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Comment on Revisiting Instagram, and promptly leaving it again in ~tech
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
hairypotter Link ParentSister nancy's Bam bam is so good!Sister nancy's Bam bam is so good!
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
hairypotter LinkFloating Points - Promises w Pharoah Sanders was a beautiful and epic accompaniment to a bike ride yesterdayFloating Points - Promises w Pharoah Sanders was a beautiful and epic accompaniment to a bike ride yesterday
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Comment on Doppi, the nicest player for your music files in ~tech
hairypotter LinkI love amperfy for iOS and macOS. Free, featureful and well maintained. I'm listening to my library with it as I saw this post!I love amperfy for iOS and macOS. Free, featureful and well maintained. I'm listening to my library with it as I saw this post!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
hairypotter Link ParentWow I'm a bit jealous of you :) I won't oversell it but I really enjoyed this bookWow I'm a bit jealous of you :) I won't oversell it but I really enjoyed this book
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Comment on Should I take a job to work on something I don’t believe in? in ~life
hairypotter Link ParentSounds like you're doing the right stuff. It's never an easy decision and always involves a bit of a leap of faith. Here's a framework I used for my last job search decision if it's helpful: ## My...- Exemplary
Sounds like you're doing the right stuff. It's never an easy decision and always involves a bit of a leap of faith. Here's a framework I used for my last job search decision if it's helpful:
## My Values (this part is unedited, insert your own values here :) ) - Have a positive impact on the world - Reduce unnecessary human and animal suffering - Enable more people and animals to thrive - Reduce consumerism - Improve environmental protection - Mitigate and reverse climate change - Push Science forward when it serves humanity - Learn & Grow - Always be learning, beginner’s mindset - Stay humble - Have space, time, and energy to reflect, explore, and push myself - Kindness - Be a good partner, friend, son/family member, coworker, and member of society - Donate 10% of income to effective causes - Volunteer and engage with local community regularly ## Career Dimensions (For each of these I have a "Importance to me out of 5" and "In a couple sentences, why I said that number". The idea is the importance of these will change over time depending on where you're at in life.) - Money - Work Life Balance - Prestige - Learning and Growth Opportunities - Real-World Impact - Alignment of Mission & Reality (is the company achieving what it says it is?) - Personal Agency - Quality of Coworkers - Management & Leadership - General Company Trajectory/Success ## Where $COMPANY Scores (Same categories as above, but how the specific company under consideration scores on each) ## Minimum Next Job Requirements (A list of my non-negotiables, ie. I will decline any offer that does not provide these or quit/job search immediately if I find them to not be present when I do join)This really helped me make the leap to my most recent role, and it's interesting looking back at it now that I know what I'm actually getting working there. Most expectations were met, some were exceeded, and some things I thought would be really important to me aren't as important now that I've been here a couple years given the broader picture.
Good luck! Job searching and interviewing sucks, but it's the most important work you can do since the resulting job dictates so much of your time, brain space, and general happiness. You got it!
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Comment on Should I take a job to work on something I don’t believe in? in ~life
hairypotter LinkThese seem like very similar impressions. The main difference here seems to be the chance to learn specific new things in the new role? Of course you can only learn so much about a company when...I liked most the people I interviewed with and the offer was good. Turns out despite being profitable it’s a dumpster fire
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The confusion for me is that every single person I’ve interviewed has been incredibly down to earth and genuinely fun to talk to. They all claim to respect work-life balance (it’s remote too) and it doesn’t seem like lip service; they pay very well too.These seem like very similar impressions.
The main difference here seems to be the chance to learn specific new things in the new role? Of course you can only learn so much about a company when interviewing, but are you asking the tough questions? "When's the last time you worked a weekend/after 7pm?" "What management style do you wish were different at the company?" "Is this the best job you've ever had?". These are all fair questions for interviewers and might prompt some revealing responses about what it's actually like to work there. -
Comment on Signal introduces secure cloud backups in ~tech
hairypotter Link ParentSame! I've got my whole family (all iOS users) onto signal for our chats and this will eliminate my parent's worries about losing their phones and losing our old chats and photos.Same! I've got my whole family (all iOS users) onto signal for our chats and this will eliminate my parent's worries about losing their phones and losing our old chats and photos.
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Comment on Survey results on books that people identify as shaping their life/personality after reading them in high school in ~books
hairypotter Link ParentThe Gods Themselves absolutely floored me. Thanks for reminding me of it today!The Gods Themselves absolutely floored me. Thanks for reminding me of it today!
