I’ve created a collection of shortcuts that helps you plan your Reminders. It is based on my shortcut that does the same for Things 3 tasks. See the latest version of that one here on RoutineHub
It does the following:
Hey guys-
I can’t get this shortcut to do what I want it to. I put a motion sensor in our powder room. What I want it to do is obviously turn on when motion is detected, but if no motion is detected for 30 seconds to turn it off. It’s turning the light off almost immediately. Any suggestion on what to do?
Thanks in advance!
I tried to settle on NPR’s “Shortwave”, because it’s the right length, and I generally like NPR. But this podcast is like “Baby’s First Science Podcast”. I mean, is it meant for children?
I’m looking for something under 30 minutes that is NOT preachy, and hopefully focuses on science frontiers (not medical)… new stuff that’s coming down the line. The length is not a deal breaker.
Thanks for any help!
EDIT for future searches:
These have been highly recommended in the comments:
Somewhat controversial suggestions:
I’m sick of podcasts appealing to the mainstream; I like weird, bizarre, multicultural, niche, and obscure. The big networks don’t make these, because, well of course they don’t. They want to appeal to as wide an audience as possible.
The problem is many people think some pods or topics are obscure or far from the mainstream when they aren’t. Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know has capitalized on this as a business model; it’s a podcast about things people in power don’t want you to know, I mean their last episode was about the Fox News and baby powder lawsuits, not exactly obscure exciting information.
Then the other problem is Reddit’s paranoia with not allowing self promotion. In principal that’s a good rule for getting rid of spam and I support it in theory, but it makes finding new podcasts hard. Oh, another thread where 20 people recommend You’re Wrong About? Oh joy.
I am not asking for conspiracy theory podcasts or …
Some podcasts I’ve enjoyed recently are I’m Not a Monster and Things Fell Apart. I’d like to find something similar in style to listen to next. Could you recommend me something?
I also want to note that I’m not looking for true crime podcasts unless there’s an investigative or uncommon angle to how they’re approached.
I’m about to go on a long road trip and I’m looking for a good podcaster to listen to. I’ve had a couple friends recommended Lex, but I’ve also seen some cringey/biased clips of him in his podcasts. Thoughts?
Hi!
I love the show Fall of Civilization, I’ve always been super interested in ancient civilization (from a historical perspective not the conspiratorial alien thing that’s en vogue) and that show is super well done.
Butttt… each episode is over two hours long and I just don’t have that kind of time to listen to a podcast most of the time. Do you guys have recommendations of a similar show about ancient civilization that’s shorter and more condensed? And fact based not just looking for “mysteries”.
Thank you for any recommendations I appreciate it :)
Does the equivalent of Rotten Tomatoes / IMDb / Letterboxd exist for podcasts yet?
Say what you will about the ratings, but they’re usually a pretty reliable signal of whether or not something is worth your time - particularly for niche content.
The problem I find generally with podcast recommendations, like on this sub, is that they’re so subjective, and people are judging them on a relatively small pool. (The type of person who uses those sites above have seen 500+ movies, but even an average podcast enthusiast probably hasn’t listened to more than 50 podcasts).
EDIT: Ooh, IMDb has ‘Podcast Series’ and ‘Podcast Episodes’ as categories that can be rated/searched.
Podchaser seems close to what I’m looking for.
Our life has been pretty much turned upside down. She was an independent and strong willed woman. Now she cannot leave the house, someone has to stay with her pretty much 24⁄7 and is very difficult for her to tasks that ordinarily should be easy. I know that she is frustrated and feels like she is a prisoner.
I am not an avid reader, but I have been reading her Harry Potter because that is her favorite series because she doesn’t watch TV in general, but now really makes her head hurt.
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I am not sure if anyone has any book suggestions that went through a similar experience. I am not sure something to cry or to laugh, or a mixture.
Thank you in advance.
I don’t really know how to talk to him about this and my conservative Asian parents have no desire to do so. He loves reading so perhaps some books could help him navigate this loss.
I have always loved this kind of book - ones in which every story takes place in a shared location / time period, and as you progress, you begin to see how they interlock, and some background themes begin to reveal a wider story.
