Lest ye be pinched! 🤏

I will never get bored of yoyoing!

Did a sunset hike and barely made it to the end on time, literally jogging after hiking up about 1900 ft of elevation gain. Could not hit tricks with that level of exhaustion and had to skedaddle to get past the dangerous part with some light left so couldn’t really retake but it looks cool regardless I think

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This was wicked hard to shoot - it was 30°F and windy, and I was trying to be a fashion boi and wearing a 9lb leather jacket - but we got the tricks 🫡

Mainly wanted to demonstrate how nice this Yoyo is for chopsticks tricks - which is cliche with a small Yoyo, but it just feels so nice for the Yoyo to fit with out struggling everytime 😂

https://youtu.be/BJ5YWIfMKTI?si=Cixm5slY00OGuLjS

Throwing the RCS seti.

Tricks in combo:

• Zifnab - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn4x2pLbGcQ&pp=ygUGWmlmbmFi
• The hipster but fs - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_nd6Z71Lzbg&pp=ygUZVGhlIGhpcHN0ZXIgeW95byB0dXRvcmlhbA%3D%3D
• GT formed from the mount in frunchy - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fLs8-ZVRobE&pp=ygUVRnJ1bmNoeSB5b3lvIHR1dG9yaWFs

I know Malcolm Gladwell has a reputation for, let’s say ‘looking at things from a particular point of view’. But the two part Revisionist History episodes covering Zootopia really is bunk.

It seems like they not only didn’t talk to anyone who worked on Zootopia, they didn’t talk to anyone who works in animation at all.

As someone who has worked in animation here’s what I would have told them …

Court cases like Gary Goldman’s are incredibly common. They come just about every time a major studio creates a new successful franchise. Studios are well used to fighting them. The reason is simple: there just aren’t that many stories that can be told and there are many people pitching many ideas. In Gary’s case I don’t even think they had a strong case. The similarities come down to common character tropes, the idea of a city of different animals, and the name. I would say that once you have the idea of a city of animals the …

Preferably no video podcasts. Thanks.

Podcasts that change how I view the world are my favorite… ones that complicate how I think of things and add context to ongoing contemporary issues.

Here are my favorites:

Throughline - the obvious bull’s eye for this kind of thing

Search Engine - what got me into this niche

Embedded - The Alternte Realities mini series might be my favorite podcast moment of the last few years

White Lies by NPR - ideal long form investigative journalism

The Gray Area with Sean Illing - love a bit of philosophy and a good interview

Galaxy Brain - great for things I didn’t know I was interested in (like why weather apps are Like That)

Anthropocene Reviewed - love, no notes

The Rest is Science - feeds my curiosity, though maybe not explicitly cultural commentary, it changes how I view the world

Kill Switch by Kaleidoscope - a recent add for me, great context on the tech side of things

Unexplainable - interesting deep dives into various topics, always something to think about

Other podcasts …

I’m into shows that take a weird or surprising question and then dig into the real explanation behind it. Usually a mix of science, history, culture, and random facts. The best ones balance learning something new with a bit of humor and storytelling rather than feeling like a lecture.

I tend to like shows that revolve around curiosity-driven questions like “why does this exist?” or “how did this weird phenomenon happen?” Ideally the hosts have good chemistry and it feels conversational. I also like when the topics are well researched but still entertaining and easy to listen to, and when you finish an episode feeling like you learned something surprising.

Not really looking for heavy news or purely interview-style podcasts.

Any recommendations for shows in that lane?

My favs are

-Admissible: Shreds of Evidence

-Titanic: Ship of Dreams

Both are podcasts I ate up within 2-3 days, without the desire to partake in any other activity besides listening.

What are YOUR recommendations for limited podcasts series? Just listened to S Town and I liked it but I don’t get the hype. Rly fiending for some good content

Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts, mostly while walking or heading back home. The thing is… I feel like I forget almost everything once I move on to the next episode.

I don’t really take notes or anything right now, so maybe that’s the problem.

Just curious how you all deal with this….
Do you take notes while listening? Or just listen casually and move on?
Any simple tricks or apps that actually help you remember stuff?

Also wondering if others face this too or it’s just me

I just finished Monte Cristo and it was life changing. The characters were all so unique yet I loved reading all their stories (and don’t even get me started on the Count).

I need another book that has the same quality of characters, who are complicated and sometimes cruel but easy to care about, but also a book that has an engaging plot.

I’m most interested in reading another classic, especially one within the 200-300 page range (100 to 400 pages is fine, too). I don’t mind about genre, but I really like how some classics utilize magic/a slightly less realistic world (like The Picture of Dorian Gray) to get their point across.

Totally floored, and of course this is one of those books you hear about your whole life. I went in completely blind.

