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Comment on How are you dealing with mosquitoes and flies? in ~life
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Comment on How are you dealing with mosquitoes and flies? in ~life
Grrbrr LinkMy UV-Light tape catcher has been working overtime for a week. https://i.imgur.com/UYISAhP.jpeg These are fruitflies that do not seem to care about anything else than jumping on screens,...My UV-Light tape catcher has been working overtime for a week. https://i.imgur.com/UYISAhP.jpeg
These are fruitflies that do not seem to care about anything else than jumping on screens, light-sources and me. Inspecting your earholes and diving to your nose. I also got a vinegar trap for them, but absolutely none of them wanted it.
Every evening they have been pouring in from every airway of the house. Pushing through nets and somehow even allergy-cloths.
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Comment on Venting doesn't reduce anger, but doing calming activities does, study finds in ~science
Grrbrr Link ParentEmphasis on the "ready to be angry". I am truly enjoying myself when i'm running but i'm also hyper like a kid on a sugar-high. Usually i do get angry at drivers that seem to think that after dark...Emphasis on the "ready to be angry". I am truly enjoying myself when i'm running but i'm also hyper like a kid on a sugar-high.
Usually i do get angry at drivers that seem to think that after dark there is no need to stop for pedestrians. If i was just on a walk i would be more like "yeah, they be like that" and forget about the incident.
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Comment on Venting doesn't reduce anger, but doing calming activities does, study finds in ~science
Grrbrr Link ParentWhen i go for a run, my state often already goes from bored to a "ready to be angry at anything". I wouldn't even think about going already angry, that's just a waste of a good run spent on...When i go for a run, my state often already goes from bored to a "ready to be angry at anything". I wouldn't even think about going already angry, that's just a waste of a good run spent on thinking bad stuff.
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Comment on Does a motion sensor "point-n-click" mouse, akin to LG's magic remote, exist? in ~tech
Grrbrr LinkI've had Logitech MX Air Mouse since it was released. It's still magical. https://www.wired.com/2007/08/logitech-air-mouse/ Works like regular optical on table, just pick up and start using it on...I've had Logitech MX Air Mouse since it was released. It's still magical.
https://www.wired.com/2007/08/logitech-air-mouse/- Works like regular optical on table, just pick up and start using it on air seamlessly.
- I think it's actually Gyro, it's so precise. Does drift though. (sometimes small amounts while doing precision and sometimes a lot)
- The volume control is seriously amazing. Press a button and move the mouse up or down in air, hear exact distance clicks from the mouse as you move it.
It's odd that the tale of it ended on the first product. Might have been too expensive for a mouse at the time.
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Comment on This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a new controller in ~games
Grrbrr LinkHere i was really excited for a hot second before i read from that image that it has an accelerometer, not a gyro. That makes the article really misleading. Though, it's odd that it's only...Here i was really excited for a hot second before i read from that image that it has an accelerometer, not a gyro. That makes the article really misleading.
Though, it's odd that it's only accelerometer. All the other controllers are gyro. Maybe Microsoft messed it up on the slide.
Edit: Oh, it might be just for the "Lift to wake" -feature. Not really for gameplay. Which means no gyro aiming for Microsoft this time either.
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Comment on Scientologists ask US Federal government to restrict right to repair in ~tech
Grrbrr Link ParentI still have this thing. https://i.imgur.com/vCKn7IG.jpg One of the few things i just had to keep.I still have this thing. https://i.imgur.com/vCKn7IG.jpg
One of the few things i just had to keep.
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Comment on I am an extremely light sleeper, and need advice in ~life
Grrbrr LinkI cant really have anything in my ears so i have used generated noise for years. Used to play it from a phone to a speaker, but it's a hazard because of the battery. (one actually swolled up) So i...I cant really have anything in my ears so i have used generated noise for years. Used to play it from a phone to a speaker, but it's a hazard because of the battery. (one actually swolled up) So i bought a stupidly cheap "computer speakers" that had USB stick-playback and are only powered by regular usb-charger. They have been running a 15 hour noise file in a loop in my bedroom for a year now. All day long, it even starts automatically if the power goes out.
