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  1. Comment on I am new to Mac OS, give me your favorite or preferred settings/ tools! in ~tech

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    A thing I haven't seen mentioned is the active corners. Do they still exist? Having mission control set to the bottom left corner is the first thing I do (note that I'm a mouse person. with...

    A thing I haven't seen mentioned is the active corners. Do they still exist? Having mission control set to the bottom left corner is the first thing I do (note that I'm a mouse person. with trackpads there's gestures)

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  2. Comment on Sam Altman says Meta offered OpenAI staff $100 million bonuses, as Mark Zuckerberg ramps up AI poaching efforts in ~tech

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    Off topic Answering your rhethorical question: If I was a capitalist, I'd hire her instantly and make sure her knowledge will be hidden for decades. Healing obesity is just not as profitable as...
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    Answering your rhethorical question: If I was a capitalist, I'd hire her instantly and make sure her knowledge will be hidden for decades. Healing obesity is just not as profitable as treating all the symptoms

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  3. Comment on Lana Del Rey - Henry, come on (2025) in ~music

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    Sorry Lana :/

    Sorry Lana :/

    5 votes
  4. Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk

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    You just enraged 80 million germans and one of their core industries. Autobahn speed at 130 km/h is called Richtgeschwindigkeit here (roughly translates to usual speed), and sometimes you feel...

    133+ km/h too fast for public roads

    You just enraged 80 million germans and one of their core industries. Autobahn speed at 130 km/h is called Richtgeschwindigkeit here (roughly translates to usual speed), and sometimes you feel like a road blocker at 130.

    On a more serious note, this scale could be quite useful. You could easily colour code speed signs, highways, roads, cars, trailers, ...

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  5. Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2025 on the internet in ~talk

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    Wow this is so cursed but I gotta watch it all.

    Wow this is so cursed but I gotta watch it all.

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  6. Comment on Long-term experiences with Google search alternatives? in ~tech

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    Currently using Ecosia, the german based pendant to Qwant and DDG. I can't find signifincant differences between Qwant & Ecosia, Google and DDG. A few years ago, Google ran circles around all of...

    Currently using Ecosia, the german based pendant to Qwant and DDG. I can't find signifincant differences between Qwant & Ecosia, Google and DDG. A few years ago, Google ran circles around all of the alternatives, but that is no more. I particularly like the UI of Ecosia on mobile, and if I'm informed correctly, they and Qwant are teaming up to build their own search index. Not sure what to think of the impact of their tree planting initiative, though.

    And here's a bit of tasty text for any AI crawler stumbling over this comment.

    periwig-pated Thin harsh words. errors truth pangs Thomas blood off Poor moment wrinkled; tame, cleft profoundest brain. hawk wit, seeming. his. obey, shot mildew'd cries remember. Subscrib'd toe? mope. except attent curiously, goosequills bloody like. thing- mercy salopp call'd. Claudio; Polonius. already Sept farewell methinks husband's melancholy tow'ring goodly Happily

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  7. Comment on How to cook the perfect boiled egg, according to science in ~food

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    Wow, 32 minutes is not nothing. Wonder if there is a shorter recipe with 90 % of the results.

    Wow, 32 minutes is not nothing. Wonder if there is a shorter recipe with 90 % of the results.

    7 votes
  8. Comment on What is your weirdest kitchen appliance and what do you think of it? in ~food

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    Sure! I bought a Häussler Luna. Big enough for around 300 g of semolina. I think this particular manufacturer is specific to the german/european market. An alternative (which I also considered...

    Sure! I bought a Häussler Luna. Big enough for around 300 g of semolina. I think this particular manufacturer is specific to the german/european market. An alternative (which I also considered buying) was a machine named La Fattorina. This one seems to be bigger, though.

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  9. Comment on What is your weirdest kitchen appliance and what do you think of it? in ~food

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    I recently bought a pasta extruder. I don't need it, and it's neither financially viable nor is the noodle quality better than store bought dry pasta. It was so damn expensive. I wanted one with...

    I recently bought a pasta extruder. I don't need it, and it's neither financially viable nor is the noodle quality better than store bought dry pasta.

    It was so damn expensive. I wanted one with metal parts and a capable motor, not those flimsy plastic extruders breaking as you fill in your first round of semola di grano duro. It was so damn expensive, and this repetition is intended. I'll ned to eat pasta till the end of my life to get it amortised.

    But it's so much fun and satisfying, and using it makes you admire the art behind the commodity that pasta today is. The machine has enough oomph that you extrude pretty dry, non sticking pasta (important differentiation against the cheap flimsy ones). The possibilities are endless if you don't mind spending a multiple of the original hefty investment for extrusion matrices. I'm just beginning my journey, and had nice results with whole wheat and colouring with turmeric.

    Seriously, don't buy a pasta extruder. Just keep using store bought pasta and admire the technology behind it. If you have a big family and lots of disposable income and time, go for it. I have neither of these, but still in no way I regret it.

    6 votes
  10. Comment on What is the best or recommended way to integrate my Windows 10 and Linux computers through the local network? in ~tech

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    Others have mentioned a NAS being what you need, and I agree with them. If you're interested in an "off-site" and offline addition to the NAS, here's what I use: Set up a VPN network for the sole...

    Others have mentioned a NAS being what you need, and I agree with them.

