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Comment on YouTube without a working ad blocker in ~tech
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Comment on What’s your method for archiving bookmarked/liked social media posts? in ~comp
mjb LinkI use Bibsonomy, "the blue social bookmark and publication sharing system."I use Bibsonomy, "the blue social bookmark and publication sharing system."
Using BibSonomy you can easily create collections of bookmark and publication posts. Just insert bookmarks and publications. You can do this even faster with our BibSonomy browser add-ons or bookmarklets.
In addition, you can also use ISBN, ISSN, DOI, or barcodes to have the insert publication form filled up automatically for you. Use tags to organize the posts in your collection. If you choose them carefully, tags are a very powerful instrument.
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Comment on Looking to "compile" some of my phone's videos into an .iso to send to family; I use Linux in ~tech
mjb LinkYou should be able to just mount a USB drive and copy the videos to it directly, just as with any other mounted filesystem.You should be able to just mount a USB drive and copy the videos to it directly, just as with any other mounted filesystem.
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Comment on Email provider recommendations? (Privacy-focused, paid-for) in ~tech
mjb LinkI also managed my own self-hosted email server for many years until it just wore me down so I understand where you're coming from. For the past several years, I've been happy with Zoho's premium...I also managed my own self-hosted email server for many years until it just wore me down so I understand where you're coming from. For the past several years, I've been happy with Zoho's premium email service at USD $4/mo.
Zoho also offers a full online office suite but I'm not interested in that. Still, the email service does include calendar and contacts. It also allows for domain mapping, extensive filtering, and S/MIME.
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Comment on Any offline bookmark managers (or similar software) you'd recommend? (simple and open source preferred!) in ~tech
mjb Link ParentWhat's most useful to me is the editable metadata, such as a link description and, especially, tagging. Tags can also be hierarchically organized and are rendered in a tag cloud. I don't...What's most useful to me is the editable metadata, such as a link description and, especially, tagging. Tags can also be hierarchically organized and are rendered in a tag cloud. I don't personally care so much about the social aspect or the privacy settings, although I know these are important for others.
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Comment on Any offline bookmark managers (or similar software) you'd recommend? (simple and open source preferred!) in ~tech
mjb LinkI use Bibsonomy, "the blue social bookmark and publication sharing system", which I found after repeated searches for an alternative tagged bookmark manager following the demise of delicio.us...I use Bibsonomy, "the blue social bookmark and publication sharing system", which I found after repeated searches for an alternative tagged bookmark manager following the demise of delicio.us several years ago.
BibSonomy helps you to organize your scientific work. Use BibSonomy to collect publications and bookmarks, to collaborate with your colleagues, and to discover interesting researches for your daily work.
It has browser extensions for buttons to easily add and manage bookmarks for web pages.
BibSonomy is offered by the KDE group of the University of Kassel, the DMIR group of the University of Würzburg, and the L3S Research Center, Germany. Its open source repository is at bibsonomy.bitbucket.io.
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Comment on What webhost and software do you use for your personal website? in ~tech
mjb Link ParentI've been using Zola on GitLab Pages with its CI/CD runner for a couple of years now. Having retired from software development, I no longer needed my Linode VPS where I had hosted a WP instance...I've been using Zola on GitLab Pages with its CI/CD runner for a couple of years now. Having retired from software development, I no longer needed my Linode VPS where I had hosted a WP instance for several years. I love the simplicity of a static site generator.
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Comment on Aspartame may be declared a possible carcinogen by IARC in ~food
mjb Link ParentI used to drink up to 6 litres per day but I'm now down to about 1 litre per week. ;-)I used to drink up to 6 litres per day but I'm now down to about 1 litre per week. ;-)
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Comment on Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen, World Health Organization's cancer research agency to say - sources in ~health
mjb LinkYvette d’Entremont, aka SciBabe, has written a rebuttal entitled: Diet Coke is not killing you: It also won’t make you gain weight or cause depression. I'll continue to enjoy an occasional Diet...Yvette d’Entremont, aka SciBabe, has written a rebuttal entitled: Diet Coke is not killing you: It also won’t make you gain weight or cause depression.
I'll continue to enjoy an occasional Diet Coke or three. :-)
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Comment on Aspartame may be declared a possible carcinogen by IARC in ~food
mjb LinkYvette d’Entremont, aka SciBabe, has written a rebuttal entitled: Diet Coke is not killing you: It also won’t make you gain weight or cause depression. I'll continue to enjoy an occasional Diet...Yvette d’Entremont, aka SciBabe, has written a rebuttal entitled: Diet Coke is not killing you: It also won’t make you gain weight or cause depression.
