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I'm looking for a handheld voice recorder that's as simple to use as possible for my dad. His memory is starting to fail and I'm wondering if this would help ease some tension that that is causing. He has trouble with tech these days so unfortunately using an app on a phone isn't an option. The hurdle of getting the phone out and app...

I've been feeling nostalgic and watching some old Top Gear recently. It has got me thinking about how remarkable the chemistry between the three hosts is and how the combination of those three, the time that top gear ran, and the format they chose created such an incredibly successful and wide-reaching show. Despite many efforts no one has been able to make a car...

I've set up a very small soapbox here. It's cute. You can step up on it to rant, but it only supports small rants. Tiny ones. Cute ones. Rants about low-stakes, inconsequential stuff. It can hold up the weight of approximately one oxford comma, so please don't get too heavy and crush it. Anyone want to step on it and give us your 0.02...

It looks like there are a ton of options out there to get physical prints of digital photos - I’m seeing super cheap high volume websites, supermarket co-branded ones that look like a throwback to the old film development days, high price boutique services aimed at fine art photographers, and indie print shops attached to exhibition spaces. Problem is, I have no idea how...

Curious to know if we have a current morphometric based system that can detect with the same accuracy as DNA testing, if two people are related, without a priori knowledge that they are related, if that makes sense. Meaning, if a system is fed 100 random photos of humans, but is not told "there are definitely related people in here" can it match it...

I believe a few of us have Steam Decks, thus I wanted to do this kinda public announcement. TL;DR If your Steam Deck reports low battery health (low % of original capacity) drain the battery until it shuts down and then fully charge and check again Use your Steam Deck until it shuts down from time to time (say once every 6 months?) to...

What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well. Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~games/1n83/what_games_have_you_been_playing_and_whats_your_opinion_on_them Votes: 17 Comments: 35

What food and drinks have you been enjoying (or not enjoying) recently? Have you cooked or created anything interesting? Tell us about it! Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~food/1n82/what_have_you_been_eating_drinking_and_cooking Votes: 2 Comments: 0