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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
pseudolobster Link ParentYou're so weird! I love you! I have so many questions. Have you tried HP Elitebook / Dell latitude nubs? How do they compare? Is there any difference between the Lenovo TrackPointTM in their...You're so weird! I love you!
I have so many questions. Have you tried HP Elitebook / Dell latitude nubs? How do they compare? Is there any difference between the Lenovo TrackPointTM in their premium models verses their cheap Yoga and even chromebook models? Also have you tried a really good touchpad like on a macbook?
For me a really good trackpad negates the need for a mouse or nub. Two finger scroll for me feels much more natural than holding middle click while fondling the clit. I will say though, if you're a thinkpad person, you might have never experienced a good touchpad before. Try a macbook for a week.
I bought a $6000 Lenovo laptop and it comes with the crummiest two inch plastic coated touchpad you've ever seen. Real touchpads are made of glass and use capacitive sensing like a cellphone screen. Lenovo fails hard at this.
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Comment on What's an atypical thing you do that you'd recommend to others? in ~talk
pseudolobster Link ParentThis is properly weird. I haven't met one of you in a couple decades at least. I assumed your ilk must have died out or stopped using computers by now but the vestigial nub that adorns most...This is properly weird. I haven't met one of you in a couple decades at least. I assumed your ilk must have died out or stopped using computers by now but the vestigial nub that adorns most business laptops to this day spoke otherwise. I knew you must exist, but it's such another thing to encounter you in the wild.
I've got a P15 Gen2 with a proper TrackPointTM clit mouse, and let me tell you, I gave it a legitimate try today based on comments here... Based on my experiences today either you're all wrong or I'm overestimating my knowledge of female anatomy. It's so fucking sensitive. I can't even.
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Comment on [SOLVED] Is there an easy way to tell if a laptop has USB-C charging? in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentHey! I'll be that guy! I've never had a laptop capable of charging via USB-C even though I buy a new one every 3ish years. My last laptop was a HP ZBook X360 whose power adapter was 120W. It had a...Hey! I'll be that guy! I've never had a laptop capable of charging via USB-C even though I buy a new one every 3ish years.
My last laptop was a HP ZBook X360 whose power adapter was 120W. It had a USBC-PD port capable of delivering 100W, but charging was disabled due to 120 > 100. The one before it was a Zbook Studio G3, which also didn't support it, though that was before it was common to use USB-C to charge things as big as laptops.
My current laptop is a Lenovo P15 Gen2. Its power adapter is 240W, so again, it won't charge via any of its USBC ports, even though it pretty much never takes more than 60W unless I'm doing 4k gaming.
The caveat here is I buy stupid overpowered business workstation laptops cause they're really cheap as refurbs.
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentI'm not sure. I guess that makes sense? In case they want to separate testing group forum posts versus release channel bug reports... I guess? Surely there's a better way to track bug reports...I'm not sure. I guess that makes sense? In case they want to separate testing group forum posts versus release channel bug reports... I guess? Surely there's a better way to track bug reports other than "Is your screen blue or green?"
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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentI've done no testing but I'd suspect if you use Rufus to create your USB installer using the official Windows 11 ISO image (third option) it should give an option to remove this check. Anyway I...I've done no testing but I'd suspect if you use Rufus to create your USB installer using the official Windows 11 ISO image (third option) it should give an option to remove this check.
Anyway I thought it was funny they're changing the BSOD to be green after like 35 years for no goddamn reason. I wonder what focus group / committee voted for that and which project manager is getting a raise for that. Someone is putting that on their resume.
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Comment on How come the mods on here keep editing the titles of my post to be exactly what they already were? in ~tildes
pseudolobster Link ParentAs someone with "mod powers" I want to let you know I feel like editing links is the most invasive possible action I can take, even worse than editing titles. Any time I do it I post something in...As someone with "mod powers" I want to let you know I feel like editing links is the most invasive possible action I can take, even worse than editing titles. Any time I do it I post something in the comments saying "I changed the link to the original article here: https:///www.website.com/article instead of https:///web.site.info/blogspam
Any time anyone has any problems with my tagging, moving, editing things, please just tell me. I'm happy to revert it. Likewise if you think you can do a better job than me, please ask @Deimos for editing privileges. It's not some elite group or whatever, you just need to ask.
