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  1. Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech

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    Sounds like you already like Firefox, your only problem is that you don't have enough Firefoxes installed. So how about installing Firefox Developer Edition alongside normal Firefox? It's based on...

    Sounds like you already like Firefox, your only problem is that you don't have enough Firefoxes installed. So how about installing Firefox Developer Edition alongside normal Firefox? It's based on the beta build so you'll get to try out shiny new features a bit sooner too.

    https://www.firefox.com/en-GB/channel/desktop/developer/

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official trailer in ~tv

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    Honestly I've only just realised The Orville isn't canon Star Trek, I thought they were doing some alternate timeline thing, but actually I'm just dumb lol. Still, it is good, and as...

    Honestly I've only just realised The Orville isn't canon Star Trek, I thought they were doing some alternate timeline thing, but actually I'm just dumb lol. Still, it is good, and as @ButteredToast commented, the last season really got better. I think it benefited from longer running episodes that could get into deeper stories.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official trailer in ~tv

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    Lower Decks is great but I thought The Orville felt closer to the TNG vibe. But no one else in this thread has mentioned it yet so now I'm wondering if everyone secretly decided to never talk of...

    Lower Decks is great but I thought The Orville felt closer to the TNG vibe. But no one else in this thread has mentioned it yet so now I'm wondering if everyone secretly decided to never talk of it again?

    5 votes

  4. Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech

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    Another tip I heard recently, supposedly when a phone is stolen they'll sometimes put it into Airplane mode to prevent wipe requests coming over the network. If you remove the connectivity widget...

    Another tip I heard recently, supposedly when a phone is stolen they'll sometimes put it into Airplane mode to prevent wipe requests coming over the network. If you remove the connectivity widget from the control panel then the phone can no longer be put into Airplane mode without unlocking it first.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on What's your go-to hot sauce? in ~food

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    I’ve been on the same journey but since I discovered Mr Naga there’s no looking back. Lots of flavour, lots of heat. A jar lasts for months because like I said, lots of heat. https://mrnaga.com/

    I’ve been on the same journey but since I discovered Mr Naga there’s no looking back. Lots of flavour, lots of heat. A jar lasts for months because like I said, lots of heat.

    https://mrnaga.com/

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech

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    I also signed up with an email on my own domain. I signed up in May and still haven't heard anything. Looks like we both used digg@<domain> so perhaps we got filtered out because of that? I'll try...

    I also signed up with an email on my own domain. I signed up in May and still haven't heard anything. Looks like we both used digg@<domain> so perhaps we got filtered out because of that? I'll try getting on the queue with somethingelse@<domain> and see how that goes!

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp

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    Yes, that's true too. I suppose I didn't mean to suggest that wireless can be exactly as low latency as wired. What I do think though is that it can get close enough that no one should really need...

    Yes, that's true too. I suppose I didn't mean to suggest that wireless can be exactly as low latency as wired. What I do think though is that it can get close enough that no one should really need to care about the difference.

  8. Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp

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    Decoding a wireless signal shouldn't take very long. The main reasons for WiFi being slow is probably because the packets are quite large and they get resent on failure.

    Decoding a wireless signal shouldn't take very long. The main reasons for WiFi being slow is probably because the packets are quite large and they get resent on failure.

  9. Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp

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    But wireless signals travel at the speed of light. Why should it be inherently slower to send data through the air instead of through a wire?

    But wireless signals travel at the speed of light. Why should it be inherently slower to send data through the air instead of through a wire?

  10. Comment on Revisiting my digital security model in ~tech

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    I think it's more likely (still hopefully not too likely) that one day the password manager service I use either gets hacked, or they just make a mistake, and unencrypted data gets into the wild....

    ...since I don’t think I’ll be a specifically targeted individual anytime soon

    I think it's more likely (still hopefully not too likely) that one day the password manager service I use either gets hacked, or they just make a mistake, and unencrypted data gets into the wild. It's this thought that stops me wanting to put TOTP codes for my most important accounts into the same vault as where the password gets kept.

    7 votes

  11. Comment on I need advice, which laptop would you buy now? in ~tech

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    This hasn’t been my experience. You can buy good third party batteries on ebay from known brands like Greencell.

    This hasn’t been my experience. You can buy good third party batteries on ebay from known brands like Greencell.

    5 votes

  12. Comment on ‘Star Wars’ “looks terrible” in screening of long lost original 1977 version in ~movies

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    I don't know much about film editing, but is this as insane as it sounds?

    Lucas seems to have made all of the Special Edition edits directly on the original film masters

    I don't know much about film editing, but is this as insane as it sounds?

    7 votes

  13. Comment on 'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right. in ~tv

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    Thanks, I’ll be watching the show with a better appreciation for all this!

    Thanks, I’ll be watching the show with a better appreciation for all this!

    1 vote

  14. Comment on 'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right. in ~tv

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    Yeah sorry, it is obvious now it’s been pointed out!

    Yeah sorry, it is obvious now it’s been pointed out!

    1 vote

  15. Comment on 'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right. in ~tv

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    Thanks that makes a lot of sense! I suppose the only thing is that gender doesn’t have to be tied to how we outwardly look at all, can’t the robot just be allowed to be the way it is?

    Thanks that makes a lot of sense! I suppose the only thing is that gender doesn’t have to be tied to how we outwardly look at all, can’t the robot just be allowed to be the way it is?

    5 votes

  16. Comment on 'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right. in ~tv

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    I only found out about this show today so probably missing a lot of context, but why would a female actor cause less misgendering?

    but it's one of the reasons people were opposed to a male actor

    I only found out about this show today so probably missing a lot of context, but why would a female actor cause less misgendering?

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Why does the UK have colour-coded milk? in ~food

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    1% gets called Skimmed 2% gets called Semi Skimmed 4% is Full Fat 5% is less common, and usually comes from Guernsey/Jersey or at least it comes from Guernsey breed cows, so it gets called...

    1% gets called Skimmed
    2% gets called Semi Skimmed
    4% is Full Fat
    5% is less common, and usually comes from Guernsey/Jersey or at least it comes from Guernsey breed cows, so it gets called Guernsey Milk

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Why does the UK have colour-coded milk? in ~food

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    Is “skim” 1%. We call it “skimmed” here. Skim would be a verb, or maybe the product of skimming which would be like 90% fat I guess!

    Is “skim” 1%. We call it “skimmed” here. Skim would be a verb, or maybe the product of skimming which would be like 90% fat I guess!

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Going Mouseless, Or Using The Computer Without a Physical Mouse in ~comp

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    Thanks for the reply, I think I’ll get one. It’s about the only brand that offers a left handed model so it’s not like I have a ton of options to choose from anyway!

    Thanks for the reply, I think I’ll get one. It’s about the only brand that offers a left handed model so it’s not like I have a ton of options to choose from anyway!

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Going Mouseless, Or Using The Computer Without a Physical Mouse in ~comp

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    I miss my Logitech Trackman and have looked at the thumb trackballs but I can't imagine it being nice to use, but please tell me I'm wrong! Can you flick the cursor around easily? I think...

    I miss my Logitech Trackman and have looked at the thumb trackballs but I can't imagine it being nice to use, but please tell me I'm wrong! Can you flick the cursor around easily? I think left/right would be ok, it's that "swipe down" motion that just doesn't feel like my thumb works like that if that makes any sense?

    1 vote