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  1. Comment on Any recommendations on places to visit in Singapore? There for a week. in ~travel

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    Check out Little India, it's a very interesting place. Also you should see the Artscience museum.

    Check out Little India, it's a very interesting place. Also you should see the Artscience museum.

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  2. Comment on I'm curious how people on here stay politically engaged and aware while maintaining mental health? in ~life

  3. Comment on Bitwarden transitions from Manifest V2 to V3 in ~tech

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    Well, Chrome also plans to remove many of the ways websites can track you, like third party cookies for example. Of course, the other side of the coin is that since you're using chrome, google...

    I dislike that my extensions are limited, but not the websites I load.

    Well, Chrome also plans to remove many of the ways websites can track you, like third party cookies for example.

    Of course, the other side of the coin is that since you're using chrome, google will still be able to track you, they'll just be the ONLY company that can do it now

    6 votes

  4. Comment on Is Nebula worth it? in ~tech

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    Hey, just want to let you know that I watched that video on YouTube and it was actually the video after which I made this post lol. And they do actually grow meat cells inside of Gatorade, that...

    I am met with a picture of a Gatorade bottle pointed at a slab of meat.

    Hey, just want to let you know that I watched that video on YouTube and it was actually the video after which I made this post lol. And they do actually grow meat cells inside of Gatorade, that channel is actually pretty cool, you should check it out.

    But I do get what you mean, I do look at the Nebula "explore" page sometimes and I did see the clickbaity stuff.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Is Nebula worth it? in ~tech

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    Does the $50 -> $30 price drop when using a creator code last forever, or is it only for the first year? $30 does seem like a better price for it.

    Does the $50 -> $30 price drop when using a creator code last forever, or is it only for the first year? $30 does seem like a better price for it.

    2 votes

  6. Is Nebula worth it?

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    Is anyone here using https://nebula.tv? Multiple creators I watch are on there, and I'm considering getting a subscription, but I'm just not sure if it's really worth it. Most channels on there...

    Is anyone here using https://nebula.tv? Multiple creators I watch are on there, and I'm considering getting a subscription, but I'm just not sure if it's really worth it. Most channels on there don't seem to upload any exclusive content, so I'll basically just get the same videos but for $5/month instead of for free. I've also heard that the app and UX isn't that great.

    People who use the service, what makes it worth it for you? Is it just a way to support the creators more?

    54 votes

  7. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Perhaps you could use the prefers-color-scheme CSS media query and do the colorscheme switching directly in your styles? That way there'll be no delay, and users who use a dark theme will see a...

    Perhaps you could use the prefers-color-scheme CSS media query and do the colorscheme switching directly in your styles? That way there'll be no delay, and users who use a dark theme will see a dark version of your site

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    If you don't want to load custom fonts, you can check out Modern Font Stacks, which provides a lot of font stacks of pre-installed fonts. Though, realistically, since your website is hosted on...

    If you don't want to load custom fonts, you can check out Modern Font Stacks, which provides a lot of font stacks of pre-installed fonts.

    Though, realistically, since your website is hosted on Cloudflare pages, font loading should be very quick because of their CDNs, compression and caching. Also, if you found a cool font on Google Fonts but don't want to add Google trackers onto your page, Cloudflare has a feature you can enable that automatically replaces all Google Fonts imports with self hosted fonts on your page. Sites that I linked above use multiple custom fonts, but they load almost instantly.

    I was viewing your website in light mode, I actually think that the color scheme in dark mode looks nicer. Btw, the website resets to light mode any time I click on any link or reload the page, you should probably store it in a cookie.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    The design is nice, though I do agree that the color scheme is not perfect. Also you could probably improve the typography a bit, the fonts are fine but it would be cool if they were great. Some...

    The design is nice, though I do agree that the color scheme is not perfect.

    Also you could probably improve the typography a bit, the fonts are fine but it would be cool if they were great. Some examples of personal websites with good typography IMO are Gwern or Jake Lazaroff. And of course you can never go wrong with just using Inter for everything (see my blog for an example)

    5 votes

  10. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    rounded-window-corners, an extension for GNOME that, well, adds rounded corners for all windows, got abandoned by its maintainer. In the repo issues, everyone was saying that they wish someone...

    rounded-window-corners, an extension for GNOME that, well, adds rounded corners for all windows, got abandoned by its maintainer. In the repo issues, everyone was saying that they wish someone forks the extension and maintains it, so I decided to do that.

    https://github.com/flexagoon/rounded-window-corners

    For now, I haven't added anything yet, but I've been slowly refactoring the extension to make the codebase easier to maintain.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    A while ago I went shopping with my girlfriend, who is very fashionable. But that was after the big brands already left Russia, so even she wasn't able to find anything that looks good, I ended up...

