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    1. Some <details> about more <small> updates (you'll get that in a minute) and general Tildes feedback/questions/comments

      Similar to the last topic, I've got some more minor updates to let everyone know about. It's also been quite a while since we had a general feedback topic, so let's do that today as well—feel free...

      Similar to the last topic, I've got some more minor updates to let everyone know about.

      It's also been quite a while since we had a general feedback topic, so let's do that today as well—feel free to ask any questions or give feedback about Tildes overall.

      Here's what's been happening:

      1. @Algernon_Asimov's major reorganizing and rework of the Docs is now live on https://docs.tildes.net. A decent number of changes needed to be made to be able to support having the pages in categories/folders, dealing with some formatting changes, redirecting old urls, etc. Some of these changes have started being integrated back into the wiki on Tildes itself as well (and I'm still gradually working on it). For example, the pages in the ~tildes.official wiki are somewhat organized into the same folders, even though the UI doesn't handle it very well in a lot of places yet.

        If you want to help edit the Docs at all, all of the pages (except site policies) are available in the ~tildes.official wiki, and I'll review and transfer any edits to the Docs site. If you don't have access to edit the wiki, send me a message and ask and I can give you access to edit (and you can edit the other groups' wikis too).

      2. Some new HTML-exclusive formatting capabilities are available when writing posts:

        • <small>: lets you write a section of text in a smaller font. Good for "side notes" and such, and much better than using superscript, which some people were doing previously to get that effect.
        • <details> and <summary>: lets you make "expandable" blocks in your comments. This is useful if you want to do things like hide a large block of text or code and let people expand it if they want to read it. @hungariantoast used it immediately in his comment here, if you want to see an example. The current state of it isn't great for use for spoilers (but probably better than just writing them in plain sight), but I may make an adaptation of it specifically for use for spoilers.
      3. There's a new site theme available, "Zenburn". It's a fairly low-contrast, and used to be one of my favorite color schemes. I had to do some work on one of my old sites that was using it last weekend, and it reminded me how much I liked it, so I added it. Here's the official screenshot of the vim color scheme for it, if you want an idea of what colors it uses. You can change the theme on the settings page if you're logged in, or there's a dropdown at the bottom of every page if you're logged out.

      4. @deing has added a small warning to try to let people know when they're about to reply to an old comment or topic, since it seems fairly common for people to accidentally "necrobump" old threads without realizing. For now, the warning shows up when the topic/comment is over a week old. I set that threshold based on pulling out some stats and seeing that only 1% of comment replies and 2% of top-level comments were replying to anything that old, so it should be quite rare for anyone to see anyway.

      Other than that, I haven't forgotten about the new group proposals and should be adding some new ones this week. I wanted to finish some backend changes to the group system first to help with that, and it's... gotten more ugly than I was expecting. Sorry for the delay, hopefully soon though.

      Let me know if you have any thoughts about any of those changes, and as mentioned, feel free to use this topic for general feedback/questions as well, since I'm sure there are some things that people want to give feedback or ask about that might not feel like they're worth starting a thread in ~tildes for. As usual, I've also topped everyone back up to 10 invite codes, which you can get here.

      59 votes
    2. What are some healthy convenience foods/recipes?

      I've been making an effort to eat healthier but sometimes putting in the effort is hard--especially when tough life situations arise. What are some foods and recipes I can have on hand that are...

      I've been making an effort to eat healthier but sometimes putting in the effort is hard--especially when tough life situations arise.

      What are some foods and recipes I can have on hand that are dead simple yet nutritious?

      Below are some guidelines of what I'm looking for. I'm open to any ideas, but the main feature is that it has to be EASY:

      • No prep or very low prep
        • If prep is needed, can be made in a large batch and stored as individual servings
      • Few ingredients
      • Prepackaged foods are an option (so if there's a great protein bar out there or something I'm totally open to it)
      • Instant pot is a cooking option (so if you've got any good pressure cooker dump recipes, let me have them!)