This is a rare ¹⁰⁄₁₀ book for me - possibly my favorite of the last 5 years or so. I know so much has been written about this novel so I’ll spare most of my own opinions (I imagine they echo most other positive takes). I kept thinking again and again how there is not so much “plot” yet everything seems so important and consequential.

I will say though, by far, my favorite character was LEE. What an amazing person. I wish we all could have a Lee to speak to, philosophize, ask advice, etc…

Would love to hear suggestions on what to follow! What Steinbeck novels should I think about next? Or what else would you suggest?

I just finished Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and honestly, I didn’t want it to end.

I read it in a couple of days (on weekdays, no less), and I was surprised by how deeply I connected with Eleanor as a character. I came on Reddit thinking I’d find people who felt the same way. Instead, I was pretty shocked to see how many people disliked her or found her too rude or strange.

Having lived in the UK for quite some time now, I can kind of see why people might read her that way. But I also feel like a lot of that comes down to cultural tone. People here can be very particular about things, quite straightforward and blunt in conversation, and they often like things done a certain way, but that doesn’t mean they’re unkind. Most people mean well.

What really stood out to me, though, was how Eleanor processes trauma. Not everyone understands that part. The way trauma shapes someone is deeply subjective. Some people build masks just to get through life, and after a while they almost …

Hi everyone. I’m Iranian, living outside of Iran and I feel like I’m going insane with anxiety and this horrible, hollow feeling of dread. It’s taking a huge toll on my mind and body and I’m riddled with guilt for even feeling this way.

I would be grateful for your recommendations for nonfiction books that would be helpful for times like this.

I don’t even know what will help to be honest, so I don’t know what to look for. I just know I don’t want the classic fictions on war like Catch-22 or All Quiet on the Western Front, or For Whom the Bell Tolls, etc. That’s why I’m thinking maybe nonfiction would help? But if you have a relevant fiction in mind, I’d give it a shot.

Thank you in advance for helping me

EDIT: Wow! I now have an incredible list of books I will want to read for a long time to come. I hope for peace and freedom to prevail so I will continue reading these books at a time of peace. Genuinely, thank you all so …

I’m really sick of the bad folks running the world having zero consequences for their heinous acts. I read Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson and that hit nicely. Then I watched the Last Week Tonight about the gutting of USAID.

I need more wealthy elites having the day they deserve.

I finished reading this about a week ago and it is easily my favorite book, every single aspect of it is so beautiful, and I was in trenched in the book more so than I have been in any other book I’ve ever read, my connection to the character was obvious throughout the book, but revealed itself most obvious right as I finished, are there any other books that can fill the void left by stoner?

hello everyone, I’m currently looking for any game where you start off as the good guy and slowly beocme evil/the main antagonist.

So far the only one that sort of comes to mind is Star Wars: the Force Unleashed, maybe some Baldur’s Gate, Fallout and Mass Effect maybe, are there any more?

PC or console is fine as I’m going to run them on a handheld, however preferably they should be lightweight.

thank you all in advance!

I promise I’m not a pervert or something. I just want to be a girl so bad. It’s not fair that I couldn’t be born as one and I spend every day thinking about it endlessly.

I don’t recognize myself in the mirror, I don’t feel comfortable in this body, I hate listening to my own voice. It’s a feeling of absolute terror. I am not me and I can’t cope with it much more.

Ever since I was a child, I’ve felt this way. I remember being so scared of growing up and praying that I would stay a kid so I don’t have to become a man. Puberty felt so unnatural and terrifying that I did everything I could to block it out. I didn’t look in the mirror for years, I stopped talking, I ate less to try to malnourish myself.

Anytime I go outside my house, I see women that I wish I could be. I just want a chance to be like them. It feels like I was meant to be a girl but something went wrong.

My face is not mine, my shoulders are too wide, my chest is flat, my hips are too narrow, my hands and feet are too …

We all have heard of assassin creed right, where you can clear a base and have fun picking people off. But if you get caught, just hide in a bush for 2 minutes, now suddenly everyone forgets. Or, the ai, doesnt realize that the guard who’s normally there, isnt there anymore. Ykwim?

I played Sniper Elite Renaissance this year, maxed difficulty settings, going around with the silenced pistol, and it’s basically the same thing as assassins creed. “Who’s there ai” walks over, boom knife. The difference is the gun shots, but just like assassins creed, in 5 minutes they stop searching, and aren’t even on heightened alert.

Are there any stealth games, where you actually have to be strategic? And you cant just kill people, and run and hide and everyones back to normal like nothings happened?

I hear MGSV is good, and Hitman 3 WOA, but for MGSV I hear those games are very story based? So Id need to work my way up?