    A while ago I went shopping with my girlfriend, who is very fashionable. But that was after the big brands already left Russia, so even she wasn't able to find anything that looks good, I ended up only buying two pairs of pants that I wear to school now

  12. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    Yes, I loved Beijing and HK! Both are awesome places and unlike anything where I've been, since I visited a lot of countries but basically none in Asia. As for the clothes, I went to a Zara in the...

    Yes, I loved Beijing and HK! Both are awesome places and unlike anything where I've been, since I visited a lot of countries but basically none in Asia.

    As for the clothes, I went to a Zara in the IFC Mall. Unfortunately, the male section there was absolutely tiny, and there was barely anything. But I did manage to buy 6 or 7 basic shirts, so at least I'll no longer have a problem with that, which is awesome.

    We're currently in Singapore as the final destination on our trip and we also have a mall with Zara and Pull&Bear nearby, so I'll go there and try to buy other clothes as well.

    It is so much easier to buy clothes when you actually have access to good stores... Maybe if we had those in Russia I wouldn't even have this problem and would just have a ton of nice clothes.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    Maybe, but again, that's if you already have something to wear so "buying nothing" is fine for you. I start feeling very overwhelmed when I'm shopping for clothes, especially if I can't find...

    I just want to say that it is completely normal to spend a whole day shopping at the mall and end up buying nothing

    Maybe, but again, that's if you already have something to wear so "buying nothing" is fine for you. I start feeling very overwhelmed when I'm shopping for clothes, especially if I can't find anything good

  14. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    I'm actually going to Hong Kong today! So maybe I'll try to buy a lot of clothes there. Are there international clothing stores with a wide variety of sizes? I'm in Beijing right now but most of...

    I'm actually going to Hong Kong today! So maybe I'll try to buy a lot of clothes there. Are there international clothing stores with a wide variety of sizes? I'm in Beijing right now but most of the clothing stores here don't have clothes for my height since most Chinese people are shorter

    2 votes

  15. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    I care about my wardrobe. I don't want to look like a weird nerd who always wears the same clothes. And if you want to "save the world", it could be better to start with saving yourself first to...

    ...anyone who cares about your wardrobe isn't worth your time; get out there and save the world...

    I care about my wardrobe. I don't want to look like a weird nerd who always wears the same clothes. And if you want to "save the world", it could be better to start with saving yourself first to at least not hate how you look.

  16. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    Yeah, I used a similar service to buy tech from abroad. They're great, but I'm not sure how practical they'll be for clothes, because you have to pay 50$ for delivery + 50$ import tax on any...

    Yeah, I used a similar service to buy tech from abroad. They're great, but I'm not sure how practical they'll be for clothes, because you have to pay 50$ for delivery + 50$ import tax on any shipment above 200$ and wait about a month to get clothes that you're not even sure will fit you and that you won't be able to return

    1 vote

  17. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    What would you consider a high end clothing store? Also, I don't think consultants in clothing stores really professional stylists, they're usually some random college students that work there as...

    What would you consider a high end clothing store?

    Also, I don't think consultants in clothing stores really professional stylists, they're usually some random college students that work there as a gig

    2 votes

  18. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    It's fine, but I'd like to eventually wear something more fashionable, and I feel like if I have an entire wardrobe of basic stuff and I want to start buying different kind of clothes I'll just...

    Keep your minimalist aesthetic. It’s cool.

    It's fine, but I'd like to eventually wear something more fashionable, and I feel like if I have an entire wardrobe of basic stuff and I want to start buying different kind of clothes I'll just have this same problem over again

    you’ll look much nicer with these premium brands.

    Thanks for brand recommendations, but unfortunately, again, none of that stuff can be bought in my country. I live in Russia, so only domestic brands are available rn.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    Most of them buy clothes when they travel abroad. Again, could be a good option if I only had to buy a few things, but isn't that easy for a large amount of clothes

    Edit, do you have classmates you can ask where they get clothes?

    Most of them buy clothes when they travel abroad. Again, could be a good option if I only had to buy a few things, but isn't that easy for a large amount of clothes

    1 vote

  20. Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style

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    This is actually something I considered - Stitch Fix sounds like something that perfectly suits my needs. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any similar service in my country.

    This is actually something I considered - Stitch Fix sounds like something that perfectly suits my needs. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any similar service in my country.

    4 votes