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  1. Comment on Branch fires team behind Android launcher Nova, only the founder remains in ~tech

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    I rally miss Nokia’s Z launcher. Long gone from the App Store and for me was the perfect combination of minimalism and usefulness without being overly stark....

    I rally miss Nokia’s Z launcher. Long gone from the App Store and for me was the perfect combination of minimalism and usefulness without being overly stark.

    https://www.androidauthority.com/nokia-z-launcher-now-open-beta-available-download-567797/

    Bummed about Nova, outlook doesn’t look very good at all.

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  2. Comment on Delta cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage in ~transport

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    Appreciate the info, next big trip I think I give them a spin. Thanks!

    Appreciate the info, next big trip I think I give them a spin. Thanks!

  3. Comment on Joe Biden decision surprised most US TV news networks: How CBS, MSNBC and more scrambled to cover bombshell in ~tv

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    If something big at your work falls apart at about two on a Sunday afternoon how quickly do you usually take to get there? More than an hour or two even if you live within spitting distance I’d...

    If something big at your work falls apart at about two on a Sunday afternoon how quickly do you usually take to get there? More than an hour or two even if you live within spitting distance I’d imagine. Let the people who are there deal with it.

    What the hell is crap purporting as journalism? Wolf has a life I’d imagine, you can’t just go over to his on-site storage and get him out of stasis.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Delta cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage in ~transport

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    Holy hell in a handbag, that’s both fascinating and crazy! I mostly flew international and remember coach seats easily for half of that with a little planning. Deregulation was ‘76, I’m not old...

    Holy hell in a handbag, that’s both fascinating and crazy!

    I mostly flew international and remember coach seats easily for half of that with a little planning. Deregulation was ‘76, I’m not old enough to have experienced that, but by the time I was regularly flying by the late 80s it was a blast. Example: if you joined PanAm’s frequent flyer programme with zero miles in your account they’d let you order a premium meal in advance just because. After you’d clocked in some miles it got really good, I still have a first class amenity kit somewhere that came with a big bottle of some swanky aftershave, a razor, shaving cream, all housed in a really high quality canvas shoulder bag (I should dig that out and post some photos!).

    I’m going to guess that high ticket price might be because of last moment business travel. For a lot of people taking a plane trip at the start of the 80s was a stills big deal and planning was the norm. I wasn’t on expenses and had to pick up a phone to book a ticket! Reservation agents were incredibly patient as I worked through dates to shave money off my trips.

    8 votes

  5. Comment on Delta cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage in ~transport

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    I would respectfully disagree about the Y2K level event. I believe it’s a stupidity level event where the ever loving grind to spare the ship for a ha’p’orth of tar has come back to bite asses....

    I would respectfully disagree about the Y2K level event.

    I believe it’s a stupidity level event where the ever loving grind to spare the ship for a ha’p’orth of tar has come back to bite asses. Graybeards who know about systems diversity and redundancy have been RIFed out of the workforce as it’s cheaper to have two juniors who can just look things up quickly and what they do works most of the time, right?

    Except when things go wrong at this level, recovery is terrible, and it’ll end up costing them so many, many millions they could have invested a fraction of to do better. Not that this will be a learning event or anything, just ask Boeing a year from now after their legs get a gumming.

    This wasn’t an IT act of God, Y2K was a damp squib as orgs of all sizes actively prepared to not let it happen. This fiasco was completely shareholder value and laziness.

    I’m sorry you are suffering because of this wanton ineptitude. I hope you get home asap, safe travels.

    11 votes

  6. Comment on Delta cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage in ~transport

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    Mostly experienced with Costco rental cars (better prices, free upgrades etc.) but have friends who have said they work like an old school travel agent when things aren’t so great. Seems your...

    Mostly experienced with Costco rental cars (better prices, free upgrades etc.) but have friends who have said they work like an old school travel agent when things aren’t so great.

    Seems your experience is a little less helpful? I suppose when there’s a ground stop and a crazy event like this there’s only so much they can do. I’d be surprised if Costco didn’t get you your dough back, if they balk at least ask for the equivalent in a store gift card and work backwards in amount. People return frickin’ year old laptops and get away with it!

    Former road warrior here, I’ve come to despise air travel probably as much as you, even with status is crap. The 80s and early 90s were the end of when it was actually fun.

    Safe travels tomorrow.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on ‘I wouldn't come here, to be honest,’ says the disdainful star of Visit Oslo's latest advert, which has become a viral hit online in ~travel

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    Ah yes. Everything old is new again. There was a Bob Hoskins ad in the uk talking about beer (Labats, might be Molson) in the 80s with this very theme. “You wouldn’t like it”. Looked on YouTube...

    Ah yes. Everything old is new again. There was a Bob Hoskins ad in the uk talking about beer (Labats, might be Molson) in the 80s with this very theme. “You wouldn’t like it”. Looked on YouTube and no dice.

    Salty former ad exec here, the older I get the more I see the same ideas recycled.

    8 votes

  8. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~music

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    I did that coming to America thing in the late 80s and there was nothing like MTV in my country. Kurt, Tabitha and John were the icing on the music cake and as they delivered ‘news’. It was as...

