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Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk
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Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk
fazit Link ParentHa! I recognize this! It was in a book about secret codes by secret societies I had as a kid. It was called the Rosenkreuzer Code there. You just write the shape and some dots in there to...Ha! I recognize this! It was in a book about secret codes by secret societies I had as a kid. It was called the Rosenkreuzer Code there. You just write the shape and some dots in there to symbolize the letter you want to write.
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Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk
fazit (edited )Link ParentFrom the top of my head, these are very different movies. I see no connecting theme. Did you ever end up watching Amelie? It's beautiful!From the top of my head, these are very different movies. I see no connecting theme.
Did you ever end up watching Amelie? It's beautiful! -
Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk
fazit Link ParentLove the idea! For non-German artists this would be for me Atmosphere - Sevens Travels Portishead - Portishead Brooke Candy - Sexorcism Nicolas Jaar - Space is only NoiseLove the idea!
For non-German artists this would be for me
Atmosphere - Sevens Travels
Portishead - Portishead
Brooke Candy - Sexorcism
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Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk
fazit LinkMine are mostly German, duh. But here is one that I just stumbled upon: I'm sure some of you recognize this :)Mine are mostly German, duh.
But here is one that I just stumbled upon:"[...] And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
"It's a lot more complicated than that--"
"No. It ain't. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they're getting worried that they won't like the truth. People as things, that's where it starts."
"Oh, I'm sure there are worse crimes--"
"But they starts with thinking about people as things..."I'm sure some of you recognize this :)
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Comment on Tips on attending a metal fest in Europe in ~travel
fazit LinkI'm not sure if you read the banner on the bottom of the page, but there is no camping at the festival grounds at Baden in Blut. As a former metal festival attendee, I have to say that this is a...I'm not sure if you read the banner on the bottom of the page, but there is no camping at the festival grounds at Baden in Blut.
As a former metal festival attendee, I have to say that this is a shame if you want to get the typical festival experience. At least for me and my circle of friends the pregaming and afterparties on the campground where the highlights of the festivals we visited and the source of many stories that we still tell today.
I would seriously reconsider and maybe find another festival that has camping. You will also probably find a group of people that will adopt you, just by camping near them and dropping in with some cans of beer and a smile. I know we adopted some strangers that way.If you don't like the idea drinking from a funnel, then skip camping by all means though. :D it is wild.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
fazit LinkMy Struggle III - Spielen by Karl Ove Knausgård I am totally enarmoured by the "My Struggle" Series of Karl Ove Knausgård. I'm currently on the third volume, in german titled "Spielen" (To Play)....My Struggle III - Spielen by Karl Ove Knausgård
I am totally enarmoured by the "My Struggle" Series of Karl Ove Knausgård. I'm currently on the third volume, in german titled "Spielen" (To Play). I would really like to talk to anybody about the series; then again, I find it hard to tell exactly why I like these voluminous books where a norwegian guy talks about his life where really nothing much happens.
I think it is really beautifully written and gives me an insight into my own struggles with growing up and turning old. The second volume (Lieben - "to love") is earmarked all over because there were just so many quotes about the struggle of deciding who to spend your life with and the consequences of your choices, whether that regards becoming a father or marrying someone with depression. All of this resonates deeply with me.
Has anybody else read this series?
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
fazit Link ParentOh wow, there was a sequel to Shades of Grey, I didn't know that! Thanks for posting this, I would have never known. I'll add this to my list! I frequently think back on this book and how it was...Oh wow, there was a sequel to Shades of Grey, I didn't know that! Thanks for posting this, I would have never known. I'll add this to my list! I frequently think back on this book and how it was just so different from other books I've read.
Did you read any of Jasper Ffordes other works? I really loved all the original Thursday Next books - a series that had a really nice, really beautiful ending that so few series manage to do. The world building is fascinating and I still laugh when I think back of many of the jokes that only work in the medium of books. One can really see that Fforde is first and foremost a lover of literature, and I think I got many inspirations on which other books to read just by reading "The Eyre Affair".
