Go Sixers

Trick is called Paranoia, you can find it if you dig around on my youtube. Not sure i’m even doing it right but the first slack portion is the coolest part anyway!

I’ve always loved yoyos and I have been watching and reading about yoyos for the last few months. I know the speedaholic and shooting star are similar. But I couldn’t resist as I love collecting things and bought my self some yoyos for my birthday. You guys really make things look so easy, I can barely do a simple bind. I tried a breakaway into a trapeze yesterday and the string got caught in the k2 and cut my mouth open from the inside LOL.

Wish me luck, you guys.

(The k2 is really solid yoyo, with a super smooth bearing)

Bonus- our cat were fostering and her litter she recently gave birth to at the end

Preferably not true crime, otherwise I’m okay with any other genre.

Thanks!

I’m not sure if “documentary-style” is the correct way to describe what I’m looking for where it’s almost like your watching a documentary but just listening, but basically I’m looking for:

- Non-Fiction
- Scripted (at least the majority of it), more highly produced, can have multiple types of elements though like clips from interviews/clips from other media/etc.
- NOT true crime. Or I guess I mean not like typical true crime, nothing to do with extreme violence. Not looking for a solving an open mystery type thing.

An example of the kind of thing I’m looking for is Sold a Story about the education system issues with teaching children to read.

Thank you!

I’m just a F30-something, currently living in an ultra conservative part of the US… Not really my jam, which is fine, it’s temporary. But I don’t have a lot of friends here to dive into interesting, more progressive-leaning, intellectual, deep dive conversations with.

Give me the quirkiness, interesting people, laughs, the neurodivergent and psychology pods, the cool stories, fascinating facts, etc. Just great discussions. Send me your faves.

I plan to put together a little playlist on Spotify, and I’m more than willing to share if anyone’s interested

Thanks everyone!

I really enjoy non-murder, limited-series true crime podcasts, as well as lighthearted comedy podcasts. Here are some podcasts I enjoy, any recommendations are appreciated! (Sorry for the poor formatting I don’t know how to fix the spacing)

Comedy: Older eps of Nintendo 69 Clicker I Barely Know Her Arya Talking to Me Ooo Spooky! Finding Drago So True! Stavvy’s World The Basement Yard Older eps of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

True Crime: (Scams, hacking, coverups) Love trapped Unicorn Girl Scamanda Believe in Magic Older eps of Sounds Like a Cult The Lazarus Heist Camp Shame

(Murder) Serial In the Dark Cold Weird Little Guys

Pop Culture: Maintenance Phase If Books Could Kill A Bit Fruity Older eps of You’re Wrong About What Went Wrong The Bechdel Cast & every Jaime Loftus podcast except Lolita (Sword Quest, 16th Minute of Fame, Aack Cast etc.) This Ends at Prom Older eps of You Are Good Under the Influence

Slice of Life: Older eps of Reply All This American Life Heavyweight …

This was a great journalistic true crime podcast.

I actually listened twice.

BUT I was curious if anyone had a similar recommendation?

Would prefer more investigative style podcasts instead of just regurgitating info if that makes sense!

Thanks!

When I get hooked on a book series I get hooked hard… I picked up Dungeon Crawler Carl, and in 3 weeks I had finished 8 books.

I want a long series that can keep me for a long time, and that would also make me want to keep reading instead of going to sleep.

I already finished pretty much all of Discworld, a song of ice and fire, hyperion, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, Robin Hobb’s stuff. For some reason I never managed to get into Malazan, even after reading the first book twice.

Would love some suggestions, the genre doesn’t really matter although I do obviously have a tendency to go for fantasy/scifi when it comes to long series.

Thank you!

So, I just finished reading a translation of Les Liaisons dangereuses, the 1782 French novel which is the basis of the movie 1988 Dangerous Liaisons.

The book is told entirely through letters between a social circle of French aristocrats and their interconnected affairs and betrayals. It was a fantastic read and I absolutely couldn’t put it down because at the end of the day I am a shameless chismosa.

Any genre, any time period, but it has to either be in English or have an English translation.

Edit: Or if you are a U.S. Citizen, but you came from another country.

I kind of did this question a year ago and received A BUTT-LOAD of great recommendations (thank you guys. Seriously . I‘ve got a TBR list for LIFE ) I wanted to ask again because although the last post went great, I did end up getting a lot more books on US history than I had hoped, rather than books on other countries and their history, customs and stories in general. I did say in that one that I wasn’t well-versed in U.S. history and politics as well, so I was ok with that. It lead to some enjoyable and very eye-opening reads. But this time, hopefully I can get more recs for books from other countries to broaden my knowledge of the world (and hopefully yours too if you‘re looking for the same thing). So any topic on your country that your passionate about (history, food, cultures, figures, etc.), please I would love to read about it. Thank you all again 💕

I used to love reading YA (Maximum Ride, Divergent, Hunger Games, Uglies). Start the book for the plot, stay for the character development and a chaste flirty love story. Themes that make you really think about the world afterwards but prose that’s propulsive and fun and funny.

As an adult, I feel like to find this I either have to keep reading books about teenagers which makes me feel a little slimy, or settle for either of the two poles - romance for romance, thriller for plot.

I want all of it, together, in a book with characters legally old enough to rent a car.

Edit: As a point of reference, the closest I‘ve found was The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks. Also, I don’t like fantasy (magic, dragons, supernatural, “ancient”). Thanks everyone for your help!

Any ideas?

Memoirs/biographies I’ve loved:
- Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
- Sociopath by Patric Gagne
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- Educated by Tara Westover

What drew me to all of these books is the way they explore what it means to play the hand you’re dealt. I’m fascinated by stories of people who endure incredibly difficult circumstances, and I always come away with a deeper understanding of resilience, a bigger sense of compassion, and awe at the many ways people survive and grow through hardship.

