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  1. Comment on Brazilians don't get dry, minimalist literature. A bit of a rant. in ~creative

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    That's a harsh, generalizing opinion to have regarding literally millions of people and based in one rejection. Not a genre that I'm into, but off the top of my head I can remember Carla Madeira,...

    That's a harsh, generalizing opinion to have regarding literally millions of people and based in one rejection. Not a genre that I'm into, but off the top of my head I can remember Carla Madeira, a contemporary that fits this description/style.

    7 votes

  2. Comment on Brazilians don't get dry, minimalist literature. A bit of a rant. in ~creative

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    It's an expression used when you despise your own stuff (place, home etc.) in face of a supposedly better alternative elsewhere. An example: a Brazilian saying that US or Europe are better in...

    It's an expression used when you despise your own stuff (place, home etc.) in face of a supposedly better alternative elsewhere. An example: a Brazilian saying that US or Europe are better in every aspect and that Brazil is shit. That's viralatismo.

    12 votes

  3. Comment on Bluesky melts down over Jesse Singal in ~tech

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    It was resurfaced after this post from Bluesky CEO Jay Graber.

    It was resurfaced after this post from Bluesky CEO Jay Graber.

    11 votes

  6. Comment on My take on Apple's Liquid Glass in ~tech

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    Just so you know, I fixed it. Now it's pure CSS, no flashbang effect. Thanks!

    Just so you know, I fixed it. Now it's pure CSS, no flashbang effect. Thanks!

    1 vote

  7. Comment on My take on Apple's Liquid Glass in ~tech

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    I use the default Podcasts app and have no complains as well. There was a rough transition to the current version (I guess in iOS 16?), but after that it got really good and intuitive. I've tried...

    I use the default Podcasts app and have no complains as well. There was a rough transition to the current version (I guess in iOS 16?), but after that it got really good and intuitive. I've tried a lot of alternatives (Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro), none of them better than Apple Podcasts (IMHO, obviously).

    2 votes

  8. Comment on My take on Apple's Liquid Glass in ~tech

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    Same here. Calendar and Mail are such a joy and surprisingly unique. Thunderbird, the second best option, is heavy and ugly (although it works fine) and other than that, there’s basically nothing...

    Same here. Calendar and Mail are such a joy and surprisingly unique. Thunderbird, the second best option, is heavy and ugly (although it works fine) and other than that, there’s basically nothing comparable. Such an overlook on two of the most basic apps. I suspect for most people these apps were replaced by web-based ones, so no one cares.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on My take on Apple's Liquid Glass in ~tech

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    Even if it does, reducing transparency and/or increasing contrast turns Tahoe's look and feel (more) awful.

    I wonder if reducing transparency and motion would noticeably improve performance?

    Even if it does, reducing transparency and/or increasing contrast turns Tahoe's look and feel (more) awful.

  10. Comment on My take on Apple's Liquid Glass in ~tech

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    How is that going? I'm seriously considering a change for Linux…

    As for me, I'll just keep using my personal MacBook with Fedora.

    How is that going? I'm seriously considering a change for Linux…

    6 votes

  11. Comment on My take on Apple's Liquid Glass in ~tech

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    Oh, I wasn't aware of this issue. (I only use light mode.) Thanks for pointing it out. Now I'll try to fix this bug.

    Oh, I wasn't aware of this issue. (I only use light mode.) Thanks for pointing it out. Now I'll try to fix this bug.

    10 votes

  13. Comment on iOS 26 is here in ~tech

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    Yes, they are. As a (disappointed) owner of a 13” MacBook Air and a 4,7” iPhone SE, things got really cramped…

    Yes, they are. As a (disappointed) owner of a 13” MacBook Air and a 4,7” iPhone SE, things got really cramped…

  16. Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance

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    I know they are examples, but do you know any cases in that banning or other harm was done to customers for disagreements with the service provider? And, not to invalidate your concern, but...

    I know they are examples, but do you know any cases in that banning or other harm was done to customers for disagreements with the service provider? And, not to invalidate your concern, but sometimes things can go wrong even with those we used to consider “on our side”.

    8 votes

  19. Comment on Wireless earphones: a belated review in ~tech

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    AirPods get disgusting pretty quickly. EarPods (without flexible tips) are much cleaner overall.

    AirPods get disgusting pretty quickly. EarPods (without flexible tips) are much cleaner overall.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Wireless earphones: a belated review in ~tech

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    I've heard this since ever, but honestly can't noticed any latency at all. Is this something related to music production, or one of those things you need a very good ear to be annoyed by?

    I've heard this since ever, but honestly can't noticed any latency at all. Is this something related to music production, or one of those things you need a very good ear to be annoyed by?

    6 votes