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VirtualGhost Link ParentI’d like to piggyback on that comment and point out that the AC function that can lower the humidity in a room is DRY mode. It can truly make a difference in cooling your space on a hot and humid...I’d like to piggyback on that comment and point out that the AC function that can lower the humidity in a room is DRY mode. It can truly make a difference in cooling your space on a hot and humid day.
Now don’t quote me on this but I believe that when there is more moisture in the air, the more heat gets trapped … or something along those lines. Kinda like a greenhouse effect.
Try out for yourself if you got an AC with DRY mode.
I use to be like you, using Reddit to get most of my news. But then Reddit changed algorithms or something, a few years ago, and I was no longer getting breaking news as it was happening live. So I began using a combo of Reddit and Twitter. Reddit for the top headlines of the day and Twitter for the live breaking news….but then Elon took over and Twitter went to shit.
And then the Reddit protest happened and I left. Now I’ve been using the app Artifact on iOS (it’s also available on the google play store) . I find it pretty good. It’s an AI driven news aggregation app. It has a lot of big News publication sites on there and you can tell the app what kind of news you wanna follow based on interests. I think you can block certain publications and mark articles as clickbait.
I like the fact that it’s sorta like Reddit / Twitter hybrid, because you can make an account on Artifact and make comments about the articles on the app. You can like articles and what artifact users are saying about said articles. You can save articles to read later. You can also follow other artifact users, as well. You earn reputation points when other artifact users like your comments. It also keeps track of your reading streak and how many articles you’ve read. It also offers insights about which categories you often read about and what topics you’ve been reading.
The coolest feature for me, is that there’s a button on the top right of the screen (star icon), when you press it, you get an AI generated summary of the article you’re reading. That saves me so much time. It helps me determine if I actually want to read the rest of the article or not.
Give it a try, you might like it. I know for me, it’s hard to go back to Twitter , Reddit , tildes, or lemmy/ kbin for my news needs.