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9 votes
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Why everywhere in the US is starting to look the same
14 votes -
ERRA - Stockholm Syndrome (2022)
2 votes -
Huesound: Cover art music discovery
3 votes -
What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga)
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...
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!
5 votes -
Why Can't Programmers... Program?
15 votes -
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?
8 votes -
Big Giant Circles - Your Quest Is Over (feat. Pongball, 2011)
3 votes -
Tildes' 2022 Backlog Burner: Week 3 Discussion Thread
Use this thread to post about the games that you play! Also, a quick note about thread etiquette: It is fine to make multiple top-level posts throughout the week if you play multiple games. It is...
Use this thread to post about the games that you play!
Also, a quick note about thread etiquette: It is fine to make multiple top-level posts throughout the week if you play multiple games. It is also fine to respond to yourself with updates if you're continuing a single game and want to talk more about it as you go!
Previous threads:
Announcement
Beginning
Week 1
Week 2
What is this?
Your "backlog" is all those games you've been meaning to play or get around to, but never have yet! This event is an attempt to get us to collectively dig into that treasure trove of experiences!
How do I participate?
Choose a game (or several) from your backlog and play it/them. Then tell us about your experiences in the discussion thread for the week! If you're not sure what you might write, take a look at a previous backlog post or our previous Backlog Burner event in 2020 to get an idea. Also if you want to keep track of statistics across the whole event or anything else like that, go for it!
Do I need to finish the games I play?
Nope! Not at all. There aren't really any requirements for the event so much as this is an incentive to get us to play games we've been avoiding starting up, for whatever reason. Play as much or as little as you like of a given game. Try out dozens for ten minutes each or dive into one for 40 hours. There's no wrong way to participate!
What's the timeline?
I will post an update thread weekly, each Tuesday, for the four weeks of February. At the end of the month, I think it would be neat to tally how many collective games we all removed from our backlogs, as well as what the best finds were from our collective digging into our libraries. I expect we'll turn up some good hidden gems, as well as interesting insights.
Do I need to sign up?
You don't have to do anything to officially join or participate in the event other than post in these threads! Participate in whatever way works for you. Also, because this is ongoing, it is okay to make more than one top-level post if you're updating the thread with new information.
8 votes -
If I wanted to make a game like Wordle, where would I start?
A lot of game engines are geared towards making full-fat games with 3D graphics and animations and sound effects and all that jazz. What if, instead, I want to make something dead simple,...
A lot of game engines are geared towards making full-fat games with 3D graphics and animations and sound effects and all that jazz. What if, instead, I want to make something dead simple, graphics-less, and minimalistic -- like Wordle? What's the best way to get to something like that (almost more of a digital toy than a full-fledged game)?
It doesn't have to be web-based at all (though it can be if that's easier? I'm genuinely not sure). My preference would be for open-source engines/tools, but that's not a necessity.
12 votes -
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.
7 votes -
FireCityFunk - Surrender To Me (2022)
5 votes -
What Five Letters? A search dictionary for Wordle.
8 votes -
I have no capslock and I must scream
25 votes -
Arthur S25E04 - Blabbermouth/All Grown Up (series finale)
5 votes -
Spirited Away: The nightmarish fantasy that brought Studio Ghibli to the west
6 votes -
Mark Osborne's MORE
1 vote -
Russian President Vladimir Putin recognises Ukraine rebel regions, sends troops on what Moscow calls peacekeeping mission
34 votes -
The future of sea level rise is being written underneath Antarctica and Greenland
4 votes -
Why podcasts are becoming Netflix
7 votes -
The elaborate con that tricked dozens into working for a fake design agency
11 votes -
My 90's TV!
14 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
13 votes -
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!
5 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 21
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
8 votes -
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!
6 votes -
Who is behind QAnon? Linguistic detectives find fingerprints.
10 votes -
Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf A Banana (2022)
7 votes -
Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of February 21
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!
9 votes -
Jack Wilshere has signed for Danish side Aarhus Gymnastikforening on a deal until the end of the season
5 votes -
Fixing GRUB / Bad Kernels
A few months ago I got a new to me HP Proliant ML310e Gen8. For the most part it works well, but I went to add some drives to it yesterday and grub / whateverthefuck doesn't like the one and only...
A few months ago I got a new to me HP Proliant ML310e Gen8. For the most part it works well, but I went to add some drives to it yesterday and grub / whateverthefuck doesn't like the one and only kernel that is installed.
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04. I looked around saw guides like this. this, and this -- but I'm not sure if this will fix the issue.
After grub I get the ol'
---[end Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) ]---I think I need to run something with initramfs or something, but I just want to be sure before I go messing around.
The bad kernel listed is 5.11.0-27-generic. I'm a little out of my element with this part of things.
2 votes -
Soap or Scum? Inside the fight over history's most controversial sitcom
1 vote -
Has anyone else noticed an inceased number of sites and apps that won't work over a VPN?
I feel like every day now I need to temporarily disable Mullvad to log into or even load a website. I remember being able to leave it on and forget about it a few years ago.
14 votes -
Where can I buy a kit internal combustion engine?
Title. I am interested in buying a kit model engine to assemble and run. I am fine with anything from a single cylinder to a V8. It has to be a kit. It needs to run on a fuel (I want an actual,...
Title. I am interested in buying a kit model engine to assemble and run.
- I am fine with anything from a single cylinder to a V8.
- It has to be a kit.
- It needs to run on a fuel (I want an actual, running engine)
- It should not be made in China (would strongly prefer US/Europe/Japan).
Are there any particular companies or stores I should look at?
7 votes -
Shades of DevOps: Related job titles
4 votes -
The fastest GIF does not exist
18 votes -
Finland won their first Olympic men's ice hockey gold with victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on the final day of the Beijing Games
9 votes -
Star Wars: Project 4K80 (Empire) Beta is out!
The last part of the original trilogy has been completed! For those unaware, the 4K## project from Team Negative 1 is a full remastering of the original trilogy from 35mm negatives. Around...
The last part of the original trilogy has been completed! For those unaware, the 4K## project from Team Negative 1 is a full remastering of the original trilogy from 35mm negatives. Around September of 2018 4K77 (A New Hope) was released. Under a year later, 4K83 (Return of the Jedi) was released.
A few years later and the first release of 4K80 (The Empire Strikes Back) is out! Its pretty grainy and does need some work, but this is definitely a project worth keeping an eye on if you're into the OT.
If you want a copy, you can join the forum and use Resilio Sync to get them. 77 and 83 are available on most file sharing platforms, too.
Once 4K80 is a few versions deep, it'll completely unseat the Despecialized version as the purest OT experience, at least in my opinion :)
18 votes -
Covid testing company "selling customers' DNA"
12 votes -
Tom Scott plus Access Parkour try parkour
6 votes -
Glass Armonica - playing and caring for an unusual instrument
9 votes -
Sacklers raise their offer to settle opioid lawsuits by more than $1 billion
7 votes -
The metaverse is so stupid
17 votes -
Tears - Clean Bandit (Remix) (2022)
4 votes -
Disney to build a branded community promising “magic” in the California desert
7 votes -
Norway has won a 15th gold medal at the 2022 Games – that's more than any other nation has ever won at a single Winter Olympics
8 votes -
Their bionic eyes are now obsolete and unsupported
29 votes -
Storm Eunice blows off rooftops with highest wind speeds on record in England
4 votes -
Gizmodo on the Comixology platform retool
4 votes -
What have you been listening to this week?
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...
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.
6 votes