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  1. Comment on Saluting the Chromecast, one of the great HDMI dongles in ~tech

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    The article mentions "Google's wireless casting standard". Does anyone know where I could read more about this? It seems like something where the app maker has to provide the little button and...

    The article mentions "Google's wireless casting standard". Does anyone know where I could read more about this? It seems like something where the app maker has to provide the little button and probably some API.

    I'm trying to imagine how I could keep this functionality around when the software updates stop and something breaks.

  2. Comment on Saluting the Chromecast, one of the great HDMI dongles in ~tech

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    Same! We still use ours every day on the dumb TVs we've been holding onto. It will be a sad day when they stop working.

    Same! We still use ours every day on the dumb TVs we've been holding onto. It will be a sad day when they stop working.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Fed up, singles are DIYing their own dating apps in ~life

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    Jeez, that is really disappointing. Thanks for sharing though

    Jeez, that is really disappointing. Thanks for sharing though

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Fed up, singles are DIYing their own dating apps in ~life

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    I'm curious what happened to OKC? A few different comments have mentioned it here and it's how my partner and I met back in 2014. I remember really liking it and promoting it (maybe too much)...

    I'm curious what happened to OKC? A few different comments have mentioned it here and it's how my partner and I met back in 2014. I remember really liking it and promoting it (maybe too much) among friends.

    I really enjoyed the introspection of answering questions and reading what others think.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Some major cities in the US are getting rid of bus fares in ~transport

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    Similarly, I listened to a podcast where they interviewed a transit planner that said it would actually be more effective to increase ridership by making the system better. Mostly by increasing...

    Similarly, I listened to a podcast where they interviewed a transit planner that said it would actually be more effective to increase ridership by making the system better. Mostly by increasing the frequency of routes. Basically, if the train or bus runs so infrequently that missing it means I have to wait an extra hour people don't use it unless they have no choice.

    In principle I think I'm in favor of these services being free but there a clearly some tradeoffs to consider when funds for transit are as limited as they are in the US.

    24 votes

  6. Comment on I'm from the Reddit exodus. I'm really liking it here. What should I know? in ~tildes

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    As a relatively new user I appreciate this info! I'm curious if there is a place to see the number of currently registered users? I feel like I saw it once but now I can't remember where.

    As a relatively new user I appreciate this info! I'm curious if there is a place to see the number of currently registered users? I feel like I saw it once but now I can't remember where.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news

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    Yeah I agree about the daily. If you do find yourself wanting something in depth like that though I really enjoy Vox's today explained. They do a format where they interview usually two people,...

    Yeah I agree about the daily. If you do find yourself wanting something in depth like that though I really enjoy Vox's today explained. They do a format where they interview usually two people, usually subject matter experts or folks with relevant first hand experience. It very much has the vibe of an in depth NPR episode but the hosts do a good job keeping it light and grounded.

    Plus I really like that it takes them time and there is a bit of delay. So they'll cover a topic a few days later in more detail than you get on like a daily headline show. It really helps me stay engaged with current events without getting sucked into the 24 hour news cycle. It also means the episodes age pretty well. So I can ignore it all week and then listen for 2 hours on Saturday while cleaning or whatever.

  8. Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech

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    Something I'm not seeing mentioned here is that this is also probably bad for advertising on Twitter which is another factor that will feed the doom spiral. Less money -> less servers - > impose...

    Something I'm not seeing mentioned here is that this is also probably bad for advertising on Twitter which is another factor that will feed the doom spiral. Less money -> less servers - > impose view limits -> less ad clicks -> less money.

    19 votes

  9. Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech

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    I agree with others saying it's the right thing to do on the journalists' end. I haven't been following the Twitter mess so closely and didn't realize they were doing this so it's new to me.

    I agree with others saying it's the right thing to do on the journalists' end. I haven't been following the Twitter mess so closely and didn't realize they were doing this so it's new to me.

    11 votes

  10. Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news

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    This tip about hacker news is pretty clever. I go on there once in a while and sort by top for the day or week but this seems like something I would look at more.

    This tip about hacker news is pretty clever. I go on there once in a while and sort by top for the day or week but this seems like something I would look at more.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on This feels dumb to ask, but how do you get your news? in ~news

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    I also mostly used reddit for years. Recently, I've been listening to the up first podcast feed by NPR. It's a nice ritual I do when making myself lunch or doing the dishes. It's only 15 minutes...

    I also mostly used reddit for years. Recently, I've been listening to the up first podcast feed by NPR. It's a nice ritual I do when making myself lunch or doing the dishes. It's only 15 minutes and I get all the highlights. I still feel like I'm missing out on something without reddit but I'm not going to use their app so we'll see what happens.

    10 votes

  12. Comment on What's your favorite theme on Tildes? in ~tildes

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    Yeah I like this one as well! I prefer the dark themes but the others have so much bright blue that I don't like as much.

    Yeah I like this one as well! I prefer the dark themes but the others have so much bright blue that I don't like as much.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech

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    Is there an issue for this on gitlab?

    Is there an issue for this on gitlab?

    1 vote