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Comment on Alien: Romulus | Official trailer in ~movies
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Comment on Digital note-taking system? in ~books
Plik Link ParentThe sync can be kinda laggy in general, especially to the mobile apps, but usually everything sorts itself out. You should be able to delete anything you want, no need to keep the default stuff. I...The sync can be kinda laggy in general, especially to the mobile apps, but usually everything sorts itself out. You should be able to delete anything you want, no need to keep the default stuff.
I would say test it out for a week, it takes some getting used to, but if you still don't like it maybe try out Goodnotes. I think Goodnotes works better on iOS devices, but not sure.
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Comment on Digital note-taking system? in ~books
Plik Link ParentOneNote for iOS should look pretty much the same anywhere, same for Android. It's Windows where they have 2-3 different versions 😅OneNote for iOS should look pretty much the same anywhere, same for Android. It's Windows where they have 2-3 different versions 😅
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Comment on Digital note-taking system? in ~books
Plik Link ParentIt sounds like you are describing the old OneNote...I think OneNote 2016 (they keep renaming everything). I am more familiar with OneNote for Windows 11 (10? I dunno the naming is ridiculous and...It sounds like you are describing the old OneNote...I think OneNote 2016 (they keep renaming everything). I am more familiar with OneNote for Windows 11 (10? I dunno the naming is ridiculous and always changing).
Basically you have notebooks, sections, and pages. With the desktop version you can also create sub pages, which are regular pages (and show up in the pages list) that are tabbed over slightly. If you have a page that has sub-pages it gets a little > which can be clicked to collapse/expand any sub-pages below the parent page. It makes it easier to organize as you don't need to make a lot of sections, when a page with sub-pages would work just as well (or better).
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Comment on Digital note-taking system? in ~books
Plik Link ParentOneNote works to varying degrees on most (all?) devices. OneNote for Windows has the most features, and works very well on a Windows tablet with stylus (and BT keyboard with trackpoint or...OneNote works to varying degrees on most (all?) devices. OneNote for Windows has the most features, and works very well on a Windows tablet with stylus (and BT keyboard with trackpoint or trackpad). To really organize your notes well you need the Windows version as it allows you to create sub-pages within your notebooks, which I haven't seen on the iOS and Android versions (it might be available on the web based version, can't remember). The sub-pages are helpful because you can create empty parent pages as page section dividers without creating actual new sections, which helps cut down on your use of section tabs and individual notebooks.
You can sync your notes to Microsoft's cloud (for free I think?), and they have a very hard to subcribe to subscription (they keep trying to upsell to more expensive services) called Microsoft 365 Basic for 1.99 USD/month that gives you 100 GB more OneDrive space.
The problem I have found with most other "note" taking apps is that they seem to be designed with a focus on typed notes over handwritten...which I do not really like. I strongly believe there is something about actually hand writing notes that helps commit information to memory better. I also feel that organizing one's notes manually creates a better sense of where the information is, rather than solely relying on tags and search features.
The only other app I have seen that seems somewhat close to OneNote is Goodnotes. However the UI seems less compact, and with less granularity. I've never used it though, only seen people using it.
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Comment on Why the pandemic probably started in a lab, in five key points (gifted link) in ~science
Plik Link ParentI am having trouble with this too, also a bit of an emotional reaction. It's also odd to me the number of comments on Tildes that are against a lab leak theory. My opinion is pretty much 99%...It's the rank and file folks like us that I'm having trouble understanding their vehemence against the lab leak idea, resistance which persists. Maybe it's an unfortunate association early on with right wink conspiracy folks? That's sad if true.
I am having trouble with this too, also a bit of an emotional reaction. It's also odd to me the number of comments on Tildes that are against a lab leak theory. My opinion is pretty much 99% certainty that it was a lab leak due to human error (still just my opinion, I know). Also, isn't human error slightly less terrifying?
Some of my thoughts from the past few years:
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China and India are both known as countries where one can outsource medical research if the rules in one's own country are too strict.
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The US has admitted to funding research about coronaviruses in Wuhan.
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Yunnan and Laos both have towns that are solidly in what is known as the golden triangle, this area is not only known for being a massive drug production area (opium and meth), but also for: money laundering, gambling, human trafficking, call center scamming, sale of endangered wildlife, and human organ trafficking. Basically, you can't really trust what anyone says about these areas because they are about as minimally governed and corrupt as anywhere can be.
