danke's recent activity
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Comment on ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ delivers Netflix first No. 1 box office win with $19M+, but streamer doesn’t want to officially report in ~movies
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Comment on I spent months living with smart glasses. People talk to me differently now. in ~tech
danke Link ParentRight, that's coming in Orion (which is 70° FoV 480p vs the G1's 25° 200p).Right, that's coming in Orion (which is 70° FoV 480p vs the G1's 25° 200p).
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Comment on I spent months living with smart glasses. People talk to me differently now. in ~tech
danke Link ParentThey were free. They also have transition lenses / double as a decent pair of sunglasses.They were free. They also have transition lenses / double as a decent pair of sunglasses.
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Comment on I spent months living with smart glasses. People talk to me differently now. in ~tech
danke (edited )LinkContrary to the author's experience, I think my smart glasses have actually made me a bit more approachable, at least when I go into the office… I just don't use the "smart" features, much like my...Contrary to the author's experience, I think my smart glasses have actually made me a bit more approachable, at least when I go into the office… I just don't use the "smart" features, much like my air-gapped TVs.
I have a pair of Zuckerglasses (WiFi-blocked immediately after setup and factory reset every 28 days to wipe telemetry before mandatory check-in) and use them exclusively for audio. Due to the directional audio, they're nearly silent to bystanders at 20% volume; as there's no device in/covering my ears, coworkers are less hesitant to approach me while I'm listening to music.
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Comment on Open AI announces $1.5 million bonus for every employee in ~tech
danke LinkA bunch of bloggers and low-quality outlets misreported this and it's mostly wrong. Around 1000 technical staff received bonuses of up to $1.5M over two years depending on job family & tenure,...A bunch of bloggers and low-quality outlets misreported this and it's mostly wrong. Around 1000 technical staff received bonuses of up to $1.5M over two years depending on job family & tenure, offered in choice of cash, equity or split. This was not "$1.5M for all full-time employees".
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Comment on Help me de-Google / decentralize / move away from big tech in ~tech
danke Link ParentIn that case, you might want to look for an engine that builds its own index instead of just reusing / paying to use Google's. Mojeek is probably still the best free independent engine (but is...In that case, you might want to look for an engine that builds its own index instead of just reusing / paying to use Google's. Mojeek is probably still the best free independent engine (but is still ad-based and indexes ≈1.5% the amount of pages that Google does).
Echoing @vord, I pay for Kagi ($20 for 6 people), which builds its own index but also pays to use a bunch of others, including Google/Bing/Yandex, which may be contrary to your goals. Out of all the products for which you're seeking alternatives, ad-/sponsor-free search is the one area I'd recommend paying for, because an adblocker can't fix the issue of ad-supported search engines up-ranking inferior paid-for results.
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Comment on Help me de-Google / decentralize / move away from big tech in ~tech
danke Link Parent/offtopic At the risk of sounding like a StackOverflow user: What problem are you solving for / what's your reason for de-Googling that you'd switch to Brave? It's a for-profit adtech+crypto.../offtopic
At the risk of sounding like a StackOverflow user: What problem are you solving for / what's your reason for de-Googling that you'd switch to Brave? It's a for-profit adtech+crypto company privately held by billionaire Brendan Eich. Is the only criteria here "not Google" or "also more ethical than Google"?
I also noticed you didn't make a comment for "Browser", is that an oversight or have you already decided on a non-Chromium one?
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Comment on I designed my own ridiculously fast game streaming video codec in ~comp
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Comment on If you're forced to use Windows 11, here's how to steal some of your time back in ~comp
danke Link ParentEspecially when combined with EverythingToolbar to integrate it into the taskbar as a superior version of Windows's search toolbar.Especially when combined with EverythingToolbar to integrate it into the taskbar as a superior version of Windows's search toolbar.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
danke Link ParentI pin Everything search to my taskbar and just copy/paste the quoted folder name to see a count of descendants. You can also turn on folder size indexing to sort those descendants and find empty...I pin Everything search to my taskbar and just copy/paste the quoted folder name to see a count of descendants. You can also turn on folder size indexing to sort those descendants and find empty folders. A very lightweight service runs in the background to maintain a live FS index.
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Comment on ‘Elio’ box office flop: Why can’t Pixar launch original films? in ~movies
danke LinkIncluding Lightyear under "trying something new" is odd and seems like unnecessary padding of the article's point, it's a prequel and the sixth movie in the Toy Story franchise.Including Lightyear under "trying something new" is odd and seems like unnecessary padding of the article's point, it's a prequel and the sixth movie in the Toy Story franchise.
