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Comment on What is watts, volts and amps ? in ~science
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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
stewedrabbit LinkI was about to say I use Debian for everything except my main computer that runs Arch (only because the tinkering is part of the fun I look for when using my PC), but then I realised that that is...I was about to say I use Debian for everything except my main computer that runs Arch (only because the tinkering is part of the fun I look for when using my PC), but then I realised that that is as far from the truth as possible:
- main computer: Arch
- server in the attic: Debian
- Raspberry Pi: Raspbian
- Extremely old (about 20y) laptop: Tiny Core ()
() I'd really like to find a graphical web browser that can also run on that laptop, but so far no such luck. If anyone has any ideas, shoot!
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
stewedrabbit Link ParentThere was a safety briefing to all teams and cyclists, which included the railway crossing. What makes it entirely absurd, is that in such an event, those who crossed will wait on the other side...There was a safety briefing to all teams and cyclists, which included the railway crossing.
What makes it entirely absurd, is that in such an event, those who crossed will wait on the other side for the others to catch up, so there is no competitive benefit...
BTW: it were closer to 50 cyclists that ran the red light, and the public reaction was very correct, with no justifying the wrongdoers.
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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
stewedrabbit Link ParentGmail ignores dots in the user name. In your example, you could just use eric.c@gmail.com? May be it helps, maybe not. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150?hl=enGmail ignores dots in the user name. In your example, you could just use eric.c@gmail.com? May be it helps, maybe not.
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Comment on What is your top, unknown, non fiction recommendation ? in ~books
stewedrabbit LinkThe Toaster Project It is short, it is mostly a record by the writer on his project to try to build a toaster, but ends up very thought provoking.The Toaster Project
It is short, it is mostly a record by the writer on his project to try to build a toaster, but ends up very thought provoking. -
Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
stewedrabbit Link ParentI had a similar experience, but had to imagine Wim Opbrouck narrating the text. I'd really like to know how far a Frisian would get :)I had a similar experience, but had to imagine Wim Opbrouck narrating the text.
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Comment on A rant about how devices handle users with language backgrounds other than English in ~tech
stewedrabbit Link ParentOr how websites consistently put you in the correct country, but with the wrong language. Fine, you'd think, so everyone outside the country believes one language is dominant, were it not that all...Or how websites consistently put you in the correct country, but with the wrong language. Fine, you'd think, so everyone outside the country believes one language is dominant, were it not that all my colleagues on the other side of the language border report exactly the same thing!
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Comment on US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House in ~society
stewedrabbit Link ParentWhat is completely weird, is that the only significant military presence on the island is US. On top of that, Denmark and Greenland are in agreement with the US to increase its military presence....What is completely weird, is that the only significant military presence on the island is US. On top of that, Denmark and Greenland are in agreement with the US to increase its military presence.
So if the US would decide to invade Greenland, they would mostly be fighting... against themselves?
But then again, nothing is normal in a Trump world. I'm starting to understand the Anschluss better and better.
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Comment on Advice on Fairphone in ~tech
stewedrabbit Link ParentJust confirming that on /e/ OS you can side-load to your heart's desire. I have currently four sources for my apps: App Lounge, Aurora Store, Droidify and Obtainium.Just confirming that on /e/ OS you can side-load to your heart's desire. I have currently four sources for my apps: App Lounge, Aurora Store, Droidify and Obtainium.
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Comment on Advice on Fairphone in ~tech
stewedrabbit LinkSo I recently got a FP5 (full disclosure: I didn't pay for it, the company provided it to me). They allowed me to try out /e/ OS, which I immediately did. Up to now I'm happy with how things are...So I recently got a FP5 (full disclosure: I didn't pay for it, the company provided it to me). They allowed me to try out /e/ OS, which I immediately did.
Up to now I'm happy with how things are going. It is a massive tinkering work, but it is what I expected going for /e/ OS. Not everything works yet as expected, and if some of those things don't work out as expected I'll probably revert to Android. The MS Authenticator app isn't working (yet), and my onboarding with Curve Pay hasn't succeeded yet. N26 app is also misbehaving. All other banking apps I use do work, so most on-line payments work.
Regarding hardware, I really don't have anything to remark on up until now.So in conclusion, I would recommend a FP5 with /e/ OS if you are happy spending time figuring stuff out. And it gives you the happy feeling of being in control.
