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5 votes
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What did you do this weekend?
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 weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
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 weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
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DnD 5e's Newest Rulebook (Tasha's Cauldron of Everything) is out tomorrow
For people new to tabletop RPGs, this is the equivalent of a DLC expansion. It's new content, new rules, new classes, and so forth to augment your 5e game. Notable contents include: Racial Traits...
For people new to tabletop RPGs, this is the equivalent of a DLC expansion. It's new content, new rules, new classes, and so forth to augment your 5e game.
Notable contents include:
Racial Traits
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Racial stat bonuses can be moved around at will (i.e you can change a Half Elf's +2 Charisma to a +2 Strength)
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Races with negative stat bonuses no longer have negative stat bonuses
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A new "custom lineage" race exists, which allows to pick any race, and replace their features with a +2 to any stat of your choice, a feat, and darkvision.
Class Variants
These modify class features. Unfortunately, many of them are somewhat controversial in the community because people do not believe that they fixed many of the classes that are considered to have poor design, notably rangers and sorcerers.
For the spellcasters, spell versatility (a feature which allows you to change spells you know on a long rest) was not implemented, disappointing many
New Subclasses
A few subclasses from other books are reprinted so you don't have to buy them (example: Eloquence Bard, from Mythical Odyssey of Theros), and a few are new, like Order Cleric, Wildfire Druid, and so forth.
In particular, the Clockwork Soul Sorcerer is one piece of good news for Sorcerer players.
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Xbox Series S vs Series X console review - How do the specs compare and how does this translate into differences in the actual gameplay experience?
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The Space Declaration - Rights and responsibilities of humanity in the universe
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GitHub has reinstated youtube-dl's repository - Answers about the DMCA and why GitHub handled this case the way they did, along with plans to improve in the future
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Billy Mitchell and Walter Day are being sued by Twin Galaxies' new owner for fraud
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A game designer’s analysis of QAnon
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Benno Rice: What UNIX Cost Us
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Do you read 'old news'/article archives?
Asked because I like the idea of reading about the past and feel unsatisfied by r/history and r/askhistorians mainly because reddit's search isn't that great and those subs have a much wider scope...
Asked because I like the idea of reading about the past and feel unsatisfied by r/history and r/askhistorians mainly because reddit's search isn't that great and those subs have a much wider scope than most news archives.
I'm gonna do this on a Q&A format. Note that "old news" doesn't need to be news articles, it can be blogs for example.
If you read old news/articles, where do you get them from/find them?
What kind of "old news" do you read?
What historical period do you tend to read about?
If you're reading an article about a historical event you remember, how does your memory tend to compare to those articles?
How often do you do it?
What do you think about subreddits like r/twentyyearsago, since they're basically trawling through those news archives?
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Why you should watch... ‘And Breathe Normally’ – Ísold Uggadóttir’s little-seen but stunning debut feature film from 2018
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Five things you can't do on British television
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The German government's new coronavirus ad, subtitled in English
@Axel Antoni: The German Govt's latest Corona advert - now subtitled in English. Quite good. pic.twitter.com/nbRZIm9RcN
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Gratitude: One Year Later
It's been one year since I asked Tildes users what they're thankful for. 2020 has been an insane year, but even among the despair and uncertainty, I still think there are things to be grateful for...
It's been one year since I asked Tildes users what they're thankful for.
2020 has been an insane year, but even among the despair and uncertainty, I still think there are things to be grateful for and things to be hopeful for.
So, what are you all thankful for to have had in 2020, and what are you looking forward to?
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The woman who is allergic to water
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American State of Mind
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TV Tuesdays Free Talk
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here. Please just try to provide fair warning of...
Have you watched any TV shows recently you want to discuss? Any shows 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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What colour are your bits?
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Scientific publishers consider installing spyware in university libraries to protect copyrights
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Introducing the next generation of Mac - A new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini powered by M1, Apple’s chip designed specifically for the Mac
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Four different perspectives to solve problems
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The curse of the buried treasure - Two metal-detector enthusiasts discovered a Viking hoard. It was worth a fortune—but it became a nightmare.
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Does Apple really log every app you run? A technical look (The answer? No.)
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Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, replicating evolution
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The Evolution of Trust
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It’s launch day for the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the ISS
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What did you do this week?
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...
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!
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Animaniacs | First look
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Islanders: The best city builder you've never played
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YouTube Rewind 2020 cancelled, very likely due to COVID-19
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Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant on the 2003 Los Angeles Lakers
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Iconic Arecibo Dish suffers more damage as second cable breaks
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The enduring relevance of college radio
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Introducing the Pinephone KDE edition
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Eminem - It's Okay (1996)
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The next decade could be even worse: A historian believes he has discovered iron laws that predict the rise and fall of societies. He has bad news.
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The touch lamp; a neat idea, and older than you'd think!
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What sustainability-focused companies/brands do you recommend?
It's honestly hard to separate out companies who are genuinely making a decent effort to not be completely terrible versus those that are just green- or ethical-washing their practices as a...
It's honestly hard to separate out companies who are genuinely making a decent effort to not be completely terrible versus those that are just green- or ethical-washing their practices as a marketing tactic. Furthermore, I realize that reducing consumption itself is the most sustainable choice one can make, so I'm asking this more as a "when I do need to buy something, what's a good place to turn to?"
Feel free to give recommendations for any areas, but in particular I'd love to hear about recommendations in the areas of clothes, linens/bedding, and coffee beans, as those are things that I'm currently on the market for. Also, if there are any good resources that aggregate reliable information about sustainable companies, let me know too.
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Best photo cards in 2020
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What do you think of channels that theorize on video game lore?
Easy example: Game Theory/The Game Theorists.
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Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of November 9
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Sweden has shut down one of four nuclear reactors at its largest power station after over forty years of operation, with operators citing a lack of profitability
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A single-step approach to nuclear reprocessing
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Suing for climate action: Can the courts save us from the black hole of political inaction?
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What is some noteworthy music that is quarantine/COVID-specific?
I'm curious to know what music is out there that: is explicitly about the world's current COVID-related situations, or had its recording/production significantly influenced by those situations....
I'm curious to know what music is out there that:
- is explicitly about the world's current COVID-related situations, or
- had its recording/production significantly influenced by those situations.
Examples of the former would be Koffee's "Lockdown" or Chromeo's Quarantine Casanova, which have their influences right there on the label.
An example of the latter would be Charli XCX's How I'm Feeling Now (mildly NSFW album art), which was created in self-isolation while collaborating over Zoom with producers and fans.
I'm interested in seeing what's out there, not necessarily getting specific recommendations for music, so you don't have to consider anything you post an endorsement.
13 votes -
The Beths at Auckland Town Hall - Livestreamed Concert, November 14/15 (2020)
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Why military history?
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JSHint: Watching the ship sink (A lesson on ambiguous licenses)
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The waters around Tristan da Cunha, a remote British territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, will become the fourth-largest completely protected marine area in the world
11 votes -
United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 with new GEM-36 solid rocket boosters launches NROL-101 satellite
4 votes