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Comment on How do you live simply/save money? What does your lifestyle look like? in ~talk
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Comment on A hacker's arrest reveals Microsoft can track users via a Windows device ID in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentConsider Kagi, it’s giving much more useable results that other search engines.Consider Kagi, it’s giving much more useable results that other search engines.
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Comment on How has climate change affected your life / plans? in ~enviro
preposterous LinkMan has it. I’m in a transition in my life, where I’m figuring out what the next steps are, including where to live. I currently rent an apartment on the last floor of a building. Because real...Man has it.
I’m in a transition in my life, where I’m figuring out what the next steps are, including where to live.
I currently rent an apartment on the last floor of a building. Because real estate has become stupidly expensive here, many people have started turning attics into apartments. Mine is fairly recent (2–3 years old). For three weeks so far, it reached 35 Celsius at around 2pm and would end up at 37 or 38 at around 6–7pm. Unlivable. I was homeless from 2pm to around 10–11pm. Nights were around 30 Celsius minimum. “Nothing we can do” says the owner.
There is also an ongoing drought because it hasn’t rain in 8 weeks so far. Temperature at 10–20 Celsius above “normal” (we should call it “the past” at this point), rain deficit is 26mm for the last 30 days, air quality is mediocre on the better days, I can smell fire sometimes.
The country I’m currently in will become very difficult to live in over the summer in the next few years. The models predict around 25 days a year of heatwave.
I’m looking to settle and buy a house. I have no idea where to go that won’t be a wasteland in 10–20 years and destroy the value of my house. I can’t afford to buy a second one so this is it, one shot.
So I’m paralyzed and can’t take a decision. I’m trying to move out of this oven apartment that I just moved into a couple months ago, but housing is scarce and expensive here so not much luck.
And since the last heatwave, I feel I am traumatized: I keep the windows open all night now. Temperature drops to 16–19 which is too cold for comfort but it feels like I can’t close the windows because I have to cool the place down even though it doesn’t go above 30 inside during the day (which used to be too hot but now it’s okay and moderately cool)
Beyond that, I’m scared for the future. The idiots in charge still have no clue. The heat causes crops failures, fertilizer is more and more expensive, animals are suffering… my city’s response? They bought buses without AC (because AC is bad and pollutes) that nobody wants to use because it’s 40+ Celsius inside all summer. Anyone who can either rides a bicycle (good) or drives because their cars have AC unlike the buses.
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Comment on The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentInteresting. How do you find jobs to apply?Interesting. How do you find jobs to apply?
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Comment on The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentThe problem is that they all do now. And if you’re not participating you might as well not exist. I don’t understand what people get out of LI, I see so many people posting on it but I wonder who...The problem is that they all do now. And if you’re not participating you might as well not exist.
I don’t understand what people get out of LI, I see so many people posting on it but I wonder who reads if anyone.
And yet if you don’t have LI it’s a huge red flag to the machine/people doing the filtering when you apply.
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Comment on Help me choose a HiDPI monitor for work in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentJust to add, Samsung is rather low quality, built to fail (as a brand). I would never consider buying any Samsung product anymore personally (except chips). Not to mention their utter contempt for...Just to add, Samsung is rather low quality, built to fail (as a brand). I would never consider buying any Samsung product anymore personally (except chips). Not to mention their utter contempt for personal data and privacy.
I have a benq 1440p for a couple years and it’s pretty good.
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Comment on Recycling destroyed tech into beautiful PCs in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentIt does make for a very decent machine at a very decent price. What bothers me in this particular build is that the display has no glass anymore. It’s the panel directly exposed so it’s very...It does make for a very decent machine at a very decent price.
What bothers me in this particular build is that the display has no glass anymore. It’s the panel directly exposed so it’s very fragile (and I don’t know about glare). I wish this was addressed in the video because it’s otherwise a pretty smart idea all around.
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Comment on Boycotting palm oil in general is actually bad for the environment in ~enviro
preposterous Link ParentNot to mention that growing vast amounts of crops to feed to animals so that we can then kill these animals and eat the proteins is incredibly inefficient. Most of the energy is lost in that...Not to mention that growing vast amounts of crops to feed to animals so that we can then kill these animals and eat the proteins is incredibly inefficient. Most of the energy is lost in that transformation, eating the crops ourselves directly yields more calories than having an animal digest and transform it first.
