Mailshine - Recommendations & Hobby

Recommendations & Hobby #6

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Recommendations & Hobby #6

r/Throwers

Möbius. Zammy. 2026.

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New Möbius trick/combo to share before the World Yoyo Contest 2026.

What started as trying to make a old 2001 trick in Möbius form turned into a form of controlled string chaos.

Leaf by CLYW was used.
5a... Thursday? Who am I kidding every day is 5a day.

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Using the Crucial Sorbet and a Steve Brown design printed cw.
Has anyone ever done this?

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New Throw Day - Atmos Smol

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I bought this on a recommendation from y’all and now I’m addicted…If one is good, then more must be better! Looking for recommendations for small premium throws 🥴
I’ve been told my chopsticks are pretty good

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Another 0a trick with the CLYW Everyday

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Wanted to share more “before work” 0a action, continuing the fun with what’s basically become my edc… Living up to its name, the Everyday.

r/podcasts

Obsessed With A New Podcast - What To Carry, What To Burn

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I am just three episodes in, but this podcast is incredible - the stories are fascinating and the host is such an engaging and gifted story teller. I just finished episode three and I already know that I will be recommending it as a listen to multiple people in my life, for a variety of reasons - there’s so much to learn from it, and so much to emotion and feeling behind the story, pure triumph of the human spirit.

Now, onto episode 4! There are only six available so a part of me wants to ration them out, but I suspect I will fail 😂
Podcasts that left you feeling, "Oh my god, how much crazier can this get?"

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I just discovered Love Trapped, and it set its hook and I couldn’t stop listening - it just got crazier and crazier. What are other podcasts that gave you that feeling?

I’m down for individual episodes, or long-form story seasons.

Thank you!
Who else doesn’t buy that Joe Rogan’s show is the most popular podcast?

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It doesn’t make any sense that Rogan has the most popular podcast ever when he never has any notable people on (with some exceptions of course like Trump and Elon Musk, but usually no), talks about niche topics like MMA and UFOS most of the time, and appeals to one demographic, young men.
Rec to everyone who loves What To Carry What To burn: Family Lore

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Great storytelling, wholesome stories that will keep you at the edge of your sit.
It’s one man interviewing someone who has something to share about their family history.
Started yesterday and I don’t know how this isn’t reccomended more, it’s really lovely.
Uplifting Podcasts that aren't trash for my brain.

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Would love to hear what podcasts you listen to that feel wholesome and reminiscent of real life.

I need a break from content where the people are putting on fake voices, trying to sound super enthusiastic, or sensationalizing things.

My friend just started this one and I liked the episode with the Female Baseball Coach. Interested in more friendly conversations that feel like the real world.
Best crime podcasts that are not murders

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I really enjoyed Anthrax Killer, Bad Bets - Enron, any suggestions / recommendations for similar podcasts?

Lot of my crime searches come up with podcasts about murder or kids stolen etc and other gruesome things.

I am fairly new to podcasts and have enjoyed listening on long drives.

thanks in advance for your suggestions!

r/suggestmeabook

Which book/s permanently changed the way you see life?

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I’m looking for books that genuinely changed the way you see the world.

Not necessarily your favorite book, but one that fundamentally shifted your perspective on life, death, people, meaning, happiness, society, or yourself.

What book was it, and how did it change the way you think?

I’m especially interested in philosophical, existential, or psychologically insightful, fiction or not, but I’m open to any genre if it had a lasting impact on you.
What is a Non-Fiction book that you couldn’t put down?

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You know what I’m talking about- that intense desire to continue, never want to stop, and, if you have to stop, all you can think about is the next time- kind of book.

Our brains often better solidify memories when there are emotional ties. There’s an art to writing something others can learn from in a way that also sparks passion and intrigue.

What are some books like this?
Books with no mention of pregnancy, fertility struggles, babies, etc.

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Hello everyone,

I’m looking for books with no mention of pregnancies, babies or baby loss, kids death or fertility struggles.

Can be romance, fantasy, thriller, mystery or anything really.

Thank you!
Are there any modern, tom clancy-esque technobabble military jerk off books that are good?

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Look, my favourite author is Borges. I read a lot of poetry, nonfiction, etc. But I also have Ace Combat as my favourite video game series, I like cool military stuff and since Clancy died i kind of wondered, are there any modern authors that write about tacticool stuff that’s also a fun read? And I know this is going to be a gigantic ask along with this genre, but if it could not be extremely right wing that would be nice too.
My 12 year old wants adult level novels

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My 12 year old has read something like 50 books this year. He’s a fast reader, and loves scary horror type stories, but there’s been nothing in the middle grade books that’s really satisfying him. I gave him Wolf Worm by T Kingfisher and he loved it. Then finally, after much interest from him and much research from me, I gave him The Institute by Stephen King. He said it was his favourite book he’s ever read. Still didn’t scare him at all though.

Since then we have been on the hunt for more adult level books for him, maybe similar to The Institute or even grim dark fantasy. It’s been difficult because so many of Stephen King books have really problematic content or things that are way too mature for him. I do plan on getting the other T Kingfisher horror books for him, but I would like to find longer books that he can’t read in two days. The Institute took him a week and that was much better since he wasn’t needing new books immediately after finding one!
Books with suicidal main character

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Obligatory I AM SAFE. I struggle with chronic SI and would like a healthy outlet. It would be great if the MC also deals with dissociation and/or unhealthy coping mechanisms. Honestly, the angsty-er, the better.

I’ve read The Bell Jar, A Little Life, No Longer Human, and some others that are similar to those.

I would prefer no romance, but if the book is very good, I can get around that preference.

r/gamingsuggestions

What games have you been hopelessly addicted to lately?

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I want a game that has the power to consume me! The kind you think about constantly when you’re not playing it, and the kind that makes days disappear and eats up all the free time you have. The kind when you know you should’ve gone to bed hours ago, but you can’t stop and don’t care

When I say “lately” that doesnt mean it has to be a new game, but Im just thinking about recent years and not necessarily all time. Regardless, Im looking to find a game that will really hook me, cause I havent had one like that in quite a while.

I appreciate all suggestions!
Open world games that don't feel dead

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As title suggests, looking for open world games that feel alive and has activities to do, you can interact with NPCs and do stuff that are not related to just doing main story.

Recently finished CP2077 and the world, as pretty as it was, felt empty of any interaction or activity. NPCs are just there to fill the space rather than fill it with life, if you know what I mean.

EDIT: I want to thank everyone for suggestions and especially people who recommended KCD. I went ahead and tried KCD 1 and as janky as it still feels with regards to combat, the story and the setting and the lively world is captivating. I’ve been into it for 10 hours and this is the one I’m gonna see through to the end I feel.

And if anyone was ever on the fence to try it, I definitely recommend it. Lots to do, pretty fun and feels like medieval sim. Not perfect and pretty slow game, but for 6 eur, worth every penny.
Are there any games where the New Game Plus completely changes the story?

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Imagine your typical RPG. You do your starting quests, finish the tutorial, the usual. Then your character’s village gets attacked by the final boss of the game and you have to fight him, but it’s a scripted loss because you’re not strong enough to beat him. So you keep playing the game, reach the final boss, defeat him, game ends.

Then you start NG+ and you still have all the same stats you had when you beat the game, so when the final boss attacks the village you can defeat him. But because this pivotal character is no longer around, the story can’t progress the same way it did originally, so things have to drastically change.

Do you know of any games that are like that?

(It doesn’t have to be an RPG, that was just an example.)
What are the best single player games with living, simulated worlds?

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I mostly play multiplayer games solo.

Not because I want to team up. Because I love what other players add to the world. Dynamic economies, people doing their own thing, and a world that feels alive instead of revolving around me. Real players make the best NPCs. I also love the emergent gameplay that comes from systems interacting in ways the developers didn’t explicitly script.

But between cheating and RMT, multiplayer games eventually get pretty demoralizing.

What are the best single player games that simulate a living world well enough that you don’t miss other players?

I’ve got STALKER (A-Life) and Kenshi on my list. What else should I check out?
Games where the true nature of the world is a mystery

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Looking for a game where you slowly learn bits and pieces about the world until you get hit with a truth nuke that recontextualizes everything. Like Horizon Zero Dawn and Outer Wilds (or Attack On Titan and Mistborn, for examples from other mediums). I find this style of worldbuilding insanely satisfying when it’s done well.
I'm looking for some WEIRD Games

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Games that are truly unique, bizarre, and do something different. They may be good or bad in quality, but they are undeniably memorable.

Deadly Premonition

Wanted Dead

Unbeatable

Catherine

Rusted Moss

Clash Artifacts of Chaos

Most things by Suda 51

To list a few examples of games I LOVE and what I’m looking for. These are games that truly do something different, with a clear vision. It’s the games that make me feel something. I wanna feel something.

r/shortcuts

I got tired of not having clipboard history on iPhone… so I built one with Shortcuts 😂📋

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After switching from Android, one feature I missed way more than I expected was clipboard history.
So… instead of complaining about it, I spent way too much time wrestling with Shortcuts and ended up building my own. 😅

What it does:

👆 Double Back Tap saves whatever is currently on the clipboard.

📄 Appends it to a Clipboard.txt file in iCloud Drive.

📋 A second shortcut lets me browse my clipboard history and copy any previous item back.

🌅 A daily automation clears the history every morning at 6 AM, so it’s always just today’s clipboard.

I know it isn’t as seamless as Android since iOS doesn’t allow automations to trigger when the clipboard changes, but it’s been surprisingly useful so far.

I’ve shared all the shortcuts below if anyone wants to try them or improve them:

📥 Save Clipboard

📋 Clipboard History

🌅 Reset Clipboard

Setup

Download the three shortcuts below.

Run Save Clipboard once. It will automatically create Clipboard.txt in your iCloud Drive (if it doesn’t already …
Update on the Scriptable widget I posted about the other day: it's ready!

