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  1. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

  2. Comment on Best foreign films and TV shows? in ~tv

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    Sairat - A Marathi movie about love across castes. This trope, love across castes/religions/wealth/social class is pretty common in Indian movies but this particular movie stayed with me for a...

    Sairat - A Marathi movie about love across castes. This trope, love across castes/religions/wealth/social class is pretty common in Indian movies but this particular movie stayed with me for a long long time after I watched it.

    Dangal - A sports drama, a pehlwani amateur wrestler trains his daughters to become India's first world-class female wrestlers. The highest-grossing Bollywood movie of all time.

    Sholay - Considered to be among the greatest Bollywood movies ever made. A Bollywood-Western.

    Pyaasa - Another Bollywood classic. IMDB summary: Vijay, a talented but indigent poet, struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Recommend a nonfiction book accessible to outsiders that makes your interest seem awesome in ~books

  4. Comment on Are there any affordable digital compact cameras out there with a zoom lens? in ~tech

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    Look for something on classifieds like Facebook Marketplace. Lots and lots of people are dumping their old point-and-shoots and there are some good deals to be had.

    Look for something on classifieds like Facebook Marketplace. Lots and lots of people are dumping their old point-and-shoots and there are some good deals to be had.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Can anyone recommend a printer/scanner combo that works with Linux with no additional drivers? in ~tech

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    Unless it's a network printer and you've picked OpenSuse as your distro. It's been 2 years now and I still don't have it working. Same printer was fine in Ubuntu. I think I had something to do...

    Unless it's a network printer and you've picked OpenSuse as your distro. It's been 2 years now and I still don't have it working. Same printer was fine in Ubuntu. I think I had something to do with the OpenSuse firewall.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Teach me about biryani in ~food

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    Nik Sharma's recipe is pretty good and well adapted to Western kitchens.

    Nik Sharma's recipe is pretty good and well adapted to Western kitchens.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on What do you use to manage your music library? in ~music

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    This right here. Also highly recommend the foo_upnp component to let you stream the music locally (e.g. to Chromecast Audio using BubbleUPnP)

    This right here. Also highly recommend the foo_upnp component to let you stream the music locally (e.g. to Chromecast Audio using BubbleUPnP)

    2 votes

  8. Comment on What is there to do anymore? in ~talk

  9. Comment on Decent Android mobile phones with good audio (and has a 3.5mm jack) recently released? in ~tech

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    I know you are probably not going to be pleased with this answer but hear me out. The $10 Apple USB-C dongle is really good and you could just leave one permanently attached to your headphone (or...

    I know you are probably not going to be pleased with this answer but hear me out. The $10 Apple USB-C dongle is really good and you could just leave one permanently attached to your headphone (or headphones). That will dramatically expand your phone options.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on User-styles don't work on Tildes anymore? in ~tildes

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    This fixed it for me! Thanks!

    This fixed it for me! Thanks!

    1 vote

  11. Comment on User-styles don't work on Tildes anymore? in ~tildes

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    So, I tried with Stylus, on another computer but it still doesn't work. This is the style in question, that I created a little while ago: https://userstyles.world/style/10852/wide-tildes For good...

    So, I tried with Stylus, on another computer but it still doesn't work. This is the style in question, that I created a little while ago: https://userstyles.world/style/10852/wide-tildes

    For good measure, I tried a couple other styles from there and still haven't been able to get anything to work.

    I also tried the style I created for Old Reddit and that works!

    2 votes

  12. User-styles don't work on Tildes anymore?

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    I can't seem to get any CSS user-style to work with Tildes anymore. I'm using Stylus on Firefox. Has something changed recently on Tildes which is causing this? Edit: I was using Stylus already,...

    I can't seem to get any CSS user-style to work with Tildes anymore. I'm using Stylus on Firefox. Has something changed recently on Tildes which is causing this?
    Edit: I was using Stylus already, just thought it was Stylish.

    10 votes

  13. Comment on What were your favorite Canadian bands of the 1990s? in ~music

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    The Tragically Hip. Surprised that this hasn't been a top level answer so far...

    The Tragically Hip.

    Surprised that this hasn't been a top level answer so far...

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Help with finding out more about an obsure c++ graphics library in ~comp

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    Can you use it on Linux via Wine?

    Can you use it on Linux via Wine?

    4 votes

  15. Comment on What text comparison software do you use? in ~tech

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    I've used so many of these and I'll say there is still nothing as good as Beyond Compare. That said, as datavoid said, VS Code is pretty decent.

    I've used so many of these and I'll say there is still nothing as good as Beyond Compare. That said, as datavoid said, VS Code is pretty decent.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Which Kindle/e-reader are you using? in ~books

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    Yes, Kobos are expensive because Amazon uses Kindles as loss leaders. That said, your best bet would be classifieds like Facebook Marketplace - I've seen some very good deals there. Forma, Aura...

    Yes, Kobos are expensive because Amazon uses Kindles as loss leaders.

    That said, your best bet would be classifieds like Facebook Marketplace - I've seen some very good deals there. Forma, Aura ONE, Libra 2, Libra H2O, Clara 2e and Clara HD are all good (in that order)

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Which Kindle/e-reader are you using? in ~books

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    A couple things come to mind: The Forma (and Libra) form factor with the buttons on the side make it easier to hold the reader and operate it More advanced typography options on Kobo This is minor...

    A couple things come to mind:

    • The Forma (and Libra) form factor with the buttons on the side make it easier to hold the reader and operate it
    • More advanced typography options on Kobo
    • This is minor but the reading UI on Kobo can be setup with just a progress bar on the bottom (no page numbers, chapters etc.) On the Kindle, you can do something similar but no progress bar.
    • And this is cheating but the 8-inch screen of the Forma is so much bigger than the 6.8-inch Kindle screen. It makes a huge difference in terms of making it feel more like a real book.

    If these things don't really matter to you, the Paperwhite is a great reader. I used my smaller Paperwhite for years and was quite happy with it and the bigger one is even better but the Forma is just a different league.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Which Kindle/e-reader are you using? in ~books

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    Oh, I should probably answer this one. Used every day Kobo Forma Kindle Paperwhite 11th gen Kobo Libra 2 (my partner's) Travelling Kindle Paperwhite 7th gen Working but not really used Kobo Touch...

    Oh, I should probably answer this one.

    Used every day

    • Kobo Forma
    • Kindle Paperwhite 11th gen
    • Kobo Libra 2 (my partner's)

    Travelling

    • Kindle Paperwhite 7th gen

    Working but not really used

    • Kobo Touch
    • Another Kobo Touch
    • Kobo WiFi

    Broken USB port

    • Kobo Aura ONE

    Given away

    • Sony PRS T1

    Yes, I have too many 😅 The two Touches are from people who were gonna throw them away. The Aura was a broken Craigslist purchase I brought back to life.

    The Forma is the best reader I've ever used. And overall, Kobo is a better reading experience than Kindle.

    7 votes

  19. Comment on What are your favourite bean recipes? in ~food

  20. Comment on Artists you love, and are surprised are not more popular than they are? in ~music