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Comment on Spotify will soon sell hardcover and paperback books through its app, in partnership with Bookshop.org in ~books
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Comment on What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise in ~health
preposterous Link ParentFor me it’s because it ranges from unpleasant to downright despicable to hike through a parking lot in barren industrial/commercial wasteland with vehicles idling so I can get to the entrance...For me it’s because it ranges from unpleasant to downright despicable to hike through a parking lot in barren industrial/commercial wasteland with vehicles idling so I can get to the entrance store. And so I’ll try to park closer. Also, carting whatever heavy/bulky stuff I bought is easier if the car is closer.
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Comment on EU says TikTok faces large fine over "addictive design" in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentExactly. Also, it took 10 years or more for anything whatsoever to happen. 10 years to rake money in and assert a dominant position on the market. Nothing to see here, business is still great and...Exactly. Also, it took 10 years or more for anything whatsoever to happen. 10 years to rake money in and assert a dominant position on the market.
Nothing to see here, business is still great and acting against society and people is still profitable.
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Comment on UK Appeals court state RuneScape gold counts as property and can be stolen, in $700k bombshell case in ~games
preposterous Link ParentGame studios: “hold my beer”They can't just toss a line about how everything is valueless into the EULA and leave it at that.
Game studios: “hold my beer”
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Comment on GameSir Pocket Taco Kickstarter has been launched in ~games
preposterous Link ParentMullvad is the only vpn I trust. It’s from the pirate party in Sweden.Mullvad is the only vpn I trust. It’s from the pirate party in Sweden.
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Comment on Feeling weird about my career with respect to AI in ~life
preposterous LinkI hear this pessimism about AI all around, and I don’t quite get it (from my perspective) I use AI often for my work (and outside), but I enjoy the help. I use it as a kind of rubber duck and the...I hear this pessimism about AI all around, and I don’t quite get it (from my perspective)
I use AI often for my work (and outside), but I enjoy the help. I use it as a kind of rubber duck and the same way I’d take to a peer to figure out the solution to a problem, or iterate over architecture, or even code. But ultimately, I’m in charge and I write the code (based on some AI suggestions sometimes, and based on our discussions).
I find this much more pleasant, the AI becomes just a (very fancy) tool rather than I becoming its agent. I really see it the same as a bicycle: you can still walk if you want but by using a bicycle you go much further much faster with less effort. Someone still has to steer the bicycle, shift the gears, décide which route to take, and watch out for cars and pedestrians and trees etc.
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Comment on What's the coolest thrift store find you've ever scored? in ~talk
preposterous LinkThrifts stores aren’t great here in Switzerland. They’re expensive and don’t have all that much stuff. But because I want to brag, I’ll mention four deals I got on the classifieds (next best...Thrifts stores aren’t great here in Switzerland. They’re expensive and don’t have all that much stuff.
But because I want to brag, I’ll mention four deals I got on the classifieds (next best thing):
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Bang and olufsen 1986 Pentas for 50.-, I recapped them and fixed the rubber on the drivers. Cost me an extra 50.- and I now have amazing speakers for 100.-
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Bang and olufsen beosystem 2300 (with a pair of speakers, the wall mounting bracket, a remote, and the glass) for 20.-, just had to change the belts for the cassette tape deck and the sliding doors. I haven’t refoamed the speakers yet. It’s the version with a standard aux input.
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30.- HP laser jet workgroup type printer, normally sells for 200–300.-
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90.- Brother professional document scanner (standalone), normally sells for 300–500.-
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Comment on Pebble Round 2 announced in ~tech
preposterous LinkStill comes with a whopping 30 days warranty, return warranty shipping at your expense (good luck overseas). On a 200$ device from a company with no track record. It looks like a cool watch but...Still comes with a whopping 30 days warranty, return warranty shipping at your expense (good luck overseas). On a 200$ device from a company with no track record. It looks like a cool watch but I’ll pass for that reason.
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Comment on What are some good stories told from non-human perspectives? in ~books
preposterous Link ParentCame here to mention that. I really liked the first book and I think about it often. I don’t see spiders hanging out in my home the same way anymore after this book :)Children of Time
Came here to mention that. I really liked the first book and I think about it often. I don’t see spiders hanging out in my home the same way anymore after this book :)
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Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentFor sure, to me it’s not worth paying more than a few hundred for an iPhones from several generations ago, but I don’t mind paying 100$/year for a search engine. To each their own.For sure, to me it’s not worth paying more than a few hundred for an iPhones from several generations ago, but I don’t mind paying 100$/year for a search engine. To each their own.
