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  1. Comment on Why are so many 55+ neighborhoods being built? in ~life

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    The US population is trending older, and those older folks are living longer.

    The US population is trending older, and those older folks are living longer.

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Any HEMA practitioners? in ~hobbies

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    Yep! I've been doing is since 2012 I think (?) Though my group scattered after covid so no real practice. I've been working through some books with a reading group though.

    Yep! I've been doing is since 2012 I think (?) Though my group scattered after covid so no real practice. I've been working through some books with a reading group though.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Let's add (and rearrange?) some groups + a few notes about other short-term plans in ~tildes.official

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    I was thinking hobbies could use some expansion.

    I was thinking hobbies could use some expansion.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Favorite ambient / instrumental music? in ~music

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    A bit late- Space Funk and Cosmic Jazz Beats with Micaela Grei. One of the more ambient mixes on the channel- or at least instrumental. I'd recommend that channel for interesting, hard to find jazz.

    A bit late- Space Funk and Cosmic Jazz Beats with Micaela Grei. One of the more ambient mixes on the channel- or at least instrumental. I'd recommend that channel for interesting, hard to find jazz.

  5. Comment on The playlistification of music in ~music

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    I found this to be a fairly interesting breakdown on why so much music starts to sounds same-y from a musician. He goes into how 'views' and 'listens' are counted among other topics....

    I found this to be a fairly interesting breakdown on why so much music starts to sounds same-y from a musician. He goes into how 'views' and 'listens' are counted among other topics. Interestingly, he also point out the effects of algorithms of streaming services tend to lead to more and more homogenous suggestions and playlists.

    8 votes

  7. Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news

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    Honestly? New York Times subscription. It's like $4 a month and comes with crossword and cooking. Is it perfect? No. I do try to supplement with other sites, but overall I find NYT to be at least...

    Honestly? New York Times subscription. It's like $4 a month and comes with crossword and cooking. Is it perfect? No. I do try to supplement with other sites, but overall I find NYT to be at least fairly centrist.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on The Apollo app for Reddit closes this evening. End of an era. in ~tech

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    It's weird it feels less like a passing of a torch than the Digg migration or when Fark was winding down. It's like Reddit has sucked up so much of the small special interest groups on the open...

    It's weird it feels less like a passing of a torch than the Digg migration or when Fark was winding down. It's like Reddit has sucked up so much of the small special interest groups on the open channels that there's a void looking beyond that. And yes, I know I'm on Tildes, but this is new yet, and missing many of the smaller, specialized communities that Reddit has.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    What sort of writing do you focus on? Any books that you'd recommend?

    What sort of writing do you focus on? Any books that you'd recommend?

    1 vote

  10. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    It sounds like Ghost Ship?

    rom Below by Darcy Coates

    It sounds like Ghost Ship?

  11. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    My problem with Obsidian is getting it started to be honest.

    My problem with Obsidian is getting it started to be honest.

  12. Comment on Spotify’s podcast plan is going off the rails in ~tech

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    Don't all platforms do that to a certain extent? Personally I'm fond of Audible's radio drama style podcasts, but they're only on Audible.

    Don't all platforms do that to a certain extent? Personally I'm fond of Audible's radio drama style podcasts, but they're only on Audible.

  13. Comment on Best of all time book lists can get repetitive, I'm asking for your top five to ten in ~books

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    Ed Abbey! It's been so long!

    Ed Abbey! It's been so long!