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Comment on Has anyone else had issues with the new low calorie sweeteners? in ~health
danke Link ParentIt may be the acesulfame potassium (ace-K). I have the same lethargy/headache issue with Coke Zero and Dr. Pepper Zero – they have aspartame like their Diet variants, but the addition of ace-K is...It may be the acesulfame potassium (ace-K). I have the same lethargy/headache issue with Coke Zero and Dr. Pepper Zero – they have aspartame like their Diet variants, but the addition of ace-K is what makes them taste much closer to the sugary originals. It's a shame, because I find the Diet versions to be disgusting in comparison, especially the bottled versions (which taste different than the cans for some reason, perhaps due to plastic leeching).
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Comment on Neon Ichiban digital comics store takes aim at Amazon in ~comics
danke LinkThis looks significantly better than what DSTLRY was originally announced as. I hope they plan to implement the same "HQ" system they had at comiXology (1800+ px minimum image dimensions); I...This looks significantly better than what DSTLRY was originally announced as. I hope they plan to implement the same "HQ" system they had at comiXology (1800+ px minimum image dimensions); I believe all of the listed publishers have offered HQ versions of their catalogues.
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Comment on Billions of AI users…? in ~tech
danke Link ParentThat blocklist just cosmetically hides the AI Overview element; it'll still be generated, if that's your intention.That blocklist just cosmetically hides the AI Overview element; it'll still be generated, if that's your intention.
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Comment on Billions of AI users…? in ~tech
danke Link ParentTo hide the AI slop entirely, I'd recommend either using the uBlock Origin filter list "Huge AI Blocklist" or creating a creating a custom search engine that uses udm14:...To hide the AI slop entirely, I'd recommend either using the uBlock Origin filter list "Huge AI Blocklist" or creating a creating a custom search engine that uses udm14:
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Comment on Is Mr. Beast cheating his progress bars? in ~science
danke Link ParentI checked out "Jelle's Marble Runs" due to last week's post and found that they integrated their mobile carrier sponsor into every aspect of the video – probably for this reason – and it made the...I checked out "Jelle's Marble Runs" due to last week's post and found that they integrated their mobile carrier sponsor into every aspect of the video – probably for this reason – and it made the experience into effectively an hour+ long commercial. Closed it out and blacklisted the channel.
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Comment on MiniPC home server recommendations in ~tech
danke Link/offtopic(?) but adjacent Anyone have minimal MiniPC (or SFFPC build) recommendations purely for UHBR20 remote desktop streaming? I want to access my 4K120Hz HDR virtual display over Moonlight.../offtopic(?) but adjacent
Anyone have minimal MiniPC (or SFFPC build) recommendations purely for UHBR20 remote desktop streaming? I want to access my 4K120Hz HDR virtual display over Moonlight without DSC and don't need any other functionality, I pretty much only need gigabit + DP2.1 + enough decoding power.
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Comment on What open source software and hosting option to choose for livestreaming music performance in ~tech
danke Link Parent12sec makes it sound like you have some stream delay setting mistakenly enabled, I'd first try running Broadcast Box on localhost and checking whether it's delayed?12sec makes it sound like you have some stream delay setting mistakenly enabled, I'd first try running Broadcast Box on localhost and checking whether it's delayed?
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Comment on What open source software and hosting option to choose for livestreaming music performance in ~tech
danke LinkFor streaming games to my livestreaming friend (they overlay my screen on theirs), I stream to Broadcast Box with OBS using zero latency / realtime tune and forward frame encoding disabled (no...For streaming games to my livestreaming friend (they overlay my screen on theirs), I stream to Broadcast Box with OBS using zero latency / realtime tune and forward frame encoding disabled (no buffering of one frame for encoding efficiency). Those two settings are the most critical for latency, combined with using NVENC/AMF/QuickSync and the slowest preset you can without saturating your GPU's video decoding engine (I use HwInfo to verify). BB supports thousands of concurrent viewers as long as you have the bandwidth, and you can either use their public instance or self-host.
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Comment on Where have all my deep male friendships gone? in ~life.men
danke Link ParentThis absolutely isn't useful or economically prudent advice for most people, but I fly around to meet my friends multiple times a year, even if it's just to chill at their home eating takeout for...What are some ways that other men on Tildes have been strengthening their friendships?
This absolutely isn't useful or economically prudent advice for most people, but I fly around to meet my friends multiple times a year, even if it's just to chill at their home eating takeout for a couple of days. While I'm not wealthy, I'm at a comfortable enough income level where I view maintaining those friendships with in-person activity as more valuable than saving some tens of thousands of dollars extra for when I'm old. My now-closest friends are people I met online and spontaneously (only a few days' notice) flew out to visit after knowing them only a short time.
What did they say that this is even rebutting, are they supposed to look at the music chart / box office numbers and learn "actually, I do care for the music"? It's like someone saying they found A Minecraft Movie visually disgusting & lazily written and getting the response "but the RT audience score is 85% and it made $955M". I find it bizarre how often people throw viewership & revenue numbers at others discussing their personal feelings like that's some kind of dialogue with which they can engage.