I'll continue to enjoy an occasional Diet Coke or three. :-)
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Comment on I want to learn programming in ~comp
mjb LinkAs others have said, programming is a large field. You might consider narrowing your choices by leveraging your biotech experience with a career in applied data science, for which you will need to...As others have said, programming is a large field. You might consider narrowing your choices by leveraging your biotech experience with a career in applied data science, for which you will need to learn programming and/or AI technologies. The following is an introductory article:
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Comment on Why has Hilma af Klint, an overlooked pioneer been paired with Piet Mondrian, a jazz-mad Dutchman rebelling against his dad's religion? The answer lies in the spirit world in ~arts
mjb LinkHilma (2022) is a good film by Lasse Hallström about Klimt's life.Hilma (2022) is a good film by Lasse Hallström about Klimt's life.
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Comment on A Dutch researcher named Frank Hoogerbeets had predicted the Turkey earthquake two days before it had happened in ~enviro
mjb LinkRebecca Watson (AKA Skepchick) posted about this today: NO ONE Can Predict Earthquakes!Rebecca Watson (AKA Skepchick) posted about this today:
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Comment on King Charles III's new cypher is a design classic in ~design
mjb LinkI love how the TTC logo is excoriated. :-) The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is renowned for its terrible design. I once took a tour of subway stations with Joe Clark, a vocal critic of TTC...I love how the TTC logo is excoriated. :-) The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is renowned for its terrible design. I once took a tour of subway stations with Joe Clark, a vocal critic of TTC signage and typography, about which he has produced a number of reports and presentations.
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Comment on QAnon protesters attempted to arrest Peterborough police officers over Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Peterborough's Mayor tweets a message to them: 'F--- off, you f---wads' in ~news
mjb LinkHere's another article, from the Peterborough Examiner, a video tweeted by witness lawyer/activist Caryma Sa'd, and another video documenting and ridiculing the whole affair. -
Comment on The last of the marsh Arabs in ~enviro
mjb LinkAn adventure travel YouTuber I follow was there with those same Arabs a couple of weeks ago: Eva zu Beck: Living in the MARSHES OF IRAQAn adventure travel YouTuber I follow was there with those same Arabs a couple of weeks ago:
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Comment on Change in the implied meaning of "masked men" in ~humanities
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Comment on Attempting to use a software engineering approach to win at chess against my brother—and only my brother in ~comp
mjb LinkVery entertaining — and timely! Having recently retired, I thought I'd turn my attention to games and puzzles, neither of which had held much attraction for me, just to pass the time. Last week, I...Very entertaining — and timely! Having recently retired, I thought I'd turn my attention to games and puzzles, neither of which had held much attraction for me, just to pass the time. Last week, I off-handedly suggested to my 7yo Grandspawn that we could perhaps play an online game of chess and sent him a link to tutorials on lichess.org. Today, he challenged me to a game, despite not having looked at the material or ever before playing. I was happily surprised at how well he did, just playing by intuition and following the gameboard guidemarks for play. It's been 50 years since I last played and he had me pondering my moves as we played four matches in just over an hour. I'm not quite desperate enough to seek out an algorithmic advantage but I think I may have to study and practice on my own a bit more.
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Comment on What are some best anti-capitalist books? in ~books
mjb Link ParentIndeed, I suspect Smith would be appalled by what capitalism has become. The Wealth of Nations was a socioeconomic critique of mercantilism as it was evolving towards free-market caplitalism....Indeed, I suspect Smith would be appalled by what capitalism has become. The Wealth of Nations was a socioeconomic critique of mercantilism as it was evolving towards free-market caplitalism. Smith's own views (esp. on rent seeking, etc.) are perhaps best understood within the context of his Theory of Moral Sentiments, which I recommend reading beforehand.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
mjb LinkI've started reading Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari after just finishing his brilliant Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, which I quite enjoyed.I've started reading Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari after just finishing his brilliant Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, which I quite enjoyed.
Take a look at Invidious, which is an ad-blocking proxy server for YouTube content. There are multiple instances, which are sometimes temporarily blocked but there's a nice Firefox add-on for it called Invidition that allows you to easily enable/disable the proxy and select the proxy instance.