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Quick recap for anyone who missed the teaser from the other day: I was missing Pixel’s At a Glance widget after using one, so I built my own version in Scriptable. It’s not static, it reacts to what’s actually happening:

🌩️ Severe weather warnings jump to the front when one’s active

📅 Upcoming calendar events get a live countdown, with a travel time estimate if you’re cutting it close

📍 “Welcome to [PLACE]!” the moment you arrive somewhere on your calendar

🔋 Low battery heads up

🌡️ Air quality, UV, and big temperature swing alerts

📈 An after hours stock recap for your watchlist

🎂 Birthdays, reminders due today, and holidays, quietly surfaced instead of buried in other apps

🌙 A minimal dark “Wind Down” screen at night, and it now uses whatever the actual weather is instead of a generic icon

A few things came together since the teaser that I think are worth calling out:

A transparent background option. It’ll crop and …
I made a shortcut so I don’t lose track of time on social media

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Basically it just counts the minutes via a notification for as long as I have each social media app open.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/1f700330208341fab0bf0bd92ff83111
System Dashboard v6.3 Update 🚀: Additional improvements and a new refresh button

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Requirements
✅ Toolbox Pro
✅ Actions
✅ Apple Health (if you want Health data)
✅ Location permission

• Interactive Dashboard Refresh
Because of iOS Shortcuts limitations, the dashboard can’t be refreshed with a normal tap.
To refresh the dashboard, press and hold the highlighted “Refresh” text, tap Copy, then close the Dashboard. The shortcut will detect the copied “Refresh” command and automatically reload the dashboard.

• Added a refresh update indicator when refreshing the dashboard.

• Moved the Bluetooth connected device information closer to the top of the dashboard.
(If the name is too long, tapping it will display the full name).

• Visual update to the top section of the page for a clearer and more organized display.

And more details in dashboard.

v6.3 Update Link:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/413b352d1cda4900933595a1951003e5

Thanks for your feedbacks — it helps improve This Shortcut with every update ❤️
got tired of calculating my alarm at night - so I made a shortcut that does it for me

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It works like a charm. the shortcut is triggered by an NFC tag on my headboard. It gets the next 3 calendar events and lets you choose which event to wake up for.

(Great for college students who don’t always attend club meetings or classes)

Then it gives a list of options for morning prep and calculates and sets an alarm based on your selections. simple and very customizable and saves me from doing math right before bed which was the goal

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ab24a8550b0a442c92e909e0ed0fc916
Have you heard of Pixel's At a Glance widget? I'm making an iOS version.

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When I had a Pixel phone to mess with I really enjoyed the At a Glance widget due to it proactively showing me information that is relevant. I am actively building my own with the Scriptable app. It’s not a static widget, it actually changes what it shows based on what’s happening:

🌩️ Severe weather warnings jump to the front when one’s active

📅 Upcoming calendar events get a live countdown, with a travel-time estimate if you’re cutting it close

📍 “Welcome to [PLACE]!” the moment you arrive somewhere on your calendar

🔋 Low battery heads up

🌡️ Air quality / UV / big temperature change alerts

📈 A quick after hours stock recap for your watchlist

🎂 Birthdays, reminders due today, holidays all quietly surfaced instead of buried in apps

🌙 A minimal dark “Wind Down” screen at night instead of full info density

So far I’ve built this with multiple customizeable settings that the user can change. It also hooks into iOS Shortcuts for …

Recommendations & Hobby #5

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Recommendations & Hobby #5

r/Throwers

2026 US National YoYo Champion - Thomas Rajan

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Thomas Rajan (16 years old) from Alabama shocks the yoyo world with a near flawless routine to take home the US National title for 2026. In 1 month he will compete at the World YoYo Contest in Himeji Japan, aiming for the World Title.

YoYo used - YoYoChampion Olympus
I still play 1a, don't worry

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Bouncy 👍👍

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Happy Monday everyone

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Have a good week
Tense Beef

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Learned this tension hook from a friend a while back, and finally realized you can beef right out of it. Onedrop Kuntosh on the string today.
Milk Check with the Recess Switch Hitter

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Milk check is when you call your friend out to do Rancid Milk 🥛 a timeless trick by Spencer Berry he created around 2001-2002 - insane to think this was created on a Freehand or Renegade

Switch Hitter available at WWW.RECESSINTL.COM

r/podcasts

What to Carry, What to Burn: amazing storytelling!

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Someone here made a post recommending “What to Carry, What to Burn” recently so I checked it out, and it is SO GOOD. I wish there were more episodes, but it’s brand new.

The host tells real historical stories of people who survived harrowing situations (shipwrecks, stranded in the Arctic, etc). She does such a good job making the story engaging and tells it so well that even though I know the protagonist survives (because that’s the whole point), I’m still on the edge of my seat wondering how they could possibly.

If you like historical podcasts, or non-fiction stories in general, with happy endings (at least for the protagonist), definitely check it out.
Riveting podcast series?

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I miss something that gripped me like serial season 1 or your own backyard or even AMC’s the plot thickens (lesser degree). Any recommendations for something that you just can’t wait to start the next episode? I just want an engaging series that isn’t overly produced or cheesy. Recommendations?
Need to get some cleaning done, what’s a podcast I can get lost in?

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I feel like I’ve been very distracted lately and struggle with focusing in on the podcasts I usually listen to.

I need to get a bunch of cleaning done and podcasts have always helped me get it done but I need some podcasts/podcast episodes that will hold my focus and make me not want to stop cleaning because I want to hear the next part.

Here’s shows that I already really like, so even if you think of good episodes from them or just related podcasts, I would be grateful for the recommendations:

- Behind the Bastards
- If Books Could Kill
- Knowledge Fight (RIP)
- 404 Media
- Maintenance Phase
- A Bit Fruity
- The Know Rogan Experience
Narrative pods to fall asleep to

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What’s your recommendations for sleepy pods?
Podcasts that actually feel like a guide in life.

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Over the years I have gone from being a big podcast person, mostly listening to true crime and audio drama style series, to barely listening to any and finding it hard to find time. I’ve noticed I’ve traded a lot of the fiction and dramatic twists and turns that was really fun to hear about for boring work and mundane things. Recently though, a friend of mine recommended a podcast hosted by a guy in my field of work (therapist) and it greatly changed parts of my life and has led to some other shows I’ve become a fan of.

The podcast is The Absurd World and focuses on existentialism and how to use this philosophy to think about daily life and the world in new ways and how to seemingly get the most out of a world that seems so absurd at times. It’s funny, not gimmicky, and just feels like getting through life with someone like minded one episode at a time. I’ve since also listened to the Daily Stoic which I enjoy in different ways, but I haven’t tried any of that hosts books yet.

I’m …
Ben Wilson, host of How to Take Over the World, announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer

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How to Take Over the World has been my top podcast for a year or so on Spotify. I was very shocked and saddened to hear that the host, Ben Wilson, announced on the pod a few days ago that he has been diagnosed with Stage IV High Grade Neuroendocrine cancer. It is very serious and his doctors give him a year to live, although he is hoping that some experimental treatments will come through.

He has a GoFundMe for his medical expenses if anyone feels compelled to donate. I won’t link it here, but you can easily find it.

It was a real gut punch to hear. Ben is a great guy with four kids and a loving wife, and he puts on a great podcast. I’m sure he’d appreciate all the prayers if you’re the praying type, or good vibes and thought if you aren’t.

r/suggestmeabook

Recommend me a book where the main character is an adult woman and she’s not a mother, caretaker, or getting married.

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Hi - I’d love some book recommendations about a woman who is in her 30s or older and isn’t following the traditional expected path in life. Maybe she’s an artist, hiker / traveler, lives alone with her pets, idk!

I’m more of a non fiction reader but I’m open to fiction as well. Thanks in advance!

-————

Edit: WOW - I was not expecting to have this many book recommendations! Thank you all so much for taking some time out of your day and sharing some wonderful books in this thread. I’m really excited to get reading! 📚❤️
“Dresden Files but less sexist”

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As the title says— I like the worldbuilding of the Dresden Files but couldn’t get past the way the female characters are described and treated. Some looking online shows that I am not alone in this issue. What are some good clean urban fantasy books with clever takes on the genre? I tried the first Alex Verus book but felt like it was trying too hard to be Dresden— does it get better?
Suggest me a Pulitzer Prize Winner that is top notch.

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I’d love to read more Pulitzer Prize Winners. What are some of the lesser talked about winners that you loved?

I have already read the following so please do not suggest:

The Good Earth -meh
The Grapes of Wrath -East of Eden was better
To Kill a Mockingbird -decent
Lonesome Dove -ADORED
Beloved -horrifyingly beautiful
Gilead -quiet and stunning
The Road -bleak but fantastic
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao -DNF
Olive Kitteridge -love love love
Tinkers -womp womp womp
All the Light We Cannot See -wonderful
The Overstory -I enjoyed it
The Nickel Boys -fell flat for me
Demon Copperhead -⁴⁄₅ stars
*currently reading Empire Falls and it has me hooked
Books that consume your every waking thought

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I read a variety of genres and going through a tough time in life. Books have always been the healthiest of escapes for me. What are some books that have taken you on a journey, you can’t put down, you are desperate to leave a social event to go home and read? Some of my fave books like this:

- lonesome dove
- east of Eden
- anything by Ursula LG
- the will of the many
- the grace year
- calamity club
- to kill a mockingbird

Etc etc. huge sci-fi and classical girly!
“I’m glad my mom died“ but about dads?

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I’m guessing there are books with the same vibes as “I’m glad my mom died”, but about dads. Them dying is not a requirement.

Actually, any other book that deals with losing a parent that you love who’s not dead, just a dick? Better if it’s about fathers.

Can you recommend any? Thank you.

edit: no sexual abuse please!
Give me a book that you adore but, for whatever reason, is also hard to recommend to people.

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I am looking to step outside of my comfort zone here and discover some new things. What are the books that you really enjoyed but are also hard to recommend to people?

**ANY GENRE IS WELCOME! FICTION OR NONFICTION! Known or unknown authors!**

Maybe the subject matter is niche, or the topics it deals with are really touchy and upsetting to most. Maybe it’s really graphic, or really, really, really slow paced. Maybe it’s unexpectedly smutty, or maybe you think most people would find it boring despite your love for it.

Looking for books that are weird, zany, unconventional, totally unique, creepy, odd, niche, ridiculous, disturbing, … whatever you want. I’m just throwing out random adjectives at this point :)

r/gamingsuggestions

Games that explicitly take place during their society's "golden age" as opposed to: "The Golden Age has long passed us..."