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Comment on How do you organize your phone's home screens and apps? in ~tech
fazit Link ParentYeah it is a rather hidden feature, and if it wasn't for me trying out focus mode for work I would have never found it out. It's been really useful for me!Yeah it is a rather hidden feature, and if it wasn't for me trying out focus mode for work I would have never found it out. It's been really useful for me!
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Comment on How do you organize your phone's home screens and apps? in ~tech
fazit LinkI haven't seen anybody comment on how great the Focus feature is for organising their screens in iOS, so I'll briefly explain my workflow. I have six different screens for different occasions:...I haven't seen anybody comment on how great the Focus feature is for organising their screens in iOS, so I'll briefly explain my workflow.
I have six different screens for different occasions:
- work
- gym
- free time
- vacation
- at home
- sleep
These screens contain specific apps and widgets that I need in the context:
work has an email and calendar widget, MFA Apps and Teams. Notifications for all other apps are silent.
Gym has Spotify, some Timer Shortcuts as well as my workout app and so on.
Home has social apps, Books and Home Assistant Widgets.
Sleep has Spotify, a guided meditation app and notes, that's it.
You get the idea.What is great about the focus mode, is that you can set it to hide all screens you don't need for the current focus. And you can geofence the activation of focus modes as well as time constrain it. You can also change the wallpaper to something fitting.
This workflow totally changed how I interact with my phone, and I can recommend it to every iPhone user to at least try it.
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Comment on What are your favourite bean recipes? in ~food
fazit Link ParentI also discovered this recipe, although I use Kenji's variation. I think I like his style more because of the ungodly amount of garlic, that is also minced with a microplane for maximum effect....I also discovered this recipe, although I use Kenji's variation. I think I like his style more because of the ungodly amount of garlic, that is also minced with a microplane for maximum effect. Since I'm mostly a vegetarian I substitute chicken broth for a high quality store bought vegetable stock.
It's super easy to cook and my SO requests it once per week.
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Comment on Anyone here have a home carbonation system (SodaStream, DrinkMate, Aarke, etc.)? in ~food
fazit LinkWe just had a thread about this topic: https://tildes.net/~food/175c/questions_for_sodastream_users There's a lot of info about different flavours and so on.We just had a thread about this topic:
https://tildes.net/~food/175c/questions_for_sodastream_usersThere's a lot of info about different flavours and so on.
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Comment on What's a mechanic that you used to dislike when introduced, but now that it's common you prefer having it in ~games
fazit Link ParentI remember that you had to earn your saves in Resident Evil! You had to find these ribbons for a typewriter and then had a save that you could use later on. Can't say that I miss that, though.I remember that you had to earn your saves in Resident Evil! You had to find these ribbons for a typewriter and then had a save that you could use later on.
Can't say that I miss that, though.
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Comment on What do you use to journal with? in ~tech
fazit Link ParentBeautiful, just what I like: small vignettes that allow for a glimpse in another persons life!Beautiful, just what I like: small vignettes that allow for a glimpse in another persons life!
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Comment on What do you use to journal with? in ~tech
fazit Link ParentI do just the same thing! I feel fairly optimistic that Google will not kill Keep, since it must be such low maintenance app for them. What sucks about this solution is that there is no way to...I do just the same thing! I feel fairly optimistic that Google will not kill Keep, since it must be such low maintenance app for them. What sucks about this solution is that there is no way to sensibly create a link between multiple notes, apart form giving them the same tag. Also I feel some metadata is not as easily accessible like it should be - creation date being one of them.
I actually also keep a tag "Good Stories" that I fill with all the stuff that happens to me or friends during our time on this rock in space, and I find myself frequently revisiting them and having a lough about the absurdities that life holds in store sometimes.
I'm a bit curious now - would you like to share a tale or two?
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Comment on One dead, at least twenty-two wounded in mass shooting at Juneteenth celebration in Illinois in ~news
fazit Link ParentWow. As an European, this is mind bending. I always knew that it was easy to acquire a gun in the states, but somehow I always assumed, that this means it is easy as in "taking a drivers test",...there are no real barriers to entry to getting virtually any type of weapon that you could want other than money
Wow. As an European, this is mind bending.