Would love to hear what your favorite memoirs are!

What period? Any! I don’t really care. Just anything before the 1940s. Middle grade and up.

Most period piece or old novels star the rich or decently well-off. Even the March family in “Little Women” is poor, but they still have enough money to pay for a servant. Escapism is the reason, I know.

I don’t want cutesy rich people escapism. I don’t want rags to riches. I want to read a novel about someone who I would probably be in the past: bottom of the totem pole working class.

I’ve already read “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn” and a few of the Little House on the Prarie.

SO many space games have come out over the last 20 years that promised such depth and immersion and droves of features meant to indicate player impact on the universe, but NONE of them are scratching the itch.

Star Citizen? Development limbo forever. Big graphics, 1990s complexity, 500 thrusters on your ship go brrrr “simulation”, zero point.

No Man’s Sky? Fun progression, 1000 proofs of concepts and tutorials disguised as plot continuity. Human pattern recognition still beats procedural generation. Player gains rep, but zero impact on the galaxy.

Elite Dangerous? The economy is an illusion, powerplay mechanics give you the same feeling of actual influence as casting a vote in a presidential election. Your insignificance in that galaxy is never understated, least gratifying grind in gaming.

EVE Online? Toxic shithole, dead chats, a simulation of real world class disparity that no one in their right mind should pay $19/mo to be part of.

Freelancer-likes …

I want to play games with this feeling. Please suggest some to me.

As the title says let’s celebrate our most beloved gaming experiences.

my list goes like

1. GTA: San Andreas

2. Red Dead Redemption 2

3. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

4. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

5. Persona 5 royal (interchangeable with persona 3 and 4)

6. Devil May Cry 3

7. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

8. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

9. Cyberpunk 2077

10. Bully

My wife and I had an incredible time recently playing Blue Prince, up until we reached a point where things just got so deep and abstract that we had to pull the ripcord. Unfortunately, we didn’t really get a sense of closure from Blue Prince, and now we’re craving something that scratches the same (and very specific) itch. I’m actually starting to worry that it’s such a specific itch that it might not be able to be scratched by any game other than Blue Prince, which is what brings me here.

We want to be dropped into a mystery where our own investigative abilities are the primary method of advancing the game. When we played Blue Prince, we had a whole notebook of notes we took, with no real idea if they were important or not at the time. That feeling of writing something down and then hours later realizing “oh shit, this is related to that note we made!” was intoxicating for both of us.

So far, we’ve been looking for games using tags like …

Hi!

Looking for a game where you explore, fight, or loot with a vehicle you can also live / work / sleep in. Can be in space, land, sea, whatever!

Essentially Pacific Drive if you never returned to the garage, or Subnautica after you get the Cyclops.

The ships in starfield somewhat scratch this itch… but that game has other problems. Maybe I should try it again.

The vehicle must be controllable, so Outerworlds doesn’t work for this.

Thanks!

Having 2 taps just to get through their AI rubbish and edit a Shortcut was driving me a little mad!

Purpose of shortcut: To clean up sloppy notes
Steps: Click the shortcut and type in the exact title of the note
results: it cleans up the note
shorty’s link: note cleanup

personal note:
I am new to the Apple ecosystem and just came across shortcuts yesterday. After about 45 minutes of tinkering with Gemini, I got it to work, and I was so impressed! I’ve been doing this manually with Gemini “gems” by copy pasting for so long! Having it automated is so much fun.

Pictures 3 & 4 are before and after images of mashed up garbage text, automatically organized by Apple intelligence.

After finishing making this shortcut, I realized I could describe what I want to Siri and it can create a shortcut itself, so I am excited to try that feature, in addition to researching what other people use this application for.

Tomorrow I will also try freeform.

I had a fun, extremely nerdy idea today and decided to build a shortcut for it. According to Einstein’s Special Relativity, when you move, time passes slightly slower for you compared to someone standing still (Time Dilation).

I wanted to know exactly how much younger I am than my couch every day, just by walking.
The Physics & The Math
Since human walking speed is tiny compared to the speed of light, the time dilation formula simplifies nicely. If we know the daily distance (d) and average speed (v), the time “saved” is:
⁠Time = (d × v) / 2c²⁠

How the Shortcut Works
The shortcut pulls two daily metrics from Apple Health:
1. Walking/Running Distance (Sum in meters)
2. Walking Speed (Average in m/s)
Then, it runs a Calculate Expression action. To get the output directly in nanoseconds (so it’s actually readable and not just a bunch of zeros), I converted the 2c\^2 constant to match the scale. The formula in the shortcut looks exactly like this:
⁠( Distance …

We recently learned my wife is pregnant! I built a shortcut to keep up with her progress, how far she’s come, and the days remaining until the due date. It also shows the baby’s stage, including size comparisons and development.

Pregnancy Dashboard Shortcut

Baby Size Comparison Dictionary Shortcut

Baby Development Dictionary

Please feel free to criticize (kindly please lol) and offer up suggestions.

Attached shortcut, just create an automation with it that runs at 00:00 of the date of the month your billing cycle starts

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/eb01904069f24c7285a348e36fe2ea0b

Hello!

I was looking for a shortcut that, at the beginning of each month, goes and grabs all the photos (and videos) from the previous month and puts them in an album.

I know you can see the date when you scroll past them, but I’m trying to minimize my endless scrolling in Photos, plus I wanted a nice overview of the previous month. I’ll admit I was looking while sleep-deprived and couldn’t find one here, so I thought I’d share mine. This is the first one I’ve made, so feel free to tweak it/give feedback so I can improve it!

I’ve set mine up to run at 00:01 on the 1st of each month.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/af38d933103a49e99b46c6f11f2d2bee