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Comment on Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ dominates with sixteen nods, ‘One Battle After Another’ follows with thirteen in ~movies
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Comment on Theme reset? in ~tildes
RheingoldRiver Link Parentoh amazing! I am now :)oh amazing! I am now :)
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Theme reset?
did anyone else's theme get reset just now? did something happen? should I check other preferences?
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Comment on I recently finished the Cradle series by Will Wight and have post series depression. What shall I read next? in ~books
RheingoldRiver Link ParentI 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
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Comment on I recently finished the Cradle series by Will Wight and have post series depression. What shall I read next? in ~books
RheingoldRiver LinkMother of Learning if you want another progression fantasy bingeMother of Learning if you want another progression fantasy binge
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Comment on So this is 2nd grade subtraction in ~science
RheingoldRiver Link ParentDisclosure 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
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Comment on Browser puzzle game: enclose.horse in ~games
RheingoldRiver Link ParentStarted 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
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Comment on Browser puzzle game: enclose.horse in ~games
RheingoldRiver Link Parenti 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 strandsi 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
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Comment on Browser puzzle game: enclose.horse in ~games
RheingoldRiver (edited )Link Parenthttps://enclose.horse Day 9 🥇 Excellent! 🥇 96% edit: did tomorrow's too https://enclose.horse Day 10 🥇 Excellent! 🥇 98%https://enclose.horse Day 9
🥇 Excellent! 🥇 96%edit: did tomorrow's too
https://enclose.horse Day 10
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Comment on Exposing YouTube sponsor "Honey" Part 3: Suppressing stand down in ~tech
RheingoldRiver LinkFinally 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
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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
RheingoldRiver Link ParentThat 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?
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Comment on First finished hand-embroidered patch. *Very* late Timasomo entry... in ~creative
RheingoldRiver LinkThat's incredible!! I'm really impressed!!That's incredible!! I'm really impressed!!
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Comment on Fun winter holiday decorations? in ~talk
RheingoldRiver Link Parentdo you have any pictures of this??do you have any pictures of this??
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Comment on Cell phone advice in ~tech
RheingoldRiver Link ParentSo, 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
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Comment on Tildes Book Club 2025 retrospective in ~books
RheingoldRiver LinkJan: 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!
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
RheingoldRiver Link Parentoh very cool!! fwiw I'm pretty detached from League world these days but I absolutely love the cinematics, I'd love if you or someone else posted these to ~gaming when they come out! (no...oh very cool!!
fwiw I'm pretty detached from League world these days but I absolutely love the cinematics, I'd love if you or someone else posted these to ~gaming when they come out! (no obligation of course but after recent threads wondering whether people are interested in seeing content I want to indicate interest that I am!)
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
RheingoldRiver Link ParentPlease!If you haven't seen the teaser I'll see if I can link you it.
Please!
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Dragonsteel Nexus 2025
Anyone else at Dragonsteel this year? Want to do a Tildes meetup at some point?
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Comment on Advent of Code starts tomorrow/tonight! Are you participating? Do you have any specific plans for this year? in ~comp.advent_of_code
RheingoldRiver LinkI did it in 2023 and I had a really good time. I was also unemployed at the time (for health reasons). I can't imagine having the time and energy to do AOC while I also have a job, but I will read...I did it in 2023 and I had a really good time. I was also unemployed at the time (for health reasons).
I can't imagine having the time and energy to do AOC while I also have a job, but I will read the threads! GLHF to everyone participating!
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Comment on Advice request: potentially adopting a cat in ~life.pets
RheingoldRiver LinkThat might work for an entire day, don't expect to be able to keep the cat out of any space really. Cats are three-dimensional and will get everywhere. On tables, chairs, desks, bookshelves,...we are planning on keeping the cat out of the bedroom
That might work for an entire day, don't expect to be able to keep the cat out of any space really. Cats are three-dimensional and will get everywhere. On tables, chairs, desks, bookshelves, counters, etc. Some cats are more or less adventurous than other cats, and they'll have preferences (for example, my cat was not big into kitchen counters, but loved my desk), but basically every surface WILL become a cat surface.
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.