Nsutdwa's recent activity
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Comment on Here are your choices for a self-hosted ebook server in ~books
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Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud in ~tech
Nsutdwa (edited )Link ParentYou mentioning a specially designed room made me remember this article from 2024 about a home stereo that ended up costing around $1 million apparently, but was sold after his death for a total of...You mentioning a specially designed room made me remember this article from 2024 about a home stereo that ended up costing around $1 million apparently, but was sold after his death for a total of $156,800, piecemeal. The real value it had was to that guy, not to anybody else, and if anything it was a bit of an albatross around the neck of the house it was in, because the houseprice was inflated because of it. It was a fascinating piece and one I always think of when I'm putting in hours to make my smart home work better. I might appreciate it, and sure, some lights come on automatically, but I'd better not fall into the trap of thinking that there's a linear relationship between the hours (and money) I sink into my home automation hobby and its value to a hard-nosed third-party buyer.
*Edit: spelling
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Comment on Hot take: movies suck because there is no rental market in ~movies
Nsutdwa Link ParentIt really is an absurd number. Feels very much like the kind of price contractors throw out when they don't really want the job. This feels like a price set in line with that thinking. "Fuck it, I...It really is an absurd number. Feels very much like the kind of price contractors throw out when they don't really want the job. This feels like a price set in line with that thinking. "Fuck it, I don't want to rent it to you, but if you insist, here's a stupid figure."
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Comment on Telegram CEO vows to fight for app amid Russia pressure in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentAre you serious? I just downloaded Telegram to use solely for push notifications from my server, not for people, but I'm inclined to find a different way if they're going to force that Grok BS...Are you serious? I just downloaded Telegram to use solely for push notifications from my server, not for people, but I'm inclined to find a different way if they're going to force that Grok BS into it. I'm constantly staggered that people whom I otherwise like and respect stay on twitter and just shrug that "oh but everyone is on it" when it's run by a man so openly and strongly hostile to their professed positions on several subjects. It would be one thing if he was sort of hands-off, bad enough, but I'd understand it more. But he runs it as his personal hype machine and opinion dissemination tool. I find it maddening that the site still has so many European institutional accounts given his opinions about so many Euro institutions.
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Comment on Messy 2026 F1 cars leave a deeply disturbing impression in ~sports.motorsports
Nsutdwa Link ParentI hadn't heard about this guy. He does look like a heavy hitter. The Darwinism of it all is fascinating. When a team gets successful, it gets pulled back into the pack by all the other teams...I hadn't heard about this guy. He does look like a heavy hitter. The Darwinism of it all is fascinating. When a team gets successful, it gets pulled back into the pack by all the other teams picking off talent bit by bit. A really great self-managing mechanism. I'm really looking forward to the racing starting and all of this hype- and scandal-building to be put to rest (ha, I wish!).
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Comment on Tesla 'Robotaxi' status check eight months in: a complete joke in ~transport
Nsutdwa Link ParentI haven't heard of this one - what is it?I haven't heard of this one - what is it?
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Comment on What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise in ~health
Nsutdwa Link ParentYou're shadow boxing on your pee breaks? That does explain the state of a lot of the urinals I've come across. Unless you've got some sort of chicken-head thing going on down there?You're shadow boxing on your pee breaks? That does explain the state of a lot of the urinals I've come across. Unless you've got some sort of chicken-head thing going on down there?
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Comment on Need a replacement for my old macbook pro, should I just get another one? in ~comp
Nsutdwa Link Parent"stock" android being a selling point really was a breath of fresh air - I still remember fighting with old motorola phones to uninstall all the bloatware that came preinstalled - messenger,..."stock" android being a selling point really was a breath of fresh air - I still remember fighting with old motorola phones to uninstall all the bloatware that came preinstalled - messenger, linkedin, even banking apps, I seem to remember. Google's Nexus phones, and then Oneplus's offerings just slashed through all that for me, it really felt like getting a new phone was a fresh start, rather than some hand-me-down from some corporate avatar.
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Comment on Non-Logitech replacement for G502 mouse? in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentI've been putting up with single clicks releasing early or being monetary double clicks, but I've been putting off a fix, even though I bought in the switches ages ago (splurged on switches from...I've been putting up with single clicks releasing early or being monetary double clicks, but I've been putting off a fix, even though I bought in the switches ages ago (splurged on switches from Mouser, but I bet there's a good chance your AE ones rolled off the same production line). How much of a hassle was it? Did you follow a specific guide? My mouse isn't a G502, it's an MX Ergo, but they apparently use the same crappy switches in a tonne of devices. It's ridiculous, but I remember watching this video (which is 7 years old!) years ago discussing exactly why this problem occurs (and has been for YEARS). Back then I got a friend to solder in new microswitches on an M570.
Here's a Reddit link discussing the issue with a link to the video I mentioned.
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Comment on Pandoc for the people: convert documents without leaving the browser in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentEven my punctilious sibling accepted high-quality rips that I had downloaded of CDs and DVDs that he had bought fair and square.Even my punctilious sibling accepted high-quality rips that I had downloaded of CDs and DVDs that he had bought fair and square.
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Comment on What's good in modern flashlights/headlamps? in ~hobbies
Nsutdwa Link ParentWhat's the deal with this? I don't think I'd have thought to turn to either one for this in an emergency, but I'm curious as to why one would work better than the other.The AAAs also presumably make better emergency firestarters than lithium.
What's the deal with this? I don't think I'd have thought to turn to either one for this in an emergency, but I'm curious as to why one would work better than the other.
