It looks beautiful and I’m so stoked! I’ve been learning new tricks on my old throw, but the pads wore out so it’s a good excuse to get a new one!

Dropping 7/25/25 @8PM EST - Capped Hypernova - a slightly updated version of a Tyler Severance classic. Available at recessintl.com

The 2009 Severe was simultaneously ahead of its time, while harkening back to a quickly fading past. 2009 was a booming era of yoyo technology advancement. Every company was starting to make incredible competition yoyos.

When I arrived at YoYoFactory Summer 2009, they wanted to quickly release a pro model for me and presented me with the Severe shape, with a cap. The cap being a reference to my World & National 5A title won with a Duncan Freehand. I begged Miguel Correa to let me split the Genesis with him, his pro model which was slated to be soon released. He very politely declined (understandably so).

I was desperately trying to shed my old identity being associated with plastic yoyos. I was also dying to get a more modern/futuristic/YoYoFactory look, and at the time the caps just seemed so “mid-school”. YoYoFactory were gracious enough to give …

After adding the forkchop hop in my Fingies No. 3 combo I wondered if I could do multiple hops between those fingers. The answer is yes, but it’s a bit more difficult than doing it with all the fingers.

Old baby for reference (Interlagos by Smashing Yoyos)

“The most innovative, influential, and informative listens in the history of the medium. These podcasts reflect the depth, breadth, and possibility of the medium at its best”

The list contains a lot of the very best podcasts ever made but is a bit US centric but I guess that’s to be expected given that it’s Time. Provides a good list across lots of genres

https://time.com/collections/100-best-podcasts/

I love podcasts! I usually use them as a way to get to know about a topic I read about in the news or in a book. So I often look for podcast episodes based on keywords rather than knowing the podcast already. (Topics I was looking for were about biology, quantum physics or international law, so admittedly niche)

Lately, in the last half a year, the episodes and podcasts I found were predominantly AI generated, I suspect. Here is why:

• The same voices - one man, one woman having a conversation
• The same style of oversimplifying and explaining topics to a non/expert audience that is not how real expert podcasts, e.g. “Oh, now that you mention it, can you explain this very basic and fundamental term for our field?”
• No hosts or speakers listed in the podcasts description
• Multiple episodes published on the same date or within a few days
• Author actually listed on Spotify with an exotic name that does not reflect the accent of the speakers (admittedly, here I am jumping to conclusions) …

I drive a ton & I’m over my typical true crime or comedy podcasts. I listened to S-Town a year ago & was so captivated. Ideally, I want a podcast where the whole story is told throughout a series vs new story each episode.

I’m open to genres but true crime generally is what I’m drawn to.

For me it was the confessionals. I started listening when he was newer at in think around episode 60 or 80. I was listening untill the later ones think around 600. I liked that it use to be about conspiracies but around episode 500 it got to be more religious and preachy conspiracies. I dont know if im the only one that noticed that. I tried stickung around but tapped out at after 600. Funny thing i listen to some actual priest shows about exorcisms and the priests seem less preachy about it.

Curious to know this community’s take on this video given Lex is one of the biggest personas in the podcast world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Ua1hVRtdE

I usually listen to podcasts like Casefile and The Invisible Choir, I enjoyed “The Teachers Pet” recently too, but I’m suffering quite badly with my mental health at the moment so have found a few episodes a bit too graphic for me, especially ones involving children. I also like to listen to podcasts to help me get to sleep but I suffer from nightmares and have found listening to podcasts that involve violent crime seem to contribute to them since I’ve become more unwell.

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for podcasts that are told in the same sort of style as the above mentioned, one narrator telling a more scripted story or one person telling their story but without as much violence in the themes? I also like listening to interrogation clips etc and recently enjoyed Sweet Bobby

I’d still like to listen to something with lots of twists and turns or an element of mystery involved.

Sorry if I’ve explained what I’m looking for badly as my brain is scrambled but any …

What is the one book which you read that no one seems to have heard of but it affected you so profoundly you still think of it years later?

When I was a student, I read a book called Under A Thin Moon by Livi Michael. It’s the story of 4 young working class women who live on a council estate in the UK. It’s utterly heartbreaking and resonated with me so much that I cried for weeks after reading it. I was truly emotionally scarred by it.

I’ve read thousands of books since and none have had such a devastating effect on me as that one book. I was lucky enough to recently find a copy but I’m too scared to read it again in case a) it cripplingly traumatises me again, or worse b) it has zero effect on me and I’ve spent all these years unnecessarily obsessing over a this book.

Do any of you have a largely unknown, hidden gem of a book that has affected you similarly?

What’s a book that almost always lands, no matter someone’s usual taste? The kind that seems to work for nearly everyone

I have been in a reading slump for a long time and want to get back into it. I used to feel such deep feelings about a story that it could change my mood for the rest of the day, and sometimes long after. Please recommend a book that will engross and absolutely shatter my soul.

I’ll read absolutely any genre, fiction or non-fiction. Open to all suggestions!

some 5 star reads i rated: * The Wife Upstairs – Rachel Hawkins * Listen for the Lie – Amy Tintera * Layla – Colleen Hoover * Tell Me What You Did – Carter Wilson * She’s Not Sorry – Mary Kubica * Verity – Colleen Hoover * The Last Party – A.R. Torre * The Stranger in Her House – John Marrs * The Passengers – John Marrs * Behind Closed Doors – B.A. Paris * The Teacher – Freida McFadden * Incidents Around the House – Josh Malerman * Hidden Pictures – Jason Rekulak

some 4 star reads i rated: * The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden * A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall * We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer * Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham * Look Closer by David Ellis

some 1-2 star reads i rated: * The Whisper Man by Alex North * Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney * The Family Experiment by John Marrs * Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter * A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

please suggest some unputdownable books that you can read in less than 72 hours cus …

Do you know any books where the narrator tells you a story but at the end you understand that he lied to you / only told you one point of view or just that you couldn’t trust him?

