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Comment on Nala Sinephro - Continuum 6 (2024) in ~music
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Comment on Nala Sinephro - Continuum 6 (2024) in ~music
shu LinkWikipedia says: "Nala Sinephro (born 1996) is a Belgian-Caribbean experimental jazz musician based in London. She is best known for her ambient jazz compositions, where she predominantly plays the...Wikipedia says: "Nala Sinephro (born 1996) is a Belgian-Caribbean experimental jazz musician based in London. She is best known for her ambient jazz compositions, where she predominantly plays the pedal harp, modular synthesiser, keyboards and piano"
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Nala Sinephro - Continuum 6 (2024)
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Comment on Paid e-mail providers - your experiences, how you use them and how I would use it in ~tech
shu Link Parent+1 for Posteo. I especially like that they offer transparency reports in which they list all inquiries by the authorities for a year, and also that they are not a typical start-up. They state in...+1 for Posteo.
I especially like that they offer transparency reports in which they list all inquiries by the authorities for a year, and also that they are not a typical start-up. They state in their FAQs:
There is no need to worry that Posteo might cease to exist. Posteo is not a classical startup and we operate sustainably. Posteo is completely self-funded and debt-free. Posteo is funded solely by its customers' monthly fees. We are therefore independent from advertisers and investors.
Posteo exists since 2009 and has been an independent company since 2013. We founded Posteo in order to provide an impetus for greater sustainability and security in the internet – and for the long term. We are not about selling off the company to investors.They really seem to care about sustainability and privacy. I like that a lot.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
shu Link ParentI'm in the same boat regarding PvP/multiplayer. Just not a fan of other people in my games, unless I can invite them. I believe after the successes of Arc Raiders and Escape from Duckov we will...I'm in the same boat regarding PvP/multiplayer. Just not a fan of other people in my games, unless I can invite them.
but if it exists I'd be very interested.
I believe after the successes of Arc Raiders and Escape from Duckov we will see a lot more indie/AA entries in the PvE extraction shooter genre over the next few years. We'll just have to wait a bit. 🙂
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Comment on Lankum – Live at WGBH (2020) in ~music
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Alex G - Gretel (2019)
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Comment on Doomsday scoreboard in ~humanities.history
shu LinkThis is a site listing (obviously failed 🙂) predictions of the apocalypse or apocalyptic events. Each entry is described briefly and features links to the Wikipedia, which makes it a nice site for...This is a site listing (obviously failed 🙂) predictions of the apocalypse or apocalyptic events. Each entry is described briefly and features links to the Wikipedia, which makes it a nice site for casual browsing of historic movements or persons and their ideas around their doomsday predictions.
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Doomsday scoreboard
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Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games
shu Link Parent😁 Yeah, I can imagine. 🍝 Currently I try to view the base not as something that has to be finished, but more as something like a zen garden that can be worked on slowly over time. (That metaphor...😁 Yeah, I can imagine. 🍝
Currently I try to view the base not as something that has to be finished, but more as something like a zen garden that can be worked on slowly over time. (That metaphor is from the py discord, and I found it quite helpful in tackling the cascading production chains.)
But I'm also much earlier in the playthrough, transitioning to a trainbase (before logi science) and slowly making progress, so we'll see what I think of that idea in a few hundred hours. 🙂 But currently I really enjoy it.
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Comment on What's your video game comfort food? in ~games
shu (edited )LinkIn the last few years Noita has become the game I play to relax. I think it transports me into a flow state, feels great to play, and that just has a calming effect on me. In the early 2000s Quake...In the last few years Noita has become the game I play to relax. I think it transports me into a flow state, feels great to play, and that just has a calming effect on me.
In the early 2000s Quake 3 Arena felt similar to me, but these days it would probably be too stressful, too hectic.
e: oh, and Factorio of course. I'm currently playing a Pyanodons run and it's also a great way to relax.