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Comment on Looking for recommendations for a new home router in ~tech
stewedrabbit LinkFor anyone revisiting this topic in the future (as OP's needs are already satisfied): I've been very happy with the Turris Omnia. It runs a custom OpenWrt, so you can have all the tinkering you...For anyone revisiting this topic in the future (as OP's needs are already satisfied): I've been very happy with the Turris Omnia. It runs a custom OpenWrt, so you can have all the tinkering you want (are used to), and it even has extension slots and what not. Currently I have a SSD card installed in the router that functions as a small NAS for all my music needs around the house.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
stewedrabbit LinkAn annual tradition in Kasterlee: a pumpkin regatta! Local farmers grow some large pumpkins, that are then used as boats: Pompoenregatta Kasterlee lokt duizenden toeschouwers (Dutch article)An annual tradition in Kasterlee: a pumpkin regatta! Local farmers grow some large pumpkins, that are then used as boats:
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Comment on Influence of the planets may subdue solar activity in ~space
stewedrabbit LinkAs we just had an interesting discussion on the probability of complex life, this adds some extra flavour to the speculation. This paper argues that we have an exceptionally calm sun due to...As we just had an interesting discussion on the probability of complex life, this adds some extra flavour to the speculation. This paper argues that we have an exceptionally calm sun due to gravitational tides from Venus, Earth and Jupiter.
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Influence of the planets may subdue solar activity
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Comment on Today is Overshoot Day in ~enviro
stewedrabbit Link ParentI'm more optimistic: if it's slowing down, then at some point it will, all other things being equal, come to a halt and start moving further and further away. At some point we'll even start...I'm more optimistic: if it's slowing down, then at some point it will, all other things being equal, come to a halt and start moving further and further away. At some point we'll even start restoring.
It hurts me that our kids will live in a different world, and this for generations to come. But then again, so did I. I remember the scare in the 80's that the oil reserves will be used up. As fucked up that seems now, it was a genuine scare then. And so our kids will probably feel the same about us now.
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Comment on How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right in ~society
stewedrabbit LinkRecently an article of the NY Times on autism appeared in one feed or other that I follow. On the one hand I was perfectly aware that this is an opinion by a guest writer. On the other hand I was...Recently an article of the NY Times on autism appeared in one feed or other that I follow. On the one hand I was perfectly aware that this is an opinion by a guest writer. On the other hand I was disturbed by the message it conveyed. As someone currently self-diagnosed (waiting lists are looong), I really felt left out. I could have understood the debate how to decide on the support necessary for auti-people, and the diversity in support needs within that community. I cannot understand the message that we should modify the diagnosis criteria of ASD in function of the support needs. That's the world inverted. After some mulling around, my take away was that I should read this NY Times article in a different context: an exclusively US based context written with the far-right wing leaning political centre currently in the US, and dismiss this article entirely. This further reinforces my feeling.
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Comment on Explain Linux controversies to me in ~tech
stewedrabbit Link ParentI have been gravitating back to Debian for years, until a couple of years I tried out Arch, and now it displaced Debian as the distro I keep returning to. Talking purely from a personal, perhaps...I have been gravitating back to Debian for years, until a couple of years I tried out Arch, and now it displaced Debian as the distro I keep returning to. Talking purely from a personal, perhaps emotional experience, I ascribe it to the IKEA effect:
The IKEA effect is a cognitive bias in which consumers place a disproportionately high value on products they partially created. The name refers to Swedish manufacturer and furniture retailer IKEA, which sells many items of furniture that require assembly.
A 2011 study found that subjects were willing to pay 63% more for furniture they had assembled themselves than for equivalent pre-assembled items.
The tinkering with Arch makes you place a disproportionately high value in the worth of the distribution :)
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Comment on France: Marine Le Pen found guilty in embezzlement trial in ~society
stewedrabbit Link ParentThat's one possibility, but he's still very young for a presidential candidate. Politics always find white rabbits in my experience, so who knows?That's one possibility, but he's still very young for a presidential candidate. Politics always find white rabbits in my experience, so who knows?
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Comment on France: Marine Le Pen found guilty in embezzlement trial in ~society
stewedrabbit LinkNow I'm getting concerned - not for the rule of law, I'm happy to see it survive in some parts of the world, but because of whomever stepping in the vacuum of Le Pen and playing their cards right,...Now I'm getting concerned - not for the rule of law, I'm happy to see it survive in some parts of the world, but because of whomever stepping in the vacuum of Le Pen and playing their cards right, could lead to a massive win for Rassemblement National. Here's hoping I'm wrong.
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Comment on What quotes inspire you? in ~talk
stewedrabbit LinkVáclav Havel, slightly edited by me.Each of us is given to discover that by changing themselves they can contribute to changing something in the world. This is a mysterious commandment, for it contains the fantastic idea that everyone can set the world in motion. But it is a logical commandment, because if I and you and they and everyone else do not decide to take that path, the world in which we live, which we help shape and for which we are responsible will never be able to move either. Each of us must begin with ourselves!
Václav Havel, slightly edited by me.
If you want a really good analogy you can feel, and are happy to spend some money on it (and in return be able to build circuits eventually), I can really recommend Spintronics (from Upperstory). The focus seems more kids/youngsters, but I can attest adults also get their kick out of it.