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    1. Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 20

      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
    2. Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion

      Warning: this post may contain spoilers

      Belgian Grand Prix
      Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
      July 17-19, 2026


      Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
      Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
      1 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:46.304 1:45.142 1:44.361 15
      2 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:45.930 1:45.589 1:44.678 12
      3 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:45.865 1:45.454 1:44.801 11
      4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:46.185 1:45.689 1:44.869 18
      5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:46.278 1:45.397 1:44.893 18
      6 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:46.124 1:45.543 1:44.895 15
      7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:46.433 1:45.671 1:45.016 17
      8 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:46.191 1:45.629 1:45.143 18
      9 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:46.609 1:46.082 1:45.628 18
      10 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:46.062 1:45.823 DNF 13
      11 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:46.501 1:46.120 12
      12 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:46.679 1:46.331 12
      13 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:46.795 1:46.392 12
      14 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:46.893 1:46.671 12
      15 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:47.080 1:46.777 12
      16 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:47.113 1:46.779 12
      17 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:47.120 6
      18 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:47.801 6
      19 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:47.823 8
      20 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:47.971 8
      21 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:50.002 6
      22 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:50.177 8

      Source: F1.com

      Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
      Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Pts.
      1 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 44 1:24:42.479 25
      2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 44 +1.952s 18
      3 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 44 +11.586s 15
      4 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 44 +17.245s 12
      5 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 44 +18.988s 10
      6 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 44 +23.307s 8
      7 1 Lando Norris McLaren 44 +24.014s 6
      8 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 44 +49.140s 4
      9 41 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 44 +50.406s 2
      10 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 44 +76.037s 1
      11 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 44 +76.991s 0
      12 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 44 +77.523s 0
      13 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 44 +78.348s 0
      14 87 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 44 +94.465s 0
      15 23 Alexander Albon Williams 44 +104.684s 0
      16 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 44 +105.856s 0
      17 31 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 44 +110.925s 0
      18 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 43 +1 lap 0
      19 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 42 +2 laps 0
      NC 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 25 DNF 0
      NC 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac 13 DNF 0
      NC 63 George Russell Mercedes 0 DNF 0

      Fastest Lap: Lando Norris // 1:48.890 on lap 44
      DOTD: Charles Leclerc

      Source: F1.com

      Next race:
      Hungarian Grand Prix
      Hungaroring
      July 24-26, 2026

      13 votes
    3. I built another damn To-do app

      Hello! First, some context- I have a very particular way I keep track of my work and take notes throughout my work week. This is currently managed through an ever-growing list of Notion pages. And...

      Hello!

      First, some context- I have a very particular way I keep track of my work and take notes throughout my work week. This is currently managed through an ever-growing list of Notion pages. And Notion is great! It does a ton of stuff really well, but it's also suffered from a lot of feature bloat over the years and has just enough oddities to irk me on the daily.

      So, I built a thing. I call it True To-do because it's fun to say and I'm okay at software and less okay at marketing. It is an opinionated daily work tracker with a lot of little features:

      • You can set a standard template that gets auto-copied to certain days of the week
      • Supports infinite nesting and expanding/collapsing of those nested items
      • Unfinished work the from the previous day can be auto-copied to new days
      • It has various tools like a data roll-up and data controls
      • It supports loading itself as an offline desktop app (PWA)
      • Has many configurable settings for making the interface go from full to minimal
      • Dark theme!

      It is also 100% free, has no tracking, no cookies, no ads, doesn't ask for your email, your data does not leave your device, and is pretty performant (better than Notion, at least). It was written heavily with AI, but not by AI - It was directed, reviewed, and corrected by me.

      What it does not have is any kind of user account feature. Everything stays on the device and will not transfer between devices unless you manually export and import the data. Maybe I'll add support for that at some point, I'm not sure. It is also only okay on mobile/tablet- this app was really made for desktop.

      Anyways, give it a play around. It was purpose built by me for me but love to share the things I make when I think others may get some use out of them as well. I welcome feedback / bug reports / suggestions / etc.

      https://hobblyhoy.github.io/TrueTodo-Pages/

      37 votes
    4. Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of July 19

      Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week! Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle...

      Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week!

      Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle are most worth my attention?”

      Rules:

      • No grey market sales
      • No affiliate links

      If posting a sale, it is strongly encouraged that you share why you think the available game/games are worthwhile.


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      5 votes
    5. I need to make a wooden box to ship something delicate. Could I please get some pointers?

      Hi Tilderinos, I've got to ship some wrought iron to a blacksmith in another country to be reforged and properly heat treated. I've worked with them before and they're far better than anything...

      Hi Tilderinos,

      I've got to ship some wrought iron to a blacksmith in another country to be reforged and properly heat treated. I've worked with them before and they're far better than anything that is available in my country.

      They've asked me to ship the pieces in a wooden box, that is not real wood (I don't know the English term for it). It must be processed wood, the names in our hardware stores are multiplex and plywood underlayment etc. This is to avoid customs issues with untreated wood.

      I have been advised to make the sides of the box multiplex, with underlayment for the top and the bottom. I have my dimensions, but I have never done a woodworking project before and I am nervous the men in the hardware store will laugh at me for my inexperience.

      I have some basic questions like:

      • Is it okay to go to the hardware place and ask them to cut my pieces to size?

      • The box must hold together fine, but it doesn't need to be beautiful or lasting. I am thinking of putting the top and bottom on like the back of an IKEA wardrobe, with tacks, but my wife says hiring a staple gun might save a lot of time. Would a staple gun be too aggressive and potentially wreck the rather soft treated wood?

      • Lastly... Could someone just reassure me this will be fine? I associate woodworking as a very masculine 'father' skill and I did not have one of those. I have very poor spatial awareness and my wife is the furniture assembler in the house, so she will be helping me, but this is my first time trying this craft that I find very intimidating.

      Thank you for any input anyone is able to provide!

      20 votes