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Comment on Leak exposes members of Peter Thiel’s secretive ‘dialog’ society in ~society
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Comment on Commodore Callback flip phone in ~tech
smores Link ParentOh, I missed that! Deep in the FAQ haha Eliding the hard part a bit, I suppose but :shrug:. OpenBubbles is really impressive software, though!Oh, I missed that! Deep in the FAQ haha
Install an app like OpenBubbles‡. Full setup instructions are available at their site.
Eliding the hard part a bit, I suppose but :shrug:. OpenBubbles is really impressive software, though!
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Comment on Commodore Callback flip phone in ~tech
smores LinkThe page says that it supports "even iMessage". I wonder how?? I use OpenBubbles on my Fairphone, but that required access to a physical Mac to set up initially (and in order to be able to send...The page says that it supports "even iMessage". I wonder how?? I use OpenBubbles on my Fairphone, but that required access to a physical Mac to set up initially (and in order to be able to send numbers to/from my phone number on iMessage, I needed to do a crazy SIM swap dance with my old, physical iPhone, which has to stay powered on, online, and on airplane mode).
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Comment on Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause. in ~health
smores Link ParentI have so much trouble seeing "dropping fertility rates" as an actual problem. It's just so easily explained by "people getting to have agency over their family planning for the first time in...I have so much trouble seeing "dropping fertility rates" as an actual problem. It's just so easily explained by "people getting to have agency over their family planning for the first time in human history." Yes, we have set up much of our societies to be fundamentally dependent on the idea that the number of humans will always increase (exponentionally, even). And... That was bad, right? We all agree that's an untenable situation that we have to do something about? So what's the big concern here exactly..?
My wife and I are about to start trying for a second child. All of my cousins are planning on having three or four kids (as are we). Many of my friends are planning on having one or two kids. But, crucially, many of my other friends are not planning on having any children at all, because they don't want children. Who exactly is losing in this situation? Seems like all wins to me!
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Comment on You can now use your Gmail account in Proton Mail in ~tech
smores Link ParentI think it's actually performance! They have to download and index your entire inbox in order to search the body of the emails, which can take a long time for large inboxes. Since the index and...I think it's actually performance! They have to download and index your entire inbox in order to search the body of the emails, which can take a long time for large inboxes. Since the index and search happens locally, I don't think there's much of a security risk.
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Comment on You can now use your Gmail account in Proton Mail in ~tech
smores Link ParentYou can tell the Proton client to index all of your emails client side and use that for search, yes!You can tell the Proton client to index all of your emails client side and use that for search, yes!
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Comment on You can now use your Gmail account in Proton Mail in ~tech
smores LinkI think this is fascinating. The biggest argument against encrypted email providers like Proton is that it's barely a half measure — sure, Proton can't read the email contents in your inbox, but...When your friends and family use Proton Mail too, messages exchanged between Gmail addresses connected to Proton become end-to-end encrypted, so Google will not be able to read your data anymore. That’s why it’s worth inviting the people you email most to join Proton and connect their Gmail accounts.
I think this is fascinating. The biggest argument against encrypted email providers like Proton is that it's barely a half measure — sure, Proton can't read the email contents in your inbox, but literally everyone you send an email to is using Gmail, so Google is still reading all of your emails.
But if Proton is able to detect when the recipient is using Proton as their mail client and automatically encrypt emails sent to them, then even without switching email providers, suddenly it's a lot more feasible to get some of the people you email the most to be using encryption when you email them.
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You can now use your Gmail account in Proton Mail
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Comment on Audible mandating authors transition to new royalty system or lose payments in ~books
smores Link ParentI get it though. I am barely able to hold back from adding my own "try Libro.fm" comment every time a conversation about Audible comes up. It just feels like such a relief and joy that a company...I get it though. I am barely able to hold back from adding my own "try Libro.fm" comment every time a conversation about Audible comes up. It just feels like such a relief and joy that a company like Libro (an employee owned social purpose corp!!) could compete with an evil behemoth like Amazon. It practically forces itself out of my fingers. The world has to know!
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Comment on The unreasonable effectiveness of ProseMirror model in rich text transformation in ~comp
smores Link ParentThanks! And thanks for that Bluesky link, that is interesting. I think that's similar to how Swift represents rich text, as well. Oh, yup, you're right. That should be 2 -> 1, not 2 -> 3! Thanks...Thanks! And thanks for that Bluesky link, that is interesting. I think that's similar to how Swift represents rich text, as well.
Oh, yup, you're right. That should be
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Comment on The unreasonable effectiveness of ProseMirror model in rich text transformation in ~comp
smores LinkThis one is a bit niche, even by my usual standards, but if you're interested in strategies for DOM transformations, rich text editing, or EPUBs, maybe this is for you!This one is a bit niche, even by my usual standards, but if you're interested in strategies for DOM transformations, rich text editing, or EPUBs, maybe this is for you!