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Both of these areas are mountainous, and generally difficult to traverse outside of major cities and roads, i.e. people aren't going to easily stumble across coronavirus infected bats, unless they are actually looking for them.
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The cold chain in Laos is laughable, I can't see the transfer of coronavirus infected bat's being much more secure.
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Laos didn't have its first real outbreak of covid until a year or so in...when police illegally snuck an infected Lao national back into the country from Thailand. So again, how does it go from bats to humans, if it's not even going from bats to humans in one of the regions the bats are from?
I know everyone thinks it sounds like the start to a zombie movie, but google these (might end up on a list) towns: Bokeo and Mongla; and Kings Roman Group. If anything, it's the perfect region to set the opening of a zombie pandemic Hollywood movie.
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Comment on Toyota’s bet on hybrids was mocked, then vindicated. Now it’s trying to repeat the trick with an unlikely bet on the combustion engine. in ~transport
Plik Link ParentDon't forget Toyota's AAA+ stamp of approval from terrorists and militias around the world. (joking/not joking)Don't forget Toyota's AAA+ stamp of approval from terrorists and militias around the world. (joking/not joking)
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Comment on If you had US$50K and had to purchase a classic car, sports car, and daily driver for your budget dream garage, what vehicles would you pick? in ~transport
Plik LinkWell no cars, it'd be all motorcycles: Daily: Custom Scrambler (unused budget goes here :) Sports: RE Himalayan (the newest one) (~7k) Classic: Ural (~16k)Well no cars, it'd be all motorcycles:
Daily: Custom Scrambler (unused budget goes here :)
Sports: RE Himalayan (the newest one) (~7k)
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Comment on Are there any backpacks which are both stylish and functional? in ~life.style
Plik Link ParentRegarding air travel, I actually bring two messenger bags. A smaller Timbuk2 as my personal item (under the seat), and a much larger Chrome bag as my carry on (overhead). On longer trips I would...Regarding air travel, I actually bring two messenger bags. A smaller Timbuk2 as my personal item (under the seat), and a much larger Chrome bag as my carry on (overhead).
On longer trips I would bring a third military loadout style bag with backpack straps for my checked luggage, and then wear all three looking like some kind of bizarre SF bicycle messenger-paratrooper 😅. Loadout bag on my back, Chrome bag reversed across my chest, and Timbuk2 hanging below the Chrome bag just above crotch level.
Not quite this absurd, but pretty close:
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Comment on Are there any backpacks which are both stylish and functional? in ~life.style
Plik Link ParentThis was actually my initial mental image from OP's post. IMO there is pretty much no way of escaping the "12 year old you in gradeschool" look with any non-camping (and if camping, you better be...(mind you I use the same jansport from third grade and have little claim to backpack fashion sense)
This was actually my initial mental image from OP's post. IMO there is pretty much no way of escaping the "12 year old you in gradeschool" look with any non-camping (and if camping, you better be camping or backpacking) backpack.
I think messenger bags or hip bags are a better way to go in a work environment, it's just hard for me to take the backpack look at all seriously.
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Comment on Just wanna talk about drinking less in ~talk
Plik LinkI don't have too much useful to say. But I will state my own opinion on your two vices (from experience, not judgment): Alcohol is for making boring hours interesting. Cigarettes are for making...I don't have too much useful to say. But I will state my own opinion on your two vices (from experience, not judgment):
- Alcohol is for making boring hours interesting.
- Cigarettes are for making boring minutes interesting.
Neither of these are good reasons for either.
I am also unsure of NA beverages, seems to me it's just better to go with water? Or maybe soda water (+flavor)? I guess you have to decide whether you actually miss the flavor of alcoholic beverages, or you're just trying to fake out your desire for alcohol.
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Comment on Am I alone in thinking that we're bouncing back from a highly technological future? in ~life
Plik Link ParentHaha, yeah never aim directly at the exhaust pipe, and apologies for assuming you weren't an enlightened bum gun using human.Haha, yeah never aim directly at the exhaust pipe, and apologies for assuming you weren't an enlightened bum gun using human.
