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  1. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    The Pitt is pretty good but so much of it feels shoe-horned in. Tonight's episode with the parkour girl --- who the fuck says 'our tiktok page'!? I wish they'd dial it back and just use the lingo,...

    The Pitt is pretty good but so much of it feels shoe-horned in. Tonight's episode with the parkour girl --- who the fuck says 'our tiktok page'!?

    I wish they'd dial it back and just use the lingo, assuming the audience will get the gist if they don't fully understand.

  2. Comment on Nose dilators in ~health

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    yes! when it slides past that bump it isn’t so bad, but i’m with you on all points. i can see why they have the plastic coating and why it wears out, but… the whole thing would be a nice $9 item,...

    yes! when it slides past that bump it isn’t so bad, but i’m with you on all points. i can see why they have the plastic coating and why it wears out, but… the whole thing would be a nice $9 item, but no more.

    Silent Mammoth: 1 Star.

  3. Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music

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    i have both spotify and deezer. both offer lossless music now, which is great. it’s trivial to download flacs from deezer, but the discovery is terrible compared to spotify. ultimately, if i...

    i have both spotify and deezer. both offer lossless music now, which is great. it’s trivial to download flacs from deezer, but the discovery is terrible compared to spotify.

    ultimately, if i didn’t actively use both, id go deezer but use spotify to generate playlists that i import (scripted, most likely) — that would kind of be the best of both worlds.

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  5. Comment on Minimal image self-hosting in ~comp

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    that's awesome! I've been using imageMagick so much lately. Its such an excellent tool.

    that's awesome! I've been using imageMagick so much lately. Its such an excellent tool.

    2 votes
  6. Comment on Minimal image self-hosting in ~comp

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    its surprising that there isn't a 1:1 copy of ShareX for linux. For imgur, I just have this in zsh -- I'm on macos, but pbcopy could be replaced with xclip to pop the URL to the clipboard....

    its surprising that there isn't a 1:1 copy of ShareX for linux. For imgur, I just have this in zsh -- I'm on macos, but pbcopy could be replaced with xclip to pop the URL to the clipboard.

    function imgup() {
      local url
      url=$(curl -s --location \
        --request POST "https://api.imgur.com/3/image" \
        --header "Authorization: Client-ID 12345abcd" \
        --form "image=@$1" | jq -r '.data.link')
    
      [[ -n "$url" ]] && echo -n "$url" | pbcopy
      echo "$url"
    }
    

    SnapX looks to be the best contender outside of something hacky... which is still my preference :)

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  7. Comment on Minimal image self-hosting in ~comp

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    yeah, I definitely wouldnt have an open directory on your own system --- or even a webserver. you really just need something like dropsha.re or sharex but for linux. I was thinking you'd use...

    yeah, I definitely wouldnt have an open directory on your own system --- or even a webserver. you really just need something like dropsha.re or sharex but for linux.

    I was thinking you'd use something like inotifywait w/ an rsync push to a remote server. basically the as those other apps. once the file is transferred, move it to another folder and its done.

    1 vote
  8. Comment on Minimal image self-hosting in ~comp

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    why not simply have a watch on a local folder that uploads and moves everything that enters it? you could also have a one-liner to rename and post files to your server and copy the url to the...

    why not simply have a watch on a local folder that uploads and moves everything that enters it? you could also have a one-liner to rename and post files to your server and copy the url to the clipboard in one go, which is also handy.

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  10. Comment on Nose dilators in ~health

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    one thing about this is that it’s weird to get it in right, but once it slides into place, it’s pretty good. it just needs to be perfect. i tried sleeping with it in again but i remove it and hold...

    one thing about this is that it’s weird to get it in right, but once it slides into place, it’s pretty good. it just needs to be perfect. i tried sleeping with it in again but i remove it and hold onto it in my sleep.

    1 vote
  11. Comment on Sault - Wildfires (2020) in ~music

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    when they first started releasing stuff, that puzzle if figuring out who it was --- Cleo denying it a little... it was fun. One of my favorite projects of the last few years. With all this shit...

    when they first started releasing stuff, that puzzle if figuring out who it was --- Cleo denying it a little... it was fun. One of my favorite projects of the last few years.