In my country, about 70% of all the surface used to grow crops is used for animal feed, not human feed. That’s bonkers. Anything that makes people ditch meat goes directly to reduce that ratio, and frees up the space that was used to grow the meat.
Also, animal suffering and pollution.
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Comment on Palantir has a nemesis and I accidentally found him in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentFWIW I have had a Twinkie account for years. I hadn’t used it in a while but needed a phone number again yesterday. I went to reenable my account to buy the number and hook it up to my Twilio...FWIW I have had a Twinkie account for years. I hadn’t used it in a while but needed a phone number again yesterday. I went to reenable my account to buy the number and hook it up to my Twilio lambda function.
Twilio demanded I validate my identity and my business with Persona. Nope not a chance. Instead I went with OVH VoIP which is European, don’t demande id validation, and doesn’t use US providers.
Probably not much in the grand scheme of things, but I was 100% going to use Twilio until they wanted to share my id with persona/palantir.
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Comment on eBook management for Kobo in ~books
preposterous LinkKoreader does take a bit of setup but it’s well worth it in my opinion. And after years of using it I discovered the BookShelf plugin which gives you a Home Screen very similar to the stock kobo...Koreader does take a bit of setup but it’s well worth it in my opinion. And after years of using it I discovered the BookShelf plugin which gives you a Home Screen very similar to the stock kobo screen (nickel).
For wireless book syncing you can have calibre running a server and use PDS (I think?) to browse from your koreader and download the books this way. Very similar to how the kobo store works except with your own books.
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Comment on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson finally explains his decision to bid $3.2B for parking meters before walking away in ~transport
preposterous Link ParentCan the city sue these idiots who approved the deal? Oh wait they can’t a judge already ruled and said a dumb deal is still a deal. It’s beyond ridiculousCan the city sue these idiots who approved the deal? Oh wait they can’t a judge already ruled and said a dumb deal is still a deal. It’s beyond ridiculous
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Comment on Does anyone here own a Humane Ai Pin they’d be willing to part with? in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentThat was entertaining, thanksThat was entertaining, thanks
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Comment on European Parliament achieves upgrade to air passenger rights in ~transport
preposterous Link ParentHow is it not? Would you say flying has become more dignified and pleasant since easy jet and Ryanair came about? Every other airline (including national carriers) have taken notice and have been...We are talking about a specific legislation in EU, where we can look at reality and notice that this is not at all, and not even close to reality.
How is it not? Would you say flying has become more dignified and pleasant since easy jet and Ryanair came about? Every other airline (including national carriers) have taken notice and have been nickel and diming flyers since. “Oh you can charge people for taking luggage? And for the food? And for sitting next to one another?? Well let’s!” And now every airline (low-cost or not) is doing it.
Setting the floor of what is acceptable by law is a net win.
I could probably pay less rent by accepting to sleep in shifts with 4 other people in a one bedroom appartment. I’d be free not to if I didn’t like it, and I’d save a bunch of money (probably) by doing it. Yet that’s illegal and for good reason. I’d argue this is similar: you’re also setting a limit on what is acceptable for saving money, and sleeping in 4, 6h shifts isn’t acceptable (as far as human decency goes) no matter how much less it’d make the rent.
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Comment on European Parliament achieves upgrade to air passenger rights in ~transport
preposterous Link ParentWell I’m of the opinion that it’s better to trade ultra low prices for fairer business practices. Ryanair will still be a shitty airline to fly (miserable process throughout, everything is paid,...Well I’m of the opinion that it’s better to trade ultra low prices for fairer business practices. Ryanair will still be a shitty airline to fly (miserable process throughout, everything is paid, faraway airports with transfer costs) but there will be a little more decency involved in their business practices.
And I also think that setting a floor for how low and demeaning businesses can go profits everyone because other airlines won’t be tempted to drop to that level.