I have already read ‘Thirteen Stories” by Jonathan Sims. I also love very deeply - as a non-horror example - “Winesburg, Ohio” by Sherwood Anderson. That is very much the kind of vibe I am chasing.
Preferably where the walker is not as prepared as one would typically expect. I do not want an expert walker/hiker. Just an average person walking an inadvisably long way. Bonus points if it feels like the walk is a bit impulsive.
The walk should be the main focus of the book.
Fiction or non fiction are both ok.
I have read Wild by Cheryl Strayed and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce. I also just finished Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet but that’s not a great example, since the walk was not the focus.
Thank you.
Editing to add - This sub is fantastic, thank you to all who have responded to my oddly specific request.
Hi everyone. I don’t know how to really phrase this but I’ve found that everything makes me feel sad/hurt, whether it be all the suffering in this world or that of those felt by loved ones. The deep sadness easily morphs into this unspeakable rage at the perceived unfairness/injustice of the world. I’m in therapy but that’s only exacerbated all my worst tendencies and has had a detrimental effect on my mental health. Maybe I’m just too stubborn. But if anyone can relate to what I said, I would like to learn how to better cope with these feelings, and how to feel a little less sad/angry. I don’t know how. Feel-good stories only feel like false hope and a cover-up for how horrible this world is. I suppose I’m seeking something that validates my beliefs while also teaching me how to live with it with more peace.
Basically, my friend is in an abusive relationship. Their partner is physically, mentally and emotionally abusive. Their partner is a malignant narcissist and beats my friend, manipulates them into giving up large amounts of money, so on, it’s all bad. I’m legitimately afraid for my friend’s life at this point.
I’m hoping for something I can recommend them that will kind of open their eyes to the situation and maybe help guide them out of this codependent trauma bonded thing and onto a better, safer, healthier path.
Thanks in advance.
edit: Thank you for the suggestions and input everyone, I’ve been reading through and it’s useful info. Some of you read my actual post in another sub about this and obviously it’s a very volatile situation, my friend will move on from this when they are ready and not before that, my only hope is I can help them do so before something truly awful happens. Again, I appreciate the suggestions and advice.
I’ll start, I have a few games that I have always wanted to play that no one has made:
A proper singleplayer open world zombie game. I’ve always wanted an open world like red dead redemption that takes place in a world ravaged by a zombie outbreak
A game like Mario Galaxy or Mario 64 where you go through platforming levels but in first person instead of third. Bonus points if the subtle unintended creepiness of Mario 64 is incorporated.
Just a good multiplayer shooter game with Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, King of the hill etc. Throw in a deathrun gamemode for good measure as well.
A sports game where you can play baseball, basketball, tennis etc online. Sports like baseball and basketball would have full teams. Bonus points if it’s in VR. This one may sound off the wall but I’ve always dreamt about playing something like this.
I want something like Minecraft though, where I control my own character instead of a colony like in Rimworld or family like in Sims. I know you can make just one person in Sims but you get what I mean.
But I want the game to have building elements, like in Minecraft.
I love that type of game, anything that forces me to have a bazillion wiki tabs open.
Stuff like Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress, Stardew Valley, Terraria…
Whatever, the deeper and most obtuse the mechanics go, the happier I am so I’m all ears for some suggestions!
Not interested in roguelikes because those games usually mean you have to start all over again only with some perks or bonuses you collected in previous run(s).
Not my kind of game. I want a game where where the world/run doesn’t reset. Examples:
I recently played Intrusion 2, and holy shit beating that final boss left me breathless, like it was a perfect culmination of the game. And I realized I hadn’t felt like that about a boss since Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. I’m not just looking for good final bosses, but ones that through difficulty and/or spectacle, blow everything else an already great game has done so far out of the water.
Me and my wife like to play together, but she can’t handle more than an hour or two of gaming daily, and I don’t like to play multiple games at the same time. For same reason most MMOs don’t fit because I prefer to be invested in a single character and it leads to situations like this.
Game we’re playing right now and which is kinda perfect in this aspect is Valheim. We only progress when we play together, but there’s still a lot of stuff I can (and even need to) do while she’s offline. Regarding MMOs there are 2 decent ones: TESO (everything scales so character level doesn’t really matter) and Destiny 2 (your character is scaled down for content you outlevel iirc).
What other games would you recommend?