Weekend Discussion - August 23, 2026

As Sunday comes to a close, let's reflect on the past two days with Weekend Discussion.

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Hey Shacknews, it's time for Weekend Discussion. Let's officially close out our weekend! Please take a look.

Your daily dose of sudoku

A 3-star puzzle taking an hour? Okay.

Dune time

Tell me about this cave of birds.

Rolex truly are the Rolex of watches

It's just a status symbol, right?

New MRE tasting just dropped

Let's see how the Poles go with their MREs.

Which obscure weapon do you think it will be?

You can be Dark Souls with whatever you want!

Comfort zones be damned!

I wish Will would stop using AI slop.

Coffee is just incredible

Coffee from different cultures is pretty cool.

Weekend Vibes

What I'm listening to...

Here are some Shacknews articles from this week

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