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It’s definitely easier for storytelling (and game-making) purposes to a show a society in decline. Skyrim and its crumbling halls, Witcher 3 and, well, its society of Witchers, once well-respected, but when we meet them, they’re in decline and viewed with suspicion. Star Wars (post Endor); even a lot of space games fall prey to this cliche. And it’s not a bad thing, but I’m explicitly looking for something more like The Old Republic MMO, where it’s explicitly during the height of an empire’s or society’s power, the cities are gilded and glittering, people are in paradise; the world may be a “World of Adventure™” where lots of exciting things happen, but the world itself is still lively and stable, more or less. Hell, even Baldur’s Gate 3, which would be something that almost fits this idea, doesn’t quite - cuz things like the Rosymorn Monastery are in disrepair, having been taken over by Kobolds.

Basically, I’m …
Looking for a long term "dad game" with RPG progression

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Hi everyone,

I’ve realized I absolutely love the vibe of Hardcore WoW. Despite the name, it’s one of the best “dad games” I’ve played. I can hop on for 30–60 minutes, make a little progress, and log off feeling like I accomplished something. Want to see if there are games with a similar vibe.

The things I’m looking for are:

A huge world that feels alive and creates natural stories. For example, my gear breaking in a dangerous zone and having to limp back to town became its own little adventure.

Hundreds (or ideally thousands) of hours of content.

Traditional RPG character creation (race + class), or a large roster of unique characters to choose from.

Meaningful character progression that keeps you working toward something.

Primarily a solo experience. I’m happy to group up occasionally, but I mostly enjoy throwing on some lofi music and slowly grinding away by myself.

I’m not expecting recommendations to check every box, mostly …
Non-NSFW games that have full nudity?

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I am not looking for sex games.
I am looking for games that are entirely normal, and then also happen to show nudity.

Examples: Baldur’s Gate 3, The Forest, Sons of The Forest, etc.
Non-Examples: Censored nudity in Saint’s Row (2023), or just porn in HuniePop.
Looking for sad games with no happy endings

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Looking to play some new games but I’m tired of the character you play as getting a happy ending. I want to cry and get emotional (sorry if this sounds a bit crazy lmao)
Are there games that cause absolutely zero frustration and are just an absolute wonder to play?

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After coming off of Elden Ring and Sekiro I’m absolutely exhausted, combined with mental health struggles, even playing Ocarina of Time just gets annyoing when I have to run around for 40 minutes not knowing where to go. (Really, frick that Darunia guy and his room)

Are there any games where none of that happens? Where I never get lost, I never have to struggle with puzzles or exploration or bosses or dying over and over or any of that; just an absolute joy of a game that you can escape into when you’re absolutely finished?

By design that is, not just artificially lowering the difficulty or ignoring the other half of the game!
Every game I play lately gets boring after an hour... Any recommendations?

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I’m 25 and I’ve been gaming for as long as I can remember (with some breaks here and there). The problem is that for the past year or so, almost every game I start ends up boring me really quickly. It’s not that I need a break from gamingg, I already took long breaks before, and it didn’t really change anything.

Nowadays I’ll get excited to try a new game, play for an hour or two, and then completely lose the motivation to continue. I just end up closing it and never coming back.

I know what I like, but it’s becoming harder and harder to find something that really grabs me.

Some of my favorite games of all time are:
- Sekiro
- Spider-Man 2
- The Last of Us Part I & II
- Ghost of Tsushima + Yotei
- Elden Ring
I enjoy RPGs, but I actually don’t like huge open-world games that throw a million activities and icons at you. Games like Crimson Desert (from what I’ve seen) are probably a bit too overwhelming for me. I prefer more focused …

r/shortcuts

I saw Shortcuts could run automatically when a text arrives, so I built an app that logs my expenses by itself

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Hey everyone,

Some of you might remember my lock screen calendar post a while back — I’m the iOS dev who started building his own apps after having a kid. Well, the kid kept handing me new problems to solve.

After becoming a parent, money started leaking from everywhere. Diapers, random late-night Amazon orders, and somehow a dozen subscriptions I don’t even remember signing up for. I seriously thought my wallet had a hole in it.

I tried keeping a budget, but typing in every expense by hand lasted about three days.

Then I noticed Shortcuts automations can trigger when a message arrives, and that was the idea. My bank already texts me every time I pay — why am I typing the same thing into an app again?

So I made it. When a purchase text comes in, an automation catches it, and AI parses the merchant, amount and category and logs it. Zero typing.

A few things about it:

AI parsing: it works with pretty much any bank’s alert format, so there’s no regex to …
Being bored in a flight led me to develop this iPhone shortcut game!!

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So here’s the situation: I’m on a flight, no wifi, phone at 80%, and no in-flight entertainment system.

After I landed, I said no more. A few days later, I had Spike Sprint — “a poorly coded pixel runner” (that’s the actual tagline, I’m not being modest, I’m being accurate).

The best part: I turned it into an iOS Shortcut that runs the whole thing locally in Safari with zero network connection. So now, the next time I’m stuck on a flight with no wifi, I can just be running from a barrel.

Download Shortcut

Built with vanilla JS + HTML5 Canvas, no frameworks, no dependencies, no shame. PRs welcome if you want to make it less “poorly coded.” Will share the Github repo link, if interested.
base64 to wallpaper

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Hello! I wanna prank my friends by sending them a shortcut and when they open it it sets their wallpaper to a funny picture and a funny song (the song works) the photo doesnt. The thing is they dont have the picture so I converted it to base64 and I am trying to set it as a wallpaper but I am having trouble I will attach a photo so u can see. if anyone can help u will be an accomplice to a prank :) 🫡
Delay notifications

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I watch a lot of sports on my phone and since it’s streaming it is usually 10-20 seconds behind so I get a notification before it happens. Am trying to delay the notification but this will show me the notification wait 30 seconds then show it again. Any ideas how to delay the original notification.
[OS 27 Beta] Shortcuts app now able to restore lost shortcuts?

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Maybe this will resolve the issue of users having automations that still run shortcuts that the users thought were deleted from their library? Not really sure what to make of it. Maybe it’s just shortcuts that are on the device but haven’t synced to iCloud?

The 6 shortcuts it restored I actually thought I already had in my library and hadn’t noticed them to be gone.
Just switched back to iPhone and I am MOURNING my clipboard… any popular clipboard shortcuts currently?

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I’ve searched a few months back (for my ipad) and the ones I found were just not that intuitive/werent working. Does anyone know of any shortcuts that can perform as s clipboard?

Recommendations & Hobby #4

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Recommendations & Hobby #4

r/Throwers

Finally landed Rancid Milk. Any tips?

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Lossless

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I usually only like big yoyos.
It's been quite the weekend. Here's to summer.

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Learning my beestings switch today.
4 months in, starting to learn combos

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Constantly Spicing this Combo up

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Pretty happy with my couple little additions 😁
On a cruise right now… I hope I don’t get seasick

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r/podcasts

Fall of Civilizations is absolutely GOAT-tier

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I’ve pretty much spent all of the last few weeks making my way through all of the Fall of Civilizations podcast by Paul Cooper. I can’t overstate how impressive and incredibly crafted of an experience it is. As a history buff, I’ve listened to a lot of the big history pods out there, like Hardcore History, Tides of History, Rest is History etc. but for my money, I think FoC really is the gold standard.

What elevates it to the top for me is not just the actual historical information and content - which is amazing on its own - but Paul Cooper’s storytelling ability. The guy knows how to weave a compelling narrative. It’s not just a dry recitation of facts - each episode feels like you’re being immersed in a high-quality Hollywood production, or a big-budget HBO miniseries, with fascinating characters, events, digressions into side stories and a very clear sense of a beginning, rising and climax/epilogue of a story. There’s a sense of epic …
This episode of Hidden Brain unexpectedly rocked my world a bit this morning!

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It’s been a really long time since a podcast absolutely rocked my brain like this and I’d love to discuss if anyone is game. I do not follow any organized religion and am inherently skeptical of them, but I am spiritual in the sense that I believe there is a very real but just about intangible connectedness to ***all of this.***

That said, I know some out there, like me, wake up almost everyday and look around and feel that we simply should not be living like this (not just the national and global conflicts, economic and political structures, etc.; though it’s all connected, but also work and the culture around it, the dehumanization and depersonalization that has become routine, the obsession with material things, celebrity culture, the flood of constant information… ).

This episode of Hidden Brain does an awesome job of blending science with innate spiritual awareness and it really made me think about where/when I feel most connected to my own spiritualism …
Finally Broke My Podcast Rut.

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I hadn’t really listened to podcasts for almost a year. I just lost the desire, and nothing I came across was interesting enough to pull me back in.

A few days ago, though, I stumbled upon Hunting the Suicide Salesman. I had already listened to the first season, Hunting Warhead, which is still one of, if not the best podcast I’ve ever listen to. So I had to give season two a try, and it didn’t disappoint.

That sent me down the rabbit hole again.
Next, I listened to Adults in the Room, which I really enjoyed, followed by Love Trap, which was a solid listen and kept me wanting more.

Today I finished Sea of Lies, It instantly became one of my all time favorites. I genuinely couldn’t stop listening.

It’s great to be excited about podcasts again.
So now I’m curious. What outstanding true crime podcasts have I missed over the past year? I’d love to hear your recommendations.
And finally, thanks to this community. I’ve always enjoyed reading the discussions and discovering new shows here, …
Are podcasts routinely using AI voice likeness? (Re: Today Explained)

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I generally enjoy Today Explained, but caught an error recently that is dismaying. The first 23 seconds of “The World Cup is Healing Us” mispronounces Cape Verde/Cabo Verde as Cape Verd, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as “Doctor Congo”, which suggests that the intro might be using AI voice likeness of the hosts. The AI transcription on Spotify is proof of the error and that AI slop in = AI slop out. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2eaf8QmBilIVZcucN9j5Ci?si=YRYmYB2CTnmbF4I1MeEr3g

They didn’t care enough to go back and revise. Or perhaps they didn’t listen to it before posting, but it was so jarring to me. It’s hard to imagine the hosts having such a large blind spot for these two country names that just happen to be in the continent of Africa which is how most people from the US still refer to any specific country within Africa… so I guess it could happen, but these are also professional journalists, which makes me think it was AI. Still should have been reviewed though. Not …
Podcast Hosts Please Keep Talking

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The rambles. The tangents. The digressions and conversation cul-de-sacs. Keep em’ coming.