    With all this shit going down, it feels like we're in another chapter of the same terrible story.

    2 votes
  12. Comment on Sault - Wildfires (2020) in ~music

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    Sault is a semi-anonymous (but not anymore) collective from the UK that cranked out a lot of great music around the George Floyd protests. All of their albums are great anyway, but this one stands...

    Sault is a semi-anonymous (but not anymore) collective from the UK that cranked out a lot of great music around the George Floyd protests. All of their albums are great anyway, but this one stands out with a couple excellent protest anthems that are sadly just as relevant today.

    3 votes
  13. Comment on Harry Styles - Aperture (2026) in ~music

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    Harry Styles' music isn't bad, but every song is about 1/3rd too long... if not more. Dude's gotta cut it down to three minutes. Do that and he's got a lot of bangers.

    Harry Styles' music isn't bad, but every song is about 1/3rd too long... if not more. Dude's gotta cut it down to three minutes. Do that and he's got a lot of bangers.

    1 vote
  14. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    it’s so true! the really weird thing is that you rarely see plain white shirts. i guess everybody just wears them until they’re toast. i think i need to start hitting up estate sales, which might...

    it’s so true! the really weird thing is that you rarely see plain white shirts. i guess everybody just wears them until they’re toast.

    i think i need to start hitting up estate sales, which might be a little morbid…

    1 vote
  15. Comment on Make everything okay in ~life

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    if they all suddenly drop dead, i’ll send you a nice bottle of scotch

    if they all suddenly drop dead, i’ll send you a nice bottle of scotch

    6 votes
  16. Comment on Nose dilators in ~health

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    ok! I got mine in and just started wearing it. Its weird going in, but with a little adjustment, it isnt too bad. I don't know what I was expecting, but maybe I was breathing pretty good the whole...

    ok! I got mine in and just started wearing it. Its weird going in, but with a little adjustment, it isnt too bad. I don't know what I was expecting, but maybe I was breathing pretty good the whole time :)

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  17. Comment on Nose dilators in ~health

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    I got this in today and I've been wearing it. I can absolutely see how it would be uncomfortable. The most minor adjustment helps out, but I have to tweak it every time. How anybody designed this...

    I got this in today and I've been wearing it. I can absolutely see how it would be uncomfortable. The most minor adjustment helps out, but I have to tweak it every time. How anybody designed this little thing is beyond me. Its weird going in, but ultimately not too uncomfortable... do I have a big nose‽ oh my god.

    edit: ok yeah -- it isnt comfortable for very long.

    1 vote
  18. Comment on Make everything okay in ~life

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    that works! yay!

    that works! yay!

    5 votes
  19. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    i’m slowly redoing my wardrobe and looking for good quality vintage knit ware— which is proving difficult. i found one nice 100% cotton sweater that is pretty much brand new for $15. I also scored...

    i’m slowly redoing my wardrobe and looking for good quality vintage knit ware— which is proving difficult. i found one nice 100% cotton sweater that is pretty much brand new for $15. I also scored some really nice light brown brogues for another $15. gave them a good cleaning and some fancy french polish and they look great.

    some of these stores are delusional, however. a used acrylic sweaters for $30 — terrible. the charity shops typically sell everything for around ten bucks or less, which is great, but the selection lacks.

    the next phase is going to be rag sales. basically a warehouse with massive piles of clothes and you pick through and pay by the pound. a lot of this stuff is the leftovers that other fancy vintage shops didn’t get — but there are always plenty of gems. it’s wild to see someone pull a leather jacket for $7.

    on instagram, elliotduprey gets some unbelievable finds. the trouble for me is being 6’4” with long-ass legs. handy for tops since i can wear mediums, but i’ll never find nice pants like him.

    … and that was my weekend. i pulled a list of shops and had chatgpt solve the salesman problem, which worked out really well.

    2 votes