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  1. Comment on A new anonymous phone carrier lets you sign up with nothing but a US zip code in ~tech

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    If you haven't already, Dark Wire by Joseph Cox (404Media) is an excellent, quick read all about it. If it wasn't reported on and was in a movie, I'd call it lazy hollywood bullshit -- but the way...

    If you haven't already, Dark Wire by Joseph Cox (404Media) is an excellent, quick read all about it. If it wasn't reported on and was in a movie, I'd call it lazy hollywood bullshit -- but the way it all goes down is perfect.

  2. Comment on A new anonymous phone carrier lets you sign up with nothing but a US zip code in ~tech

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    this will be way better than ANOM for my hitman side hustle.

    this will be way better than ANOM for my hitman side hustle.

    7 votes
  3. Comment on 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke reacts to his life in photos: 'Mary Poppins,’ 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' in ~movies

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    Van Dyke has written a bunch of books. His latest, 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life is on my list.

    Van Dyke has written a bunch of books. His latest, 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life is on my list.

    2 votes
  4. Comment on Your favorite deeply unpopular music in ~music

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    Traitors is basically a simple version of Werewolf. It works well for a TV show. This one isn't as dramatic as the others --- those can be over the top.

    Traitors is basically a simple version of Werewolf. It works well for a TV show. This one isn't as dramatic as the others --- those can be over the top.

    1 vote
  5. Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music

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    phones really need to have separate users for everything. it’d be so easy to implement, too.

    phones really need to have separate users for everything. it’d be so easy to implement, too.

    3 votes
  6. Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music

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    its worth going with a family plan. I have one for my assistants and when people are over etc -- they can fuck it up all they want, then I have another account just for dinner time that is all...

    its worth going with a family plan. I have one for my assistants and when people are over etc -- they can fuck it up all they want, then I have another account just for dinner time that is all jazz and soft stuff, then another for my actual listening... but I also ruined that with my sleep stuff, so I'm gonna do another account for that, I guess :)

    4 votes
  7. Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music

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    Mine is all skewed. I think I need a 'sleep music' account like I have for 'dinner music and home assistants' -- Top Artists Bremer/McCoy Dabuell Kendrick Lamar Holybrune The Vernon Spring Top...

    Mine is all skewed. I think I need a 'sleep music' account like I have for 'dinner music and home assistants' --

    Top Artists

    1. Bremer/McCoy
    2. Dabuell
    3. Kendrick Lamar
    4. Holybrune
    5. The Vernon Spring

    Top Songs

    1. Durand Jones - The Way That I Do
    2. Nils Frahm - The Dane
    3. Vega Trails - Love Your Grace
    4. Dabuell & Holybrune - Day & Night * my fav
    5. The Vernon Spring - Mother's Love

    Genres

    1. Hardcore Hip Hop
    2. Soul Jazz
    3. Retro Soul
    4. Soundtrack
    5. Neoclassical

    it thinks I am 23 years old.

    7539 songs listened, 3631 artists, 91998 minutes... and I'm a leader of Cloud State Society -- whatever that is.

    In reality, for spotify, I mostly listen to soul, jazz, dark techno, east coast rap from the early to mid 90s, lots of death grips... and then this nordic jazz for sleep, cooking, etc.

    2 votes
  8. Comment on Your favorite deeply unpopular music in ~music

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    the traitor format is fun. i never watch that kind of show, but this has all of our favourites minus Bob Mortimer, who would have been amazing.

    the traitor format is fun. i never watch that kind of show, but this has all of our favourites minus Bob Mortimer, who would have been amazing.

    1 vote
  9. Comment on Your favorite deeply unpopular music in ~music

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    you should check Celebrity Traitors UK! His podcast, Chatabix is the one. David Earl was Kev in Derek and the drama teacher or whatever in After Life, if you saw those. He's funny and makes music...

    you should check Celebrity Traitors UK! His podcast, Chatabix is the one. David Earl was Kev in Derek and the drama teacher or whatever in After Life, if you saw those. He's funny and makes music for every episode that is super catchy... way better than it should be for a one-off

    1 vote
  10. Comment on Your favorite deeply unpopular music in ~music

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    I heard about it from David Earl, if you know him. He's got a podcast with Joe Wilkinson that is an absolute mess of a show... anyway, he loved it :)

    I heard about it from David Earl, if you know him. He's got a podcast with Joe Wilkinson that is an absolute mess of a show... anyway, he loved it :)

    1 vote
  11. Comment on Cloud hosting in EU in ~comp

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    I figured they just wanted something close to home :)

    I figured they just wanted something close to home :)

    1 vote
  12. Comment on Your favorite deeply unpopular music in ~music

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    did you catch Boybands Forever on BBC2?

    did you catch Boybands Forever on BBC2?