I read from a lot of folks about dislike for rambling podcasts. And while it’s format dependent of course as some podcasts are more get to the point or narrative driven. As long as you’re not interrupting a Guest. I personally appreciate the tangents.

It’s the little drops of humanity that I’ve always appreciated on podcasts. And with our growing age of “AI” and straight to the point pipeline of information. It’s something so unique to the format with being allowed to just talk. So to all those podcasters out there who make your hidden gems and find yourself compelled to go to an aside. For the most part I am happy about it. Keep being unique.
What's the one podcast episode you always go back to when you're feeling at your lowest?

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what’s the one podcast episode you keep returning to whenever you’re at your lowest, and why?

r/suggestmeabook

My 15yo needs to read 5 books this summer but hates to read.

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Edited:: Holy cow people, almost 1000 replies?! I am so thankful and yet…. haven’t even come close to reading them all. But I appreciate the help!

He has always been a very selective reader. He has never really found a book he has loved. We spent over an hour at the library and he finally wound up with:
1. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
2. Diving Bell and the Butterfly (thought it sounded interesting the whole idea of it being written while “locked in”)
3. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline (I like her plot twists, he chose that one)
Here are some of the bits and pieces about him:

He is looking to go into architecture or civil engineering, he loves math and tech (like CAD and 3d printing). He plays several sports but besides playing them he doesn’t follow pro teams or the pro track of them.

He doesn’t want any book that is the first or part of a series. And he doesn’t like when books are very modern , like he doesn’t want to read about …
A tell-all memoir that will make me gasp at AUDACITY

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I want a memoir full of terrible people, that will be so brutally honest and hold so few punches about the people involved, that I will be internally screaming “GET THEIR A**ES!!!!” the whole time I’m reading it. This does NOT have to be by a famous person, and maybe in fact should not be. I’ve already read I’m Glad My Mom Died, Educated, The House of My Mother, and Homeschooled, which are about terrible parents, but really any terrible person will satisfy me.
What's a book that tries so hard to be deep/moving but is just incredibly bad

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I’m trying to get back into reading and have a booklist of actually good books that I’d think I’d enjoy, but sometimes you need a counterbalance. I’ve heard the most popular answers, “The Fourth Wing,” “Court of Thorns and Roses,” but I want to read a book that is trying so stupidly hard to be in any way, shape or form, a deep, moving book but in reality is just incredibly shallow, stupid and bad/corny. Preferably it’d be so bad that it’s funny but I’ll take anything.

(I’d also love anyone’s opinion on the aforementioned books because I’ve seen so many positive and negative views on those books)
Books you read when you were younger that stuck with you and you would always recommend now

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Trying to find books that maybe I overlooked when i was younger (I’m 35 now). Open to all genres and audiences. Example: I never read Holes, but everyone who tell that to says I have to go back and read it.
Looking for disturbing literary fiction written by women

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I’m reading my way through 100 books written by women this year and I’m looking for something so disturbing that I can’t put it down, without it tipping into genre fiction.

Edit because we’re playing fast and loose with “disturbing” in the comments. I mean genuinely stomach turning, hollow, empty, repulsive, horrific, brutal, worst of humanity kind of stuff. Not just weird.

I’ve already read Tampa, Earthlings, Boy Parts, My Dark Vanessa, Rape: A Love Story, Animal, The Necrophiliac, The Lamb, Heaven, Hunchback, Confessions, Eileen, The Vegetarian
A book that made you want to keep going/made you want to live again

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I (30F) have struggled with depression most of my life and feel myself slipping into a deeper funk yet again. None of my hobbies bring me joy anymore and I feel a bit lost in life. I used to love to read when I was younger but only got back into reading regularly relatively recently. I am almost done the book I am currently reading (Project Hail Mary, I watched the movie so I know how it ends) and would like to find a book that could help keep me from slipping into another major depressive episode. Even better if it could spark a love for life (a big ask).

No self-help books please, basically anything else is fair game, including poetry. Please mention if there is sexual assault, it’s not necessarily a dealbreaker (based on your recommendation) but it can be a triggering gut punch for me. I would prefer stand-alone books or short series only. I read a variety of genres, please don’t restrict yourself to Project Hail Mary-esque books just because that’s what I’m …

r/gamingsuggestions

I am so sick of games that take forever to "get fun" - what games rip right off the bat with the most minimal of tutorials

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My steam library is full of amazing, wonderful games that take hundreds of hours to play. A lot of them spend the first 10% of that playtime teaching the player the game, or locking features behind progression, or otherwise extend the grind for the sake of the grind.

Or, they are fully immersive experiences that also take hours to get introduced to (hi, X4)

Or, they drown you in so many “optional” side quests / collectibles / macguffin hunting and spend so much time introducing you to every single one (here’s the tutorial side quest, here’s the tutorial collectible quest, here’s the tutorial macguffin quest - hi ubisoft)

Or they take hours and hours and hours to “get good” or “understand the game” (paradox, terraria, noita, roguelikes)

I guess I’m looking for games that don’t have a lot of cruft to wade through to get to the good bits. I don’t want to inventory manage. I don’t want to return to town to …
What’s a game where death has REAL consequence.

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Looking for a game that I can basically live in

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Hello everyone. So this may sound a bit too specific, but I want a game that I can sink my teeth into and live inside of the game world for hundreds and thousands of hours.

For example, I love the routine of My Summer Car. There’s something so charming about paying bills, getting a case of beer and grilling sausages at sunset.

I love simulation, owning cars, houses, career progression.

I loved Stardew Valley, Graveyard keeper, Test Drive Unlimited 2 with its features (even buying a yacht!)

I love cozy games and I find games like Travellers Rest very interesting.

My request is - I want more niche games

I’ve played the living Jesus out of RDR2, Kingdom come deliverance. I don’t want suggestions like Cyberpunk, Kenshi, Rimworld, No Man’s sky, etc.

I know it narrows it down quite a lot without the surface stuff but I really want something special to play.
looking for girl slop games

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( ON STEAM ) remember when we had girly games on ds and wii? i’m looking for games similar to the hyper feminine games we had like baby simulators, cooking mama, nintendogs, my universe, style savvy, barbie games that sort of thing. think bright, colourful, girly and a bit childish. i’m sorry if my description isn’t very good i’m trying my best ;-; i would be very grateful for any suggestions! i’ve spent the past 3 days just scrolling steam for hours
Give me your S-tier games that are in the 8-to-12 hour range.

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Looking for games where hitting a high level of skill or grinding completely transforms the way the game is played

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There’s a specific feeling I’m chasing and I’m not sure what to call it exactly, but it’s when a game plays like a completely different game depending on whether you’re a newer player or someone who’s mastered it (or just grinded enough to hit a certain power threshold). I’m not talking about Newgame+ or unlocking new abilities, prestige etc.. I’m talking about the gameplay itself changing completely based on your skill level.

ARPGs are probably one of the best examples of this. A new player is carefully fighting packs of 3-4 monsters, times his abilities and aims them and actually looks at most of the loot that drops. An endgame player with a fully built character is deleting entire screens of enemies every 0.2 seconds and the game has become more about loot filtering and map investment strategy than actual combat. Even the goals kind of shift, you no longer care about anything other than your map clear efficiency and how much currency you can farm …

r/shortcuts

[TUTORIAL] Native-looking Energy Saving mode!

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Hey everyone!

When my battery is really low, I often wish low power mode went a bit further. So I did it myself! I think the results look very Apple-like / official. Here’s how I did it and what it does:

What it does:
- Enables low power mode
- Enables reduce transparency
- Enables reduce white point
- Enables reduce motion
- Disables Bluetooth
- Disables True Tone
- Disables AirDrop
- If on iPhone, automatically drops 5G to 4G
- Fully reverses all of the above upon turning off
- Customisable! Add or remove features you want

How to set it up:
1. Create a focus mode called Energy Saving.
2. Add the “Low power mode” and “Appearance” focus filters to On and Dark respectively.
3. Make a new all-black wallpaper and link it to the Energy Saving focus. You can optionally make all your icons black / tinted too!
4. Download my shortcut, here: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/02b8d10fe9694fbbb09a3316c2816709
5. Set up an automation in the shortcuts app to run the shortcut “When Energy Saving …
Automation for a potentially lost/stolen phone

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I put this together based on a similar idea. The idea being your phone should automatically notify you if it gets stolen or found.

When it is plugged into power it checks to see if it is on your home network. If it is, nothing happens. If it isn’t on the home network or WiFi is off, then it takes a photo and emails that photo along with the location of the phone.

It may not be all that practical but it was fun figuring out how to make it work.

Link: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/48edf39d56b741bfae1c4bba568ea3ba
Weekly update: v5.6 – improvements For System Dashboard 🛠️

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Requirements
✅ Toolbox Pro
✅ Actions
✅ Apple Health (if you want Health data)
✅ Location permission

Added a few new things:

• Year progress (days out of 365)

• Apple services status section

• Health energy metrics (active/rest)

• Number of shortcuts on the device

• Public IP display

• Minor visual improvements

**For full compatibility, you’ll need to install the Actions app and Toolbox Pro.

v5.8 Update link:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/febf63c57f5d414dbd2a34f071057232

I know the dashboard already gets automatic updates, but I like to post a weekly update as well so new users can see the latest changes and get familiar with the shortcut and improvements over time.

Thanks for your feedbacks — it helps improve This Shortcut with every update ❤️
Wallet automation

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Hello guys,

I have been trying to find a good budget app but none worked for me so i made my own like a PWA and i have been trying to do an automation for it but it doesnt seem to work. Is there anyone who knows what to fix or does a tutorial exist for something like that. I keep seeing excel automations but i want it like this.
Curl → Shortcut w/ Siri AI

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This is a game changer for me. Copy + paste a curl command and Siri will generate a working Shortcut from it.
“Recommended Third-Party Apps for Optimising iOS Shortcuts”

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Could you suggest any alternative third-party applications, aside from Toolbox Pro, Actions, or Charty, that might assist me in enhancing and optimising my iOS shortcuts?

