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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on Lefties of Tildes: what are some items where the left handed version is most necessary? in ~life
Gazook89 LinkNo worries, head down to your local Leftorium and you’ll be all left! (Sorry I have nothing of value to add)No worries, head down to your local Leftorium and you’ll be all left!
(Sorry I have nothing of value to add)
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Comment on I'm getting a new Macbook Pro. What's your favorite apps and tips? in ~tech
Gazook89 (edited )Link ParentI had no idea that Whisky allowed Steam and all that entails. I really hadn't looked at Whisky at all except when I had to install for some reason I can't even think of now. I'll have to take...I had no idea that Whisky allowed Steam and all that entails. I really hadn't looked at Whisky at all except when I had to install for some reason I can't even think of now. I'll have to take another crack at it...
Edit: Okay, I see now that the Whisky homepage makes it extremely clear that games are pretty much the focus. I had installed it solely for fotosketcher and basically just hit the download and left.
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Comment on I'm getting a new Macbook Pro. What's your favorite apps and tips? in ~tech
Gazook89 LinkI have a Mac Mini M2 Pro. It plays BG3, and any other game I've played, at max settings without stuttering. That said, as always Mac doesn't have the same games available. And BG3 is theoretically...I have a Mac Mini M2 Pro. It plays BG3, and any other game I've played, at max settings without stuttering. That said, as always Mac doesn't have the same games available. And BG3 is theoretically Cross-play enabled, but my experience playing with my Windows buddies is that Mac is always several patches behind, and the game doesn't allow you to do cross-play across versions. It became a problem. Admittedly, the last time I tried it was probably half a year ago. Maybe the release schedule for patches has slowed down a bit from release and they are able to get it to parity.
I recommend looking at Raycast as an all-in-one app manager/toolbar/search box etc. It's excellent. Very convenient and fast for searching for files, opening and managing apps, and many community made extensions. I wrote a script for myself, as well, so that I could modify text in my clipboard so that it adds 4 spaces to the start of each line....which then allows me to paste it into a Reddit comment to format it as a code block (since old.reddit doesn't allow for normal backtick code fences). It's a two button command from my keyboard.
For connectivity, I got a mac mini stand from Satechi.net that I'm very satisfied with. They have docks and dongles for lots of mac stuff. No complaints about the product/company/shipping. My Mac Mini stand fits perfectly with the actual computer in terms of size, design, and appearance.
Back when i had a 2014 MBP a couple years ago I signed up for Shadow.tech, which is a subscription pc vm host-- Kind of like Nvidia Geforce Now, or Google Stadia or similar services, except you get access to a whole PC computer. It's more expensive at $30/mth. But for that, I have a top-notch windows PC that I use for gaming with friends (going back to the BG3 issue) and for doing Windows-based development, or just with programs that have no Mac option. I have told friends that are considering new monster gaming machines to just check out Shadow so they can avoid the upfront cost of a computer (if you build a $1000 machine, that's nearly 3 years of a shadow subscription), the cost of upgrading that computer after 3 years, and you don't need to have a big monster box on/under your desk. I started this subscription back with the 2014 MBP so then it was more about getting better performance....now, with the M2 Pro, the performance aspect is less important. Oh, and I might not recommend it if you don't have fiber internet (I have 500mbps and it works flawlessly).
I have an app called "Background Music" that sits in the menubar and allows me to set the volume of every app and quickly switch inputs/outputs.
And I'll say that after awhile we caved and signed up for Apple One, which is the bundled services (TV+, storage, Games, News, etc). Generally a good buy, in my experience, but I think it's likely very much a person-to-person thing and likely not worth it if you aren't in the "ecosystem" (you mentioned android...).
Anyway, good luck with the new 'puter.
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Comment on Paperless NGX vs ??? in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentI have my deceased grandmothers genealogy collection, meaning hundreds of pages documents including emails, charts, spreadsheets, blogs and news clippings. And many photos/images. Right now it’s...I have my deceased grandmothers genealogy collection, meaning hundreds of pages documents including emails, charts, spreadsheets, blogs and news clippings. And many photos/images. Right now it’s basically filling a 5 foot tall office file cabinet.
Do you think p-ngx would be a good tool for digitizing that kind of thing, with the OCR so that it’s searchable etc? I’ve made a good effort to get a lot of info entered into genealogy software like GRAMPS, but the sheer volume of paper is out of line with the available space in my house (and my overall current interest in the topic).
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Comment on Massachusetts bill could fully legalize kei cars and override RMV ban in ~transport
Gazook89 Link ParentAh, I parsed your sentence wrong then— you mentioned needing a bed and then the bit about being too small, and I took that to mean you thought the truck bed was too small. Yea, long legs are a...Ah, I parsed your sentence wrong then— you mentioned needing a bed and then the bit about being too small, and I took that to mean you thought the truck bed was too small.
