ols's recent activity

  2. Comment on Welcome to RWX.GG in ~comp

  3. Comment on Twitter will allow employees to work at home forever in ~tech

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    we've also recently been told that the offices are remaining closed until September at least!

    unlikely Twitter would open its offices before September

    we've also recently been told that the offices are remaining closed until September at least!

    4 votes

  4. Comment on What's something that's better than expected? in ~talk

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    Waking up with the curtains open

    Waking up with the curtains open

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Mastodon 3.0 has been released in ~tech

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    Yeah this is a great thing about Mastodon. I use the Mast app on iOS which allows you to follow a specific timeline, I've added sunbeam.city :)

    Yeah this is a great thing about Mastodon. I use the Mast app on iOS which allows you to follow a specific timeline, I've added sunbeam.city :)

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Mastodon 3.0 has been released in ~tech

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    I like to think I'm quite interesting... the instance I am on definitely is! @ols@chaos.social

    I like to think I'm quite interesting... the instance I am on definitely is!

    @ols@chaos.social

  7. Comment on GitHub shocks top developer: Access to 5 years' work inexplicably blocked in ~tech

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    I got far enough through that thread (stopped when the insults started) to understand it, and he’s against HTML patch emails? That sounds completely reasonable given how HTML email has a habit of...

    I got far enough through that thread (stopped when the insults started) to understand it, and he’s against HTML patch emails? That sounds completely reasonable given how HTML email has a habit of making a mess of plain text parsers.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Spotify begins testing curated podcast playlists in ~tech

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    I only discover new podcasts by mention in a podcast, or word of mouth. I trust Spotify with my music recommendations having used them for many years, and have recently started listening to...

    I only discover new podcasts by mention in a podcast, or word of mouth. I trust Spotify with my music recommendations having used them for many years, and have recently started listening to podcasts on there too, so hopefully they have enough data about me... never thought I'd say that

    3 votes

  9. Comment on What news sources or other websites do you use on a daily basis? in ~talk

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    Tildes and lobster.rs, have basically replaced reddit and HN with them. I also ready BBC, The Spectator, and a few different phlog aggregators.

    Tildes and lobster.rs, have basically replaced reddit and HN with them. I also ready BBC, The Spectator, and a few different phlog aggregators.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Which Mastodon instance should I use? in ~tech

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    I use chaos.social which is centred around the Chaos community

    I use chaos.social which is centred around the Chaos community

  11. Comment on How do you feel about where you live? in ~talk

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    I live in Sheffield, England. I love it, and am proud of where I am from. The good People are friendly The scenery The beer The bad The weather

    I live in Sheffield, England. I love it, and am proud of where I am from.

    The good

    • People are friendly
    • The scenery
    • The beer

    The bad

    • The weather
    4 votes

  12. Comment on Who will know your passwords after you die? in ~tech

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    Hopefully no one! All the people that need to know I’m dead will know, online I’ll just disappear

    Hopefully no one! All the people that need to know I’m dead will know, online I’ll just disappear

    8 votes

  13. Comment on Since football world cup is around the corner, which team do you think will be the one to lookout for? in ~sports

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    England to win, Harry Kane penalty against Germany in the final

    England to win, Harry Kane penalty against Germany in the final

  14. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    I know you said “other than marriage” but I changed mine when I married my wife, which I don’t think is that common How very modern of me, right? We went double-barrelled with the aim of starting...

    I know you said “other than marriage” but I changed mine when I married my wife, which I don’t think is that common

    How very modern of me, right?

    We went double-barrelled with the aim of starting a new identity for our family

    2 votes

  15. Comment on What game has your favorite soundtrack? in ~games

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    For me, it has to be Outlaws Not sure if this is because of the music or the nostalgia of the music but I still hum the tunes absentmindedly

    For me, it has to be Outlaws

    Not sure if this is because of the music or the nostalgia of the music but I still hum the tunes absentmindedly

  16. Comment on So, what have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Slackbots. Creating and adding to existing ones internally where I work, nodeJS and golang

    Slackbots. Creating and adding to existing ones internally where I work, nodeJS and golang

    3 votes

  17. Comment on How would you describe this person? in ~talk

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    Somewhat of a lurker

    Somewhat of a lurker

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Let's discuss politics in ~talk

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    I’d describe myself as a centre-right liberal if that’s such a thing

    I’d describe myself as a centre-right liberal if that’s such a thing

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Any other gamblers here? in ~sports

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    I’m afraid it is not, but do DM me if you want further info on the industry

    I’m afraid it is not, but do DM me if you want further info on the industry

  20. Comment on Favorite linux distro? in ~tech

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    I use crux on my only remaining Linux machine (the rest are OpenBSD)

    I use crux on my only remaining Linux machine (the rest are OpenBSD)