Recommendations & Hobby #3

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Recommendations & Hobby #3

r/Throwers

Here’s me completely missing the DNA during graduation :/

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"From Zero to Something" My first year of throwing. Sorry for the long form.

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the first edit I made was like 9mins long and I don’t think anyone was interested in watching me bad for 6min straight 😂 This one captured the sweat and blood I put into this past year. Big thanks to everyone in this sub, r/flowarts, and skill addicts for always fueling the fire. I hope this keeps new throwers throwing everyday. Love you guys.
Flow state

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Toy Story 5 was pretty good!

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Latest acquisition from Father’s Day

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Iyoyo iceberg (new gen). Always heard good things about the iceberg, but never had a chance to try one. I see what the fuss was about. So good. I’m a sucker for anything rainbow, so when I saw this new colorway, I had to grab one. 🔥🤩
Off Brand

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Combo I put together this week. Throwing a onedrop Parlay.

r/podcasts

What Went Wrong is one of the best podcasts I've ever listened to (it's about movies, their creation, and what went wrong, etc.) They mention reddit discussions, but the subreddit has like one post. Is there a subreddit I'm missing?

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I mean, there was literally one post. It seems like there must be a subreddit that is active.
If Books Could Kill - The Body Keeps the Score

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no spoilers but ugh, they have done it again - This time with a book I loved! I had no idea :-(
What are the most shocking podcast episodes you've listened to - ones with shocking good moments AND ones with shocking bad moments?

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In other words, what podcast almost or actually had you say “WHAT THE ???” during the episode because it was truly shocking or messed up in a bad way and then which one had you almost or actually saying “NO WAY” during the episode because it was soo good or amazing?
What is the scariest paranormal episode you’ve listened to?

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That a least claims to be a true story?
Fitness/wellness podcasts that explicitly reject manosphere and other toxic influences?

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I enjoy consuming content about fitness and healthy living in general. It helps me stay motivated, it gives me ideas what to improve and it gives me a sense of community to listen to other people nerd out about my interests.

However, so much about fitness and self-improvement content has been infected by harmful ideas like red pill, tech broness, hustle culture and other bullshit that doesn’t benefit anyone but its peddler. I would love to find some alternatives, so I can learn things and be entertained, but without supporting people who spread toxicity in our society.

Can anyone recommend me podcasts like that?
Loving Love Trapped so far, but the ads are making it hard to enjoy.

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I’m currently listening to a podcast called Love Trapped and I’m on episode 6 right now.
First of all, please don’t spoil anything in the comments. I went into this story knowing absolutely nothing, and I’d like to keep it that way.
Overall, I’m really enjoying it and I’d definitely recommend it. The story is engaging enough that I keep coming back for the next episode. However, the one thing that’s making the experience less enjoyable for me is the amount of ads.
I completely understand that ads help support the creators, and I have no problem with podcasts running advertisements. But in this case, it honestly feels like a bit too much. If I’m sitting down and listening, I can skip them, but most of the time I’m listening while driving and don’t have my hands free to constantly skip ahead. It gets frustrating when the flow of the story is interrupted so often.
There have been several moments where I’ve found myself tempted to stop listening altogether and just look up what happened …

r/suggestmeabook

Classics that DON'T involve violence against women

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I’ve just had a run of books that are filled with violence against women (Pillars of the Earth, Lonesome Dove) and I’m getting fatigued by it.

Can you suggest any good books that don’t involve women being abused left and right? EDIT: also no animal violence. I’m too fragile right now.

Thanks in advance!
An audiobook for a friend who is dying in hospice.

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My spunky, talkative, magical friend has decided to stop fighting her cancer after months of setbacks and recommendations from her doctors not going as planned. She’s chosen to rest in hospice, and I understand, and I am devastated.

She is having trouble reading due to her medications, and being in pain while holding her head up. I mentioned audiobooks to her today and she lit up. I told her I’d come back tomorrow and set her up on Audible.

Please recommend some books I can suggest to her to get her started. She is 76, loves dogs, butterflies, is a little magic, spiritual, and hippie-minded. She is not a mother. She likes travel and adventure and people doing their best to be good people.

Please avoid any plot lines about cancer, death, or the similar. She might enjoy something about life going on though… She said today that she’d come back as a tickle on my cheek.

Thank you 🦋
Books including indigenous people that aren't really sad?

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Hi, I’m native (mi’kmaw) and my friend recently recommended me “There There” by Tommy Orange. It was nice to read a book from many native perspectives, but it was very sad and I related very closely to it, which made it a depressing read.

I would just like to read a book where characters are native but it isn’t the main focus of the story (which is usually the root of the sadness).

Thank you in advance!
Books by Asian/Asian American authors that DON’T revolve around the first gen struggle?

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I’m honestly kinda tired of the whole “my parents don’t say ‘I love you’ but they cut fruit for me”narrative that’s so popular with western Asian authors. Any horror novels or fiction y’all recommend? I really enjoyed The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh because it was pretty funny but I’m also a huge Stephen King fan. TIA!!
Fiction where the friendship between two women carries more weight than any romance in the book

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I keep noticing a pattern in the books that stay with me longest. Somewhere in the story there’s a friendship between two women that’s doing more emotional work than the marriage, the affair, or the romantic plot the book is technically about. The men, when they’re there, are almost beside the point.

A few works that do this.

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. Frances and Bobbi’s friendship is the actual load-bearing relationship. The affair is the plot. The friendship is the book.

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Obviously, but worth saying that sixty years and four books later, Lila is still the relationship that defines Elena’s whole life, more than any husband.

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. Clarissa’s memory of Sally Seton outlasts and outweighs her actual marriage in every way that matters to the book.

Looking for more 📖📖📖. Especially anything where the friendship isn’t framed as a subplot but is allowed to be the …
Please suggest books for daughters who have difficult mothers

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When I was telling my mother a story about how the lovely nurses at the doctor’s that said I was ‘pretty’, she replied with, “And what about fat?”.

She has been like that all my life, not just about my weight. The way I talk. My life choices. My clothes. My books. Please suggest novels, essay collections, memoirs or non-fiction books that depict the experience of a daughter forever grieving a maternal connection she will never have and having to live with the painful experience of the mother that she does have.

Edit: Thank you so much to everyone who commented 😭 I woke up after a night of crying to all these book recommendations and your compassion. I really am very grateful that you all took time to comment. It makes me feel less alone. Thank you, fellow readers ❤️

r/gamingsuggestions

Deep discount steam sale games that are must haves.

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Looking at the list of 90%+ sale games. Played most of them. These are on for a couple bucks each and need to be played. In no order:
Witcher 3
Watchdogs 2
Dishonored, the whole series is on for under $10 each. Crazy deal. I’ve played them all and loved them a lot.
A plague tale innocence
Dead Space
Metro 2033 redux
Please add to this list, Let me know what you think are some must play games for super cheap, thanks.
I want an exploration game where I feel alone

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I’ve recently got this itch to play a game that makes me feel alone. Something that feels like Im exploring some place that’s been abandoned for years. Im not opposed to combat but I feel like too much would take away from the feeling of being alone as I would be more focused on surviving rather than my current situation. an example is the city of tears from Hollow knight. the whole vibe of that area made me feel alone, even with the enemies
Looking for games where the protagonist is much worse off by the end of the game

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So a good story has to have some movement to it, right? This got me thinking that in most games, the protagonist starts off as a “worse” version of themselves and goes on to become “better” in some ways - more experienced/renown/rich/successful etc.

But what if it was the other way around? Something similar to Disco Elysium (game), or Breaking bad (tv show) where the MC is firmly stuck on a downward spiral - be it mentally, ideologically, financially or otherwise. Any game genres will do, but please no visual novels.
What is your favorite unpopular videogame and why?

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Genuinely good games with NSFW content

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Played Dispatch recently and had a blast (never started second playthrough instantly after the first one). Swearing makes characters believable and relatable in some sense, nudity and sex isn’t abused to gain attention but for humor or to highlight a feeling.

I’m looking for something similar, where anything mentioned is present as a regular part of life but without abuse.

It can be related to gore as well: if you have some military shooter that shows the horrors of war using it - shoot (pun was not intended)
I've missed 20 years of gaming. What should I buy this Steam Summer Sale?

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Hi all

I’m a new gamer looking for recommendations.

I played PC games as a kid (Mario, Aladdin, Wolfenstein, The Sims, etc.) but then didn’t play anything for about 20 years. I got back into gaming Feb of this year, so this is my first Steam Summer Sale and I think I’m going overboard.

I’ve missed almost every major franchise from the last two decades, so this sale is kind of to dip my toes into different genres and styles and get a feel for what I might enjoy.

From what I’ve played and from the games that interest me, I think I like:
- Story-rich games
- RPGs
- Medieval and historical settings
- Detective and mystery games
- British/European-inspired worlds
- Indie games with distinctive art styles
- Cute, colorful, or unique visuals
I am not looking for multiplayer or competitive games. I am also not looking for games that are brutally difficult right away.

I’m currently playing rdr 1 through Netflix, so I’m intentionally holding off on rdr2.

My …

r/shortcuts

OS 27 Beta 2 now allows for easier toggling off/on of automations and filtering.

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Charty 2.0 is available on the App Store!

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Charty is a Shortcuts Utility App that adds 26 charting actions to Shortcuts! With it, you can create and style area, bar, line, scatter, pie, donut and ring charts directly from Shortcuts!

Almost 6 years ago, I announced in this subreddit that Charty 1.0 was on the App Store!

r/Shortcuts has been instrumental to how Charty was built and evolved, and I’m really proud to come here again and announce that Charty 2.0 is now available on the App Store!

2.0 is a new beginning for Charty, with a more modern code base (written entirely in SwiftUI and using the gorgeous Swift Charts library). All Shortcuts actions have also been rebuilt as App Intents, making them easier to work with and ready for the future.