I know if I’m asking that then I’ll know I can’t trust him but I’m planning to add books to my wishlist until I forget this fact ^^

I’m 34 years old, I don’t want or need another coming-of-age story. Please no wizard schools, I’m begging you.

I’ve read A Wizard of Earthsea and I’ve got Moorcock’s Elric trilogy on the way. I’m not a huge fan of sex/romance but it’s not a dealbreaker. As for tone (cheerful, grimdark, etc) I’m down for anything. Thank you.

Edit: So many recommendations! Thank you so much!

Not just “oh wow they have perfect aim and a million HP,” but like… they react to you. They flank, they fall back when they’re losing, they surprise you with different tactics. Something that feels like you’re fighting actual thinking enemies, not just bullet sponges with aimbot.

I’m just kind of tired of enemies that are only “hard” because they soak up rounds or have cracked aim. I want fights that feel alive and unpredictable because of how the AI behaves, not just what stats they have.

Anyone know any games that do this well?

Edit: Didn’t expect this much help. Really appreciate all of you, thanks.

What kind of games fall into my requirements?

1) No grind. 2) Level based. 3) Requires skill. 4) No tedious run backs to bosses. 5) No open world.

Doesn’t need to be mainstream games. Hidden gems are welcome.

I’m all about gameplay. Celeste, cuphead and hotline miami satisfy these requirements but I’d like to add more to my library. Community made levels would be a nice touch but not a requirement.

I feel like a lot of games have “evil routes” which are just kill people and screw people over for no reason so I never really got into playing those, but I’m currently playing Wasteland 3 and my eyes have been opened a little. People will offer you quests with real tangible rewards that you may need desperately, but you’ll have to go against your morals. Or you’ll have to weigh keeping the favor of your benefactor who runs the state you’re in vs helping the people who need it.

Any other games that give you an actual reason why you would make the “evil” choice?

Bring your Deadly Premonitions, your Seamans, your Cruelty Squads. I want to subject my friends to supreme weirdness, AAA titles, janky messes, indie gems bring’em all.

I’ll name a recent example for me - Death Stranding. I tried multiple times to get into death stranding, bounced off it every time. The last time I pushed on a bit further and ended up finishing it - it’s now one of my favourite games.

What games do you now love that took a while or multiple tries to click with you?

Update: wow thanks for all the replies! Wasn’t expecting Witcher 3 to be such a popular mention in this post!

I’m not looking for games you can mod like crazy (Skyrim/Fallout). What I meant was, weapon reconfiguration as game mechanic, like your weapon in “god eater” but with more obvious presentation of it being one weapon. Like, a game where you have one gun, but by changing parts, installing mods and adding grip/scope, change gun’s caliber and so on. Not necessarily gun, it can be sword, or whatever else.

Hello r/shortcuts,

I built Squigly after switching to Apple Music and getting annoyed at how hard it was to send links to friends (most of whom use Spotify). Every alternative I tried (like song.link) just failed too often to be reliable.

So I built something that actually works:

• One link for everyone: Drop in a Spotify or Apple Music link and get a universal “squigly” link.
• Free API + website: Use the shortcut or paste a song/album URL directly at squigly.link.

Shortcut here.

Would love any feedback or bug reports - especially if you manage to break it!

ISBN → Apple Notes Shortcut

What it does

1. You give it an ISBN number (scan, paste, or enter)
2. It goes out and gets the book info
3. Makes a nice note

Let me know what you think!

https://i.redd.it/cfmzj2eot3ef1.gif

https://huertas.tech/shortcuts/scan-isbn-to-apple-notes

Why it’s cool…

• Zero manual data entry — no more copy-pasting titles, authors, or blurbs.
• Consistent layout — every book note looks identical, making review & search painless.
• Works on iPhone / iPad / Mac.
• Offline once saved — after creation, you own the content, it’s in your notes

Download → ISBN2Notes.shortcut.

1. On first run, it may ask for permissions:
   • Network (fetch book data)
   • Photos (save cover image)
   • Notes (create the note)

Use Cases

• Go to the bookstore and scan into your wishlist
  
• Scan all of your books in your library
  
• Add notes to your books and keep them nice
  
• Scan your friends books

Customising

• Edit the note template — open the Text action and tweak the contents ( …

I got really sick of having that pop up “batter low. >low power mode > close

So I made this shortcut. Just do as the photos show. 1. Create an automation that when battery falls below 25%, enable low power mode

1. Create another automation for when connected to charger, disable low power mode

2. Create one last automation for when disconnected from charger, and follow as the second photo says.

3. That’s it! All done!

I love this shortcut for its simplicity and its usefulness, by far my favorite shortcut I’ve created!

This is a modified version of someone who did this previously. This version shows all the reminders in the Today list instead of just only the current date reminders as I feel like it’s more useful that way. It also removes repetitive text like “ – 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM” and “ – 12:00 AM” as they are just saying that it’s either a whole-day event or a unspecified time in reminders.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/c37455c8c1de4b63bc7dc6cf6d674fa6

Realising this is UK based and I don’t know how the bins work in other countries lmao - but this shortcut will send a text every wednesday, but alternates which colour bin to send the reminder about :)