# general **URL:** https://cog.discourse.group/c/general/5.md [Latest](https://cog.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://cog.discourse.group/categories.md) --- ## [Specialty/private categories and other useful info](https://cog.discourse.group/t/specialty-private-categories-and-other-useful-info/501)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/specialty-private-categories-and-other-useful-info/501 "2013-11-08T19:36:10Z")
Okay, we have created categories for job hunting, weight loss, and creativity. If you want membership, just PM a mod or admin, and we will judge your worthiness! \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] For those of you who want to use em… --- ## [Movie reviews](https://cog.discourse.group/t/movie-reviews/598)
**Author:** [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Replies:** 755\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/movie-reviews/598 "2026-09-23T18:13:39Z")
--- ## [Politics is Stupid](https://cog.discourse.group/t/politics-is-stupid/556)
**Author:** [@Woodman](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Woodman)\ **Replies:** 3272\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/politics-is-stupid/556 "2026-09-21T16:07:59Z")
--- ## [Mocking the scammers](https://cog.discourse.group/t/mocking-the-scammers/1522)
**Author:** [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/mocking-the-scammers/1522 "2026-09-15T19:04:45Z")
We might have had a topic at some point in the past about scams and tips to avoid or deal with them, but it was probably many years ago. So let’s start a new one. Unsolicited, random phone call or text message: “I’m … --- ## [Things that suck](https://cog.discourse.group/t/things-that-suck/1765)
**Author:** [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)\ **Replies:** 488\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/things-that-suck/1765 "2026-09-15T04:33:34Z")
I’m at home with a tweaked back. I ‘turned funny’ while sitting at my desk. Getting old sucks. --- ## [Bedtime, morning time, and getting old](https://cog.discourse.group/t/bedtime-morning-time-and-getting-old/1425)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Ars](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Lee_Ars)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/bedtime-morning-time-and-getting-old/1425 "2026-09-15T03:46:15Z")
I’ve been a late riser for the majority of my conscious life, but over the past 2-ish years my sleeping patterns have been changing pretty significantly. KK & I began making a conscious effort to go to bed earlier, and a… --- ## [Things you wish you could say (everywhere)](https://cog.discourse.group/t/things-you-wish-you-could-say-everywhere/542)
**Author:** [@Darktan](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Darktan)\ **Replies:** 3363\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/things-you-wish-you-could-say-everywhere/542 "2026-09-12T18:11:44Z")
--- ## [What Made You Happy Today?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-made-you-happy-today/490)
**Author:** [@dakboy](https://cog.discourse.group/u/dakboy)\ **Replies:** 4999\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-made-you-happy-today/490 "2026-09-12T01:16:51Z")
--- ## [RIP Thread](https://cog.discourse.group/t/rip-thread/470)
**Author:** [@Force10](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Force10)\ **Replies:** 1966\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/rip-thread/470 "2026-09-10T12:30:12Z")
--- ## [What Song Are You Listening to Right Now? v. 3.0](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-song-are-you-listening-to-right-now-v-3-0/473)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-song-are-you-listening-to-right-now-v-3-0/473 "2026-09-09T03:22:00Z")
--- ## [What's Your New Shiny?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462)
**Author:** [@CryHavok](https://cog.discourse.group/u/CryHavok)\ **Replies:** 1650\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462 "2026-09-09T03:20:15Z")
--- ## [Random Musings (and associated non sequiturs) v. 3.0](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 5207\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478 "2026-09-08T04:51:00Z")
--- ## [What book are you reading right now?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/602)
**Author:** [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Replies:** 584\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-book-are-you-reading-right-now/602 "2026-08-26T17:01:16Z")
--- ## [Things you wish the other driver could hear, v3.0](https://cog.discourse.group/t/things-you-wish-the-other-driver-could-hear-v3-0/686)
**Author:** [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Replies:** 921\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/things-you-wish-the-other-driver-could-hear-v3-0/686 "2026-08-13T01:35:20Z")
--- ## [What television show are you watching?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-television-show-are-you-watching/972)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 942\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-television-show-are-you-watching/972 "2026-07-10T14:00:38Z")
I realized that we have the what song are you listening to thread, and the what book are you reading now thread, but we seem to have lost the what television show are you watching thread. I just finished watching the K… --- ## [A Thread for Jokes](https://cog.discourse.group/t/a-thread-for-jokes/522)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/a-thread-for-jokes/522 "2026-07-04T17:35:24Z")
--- ## [South Africa burns (2019)](https://cog.discourse.group/t/south-africa-burns-2019/1723)