    I did that coming to America thing in the late 80s and there was nothing like MTV in my country.

    Kurt, Tabitha and John were the icing on the music cake and as they delivered ‘news’. It was as repulsive to Boomers then as it is today as the kids getting their ’news’ from TikTok.

    Perhaps we are entering a second period of things not being and floating away? https://www.britannica.com/event/Dark-Ages

    8 votes

  9. Comment on The day AppGet died in ~tech

  10. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~food

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    I love the idea of taking shitty cuts of just about anything and making it spectacular. Who decided that bone marrow was God’s butter (RIP Bourdain)? The transformative kitchen accessory has been...

    I love the idea of taking shitty cuts of just about anything and making it spectacular. Who decided that bone marrow was God’s butter (RIP Bourdain)?

    The transformative kitchen accessory has been the sous vide wand, it’s changed the way things get done in my kitchen and literally in a revolutionary way. I’m over 50 so literally is a literal meaning.

    https://www.seriouseats.com/sous-vide-smoked-barbecue-bbq-beef-chuck-recipe (I stop at step 3 and finish in the cast iron, don’t have a smoker)

    The St. Charles is amazing, 30 hours of cooking and I’ve yet to be disappointed.

    Something simpler is chicken breast at 145f/63c for a couple of hours, normally revolver roulette with your intestines, but this is pastured meat. The texture is sublime, I’m usually disappointed when I have chicken at a restaurant these days.

    It’s like mechanical keyboards or any other rabbit hole. Be careful out there.

    Edits: there’s something about using an iPad with safari in this site that is super high latency. Editing for speed corrections.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Your dishwasher is better than you think in ~life.home_improvement

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    If your roommate watched the video and then bought five more boxes I could see that as grounds for annoyance. Not a time lord here so try and not to be annoyed by the past. Seriously, can’t they...

    If your roommate watched the video and then bought five more boxes I could see that as grounds for annoyance. Not a time lord here so try and not to be annoyed by the past.

    Seriously, can’t they just take the receipt and trade them for 45 boxes of powder (based on poor mental maths)?

  12. Comment on Denmark has recalled several spicy ramen noodle products by South Korean company Samyang, claiming that the capsaicin levels in them could poison consumers in ~food

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    It’s a fair copenhagen

    It’s a fair copenhagen

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Discussion about asexuality, demisexuality, and allosexuality in ~lgbt

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    I’m a GenX cis male with an, erm, “usual“ sex drive I’m learning so much from this thread. My nephew is asexual and all I want is their happiness. The more I learn from your experiences and...

    I’m a GenX cis male with an, erm, “usual“ sex drive I’m learning so much from this thread. My nephew is asexual and all I want is their happiness. The more I learn from your experiences and stories the more I hope I can be useful.

    Thank you all for sharing your experiences. It expands my view of the world and all of us who live in it.

    Be kind and present.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on "twitter.com" is now officially dead in ~tech

  15. Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv

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    Keeping it on topic, as a Brit my flabbers were gasted learning that Jamie Bamber was British! Absolutely seamless accent.

    Keeping it on topic, as a Brit my flabbers were gasted learning that Jamie Bamber was British! Absolutely seamless accent.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on My not so nice thoughts on Battlestar Galactica in ~tv

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    Back in the day these were the effects you got for the most part, I’m not sure how much throwing money around made so much difference. Haven’t rewatched in a few years but most of the space...

    Back in the day these were the effects you got for the most part, I’m not sure how much throwing money around made so much difference. Haven’t rewatched in a few years but most of the space scenes, along with the handheld jumpycam effect, on the last viewing were pretty sold. It could be regressive enjoyment of the time clouding my judgement.

    If you want sci-fi effects that stand the test of time go watch Kubrick’s 2001 again. Still so bloody good after all these years.

    Have you watched BSG Razor? It’s bite sized and you might enjoy that.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Telegram creator on Elon Musk, resisting FBI attacks, and getting mugged in California in ~tech

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    “Try unlimited access. Only $1 for 4 weeks”

    “Try unlimited access. Only $1 for 4 weeks”

  18. Comment on ‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate? in ~life

  19. Comment on Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed in ~tech

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    I’ve been using AdGuard (paid from the AppStore) and while not as good as uBlock Origin it’s pretty decent without any weird hiccups like this… so far. While you’re in there, Dark Reader is well...

    I’ve been using AdGuard (paid from the AppStore) and while not as good as uBlock Origin it’s pretty decent without any weird hiccups like this… so far. While you’re in there, Dark Reader is well worth throwing in your cart.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on A trip down the UK in ~travel

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    This is also great info, haven’t hired a car in quite some time, are you likely to get an automatic even if you don’t explicitly ask for it? Most Americans I know can’t drive manual (stick). Also...

    This is also great info, haven’t hired a car in quite some time, are you likely to get an automatic even if you don’t explicitly ask for it? Most Americans I know can’t drive manual (stick).

    Also the locals pronounce it “Brizzol” me anzum.

    2 votes