Disclaimer: I’m the creator of X.app and the shortcuts.
As all the PiP shortcuts are designed to run inside Scriptable - my shortcuts are designed to launch URL into X.app.
X.app is not limited to YouTube, it supports any site with a video like Vimeo, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, etc.
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While X.app has native extensions to activate PiP and Fullscreen modes, Shortcuts app enables next level of possibilities, follow instructions below.
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Step 1 - Install the app, it has to be downloaded manually, currently it runs via URL scheme and not “certified” for embedding into shortcuts - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/x-app/id1533525753
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Step 2 - Install Shortcuts:
“Open URL in X.app”:
“Open Clipboard in X.app”: …
SHORTCUT DOWNLOAD: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/19f9b3f66bbd40589f8770f838a694fc
enjoy :)
What other changes would people like to see to shortcuts?
I want to listen to stuff that will make me scared to go to sleep
Edit: Thank you everyone for all the suggestions! Was not expecting so many response. Incoming sleepless nights!
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I’m primarily am greatly interested in medieval Africa as well as African history during the age of decolonization and the Cold War. I wish I had the resources and availability to attempt such a podcast.
Looking for new recommendations
Well, it’s been roughly one year since I began listening to podcasts seriously (read: made a Pocket Casts account and messed around with variable speed) and in that year, I have subscribed to 68 feeds and listened for 33 days (or 81 days of podcasts once you account for variable speed.) Conveniently, that equates to 50 podcasts that I have listened to and enjoyed enough to keep around, and have also listened enough to share my thoughts on. If you’re new to listening, my goal is to make this a good place to start.
Following is all 50, ranked (roughly; this was far from an exact science) by how much I enjoyed them. Keep a few things in mind. First, I’m still subscribed to all of these, so I find even the very bottom one worth listening to. Second, since it’s based only on my enjoyment, it’s influenced less by the quality of the podcasts and more by my interests, biases, etc. The exact ranking isn’t meant to be taken too seriously. It should also be …
I’m a big fan of the podcast format wherein the host or hosts help a listener solve some small nagging mystery in their life. Some examples of this are Reply All’s Super Tech Support, UnderUnderstood, 99% Invisible (The Mojave Desert Phone-booth episode in particular), Decoder Ring, and Mystery Show among others. I’d love to find more podcasts in this realm, but with an emphasis on the mystery being fairly low stakes. While I do enjoy investigations about internet mysteries, missing persons, or paranormal mysteries, I really enjoy the idea of someone spending inordinate amounts of time trying to solve a really low impact mystery that really only matters to the person who asked the question. I’d really love your suggestions, thanks for reading!
Any other flair can work too lol.
Thanks yall for the suggestions, very appreciated :)
I just thought this would be an interesting spin on a book club where we all discuss the same thing, but we all don’t read the last chapter and we all have to do our deductive reasoning to find out who the culprit is. But the problem is: there are a lot of books that reveal it in the penultimate chapter, or even halfway through and it is dealing with the fallout of that. Not that these are bad tropes mind you, it’s just that it obviously does not go with what we are going for this time around.
I’m looking more for murder mysteries like “And Then There Were None” where there is no explanation as to who the killer is until the epilogue. It just ends.
But in the same vein, Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” tells who the murderer is in the last line of the penultimate chapter (IIRC) and while it was a great reveal - it sort of “kills” the fun discussion we were going to have with this.
Obviously, I am trying to …
the genre does not matter, just tell me what book you think is a masterpiece. tell me what happens in it if you like and why it’s your favorite.
I was wondering if you know any books on how to handle these kinds of situations in a good way. I don’t know how to react or what to say when she suddenly says that she wants to kill herself. I’ve worked with helping people through talking before but not like this.
Thank you.
During and after quarantine, I have gotten into reading books that paint an aesthetically pleasing picture in the mind like:
Rebecca, The Night Circus, The Secret History, If We Were Villains, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, We Were Liars etc.
I would like to read more books with a similar aesthetic to these. Please recommend your favourites.
Been trying to find a good book about Greek Mythology and I don’t know what book would be the best. Maybe a book that has the stories like echo and narcissus. Any recommendations?
Pretty much the title. What’s the best short story that you’ve ever read? Maybe it’s not only one, so feel free to share the ammount of short stories that you have!
Edit: Thank you so much for so many suggestions! I just read Young Goodman Brown and omg, it was absolutely intense! I loved it. I’ll try to read as much of this great short stories as I can! I hope we can all benefit from this selection that we all made <3
So, I’ve been in the trap of playing PvP games (moba’s, WoW, etc) and ignoring all story elements just to enjoy gameplay. I’m feeling burnt out by this (just quite PoE as well) and looking for some good story driven games that will hold my attention. I think the only game I’ve been able to sit through as of late was TLOU2. What have you played that really captivated you? I love pretty much all kinds of games except strategy RPG’s (tactics style).
Edit: holy shit, I’ve never had a post with this many comments. I’ve made a list with a lot of common mentions to make my way through. I can’t thank you all enough!
any games that have low score in reviews but you think they are great?
i think we should let more people know and try the game
example:
:P Just don’t recommend an ARPG cause I’ve already played all of them: Grim dawn, Diablo, PoE, Chronicon, Last epoch, Titan Quest, Torchlight, Van Helsing, Victor Vran etc…
Title says it all. What games do you believe a new gamer needs to play? Any device and age.
As I’ve gotten older I’ve found I enjoy story driven titles more. However a lot of them feel like they were written more as Hollywood flicks than actual well thought out content with deeper meaning. I’m looking for something with a powerful message that isn’t scared to deal with tough topics in an adult way. I’m not looking for “edgy” necessarily, just mature. Bonus points if it also features great world building and lore.
Titles that come to mind of this type of writing include the Metal Gear series, Final Fantasy 12/Tactics, and the Witcher series.
Genre doesn’t matter as I play everything. PC is platform of preference.
Thanks!
I’ve watched a bunch of videos about Antarctic bases, and research stations on isolated islands. As well as some films with isolated moon/mars base or something.
I want to experience that feeling of fighting through a blizzard/sandstorm/space-radiation-juju, and feeling safe as you climb into your “sci-fi chic” (as a BBC article I just read phrases it) base, strip off your protective environmental suit, and rest or do science, or something…
Ideally not a combat heavy experience, I’m much more interested in a exploration/research sort of setting. Co-op would be a massive plus, but isn’t required. Returning to, and going into a home base, where you feel safe from an otherwise hostile environment is the main thing I’m looking for.