**Author:** [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/south-africa-burns-2019/1723 "2026-05-24T18:30:16Z")
This is where I’ll post all xenophobia-related news. Feel free to ignore. --- ## [Musk's self-inflicted wounds and new competitors](https://cog.discourse.group/t/musks-self-inflicted-wounds-and-new-competitors/2008)
**Author:** [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/musks-self-inflicted-wounds-and-new-competitors/2008 "2026-05-03T04:45:29Z")
I’ve been keeping up with some of what Musk has been doing and it’s reached a point where he’s created a lot of self-inflicted wounds for himself and his companies. He also has some new competitors to his businesses that… --- ## [What comic books are you reading?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-comic-books-are-you-reading/1195)
**Author:** [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/what-comic-books-are-you-reading/1195 "2026-04-24T16:29:10Z")
I found out recently that companies like Marvel and DC are making a lot of limited-issue series than they did years ago, where the story wraps up in five or six issues. For example, 1872 was part of the overall "Secret W… --- ## [Kittehzes! & Pets](https://cog.discourse.group/t/kittehzes-pets/788)
**Author:** [@moufassa](https://cog.discourse.group/u/moufassa)\ **Replies:** 778\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/kittehzes-pets/788 "2026-04-16T15:03:02Z")
So I took some leave last week, and this happened: \[image\] Polly want a cracker? Charlie is his name - he is a 12 week old Devon Rex. Later in the week he got a bit more comfy... \[image\] That's a strange lookin… --- ## [Status check](https://cog.discourse.group/t/status-check/1150)
**Author:** [@DocDubious](https://cog.discourse.group/u/DocDubious)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/status-check/1150 "2026-04-13T12:48:40Z")
Thought we could have a thread where we could post when we were wondering about fellow CoGers. --- ## [Gardening, harvesting, storing, and the like](https://cog.discourse.group/t/gardening-harvesting-storing-and-the-like/691)
**Author:** [@MSUAlexis](https://cog.discourse.group/u/MSUAlexis)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/gardening-harvesting-storing-and-the-like/691 "2026-03-24T13:09:35Z")
--- ## [Web Find of the Day](https://cog.discourse.group/t/web-find-of-the-day/426)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 1390\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/web-find-of-the-day/426 "2026-02-11T13:30:28Z")
I just thought I'd start a thread where anyone can post anything that they find interesting on the internet here. It can be a video, photo, article, site or whatever floats your boat within reason, I suppose. I'l start… --- ## [Foodie stuff - Recipes, canning, pickling, fermenting, etc!](https://cog.discourse.group/t/foodie-stuff-recipes-canning-pickling-fermenting-etc/843)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/foodie-stuff-recipes-canning-pickling-fermenting-etc/843 "2026-01-21T18:45:31Z")
There have been threads before with interesting contributions by CoG members, so I thought I'd resurrect it. I've always loved nukazuke, Japanese style pickles, so I have decided to start making them. It will require … --- ## [Happy winter holiday!](https://cog.discourse.group/t/happy-winter-holiday/1938)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/happy-winter-holiday/1938 "2025-12-25T16:02:57Z")
I’m going to say Merry Christmas since that’s what I celebrate, but whichever winter holiday you celebrate, may it be a joyful one! --- ## [Hi, I'm Back!](https://cog.discourse.group/t/hi-im-back/448)
**Author:** [@TechnoMistress](https://cog.discourse.group/u/TechnoMistress)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/hi-im-back/448 "2025-10-31T13:33:22Z")
--- ## [Order of Retrocomputing Appreciatives - CoG chapter](https://cog.discourse.group/t/order-of-retrocomputing-appreciatives-cog-chapter/1155)
**Author:** [@moufassa](https://cog.discourse.group/u/moufassa)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/order-of-retrocomputing-appreciatives-cog-chapter/1155 "2025-10-14T14:54:20Z")
Hi everyone, my name is moufassa and I am a retrocomputing geek. I've been interested in computer history probably since 2001 or so when I got my hands on an Amiga 1200 via the then-nascent-and-good-value eBay. Since … --- ## [Hi! How everyone?](https://cog.discourse.group/t/hi-how-everyone/2014)
**Author:** [@SuicidalRat](https://cog.discourse.group/u/SuicidalRat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/hi-how-everyone/2014 "2025-09-30T22:08:56Z")
So it late at night and I was thinking about the good old days; jumping shoes, hitting users with baseball bats, etc. And I was like - I wonder if CoG is still alive! And it is!! Hi! Anyways, see ya in another 15 years… --- ## [Puzzles for the internet sleuths](https://cog.discourse.group/t/puzzles-for-the-internet-sleuths/2011)
**Author:** [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/puzzles-for-the-internet-sleuths/2011 "2025-09-08T22:07:22Z")
I’ve done an evening’s worth of research, but figured I’d throw this out there in case anyone else has better ideas on how to look. I found what I believe to be a vintage medicine bottle. An evening of research found t… --- ## [Merry Chrismahanaquanzika y'all!](https://cog.discourse.group/t/merry-chrismahanaquanzika-yall/2005)
**Author:** [@GratchSabbat](https://cog.discourse.group/u/GratchSabbat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/merry-chrismahanaquanzika-yall/2005 "2025-06-28T03:46:14Z")
It’s been forever and a day since I’ve been in here (I counted!), but I wanted to pop in and wish y’all a happy holiday season! Here’s to hoping for better in the future! Miss and lurves all of y’all!! GS [Next page](https://cog.discourse.group/c/general/5.md?page=1)