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  1. Comment on Growing a beard. Tips and tricks, please! in ~life.style

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    Nice post; I would like to add some things. You really don't need much beard oil, balm, etc. Just a little bit will suffice. Using to much can be very bad for your skin. Also speaking of skin,...

    Nice post; I would like to add some things.

    • You really don't need much beard oil, balm, etc. Just a little bit will suffice. Using to much can be very bad for your skin.
    • Also speaking of skin, don't use beard soap etc. too often. Your skin will go super dry. Most of the time, water is enough for your morning routine.
    • If you are unsure about trimming and shaping, maybe go to a barber and watch him do his thing. You can also ask for advice. I used to frequent barbers when I first grew my full beard, but now, about 10 years later, I prefer doing it myself because I'm never quit3 satisfied with what the barbers do. That leads to my next point.
    • Finding the right bears for you can take a long time. Experiment a lot and ask your partner for preferences.
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  2. Comment on Book recommendations for regular people living through fascist/authoritarian regimes? in ~books

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    I can recommend Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.

    I can recommend Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.

    1 vote
  3. Comment on Dynazty – Call Of The Night (2025) in ~music

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    Dynazty is a guilty pleasure of Mine. It's great music to listen to on a road trip or while working out. I also think they really improved their style over time. I'm looking forward to the new album.

    Dynazty is a guilty pleasure of Mine. It's great music to listen to on a road trip or while working out. I also think they really improved their style over time. I'm looking forward to the new album.

    2 votes
  4. Comment on The Halo Effect – What We Become (2025) in ~music

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    A great band of great individuals. Everyone seems to agree that it's not as good as the 90s stuff... but it's still pretty damn amazing. This and Dark Tranquillity (and Sabaton, haha) are my...

    A great band of great individuals. Everyone seems to agree that it's not as good as the 90s stuff... but it's still pretty damn amazing. This and Dark Tranquillity (and Sabaton, haha) are my favorite bands atm.

    1 vote
  5. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I'm currently reading the Three Body trilogy. I'm halfway through book 2, and I must say I really like it so far. I'm looking forward to the story's conclusion.

    I'm currently reading the Three Body trilogy. I'm halfway through book 2, and I must say I really like it so far. I'm looking forward to the story's conclusion.

  6. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I also read Some Desparate Glory, and the characters were indeed too flat for me to like it. Plot and pacing were nice, and the world building was okay (although a bit cliche), but I still think...

    I also read Some Desparate Glory, and the characters were indeed too flat for me to like it. Plot and pacing were nice, and the world building was okay (although a bit cliche), but I still think it was a disappointing read for me overall. I can still recommend it if you're into this kind of setting, but I wouldn't read it again.

    1 vote
  7. Comment on Great men do wear their babies – the days of criticising a father for carrying his child are over in ~life.men

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    Sure! Two old men in front of a pub said, "Today's men are women in disguise, you should be ashamed." Another older lady in the park told me, "the baby needs her mother, not you." There were other...

    Sure! Two old men in front of a pub said, "Today's men are women in disguise, you should be ashamed." Another older lady in the park told me, "the baby needs her mother, not you." There were other situations like this. But I don't want to give the impression that this happens a lot. I mostly get smiles and friendly faces. I just wanted to add to the conversation that hostility does happen and is not imaginary.

    3 votes
  8. Comment on Great men do wear their babies – the days of criticising a father for carrying his child are over in ~life.men

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    Older men and women were openly hostile towards me in public because I was carrying my daughters. Not often, but it happened. I'm from Berlin, which is a rather progressive city, so I assume it...

    Older men and women were openly hostile towards me in public because I was carrying my daughters. Not often, but it happened. I'm from Berlin, which is a rather progressive city, so I assume it might be a more regular thing in other places.

    14 votes
  9. Comment on Share your personal dotfile treats and Unix tool recommendations in ~comp

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    I like that one, thanks for sharing.

    alias tmp="cd (mktemp -d)"

    I like that one, thanks for sharing.

