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  1. Comment on So, NPR fixed their RSS ... it seems to work globally again in ~tech

  2. Comment on Posts vs. comments. Where do you fall and why? in ~tech

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    No. Redditors are perfect and there is no smugness when the response is objectively correct. (I hope you read this with the intended light-heartedness)

    No.

    Redditors are perfect and there is no smugness when the response is objectively correct.

    (I hope you read this with the intended light-heartedness)

    2 votes

  3. Comment on NATO alphabet in ~talk

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    You forgot a few Buffalo. The full phrase is Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo.

    You forgot a few Buffalo. The full phrase is

    Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health

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    If you do anything 4-5 times a day, you're a that thing-er. 4-5 times a day is a lot. IMO smoking twice a week makes you a smoker. I don't know exactly where that threshold is but it's for sure...

    If you do anything 4-5 times a day, you're a that thing-er. 4-5 times a day is a lot.

    IMO smoking twice a week makes you a smoker. I don't know exactly where that threshold is but it's for sure less often than 4-5 a day.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking in ~tech

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    Fastmail has been good to me.

    Fastmail has been good to me.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on My PKM journey in ~tech

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    Wait, you can host your own obsidian sync server? Well, I know what my next few hours are.

    Wait, you can host your own obsidian sync server? Well, I know what my next few hours are.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on New World is dead: Amazon ends new content updates following massive layoffs, says 'servers will be live through 2026' in ~games

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    Game studios just recycle people. They do layoffs when they are at the end of a cycle, and hire when they're starting up a new one.

    Game studios just recycle people. They do layoffs when they are at the end of a cycle, and hire when they're starting up a new one.

  8. Comment on Struggling in my relationship in ~life

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    I'd add that you should be as clear as you possibly can be. Saying "I'm scared [or whatever feeling] because I've been fantasizing about what my life would be like if we ended things. I don't want...

    I'd add that you should be as clear as you possibly can be. Saying "I'm scared [or whatever feeling] because I've been fantasizing about what my life would be like if we ended things. I don't want to do that. But something has to change because clearly this is not sustainable for me."

    Also, it's pretty normal for someone to respond to this sort of thing pretty negatively. If you can, try to have the space to let them respond poorly, and not take it personally or give it too much stock. "Well if you want to leave then leave!!!" as a defensive response is very normal, very expected, and shouldn't be taken for anything other than the monkey-brain self-preservation response that it is.

    8 votes

  9. Comment on What diagramming tools do folks use? in ~comp

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    This is exactly what I would have written, too.

    This is exactly what I would have written, too.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance

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    This is what I was going to say. You don't get the rewards, but you still get (most) discounts. I say "most" because at least my local grocery store also does "digital coupons" that you attach to...

    This is what I was going to say. You don't get the rewards, but you still get (most) discounts. I say "most" because at least my local grocery store also does "digital coupons" that you attach to your account and redeem at checkout.

    There's also always the option of filling out the form with bogus information.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental

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    Oh, can't believe I forgot about car screaming! Also a technique I've used to wake myself up on long and/or late drives. It was a staple when I worked night shift.

    Oh, can't believe I forgot about car screaming! Also a technique I've used to wake myself up on long and/or late drives. It was a staple when I worked night shift.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Honk your horn in ~health.mental

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    Same vein, but sometimes... Just scream. It's a privilege to live far enough away from other people that it's not going to freak out any neighbors. But a good yell is cathartic!

    Same vein, but sometimes... Just scream. It's a privilege to live far enough away from other people that it's not going to freak out any neighbors. But a good yell is cathartic!

    23 votes

  13. Comment on What's a quantum computer? in ~tech

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    Helpfully (for the usefulness of quantum computers), encryption algorithms generally have two major properties relevant here: They are hard to compute (covered above) They are easy to verify The...

    Helpfully (for the usefulness of quantum computers), encryption algorithms generally have two major properties relevant here:

    1. They are hard to compute (covered above)
    2. They are easy to verify

    The fact that they're easy to verify means even if our quantum computer isn't guaranteed to output the correct result, we can just... try the output it gives us, and see if it solves the original equation. If it doesn't, keep running the quantum algorithm until you get a different result, and try that.

    There's some optimization that you can explore for "how probable do we want to make the correct output from the quantum system" based on the relative expensiveness (in time or whatever other metric) of running the quantum algorithm vs checking the result... But ultimately my point is, it doesn't actually matter that we can't get a guarantee, at least in the context of encryption.

    Even if we end up with a probability of 1%, that means we only need to run the quantum algorithm 50 times in the median case to solve the equation. Given that encryption algorithms tend to be in the space of 2^256 possibilities and higher, and the current best classical solution is "pick a random number and see if you guessed right", that means as long as running the quantum algorithm is faster than guessing

    6805647338418769269267492148635364229

    random numbers, it's the faster solution. So there's a lot of headroom for quantum algorithms.

    10 votes

  14. Comment on Looking for feedback on a homelab design in ~tech

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    Regarding SLOG... The same writes are happening to long-term persistent storage (i.e. spinning drives) whether you have a SLOG or not, though? I'm not sure how it could make a difference to the...

    Regarding SLOG...

    sync writes on spinning disks take a comparative eternity, and it also leads to the drives constantly thrashing and creating noise and vibration

    The same writes are happening to long-term persistent storage (i.e. spinning drives) whether you have a SLOG or not, though? I'm not sure how it could make a difference to the noise and vibration.

  15. Comment on Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models in ~tech

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    Unfortunately the multiplayer is still, to this day, a buggy, half-complete, tacked-on feature that was clearly not considered during the design phase.

    Unfortunately the multiplayer is still, to this day, a buggy, half-complete, tacked-on feature that was clearly not considered during the design phase.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on If AI can diagnose patients, what are doctors for? in ~health

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    "Hey ChatGPT, how should I reorg my company?" There you go, AI CEO!

    "Hey ChatGPT, how should I reorg my company?"

    There you go, AI CEO!

    4 votes

  17. Comment on What are some of your routines or habits? in ~life

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    For what it's worth, I have a lot of the same feelings.

    For what it's worth, I have a lot of the same feelings.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Automation for android, preferably FOSS in ~tech

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    You could always use a VPN! I have one set up from my phone to my home network. I've used both Tailscale and raw WireGuard for this and both are (types of) FOSS, too!

    You could always use a VPN! I have one set up from my phone to my home network. I've used both Tailscale and raw WireGuard for this and both are (types of) FOSS, too!

  19. Comment on Automation for android, preferably FOSS in ~tech

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    Home Assistant is definitely way more than what you're asking for, but if you happen to already have a setup or are considering one, I do think it can hook into Android alarms via the companion...

    Home Assistant is definitely way more than what you're asking for, but if you happen to already have a setup or are considering one, I do think it can hook into Android alarms via the companion app.

    I know for sure it has read access to alarms, DnD status, etc, and I'm pretty sure it can make modifications to them.

  20. Comment on What words do you recommend? in ~talk