone Old Star Black Metal, Heavy Metal Song.link
      Death Angel Humanicide Thrash Metal Song.link
      Denzel Curry ZUU Trap Rap, Southern Hip Hop Song.link
      Dog Blood Turn Off the Lights EP Electro House Song.link
      Drainpuppet BLISS Future Bass, Bubblegum Bass Song.link
      Ελένη Φουρέιρα [Eleni Foureira] Gypsy Woman EP Dance-Pop, Electropop Song.link
      Eluvium Pianoworks Modern Classical Song.link
      Frank Iero and The Future Violents Barriers Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore Song.link
      Gabbie Hanna 2WAYMIRROR Electropop, Alternative R&B Song.link
      Gemma Feeling's Not A Tempo Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B Song.link
      Gloryhammer Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex Power Metal Song.link
      H.C. Slim Sings Indie Folk Song.link
      INNA Yo Latin Pop Song.link
      Ian Noe Between the Country Contemporary Country Song.link
      Ice Billion Berg On My Way Trap Rap, Southern Hip Hop Song.link
      ionnalee REMEMBER THE FUTURE Synthpop, Art Pop Song.link
      J. Robbins Un-Becoming Post-Hardcore Song.link
      JR JR Invocations / Conversations Indie Pop Song.link
      Jenn Grant Love, Inevitable Singer/Songwriter, Folk Pop Song.link
      Jim Jones El Capo East Coast Hip Hop Song.link
      Juan Wauters Introducing Juan Pablo Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk Song.link
      Justin Quiles Realidad Reggaeton Song.link
      Kenny Wayne Shepherd The Traveler Blues Rock Song.link
      Kevin Gates Only the Generals Gon Understand EP Trap Rap Song.link
      Killstation The Two of Us Are Dying Emo Rap Song.link
      Kishi Bashi Omoiyari Chamber Pop, Indie Folk Song.link
      Laleh Vänta! Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      lennixx Split By EP Alternative R&B Song.link
      Lungbutter Honey Punk, Alternative Rock Song.link
      Max Jury Modern World Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Miley Cyrus She Is Coming EP Contemporary R&B, Electropop Song.link
      Molly Sandén Det bästa kanske inte hänt än Electropop Song.link
      Mozzy Internal Affairs West Coast Hip Hop Song.link
      Nightjacket Beauty In The Dark Dream Pop, Indie Pop Song.link
      NoCap The Backend Child Trap Rap, Southern Hip Hop Song.link
      OneUs RAISE US EP K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Electropop Song.link
      P Money Money Over Everyone 3 Grime Song.link
      Pip Blom Boat Indie Pop, Indie Rock Song.link
      Prince Fox ALL THIS MUSIC, Vol. 1 Dance-Pop, Electronic Song.link
      red steppes Arcs Indie Folk Song.link
      Red Velvet Sappy EP Dance-Pop, J-Pop Song.link
      Reik Ahora Latin Pop Song.link
      Remo Drive Natural, Everyday Degradation Emo-Pop Song.link
      SACRED PAWS Run Around the Sun Indie Pop Song.link
      Sinkane Dépaysé Afrobeat Song.link
      Skepta Ignorance Is Bliss UK Hip Hop, Grime Song.link
      Slimmy B Free Smoke West Coast Hip Hop Song.link
      Tabby & Olsc Recorded in my Car Hip Hop Song.link
      Taylor Bennett The American Reject Pop Rap Song.link
      The Chainsmokers World War Joy...Call You Mine EP Electropop Song.link
      The Gotobeds Debt Begins at 30 Indie Rock Song.link
      Thomas Rhett Center Point Road Country Pop Song.link
      Urochromes Trope House Garage Punk, Noise Rock Song.link
      XYLØ yes & no EP Alternative R&B Song.link
      YONAKA DON'T WAIT 'TIL TOMORROW Alternative Rock, Indie Rock Song.link
      Yung Gravy Sensational Trap Rap Song.link

      Notes:
      If you spot any mistakes, let us know.

      Gloryhammer - Legends from Beyond... || Deluxe Album linked

      Thanks to @Cleb, @cfabbro, and @Bauke!

      15 votes
    4. Darwin shooting: Four people killed and another injured, 45yo alleged gunman arrested by police

      ABC coverage: Darwin shooting: Four people killed and another injured, 45yo alleged gunman arrested by police Some local flavour: Four people dead in mass Darwin shooting (The NT News is renowned...

      ABC coverage: Darwin shooting: Four people killed and another injured, 45yo alleged gunman arrested by police

      Some local flavour: Four people dead in mass Darwin shooting (The NT News is renowned for its... quirky... style.)

      EDIT: Fixed broken link.

      12 votes
    5. Online markdown editors that are capable of handling loads of text

      I have discovered hackmd.io a few months ago and started digitalizing my massive mess of handwritten nodes together with all the terrible notepad/word mixed notes into one big personal "wiki" of...

      I have discovered hackmd.io a few months ago and started digitalizing my massive mess of handwritten nodes together with all the terrible notepad/word mixed notes into one big personal "wiki" of knowledge. But I ran into a problem. HackMd can only handle ~50k characters before starting to lag and 100k characters is the limit per note, this doesn't even fit my one summary/tips note on one programming language. Do you know any alternatives? I really like markdown, since all of the notes look clean and organized, I can insert pictures and link to websites easily, but also love to work with them online, since I have to switch between 3 computers between university, home and my laptop.

      7 votes
    6. What little known mobile apps do you use?

      What are some apps that you use that aren't particularly well known? Let's help each other discover some interesting new tools! lichess - best chess app out there IMO. Completely free and open...

      What are some apps that you use that aren't particularly well known? Let's help each other discover some interesting new tools!

      lichess - best chess app out there IMO. Completely free and open source, has daily puzzles, and a pretty active pool of users to play against!
      Syncthing - file syncing tool that works with just about any operating system (although I don't think it works with iOS). I use it to take notes and write lyrics/my journal and sync them back to my linux laptop.
      Untappd - social media app for tracking craft beers that you drink. I've only just started using it, since I was on holiday and wanted to keep a note of the ales I was drinking. It's a free app, but supported by ads. I believe there's a paid tier, but the free version works well enough, and it's useful for encouraging me and my friends to try new beers when we're out and about.
      WK - Japanese flashcard app, which is technically a front-end for the wanikani service. As you learn new radicals, characters, and vocabulary, it serves them back up to you after a certain length of time. If you remember it, it'll wait longer next time, and if you don't get it right, it brings it back to the top of the pile.

      30 votes
    7. #GenerationLockdown: Two Australians shake up America with viral anti-gun ad

      Here's the background story about the video: #GenerationLockdown: Two Australians shake up America with viral anti-gun ad And here's the video itself: Generation Lockdown (The video is not graphic...

      Here's the background story about the video: #GenerationLockdown: Two Australians shake up America with viral anti-gun ad

      And here's the video itself: Generation Lockdown (The video is not graphic in any way. It's safe for work. Whether it's safe for your emotions is a different matter.)

      23 votes
    8. Mental health support & discussion thread (May 2019 edition)

      a couple of people have commented on this thread being helpful for them since tildes is a pretty welcoming community and this thread seems like something that would be nice to make regular...

      a couple of people have commented on this thread being helpful for them since tildes is a pretty welcoming community and this thread seems like something that would be nice to make regular anyways, so let's do that. this is pretty straightforward, i think: vent your experiences or things you need to get off your chest/share whatever you've found helps you mentally/etc.

      resources that might also be of some benefit to you, since i have a list i informally maintain (s/o to cfabbro also for supplementing this list):

      20 votes