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Comment on I tried to help a goldfinch - but there wasn't enough help in ~enviro
preposterous Link ParentIn case you didn’t consider it, you can buy UV stickers that make it obvious to birds there is a window and prevents bird strikes. They don’t always survive an impact. For example:...In case you didn’t consider it, you can buy UV stickers that make it obvious to birds there is a window and prevents bird strikes. They don’t always survive an impact.
For example: https://windowalert.com/ and you can get a cheap UV light on eBay or AliExpress to test them and make sure they’re not too faded.
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Comment on European Parliament achieves upgrade to air passenger rights in ~transport
preposterous Link ParentThey’d charge you for the air you breathe on the plane and the floor you walk on in the airport if they could get away with it.They’d charge you for the air you breathe on the plane and the floor you walk on in the airport if they could get away with it.
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Comment on European Parliament achieves upgrade to air passenger rights in ~transport
preposterous Link ParentI can’t understand why you’re so eager to force people using apps? There is already a standard to display boarding pass without extra apps. Why is it such a big deal to force airlines (since they...I can’t understand why you’re so eager to force people using apps? There is already a standard to display boarding pass without extra apps. Why is it such a big deal to force airlines (since they won’t do it themselves) to use it?
Prefer their app? Great you can still use it. Don’t want to? Well awesome there is also that option.
I really don’t get how more options and less vendor lockin is such a bad thing to revolt against.
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Comment on European Parliament achieves upgrade to air passenger rights in ~transport
preposterous Link ParentIt doesn’t matter. Keeping things open is what matters. What everyone’s use case is or isn’t will be debated to death and it isn’t what’s important. Besides “you’re free to choose another...It doesn’t matter. Keeping things open is what matters. What everyone’s use case is or isn’t will be debated to death and it isn’t what’s important.
Besides “you’re free to choose another airline”’is disingenuous because if nothing prevents them all from doing the same it’s just a race to the bottom and you don’t really have a choice.
Same as people saying “you’re free to work elsewhere” in response to how appalling working conditions are at company X. No you’re not, rent won’t pay itself and switching jobs isn’t something you do snapping your fingers. No regulation also leads to a race to the bottom here.
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Comment on Stellantis to sell small Fiat Topolino electric vehicle for $13,995 in US in ~transport
preposterous Link ParentOh I don’t know, I think some would pay for the cute factor, the fact that it’s enclosed unlike a golf cart and the “it’s European” flair. Maybe it’ll be like the Prius where it kinda became a...Oh I don’t know, I think some would pay for the cute factor, the fact that it’s enclosed unlike a golf cart and the “it’s European” flair. Maybe it’ll be like the Prius where it kinda became a status symbol?
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Comment on Discord bans (then unbans) around 8400 accounts because of a CSAM neural hash collision in ~tech
preposterous Link ParentAs you said, google paved the way. Others took notice, saw it has no impact to the short term bottom line, and ran with it.human review
As you said, google paved the way. Others took notice, saw it has no impact to the short term bottom line, and ran with it.
In no particular order:
cycle instead of driving whenever it makes sense
fill up the car with 50% ethanol 50% unleaded (saves about 30–40% per liter)
buy broken stuff used and then fix it instead of buying the same junk new that’s break anyway
I don’t eat animal products anymore (meat, fish, dairy, eggs). Most foods are cooked from scratch and the raw ingredients are veeeery cheap
I do my own car maintenance (with lightly used parts whenever safe and possible)
I pirate all my entertainment (if you can’t buy ownership is it really stealing?)
I research how my appliances work (which program is the most effective and energy efficient for the dishwasher, clothes washer, how to set the fridge properly…)
ceiling fans for summer and winter!! It helps save on AC and heating
I have off peak electricity and program the water heater etc to run off peak
I never buy a new smartphone. I replace mine every 4–6 years and always get a used one that’s already 2–3 years old
no paid TV plans or streaming plans
I’ll repair anything I can myself, I’ll maintain anything I can myself. I do t cheap out on parts on workmanship and I think doing it myself means it’s done better than paying someone anyway because it’s my stuff and I care about it
I shop around for anything (utilities, providers, insurance, purchases)