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  1. Comment on Tildes Minecraft PVP event in ~games

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    I mean, I only joined because someone needed to replace you so the teams wouldn't be unbalanced, and I did give the creesch-coloured team 2 of its 3 points, so you're technically around 66.66%...

    I mean, I only joined because someone needed to replace you so the teams wouldn't be unbalanced, and I did give the creesch-coloured team 2 of its 3 points, so you're technically around 66.66% correct...

    I mean, who'd ever hit a girl, right?

    1 vote

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    It sucks you didn't get to join - I missed you a ton. I didn't participate in the free-for-all but I did my best to cover for you and make Poland proud in the CTF o7

    It sucks you didn't get to join - I missed you a ton.
    I didn't participate in the free-for-all but I did my best to cover for you and make Poland proud in the CTF o7

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Tildes Minecraft PVP event in ~games

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    I used to watch the TeamCrafted ones back in the day, but I think I haven't watched any since the time I quit minecraft due to 1.9's release

    I used to watch the TeamCrafted ones back in the day, but I think I haven't watched any since the time I quit minecraft due to 1.9's release

    2 votes

  5. Comment on All the Eurovision songs are out. Let's talk about them! in ~music

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    greece has a fucking ai-generated video clip

    greece has a fucking ai-generated video clip

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

  7. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Following yesterday's debate on whether Gravy is a soup, we're looking for more expert opinions. If you're an expert on soupology or gravydynamics, please bless us with your expert opinion in the...

    Following yesterday's debate on whether Gravy is a soup, we're looking for more expert opinions. If you're an expert on soupology or gravydynamics, please bless us with your expert opinion in the chat.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I added "chest content indicators" (in the form of mini-blocks) to all non-bulk chests & around half of the bulk chests at the Community Storage, to help people find things in there a lot more...

    I added "chest content indicators" (in the form of mini-blocks) to all non-bulk chests & around half of the bulk chests at the Community Storage, to help people find things in there a lot more easily than before. I'm going to expand this to include the bulk chests soon as well.

    6 votes

  9. Comment on Reuters reveals Banksy's identity in a long investigation in ~arts

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    A kto to przyszedł? Pan maruda, niszczyciel dobrej zabawy, pogromca uśmiechów dzieci.

    A kto to przyszedł? Pan maruda, niszczyciel dobrej zabawy, pogromca uśmiechów dzieci.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    IMPORTANT NOTE for non-US participants. As of today, the US is following daylight savings time. Recalculate your reminders (if any) using the correct timezone(s)

    March 14th, 2pm EST

    IMPORTANT NOTE for non-US participants. As of today, the US is following daylight savings time. Recalculate your reminders (if any) using the correct timezone(s)

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Hey all, In case any of you have wanted to "leave your mark" somewhere in my town, Słonecznikowo (People's Republic of Poland), I currently have 3 future builds where I'd absolutely love to see...

    Hey all,

    In case any of you have wanted to "leave your mark" somewhere in my town, Słonecznikowo (People's Republic of Poland), I currently have 3 future builds where I'd absolutely love to see what someone else would build. Obviously, with some basic requirements in place, so that nobody just ends up constructing a wool dong ejaculating obsidian in the middle of my base, or some shit

    Those projects are:

    In this desperate situation, all development and growth in the Polish economy slowed to a crawl. Most visibly, work on most of the major investment projects that had begun in the 1970s was stopped.As a result, most Polish cities acquired at least one infamous example of a large unfinished building languishing in a state of limbo. While some of these, such as the Szkieletor skyscraper in Kraków, were eventually finished decades later, most were never finished at all, wasting the considerable resources devoted to their construction.

    • A traditionally-styled Catholic church
    • A really wonky, 1960s-1980s sci-fi/futurism-looking church that doesn't even look like a church (see: [1], [2])

    I don't really log in here almost at all anymore, so if you're interested, please contact me in-game!

    6 votes

  15. Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk

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    My hair behaves very similarly to yours, and wigs helped me a lot there. Good news is - wigs with long (i.e. stereotypically feminine) haircuts are IMO the easiest ones to wear without fuss. I...
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    My hair behaves very similarly to yours, and wigs helped me a lot there. Good news is - wigs with long (i.e. stereotypically feminine) haircuts are IMO the easiest ones to wear without fuss.

    I can't name any specific shops in Canada, as I've only bought mine from local shops in my area. I know lots of people on "the other place" swear by wigs.com - I saw a lot of comments about it while researching wigs myself - but I have never even browsed it, so I can't properly recommend it myself. However, I can give the following pointers:

    • Measure your head before buying one. If you figure your head is too large, you will need to shop for wigs specifically for large heads
    • Synthetics are (or can be) just as good as human hair ones, of not better. They're very low effort (whereas human hair ones require more effort), look just as good, and don't get frizzy in humidity or other wet conditions.
    • Look for anything that says "medical-grade" or something adjacent. Cosplay/carnival/"for funsies" wigs will naturally look shit
    • I'd generally avoid wigs without a "lace front" (or similar) part. Wigs without it will look less natural
    • If you pick a wig that's close to your natural hair colour and shape, you don't even have to fully hide your bio hair 100%. Some can show through and jt will still look normal.
    • Don't believe the wig manufacturers who'll tell you that their synthetics only last 3 months, as thry are only saying that so you spend more. Reality is that (for synthetics, at least) they will last multiple years with proper care, or, hell, sometimes even without
    • Don't feel like you should wash it often. Unless it makes your head smell bad or the hairs look like they legit need a wash, there's no reason to. Even with heavy use in warmer weather, it generally takes me several weeks until it actually needs a wash.
    • Avoid wigs longer than armpit-length, because the friction from chairs/etc is bad for them and will make the fibers look worse faster

    Personal suggestion: Get an appointment for a consultation and/or demo at a reputable local shop. That's their job, and they're not there to judge you or shame you or make fun of you. They're there to help and they see dozens of clients like you regularly. You don't need to buy anything from them per se, but they can help you try out things and see what suits you more etc.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Getting so in-character I made kultura zapierdolu a thing even in minecraft /s Thank you kindly!

