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Comment on Why do I almost never catch colds anymore? in ~health
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Comment on What are people using instead of VS Code? in ~comp
ButteredToast LinkI spend most of my life in non-optional platform-tied IDEs (Xcode, Android Studio) so my opinion might not be worth a lot, but for non-IDE editors I've stuck with Sublime Text. It does its job...I spend most of my life in non-optional platform-tied IDEs (Xcode, Android Studio) so my opinion might not be worth a lot, but for non-IDE editors I've stuck with Sublime Text.
It does its job well, it's fast and light, and spiritually it's closest to TextMate which was my first "seriously" used programming text editor. Never felt the need to pursue anything else. VS Code does too much for my taste and has more doodads scattered about its windows than I like and having only started writing "real" code in the late 2000s CLI-based editors like vim feel too alien outside of the odd config file edit.
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Comment on Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband in ~life.men
ButteredToast (edited )Link ParentAbsolutely true that they’re lying and that reality isn’t so simple. It’s also true that the truth isn’t as algorithm friendly. That said, I think those on the side of truth could be doing a great...Absolutely true that they’re lying and that reality isn’t so simple. It’s also true that the truth isn’t as algorithm friendly.
That said, I think those on the side of truth could be doing a great deal more to make themselves visible and readily available to men who need them. As far as I can see, there is practically no “truth funnel” to speak of and most of the guys who end up taking the correct path were always going to end up there due to good parenting, positive environment, etc.
Social media has given the manosphere a huge shot in the arm but it shouldn’t be ignored that it also goes out of its way to place itself where men are most likely to run across it. That’s a huge source of growth that the positive influences haven’t done much to leverage.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
ButteredToast Link ParentI never got that far, it was just panic mode scramble-writing the whole time I was attending, and my grades reflected that.I never got that far, it was just panic mode scramble-writing the whole time I was attending, and my grades reflected that.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
ButteredToast Link ParentI’m sure handwriting is more easily committed to memory, but my issue is that the pace that some professors moved at was so high relative to my writing speed that my notes covered as little as a...I’m sure handwriting is more easily committed to memory, but my issue is that the pace that some professors moved at was so high relative to my writing speed that my notes covered as little as a half or third of the lecture, and what did get written didn’t soak in because I was in a panic trying to catch up the whole time.
For me at least it would’ve been more effective to type notes in class and then review and maybe re-compose in writing on my own time.
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Comment on Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband in ~life.men
ButteredToast (edited )Link ParentI believe a big part of what gives the manosphere its power is that there’s a notable vacuum of individuals and material providing guidance overtly aimed at that particular demographic, which it...I believe a big part of what gives the manosphere its power is that there’s a notable vacuum of individuals and material providing guidance overtly aimed at that particular demographic, which it is (unfortunately) taking full advantage of.
There are certainly some who are looking for someone to blame but I think many young men are lured in simply because the manosphere is loud, clear, and aligned in its signaling where other sources are quiet and sometimes contradictory. In short, these young guys are looking for leadership and examples to follow, but upstanding figures have elected to not step up to the plate.
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Comment on The average US college student is illiterate in ~life
ButteredToast Link ParentMan I wish I’d had a laptop to take notes on during uni, I’m sure I would’ve done better. I’ve typed faster than I can write since some point in high school and there were several classes where...Man I wish I’d had a laptop to take notes on during uni, I’m sure I would’ve done better. I’ve typed faster than I can write since some point in high school and there were several classes where with paper notes I struggled to keep up with the professor (and often didn’t). I’m not a particularly slow writer or anything, I’ve just typed way more than I’ve written and that comes through in speed.
This probably isn’t super common among the phone-oriented younger generation but it’s probably not that unusual either. There’s no good reason to deny them a laptop…
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentSame, especially with it being such with large screens that it seems that effective antiglare coating and effective oleophobic coating are mutually exclusive, with nearly all touchscreen laptops...Same, especially with it being such with large screens that it seems that effective antiglare coating and effective oleophobic coating are mutually exclusive, with nearly all touchscreen laptops favoring fingerprint resistance over glare reduction, turning them into mirrors. For anybody who never uses touch that’s a strict downgrade.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentAhh, well I guess we’ll need to see how decent the trackpad is in reviews, then. I don’t recall the pre-haptic MacBook trackpads being bad though, definitely better than the average cheap PC...Ahh, well I guess we’ll need to see how decent the trackpad is in reviews, then. I don’t recall the pre-haptic MacBook trackpads being bad though, definitely better than the average cheap PC laptop trackpad.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentAll true. That said, if at some point down the road A18 iPhones have their bootloaders cracked, very little work will need to be done to get Asahi running on them.All true. That said, if at some point down the road A18 iPhones have their bootloaders cracked, very little work will need to be done to get Asahi running on them.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentIt’s certainly a better situation than can be found on many Chromebooks and low end Windows laptops, which come with little RAM and also a tiny amount of very slow eMMC storage which makes the...It’s certainly a better situation than can be found on many Chromebooks and low end Windows laptops, which come with little RAM and also a tiny amount of very slow eMMC storage which makes the inevitable paging downright painful.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentIn this price bracket most other laptops cut corners in a lot of other places too. Cheap flexy chassis, bad screen, finicky diving board trackpad, etc. None of those are problems here.In this price bracket most other laptops cut corners in a lot of other places too. Cheap flexy chassis, bad screen, finicky diving board trackpad, etc. None of those are problems here.
