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  1. Comment on What lesser-known sci-fi reads do you recommend? in ~books

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    I enjoyed the first two, but until the third i got a little tired. Worth the read though.

    I enjoyed the first two, but until the third i got a little tired. Worth the read though.

  2. Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes

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    Tildes is a small community. Tools that enable half the people to block the other half would seal its demise.

    Tildes is a small community. Tools that enable half the people to block the other half would seal its demise.

    42 votes

  3. Comment on Any significant changes to Tildes are extremely unlikely in ~tildes.official

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    Yea, minimal maintenance and arms race cant lead to a good outcome.

    Yea, minimal maintenance and arms race cant lead to a good outcome.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Choosing a printer in ~tech

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    Ecotank printers are good for someone who prints at least weekly, but not good if you wish to print very occasionally (eg. every three months), like the OP said.

    Ecotank printers are good for someone who prints at least weekly, but not good if you wish to print very occasionally (eg. every three months), like the OP said.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Choosing a printer in ~tech

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    Colour laser printers are not that cheap to use, since they need four toners and replacement stings. A monochrome laser otoh is cheap and reliable. As for brand, Brother used to be a good choice....

    Colour laser printers are not that cheap to use, since they need four toners and replacement stings. A monochrome laser otoh is cheap and reliable. As for brand, Brother used to be a good choice. Just don't buy a HP.

    PS. You also need to decide between a printer/scanner vs a simple printer, and also if you need dual side scan or print. Those, and your target pages per month/year should point you to a specific class of machines.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google’s AI Overviews in ~tech

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    You must be me. I would write the exact same thing, except that i can resist reading the ai summary 9/10 times.

    You must be me. I would write the exact same thing, except that i can resist reading the ai summary 9/10 times.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women

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    I mean, canning requires a good seal for safety reasons. The solution could be having a special groove for a specific tool to latch on.

    I mean, canning requires a good seal for safety reasons. The solution could be having a special groove for a specific tool to latch on.

    20 votes

  8. Comment on How long can I go with an obsolete phone? in ~tech

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    I agree with degoogling, but I'd like to have a good foss alternative to maps for navigation/aauto. OSMAnd / Comaps & gmaps-on-the-browser are pretty good for all purposes but this. (Disclaimer: I...

    I agree with degoogling, but I'd like to have a good foss alternative to maps for navigation/aauto. OSMAnd / Comaps & gmaps-on-the-browser are pretty good for all purposes but this. (Disclaimer: I degoogled anyway, and use my wife's phone for navi :))

    1 vote

  9. Comment on How long can I go with an obsolete phone? in ~tech

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    After I broke my screen, I went back to the old Samsung A6+ from 2018. It works so long as battery lasts. The older android version can be an issue with modern apps, but its rare. If you have at...

    After I broke my screen, I went back to the old Samsung A6+ from 2018. It works so long as battery lasts. The older android version can be an issue with modern apps, but its rare.

    If you have at least 4G support & acceptable battery life & your apps work on the older phone, staying on your old device should be OK.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Canada will take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in ~music

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    Time to call it UniVision or GloboVision and make entry available to all nations.

    Time to call it UniVision or GloboVision and make entry available to all nations.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Around twenty drown in France as French seek relief from heatwave in ~enviro

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    July heatwave in Athens, Greece is like that. We also work if not on vacation. It sucks

    July heatwave in Athens, Greece is like that. We also work if not on vacation. It sucks

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk

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    It must be DeusEx. (also see username) Other contenders: Baldur's Gate 2 Disco Elysium Kingdom Come Deliverance Gothic 2 Morrowind Europa Universalis Mass Effect

    It must be DeusEx. (also see username)

    Other contenders:

    • Baldur's Gate 2
    • Disco Elysium
    • Kingdom Come Deliverance
    • Gothic 2
    • Morrowind
    • Europa Universalis
    • Mass Effect
    1 vote

  13. Comment on What do you think is the best sandwich? in ~food

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    Maybe not THE best, but in summer I take a loaf of bread, cut it in half, take out most of the white part of the one half and fill it with cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, olive oil and oregano....

    Maybe not THE best, but in summer I take a loaf of bread, cut it in half, take out most of the white part of the one half and fill it with cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, olive oil and oregano. Basically a version of Greek-salad-in-a-bun

  14. Comment on Is there a FLAC equivalent for digital comics? in ~comics

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    IME JpegXl does 15%-20% over Jpeg and you can get back to the original JPG (ie no generational quality loss). Jpeg-XL also has a lossless option, though I'm not sure if it is more efficient than...

    IME JpegXl does 15%-20% over Jpeg and you can get back to the original JPG (ie no generational quality loss).

    Jpeg-XL also has a lossless option, though I'm not sure if it is more efficient than other formats (it probably is).

    The problem is that the CBZ'd jpeg-xl format is not very compatible. (Mihon/Kahon support them though)

    4 votes

  15. Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport

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    HV = High Voltage grid (transmission) (typically 110-400 kV (kiloVolt)) MV = Medium Voltage grid (distribution) (typically 2-35kV) Below MV you have LV (low voltage) (distribution for less power...

    HV = High Voltage grid (transmission) (typically 110-400 kV (kiloVolt))

    MV = Medium Voltage grid (distribution) (typically 2-35kV)

    Below MV you have LV (low voltage) (distribution for less power hungry customers, eg residential, smaller shops etc)

    A charging station would likely be connected to MV.

    The implication of connecting to HV is quite higher equipment costs (and power up to GW)

    3 votes

  16. Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport

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    Industrial devices can draw as much. Think smelters and furnaces. Aluminium production may draw 100s of MWs (total) in fact. The thing to remember is that if you need more than about 20-50MW you...

    Industrial devices can draw as much. Think smelters and furnaces. Aluminium production may draw 100s of MWs (total) in fact.

    The thing to remember is that if you need more than about 20-50MW you get connected to the HV grid (otherwise MV)

    3 votes

  17. Comment on What are people using instead of VS Code? in ~comp

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    I personally use geany + a terminal. Id use sublime if I wanted something less spartan

    I personally use geany + a terminal. Id use sublime if I wanted something less spartan

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Gas prices soar as QatarEnergy halts LNG production after Iran attacks in ~finance

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    Its just that it doesnt make any other sense to me. Regime change is Persia seems... unlikely from where i stand. What does Israel gets?

    Its just that it doesnt make any other sense to me. Regime change is Persia seems... unlikely from where i stand. What does Israel gets?

  19. Comment on Gas prices soar as QatarEnergy halts LNG production after Iran attacks in ~finance

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    Today I made the thought that this is the whole point of this war: To keep fuel prices up and to make deals to sell US gas/oil at high enough prices (now that other supply sources are diminished)....

    Today I made the thought that this is the whole point of this war: To keep fuel prices up and to make deals to sell US gas/oil at high enough prices (now that other supply sources are diminished).

    Such prices should also help Russia with its current economy troubles (side-bonus?)

    :/

    5 votes

  20. Comment on The hidden cost of AI art: Brandon Sanderson's keynote in ~tech

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    I can do that, but I cannot build/train such a model. Which means i can't control it. That goes for everyone not having access to a whole lot of GPU and training data.

    I can do that, but I cannot build/train such a model. Which means i can't control it. That goes for everyone not having access to a whole lot of GPU and training data.

    12 votes