    Poland, which grows by the day. @Taylorswiftspickles has done so much digging

    Getting so in-character I made kultura zapierdolu a thing even in minecraft /s

    and both of us were impressed by it.

    Thank you kindly!

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Any beautiful and/or interesting magazines you like? in ~design

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    Slightly unrelated, but I got REALLY into the whole concept of the Sibylle magazine during the second half of 2025, while I was researching historical data for my minecraft base/art project on the...

    Slightly unrelated, but I got REALLY into the whole concept of the Sibylle magazine during the second half of 2025, while I was researching historical data for my minecraft base/art project on the new tildes minecraft server.

    But, alas, sadly there are barely any openly accessible online archives (legal or illegal) for it, as far as I could tell, and the book that was written for it is sold out... Aside from random content here and there, I've not been able to find much. :(

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Get hyped countdown thread in ~games

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    Time for a little "new skin reveal" & a reminder of what my plans are for the current season. --The Plan-- This season, I'm building an imaginary Polish town, named Malinowo (lit. "raspberry...

    Time for a little "new skin reveal" & a reminder of what my plans are for the current season.

    --The Plan--

    This season, I'm building an imaginary Polish town, named Malinowo (lit. "raspberry settlement"), situated in the 1980s, during the last few years of the East Bloc. The goal for this project is to respectfully (both in terms of history and in terms of the people who lived through the PRL regime) portray 1980s Poland through a "photorealist" view. This project is meant to be an art/architecture/history study for me, and does not mean or intend to glorify the PRL, the USSR, and any other authoritarian regime, nor does it otherwise mean or intend to make people from the former East Bloc uncomfortable.

    Unlike many of you, I have not placed a single block in a testing world - instead, my preparation has taken the form of research - I've been surveying historic archives online and I've also been physically investigating real-world city-planning in various locations in Poland. As such, there's currently no actual clue what the city itself is going to end up like. My high level plans at the moment include a high-density residential area and well as an industrial area, plus a realistic electric grid & energy factory. I'd love to be able to build more (incl. e.g. an "old town" historic district), but I don't know whether I'll realistically have the time, doing this solo... That said, I mentioned in an older thread, I welcome any well-meaning collaboration with other players, be it a project inside the town or a completely independent, on-theme project in reasonable proximity to the town.

    --My CharacterTM--

    So... My old skin would feel very out of place, as it's inspired by 2010s punk rock and queer fashion. Also, my old skin feels out of place in my real life too. When I created it back in 2024, it represented my own "target state" for my looks in real life. But I've since attained and even surpassed that target state. So I went with something different this time. Something that both fits my own "wishes" for the time being, while also being somewhat more possible for the era.

    However, that was very tricky. I spent weeks trying to figure out something that was realistic, common, properly "translatable" into minecraft skin limitations, and actually looked beautiful to me and made me happy to look at it. The only thing that would have fit all criteria except for the latter would be a militaristic outfit, which I explicitly wished to avoid due to the philosophy I mentioned earlier on in my commen. I tinkered with things for a while but wasn't happy with anything. Then, I started looking into "high fashion" examples from the East German magazine Sibylle and, after looking through all of their publicly-available stuff, I ended up throwing something together, inspired by those works. This was the result - which sadly is still somewhat anachronistic, albeit in a different way. For better or worse, this significantly limits the in-character background of my character. Meaning, either my character is a tailor (or something similar) by profession, or my character is otherwise well-connected with the hypothetical people running the regime. I'm not sure about her background yet, so we'll see, but I think I'm leaning towards the first option.

    It's worth noting, though, that canonically, my character for this season is indeed the same character as last season, and some of you know why (*wink wink*). So, expect a few easter eggs from last season here and there ;)

    3 votes

  20. Comment on You’re 16. You’re a pedophile. You don’t want to hurt anyone. What do you do now? in ~life

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    The chemical method is generally as simple as taking a high dosage antiandrogen. And while it's true that the effects are generally reversible, they're not entirely reversible - it depends. For...
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    The chemical method is generally as simple as taking a high dosage antiandrogen. And while it's true that the effects are generally reversible, they're not entirely reversible - it depends.

    • For one, there's the possibility of some minor breast growth, which generally isn't reversible without surgery. This may also likely cause physical gender dysphoria to a cis man.
    • It also puts your body in a more or less a similar situation menopause does - only your adrenals would produce sex hormones, and they certainly aren't enough to sustain e.g. your bones in your body. You're at high risk of osteoporosis & other bone health problems. As well as anything else menopause brings, really. Some of those issues can reach the point that they don't reverse.
    • There's always the risk that the infertility they bring ends up being permanent after long-term use, although research on this is mixed
    • For reasons tangentially relating to #1, they can also cause depression, suicidal tendencies, and other mental issues to cis men
    • There's a rare risk they alter something else in body chemistry irreversably after long-term use
    • Most (if not all) antiandrogens just suck. All major ones have a whole bunch of potential health-related side effects. And GnRH agonists/antagonists/etc on the other hand are generally stupidly expensive AFAIK, but have fewer of those side effects

    I'm simplifying a lot of things here, but you get the point

    Edit: Worth noting, the above assumes you're past a certain age and your body is no longer "developing"

    Edit 2: They above certainly aren't the only ways

    18 votes