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  1. Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel

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    I was in Portland last April, and Powell's is indeed unbelievably amazing. But I want to also shout out Parallel Worlds, which was my 2nd favorite bookstore of the trip, and would've been far and...

    I was in Portland last April, and Powell's is indeed unbelievably amazing. But I want to also shout out Parallel Worlds, which was my 2nd favorite bookstore of the trip, and would've been far and away my favorite in any other city (maybe not Minneapolis, Moon Palace and Uncle Hugo's are hard to beat). They're entirely SFF + related genres, and if you discount the romantasy picks that they can't not sell, pretty much their entire collection was books I either read and loved, or seemed interesting. It's not huge, but their decisions on what to stock are on point. I would definitely go there if you're looking for speculative fiction!

    3 votes

  2. Comment on What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise in ~health

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    I thought we were pretty clear on this being bad record keeping

    Scientists aren’t certain why, but they’ve proposed several reasons, including diet, genetics, social connection, purpose and daily physical activity, especially on hills and stairs.

    I thought we were pretty clear on this being bad record keeping

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Tildes Book Club - February 2026 - The Truth by Terry Pratchett - Have you started? in ~books

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    This might end up being my first Discworld reread. I read several of them in middle school and enjoyed them then but I remember almost nothing and I'm sure rereading would be a brand new...

    This might end up being my first Discworld reread. I read several of them in middle school and enjoyed them then but I remember almost nothing and I'm sure rereading would be a brand new experience, I've just been putting it off because I usually don't reread much. But this might be the right excuse!

    3 votes

  4. Comment on The internet wasn't built for live sports in ~tech

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    The video talks about this, it's because of sports betting

    The video talks about this, it's because of sports betting

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Nerve stimulating neck implant removes debilitating rheumatoid arthritis symptoms from patient in ~health

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    Can we change the title? Maybe or something like that

    Can we change the title? Maybe

    Neck implant removes debilitating rheumatoid arthritis symptoms from patient

    or something like that

    6 votes

  6. Comment on Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ dominates with sixteen nods, ‘One Battle After Another’ follows with thirteen in ~movies

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    I'm really not a movie person but I'll contribute my 2 cents which is that I'm SO GLAD neither of the original songs from Wicked 2 got nominated. They were both fine songs in a vacuum but when you...

    I'm really not a movie person but I'll contribute my 2 cents which is that I'm SO GLAD neither of the original songs from Wicked 2 got nominated. They were both fine songs in a vacuum but when you compare the glorious orchestration that the rest of the musical has to the thin accompaniment of the new songs, the new ones just fall so flat. I didn't really expect them to not suck so I can't say I was disappointed, but I certainly didn't think they were noteworthy.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Theme reset? in ~tildes

  9. Comment on I recently finished the Cradle series by Will Wight and have post series depression. What shall I read next? in ~books

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    I loved it! It's precisely what it says it is, a progression fantasy time loop, and you're not gonna get deep characters or deep philosophical meaning or anything, but you will 100% get a...

    I loved it! It's precisely what it says it is, a progression fantasy time loop, and you're not gonna get deep characters or deep philosophical meaning or anything, but you will 100% get a progression fantasy time loop

    i read the entire thing in 3 days which is a bit insane if you look at the word count but i stayed up late the last night to finish, i was completely hooked

    4 votes

  10. Comment on I recently finished the Cradle series by Will Wight and have post series depression. What shall I read next? in ~books

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    Mother of Learning if you want another progression fantasy binge

    Mother of Learning if you want another progression fantasy binge

    7 votes

  11. Comment on So this is 2nd grade subtraction in ~science

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    Disclosure I didn't watch the video (can't do audio atm) but that is not borrowing, Borrowing is saying "ok 6-7, no we can't do that because 6-7 is negative so take a 10 away from the next column...

