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Comment on Irreverent ads make me want to buy things even less in ~talk
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Comment on ‘Game of Thrones’ movie ‘Aegon’s Conquest’ sets summer 2029 release date in ~movies
Nsutdwa Link ParentI watched that first season too, but my partner steadfastly refuses to watch tv series until they've been completed. Quite right - I think Severance is our latest bugbear, I managed to convince...I watched that first season too, but my partner steadfastly refuses to watch tv series until they've been completed. Quite right - I think Severance is our latest bugbear, I managed to convince them that it was good enough to be worth breaking the rule for, and now we have both pretty much completely forgotten what has happened and don't have much desire to check in for any new seasons that may come out.
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Comment on Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ finally breaks Mariah Carey’s all-time record for weeks at US no. 1, eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ in ~music
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm a big whisky fan (more used to be, to be fair) and have drunk my fair share of Jack Daniels in the past. I'm super impressed by their marketing team over the years, they've done such an A+ job...I'm a big whisky fan (more used to be, to be fair) and have drunk my fair share of Jack Daniels in the past. I'm super impressed by their marketing team over the years, they've done such an A+ job of establishing their brand's presence as a benchmark, it's incredible. I like this Choosing Texas song, I think practically the whole album makes pretty easy listening, but I cringe almost any time an artist name drops a brand, it's just such a sellout-y thing to do. This, rap, r&b, any of it, just do your thing and stop doing free publicity for bs "luxury" brands (maybe it's not free and they're all paid, who knows).
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Comment on Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI really like Colapinto. It's an unfortunate error - sometimes a mistake just happens at such a time as to have a huge consequence. I think he's also unfortunate to have the volatile Argentine...I really like Colapinto. It's an unfortunate error - sometimes a mistake just happens at such a time as to have a huge consequence. I think he's also unfortunate to have the volatile Argentine fans - I'm sure they're a big boost when you're doing good-great, but I wouldn't mind betting he doesn't appreciate their virulent defence of him all the time.
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Comment on Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentFully agree re. Hadjar. From how agitated some of his radio calls have been, I fully expected him to be blowing up in that car, but he was way chiller, in the end. I'm not sure how that plays for...Fully agree re. Hadjar. From how agitated some of his radio calls have been, I fully expected him to be blowing up in that car, but he was way chiller, in the end. I'm not sure how that plays for him in the long term, I guess. I feel like the drivers that are really great - Hamilton, Verstappen, Schumacher, Vettel (I speak from my own experience 2010+) - all have a thoroughly ruthless streak to them. They rarely play political games on the track - if they want the place and can have it, they'll take it. I'm thinking Vettel's multi-21, Verstappen's "don't ask me [to let Perez past] again, you know why" (paraphrasing, Mexico, I think??) etc. I guess as soon as a driver bows down like this (a la Piastri last season), I default-categorise them as not top-tier. Do you think that's the zone Hadjar will inhabit and, if so, happily?
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Nsutdwa Link ParentAh, nice one, I'll do that. Thanks a lot!!Ah, nice one, I'll do that. Thanks a lot!!
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Nsutdwa Link ParentThis is brilliant, thank you very much!!!!This is brilliant, thank you very much!!!!
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Nsutdwa Link ParentWhat dictionary do you use? I have had trouble getting any to work, when I try downloading the ones I want, it always tells me to check I'm online (I am, I promise). I think it let me download...What dictionary do you use? I have had trouble getting any to work, when I try downloading the ones I want, it always tells me to check I'm online (I am, I promise). I think it let me download some etymology dictionary, which is interesting, but I just want definitions, maaan
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Nsutdwa (edited )Link ParentI have cycled through the little info tidbits (which show up on the bottom right for me, but hey ho) and still only understand about half of them. Little arc arrow, straight arrow with a line,...I have cycled through the little info tidbits (which show up on the bottom right for me, but hey ho) and still only understand about half of them. Little arc arrow, straight arrow with a line, WHAT ARE YOU???
Edit: I did another bout of searching, but even locating the relevant section of the "User Guide" is frustratingly mysterious. https://koreader.rocks/user_guide/#L2-statusbar doesn't just have a list of the icons and their meanings! I love koreader and wouldn't go back to my stock kindle software, but my goodness, I find it so obscure to use sometimes.
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Nsutdwa Link ParentThis is exactly what made me finally deal with the hassle of jailbreaking it. I won't buy another kindle, but as long as the one I have still works, this is the better solution. I'll probably make...This is exactly what made me finally deal with the hassle of jailbreaking it. I won't buy another kindle, but as long as the one I have still works, this is the better solution. I'll probably make sure I buy a koreader-compatible reader in the future, just to avoid having to learn another system now.
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Comment on KOReader: custom reader software for eink devices in ~books
Nsutdwa Link ParentCalibre web automated looks amazing, I think I'll have to switch over to it. I have basic Calibre web set up, which serves up an OPDS (I had to check that!) library, which I can download by a...Calibre web automated looks amazing, I think I'll have to switch over to it. I have basic Calibre web set up, which serves up an OPDS (I had to check that!) library, which I can download by a (slightly clunky) search process on my kindle with koreader. It's amazing, the cable friction absolutely was too much for me. But now whenever I'm away from my home, I have to live with my old, caveman-style kindle with no access to my whole library.
