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Comment on Utah teen athlete faces threats after state official posted photos questioning her gender in ~lgbt
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Comment on Researchers were able to isolate the brain from the rest of the body of a pig, and kept it alive and functioning for five hours in ~science
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentThere's at least one Black Mirror episode with basically that plot.There's at least one Black Mirror episode with basically that plot.
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Comment on Researchers were able to isolate the brain from the rest of the body of a pig, and kept it alive and functioning for five hours in ~science
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentThose usually have heads on them at least.Those usually have heads on them at least.
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Comment on US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years in ~space
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentHopefully the less secretive Dream Chaser will help make up for that deficit!Hopefully the less secretive Dream Chaser will help make up for that deficit!
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Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentI went to go buy it in Steam just now, and it wouldn't let me. Apparently I bought it years ago. This is the trouble with these sales...I went to go buy it in Steam just now, and it wouldn't let me. Apparently I bought it years ago. This is the trouble with these sales...
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Comment on Link's Awakening DX HD - PC port (unofficial) in ~games
BHSPitMonkey (edited )Link ParentI wonder what my life could have been like under hypothetical circumstances similar to yours... Edit: I've moved on to wonder about different things 🙂I wonder what my life could have been like under hypothetical circumstances similar to yours...
Edit: I've moved on to wonder about different things 🙂
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Comment on Civil War | Official trailer in ~movies
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentThe simple movie explanation would be that there was a state-level coup d'état. It's not like there wouldn't be insurgencies all over both states in this scenario.The simple movie explanation would be that there was a state-level coup d'état. It's not like there wouldn't be insurgencies all over both states in this scenario.
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Comment on Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android in ~tech
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentYou might be confusing their first offering (Beeper, which uses a bunch of hosted Mac devices and acts as a proxy) with this newer one (Beeper Mini, which is a reverse engineered client you run...You might be confusing their first offering (Beeper, which uses a bunch of hosted Mac devices and acts as a proxy) with this newer one (Beeper Mini, which is a reverse engineered client you run fully on your device).
The former was indeed more problematic on the E2EE front (after all, you have what is effectively a MITM between you and everyone you talk to—placing all your trust in their employees and their security to keep out hackers). The latter, potentially less so—though the way it dealt with faking the device attestation seems like it might have been less than ideal.
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Comment on Tildes Video Thread in ~misc
BHSPitMonkey LinkSeen This animator has uploaded 10 videos since starting their channel, TAEETIMEE, about a year ago. They're all about a minute long, and they're each really expressive and beautifully made. I... -
Comment on If you had up to $55k to purchase an electric vehicle (new/used) with a range of a least 250 miles, what would you buy? in ~transport
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentMake sure you are looking at the financing offers from the dealers themselves, as they are often much lower rates than what the banks and credit unions are offering. Hyundai Motor Finance was...Make sure you are looking at the financing offers from the dealers themselves, as they are often much lower rates than what the banks and credit unions are offering. Hyundai Motor Finance was offering 0% earlier this year (when banks were doing 4-5%), and when I got in they were doing 3% (when banks were 5-6%).
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Comment on If you had up to $55k to purchase an electric vehicle (new/used) with a range of a least 250 miles, what would you buy? in ~transport
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentAgreed, thought it should be noted that this problem only applies if the driver is using i-pedal mode (which is easily avoided by not being one of those weirdos 😉).Agreed, thought it should be noted that this problem only applies if the driver is using i-pedal mode (which is easily avoided by not being one of those weirdos 😉).
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Comment on Amazon introduces Q, an AI chatbot for companies in ~tech
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentTo be fair, that really was just that one guy mainly.To be fair, that really was just that one guy mainly.
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Comment on Traders are betting that GameStop will jump 50% within two weeks in ~finance
BHSPitMonkey LinkCompile a list of every stock whose price increased today For each of those stocks, fill in a template headline that reads something like "Traders are betting that the value of $Company will...- Compile a list of every stock whose price increased today
- For each of those stocks, fill in a template headline that reads something like "Traders are betting that the value of $Company will increase"
- Post each on the Internet as a "finance news" article (and make sure to share on social media)
- Compile a list of every stock whose price decreased today
- For each of those stocks, fill in a template headline that reads something like "Traders are betting that the value of $Company will decrease"
- See step 3
- Repeat at the end of the next trading day
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Comment on Poll: US President Joe Biden’s standing hits new lows amid Israel-Hamas war in ~news
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentSomeone with a shot would need to oppose him first. Seems too late for that.Someone with a shot would need to oppose him first. Seems too late for that.
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Comment on Hades is coming to iOS via Netflix Games in ~games
BHSPitMonkey LinkGreat game, but you'll want to play it with a controller.Great game, but you'll want to play it with a controller.
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Comment on Do you think you'd use a hardware-based file sharing solution? in ~tech
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentCan you elaborate? iMessage is a proprietary and requires being an authenticated Apple account holder, does it not? It is not like SMS/MMS/RCS in that way.absolutely nothing stopping Google from making an iPhone Messages app to solve that problem
Can you elaborate? iMessage is a proprietary and requires being an authenticated Apple account holder, does it not? It is not like SMS/MMS/RCS in that way.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~enviro
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentHow is that a reasonable position? That only perfect people or absolutists may ever advocate for any kind of systemic change? When talking about systemic issues, it's often the case that the...How is that a reasonable position? That only perfect people or absolutists may ever advocate for any kind of systemic change? When talking about systemic issues, it's often the case that the status quo places an undue burden on everybody living within that system to act in society's best interests; if only the most abstinent among us had the right to speak on these issues, there'd be no one left to argue for them.
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Comment on Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency in ~transport
BHSPitMonkey LinkOff-topic, but isn't it a fun quirk of English that and can both be written and mean the same thing?Off-topic, but isn't it a fun quirk of English that
Germany’s terrible trains are no joke
and
Germany’s terrible trains are a joke
can both be written and mean the same thing?
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Comment on Computer savvy people of Tildes, do you have any advice re setting up a new MS Windows personal computer? in ~tech
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentuBlock Origin, to provide a more exact recommendation. Most people will inadvertently install some less-trusted extension that has "adblock" in the name.Make sure you have adblock installed to your browser
uBlock Origin, to provide a more exact recommendation. Most people will inadvertently install some less-trusted extension that has "adblock" in the name.
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Comment on Calorie counting app of choice? in ~health
BHSPitMonkey Link ParentI've been trying this out for a few months now (coming from MFP); It's been steadily improving though the flows around adding foods and tracking meals is still pretty rough to me in a few ways:...I've been trying this out for a few months now (coming from MFP); It's been steadily improving though the flows around adding foods and tracking meals is still pretty rough to me in a few ways:
- After scanning a barcode or finding a product via search, selecting it and confirming the nutrition facts found doesn't actually add it to your log—there's an unintuitive two-step process where you need to find the product a second time, select it (by checkbox, not by tapping the row), and finally tap the checkmark in the header to commit the entry.
- There's no good way to specify how much of a serving you had of something; For whole multiples you can go through the "add" workflow multiple times in a row, but for fractions (like 0.5x or 1.5x servings) you just have to do the math and edit the food entries (which does not update the macros; you have to do your own scaling math to each nutrient you care to track).
- Many foods from the online database get retrieved and added to your log as though you consumed exactly 100g of it (instead of whatever a normal serving might be), meaning you have to then correct all the values by hand as described above (which makes you feel like you just wasted time performing the search at all). This seems to be getting better now, but only for certain foods in my experience.
Sea-Tac airport has these too.