  10. Share your personal dotfile treats and Unix tool recommendations

    I am currently preparing for a new job and cleaning up my dotfile repository. During the process, I had the idea that it would be nice to create a list of amazing tools, aliases, functions, and...

    I am currently preparing for a new job and cleaning up my dotfile repository. During the process, I had the idea that it would be nice to create a list of amazing tools, aliases, functions, and recommendations together.

    I will start.

    First, here is a list of nice tools to apt-get install or brew install that I can wholeheartedly recommend:

    • nvim is just an amazing text editor.
    • fzf is a very good fuzzy finder util. For example, you can quickly find files with it.
    • eza is a good ls replacement (and the successor of exa).
    • bat is a great replacement for cat with nice integrations and many options.
    • stow is great for managing your dotfiles. Thanks to @TangibleLight for telling me about it some while ago. I really love it.
    • tmux is a terminal multiplexer, i.e. you can have many sessions in one single terminal window. It's easy to use and super helpful. (When on a mac, I prefer iTerm tabs, though.)
    • nvm is practically a must if you are working with Node.
    • glow is an excellent markdown reader.
    • tldr is a nice man replacement. (You must run tldr -u after installing it to update available texts.)
    • z, an amazing tool for switching directories quickly.

    Also, I can recommend Oh My ZSH! which I have been using for years.

    Here is a small list of aliases I enjoy (I have 100+ aliases and I tried to pick some others may enjoy as well):

    # Serve current dir
    alias serve="npx serve ."
    
    # What's my IP?
    alias ip="curl --silent --compressed --max-time 5 --url 'https://ipinfo.io/ip' && echo ''"
    
    # This should be the default
    alias mkdir="mkdir -p"
    
    # Nice git helpers
    alias amend="git add . && git commit --amend --no-edit"
    alias nuke="git clean -df && git reset --hard"
    
    # Make which more powerful
    which='(alias; declare -f) | /usr/bin/which --tty-only --read-alias --read-functions --show-tilde --show-dot'
    
    # This saves so many keystrokes, honestly
    alias -- +x="chmod +x"
    
    # Turns your path into a nice list and prints it
    alias path='echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}'
    
    # Map over arguments and run a command
    # Usage: map <command>
    # Example: ls | map cat
    alias map="xargs -n1"
    

    And, finally, here are some fun functions:

    # Get cheat sheets for almost anything!
    # https://github.com/chubin/cheat.sh
    cheat() {
        WITH_PLUS=$(echo $@ | sed 's/ /+/g')
        CAT_TOOL=$(command -v batcat || command -v bat || command -v cat)
        curl "cheat.sh/$WITH_PLUS" | $CAT_TOOL
    }
    
    # Send everything to /dev/null
    nullify() {
      "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
    }
    
    # Create a new dir and enter it
    mk() {
      mkdir -p "$@" && cd "$_"
    }
    
    # Create a data URL from a file
    # Source: https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.functions
    data-url() {
    	local mimeType=$(file -b --mime-type "$1");
    	if [[ $mimeType == text/* ]]; then
    		mimeType="${mimeType};charset=utf-8";
    	fi
    	echo "data:${mimeType};base64,$(openssl base64 -in "$1" | tr -d '\n')";
    }
    
    74 votes
  11. Comment on Telemetry in Go 1.23 and beyond in ~tech

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    As far as I know, yes, it is off by default. I am usually also weary of telemetry, but I think in this case, it's actually fine. And no, I won't turn it on.

    As far as I know, yes, it is off by default. I am usually also weary of telemetry, but I think in this case, it's actually fine. And no, I won't turn it on.

  12. Comment on What things do you have are surprisingly good / handy? in ~life

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    Hah, fun, your digital collection is super close to mine. I also want to add that I have PDFs of important documents such as passports, contracts, etc. I would also like to add something physical...

    Hah, fun, your digital collection is super close to mine. I also want to add that I have PDFs of important documents such as passports, contracts, etc.

