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				Friday Fun Thread for October 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
When you say you haven't liked most of Spotify's discoverability, what have you tried?


They've come out with a few features over the past few years that I've found to be great for finding new songs and new artists.


    

  1. If you find a song that you really like the sound of, you can tap the three dots next to it, scroll down, and select "Go to Song Radio." I find it does a pretty good job of giving me songs that are adjacent to what I'm listening to. In a 30-song playlist, maybe I'll find three or four that I like and end up saving. It's a low hit rate, but better than most other methods I've tried.
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  2. This one has been hit or miss, but they have an LLM-powered playlist creation feature now. You can describe the vibe of what you're looking for in plain text and ask it to include specific types of songs, exclude other types, mix in weird picks, stick to traditional picks, etc. They might even have the ability to filter to exclude songs.
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  3. One of my favorite ways to find new stuff is going to an artist's page that I'm into but only somewhat familiar with, scrolling all the way to the bottom, and checking out their "related artists." Usually it gives you a list of like 20 artists. I go through and queue up the top three songs from each of those groups. I'm pretty skip-happy; if something isn't hitting right away I usually just go on to the next.
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I think any of these three methods tend to give me much better recommendations than the default "for you" style playlists that they throw at you - Discover Weekly or whatever they're called.


Edit: saw you mention that iris performance - awesome, the pouring rain is so iconic. in that same vein, paramore has a live performance of "All I Wanted" from 2023's Bonnaroo on YouTube. It's great. another good one is the Dave Matthews band's cover of "all along the watchtower" in central park. Skip to 4:45, the first chunk is just some light jamming. give it time to warm up, it starts slow, but really kicks in after a few minutes


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for October 9, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Link doesn't work for me, but I'd love to hear it. Saw them a few weeks back, it was a great show.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread - 2026-09-12
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Fair! Just curious, how did you feel about SpaceX? their unprecedented shareholder restrictions? obviously not the same, but id like to hear your take.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread - 2026-09-12
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
If OpenAI went public the same day, would you split that 5% clean in half?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Qeekly Finance Thread - 2026-09-12
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Are you going to invest in Anthropic's purported $2T IPO?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for August 16, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Finding an open public restroom when you're on the verge of shitting your pants.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Weekly Finance Thread - 2026-08-01
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Thoughts on /r/overemployed? Working two remote jobs and getting two salaries seems too good to be true.


Has anyone here tried it, or know anyone who's done it?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Weekly Finance Thread - 2026-07-18
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
A few close friends that live near major US cities do photography/videography as a side gig and seem to make decent money. As you'd expect, the pay range is fairly wide:


    

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    one friend who lives near NYC has approx. 5 years of semi-professional experience, and does shoots for established small businesses (real estate developers, restaurants, etc.) I think he charges several thousand dollars (no more than $10k) for a day of shooting + the editing afterwards. He seems to enjoy it.
    

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    another friend, near LA, with approx. 1.5 years of semi-pro experience, does smaller shoots - parties, graduations, maternity shoots - and I'd estimate that she charges around 500 bucks for an afternoon (usually something like 4 hours) + editing. For her, it's an enjoyable hobby that happens to make money. No plans to go full-time, as far as I know.
    

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There's an up-front gear investment, and cameras can get expensive, but I'm sure there are entry-level options for less than $500.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Tinker Tuesday for June 16th, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Fun! Vibe coded game development has gotten better and better over the last few months. It sounds like you're fairly new to coding with AI (forgive me if I'm off the mark with that guess).


This article has a good showcase of what the top-tier model(s) from Anthropic/OpenAI can pull off: What it feels like to work with Mythos


In your case, I'd recommend just watching the video at the top of the blog post, with the following in mind:




All of these are one initial prompt in Claude Code where Fable had to take my vague prompts and generate something workable, followed by a couple of additional prompts with minor encouragement (“make it better”) or feedback. What makes these especially impressive is that Claude cannot generate images, so every piece of art or 3D object was made with math alone, not using any external assets.




With that out of the way; the free google models are a great starting point, and I'm sure you'll be impressed at how fast & precise the outputs are. That said, there's a significant difference in capabilities between the free versions of the models & the frontier (best at the time) versions, especially when you pair those frontier models with coding "agents" (software that allows for fast, targeted control of your personal machine).


For the time being, stick with the free models. Have fun, try crazy stuff, see what works & what doesn't. If you notice that the outputs aren't coming out how you'd hoped, sink a few hours into some youtube tutorials. I'm sure there are great independent creators, but there's just so much noise that I tend to just default to the easiest route - videos from the AI labs themselves. This one looks fine: Prompting 101: Code w/ Claude


You'll squeeze more juice out of the free models if you use the techniques described in the video, but eventually you'll get fed up with the mistakes that gemini is making. At that point, it's probably worth spending $20 to get a subscription to one of the top labs. I'm partial to anthropic & claude, but that's probably just because I use it so much through work.


Good luck!


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Wellness Wednesday for June 10, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Internet gym lingo. means you're at a height&weight where, in an imaginary violent confrontation, you'd have no chance of making it out in good shape (you'd be a victim of the violence).


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			
			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of June 8, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Late to the party, but wanted to share a relevant essay written by Howard Marks, a well respected voice in the financial industry (cited by buffett, gurley, etc.) :


Is It a Bubble?


It was published in December, so some specifics are outdated (anthropic/openai valuations, etc.), but it's a comprehensive & thoughtful analysis.


It doesn't answer all the specific questions you asked, but you might find it useful & interesting. He's been writing for decades, so if you enjoy this piece, there's a deep archive to draw from.