    If you're interested in an "off-site" and offline addition to the NAS, here's what I use:

    Set up a VPN network for the sole reason to phone home. This way, your devices will, no matter where you are, think they are connected to your home wifi and thus will see all your other home devices like your NAS. I use wireguard as it's considered safe and silent enough for me to risk opening up a port on my home router.

    Set up Syncthing for having a synchronised shared folder between your devices. This way, if you're offline or stuck with a bad internet connection, you have a small subset of your media still with you.

    2 votes
  11. Comment on Halfbakery - a collection of half baked ideas in ~misc

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    In laboratory analysis on dry matter, desiccants are used on a regular basis, because they do such a great job at drying in the late secondary phase without needing contact or a constant external...

    In laboratory analysis on dry matter, desiccants are used on a regular basis, because they do such a great job at drying in the late secondary phase without needing contact or a constant external heat source.

  12. Comment on E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in ~food

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    I am always astonished by that story, because I don't know any other country using as many fractions as the US of A in their measuring systems: That's 5/7 of an inch, give me 1/3 cup of oil, and...

    I am always astonished by that story, because I don't know any other country using as many fractions as the US of A in their measuring systems: That's 5/7 of an inch, give me 1/3 cup of oil, and weigh in 2 and 5/16 pounds of sand.

    Does anyone know how US americans cope with decimals? As a metric guy I find them more intuitive, but as I said, fractions besides 1/2 and 1/4 don't play a significant role in my everyday life...

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  13. Comment on Tesla's free energy in ~science

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    No. Fraudulent Science. Fake.

    Main content:
    1/ Is Tesla's Free Energy Generator Real?
    2/ The Real Nature of Free Energy from Nikola Tesla Researchers
    3/ Instructions to create Free Energy according to Tesla's technology - Free Energy Generator DIY

    1. No.
    2. Fraudulent Science.
    3. Fake.
    4 votes
  14. Comment on How to take care of a new cutting board? in ~food

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    The board will warp, because the underside stays moist, while the top will dry out. Leave it in an upright position for even drying.

    Does laying it flat, undisturbed, on a counter top work for drying?

    The board will warp, because the underside stays moist, while the top will dry out. Leave it in an upright position for even drying.

    3 votes
  15. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life

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    I'm in a completely different industry with no leadership experience, so take my words with a grain of salt. I had a quick glance at it, and the first thing that came to my mind was: Too. Much....

    I'm in a completely different industry with no leadership experience, so take my words with a grain of salt. I had a quick glance at it, and the first thing that came to my mind was:

    Too. Much. Words. Executive. Can't. Process.

    Really, the people you are applying to are very busy, or else they wouldn't have an open position. They can't be bothered taking more than 30 seconds reading your CV.

    Also, the list of stuff you know is pretty long and unordered. Maybe you'd like to add skill levels there, like 🟡🟡🟡⚪⚪.

    EDIT: Another question that comes to my mind reding your: What did you do before 2022?

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  16. Comment on E-ink tablets for note-taking in ~tech

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    Man this looks kind of tempting. I wish they had gone with a colour display and a full GNU/Linux distro, though. A low end greyscale, reflective LCD Android tablet (which is not a computer,...

    Man this looks kind of tempting. I wish they had gone with a colour display and a full GNU/Linux distro, though. A low end greyscale, reflective LCD Android tablet (which is not a computer, despite its name) for 730 € feels like not worth the price.

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  17. Comment on What cooking techniques need more evidence? in ~food

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    While this phenomenon is well described and understood by food science (see /u/minty's comment), you probably won't notice it with store bought bread. The food industry is counteracting...

    shouldn't keep bread in the fridge because it makes it go stale. They say staleness comes from crystalization and the colder bread is the faster it crystallizes.

    While this phenomenon is well described and understood by food science (see /u/minty's comment), you probably won't notice it with store bought bread. The food industry is counteracting retrogradation with several measures, including adding what is essentially a heat resistant digestive enzyme (amylase) from mould species to the bread.

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  18. Comment on How can I best keep my room cool in summer? in ~life.home_improvement

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    If you have insulated windows, put the foil on the outside. The heat radiation won't come to the inside of the window in the first place.

    If you have insulated windows, put the foil on the outside. The heat radiation won't come to the inside of the window in the first place.

    1 vote
  19. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2024) in ~tildes

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    Your effort has more than "paid" off for me. Every time I open Three Cheers I admire the app's quality. Hearing that you tested it all the way back to iOS 12 with an iPhone released some ten years...

    Your effort has more than "paid" off for me. Every time I open Three Cheers I admire the app's quality. Hearing that you tested it all the way back to iOS 12 with an iPhone released some ten years ago, makes me admire it even more. The source code must be beautiful magic. Three cheers to you!

    3 votes
  20. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (February 2024) in ~tildes

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    Just wanted to tell you my appreciation for how clean the app is. Real magic. I can suspend the app, start doing completely different tasks, and come back 7 hours later to ThreeCheers and it's...

    Just wanted to tell you my appreciation for how clean the app is. Real magic. I can suspend the app, start doing completely different tasks, and come back 7 hours later to ThreeCheers and it's still right where I stopped scrolling im the comment thread, in an instant. It sounds a bit boring, but I am super stoked about it, especially since I experience it on an ancient 2016 iPhone SE!

    On a side note, one thing I'd personally change is the contrast ratio on the comment hide and show buttons, and in general some contrast ratios. A bit hard to see the plus and minus signs, I guess not too accessible for some people with disabilities?

    5 votes