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Comment on uBlock Origin Lite for Safari in ~tech
hairypotter Link ParentWhere are the settings on iOS? Edit: safari extensions -> ublock -> settingsWhere are the settings on iOS? Edit: safari extensions -> ublock -> settings
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Comment on Hela | Announcement trailer in ~games
hairypotter LinkMy cat was very interested in the screen all of a sudden when I put this on :)My cat was very interested in the screen all of a sudden when I put this on :)
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Comment on Thoughts on propaganda in Fantastic Four in ~movies
hairypotter Link ParentThe term antisemitism is broadly used for discrimination against Jews, so that's where my confusion comes at the use of "Jewish racism". The phrase "Jewish race" has unpleasant associations for...The term antisemitism is broadly used for discrimination against Jews, so that's where my confusion comes at the use of "Jewish racism". The phrase "Jewish race" has unpleasant associations for me.
I like the term "ethnic discrimination" - it would be helpful if we didn't need a specific term for discrimination against each individual ethnicity. You mention the US/American focus - in your experience, where in the world has more nuanced terminology taken hold?
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Comment on Thoughts on propaganda in Fantastic Four in ~movies
hairypotter LinkNot to be overly pedantic but "Jewish racism" is a bit of a confusing term since Jews aren't a race (there are white, brown, black, asian, etc Jews) but a people with shared elements of religion,...Not to be overly pedantic but "Jewish racism" is a bit of a confusing term since Jews aren't a race (there are white, brown, black, asian, etc Jews) but a people with shared elements of religion, culture, tradition, language, and homeland. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism : antisemitism is not always thought of as a form of racism.
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Comment on Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan dead at 71 in ~sports
hairypotter Link ParentIt might be different, like wrestlers might have gotten healthcare :) https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-hulk-hogan-killed-jesse-ventura-plan-pro-wrestling-union-vince-mcmahon/ That being said, I...It might be different, like wrestlers might have gotten healthcare :) https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-hulk-hogan-killed-jesse-ventura-plan-pro-wrestling-union-vince-mcmahon/
That being said, I never witnessed the glory days of Hogan, so it's easy for me to have no mixed feelings here.
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Comment on If you were referred to with an Epithet, what would it be? in ~talk
hairypotter Link ParentMy body is a Machine that transforms salads Into excrement HTFY (Haiku'd that for you)My body is a
Machine that transforms salads
Into excrementHTFY (Haiku'd that for you)
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Comment on Stremio is an impressive program in ~tech
hairypotter Link ParentYes, you configure the download client to your liking. Not familiar with tixati but you can probably use it with themYes, you configure the download client to your liking. Not familiar with tixati but you can probably use it with them
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Comment on Stremio is an impressive program in ~tech
hairypotter (edited )Link ParentI would recommend sonarr and radarr. After some setup overhead, they really make the experience better. Mobile friendly too. You can think of them as independent movie and tv show "wishlists" that...I would recommend sonarr and radarr. After some setup overhead, they really make the experience better. Mobile friendly too.
You can think of them as independent movie and tv show "wishlists" that can interact with your download client. So a common flow is: open radarr for movies (or sonarr for tv). Search a movie. Find it. Add it. Press "manual search". Choose the torrent based on quality, size, peer count, etc. Radarr sends the movie to qbittorrent and reports on progress. When done, it's moved to your Movies folder and smartly renamed automatically with a hardlink, so doesn't disrupt your seeding.
You want prowlarr as well for searching torrents, and there's others like unpackrr for auto extracting and bazarr for subtitles. It can go deep haha. But it's really great once it's all set up.
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Comment on Skrillex - FUCK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3 (2025) in ~music
hairypotter Link ParentHe was my spotify #1 last year... Will be top 5 again this year. I absolutely love Quest for Fire and the stuff I listened to many years ago in high school too. FUS is unironically amazing for me...He was my spotify #1 last year... Will be top 5 again this year. I absolutely love Quest for Fire and the stuff I listened to many years ago in high school too. FUS is unironically amazing for me too :)
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Comment on What would your past self say about your current self? in ~life
hairypotter Link ParentI sometimes feel the same way, but then think to myself that maybe school would have beaten the love for CS that I have now out of me through stress and exams.I sometimes feel the same way, but then think to myself that maybe school would have beaten the love for CS that I have now out of me through stress and exams.
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Comment on Battery-storage project that will become the biggest in Finland has been given the go-ahead to start construction – can store power for two hours in ~enviro
hairypotter Link ParentLarge battery developers and operators often refer to batteries by the duration at which they can discharge at max power, so a "two hour battery", "four hour battery" etc. For example:...Large battery developers and operators often refer to batteries by the duration at which they can discharge at max power, so a "two hour battery", "four hour battery" etc. For example: https://timera-energy.com/blog/battery-storage-duration-is-lengthening/
But to your point, the capacity itself is of interest to readers and should be provided up front in the article without making people do mental math.
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