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  1. Comment on David Byrne - Hard Times (Paramore cover, 2024) in ~music

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    The current system is that official music videos get tagged with music videos and everything that isn't one as videos. But I have a plan.

    The current system is that official music videos get tagged with music videos and everything that isn't one as videos.

    But I have a plan.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    'Seagull Boy', nine, wins European screeching competition BBC News – Caroline Lowbridge – 23rd April 2024

    'Seagull Boy', nine, wins European screeching competition

    A nine-year-old British boy has won a European championship with his uncanny impression of a seagull.

    He originally started doing seagull impressions after being nipped by one while he was eating a tuna sandwich.

    He wanted to become "Seagull Boy", like when Peter Parker became Spider-Man after being bitten by a spider.

    BBC News – Caroline Lowbridge – 23rd April 2024

    9 votes

  3. Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news

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    Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like net neutrality, agreements.noncompete and tiktok. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if...

    Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like net neutrality, agreements.noncompete and tiktok. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was a nosey parker.

    But one of my favourite tags happens to be offbeat! Taking its original inspiration from Sir Nils Olav III, this thread is looking for any far-fetched offbeat stories lurking in the newspapers. It may not deserve its own post, but it deserves a wider audience!

    12 votes

  4. Comment on Net neutrality is back as US FCC votes to regulate internet providers in ~tech

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    Previous discussions can also be found here.

    Previous discussions can also be found here.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Tildes Video Thread in ~misc

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    Cassetteboy vs The Apprentice 2024 YouTube – Cassetteboy – 19th April 2024

    Cassetteboy vs The Apprentice 2024

    Lord Sugar will see you now. Another classic mashup of clips from the UK version of the TV show The Apprentice with Sir Alan Sugar.

    YouTube – Cassetteboy – 19th April 2024

    1 vote

  6. Tildes Video Thread

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    Find yourself watching tons of great videos on [insert chosen video sharing platform], but also find yourself reluctant to flood the Tildes front page with them? Then this thread is for you. It...

    Find yourself watching tons of great videos on [insert chosen video sharing platform], but also find yourself reluctant to flood the Tildes front page with them? Then this thread is for you.

    It could be one quirky video that you feel deserves some eyeballs on it, or perhaps you've got a curated list of videos that you'd love to talk us through...

    Share some of the best video content you've watched this past week/fortnight with us!

    3 votes

  7. Midweek Movie Free Talk

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    Warning: this post may contain spoilers

    Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.

    Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets

  15. Comment on Study: Hunters die after consuming chronic wasting disease-infected venison in ~health

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    Looks like they pulled it due to misinformation.

    Looks like they pulled it due to misinformation.

  16. Comment on Study: Hunters die after consuming chronic wasting disease-infected venison in ~health

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    That link no longer points to an article, possibly because of... Viral Articles Claim Two ‘Hunters Died After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison.’ Here’s What Really Happened Outdoor Life – Katie Hill...

    That link no longer points to an article, possibly because of...

    Viral Articles Claim Two ‘Hunters Died After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison.’ Here’s What Really Happened

    The hunting community is experiencing whiplash after several articles appeared on mainstream news sites this week announcing that two hunters have died after eating venison from deer with chronic wasting disease. Wildlife experts say there is no evidence to support these claims.

    Viral news website The Daily Mail published a story on Thursday titled “Two hunters ‘become first Americans to die from ZOMBIE DEER disease’ after eating infected venison.” The coverage is based on a research abstract published in Neurology on April 9 titled “Two Hunters from the Same Lodge Afflicted with Sporadic CJD: Is Chronic Wasting Disease to Blame?” The Mail story also appears to draw on the article “Study: Hunters Die After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison” published by Field & Stream Wednesday. (The F&S article has since been removed and replaced with more skeptical coverage of the Neurology abstract; a syndicated version of the original story remained on Yahoo! News at press time.) Now false reports of CWD infecting humans are spreading concerns and misinformation on hunting forums and social media.

    Outdoor Life – Katie Hill – 18th April 2024

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets

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    Add pet chat to your tag filters, and I'll go through and tag up the rest of them.

    Add pet chat to your tag filters, and I'll go through and tag up the rest of them.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Restaurant in Italy offers free bottles of wine to customers who hand in phones The Guardian – Angela Giuffrida – 15th April 2024

    Restaurant in Italy offers free bottles of wine to customers who hand in phones

    Angelo Lella, the owner of Al Condominio, a restaurant that opened in the northern city of Verona in March, said the aim was to encourage diners chat to each other instead of constantly glancing at their phones.

    People will be given the choice to set aside their phone, which will be placed in their own box, under lock and key, at the entrance. They then show the key to the waiter, who serves them their bottle of wine.

    The Guardian – Angela Giuffrida – 15th April 2024

    6 votes

  20. Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news

    ~news Ask
    Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like united nations, embezzlement and roguelites. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone...

    Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like united nations, embezzlement and roguelites. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was mystified.

    But one of my favourite tags happens to be offbeat! Taking its original inspiration from Sir Nils Olav III, this thread is looking for any far-fetched offbeat stories lurking in the newspapers. It may not deserve its own post, but it deserves a wider audience!

    13 votes