Yea, long legs are a problem. I myself am the clumsy owner of long dancers legs.
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Comment on Massachusetts bill could fully legalize kei cars and override RMV ban in ~transport
Gazook89 Link ParentDon’t Kei’s generally have a 6’ bed? That’s what I’ve seen when I’ve looked. Obviously an 8’ bed would be champ but 6 is pretty decent and beats out many larger trucks in the US. For myself, I’d...Don’t Kei’s generally have a 6’ bed? That’s what I’ve seen when I’ve looked. Obviously an 8’ bed would be champ but 6 is pretty decent and beats out many larger trucks in the US. For myself, I’d get a rack so I could put 8’ plywood sheets on top, over the cab.
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/8370099/optical-illusion-trucks-drivers-baffled/
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Comment on United States postal service debuts long-awaited new mail truck in ~transport
Gazook89 (edited )Link ParentCan you imagine the uproar of a federal government vehicle recording 360 video as it drives down every street, 6 days a week? Or, as sibling comment muses, a police car doing the same? In this...Can you imagine the uproar of a federal government vehicle recording 360 video as it drives down every street, 6 days a week?
Or, as sibling comment muses, a police car doing the same?
In this country?
Never gonna happen.
:edit: I hadn’t read the article, my apologies, I didn’t realize these DO have extensive cameras beyond just backup cameras. I wonder how long recordings are preserved and where. (If recording at all, rather than just being “live” only).
Also, unrelated but another pie in the sky thought: it’d be cool if all the charging stations installed were available to the public (particularly in more rural areas)
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Comment on I never expected to run for office—here's what I learned in ~misc
Gazook89 LinkGood article. But I went searching for a little more info about him (I live in a different mpls district), and found this picture of him in his house/apartment source. Never have I ever identified...Good article. But I went searching for a little more info about him (I live in a different mpls district), and found this picture of him in his house/apartment source. Never have I ever identified so much with a candidate before-- that apartment is basically every apartment i've ever been in in mpls. The books, art, etc is basically the slight mess of every roommate I've had.
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Comment on The lights don’t just go out: A lifelong fainter on how fiction gets fainting all wrong in ~health
Gazook89 Link ParentOh this is awesome. And I forgot to mention the ringing in the ears. It totally lines up with my experience, though I’m usually okay with the sight of blood that isn’t mine (I don’t love it, but...Oh this is awesome. And I forgot to mention the ringing in the ears. It totally lines up with my experience, though I’m usually okay with the sight of blood that isn’t mine (I don’t love it, but not same response).
Cool to have something to call it
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Comment on The lights don’t just go out: A lifelong fainter on how fiction gets fainting all wrong in ~health
Gazook89 LinkI faint nearly every time I have blood drawn, even small samples. Always have. More recently, I have fainted a couple times with getting shots, which had never happened until last couple years and...I faint nearly every time I have blood drawn, even small samples. Always have. More recently, I have fainted a couple times with getting shots, which had never happened until last couple years and only twice. I also am prone to fainting if I bleed— not every time but common enough that pretty much all my friends know. In fact, I pretty much tell people, if we’re in a situation where it might come up (doing home renovation stuff or going camping).
My hospital chart has it noted. I tell the nurses every time. I think my chart says I have sissyitus.
But as a result, I pretty much know when it’s happening and usually I’ve already prepared myself. When getting shots I make sure I am in a chair I won’t fall off of. If I get a big cut while outside I just lay down for a bit. I bring cookies every time I get a Covid shot.
Basically, my experience: Suddenly I realize my sense of time is off. I can’t stop thinking the same thought, it just repeats for what seems like 30 minutes (likely actually half a second), then I realize it, and suddenly the next thought comes in like a freight train and I repeat that thought for 30 minutes. I guess you could imagine sitting on a train platform, and suddenly you realize that the train that is going by has been passing by for 30 minutes, and every car is red. As soon as you realize it, suddenly every car is blue. And so on.
At some point during this, you wake up. If you are lucky, you get the horribly embarrassing experience of someone leaning over you wondering if you are okay. It takes a hot minute to realize you are on the ground. Likely, extremely sweaty and by all accounts, very pale.
For me, it is physically draining, and basically a nap is guaranteed later in the day. If you didn’t get to the ground before fainting, your head probably hurts from where it cushioned your fall.
If I am expecting something that may cause me to faint, like getting a shot or recently got a big cut, I get into position. If I’m caught off guard, I can usually get myself to the ground before falling, but not much else.