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Comment on A court orders the Unification Church in Japan dissolved in ~society
pseudolobster Link ParentShould that determine their tax exemption status though? I get that some people find fulfillment from visiting their places of worship but why does everyone else have to pay for it? Churches often...Should that determine their tax exemption status though? I get that some people find fulfillment from visiting their places of worship but why does everyone else have to pay for it? Churches often occupy prime real estate and would normally have to pay a shitload in property taxes.
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Comment on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls for snap election amid trade war with US in ~society
pseudolobster Link ParentThis, but unironically. This shift is a rare glimpse of what appears to be sanity. Even the Fuck Trudeau crowd is realizing how batshit crazy the Trump administration is. I've never seen such...This, but unironically. This shift is a rare glimpse of what appears to be sanity. Even the Fuck Trudeau crowd is realizing how batshit crazy the Trump administration is. I've never seen such unity in Canadian politics in my life, and that's entirely thanks to Trump... which is a sentence I never thought I would type in my life.
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Comment on LocalSend: a free, open-source, cross-platform app to share files to nearby devices in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentYeah it looks like it does. I haven't actually installed it but I did watch the video they linked, and at this point: https://youtu.be/2ITezMkbAqE?t=266 you can see "Folder" is an option to send.Yeah it looks like it does. I haven't actually installed it but I did watch the video they linked, and at this point: https://youtu.be/2ITezMkbAqE?t=266 you can see "Folder" is an option to send.
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Comment on LocalSend: a free, open-source, cross-platform app to share files to nearby devices in ~tech
pseudolobster LinkThis looks really slick but I don't think it'll replace my workflow. Currently I use Airdroid on my android phone to get files to my other devices. It hosts a webserver so on the receiving device...This looks really slick but I don't think it'll replace my workflow. Currently I use Airdroid on my android phone to get files to my other devices. It hosts a webserver so on the receiving device I only need a browser. No need to install apps on both devices.
Airdroid is awful software that keeps getting progressively more enshittified, but it works well enough for now. If it gets any worse I may think about switching to this, but the appeal of not needing to install an app on both devices is such a huge win that I don't think I can even consider this app for now.
I've used Airdroid many times in the forest where there's no cellular connection. I'm trying to send a file to someone, so I just create a hotspot, let them connect, give them my IP, and they can do everything in a browser that everyone has on every device by default. In that same situation with this app we'd have to drive an hour to cell service in order to download an app so they could do the same thing.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
pseudolobster Link ParentBefore. ends up melting a little but that's fine.Before. ends up melting a little but that's fine.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
pseudolobster Link ParentI've always been a big fan of pb and pickle sandwiches. Gotta be a strong garlic dill, and a salted crunchy pb (Adams in my case) but Ive never thought of adding cheese. Okay, seems trashy but I...Peanut Butter, Pickle (dill) and Cheese (cheddar or American).
I've always been a big fan of pb and pickle sandwiches. Gotta be a strong garlic dill, and a salted crunchy pb (Adams in my case) but Ive never thought of adding cheese.
Kraft Mac with leftover General Tsos mixed in.
Okay, seems trashy but I can get behind it...
Spiced Coke is a crime that I can't take credit for. It's so bad my grocery store mostly couldn't give it away for free. I'll drink it though. The mild revulsion keeps my consumption down.
Why do you do this to yourself?
A roast beef, red onion, and provolone wrap, but also with the equivalent weight of shredded horseradish in the middle.
This is not controversial. You've described a perfectly balanced horseradish-and-beef sandwich.
Maggi sauce on Chips Ahoy.
No comment.
Mixing expensive rum with a bit of Dr. Pepper. I stand by that neither overpowers the other, except that the nasty alcohol burn goes away. It tastes exceptionally better than mixing with garbage rum.
As someone who mixed Bacardi 151 with Dr Pepper back in the day maybe I'm uncultured but I'll fight you on this.