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The unreasonable effectiveness of ProseMirror model in rich text transformation
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
smores (edited )LinkToasted gnocchi! I like to do toasted gnocchi with some lemon garlic butter sauce. Good with all sorts of veggies, recently we did asparagus and arugula, which was pretty good. The actual recipe...Toasted gnocchi! I like to do toasted gnocchi with some lemon garlic butter sauce. Good with all sorts of veggies, recently we did asparagus and arugula, which was pretty good.
The actual recipe is pretty simple:
- Melt a decent amount of butter in a pan
- Toss in some minced garlic for 30 seconds or so
- Toss in some lemon juice and take off heat
- Cook some gnocchi in boiling water, as you would normally
- When it starts floating, strain it and put in it a pan in a single layer over medium high heat
- Let it toast for a minute or two, until it starts to brown, then flip and toast the other side
Combine (optionally with some sauteed veggies) and eat!
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Comment on Single, solo, poor, woman gets $500k pre-tax, how to make the most of it? in ~finance
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
smores Link ParentHa, I also have a Framework! I recently upgraded to the new AMD motherboard and I'm really enjoying it. I have also been eyeing Silverblue. I'm sure at some point I'll end up switching to it, it...Ha, I also have a Framework! I recently upgraded to the new AMD motherboard and I'm really enjoying it.
I have also been eyeing Silverblue. I'm sure at some point I'll end up switching to it, it just seems like a really neat system. But I have the same problem — everything just works now! It's hard to imagine tearing it all down and starting fresh haha
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Comment on Which covers did it better than (or put a fresh twist on) the original? in ~music
smores Link ParentI love Newton Faulkner's Teardrops. He does a fantastic Send Me On My Way, as well as a good bit about it. The man is just a preposterously good guitar player. To The Light just sort of melts my...I love Newton Faulkner's Teardrops. He does a fantastic Send Me On My Way, as well as a good bit about it.
The man is just a preposterously good guitar player. To The Light just sort of melts my brain. He has such outrageously clear tone and picking.
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
smores LinkI use Fedora with Gnome. I like Fedora, I don't really like Ubuntu, I use my laptop for both software development and recreation so I generally like it to Just Work™, which Fedora usually gives me!I use Fedora with Gnome. I like Fedora, I don't really like Ubuntu, I use my laptop for both software development and recreation so I generally like it to Just Work™, which Fedora usually gives me!
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Comment on US keyboards don't have enough keys, so I switched to Japanese - HyperJIS in ~comp
smores Link ParentFor whatever reason, I switched to Dvorak in high school. This was, I think, the perfect time to do it, because I wasn't all that good at QWERTY (and hadn't learned correct finger placement for...For whatever reason, I switched to Dvorak in high school. This was, I think, the perfect time to do it, because I wasn't all that good at QWERTY (and hadn't learned correct finger placement for touch typing, which would have been hard to correct), and I had a bunch of free time to drill touch typing (which I did, because I was and am a nerd).
Ultimately I think it was great. I do think that Dvorak reduces RSI, especially in the pinkies, and my wife actually switched to it as an adult after developing some RSIs and switching helped considerably. I don't really know if I'd recommend it, cause it's goofy and it genuinely does take quite a while to get up to speed, but I like that I know it, and I certainly prefer it to QWERTY!
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Comment on US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen Strait of Hormuz in ~society
smores Link ParentI was (too obliquely) referencing Iran's own statement about what they were allowing through the Strait during the cease-fire:...It's been less than 24 hours. I don't think that's enough time to see if shipping will increase?
I was (too obliquely) referencing Iran's own statement about what they were allowing through the Strait during the cease-fire:
Iran told mediators it would limit the number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz to around a dozen a day and charge tolls under the cease-fire struck by President Trump, showing Tehran plans to tighten its grip on the world’s most important energy-shipping lane.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-tightens-its-grip-on-hormuz-despite-cease-fire-5027521f
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Comment on US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen Strait of Hormuz in ~society
smores Link ParentGiven the fact that the conditions for passing through the Strait didn't seem to materially change at all after the supposed deal (it seems that about a dozen ships were being allowed through the...Given the fact that the conditions for passing through the Strait didn't seem to materially change at all after the supposed deal (it seems that about a dozen ships were being allowed through the Strait per day both before and after the supposed deal/ceasefire), I actually do think they were probably just playing along? Seems like they got quite a lot out of doing so, until they called it off over Lebanon — they didn't actually open up the Strait, and the US didn't "destroy their civilization" last night.
So I'm from New Jersey. When Booker was running for president, I knew a large number of Jerseyans who refused to vote for him on the basis that he was a New Jersey politician. Their justification was that New Jersey politics are so fundamentally corrupt that anyone involved at them above the municipal level is almost certainly in the pocket of either organized criminals or pharmaceutical/healthcare companies that run the New Jersey economy.
I always thought this was vaguely silly (though I will say that my dad is a healthcare administrator in New Jersey and also claims that he has direct experience with a small group of wealthy elites having clear and direct impact on New Jersey politics via direct conversation with decision-makers, not lobbying). I have always liked Booker as much as I like any American politician. But uhhhh this is a pretty bad look.