For reference, I’m a mid-30s guy. And have chronic sissyitis.
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Comment on Californian police can’t stop sideshows. Solution: Make the streets more annoying. in ~transport
Gazook89 Link ParentI am from MN and I just assumed this was a universal term, I had no idea it was a regionalism. On the other hand, I suppose it doesn’t make a lick of senseI am from MN and I just assumed this was a universal term, I had no idea it was a regionalism. On the other hand, I suppose it doesn’t make a lick of sense
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Comment on For every month a person completes their monthly exercise challenge in the Fitness app, Apple should give them a free month of the 50GB iCloud plan in ~tech
Gazook89 Link ParentI imagine it makes them money the same way $1 for 50gb does: gets your data into the ecosystem. Once it is there, the inertia makes it harder to move off of it, even when the user inevitably stops...I imagine it makes them money the same way $1 for 50gb does: gets your data into the ecosystem. Once it is there, the inertia makes it harder to move off of it, even when the user inevitably stops exercising (or otherwise stops using the Watch)— bingo bango, you have a paying customer.
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Comment on Slugs - how are you coping? in ~life.home_improvement
Gazook89 LinkRelated, yesterday NYT had an article about the slug Olympics: https://www.nytimes.com/card/2024/07/25/science/snail-racing?unlocked_article_code=1.-E0.Ouzm.W1S72Mt_jAib&smid=url-share (Gift article)Related, yesterday NYT had an article about the slug Olympics: https://www.nytimes.com/card/2024/07/25/science/snail-racing?unlocked_article_code=1.-E0.Ouzm.W1S72Mt_jAib&smid=url-share
(Gift article)
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Gazook89 Link ParentYeah thanks, just this week it is starting to feel like adding single pound discs to each end is an accomplishment enough for any given day. Beyond the health aspect, I am hoping to establish a...Yeah thanks, just this week it is starting to feel like adding single pound discs to each end is an accomplishment enough for any given day.
Beyond the health aspect, I am hoping to establish a new positive habit, which regardless of what the habit is, feels like an undertaking. Fortunately, I like the music this gym plays and it’s a bouldering gym, so if I feel like “doing something else” for a minute, I can easily go jump to the climbing wall without worrying about a harness/partner.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Gazook89 Link ParentSo I just got into strength training in April, so I think I’m still in a “figuring out my max” stage maybe, combined with “it was a good day”. I felt well rested and kinda pumped to be in the gym...So I just got into strength training in April, so I think I’m still in a “figuring out my max” stage maybe, combined with “it was a good day”. I felt well rested and kinda pumped to be in the gym at that moment (my wife is in early pregnancy which is making it harder to get out of the house).
I also conscripted a random guy in the gym to spot, which I think gave me a little extra mental push to do it. The last few days since then I haven’t upped the weight (maybe 5 lbs total for one set), so I’m just working on getting that a little “nicer looking”.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Gazook89 LinkI am a couple months into weight lifting, following the Starting Strength program. I am not 100% on it, but it’s three days a week, and basically each day is squat, deadlift, and bench press or...I am a couple months into weight lifting, following the Starting Strength program. I am not 100% on it, but it’s three days a week, and basically each day is squat, deadlift, and bench press or overhead bar. I recently added band-assisted pull-ups.
Over the two or so months I’ve added weight almost every day, some days only 2 lbs and some days 10 lbs (one recent day I managed to add 20 total pounds over the previous day in bench press, which was crazy).
I also am consuming whey protein powder mixed with milk, something I’ve never done before and didn’t really think I would ever do. I have only ever been a distance running athlete so a lot of this is sort of different than what I’m used to. I haven’t seriously run in a long time though.
Anyway…that’s it. It’s going well.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Gazook89 Link Parent….. what am I spending my time on?!? Down with checkmarks! I feel like I could stick this app on a phone in my chicken coop and let the hens go ham with it.….. what am I spending my time on?!? Down with checkmarks!
I feel like I could stick this app on a phone in my chicken coop and let the hens go ham with it.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games
Gazook89 Link ParentYes, I could have been more clear: good wow.Yes, I could have been more clear: good wow.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games
Gazook89 Link ParentI have been sort of checking this post for while, wondering if someone was going to comment on it. It sure seemed like it was going to fall into obscurity with nary a comment. Then this. I have...I have been sort of checking this post for while, wondering if someone was going to comment on it. It sure seemed like it was going to fall into obscurity with nary a comment.
Then this.
I have nothing to add, so mark it as fluff, but just wanted to say “wow”.
Those are really cool. Do you get many duds and need to reroll?
I say you slap a subscription charge on there and retire! /s