Takis with a bit of vanilla frosting on them.
Just like a spoonful of Vegemite.
Ham and Cheese on Matzos.
Pizza with a whole head of garlic and like a dozen olives.
Alright you've gone off the deep end now and I can no longer try and relate.
My dad used to put salsa in his morning oatmeal. I guess that's where I get it from.
Tell your dad the internet disapproves of his culinary decisions for me, thanks.
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Comment on What are your goto cocktails? in ~food
pseudolobster LinkDoes whiskey and water count as a cocktail? Recipe: 3oz Canadian Rye Whiskey 1oz locally sourced dihydrogen monoxide Repeat as necessary until trade wars subside.Does whiskey and water count as a cocktail?
Recipe:
- 3oz Canadian Rye Whiskey
- 1oz locally sourced dihydrogen monoxide
Repeat as necessary until trade wars subside.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
pseudolobster Link ParentI hope you implied you're cooking them. Raw potatoes are slightly toxic, and a lot of that toxin is concentrated in the skin. Otherwise, the skins of root vegetables end up containing a large part...I hope you implied you're cooking them. Raw potatoes are slightly toxic, and a lot of that toxin is concentrated in the skin.
Otherwise, the skins of root vegetables end up containing a large part of the nutrients if not most of them. IDGAF if my mashed potatoes have bits of skin in them. It's part of the charm of homemade food.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
pseudolobster Link ParentYou're a monster. I support you, and you go and do your monster things, but if you ask me you're objectively wrong.You're a monster. I support you, and you go and do your monster things, but if you ask me you're objectively wrong.
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Comment on Confess your food crimes in ~food
pseudolobster LinkI'm not usually a fan of pineapple on pizza. I don't judge people who like it but I'm not usually a fan of sweet things on savoury dishes in general, HOWEVER, I've found a weird synergy. If you...I'm not usually a fan of pineapple on pizza. I don't judge people who like it but I'm not usually a fan of sweet things on savoury dishes in general, HOWEVER, I've found a weird synergy. If you put feta cheese on a ham and pineapple pizza it balances out to a very good combo imho.
The sweetness of the pineapple, the saltiness of the ham, combined with the funky mild foot odour of the feta all combines in a way that's bigger than the sum of its parts.
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Comment on Google claims news is worthless to its ad business after test involving 1% of search results in eight EU markets in ~tech
pseudolobster Link ParentThat's fair. What works for me is I end up going down rabbit holes where I'm spending a day or two watching videos about a specific topic. For each topic start out with a private browsing window...That's fair. What works for me is I end up going down rabbit holes where I'm spending a day or two watching videos about a specific topic. For each topic start out with a private browsing window with no history. Once you've watched a couple videos in the same genre, that private browsing window tends to have very specific recommendations that are really relevant.
Any time I go to the front page of youtube in a fresh private session, instead of recommendations I get a blank page with a search field and:
Try searching to get started
Start watching videos to help us build a feed of videos you'll loveHonestly I think this is the only good way to use Youtube. I never have to interact with Mr Beast videos. I have no idea what the kids are talking about these days. I only use it as a source of specific info, and once I've looked up a few videos in a genre the algorithm actually tries to provide me more of the same.
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Comment on With just four cars and four tracks in Steam early access for a limited-time sale price of $24, maybe Wreckfest 2 should've waited in ~games
pseudolobster LinkIt's petty, I know, but I've just gotta say I called it.It's petty, I know, but I've just gotta say I called it.
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Comment on How come the mods on here keep editing the titles of my post to be exactly what they already were? in ~tildes
pseudolobster Link ParentI've just tested and you can't edit someone's title to be exactly as it was before. Even if you delete the whole thing then retype it, if it's exactly the same the edit doesn't count and it just...I've just tested and you can't edit someone's title to be exactly as it was before. Even if you delete the whole thing then retype it, if it's exactly the same the edit doesn't count and it just closes the edit box without updating the topic log.
They're clearly changing something, whether it be capitalization, punctuation, or whatnot, but it's definitely something.
I've already been playing with my icons. Either I'm bad at this or y'all are trolling me. Thanks for your help though.