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Comment on What’s your preferred work monitor setup? in ~comp
ButteredToast Link Parent2x 27” is what I’m using most of the time and have been using for the better part of a decade now. When I first started working it was laptop screen + 27”, with the laptop screen being used mostly...2x 27” is what I’m using most of the time and have been using for the better part of a decade now.
When I first started working it was laptop screen + 27”, with the laptop screen being used mostly for work chat and music. This continued on for 3 or 4 years. Eventually after having come to enjoy 2x 27” at home, I was granted this setup at work too.
A past variation was both being 2560x1440, but I switched to 5k 27” primary and 27” 1440 secondary which is what I still use. I’ve always had the primary monitor sitting directly in front of me with the secondary angled on the left.
My travel setup is 16” MBP elevated to eye level with a 13” iPad acting a secondary monitor with Sidecar and an external keyboard and trackpad. This is extremely effective and doesn’t incur nearly as much of a productivity hit as the laptop alone without a stand does.
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Comment on Anthropic rejects latest US Pentagon offer: ‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’ in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentLLMs are good at pattern matching and never become tired. That makes them powerful tools for surveillance if hooked into a larger system feeding them data. Just hook them up to feeds of...LLMs are good at pattern matching and never become tired. That makes them powerful tools for surveillance if hooked into a larger system feeding them data. Just hook them up to feeds of information (such as those supplied by Palantir) and you have a machine that can keep people sorted into buckets and even automatically take action when someone new gets added to a particular bucket or some threshold is crossed.
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Comment on Apple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentTo be clear, I was thinking something more along the lines of wealthy or otherwise politically powerful individuals lobbying for this kind of thing rather than anything more “out there”, but you...To be clear, I was thinking something more along the lines of wealthy or otherwise politically powerful individuals lobbying for this kind of thing rather than anything more “out there”, but you may be right.
It just feels like a strange thing for so many governments of different levels to suddenly align on. Normally legislation is much more random and concerned with challenges unique to each jurisdiction.
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Comment on Apple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentThat all of these age verification laws are appearing at roughly the same time globally is very strange. Not to sound conspiratorial, but the case for there being some central authority pushing...That all of these age verification laws are appearing at roughly the same time globally is very strange. Not to sound conspiratorial, but the case for there being some central authority pushing for them is strong.
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Comment on Bookmark management for non-technical people? in ~tech
ButteredToast Link ParentA few ideas have been bouncing around in my head, but I've not had the time to stitch them together into something coherent. Probably the things that stand out the most is how inflexible managers...A few ideas have been bouncing around in my head, but I've not had the time to stitch them together into something coherent.
Probably the things that stand out the most is how inflexible managers are when it comes to offering different ways to browse and that most aren't really designed for high volume. Just addressing those two things would probably result in a greatly improved experience.
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Comment on Bookmark management for non-technical people? in ~tech
ButteredToast LinkI don't have any recommendations to share unfortunately, but just wanted to echo frustation with the state of bookmark management solutions. They're all weirdly bad, even the paid ones. Throwing a...I don't have any recommendations to share unfortunately, but just wanted to echo frustation with the state of bookmark management solutions. They're all weirdly bad, even the paid ones. Throwing a read-it-later app into the mix can help but for me just spreads the same set of problems to a slightly different surface.
It seems like nobody has taken the time to sit down and give bookmarks a thorough rethink to fit more demanding use cases, which feels a little insane to me given how essential they are for maintaining sanity on the web.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Why is mobile Safari (iOS) slow with Tildes? in ~tildes
ButteredToast Link ParentI have the iOS version installed and have used it, but its UI design doesn’t quite click with me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a quality app, but it’s not my cup of tea. I write mobile apps for a...I have the iOS version installed and have used it, but its UI design doesn’t quite click with me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a quality app, but it’s not my cup of tea. I write mobile apps for a living and am probably more strongly opinionated than most on things of that nature, though.
Previously I had been using Surfboard which is more to my taste, but its TestFlight build expired and its author hasn’t posted since. I hope they’re doing ok.
So for now the web version “installed” as a PWA is what feels best for me.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Why is mobile Safari (iOS) slow with Tildes? in ~tildes
ButteredToast Link ParentDefinitely worth a look. I've had extensions cause memory leaks with some sites in the past.Definitely worth a look. I've had extensions cause memory leaks with some sites in the past.
I've rarely gotten sick since covid as well, with the only cases that were significant enough for me to notice (e.g. actually have symptoms) having been a nasty 5-7 day head cold thing which I'm pretty sure I picked up at a theme park, and later some kind of gut upsetting thing which I think I might've gotten from drinking coffee/tea on an airplane.
In my case I think it comes down to contact with others having been cut down to a tiny fraction of what it had been as a result of the shift to remote work, but I've also been getting covid boosters and flu shots so maybe that factors in too.