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Comment on Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentThat's a really grim graphic - I'm shocked that it takes an actual race to expose these weaknesses. Can they not race these things to death in simulators and tweak the design there?That's a really grim graphic - I'm shocked that it takes an actual race to expose these weaknesses. Can they not race these things to death in simulators and tweak the design there?
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Comment on What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with? in ~life
Nsutdwa Link ParentUntil you get clonked by the corner of the catering trolley. Ask me how I know!Until you get clonked by the corner of the catering trolley. Ask me how I know!
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Comment on How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been? in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentOne of my major gripes with Zitron's posts is the insulting way he addresses anyone who doesn't agree with what he's saying. I opened his page and looked at the most recent free post and searched...One of my major gripes with Zitron's posts is the insulting way he addresses anyone who doesn't agree with what he's saying. I opened his page and looked at the most recent free post and searched "if you" and bingo: "If you think any of this is worth hundreds of billions or trillions of dollars, you are either ignorant or corrupt." That's just annoying. There are people who disagree with him who are well-informed, honest and good-faith actors, and pretending otherwise is infantile.
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
Nsutdwa Link ParentMy MIL has to have a little dig any time the subject of mine and my partner's diet comes up in any form, and I just have to bit my tongue hard - she's a smoker, has a beer with every meal,...My MIL has to have a little dig any time the subject of mine and my partner's diet comes up in any form, and I just have to bit my tongue hard - she's a smoker, has a beer with every meal, probably average amounts of meat for her demographic. But thinks that having the vegan lasagne rather than the normal one is a nutritional risk... I'm sure I have my own annoying quirks, so I just roll my eyes (very internally) and carry on, now.
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Comment on Jet Lag Season 19: Japanorama | Trailer in ~hobbies
Nsutdwa Link ParentIt is still being made! It's a good season too, I think. I wasn't a huge fan of Scott in the previous series he was in, but I think he's dialed in more to the vibe this season. It felt a bit like...It is still being made! It's a good season too, I think. I wasn't a huge fan of Scott in the previous series he was in, but I think he's dialed in more to the vibe this season. It felt a bit like Brian - I wasn't his biggest fan his first time in, but then his second season I thought he knocked it out of the park and gelled so well.
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Comment on Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentHaha, yes I can see why you'd think that. I like it, though, it's very much a once-and-done kind of thing, you know? It also cuts off at the root any account details leaking. Whenever some crappy...Haha, yes I can see why you'd think that. I like it, though, it's very much a once-and-done kind of thing, you know? It also cuts off at the root any account details leaking. Whenever some crappy corpo leaks out my address, I don't even care anymore. Or the shady ones that just ignore the "unsubscribe" process, not a problem. But I like a clean-ish inbox, I got annoyed by the clutter, which is a me problem, I guess.
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Comment on Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentI use an email forwarding service almost always now. Like for my gym, the address is mygym.39djs@[service.domain], which forwards to my real email business@my.domain. I think I pay €36/year and...I use an email forwarding service almost always now. Like for my gym, the address is mygym.39djs@[service.domain], which forwards to my real email business@my.domain. I think I pay €36/year and then, when I'm done with that service, even if just "for now", I just toggle it off. It then just stops forwarding emails it receives. It's brilliant. Hotel loyalty programmes aren't the hassle they used to be - constant drip drips before, now I just turn it on when I make a booking, and off again when I'm back. It's a game changer, for real. I changed maybe 20-30 things manually (utilities, banks etc.), but now I just change email addresses over to it as and when the need arises, to stop it being such a chore. I wish the same were possible for phone numbers where I am. Nobody would have my real number ever again!
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Comment on ‘The Odyssey’ holds strong worldwide, cumulative near $640m; ‘Toy Story 5’ third picture YTD to cross $1b worldwide in ~movies
Nsutdwa Link ParentWait, by scalping you mean people are buying cinema tickets and reselling them?! How does that business model work for cinemas? Can people just not go for a couple weeks and buy when the fever...Wait, by scalping you mean people are buying cinema tickets and reselling them?! How does that business model work for cinemas? Can people just not go for a couple weeks and buy when the fever dies down?
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Comment on Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentWhat a terrible, unfortunate race for Piastri. He was so full of vim off the line, he did great to wrestle himself into that position. I think Norris has the edge on him now because of that...What a terrible, unfortunate race for Piastri. He was so full of vim off the line, he did great to wrestle himself into that position. I think Norris has the edge on him now because of that championship confidence, though. That'll smooth over a whole lot of anxieties and worries for a decent time, I'd imagine. And this track has often been good for Norris, he likes it.
Hard agree. Not a banksy fan, but he's right about advertising in public spaces. I feel no compunction about ripping down posters/stickers that I can that exist in my space. I don't quite go as far as you in how I perceive advertising, I think. In my opinion, advertising can be done thoughtfully, not excessively, and can serve a purpose to let people know about a product. I have a problem though when I perceive that benefit to be massively outweighed by the externalised downside(s). I'm talking about leafleting campaigns resulting in my street just being littered with junk because people are lazy sods and apparently empty their mailbox into the street, or brightly lit billboards disorienting all the local wildlife and obscuring the night sky, etc. At that point, sod it, do whatever takes your fancy with that.