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Comment on Am I alone in thinking that we're bouncing back from a highly technological future? in ~life
Plik Link ParentI'm gonna counter your TP with butt guns. Way less TP needed, and a cleaner brown eye. You can even use paper towels in a pinch as the paper is mostly just for drying off, not scraping the last...I'm gonna counter your TP with butt guns.
Way less TP needed, and a cleaner brown eye. You can even use paper towels in a pinch as the paper is mostly just for drying off, not scraping the last layers of flesh off your hemorrhoids.
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Comment on Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice in ~tech
Plik Link ParentOoh yeah, that's bad. And creepy. I thought it was less direct like "we like this movie AI and actress, use it as inspiration", not "make me an AI sex doll replica voice of Johansson".Ooh yeah, that's bad. And creepy. I thought it was less direct like "we like this movie AI and actress, use it as inspiration", not "make me an AI sex doll replica voice of Johansson".
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Comment on Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice in ~tech
Plik Link ParentI am curious how one makes an AI human sounding voice that sounds like nobody on the planet. Reminds me of Deadmaus accidently recreating Darude Sandstorm in his studio. Also the American...I am curious how one makes an AI human sounding voice that sounds like nobody on the planet. Reminds me of Deadmaus accidently recreating Darude Sandstorm in his studio.
Also the American midwestern accent is one of the closest accents to the mid-atlantic accent that has been modified for use by news casters because it is one of the easiest English language accents to understand. So if you want an easily understandable English language AI voice, odds are it's gonna sound like some random Jack or Diane from Indiana (suckin on a chili dog).
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Comment on What is your opinion on Dan Brown novels? in ~books
Plik Link ParentMost IT places I worked, if you left the screen unlocked you'd come back to upside down/sideways Windows. Was kinda scary how many people didn't know the rotation shortcut considering we worked in...Most IT places I worked, if you left the screen unlocked you'd come back to upside down/sideways Windows. Was kinda scary how many people didn't know the rotation shortcut considering we worked in IT, and this happened fairly regularly.
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
Plik Link ParentI mean if the risk is 20k USD fine and developing country jail time....yes, yes I am going to spend 150-300 bucks on a nice Timbuk2 or Chrome bag for my carry on only (no guns!) carry on bag.I mean if the risk is 20k USD fine and developing country jail time....yes, yes I am going to spend 150-300 bucks on a nice Timbuk2 or Chrome bag for my carry on only (no guns!) carry on bag.
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Comment on What are three things you're feeling positively about today? in ~talk
Plik Link ParentWe used to do butter, brown sugar, and water heated in a pan when we ran out of syrup....honestly it tasted better than any non-maple syrup.We used to do butter, brown sugar, and water heated in a pan when we ran out of syrup....honestly it tasted better than any non-maple syrup.
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Comment on I am worthless, I couldn't write a good article or draft to save my life in ~creative
Plik LinkJust start writing anything. This is how I used to start papers in grad school when I had no idea where to start, even on really dry topics like international monetary systems. I would literally...Just start writing anything. This is how I used to start papers in grad school when I had no idea where to start, even on really dry topics like international monetary systems. I would literally start off with random shit, e.g:
"Ugh why do I have to write this, this prof is such a hard ass, and international monetary systems are so tiring, I have to write about this thing (boring) and that thing (boringer!) just to make a point about this other thing. This one other other thing is kinda cool though, because...."
And then from there I'd have a reallllly shitty outline, but I could at least start researching one of the "boring" things, and then write about it after I felt comfortable enough with my understanding. Once you get a few paragraphs down about one topic, the others kind of fall into place, as in you know the sequence you want to go through in order to get to your end point....even if the initial topic you started on actually ends up right in the middle of the paper.
You mentioned programming, logic, and philosophy, maybe a fun topic would be what the internet will be like in 10 years after everything is completely enshittified. Is it really gonna just be a bunch of private VIP chat rooms that are invite only from in person meetings in meatspace? How would that be catalyzed safely in terms of programming/authentication? People used to do reddit meetups....now those don't happen so much because there are too many weirdos, would people be willing to go back to that just to gain access to a private chatroom/network?
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Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv
Plik LinkBattlestar also killed Stargate.....because SG tried copying their edgelord angst for SGU, and failed miserably.Battlestar also killed Stargate.....because SG tried copying their edgelord angst for SGU, and failed miserably.
What is up with all those weird video comments about ATW27X?