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Comment on What's good in modern flashlights/headlamps? in ~hobbies
Nsutdwa Link ParentYour point is very well made, but I'll add the slight nuance that many torches beloved by enthusiasts won't allow protected batteries, the dimensions and/or circuits will be designed explicitly...Your point is very well made, but I'll add the slight nuance that many torches beloved by
nerds onlineenthusiasts won't allow protected batteries, the dimensions and/or circuits will be designed explicitly for unprotected ones. There should be protection built into the torch's circuits, though - you really need something with these incredible Li-ion batteries, they hold scary amounts of energy. -
Comment on What's good in modern flashlights/headlamps? in ~hobbies
Nsutdwa Link ParentI love coming across someone who uses their tools and who has converged on similar choices to myself. I have an Armytek Wizard Pro C2 Nichia, and I even bought a "...Pro Max (Warm)" version, which...I love coming across someone who uses their tools and who has converged on similar choices to myself. I have an Armytek Wizard Pro C2 Nichia, and I even bought a "...Pro Max (Warm)" version, which takes a 21700 battery, which is admittedly a little heavy on the head. I used to always dogwalk with an SP36 Pro at night - the bats would come and swoop through the beam to get the bugs that would quickly apparently appear out of thin air if I beamed it at a good brightness into the sky. I carry a Sofirn SC31 Pro or a Wurkkos TS21 pretty much anytime I'm wearing trousers with pockets and am a big fan of the Anduril interface (and have huge respect for the main maintainer and all those who have made contributions over the years). My guilty pleasure is a Convoy 3x21A. I have no real use case for this, but it's given me a lot of fun over the years to just wander about at night and be able to pick out a genuinely very distant tree in the darkness.
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
Nsutdwa Link ParentAnother user in the comments here seemed to think it wasn't really secure: "it boasts having end-to-end encryption (E2EE) but literally nobody around me ever questioned why they don't have to...Another user in the comments here seemed to think it wasn't really secure:
"it boasts having end-to-end encryption (E2EE) but literally nobody around me ever questioned why they don't have to input they private key when installing WA on their new phone (this is what you have to do with Element/Matrix or you lose all history because you can't decrypt it); even worse, people don't realize that it may have E2EE but Meta owns your keys - when I tell them it's like wanting to go into your own house but having someone else to come by and unlock it for you because that stranger is the only one who has keys they just shake it off... "
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Fantastic Four and Wakanda teaser in ~movies
Nsutdwa Link ParentI could just keep pace up to endgame, but already series were creeping in then. It felt like the only way to "keep up" after that because committing all my tv viewing "budget" to mediocre MCU...I could just keep pace up to endgame, but already series were creeping in then. It felt like the only way to "keep up" after that because committing all my tv viewing "budget" to mediocre MCU series, in the hope that one of the many, many characters thus introduced/fleshed out would make it back to the big screen for a satisfying dénouement. But it never happened. I dropped off, and nothing happened, either, I probably missed some good TV, but I missed an awful lot of bad TV.
I really enjoyed all the context and inside references in those movies up to Endgame, I think they did a pretty good job of making each character matter, more or less.
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Comment on US households using Ozempic spend less on groceries in ~health
Nsutdwa Link ParentWow, that's an incredible price drop. Will those turn up for sale in the EU as well, if they're made there, or will they be locked behind prescriptions?Wow, that's an incredible price drop. Will those turn up for sale in the EU as well, if they're made there, or will they be locked behind prescriptions?
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
Nsutdwa Link ParentMy brown sugar is hard and clumpy!!! I thought that was just what brown sugar did, since we don't get through too much of it in recipes. I'd resigned myself to chipping off sugar with a chisel...My brown sugar is hard and clumpy!!! I thought that was just what brown sugar did, since we don't get through too much of it in recipes. I'd resigned myself to chipping off sugar with a chisel every time I wanted some, and then crushing the lumps into pieces. Amazing, thank you!
I see what you mean about the paper towel too now, nice one.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm only chiming in because I did not get on with this game. I came from playing Stardew Valley with my partner, to this. And the change could not have been more brutal. I think I credit this game...I'm only chiming in because I did not get on with this game. I came from playing Stardew Valley with my partner, to this. And the change could not have been more brutal. I think I credit this game with teaching me that I apparently not not value "a challenge" in my games, I value escapism, cosy vibes, funky music, achievable goals. Not carrying a heated stone around all the time and then dying later because I my home got burned down later.
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
Nsutdwa Link ParentHa, we use the coin toss as a barrier to stop ourselves being lazy sometimes. We both want to order food in at the end of a long day? Well hard biscuits, we only get takeout if we toss Heads. I...Ha, we use the coin toss as a barrier to stop ourselves being lazy sometimes. We both want to order food in at the end of a long day? Well hard biscuits, we only get takeout if we toss Heads. I find it easier to "obey" a lost coin toss than just say no to myself.
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
Nsutdwa Link ParentI'm sorry, I don't understand the paper towel in the sugar jar thing (the configuration of it, but also the reasoning). Are you sticking it to the lid like a stamp, and then moistening it? Is that...I'm sorry, I don't understand the paper towel in the sugar jar thing (the configuration of it, but also the reasoning). Are you sticking it to the lid like a stamp, and then moistening it? Is that good for sugar? My instincts would have been to keep water away from any foodstuffs I'm storing like this, but I have no good reason for why, just a mental Gallic shrug.
I love seeing Audiobookshelf appear in this sort of discussion. I use the app daily now and it has helped me improve my quality of sleep measurably. It's been rock solid as an LXC on my proxmox setup, taking in books and helping me edit metadata etc.