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Comment on Think you know Hans Christian Andersen? Four experts pick his weirdest fairy tales to read this Christmas. in ~books
preposterous Link ParentI don’t get how do you play it. Do you roll the dice and go with what the sheet say and that’s it? Isn’t it repetitive? Where is the RPG element in it, isnt the whole point of a rpg to have a game...One of my favorite single-player TTRPGs is Trapped In Your House Due To Hans Christian Andersen
I don’t get how do you play it. Do you roll the dice and go with what the sheet say and that’s it? Isn’t it repetitive? Where is the RPG element in it, isnt the whole point of a rpg to have a game master who knows things you don’t about the story or adventure? I’m confused.
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Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentIt might be good value but the price is still ludicrous in my opinion. A rolls Royce might be an excellent value car, it’s still as expensive as a house and I’d argue a house has much more utility...It might be good value but the price is still ludicrous in my opinion.
A rolls Royce might be an excellent value car, it’s still as expensive as a house and I’d argue a house has much more utility than a rolls Royce.
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Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentI paid 200 for my 2020 iPhone a couple of years ago. It’s good enough. It’s fine. I just can’t imagine paying a month rent for a phone. I just don’t get it. You can buy almost 7 of my phones with...I paid 200 for my 2020 iPhone a couple of years ago. It’s good enough. It’s fine. I just can’t imagine paying a month rent for a phone. I just don’t get it. You can buy almost 7 of my phones with one of yours. That 21–35 years worth of phones if you keep it 3–5 years, that’s close to a lifetime worth of phones! Not even accounting for compounding interest.
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Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech
preposterous LinkThe prices on new iPhones is just insane. I’ve never paid so much and never will for a phone. I always buy them used and never more than 300€$. I just can’t justify paying more than that. And I...The prices on new iPhones is just insane. I’ve never paid so much and never will for a phone. I always buy them used and never more than 300€$. I just can’t justify paying more than that. And I get a few generations old iPhone and it’s fine.
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
preposterous Link ParentI have longer hair and whenever I do that I either have to spend 20 extra minutes drying my hair before going to bed (it’s noisy) or go to sleep with wet hair. Either way, I wake up with messed up...I have longer hair and whenever I do that I either have to spend 20 extra minutes drying my hair before going to bed (it’s noisy) or go to sleep with wet hair.
Either way, I wake up with messed up hair that I can’t tame in the morning, and that doesn’t look as sleek and shiny as when showering in the morning.
Have you experienced that? Any tips?
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Comment on Amazon to allow EPUB and PDF downloads of DRM-free Kindle titles in ~books
preposterous LinkHow generous of them.How generous of them.
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Comment on Lego’s first retail 3D printed element marks nine-year tech leap in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentThanks. I found the article you linked much more informative. And how can they mention the part but not even show it once?Thanks. I found the article you linked much more informative. And how can they mention the part but not even show it once?
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Do you feel like you’ve had many lives so far? Why, why not? Which?
I’ve been mulling over this for the past few weeks. Even though I haven’t drastically changed lives over the course of my lifetime, I still feel like I’ve had eras: As a young adult in the UK and...
I’ve been mulling over this for the past few weeks.
Even though I haven’t drastically changed lives over the course of my lifetime, I still feel like I’ve had eras:
- As a young adult in the UK and around the world, figuring things out
- As a student in Canada
- As an employee in another province
- And now as an independent consultant in Switzerland and France
Although I still live a comfortable western lifestyle, I do feel these different eras are akin to different lives. 18 year old me wouldn’t guess what 30 or 40 year old me became. Not only professionally but also emotionally and day to day.
To delineate my eras, I consider career/professional matters but also outlook on life, lessons learnt, relationships, country/city of résidence (or lack thereof).
Do you have a similar feeling? Why or why not? And what do you consider you life or lives to have been so far?
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Comment on Pluribus S01E01 - “We is Us” in ~tv
preposterous Link ParentThanks. Does the podcast spoil anything? Is there one podcast episode per tv show episode so you can only listen to the podcast after watching that episode?Thanks. Does the podcast spoil anything? Is there one podcast episode per tv show episode so you can only listen to the podcast after watching that episode?
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Comment on Pluribus S01E01 - “We is Us” in ~tv
preposterous Link ParentIt’s perfect, especially how quickly he responds as soon as she’s done speaking, a little too quick, which cranks up the creep factor even more and contrasts with his friendly demeanour. I also...It’s perfect, especially how quickly he responds as soon as she’s done speaking, a little too quick, which cranks up the creep factor even more and contrasts with his friendly demeanour.
I also appreciated the shot when
loading her girlfriend’s body into the pickup which is perfectly framed with the porch and portrait behind.
Is this available to anyone? I have a duo premium, I dgaf about the audiobooks, but I don’t see how to get their basic plan instead. Following the instructions the only options are premium plans.