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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki? in ~books
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki? in ~books
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki? in ~books
ICN (edited )LinkPeople can understandably be nervous when things change, so to assuage everyone's fears I've decided to go mad with power. Nobody reads books these days, so from now on we will only be reading...People can understandably be nervous when things change, so to assuage everyone's fears I've decided to go mad with power. Nobody reads books these days, so from now on we will only be reading books that have movies. In fact, just to head off all the 'the book was better' comments, we'll only be reading novelizations of movies. /joke
Another thanks to boxer_dogs_dance for running things so well for so long.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki? in ~books
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Tildes Book Club - Have you started Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki?
I just found out about it today, and have really been slacking off by not finishing it already. A link with more information about the book for anyone undecided: Light from Uncommon Stars
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
ICN Link ParentIf you'd rather, I can take a swing at hosting the last couple of discussions; you do a lot on the site already, and worst case scenario you can take over for the last one. I'd just need someone...If you'd rather, I can take a swing at hosting the last couple of discussions; you do a lot on the site already, and worst case scenario you can take over for the last one. I'd just need someone to tell me what the last two books are, as a quick search hasn't turned them up.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
ICN Link ParentIIRC it's a serious issue with pianos as well. Before puberty, men and women perform about equally; afterwards, men have a significant advantage, because the standard piano keyboard size was...IIRC it's a serious issue with pianos as well. Before puberty, men and women perform about equally; afterwards, men have a significant advantage, because the standard piano keyboard size was designed for men.
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Comment on Exploring the mind bending simplicity of Baba Is You in ~games
ICN Link ParentAnyone can just start a thing. IIRC, if a recurring thread is renewed regularly it's eventually automated, like the weekly games or offbeat news threads. If you feel uncomfortable with starting a...Anyone can just start a thing. IIRC, if a recurring thread is renewed regularly it's eventually automated, like the weekly games or offbeat news threads. If you feel uncomfortable with starting a thread, I'll do it when I get home from work.
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Comment on Exploring the mind bending simplicity of Baba Is You in ~games
ICN Link ParentI mean, you could try asking here; Tiderinos are a helpful bunch, and there's probably someone good at giving the type of hint you want.I mean, you could try asking here; Tiderinos are a helpful bunch, and there's probably someone good at giving the type of hint you want.
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Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games
ICN Link ParentFiring the person responsible. Preferably directly and forthrightly instead of the contradictory mealy-mouthed excuses we got. US politics stuff Perhaps it's an overly harsh response, but in the...Firing the person responsible. Preferably directly and forthrightly instead of the contradictory mealy-mouthed excuses we got.
US politics stuff
Perhaps it's an overly harsh response, but in the US 10 years ago the general populace were shocked and appalled that Nazis were popping up again in Charlottesville. Now publicly firing off Nazi salutes doesn't disqualify someone from working in the government. Things can change fast, and I feel that some ideologies are so inherently toxic and radioactive that the only safe move is zero tolerance whatsoever. -
Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games
ICN LinkFor me, GOG's response to that whole Nazi rune debacle was insufficient for me to be comfortable supporting them anymore, which is a real shame because it'd be great if DRM free was the standard....For me, GOG's response to that whole Nazi rune debacle was insufficient for me to be comfortable supporting them anymore, which is a real shame because it'd be great if DRM free was the standard.
Previous discussion on Tildes: https://tildes.net/~games/1ukl/gog_apologies_for_emailing_nazi_runes_to_its_followers
TL;DR: Gog sent out a marketing email that "accidentally" made three or four different mistakes to create strong Nazi imagery (except it wasn't sent to Germany because their German localization team flagged it in advance and apparently told nobody else). After offering a few different lackluster excuses, GOG committed to reviewing their review process to prevent it from happening again.
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Comment on US Federal Communications Commission approves test of space mirror to light night sky despite outcry in ~space
ICN Link ParentSome are probably doing it on purpose, but for the majority of techbros I'd attribute it to the natural result of their general contempt for the humanities.Some are probably doing it on purpose, but for the majority of techbros I'd attribute it to the natural result of their general contempt for the humanities.
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Comment on I made a satirical AI detector in ~tech
ICN LinkSo it turns out I'm an AI. I don't know how I'm gonna tell my parents.So it turns out I'm an AI. I don't know how I'm gonna tell my parents.
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Comment on Mullvad CEO gives ≈€452,000 to the Örebro Party in ~society
ICN Link ParentI think it's also worth drawing attention to their policy of "remigration", i.e. ethnically cleansing Sweden by kicking out everybody without Swedish descent.I think it's also worth drawing attention to their policy of "remigration", i.e. ethnically cleansing Sweden by kicking out everybody without Swedish descent.
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Comment on Bricks & Minifigs corporate stole a man's $200,000 Lego collection and told him to get bent in ~hobbies
ICN Link ParentFor a sense of the scale involved, more money is taken by civil asset forfeiture than by burglary.For a sense of the scale involved, more money is taken by civil asset forfeiture than by burglary.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
ICN Link ParentI had a similar experience, though in my case a significant part of it was due to forgetting things. IMO books, and especially fantasy series, need to start including their own glossaries that...I had a similar experience, though in my case a significant part of it was due to forgetting things. IMO books, and especially fantasy series, need to start including their own glossaries that hook into the normal ereader dictionary system; if I can tap a word to define it, I should be able to tap a character name to get a blurb or get a definition for any series-specific jargon.
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Comment on What movies become better by having a bus suddenly come out of no where and hit someone? in ~movies
ICN LinkIt really makes you wonder if they're even teaching Chekov's Bus* in film school these days. So many movies have buses in them, but hardly any hit someone. *For those wondering, it was originally...It really makes you wonder if they're even teaching Chekov's Bus* in film school these days. So many movies have buses in them, but hardly any hit someone.
*For those wondering, it was originally a bus, but Chekov's editor was worried it would be unrelatable to US audiences, so he changed it to a gun†.
†This misinformation is not from an AI, but was instead ethically and sustainably sourced from a free-range, locally run human.
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Comment on Xbox Game Pass and Discord to offer Game Pass Starter Edition to Discord Nitro subscribers in ~games
ICN Link ParentI'd be surprised if people left in noticable numbers over that; The way the rotting husk of Twitter keeps shambling on shows that nothing can really kill the network effect.I'd be surprised if people left in noticable numbers over that; The way the rotting husk of Twitter keeps shambling on shows that nothing can really kill the network effect.
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