    I would also like to add something physical that I thought would be a waste of money. I just got it because I had some leftover budget at work: My iPad Pro with one of those pencils. I use it for taking notes (with CollaNote) and scribbling stuff for my coworkers (you can log into a Slack huddle or a Google Meet with several devices and share your iPad's screen).

    3 votes
  13. Comment on Dark Tranquillity – Unforgivable (2024) in ~music

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    As I said in another thread, this is a good album and I like it. It's not up there with one of their greatest albums, but it's solid. If you dig their newer sound since Atoma, you'll probably like...

    As I said in another thread, this is a good album and I like it. It's not up there with one of their greatest albums, but it's solid. If you dig their newer sound since Atoma, you'll probably like it.

    Another thing. If you like Dark Tranquillity and the old In Flames sound, check out The Halo Effect. It's got Stanne's amazing vocals and Strömblad's riffs.

    Edit: Whoops, it's not a topic for the album, it's for a single. Sorry about that. Still, since the album is out now, it kind of fits.

    1 vote
  14. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    A new Dark Tranquillity album is out, and it's nice. It's not as amazing as their old albums, but it's definitely worth checking out.

    A new Dark Tranquillity album is out, and it's nice. It's not as amazing as their old albums, but it's definitely worth checking out.

    1 vote
  15. Comment on I'm visiting the region you're from, what's your favorite food I should try? in ~food

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    I'm from the Hesse region of Germany. You should really try Hesse Apfeilwein (something like non-sweet German cider) and Frankfurter Grie Soß ("green sauce from Frankfurt", a herbal sauce with...

    I'm from the Hesse region of Germany. You should really try Hesse Apfeilwein (something like non-sweet German cider) and Frankfurter Grie Soß ("green sauce from Frankfurt", a herbal sauce with salted potatoes and hard-boiled eggs).

    2 votes
  16. Comment on What are your ten favourite movies of all time? in ~movies

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    Oh, nice. Here's my list. It's subject to change (only my top 3 is kind of set in stone) and I didn't think too hard about it. Pulp Fiction The Matrix Lord of the Rings Triology Alien + Aliens...

    Oh, nice. Here's my list. It's subject to change (only my top 3 is kind of set in stone) and I didn't think too hard about it.

    1. Pulp Fiction
    2. The Matrix
    3. Lord of the Rings Triology
    4. Alien + Aliens
    5. Original Star Wars Trilogy
    6. Blade Runner Duology
    7. Gangs of New York
    8. Kill Bill Duology
    9. Indiana Jones Trilogy
    10. Snatch
    4 votes
  17. Comment on YouTube without a working ad blocker in ~tech

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    I use Brave as my YouTube browser and it blocks ads perfectly. Also good for reddit on mobile, if a search leads you there. Firefox is my browser of choice because I don't want to support the...

    I use Brave as my YouTube browser and it blocks ads perfectly. Also good for reddit on mobile, if a search leads you there. Firefox is my browser of choice because I don't want to support the Webkit mono culture... but I honestly think Brave is better.

    2 votes
  18. Comment on Does anyone have any advice for new dads? in ~life.men

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    I think that's simple but powerful advice: Put your mobile away. I see so many dads who are bored with their babies and study their phones all the time. I don't think they're bad dads, I just...

    I think that's simple but powerful advice: Put your mobile away. I see so many dads who are bored with their babies and study their phones all the time. I don't think they're bad dads, I just think they're struggling with old (and bad) habits.

    4 votes
  19. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Total War Warhammer 3 and Three Kingdoms. I know, I'm late to the party but I don't play much anymore. Both games are fantastic. Warhammer has amazing battles, and Immortal Empires is the nicest...

    Total War Warhammer 3 and Three Kingdoms. I know, I'm late to the party but I don't play much anymore.

    Both games are fantastic. Warhammer has amazing battles, and Immortal Empires is the nicest sandbox ever. I still need to fully understand 3K, but it feels like it has the same strengths as Shogun 2 and then some more (and Shogun 2 is my favorite TW of them all next to Rome 2!).

    3 votes
  20. Comment on How to get into photography? in ~hobbies