    16-9=6+(10-9)=6+1=7

    Disclosure I didn't watch the video (can't do audio atm) but that is not borrowing, Borrowing is saying "ok 6-7, no we can't do that because 6-7 is negative so take a 10 away from the next column and change that to 16-7 now we can do 16-7=9 and yes we do just need to know this"

    eg

    26-7= 20 + 6 - 7 = 10 + (10 + 6) - 7 = 10 + 16 - 7 = 10 + 9 = 19

    obviously you normally write in columns but I'm not gonna try to format that

    5 votes

  12. Comment on Browser puzzle game: enclose.horse in ~games

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    Started doing past puzzles (starting from 1 going up) and finally got a perfect on one of them https://enclose.horse Day 3 💎 PERFECT! 💎 100%

    Started doing past puzzles (starting from 1 going up) and finally got a perfect on one of them

    https://enclose.horse Day 3
    💎 PERFECT! 💎 100%

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Browser puzzle game: enclose.horse in ~games

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    i think it would be cool if you had the option but then your results shows that you asked for the option, kinda like hints in strands

    i think it would be cool if you had the option but then your results shows that you asked for the option, kinda like hints in strands

    2 votes

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  15. Comment on Exposing YouTube sponsor "Honey" Part 3: Suppressing stand down in ~tech

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    Finally had a chance to finish watching this today. That is some insidiously clever maneuvering they put in place to avoid detection by testers. Awesome that wayback machine had an older archive...

    Finally had a chance to finish watching this today. That is some insidiously clever maneuvering they put in place to avoid detection by testers. Awesome that wayback machine had an older archive of the config file

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions in ~life

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    That sounds really cool and I want to know more! What courses does that encompass? How many years (decades?) are you expecting it to take? Which subjects have you already done and what parts have...

    Since higher education is free in Sweden I have as a personal aspiration to complete all A-level courses.

    That sounds really cool and I want to know more! What courses does that encompass? How many years (decades?) are you expecting it to take? Which subjects have you already done and what parts have you enjoyed the most?

    3 votes

  17. Comment on First finished hand-embroidered patch. *Very* late Timasomo entry... in ~creative

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    That's incredible!! I'm really impressed!!

    That's incredible!! I'm really impressed!!

    8 votes

  18. Comment on Fun winter holiday decorations? in ~talk

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    do you have any pictures of this??

    do you have any pictures of this??

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Cell phone advice in ~tech

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    So, after procrastinating a while, I bought an xcover 7 on amazon yesterday (so I can return it if I have to). Have not started setting it up yet but I can already tell it's way too big and heavy,...

    So, after procrastinating a while, I bought an xcover 7 on amazon yesterday (so I can return it if I have to). Have not started setting it up yet but I can already tell it's way too big and heavy, I can't use this phone.

    Do you know if it's possible to get a lower-capacity and lighter-weight battery?

    Otherwise I think I'm going to have to start over in my search with a single priority of "must not be bigger or heavier than my current phone" and everything else is compromise

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Tildes Book Club 2025 retrospective in ~books

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    Jan: The Ministry for the Future: Read this, didn't love it for many of the same reasons as other Tildeans Feb: Born a Crime: Incredible!!! March: Hyperion: Excellent, but the series does not hold...
    • Jan: The Ministry for the Future: Read this, didn't love it for many of the same reasons as other Tildeans
    • Feb: Born a Crime: Incredible!!!
    • March: Hyperion: Excellent, but the series does not hold up. My ratings were 5, 4, 3, 2 for the four books
    • April: Elder Race: Read this years ago, remains my favorite novella of all time
    • May: A People's Future of the United States: Skipped
    • June: A House with Good Bones: Skipped
    • July: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store: Read this and loved it!
    • Aug: Cat's Cradle: Skipped
    • Sep: Stories of Your Life and Others: Not my favorite
    • Oct: The Poisoner's Handbook: Read this a bit late and enjoyed it a lot! Wasn't quite what I expected but learned some wild things about Prohibition in particular
    • Nov: We are Legion (We are Bob): Read this last year, it was okay, not my favorite series

    Overall, I read a bunch of books that weren't really on my radar or if they were they were endlessly pushed off my TBR, and I think for all of them either I enjoyed it or I thought there was interesting discussion, for a lot of them both! This has been a great book club!

    4 votes