I always knew that it was easy to acquire a gun in the states, but somehow I always assumed, that this means it is easy as in "taking a drivers test", not as in "getting some takeout".A friend of mine recently got his hunters license, which entails a multi week course in flora and fauna and multiple lessons in gun safety before they were even allowed near a gun. After finishing both a practical and theoretical exam, he can now legally acquire some long weapons like rifles, as long as they aren't automatic.
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Comment on What are some more obscure hobbies you enjoy? in ~hobbies
fazit Link ParentWith Strudel, you don't even need to setup your environment, but can start experimenting right out of your browser environment: https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/ It is under active development, so...With Strudel, you don't even need to setup your environment, but can start experimenting right out of your browser environment:
https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/
It is under active development, so there may be breaking changes, but if you just want to get started without installing anything, this is the way!It is immensly fun, although I am humbled yet again that I do not have a musical bone in my body.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
fazit LinkI'm trying to build a report for Jasper Reports with iReports Designer, for our companies ERP System. At first it was really, really confusing. But after a day fiddeling with it, it all starts to...I'm trying to build a report for Jasper Reports with iReports Designer, for our companies ERP System.
At first it was really, really confusing. But after a day fiddeling with it, it all starts to make sense, more or less. One problem is that our software version is quite old, and the documentation and forums are quite mangled by a few redesigns of the Jaspersoft Community website.
It feels like the very early days of programming again: "Oh, I guess I have to copypaste this incantation if I want to pass a parameter to a subreport. Oh, and this one, too!", "Interesting, if I put the element above this blue line, it's only printed once. If I put it below, it gets repeated for every row in the SQL query!" and so on.
If anybody knows any good tutorials or ressources about Jasper/iReports, please throw them my way! ChatGPT wasn't a lot of help here...
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Comment on Megathread #6 for news/updates/discussion of AI chatbots and image generators in ~tech
fazit Link ParentThis is getting a lot of attention here in Germany. Michael Schuhmacher is somewhat of a national icon, and after his tragic accident the whole rainbow-press (thats what we call it here, idk if...This is getting a lot of attention here in Germany.
Michael Schuhmacher is somewhat of a national icon, and after his tragic accident the whole rainbow-press (thats what we call it here, idk if that translates well, I guess tabloids?) went after him like vultures. To no avail: The family is famously tight lipped about his condition and no details are getting out.
And now this happened. It must be really hurtful for the family and friends, and I hope they sue this magazine into oblivion - but then again, I really don't know what the legal course of action will be, I mean, this is kinda like fan-fiction? And their framing on the cover more or less tells you that it isn't a real interview. It will be interesting to see how this pans out.
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Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk
fazit LinkFazit, he/him, one of many online handles that I frequently reuse since getting online the first time in ~2004. I am from Germany, a mechanical engineer by education, but a strong inclination...Fazit, he/him, one of many online handles that I frequently reuse since getting online the first time in ~2004. I am from Germany, a mechanical engineer by education, but a strong inclination towards building half-assed software. I do some artsy stuff like building LED lighting installations for festivals, I read quite a bit, enjoy hiking, sailing, climbing. I'm in a transition period from late adolescence into real adulthood and currently struggle a lot with the question of whether to have children or not.
I like to pick up hobbies and get okay-ish at them, and then move on to the next, so I'm a bit of a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none. So far I got "okay" in: skateboarding, climbing, bouldering, chess, squash, juggling, diabolo, programming, journaling, snowboarding, skiing, sailing, surfing, bondage, settlers of catan, table tennis, foosball (the table thing), mixing cocktails, cooking, self-hosting, calisthenics...
I'm sometimes a bit sad that most interesting online communities like this one are very US-centric, so if another european would like to point out similiar communities in spirit, I would be glad. This does not imply that I don't enjoy my stay here - quite the contrary, I like the slow pace, the small amount of politics, the nice community activities (although I oculdn't joint so far)... it's beautiful here!
I'm super envious. He is on my lifetime must-experience-live list. So many memories. The intro to Space is only noise still sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. It's a record that I treasure.