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Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech
shu (edited )Link ParentYou already got a lot of good replies about why Brave is not that great, I want to add one more aspect: The idea behind this browser is to use Brave as a tool to distribute ads to users and...You already got a lot of good replies about why Brave is not that great, I want to add one more aspect:
The idea behind this browser is to use Brave as a tool to distribute ads to users and 'reward' them for watching ads with crypto tokens. There's a whitepaper available that describes these ideas in more detail.
For me that means the Brave companys goals never align with my own interests. It's a complete mismatch and I could never trust them.Add to that the shady stuff they did in their history, plus Brendan Eich, plus them being just another Chrome fork which ultimately just gives Alphabet/Google more power, and that thing is completely unusable for me.
e: english hard
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
shu (edited )Link ParentOops, you're right, that should have been delicious. In german 'delikat' basically means 'delicious', but that doesn't translate. 🙂 I should have spend a few million for english translators. For...Delicate
Oops, you're right, that should have been delicious. In german 'delikat' basically means 'delicious', but that doesn't translate. 🙂 I should have spend a few million for english translators.
For ukulele practice I could send a few falafel drones.
e: wording
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
shu Link ParentHaha, escaped again from the curse of having too much money!Haha, escaped again from the curse of having too much money!
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
shu Link ParentOk, complainers about unfair apology letter deliveries get not one, but two heartfelt apology letters and a pineapple pizza plushie.Ok, complainers about unfair apology letter deliveries get not one, but two heartfelt apology letters and a pineapple pizza plushie.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
shu Link ParentOk, complainers about unfair pizza rulings get a slice, too, and a heartfelt apology letter.Ok, complainers about unfair pizza rulings get a slice, too, and a heartfelt apology letter.
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
shu (edited )LinkI'd invest in eight billion ukuleles with bob marley songbooks, delivered by drones to each human being individually. Anybody who complains about their ukulele gets send a slice of delicious...I'd invest in eight billion ukuleles with bob marley songbooks, delivered by drones to each human being individually. Anybody who complains about their ukulele gets send a slice of
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Comment on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official trailer in ~tv
shu LinkWhenever I see trailers like this one or the one for Section 31 I feel like a grumpy old man mumbling that this isn't my Star Trek, these whippersnappers don't even know how to polarize the hull...Whenever I see trailers like this one or the one for Section 31 I feel like a grumpy old man mumbling that this isn't my Star Trek, these whippersnappers don't even know how to polarize the hull plating, it was so much better in the olden days.
Becoming a grumpy old man is probably my fate anyway, but these trailers really accelerate getting there. 🙂
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Comment on A better way to watch YouTube in ~tech
shu (edited )LinkI do not have a youtube account and I semi-regularly remove YTs cookies, so that the data the algorithm gathered is reset. I subscribe to specific channels with an RSS-reader that supports...I do not have a youtube account and I semi-regularly remove YTs cookies, so that the data the algorithm gathered is reset.
I subscribe to specific channels with an RSS-reader that supports youtube, so I get a notification when something new is released.
When I want to pause a video and watch it later, I add the timestamp to the URL with this add-on and simply bookmark it in a default folder.
Other than that I use uBlock Origin and sponsorblock .
All in all this works fine for me. The more control I have about how I use YT the better.
The only exception are age-restricted videos, for these I would need an account. But I rarely encounter restricted videos and even if I had an account, I'd never send a picture of my passport to Google to verify my age, so that's just not available to me.e: I recently added an add-on that removes the YT-suggestions panel and I really like it. Away with the drama influencers, hello peace of mind. 🙂
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Comment on America tips into fascism in ~society
shu (edited )Link ParentCanada would probably also have resistance support from inside of the US, at least I'd hope so. Insane that it has come so far that we have to speculate about these scenarios.Canada would probably also have
guerillaresistance support from inside of the US, at least I'd hope so.Insane that it has come so far that we have to speculate about these scenarios.
I love that, too. There are so many beautiful moments in both albums, loosely dancing around themes, the contrast between the synths arpeggios and the soft sax and synth pads, it's really beautiful. It's also a selection of sounds that works great together and feels very fresh to my ears, she found a wonderful style here.