Aldehyde's recent activity

  1. Comment on Discoverable servers on Discord will have summaries, public messages will be open for search indexing in ~tech

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    Instead of using the discord application, install it as a webapp. I was tired of waiting for it to download a thousand updates every time I launched it.

    and why do i have to install another 'helper application' every. f*cking. time. it starts?

    Instead of using the discord application, install it as a webapp. I was tired of waiting for it to download a thousand updates every time I launched it.

    6 votes

  2. Comment on Discoverable servers on Discord will have summaries, public messages will be open for search indexing in ~tech

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    While this is good, discord still isn’t a good replacement for forums, like people are unfortunately attempting. I regularly engage on Tildes, Reddit, and other forums, but I basically never on...

    While this is good, discord still isn’t a good replacement for forums, like people are unfortunately attempting.

    I regularly engage on Tildes, Reddit, and other forums, but I basically never on Discord - you can’t really beat the threaded comment system, each topic is properly segregated (ig there are threads on discord, but it’s really not the same)

    12 votes

  3. Comment on Proton to ‘re-interview’ staff about AI to see who gets to keep their job in ~tech

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    The UI is pretty decent. Also, the size isn’t large (smaller than a single Microsoft office app), but contains all 3 - docs, sheets, ppt.

    The UI is pretty decent. Also, the size isn’t large (smaller than a single Microsoft office app), but contains all 3 - docs, sheets, ppt.

  4. Comment on Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends in ~tech

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    Interesting, there doesn’t seem to be an ‘about you’ section on the shipping preferences page on amazon.ca

    Interesting, there doesn’t seem to be an ‘about you’ section on the shipping preferences page on amazon.ca

    1 vote

  5. Comment on What do you watch on Nebula? in ~hobbies

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    Does he have exclusive stuff on nebula? I watch all his videos on YouTube.

    ChubbyEmu

    Does he have exclusive stuff on nebula? I watch all his videos on YouTube.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech

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    As a CS new grad, this is depressing. Currently in a pretty good position, but at this rate who knows how long that’ll last.

    As a CS new grad, this is depressing. Currently in a pretty good position, but at this rate who knows how long that’ll last.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on Men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences near US air base in Britain following "major incident" in ~news

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    I don’t see how that invalidates Iran also sponsoring terrorism. Both sides of a conflict CAN be problematic…

    By the way, it is almost ironic how "long history of sponsoring attacks in other countries to inflict violence to further their political goals" can also be said about the US, verbatim.

    I don’t see how that invalidates Iran also sponsoring terrorism. Both sides of a conflict CAN be problematic…

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Canada's oil windfall may yet wipe out its losses from tariffs in ~finance

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    I’m not too familiar with US politics. How significant is this election? Isn’t the president’s term 4 years long?

    I’m not too familiar with US politics. How significant is this election? Isn’t the president’s term 4 years long?

  9. Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books

    Aldehyde
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    You should look up the Koreader docs. The book text is insanely customisable, so you can really dial in your preferences.

    @kfwyre - the UI plugin is great, but have you come across any ways to make the text of books less of an eyesore?

    The kindle I added koreader to has great options for page layout, font, size, etc. Koreader felt like reading in calibre's inbuilt e-reader, which is not pretty.

    Is this something you've encountered?

    You should look up the Koreader docs. The book text is insanely customisable, so you can really dial in your preferences.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official

    Aldehyde
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    There’s also an email address you can contact to get an invite. That’s how I joined back in 2023.

    There’s also an email address you can contact to get an invite. That’s how I joined back in 2023.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Why does WhatsApp drain so much phone battery? in ~tech

    Aldehyde
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    Ah right, hadn’t thought of that.

    Ah right, hadn’t thought of that.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Why does WhatsApp drain so much phone battery? in ~tech

    Aldehyde
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    Pretty sure push notifications are handled by the OS and pulled from Apple servers. This is why if you are on a network that blocks certain apps such as WhatsApp, you still receive notifications.

    Pretty sure push notifications are handled by the OS and pulled from Apple servers. This is why if you are on a network that blocks certain apps such as WhatsApp, you still receive notifications.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Finland offers a glimpse of the hurdles Chinese electric vehicle makers face in winning over Europe – consumers ask whether the cars spy on them, or if they have kill switches in ~transport

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    I hate how you cannot purchase ‘dumb’ stuff anymore. Even if you completely trust the government and companies, bad actors can utilise these systems too.

    I hate how you cannot purchase ‘dumb’ stuff anymore. Even if you completely trust the government and companies, bad actors can utilise these systems too.

    14 votes

  14. Comment on Google must pay record €4.1 billion fine, top EU court rules in ~tech

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    Don’t companies license Android from Google? They’d be in violation of their licensing terms, then.

    I don't know what would happen if a phone maker decided not to pre-install Google Search and Chrome... Google comes over with a paddle?

    Don’t companies license Android from Google? They’d be in violation of their licensing terms, then.

    12 votes

  15. Comment on Apple unveils their new operating systems for 2027: iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and more in ~tech

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    It’s nice that they’re focusing on performance and stability this year. That said, it’s ridiculous how much padding is there in macOS now. The shape around the buttons was already so large and now...

    It’s nice that they’re focusing on performance and stability this year.

    That said, it’s ridiculous how much padding is there in macOS now. The shape around the buttons was already so large and now there is another blown up shape for the tab bar! This looks like the biggest downside of the rumple rumoured upcoming touchscreen MacBook.

    I don’t think I’ll ever trust agentic tools enough to let it attempt to log into websites and mess around with the password settings completely unmonitored.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Is British English actually better than American English? in ~humanities.languages

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    As another Indian, this could be because American media is much more common. Most of my exposure to British English was at school, whereas only a small amount of the media I consumed used British...

    personally, I'm indian and I find it much easier to understand American English.

    As another Indian, this could be because American media is much more common. Most of my exposure to British English was at school, whereas only a small amount of the media I consumed used British English.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on Control Ultimate Edition released for iOS and iPadOS in ~games

    Aldehyde
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    Modern phones are able to run steam games via FEX, it’s insane how the chips are powerfully enough to run PC games via a translation layer, not even just native ports

    Modern phones are able to run steam games via FEX, it’s insane how the chips are powerfully enough to run PC games via a translation layer, not even just native ports

    2 votes

  18. Comment on 'Avatar Aang' movie footage seems to have leaked months ahead of Paramount+ premiere in ~movies

    Aldehyde
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    Wow, that is a disappoint. The movie is too gorgeous to not be enjoyed on the big screen :(

    Wow, that is a disappoint. The movie is too gorgeous to not be enjoyed on the big screen :(

    2 votes

  19. Comment on 'Avatar Aang' movie footage seems to have leaked months ahead of Paramount+ premiere in ~movies

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    Just watched it. The art is gorgeous and the story is beautiful. Can’t wait for it to release in the theatres and watch it properly!

    Just watched it. The art is gorgeous and the story is beautiful. Can’t wait for it to release in the theatres and watch it properly!

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Nvidia's DLSS 5 video taken down due to copyright issue after news site uses the footage in ~tech

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    Yeah, not only is there no human vetting these requests, but to counter these you have to give up your name and address. So bad actors can easily use this to dox YouTubers.

    Yeah, not only is there no human vetting these requests, but to counter these you have to give up your name and address. So bad actors can easily use this to dox YouTubers.

    13 votes