paris's recent activity
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Comment on Looking for an online spreadsheet to share with others (not Google or Microsoft) in ~tech
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Comment on I miss technology that was meant to be used as a tool in ~tech
paris LinkI miss when the internet was a place you could go, not a haze inserting itself in everything. Yesterday I spent a few hours trying to figure out what was wrong with an old pair of headphones. It...I miss when the internet was a place you could go, not a haze
insultinginserting itself in everything.Yesterday I spent a few hours trying to figure out what was wrong with an old pair of headphones. It took a few hours because the design is so hostile (to the point some screws are clockwise and some are anticlockwise for no justifiable reason?) that I needed several videos to walk me through each step. As you say, there was a workaround, but what I allotted an hour took three, just in teardown.
It was a long shot from fixing radios in my youth.
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
paris Link ParentThankfully it’s starting to cool off, so less aircon usage is (hopefully) in my future. The older (and the more crotchety I get) the more I believe we should actively work towards diminishing...Thankfully it’s starting to cool off, so less aircon usage is (hopefully) in my future. The older (and the more crotchety I get) the more I believe we should actively work towards diminishing sound pollution and light pollution. Some of the “this is fine” situations we put up with are honestly incredible.
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
paris Link ParentUnfortunately, i doubt even god’s own air purifier could mask what quite literally sounds like a skrillex cover band concert playing outside my windows.Unfortunately, i doubt even god’s own air purifier could mask what quite literally sounds like a skrillex cover band concert playing outside my windows.
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
paris LinkSummer is coming, so many of my neighbours are putting on their aircon overnight. A few of them haven’t been serviced, so all night, every night is a rave party of screeching, thumping, dying...Summer is coming, so many of my neighbours are putting on their aircon overnight. A few of them haven’t been serviced, so all night, every night is a rave party of screeching, thumping, dying aircon split condenser units. If they were in my building, if I knew where they were, I could complain to building management directly, but there’s six buildings facing each other here, and mapping the acoustics is a nightmare.
So I’m putting up with it!
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Comment on Factory farming is a blight in ~enviro
paris Link ParentAs with most zealots, it’s about power and holier-than-thou superiority, if not of one variety then another. Wherever they can get their fix!The zealots would find some other moral to lord over folks and boost their ego if it weren't veganism.
As with most zealots, it’s about power and holier-than-thou superiority, if not of one variety then another. Wherever they can get their fix!
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Comment on RSS Gizmos: Tools for creating, finding, and using RSS feeds in ~comp
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Comment on RSS Gizmos: Tools for creating, finding, and using RSS feeds in ~comp
paris LinkWhat i would really love would be a way to create a RSS feed from a site that doesn’t have one at all. A weaver I really like recently moved from blogger to ko-fi, which apparently has zero...What i would really love would be a way to create a RSS feed from a site that doesn’t have one at all. A weaver I really like recently moved from blogger to ko-fi, which apparently has zero syndication beyond “use our app.”
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Comment on Culture is the mass-synchronization of framings in ~life
paris Linkthis is a really interesting essay, but I really can’t get over his weird gringo nihonjinron framing.this is a really interesting essay, but I really can’t get over his weird gringo nihonjinron framing.
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Comment on PS2Recomp: Playstation 2 static recompiler and runtime tool to make native PC ports in ~games
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Comment on US to stop processing visa applications from seventy-five nations in ~society
paris (edited )Link ParentWell said. If I could change the títle, I would! edit: thank you, @hungariantoast!Well said. If I could change the títle, I would! edit: thank you, @hungariantoast!
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Comment on What's a culture shock that you experienced? in ~talk
paris Link ParentSame in Brazil. Some places can handle toilet paper in the toilet now, but everywhere has a little bin for the paper. I’ve read it’s actually less to do with the plumbing and more to do with the...Same in Brazil. Some places can handle toilet paper in the toilet now, but everywhere has a little bin for the paper.
I’ve read it’s actually less to do with the plumbing and more to do with the type of paper: our paper is simply not designed to disintegrate as paper in other parts of the world can. The research apparently suggests if they had our paper, they also would not be able to flush their paper either.
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Comment on US to stop processing visa applications from seventy-five nations in ~society
paris LinkI don’t know why I’m surprised. Do we have a ready tag for the continuing political isolation of the US?I don’t know why I’m surprised. Do we have a ready tag for the continuing political isolation of the US?
The pause, which will impact applicants from countries including Somalia, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Yemen, Thailand and Brazil, will begin on January 21, the spokesperson said. It does not affect visitor visas.
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US to stop processing visa applications from seventy-five nations
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Comment on US withdraws from sixty-six international organisations in ~society
paris (edited )LinkMore details here. Half the list are UN-organisations, like the International Law Commission, the Peacebuilding Commission, and the UN Democracy Fund. Edit: the Guardian now has a piece about it.More details here.
I couldn’t find any english-language sources discussing this.Half the list are UN-organisations, like the International Law Commission, the Peacebuilding Commission, and the UN Democracy Fund.Edit: the Guardian now has a piece about it.
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US withdraws from sixty-six international organisations
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Comment on Advice on avoiding the hedonic treadmill of endless content? in ~life
paris Link ParentThere is something disturbing about an app that presents itself as this one does being available only as a subscription. (Which is neither here nor there, I realise.)There is something disturbing about an app that presents itself as this one does being available only as a subscription. (Which is neither here nor there, I realise.)
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Comment on Mystic Symbolic Generator in ~design
paris (edited )LinkThis is really fun and neat! My only comment is that the gif export looks pretty rough. Other than than, what a fun little generator! Thank you for sharing!This is really fun and neat! My only comment is that the gif export looks pretty rough. Other than than, what a fun little generator! Thank you for sharing!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
paris LinkI played Type Help, and while I liked it, my overall take is “meh” because spoilers I found the “ending” to be a total disappointment. I also did not like that Helen’s (assumed?) disappearance was...I played Type Help, and while I liked it, my overall take is “meh” because
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I found the “ending” to be a total disappointment. I also did not like that Helen’s (assumed?) disappearance was never explained or seen, considering everyone else’s death was witnessed (though I accept in-world reasons for why). The writing in general was sort of poor, but not so bothersome to be unplayable. The hangman puzzle’s unsolvability irritated me extremely.
I did however love the “frustration” of the game, the friction of not being able to immediately discern who or where or how many. In that regard, I highly recommend. But be sure to save if you play on mobile, as the save file is linked only to the browser’s cache; I had to restart after spending some time away from the device.
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Comment on Movies like Dream Scenario need a warning in ~movies
paris Link ParentI second this. OP said themselves they would have enjoyed the movie if not for their expectations, so the issue was in expectation, as expectation leads to disappointment. (Isn’t that a...I second this. OP said themselves they would have enjoyed the movie if not for their expectations, so the issue was in expectation, as expectation leads to disappointment.
(Isn’t that a foundational principle of the Buddhist worldview?)
You have to make a new file in the Cryptpad drive, then upload the document in the “new file” window, then right-click and “open with…” to the spreadsheet editor. It’s not very intuitive.
https://docs.cryptpad.org/en/FAQ.html#how-to-import-export-to-from-another-platform
edit: I could not get it to work, but i only use safari, which is explicitly stated as nonfunctional.