      Any recommendations?

      15 votes
    3. Weekly album and EP releases (August 3-9)

      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 we 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 we avoided including things where information was too lacking, so feel free to bring up 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
      AUGUST 08 Happy Endings With an Asterisk EP Alternative R&B Song.link
      Acres Lonely World Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore Song.link
      Bas Spilled Milk 1 Pop Rap, East Coast Hip Hop Song.link
      Bazzi Soul Searching Trap, Pop Rap Song.link
      Blueface Dirt Bag Hyphy, West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap Song.link
      Bon Iver i,i Art Pop, Folktronica, Glitch Pop Song.link
      Broken Hands Split in Two Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock Song.link
      Che Apalache Rearrange My Heart Americana Song.link
      Dame D.O.L.L.A BIG DOLLA West Coast Hip-Hop Song.link
      Destruction Born to Perish Thrash Metal Song.link
      Dirty Heads Super Moon Pop Reggae Song.link
      East Forest & Ram Dass Ram Dass Electroacoustic Song.link
      Electric Youth Memory Emotion Synthpop, Dream Pop, Synthwave Song.link
      Feeder Tallulah Alternative Rock Song.link
      Fionn Regan Cala Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk Song.link
      Gaffa Tape Sandy Family Mammal Garage Rock, Pop Punk Song.link
      Horseburner The Thief Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal Song.link
      Infinity Crush Virtual Heaven Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Junius Meyvant Rearview Paradise EP Chamber Pop Song.link
      Lil Wop Psych Trap, Gangsta Rap Song.link
      Marc Cohn And The Blind Boys Of Alabama Work To Do Gospel Song.link
      Marika Hackman Any Human Friend Indie Rock Song.link
      PJ Morton PAUL Neo-Soul Song.link
      Pete Yorn Caretakers Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Purple Pilgrims Perfumed Earth Dream Pop Song.link
      Ra Ra Riot Superbloom Indie Pop Song.link
      Rick Ross Port Of Miami 2 Southern Hip Hop, Trap Song.link
      SVDDEN DEATH VOYD Vol. 1.5 Riddim Song.link
      Sam Fender Hypersonic Missiles Indie Rock, Indie Pop Song.link
      Seeker Lover Keeper Wild Seeds Indie Pop Song.link
      Slipknot We Are Not Your Kind Alternative Metal Song.link
      Snow Patrol Reworked EP 1 Pop Rock Song.link
      Spread Eagle Subway To The Stars Hard Rock Song.link
      The Contortionist Our Bones EP Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock Song.link
      The Regrettes How Do You Love? Indie Rock, Pop Rock Song.link
      Tori Kelly Inspired By True Events Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary R&B Song.link
      Trippie Redd ! Trap, Pop Rap Song.link
      Ugly God Bumps & Bruises Trap, Southern Hip Hop Song.link
      WHY? AOKOHIO Indie Pop, Abstract Hip Hop Song.link
      half•alive Now, Not Yet Indie Pop Song.link

      Notes:
      If you spot any mistakes, let us know.
      Parental Advisory version of all albums linked, so expect NSFW.

      Ugly God - Bumps & Bruises | Deluxe edition linked.

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

      7 votes
    4. What are some lifehacks you would recommend?

      Given the ambiguity of the term "lifehack", feel free to contribute anything that you feel fits the label. It can be a specific technique, a novel way of using an item, or even a mindset. It can...

      Given the ambiguity of the term "lifehack", feel free to contribute anything that you feel fits the label. It can be a specific technique, a novel way of using an item, or even a mindset. It can be a little-known product or a recommendation--whatever you deem fit, as long as it improves quality of life, productivity, or satisfaction.

      26 votes
    5. What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?

      I started this last week, and plan to continue posting this topic weekly. So, what have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just...

      I started this last week, and plan to continue posting this topic weekly.

      So, 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.

      26 votes