    1 vote
  13. Comment on Cloud hosting in EU in ~comp

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    if you haven't already, you might as well claim your free service from Oracle [guide] -- you get 200gb storage, 24gb ram, and 4 cores, I think. I run two -- a small one and a big one. If you give...

    if you haven't already, you might as well claim your free service from Oracle [guide] -- you get 200gb storage, 24gb ram, and 4 cores, I think. I run two -- a small one and a big one. If you give them a credit card, its still free, but you dont have to worry about regional availability.

    One note: once you pick your region, you're locked in for life and they're really good about preventing people from having multiple accounts.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    good timing to watch The Pitt -- new season is on January 18th. I love The Chair Company and I am in full agreement with you.

    good timing to watch The Pitt -- new season is on January 18th.

    I love The Chair Company and I am in full agreement with you.

    1 vote
  15. Comment on Day 2: Gift Shop in ~comp.advent_of_code

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    This is only part one. I'll do the second later. Google Sheets =INDEX( LET( _i,SPLIT(TOCOL(SPLIT(A1,",")),"-"), _n,--REPT(ROW(1:99999),2), SUM( SPLIT( BYROW( _i, LAMBDA( _x, LET( _l,INDEX(_x,0,1),...

    This is only part one. I'll do the second later.

    Google Sheets
    =INDEX(
      LET(
       _i,SPLIT(TOCOL(SPLIT(A1,",")),"-"),
       _n,--REPT(ROW(1:99999),2),
       SUM(
        SPLIT(
         BYROW(
          _i,
          LAMBDA(
           _x,
           LET(
            _l,INDEX(_x,0,1),
            _r,INDEX(_x,0,2),
            JOIN(
             ",",
             IFERROR(
              QUERY(
               _n,
               "where
                 Col1 >="&_l&" and 
                 Col1 <="&_r&""),
              ","))))),
        ","))))
    

    edit: faster

    2 votes
  16. Comment on Day 1: Secret Entrance in ~comp.advent_of_code

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    haha that and its really all I'm good at in this space. Last year I only did a few days -- but I usually get about 3/4 done. Its once we get into the 'build a computer...' that I tap out

    haha that and its really all I'm good at in this space. Last year I only did a few days -- but I usually get about 3/4 done. Its once we get into the 'build a computer...' that I tap out

    1 vote
  17. Comment on Day 1: Secret Entrance in ~comp.advent_of_code

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    I'm not sure how much I'll do this year, but here's P1 and P2 in Google Sheets The Formula =INDEX( LET( in,TOCOL(A:A,3), m,IF(LEFT(in)="R",1,-1)*REGEXEXTRACT(in,"\d+"),...

    I'm not sure how much I'll do this year, but here's P1 and P2 in Google Sheets

    The Formula
    =INDEX(
      LET(
       in,TOCOL(A:A,3),
       m,IF(LEFT(in)="R",1,-1)*REGEXEXTRACT(in,"\d+"),
       r,SCAN(50,m,LAMBDA(x,y,MOD(x+y,100))),
       t,MOD(r-m,100),
       VSTACK(
        SUM(N(r=0)),
        SUM(1+INT((ABS(m)-IF(t=0,100,IF(m>0,100-t,t)))/100)))))
    
    4 votes
  18. Comment on Netflix kills casting from phones in ~tech

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    lots of great black friday deals out for usenet, too. :)

    lots of great black friday deals out for usenet, too. :)

    13 votes
  19. Comment on Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    I just think he's too hard on himself and the car when things aren't perfect. He's put on a better face since the break, which is great. Now, on the positive front, there's a lot of optimism...

    I just think he's too hard on himself and the car when things aren't perfect. He's put on a better face since the break, which is great.

    Now, on the positive front, there's a lot of optimism around the Merc PU... so maybe it'll all be fine.

    I'm also going for Max to scoop this if Oscar can't pull of a monkey paw.

    2 votes