Everything from the latest version still works, plus a lot that’s new:
- Widgets update reliably now. It’s great to run your shortcut, go to the Home Screen, and watch your series get added and styled in the chart in real time
- Beautiful new chart rendering: …
System Dashboard 🛠️ 5.1 — UI improvements & fixes

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• Added a ‘What’s New’ button for updates details
• Unified layout — all content moved into a single
scrollable page
• Removed Page 2 — all sections merged into the main dashboard for clearer viewing
• Reorganized data into more logical and structured categories
• Removed unnecessary items and animations for better performance and cleaner UI
• NEW Visuals For Blue 🔵 And Neon 🟣
• Minor Bug Fixes
• Minor Changes Visual

**For full compatibility, you’ll need to install the Actions app and Toolbox Pro.

v5.1 link:
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/6c62d69bee4c4e35938edbdf3c7c28fd

Anyone who takes a look or shares feedback helps me improve it ❤️
Show Folder from Shortcut

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Hi there - I have a couple of lockscreen items where the action is set to ‘Show Folder’ of shortcuts and these show up in a nice view at the top of the screen - image attached. I’d like the same result when using the action button, but crucially I’d like to run some logic first (based on current app), and there doesn’t seem to be a ‘Show Folder’ action in shortcuts itself. Any ideas? Running iOS 27 b1.
am I interpreting this vocab correctly?

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Add and manage your schedule / to-dos / habits with a Shortcut — right from your lock screen, without ever opening the app

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Hey everyone,

Last time I shared how to manage your schedule straight from the lock screen — it turns into your wallpaper and updates automatically.

This time I want to show you a Shortcut that lets you add a schedule, a to-do, or a habit just as easily from the lock screen.

I’m an iOS dev and a dad of 11 years (well, 11 years as a dev — the dad part is what changed everything). With a kid in my arms, I just never had the time to unlock my phone, open an app, and tap through to add an event or a task. So I built this.

You add the Shortcut to your lock screen, then either type it out or say it with your voice, and the event/to-do gets added right away — and your wallpaper updates with it.

Honestly this is what let me register stuff instantly while parenting and never forget a single thing. My wife is a lot happier now.

You really should give this app a try.

App link: https://apps.apple.com/en/app/anyschedule-planner-calendar/id6759487521

Here are the Shortcuts too:

Add …

Recommendations & Hobby #2

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Recommendations & Hobby #2

r/Throwers

Clip vid from our meetup in San Francisco

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Huge turnout yesterday. Mostly young kids, but a few of us olds were in attendance too. There seems to be a little boom happening at one of the nearby schools.

Our next SF Yo-Yo Club is on July 11th at 826 Valencia from 2-5pm.
New YoYo Display

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The coolest lazy Susan you’ll ever see 😎

I’m now ethically, morally and religiously obligated to buy 3 more throws…the stand demands it.
rancid milk but better

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worked on the smoothness and now I can hit the trick cleaner
Radical Seas throwback

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Been about 7 years since Radical Seas shuttered. Throwing a Satyr for nostalgia’s sake.
Quick Thursday trick. Hold on people.. almost weekend.

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New Horizontal on Olympus ⛰️

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Full specs and colors revealed soon. Releasing 06.27.26.

r/podcasts

An absolutely unreal episode of Search Engine: “Why doesn’t anybody come to my parties?” - the host calls a lady’s friends and asks them why they don’t go to her parties anymore. It’s brutal.

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Link via Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/1U9esWvTN0U9CXoaD0W4MK?si=q6Dq6352QN-VrqS9WdxIrQ

Been a huge fan of Search Engine since the Buckingham Palace pool episode.
Best recent podcasts??

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I’ve had a real dry spell of podcasts over the last few months. Have you listened to anything you could not stop thinking about?? I love true crime, investigative journalism, interview based pods, anything really…
Looking for investigative podcasts where the reporting process becomes part of the story

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I’m (always) looking for podcast recommendations, but I’ve realised over the years that my taste is… annoyingly specific, so I thought I’d try describing it properly here.

I’ve been listening to podcasts since around 2012, back when podcasting didn’t really feel like the huge industry it is today. I’ve listened to literally every episode of This American Life, and like many people, Serial completely changed the way I thought about what audio storytelling could do.

Since then, I’ve listened to a huge amount of narrative and investigative podcasts, and I’ve realised that what I’m looking for is not necessarily true crime itself.

What I love most are long-form investigative stories where you can genuinely feel the journalist’s involvement in the reporting process.

I’m especially drawn to podcasts where the reporting itself becomes part of the narrative — where you can hear the journalist thinking through contradictions, changing their mind, chasing leads, building relationships with …
Looking for Respectful True Crime

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Hey there!



I just finished listening to Your Own Backyard (big recommend) and it’s left me searching for other true crime podcasts of a similar feel.

I felt deeply impacted by the profound love and respect the podcast had of the missing victim, bringing her story to life and going into deep detail about her life, her loved ones, and her community and how deeply people loved her.

I try to be really intentional about the true crime I digest, I am not interested in sensationalized podcasts that are doing their research for their own personal benefit. I am not interested in casual “cocktail scary story time”, I want to be able to envision the victim and their life and respect given to the person and their loved ones over the tragedies that have happened. I want to remember these people and their lives, even if I did not know them. I want to know them, miss them, and remember them, if that makes sense.

I am also interested in the supernatural and history. …
Podcasts with lovely, kind hosts/hosts that you think anyone might want to be friends with?

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I often find myself mimicking the behavior of people I’m around for a long time, including podcast hosts. Knowing this about myself and wanting to improve, I think listening to a podcast with a really friendly and lovable personality at the forefront would help me behave more like the person I want to be. I’d like to be someone welcoming that anyone feels like they can open up to, while also being interesting to listen to. Just a generally nice person.

Maybe the podcast host someone who frequently does interviews (although that doesn’t have to be their main thing, or a thing at all, as I’d like to listen to banter among people who are familiar with one another, too). Could be any gender, idc.

If this is too broad of a category, here are some other things I might find interesting:

- things relating to science or academic disciplines

- comedy

- horror (I’ve really been enjoying creepcast)

Any recommendations?
Any podcasts about stuff like MKUltra without too heavy conspiracy attitudes?

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I love history and learning about stuff like MK Ultra or the Tuskegee Incident or other weird government stuff, HOWEVER, I am not a fan of wild conspiracy theories like a new world order or lizard people or alien mind control. I think there’s enough shit governments have done without insane conspiracies.

Things like SNAFU: Medburg kinda helped scratch that itch, or Behind The Bastards episodes about certain people. But does anyone have any dedicated podcasts about stuff like this that doesn’t reach into heavy conspiracy theory?

r/suggestmeabook

Suggest me a book that will make my sister in law want to call off her wedding and stay young and single

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Big ask! I am already gifting her Eve Babitz. But she is 24 and just got engaged to her 37 year old boyfriend who she started dating at 21 🥺 Everyone in the family can tell he doesn’t like her. She initially said she didn’t want kids, but he literally told her “No, you are having my children.” The only people in her life are his mid/late 30s friends. He just had a huge (emotionally abusive) freak out about her going out to get drinks with her brother.

Please give me book recs where a smart woman is having fun being single or dating in her 20s. (Joan Didion, Ottessa Moshfegh are some authors she likes)
Give me the gayest novel you've read where the gayness remains subtext

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I don’t mean just stories where homosexuality is secondary to main plot/theme, I mean a novel someone could plausibly read and not pick up on the gay undertones.

e.g.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Brideshead Revisited

A Separate Peace
I want to HATE the narrator.

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I’ve been having a lot of fun reading books where the narrator is entirely unlikable, unreliable, and rather sneaky. The last 3 books that I’ve read (that fit this bill) are Yellowface, Yesteryear, and The Silent Patient. Not all *great* books, but I had a great time stunned at the audacity of the narrators.

Please, help me ragebait myself, recommend me some tales where you feel like you’re hate reading because the narrator is such an awful human.

Thrillers, mysteries, sci-fi/fantasy, pretty much anything!

Edit: I do not mean audiobook narrators y’all, I mean like the narrator of a story told in the first person.
What are some books that get recommended on here all the time that 1000% exceeded your expectations?

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I’m currently about to finish reading Demon Copperhead. I’m generally a sci-fi or fantasy guy who steers clear of reading about real-world troubles, so just reading the book description did absolutely nothing for me. Still, I figured I’d give it a try since it gets recommended so often. I’m blown away with how much I’m loving it and how well-written all of the characters are.

So, what book gave you this experience, of not having any interest due to the description, genre, or something else, but you absolutely loved it and understood why it gets recommended so often once you gave it a read? Why were you hesitant to read it and what made you enjoy it so much? I’d love to find a few more to read that I’ve been holding off on.
A Book That *Should Have* Been Assigned in High School English But Wasn't

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I’ve tagged classics on here, but it doesn’t need to be something that is widely considered a classic by the average literature snob. This isn’t a “this book is a modern-day classic” discussion though, so I do ask that the books are from the early 2000s and older-ish.

I’m also aware that the reading lists/curriculum varied based on location, time, whether the person was in honors classes, and so on, so there’s a chance someone will say something that was part of someone else’s homework. That’s perfectly fine with me.

What I’m expecting from this (just because someone always asks) is probably mostly books from POC or books that made it to a banned list before they could make it into the schools. Due to it being a reference to school curriculum I imagine this list will consist of more literary or historical fiction, though truly I’d imagine only romance is off the table entirely.

This question really is open to your …
Books where the protagonist is a bad mother

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And I don’t mean that she’s a mother who is trying her best in difficult circumstances but fails sometimes. I don’t mean a mother who is a terrible person but will ultimately always be there for her children.

I mean a protagonist who is actually a terrible mother, explicitly written as such. It can be for any number of reasons: her own traumas, being made to have children despite not wanting them, anything really. It doesn’t even have to be the focus of the story, just one aspect of it.

I came to the realization recently that one characteristic we absolutely refuse to accept in fictional women is the sin of being a bad mother. So, I am curious if there are any stories that dare to present the reader with such a thing.

Thank you in advance!

EDIT: Guys.. please. I want the PROTAGONIST to be the mom. There’s plenty of terrible mothers in fiction from other POVs. I want her POV.

r/gamingsuggestions

I'm looking for a game you've finished 3 or more times.

