F13's recent activity
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Comment on Breaking the creepy AI in police cameras in ~tech
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Comment on Ed Zitron: How to argue with an AI booster in ~tech
F13 Link ParentI think, importantly, the author isn't arguing that AI does nothing useful. They're arguing that it is not transformational.I think, importantly, the author isn't arguing that AI does nothing useful. They're arguing that it is not transformational.
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Comment on Dicing an onion the mathematically optimal way in ~food
F13 Link ParentRight, exactly. The most significant impact to the standard deviation in the radial cuts is also the least likely to matter!Right, exactly. The most significant impact to the standard deviation in the radial cuts is also the least likely to matter!
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Comment on Dicing an onion the mathematically optimal way in ~food
F13 Link ParentI think the radial cuts get a bad rap mathematically because of the extremely small size down toward the center. But in real life, you don't end up with 0.1mm pieces of onion, or if you do, they...I think the radial cuts get a bad rap mathematically because of the extremely small size down toward the center. But in real life, you don't end up with 0.1mm pieces of onion, or if you do, they don't actually matter.
I think a strategy that ignores pieces under a certain size might show the power of raw radial cuts.
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Comment on NGINX introduces native support for ACME protocol for obtaining TLS certificates (Preview release) in ~comp
F13 Link ParentIMO Caddy is an amazing piece of software and does everything NGINX does better, at least without performance considerations. I know nginx has a reputation for being performant, though, so I can...IMO Caddy is an amazing piece of software and does everything NGINX does better, at least without performance considerations. I know nginx has a reputation for being performant, though, so I can imagine that might be a deciding factor.
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Comment on Why aren’t armed US citizens overthrowing the current government? in ~society
F13 LinkI don't think many people are interested in throwing their life away due to what they experience as, at worst, political disagreements.I don't think many people are interested in throwing their life away due to what they experience as, at worst, political disagreements.
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Comment on AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified in ~tech
F13 Link ParentGranted, and here's $100m for your troublesGranted, and here's $100m for your troubles
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Comment on Fitness tracker (2025 edition) in ~health
F13 Link ParentNow that I regularly wear a watch, I'm not sure I could go without one. But I do like the concept of a screenless wearable!Now that I regularly wear a watch, I'm not sure I could go without one. But I do like the concept of a screenless wearable!
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Comment on Help me de-Google / decentralize / move away from big tech in ~tech
F13 LinkYou simply cannot match Google's feature set with nearly any product for free. That's because you are paying Google, and others are paying them for your eyeballs, too. Unfortunately, if you want...You simply cannot match Google's feature set with nearly any product for free. That's because you are paying Google, and others are paying them for your eyeballs, too.
Unfortunately, if you want to remove yourself from subsidized services, you should expect to pay for it.
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Comment on Debate has erupted in Denmark over the fate of a mermaid statue that is to be removed from public view after being decried as “ugly and pornographic” in ~arts
F13 Link ParentAnd I do think the dissenting opinion has a point. What specific shape of breasts is allowed? How spherical is too spherical? EtcAnd I do think the dissenting opinion has a point. What specific shape of breasts is allowed? How spherical is too spherical? Etc
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Comment on Tech keeps stealing my life, and I want tips on how to make it stop doing that in ~tech
F13 Link ParentI'm not so sure. Almost every task will have little imperfections, that may or may not be "solvable" depending on how much energy you put into it.I'm not so sure. Almost every task will have little imperfections, that may or may not be "solvable" depending on how much energy you put into it.
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Comment on I am new to Mac OS, give me your favorite or preferred settings/ tools! in ~tech
F13 Link ParentI full screen (almost) everything and use the desktop swapping, personally.I full screen (almost) everything and use the desktop swapping, personally.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
F13 Link ParentI feel like you're making a bad-faith equivalence between "but her emails" and Trump's egregious mishandling of classified documents. That sort of equivalence is one of the things that puts the...I feel like you're making a bad-faith equivalence between "but her emails" and Trump's egregious mishandling of classified documents. That sort of equivalence is one of the things that puts the Democrats in an unwinnable place. They have to play by the rules in a way the Republicans do not. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the Democrats shouldn't have to play by the rules, but I don't think it's fair to say they're being hypocritical, because there is a massive difference in the severity of the situations being compared.
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Comment on European VPN recommendations in ~tech
F13 Link ParentReading through this has done little to change my opinion. He uses disingenuous language (like referring to a post from a month earlier as "last year") and does not address how his initial...Reading through this has done little to change my opinion. He uses disingenuous language (like referring to a post from a month earlier as "last year") and does not address how his initial problematic post is clearly sucking up, and creates all kinds of false "both sides" arguments by cherry picking.
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
F13 Link ParentIf I remember correctly, it's a setting in the Logitech software (which I don't even have installed anymore). If you've tried that, I'm all out of ideas.If I remember correctly, it's a setting in the Logitech software (which I don't even have installed anymore). If you've tried that, I'm all out of ideas.
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
F13 Link ParentYou can typically adjust the sensitivity, you might consider dialing it down.You can typically adjust the sensitivity, you might consider dialing it down.
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
F13 Link ParentI might be conflating it with my g.... 700s? Or something that I use on my desktop. It definitely is a wireless mouse that uses the charging cable for data, as I've rebuilt my desktop more than...I might be conflating it with my g.... 700s? Or something that I use on my desktop. It definitely is a wireless mouse that uses the charging cable for data, as I've rebuilt my desktop more than once and never paired anything!
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
F13 Link ParentInteresting. They do have a "for Mac" version but I'm regularly swapping mine between my Linux personal laptop and my work Macbook, and I don't have any problems at all.Interesting. They do have a "for Mac" version but I'm regularly swapping mine between my Linux personal laptop and my work Macbook, and I don't have any problems at all.
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
F13 Link ParentSome of the Logitech models (and maybe other brands, but I can't speak to that) will have an auto-sensing unlockable scroll wheel. I thought it would be a gimmick but I love it. Regular scrolling...Some of the Logitech models (and maybe other brands, but I can't speak to that) will have an auto-sensing unlockable scroll wheel. I thought it would be a gimmick but I love it. Regular scrolling clicks as you'd expect, but if you give it a flick, it spins freely. It's lovely.
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Comment on Recommendation Request: New Mouse in ~comp
F13 LinkI'm quite happy with my Logitech MX Master 3S. It's wireless but connects over USB-C for both data and charging, so you don't have to use the wireless function. I had a 2S before and only replaced...I'm quite happy with my Logitech MX Master 3S. It's wireless but connects over USB-C for both data and charging, so you don't have to use the wireless function.
I had a 2S before and only replaced it because the scroll wheel rubber got gunky. The 3S has a metal wheel so that problem is unlikely to reappear 🙂
Honestly a super bright infrared light shining directly on, or out from, your license plate would pretty much do the job. I remember seeing a youtuber do the same thing with an infrared LED-lined hat to hide your face from cameras.