What is still a problem is that when i sleep, my ears adapt to certain frequencies that get filtered out of the noise. I end up hearing really annoying distortions as a result if i wake up in the middle of the night. What once was like a sound of a windy trees "chuuuuuu" can end up sounding like "bu-bu-bu-bu-buuu-bu-bu-bu"
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Comment on Turn your Xbox controller into a Switch Pro controller in ~games
Grrbrr LinkOkay that's cool. The reason i'm using a Nintendo Pro controller and a PS5 Controller on my pc is that xbox controllers do not support gyro-aiming. This adds that and two more triggers. I really...Okay that's cool. The reason i'm using a Nintendo Pro controller and a PS5 Controller on my pc is that xbox controllers do not support gyro-aiming.
This adds that and two more triggers. I really have to consider this if the implementation is good.The battery life is horrible though. I'm constantly charging up the ps5 controller and this has similar battery, the switch pro lasts forever.
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Comment on The Website Obesity Crisis in ~comp
Grrbrr LinkMy main problem with modern articles is that i have to zoom out to 70-80% so that the article is in a readable size. The default font is now the size of a headline. That linked website is...My main problem with modern articles is that i have to zoom out to 70-80% so that the article is in a readable size. The default font is now the size of a headline.
That linked website is fantastic to read, like a book. Then i open a verge article and the font is twice the size.
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Comment on Share your recent Platinum, 100% or 1000G you have achieved in ~games
Grrbrr LinkI think that the only game i have ever 100% is Super hexagon.I think that the only game i have ever 100% is Super hexagon.
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Comment on Which show kickstarted your interest in anime? in ~anime
Grrbrr LinkThere was this winamp shoutcast stream that played Great Teacher Onizuka, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Love Hina on repeat all day long. This was of course during the time when winamp was alive and...There was this winamp shoutcast stream that played Great Teacher Onizuka, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Love Hina on repeat all day long.
This was of course during the time when winamp was alive and it had streamed tv-channels in the library.
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Comment on What are some of your favourite, lesser-known mobile apps? in ~tech
Grrbrr Link ParentDidn't expect to see Unexpected-Keyboard here. I went on a journey to replace the bloated google keyboards and microsoft swiftkeys with something lighter and something that doesn't change...Didn't expect to see Unexpected-Keyboard here.
I went on a journey to replace the bloated google keyboards and microsoft swiftkeys with something lighter and something that doesn't change randomly. I went through the usual suspects of the FOSS world and randomly stumbled into the unexpected. It was actually something i could use.
- Copy/Paste always available
- No "privacy mode" that changes how your keyboard works. based on text field (Like hides paste functionality)
- You can swipe individual keys to corners for extra buttons. Keeps the keyboard in manageable size.
- Has Ctrl, ESC & Select all -buttons and much more.
My only problem with it is that the spacekey swiping that scrolls left&right through the letters can scroll past the text field. It can get stuck on interface elements. For example if you want to return back to the end of your sentence, you might scroll past it and have "send" button of the app activated.
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Comment on Red Reader granted non-commercial, accessible exemption to Reddit API in ~tech
Grrbrr Link ParentAnd it's an easy shield to throw away when you don't need it anymore. "Oh, your userbase grew a bit too much for free access." (Translated: We developed our own accessibility options so there's no...And it's an easy shield to throw away when you don't need it anymore. "Oh, your userbase grew a bit too much for free access." (Translated: We developed our own accessibility options so there's no need for sheltering you anymore)
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Comment on Anyone here like e-scooters? in ~transport
Grrbrr LinkSince i don't own a car, i had to pick the e-bike option to spend my money on. I'd love to have an e-scooter, but they don't' really work in the winter and i need something that will haul my tired...Since i don't own a car, i had to pick the e-bike option to spend my money on.
I'd love to have an e-scooter, but they don't' really work in the winter and i need something that will haul my tired body and back bag through -20c winter storm.
I do get envious during the summer though, looks so much fun.
Good tip. I actually tried making my own vinegar trap first, i used a wrong kind of vinegar as none of the 7 instruction sites bothered to mention about it.
This latest one was a complete product with it's own vinegar coctail.
These guys don't care about them it seems. These do no swarm around my bio-trash either like the usual fruitflies.