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Title and thanks, not twice okay, 3 or more
I need a game I can just put on and not worry about missions, brain function, and just turn on and have fun and not stress. (Not multiplayer)

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Do yall have a game where you can just turn on and just vibe. What are your go to games for a good time without any worries just turn on and play.
I want a game that will absolutely destroy my life and free time (but with 0 regrets)

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I’m looking for a game that will basically consume every waking hour I have for the next few months and I want to feel GOOD about it afterward. Just that deep satisfaction of experiencing a well made game that rewards your time investment.

ARPGs used to be that thing for me. I put like 800 or so hours into Path of Exile across a few leagues and like another 600 into Last Epoch and there’s nothing quite like opening your character screen after weeks of grinding and just… staring at your build. Everything skilled perfectly, every slot farmed to near perfection, your character is a majestic juggernaut… that feeling is unmatched.

Same with WoW back when I played it, log off after a raid night and your characters would all be standing there in full tier gear looking like absolute units and it felt like you’d actually accomplished something reven though objectively you were just clicking at best a 3-4 button rotation for a couple of hours.

So I’m …
Open World Game With A BIG THING

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This is a little specific so let me explain. I love the idea of having an open world game that features a big, super important, landmark to go to. Ideally at any time, as long as you work toward it. And if there was some sort of mystery to what it is and why it’s important, that would be perfect. Let me list some examples of what I’m talking about.

Elden Ring. There’s the Erdtree. It’s always there, no one ever shuts up about it, and getting there feels majestic.

Breath of the Wild. Hyrule Castle. It’s your end goal and ground zero of all the terrible things around, and guarded by terrifying piano robots.

Fallout: New Vegas. There’s two, actually. New Vegas itself and Hoover Dam. Standing at New Vegas feels like being at the center of the world, and everyone talks about how important Hoover Dam is, everything builds up to that.

Conan Exiles. The Forgotten City. It’s a huge chunk of the map, but incredibly hostile and barren. It’s also …
A “city” game like GTA, Watch Dogs, or Cyberpunk where you can actually go in buildings?

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To be clear, I understand that to be able to go in every building would be impossible, but I do wish these kinds of games had a lot more memorable interior spaces.

Anything that might scratch that itch?
Asking for the finest Zelda clones, please! (The best "non-Zelda" Zelda games!)

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Hi there! As a big Zelda fan, I’d love to dive into games that are either clones of Zelda or spiritual successors.

Essentially, I’m looking for the best non-Zelda Zelda games. These can be either 2D or 3D, retro or modern.

They can be even slightly inspired by Zelda. For example, consider the classic “Beyond Good and Evil.” Heart containers and item collection? Check and check!

Thanks for your ideas. This should be interesting!

r/shortcuts

I stuck NFC tags all over my house. Now my chores track themselves via Apple Shortcuts.

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My brain is terrible at remembering irregular timelines. I could never remember when I last changed the AC filter, when I last gave the dog her flea pill, or when I last descaled the coffee machine.

I tried standard habit trackers, but they all want you to do things every single day. If you don’t, you break the streak. I just needed a simple system to tell me exactly how many days it had been since I last did a specific chore.

So, I built a completely hands-free tracking system.

Here is the setup:
- I bought a pack of cheap, blank NFC stickers off Amazon.
- I placed them strategically around the house: one inside the air filter grate, one on the dog’s medicine bottle, one on the watering can.
- I set up Apple Shortcuts to trigger a log whenever I tap my phone to a specific tag.
The missing piece was where to actually store this data. Apple Reminders is built for future to-dos, not past logs. A spreadsheet was too clunky.

I ended up building a dedicated iOS app called …
My new iOS27B1 action button shortcut

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My new iOS27B1 action button shortcut
1. Flashlight if device locked
2. Ask LLM with safari webpage content if Safari is open
3. Refine text selection with LLM if some text is selected
4. Otherwise toggle orientation lock
Note : I tried to use the safari reader action but could not get it working without refetching the web page. Apple please allow this! This would be way better for LLM prompting.

Link: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/e6990e03b8904c039a1591da9ecb6116

The below shortcuts are necessary to run the action button shortcut

Ask LLM : https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/93ac5f7210d74e04a3b763ccf8754c72 Show text : https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/1634a25b01ea487caeeb0fdc10db8c47 Safari to text : https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4ebf2e4512b04246a22ad44f5ae4f6a0 Improve text : https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/6357fa80823b40e59d7e557a97a2f90e
I saw you could auto-set your wallpaper with Shortcuts, so I built an app that keeps my schedule and to-dos on the lock screen

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Hey everyone,

I’ve been an iOS dev for about 11 years, but the thing that actually made me build my own app was having a kid.

When you’re holding a baby you never really have a free hand. Opening the calendar, tapping into the right day, checking what’s next… it was just too much for something I do 20 times a day. I kept thinking I just want to look at my phone and already see it.

Then I noticed iOS lets you change your wallpaper automatically with Shortcuts, and that was the idea. Put my schedule and to-dos straight on the lock screen so it’s always there.
So I made it. I think it was actually the first lock screen calendar app like this, and it somehow got to #3 overall on the Korean App Store.

A few things about it:
Customization: you can change the colors, fonts and use your own photo.
Natural language: you can just type “lunch with mom tomorrow at 1” and it makes the event.
Auto update: the wallpaper updates every day on its own. I …
[BETA] Hybrid Dark/Clear Icons Creator

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UPDATE: FULL TUTORIAL HERE

Known bug as of 2026-06-19: Issue with saving files on devices not set to English

This is a shortcut that helps set up hybrid dark/clear icons.

Please note: This is in VERY early beta! Please tell me if something doesn’t work in the comments!

I plan to update this shortcut a lot. Please leave suggestions and issues in the comments

Tested on iOS 27, but it *should* work on iOS 26. Please let me know if something doesn’t work.

Credit to u/thornlingg for this post for inspiring this idea!

There are some serious limitations right now (PLEASE READ!)
- does not support icons on the dock yet.
- Does not work well with many icons due to the way the image processing works. It should work fine for icons that are colorful and are on a black solid or gradient background. If you have ideas for I can handle other icons, please tell me in the comments.
- Assumes you can fit exactly 24 icons (excluding the dock), which I think is true for all iPhones.
- Is very …
What's New in Shortcuts in iOS 27 (Beta Megathread)

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Hey everyone, here’s a megathread of everything new in the iOS 27 beta, currently on developer beta 1.

This is covering Apple features and community comments – no third-party apps for now, but feel free to start a thread in the comments.

Here’s the outline:
- Describe a shortcut
- Automations
  - Notification
  - Keyboard
- Storage
- Otherwise If
- New action groups
  - Lists
  - Text
  - VPN
  - Sharing
  - Accessibility
  - Messages
  - Photos
  - Mail
  - Reminders
  - Get What’s On Screen
  - Cloud Pro, Broad World Knowledge in Use Model
- More
  - Shortcuts Programming Language
- Feedback
Describe a shortcut
- Siri can add comments explaining its reasoning inside a natural language shortcut
- Asking Siri for info on “unknown actions” can reveal actual function
Automations
- iOS27 is a huge step forward for Shortcuts and Automation
- All of my Automations are gone and seem to now be Shortcuts (intentional change, now in Action Editor)
- Automations now sync across devices (because they are shortcuts now – but only enabled …

What small but useful shortcuts do you have for routine things?

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I’m thinking multistep stuff that takes you 5-10 seconds at most to do manually, but it got annoying so you automated it?

I’ve got:

Toggle Wi-Fi Off and On
Send my friend a random dad joke
Send my friend a random photo from my “jokes” album
Send my wife a random heart emoji
Calls a “bedtime” scene from home assistant
Navigate to auto-lock settings so I can change my screen timeout
Toggle silent mode

Recommendations & Hobby #1

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:16:07 +0000

Mailshine - Recommendations & Hobby #1

r/Throwers

Learnt rancid milk recently

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Sabotage

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Sometimes it goes good.. sometimes there's an oopsie

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Oh well.
Yoyo

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just me?

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How does this even happen!

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r/podcasts

My All-Time Favorite Podcasts

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I listen to a lot of true crime podcasts, and I’ll list a few of those below, but the ones that really feed my soul are the investigative podcasts. So take a look below and let me know your thoughts.

True Crime Podcasts

Casefile - I love the fact that it’s just the facts, no analysis, but goes deeper than the typical true crime podcast.

Scamanda & Unicorn Girl - Women scammers that go the extra mile.

Swindled - Focuses on white collar crimes, corporate greed, and massive scams

Dateline - Please don’t hate me, but this one is like a warm blanket and an episode of Friends.

Investigative Reporting (some true crime, some more social commentary)

APM In the Dark - The first 2 seasons are as riveting examples of investigative reporting as you’ll find. My favorite all-time podcast!

Bear Brook - Season 1 is VERY strong; season 2 is OK. But still good stuff.

S-Town - This one snuck up on me in ways I still don’t understand. What started out as a …
Anyone meet their favorite podcasters and end up severely disappointed?

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I’m not sure if this is the right place for this kinda thing. I’m just trying to work through my feelings on this.



I recently attended an event where one of my favorite podcasts were at. It was a several day event, I saw both hosts hanging out or walking around a bunch of times during this event. I’ve listened to this podcast for YEARS. Follow them on social media, patreon, buy their merch etc. I spent several hundreds of dollars to attend this event. I know all that’s on me but the hosts have always come across as genuine and caring about their listeners. I’ve had a few interactions with them on social media. They (or their team) liked comments and responded with some pretty generic responses. I emailed them once with some questions related to the subject of the podcast. (Something they say every show, email with your opinions or questions) They responded after a few months, ignored the question and gave kind of a generic thanks for …
Is anyone else getting fatigued by the 'long-form interview' trend?

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I feel like every single new show that launches lately is just two people sitting in a studio with high-end mics for three hours. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good deep dive, but I’ve noticed a massive shift where even niche topics are being stretched out to fill airtime. It feels like the ‘edutainment’ style is being replaced by just letting people ramble without an editor. I miss the days when shows had a tighter structure or a specific hook that didn’t require a massive time commitment just to get to the point. Does anyone else feel like the quality is dipping because of the sheer volume of content being pushed out?
Investigative podcasts where you think "how has this not become a major news story already"?

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I listened to the BBC’s Post Office Trial podcast years before the story became the well-known public issue with national press reporting on it and its own TV show. I remember thinking at the time: how is this not a public outrage, why do more people in the UK not know about this?

