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6 votes
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Blonde | Official trailer
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What's a game that you wish you could play again for the first time? Why?
Going off of my recent Outer Wilds thread (spoiler warning on that topic), what are some games that you wish you could play again for the first time? What about the game makes you feel that way?...
Going off of my recent Outer Wilds thread (spoiler warning on that topic), what are some games that you wish you could play again for the first time? What about the game makes you feel that way?
Feel free to talk about spoilers, but please flag them! The easiest way is to drop them in a details block. Markup below in case anyone needs to copy/paste:
<details> <summary>Spoilers</summary> Spoilers go here! </details>10 votes -
What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
11 votes -
Is Japan's whaling industry going under as demand sinks?
5 votes -
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?
6 votes -
Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - July 28
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic,...
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
14 votes -
Pirates liberate games from Battle.net to send message to Activision Blizzard
20 votes -
Lyssavirus: The deadliest virus on earth
6 votes -
Is Russia killing off the International Space Station?
9 votes -
Please spoil Outer Wilds for me
Note: Outer Wilds, not The Outer Worlds. If you do not want the game spoiled for you, please do not read any further into this topic. I have given the game two honest tries, and I've stopped each...
Note: Outer Wilds, not The Outer Worlds.
If you do not want the game spoiled for you, please do not read any further into this topic.
I have given the game two honest tries, and I've stopped each time. I like what the game is offering, but I don't like playing it.
What I'm wanting isn't just a traditional "spoiler" -- I can look up the plot and lore and details and such -- I'm more wanting to know about the full experience of playing the game. People talk about this game with the same awe and cultishness with which people talk about The Witness (which I loved). I saw a few glimpses of something that in my time in the game (e.g. the Quantum Tower puzzle). I've read so many comments warning me to not learn about the game and people wishing that they could play it again for the first time, that I know there's definitely something more here.
Unfortunately, I'm not the player to discover that more.
Thus, I'm hoping someone here can take me on their journey through the Outer Wilds instead. Tell me about what the game was like for you, how it unfolds, and, most importantly, what is it that makes people talk about the game the way that they do.
13 votes -
Venice 2022 lineup: ‘Blonde,’ ‘Bardo,’ ‘The Whale,’ ‘Eternal Daughter,’ and more
3 votes -
With next phases set, Marvel homes in on directors
4 votes -
Leaked: US power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy
21 votes -
Music video VFX magic with Captain Disillusion and Atarashii Gakko!
11 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!
6 votes -
Velocipedia - Bicycles based on people’s attempts to draw them from memory
16 votes -
Norman Lear celebrates his 100th birthday with a new tribute set to air this fall on ABC
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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?
6 votes -
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Official teaser trailer
10 votes -
'Shocking breach of faith' | Spectrum owes $7 billion in punitive damages for murder of Texas customer
17 votes -
Can you distinguish Daniel Dennett from a computer?
9 votes -
Stop hoping for an Instagram replacement, diversify instead
21 votes -
‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ to be directed by ‘Shang-Chi’ filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton
5 votes -
Fossil of ‘earliest animal predator’ is named after David Attenborough
9 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.
3 votes -
Greenland ice sheet saw a sharp spike in the rate and extent of melting last week – eighteen billion tons of water in just three days
8 votes -
Mexican scam loan apps will edit your face onto X-rated photos and send them to your family
8 votes -
What's something that's changed for you as you've gotten older?
No age requirement on the question so anyone can answer, and it can be about anything -- opinions, beliefs, preferences, your own body, etc. If you're comfortable sharing specific ages/ranges,...
No age requirement on the question so anyone can answer, and it can be about anything -- opinions, beliefs, preferences, your own body, etc.
If you're comfortable sharing specific ages/ranges, feel free, but if not that's fine too.
19 votes -
Pearl | Official trailer
6 votes -
How to choose the best grill in 2022: We tested gas, charcoal and pellet grills
4 votes -
Freya the walrus sinks boats and captures hearts in Norway – enchanting but unwittingly destructive 600kg marine mammal has taken up residence in Oslo fjord
7 votes -
Klondike's Choco Taco discontinued after almost forty years
10 votes -
‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Law & Order’ actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83
3 votes -
Bloodborne PSX: Recreating Bloodborne as a PlayStation One game
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Anyone DIY-fixed a liquid-damaged MacBook Pro keyboard?
Long story short, I wiped my keyboard with a moist towel and I knocked out exactly 6 keys on my mid-2020 MacBook Pro (Magic Keyboard, A2251). I'm now looking at either paying $300+ to have it...
Long story short, I wiped my keyboard with a moist towel and I knocked out exactly 6 keys on my mid-2020 MacBook Pro (Magic Keyboard, A2251).
I'm now looking at either paying $300+ to have it serviced by a technician. But I have the tempting option of buying an aftermarket replacement keyboard for less than $100 and replacing it myself. That + I'm in the spirit of DIY repairs to keep my things going longer.
Has anyone attempted this before? Any tips and advice?
It seems slightly daunting because the keyboard is adhered to the aluminium body so I would have to literally tear the existing one off.
7 votes -
‘Supercookies’ have privacy experts sounding the alarm
12 votes -
'Nope' debuts to $44 million, the best for an original film since Jordan Peele's 'Us' in 2019
7 votes -
TÁR | Teaser trailer
7 votes -
Veteran British actor David Warner, star of The Omen and Tron, dies aged 80
7 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.
12 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!
4 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 25
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.
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Non-profit endowment creation
Hi Friends, I'm in the (very) early stages of creating a financial endowment fund for a small non-profit community organization I help out with. I feel they're a good fit for such an investment...
Hi Friends,
I'm in the (very) early stages of creating a financial endowment fund for a small non-profit community organization I help out with. I feel they're a good fit for such an investment vehicle: their current revenue stream fluctuates a bit and many of their events rely heavily on attendance fees for funding, which is unrealistic when they attempt to cater to lower-income demographics. However, they have a relatively wealthy patronage that tends to remain involved for years or decades, and I believe they have the institutional stability to operate more complex financial instruments.
I pitched the idea of an endowment at a high level to the Chairwoman last week, and the Board is interested in moving forward. We haven't decided how exactly we want to structure the endowment yet: restricted endowment, quasi-endowment, etc. We also haven't determined exactly how much money we should fundraise for a principal investment, what our portfolio spread should look like, and how much of the annual interest we can afford to spend. (I have estimates, but they're not final.) I'm particularly interested in resources that can help the institution plan for inevitable economic downturns.
Has anyone here done this kind of work before? If so, would you be willing to chat about some of the nuances of organizing it, and/or do you have recommendations on reading material to help with the creation and maintenance of such a fund? We plan to receive consultations from an accountant and a lawyer, but I don't have much formal background in finance and would welcome any experience, advice, warnings, or external resources Tildesians can offer.
Thanks,
Atvelonis10 votes -
Google introduces Carbon, an experimental replacement for C++
11 votes -
Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of July 25
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!
5 votes -
Yorushika - Left-Right Confusion (2022)
4 votes -
Why this zig-zag coast guard pattern is actually genius
8 votes -
The Great Fiction of AI | The strange world of high-speed semi-automated genre fiction
9 votes -
Armand Duplantis clears 6.21m, breaking his own pole vault world record, at the World Athletics Championships 2022
6 votes