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Hello all, as the title implies, I will be attending my first ever large scale protest(USA based) in person. I’m wondering if people have any advice of what to expect/do and how to stay safe ? Thank you ! PS - was not sure where to post this. Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~life/1n6e/tips_for_attending_a_protest Votes: 41 Comments: 10

As the years go by, I’ve become increasingly annoyed (I choose that word intentionally) at the thought that there’s some “record” of my activity on the Internet somewhere, which was probably put together by my ISP. I “don’t have anything to hide” (other than perhaps the one or other ROM or movie that I download), but I also don’t want to randomly get fined...

When is is okay to give up on making a situation work? I legitimately ask, as I’ve pretty much given up on most “immediate” family in recent months. As an American federal civilian employee, I found the rhetoric of my immediate family crazy enough to warrant cutting them out of my life. I can’t get beyond their clear contempt for my livelihood. Despite conversations...

The title. And what about linking to ROM repositories? Not that I want to. Just curious. Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~tildes/1n64/what_is_the_policy_on_discussing_emulation_in_games Votes: 20 Comments: 26

I've been a fan of the farming/life sim/role playing/cozy games or however you want to label these games since I was a kid and my older brother brought home a new game for the Nintendo 64: Harvest Moon 64. Over the years, I played several titles in the series through the Wii/NDS era, before my tastes changed, and I found myself playing more online...

Rather temped to buy a used item from the site, and wondering if fellow members have used it before. Instead of search a random referral invite code, anyone want to share theirs? thanks :) Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~life/1n5w/poshmark_online_used_goods_store_good_bad_invite_code Votes: 9 Comments: 13

I am going to be in Minneapolis soon and I have 1 free day which I want to spend going to local bookstores. Does anyone have a favorite local store in the city? I particularly like going to bookstores with good SFF sections, and also lots of book club/staff picks; and also to used bookstores with good SFF fictions. It's my first time in...