Any other podcasts out now that give you that reaction?
What podcast turned you into a fan of podcasts as a medium?

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Like a decade ago I found a podcast called the bittersweet life. It’s about 2 Americans. One living in Seattle and another as an expat in Rome. They met as schoolgirls on the bus in middle school 3-4 decades ago. Listening to them is like flipping through a magazine—it’s definitely not a lecture on a very narrow topic. It’s chatting. But they are often very good at finding light, fun, interesting and uplifting topics to discuss. That’s what makes me think the podcast is golden. Before them I just was never into podcasts because they seemed overly critical and serious and didn’t have enough humor to them. The bittersweet life podcast is brilliant because it makes you appreciate things that you don’t always remember are great. The podcast started in 2014. It’s been a long journey but their episodes just fly by for me. Does anyone have a podcast that feels like this for them?
Best podcast for becoming a wiser, more well-rounded person?

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Hi,

I am looking for recommendations for a really good general life podcast.

I don’t look for something focused on a specific topic like health, fitness, finance, business, productivity or sports. I’m more interested in a podcast that covers life broadly and regularly leaves you with useful insights, different perspectives, interesting ideas, or things that genuinely help improve your life or discover new ways of thinking.

Any suggestions? 😄 Thanks a lot!

r/suggestmeabook

The non-fiction book that had you mercilessly info-dumping about to anyone who would listen?

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I love it when I read a nonfiction book that fills me with facts that I absolutely need to tell everyone I know immediately!!

My favourite books in that category are:

Women’s Work by Elizabeth Wayland Barber (about the history of textiles!!). A bit academic, but I have somewhat of a special interest in textile history so this book is so important to me!

Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes by Daniel Everett (about the Pirahã people of the Amazon and their absolutely fascinating language and culture). Was made to read this by a friend who read it and could not shut up about it and they were absolutely correct.

I am partial to anthropology but open to other suggestions!

I’m not at all interested in self-help-ish pop psychology or anything businessy in any capacity, but I’m super down to read anything else.

What was the last nonfiction you read that you could not shut up about?
I just finished John Green's "Everything is Tuberculosis." I really enjoyed this but I haven't read a book like this before. Any suggestions to add to my library?

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Okay first of all, I genuinely enjoyed reading this book. I’m currently an EMT, a caregiver, and I’m working on getting a nursing license so I picked this book up to expand my knowledge in medical literature. I’m not the biggest fan of John Green but I truly adored this book. I loved the history, the story of Henry and the pathology of TB that John Green described. However, this is not a genre I’m familiar with. I usually read horror, thriller, and mystery. After reading this book, it has become apparent to me that I need to know more about the history of disease and how it *really* affects people. Are there recommendations that fall in line with this book? It doesn’t have to be about TB. Thanks in advance!

EDIT: oh my God I wasn’t expecting to have so many recommendations. My personal library thanks you, my brain thanks you for expanding my knowledge, my bank account hates you hahaha. I’ve been looking into some of your suggestions and …
Loss of my baby boy

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I am a new father. My 8.5 month old son passed the other morning. My world is a lot darker. My wife is a reader, I am not. Please help me find something that has answers for my grief, something that can help me support my family. I also have a 13yr old stepson that I worry about. I am a Christian and would like both religious and non-religious suggestions. Thank you for any help you can give.

–Thank you for everything I’ve read so far in this post. The words, the suggestions. It’s this what I wanted my boy to see. I’ll try to read what I can and do what I can. Thank you everyone
What’s a book with a plot twist that had you absolutely gagged?

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I mean like gasping out loud, jaw on the floor gagged. A truly genius plot twist is honestly one of the best experiences on this entire earth. Obviously, please be extremely sensitive of spoilers in the comments.
REQUESTING: "Competence porn," but the job is agonizing, mundane, and brings the protagonist absolutely zero joy.

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I’m not looking for a fun magic system, a grand adventure, or a cozy slice-of-life. I am seeking the literary equivalent of a stress headache.

I want books where the author dedicates a pathological amount of page space to the hyper-specific, granular mechanics of a highly stressful process. I want the written equivalent of a line cook having a panic attack during a Friday dinner rush, or an engineer trying to keep a failing system alive with duct tape.

What I mean:
- I want the energy of Herman Melville pausing the plot of Moby-Dick for 40 pages just to aggressively explain the logistical nightmare of rendering whale blubber.
- I want to read a 15-page chapter detailing the sheer, unadulterated bureaucratic misery of processing supply chain paperwork in a sci-fi dystopia.
- I want the exact, exhaustive muscle movements required to survive a 14-hour shift in a punishing environment.
If the protagonist isn’t profoundly burnt out by chapter three while meticulously explaining the …
Give me the smuttiest book out there

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I don’t read smut very often. I think the only one I’ve read is the fever series by karen marie morning. It was fun.

I’m looking for the most shameful, degenerate, embarrassing smut you can publicly endorse. I want to read something you don’t want your friends to know you’re reading. I want to read a book you put a cover on when reading on public transit. I want a smut book you double check your Bluetooth connection and headphone volume for. Give me a book you listen to in the car and turn the volume down at stoplights.

Show me what you got!!!!

edit: THANK YOU, I now have more smut than I will ever be able to consume. you’re the best.

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Looking for games where it's super inhospitable outside but very cozy in your base - not even necessarily a base builder but, the sensation of being safe inside of a space? Think Stardew Valley on your farm, but as soon as you leave that screen, it's Project Zomboid. Cozy Survival maybe?

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When I was a teen, I played Maplestory and loved to take Thief as my class, so I could go invisible and go places that were WOEFULLY overleveled for myself. Knowing I could be surrounded by instant death but being safe was weirdly really reassuring?? It’s probably the same part of my brain that loves when it rains, knowing I’m warm and dry inside.

EDIT - I’m already seeing some great suggestions, thank you! to clarify, I would love for there to be something to do both in the base and in the surrounding world, maybe some mini games inside or, a depth of base building that is immersive?
Looking for a game with lots of rain

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And not just any rain. It doesn’t have to be raining all the time either. But when it does, it’s beautiful (if you like rain like I do). Maybe some of you even prefer the rain in this game to actual rain because you get to stay dry. Any rainy games you can recommend? Or rainy missions, if it’s not the complete game
need open world games that don’t feel empty or repetitive

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i like open world games but a lot of them end up feeling the same after a while. are there any that actually feel alive and worth exploring without just repeating the same stuff over and over?
Games you thought were going to change their genre forever, but didn't

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This is not about games that failed to deliver, but about games you felt delivered so well that you expected other games to follow suit, but ended up not doing so. I’m looking for would-be trend setters that didn’t gain the attention or recognition you believe they deserve, and I’d love to hear the reasons you think they stand out.

My personal choice is Supreme Commander. I’d played the Total Annihilation games it was a spiritual successor to, but even compared to them the level of strategic depth available in SupCom was almost unprecedented. While I didn’t expect the likes of StarCraft or Command and Conquer to change their gameplay, I fully expected a wave of SupCom clones that never came and apart from a couple fairly recent indie titles I haven’t found a strategy game that quite compares.

Now I’d like to hear your examples. What are some games that, by your preferences, you believe should have changed their respective genres but …
A Shooter That Really Uses Machine Guns For Their Intended Purpose?

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I was playing Fallout New Vegas and was really enjoying myself. Had a crit build with a gatling laser and was watching enemies explode into dust with a quick burst from a mile away. Then it kind of hit me: THIS is what these heavy machine weapons are for. But in almost all the shooters I’ve played, the heavy weapons are meant for heavy armored slow characters who wander straight into battle, acting as living tanks. That’s not right! A machine gun fills the role they usually give to sniper rifles, medium to long range combat. They fire high caliber rounds, sometimes even the exact same bullet, but instead of worrying about accuracy they have a high fire rate.

So I ask, are there any shooters where the heavy weapons actually feel good to use from a distance? No dramatic reduction at range, no piss-poor damage that causes every single fight to cost hundreds of rounds, just something where I can find a good vantage point and make things explode with a minigun or LMG that …
Looking for "black sheep" games. The ones that the fans of the series hate, but are enjoyable enough if you're new to the franchise.

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e.g. Mass Effect Andromeda, Hitman Absolution, that sort of thing

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Else if support coming to Shortcuts!

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Screen-grab from the keynote.
Thanks everyone for being here (2010-2026)

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Storage is going to change everything

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Getting storage makes shortcuts MUCH MUCH MUCH more functional
iOS27 is a huge step forward for Shortcuts and Automation

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The one two punch of bringing automation triggers inside the shortcuts editor and having notifications trigger shortcuts is huge.

Specifically this enables three longstanding desires from the shortcuts community.
1. Run a shortcut every X minutes throughout the day
2. Schedule a shortcut from shortcuts to run later
3. Share Automations
In the images I’ve attached you can see that the proof of concept shortcut I made, has run 2867 times all on its own.

this loop has been running now for over 2 days, and as far as I can tell, little to no impact on battery life.

This test shortcut also makes use of the native ability to store data, which allows the shortcut to show a custom message the very first time it runs, and then keep track of the amount of times it’s run so far.

I also include the notification settings screen to indicate that it will be possible for all of this to happen nearly invisibly, this long running notification test loop runs silently and without any visual interference. …
[OS27 Beta] New automation to trigger shortcuts from app notifications

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There’s finally a reliable way to schedule shortcuts.

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iOS 27 finally solved the main issue with Apple automation by adding the “On Notification” trigger.

Historically, scheduling a shortcut to run at a dynamically calculated time in the future (e.g., “run this task exactly 45 minutes from now”) was incredibly difficult. It usually required clunky workarounds like cluttering your Calendar or using a ⁠Wait⁠ action that would inevitably time out in the background.

By combining the new “On Notification” trigger with a third-party helper app (like Actions), we can now reliably schedule background tasks.

How it works:
1. You use a helper app (like Actions) to schedule a local notification to appear at a specific calculated date/time — you can make actions schedule a notification from Shortcuts itself.
2. You set up a Personal Automation in iOS using the new On Notification trigger, set to watch for that specific notification.
3. When the notification fires, your automation catches it and runs your …

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Describe a shortcut

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