To put it bluntly. Im looking for a game where the enemys act like a real …

I’m looking for a game where I can just drive a car and go. Cruise around, floor it down long straight roads, admire big open sunsets

Literally just go online and look up “long straight road at sunset” and that’s EXACTLY the vibe I’m looking for

Bonus points if it’s available on the switch!

I feel like I dont see too many of them, which really shocks me considering how popular of a creature they are.

Im not opposed to CRPGs, but since its the only genre I’ve personally experienced this, Id like to try something different. Anything that really captures the feeling of being a dragon?

Update: Bookmarked TONS of suggestions from this thread, currently VERY much enjoying PoE2’s wyvern druid! Thanks!

Hey I’m looking for any game that is just totally unique. Any genre. PC preferred but can do any platform.

Edit: Examples I’ve played would include -UFO 50-Cruelty Squad -Pathologic 2 -Outer Wilds -Echo -Sekiro (specifically it’s combat design sensibilities) -Baba is You -The Witness -Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

I find this shortcut to be such a continuous quality-of-life improvement that I couldn’t help but share.

Automation runs silently in the background. When I take a screenshot, it gets scanned (using local model if you like), renamed and placed into a folder. I keep mine in my Dock.

Saw that the third party app **Actions** had a big update with around 26 new actions to build even more powerful and useful shortcuts,

**They also changed the minimum iOS required is iOS 26**

**New actions**

Ask for Input with Dialog

- Combine Audio Files

- Counter

- Keychain

- Make Live Photo from Video

- Create Temporary Folder

- Find Workout

- Generate Emojis

- Filter List of Dictionaries

- Sort List of Dictionaries

- Remove Dictionary Values

- Get Contents of URL (Extended)

- Get Dates in Range

- Get Image URLs from Web Page

- Get Images from Web Page

- Get Meta Tags of URL

- Get Media Metadata

- Get Raw Media Metadata

- Convert Text File Encoding

- Manage Shortcut Lock

- Overlay Image (Extended)

- Scan Barcodes in Image

- Convert Number Base

- Find Points of Interest

- Calculate Bearing

- Parse Markdown Table

- Make Markdown Table

My wife and I use the same credit card for most things - online shopping, food delivery, subscriptions, etc.

But the card is linked to my phone number, so every transaction requires an OTP that comes to my phone.

This created an annoying situation:

• If she was ordering something → she had to call me for the OTP

• If I was busy → the order would get stuck

• Sometimes she just paid using another method because waiting wasn’t worth it

Initially I thought about building an app that could read SMS and extract OTPs automatically.

But iOS doesn’t allow third-party apps to read incoming SMS for privacy reasons, so that approach was dead.

Then I discovered a much simpler solution using an Automation in the Shortcuts app.

I created an automation that:

1. Detects incoming SMS containing keywords like OTP / verification code

2. Automatically forwards that message to my wife on WhatsApp

Now whenever an OTP arrives:

• She gets the OTP instantly on WhatsApp

• No calling or shouting OTPs …

I built a Tap to Pay automation that captures transaction data in real time and feeds it directly into a text action. From there, a Scriptable step processes the input and returns a clean summary of the transaction.

Now every time I tap to pay, I instantly get:

• Remaining balance

• Transaction amount

• Payment method

• Running total vs. budget

Simple flow, but highly effective for keeping spending visible without manual tracking. Turning everyday payments into structured, actionable data.

I often find myself wanting to quickly check a movie’s IMDb rating, but opening a browser, googling it, and finding the rating always felt like unnecessary steps.

So I made a simple Apple Shortcut that lets me get the IMDb rating instantly.

How it works:

• Run the shortcut

• Enter the movie name

• It fetches the IMDb rating and shows it immediately

Setup:

You’ll need a free OMDb API key. After downloading the shortcut, add your API key in the first step of the shortcut.

Get the API key here:

https://www.omdbapi.com/apikey.aspx

Shortcut link:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7f4808983ced41c88679fb1441e9b79b

It’s a tiny thing, but it saves a few seconds every time. Perfect for when someone recommends a movie and you just want a quick rating check.

Would love feedback or ideas to improve it!

Guys, don’t pretend to be so uptight. I created this automation to test it out for myself, and maybe it’ll be useful to someone else, whether you use it or not is up to you.

I want to share this shortcut with you. This is a daily automation that sends birthday messages automatically. It first looks for contacts inside a group called “Clientes a felicitar” (you can name it anything).

It loops through each contact:

Gets their nickname (so the message sounds natural and not robotic — this is important to avoid blank spaces or full formal names).

Picks a random message from a predefined list.

Sends it via WhatsApp Business.

Then it repeats the same process for friends, but sends messages using regular WhatsApp.

Additionally, since this runs daily, one day before, it sends me a WhatsApp Business message with the list of contacts that will have birthdays the next day, so I can keep track and follow up if needed. …