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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
tomf LinkThis is hardly technical, but I noticed tonight that my Magic Trackpad 2's battery puffed up. Seems like a waste to replace the whole thing when I have it plugged in full time. remove rear panel...This is hardly technical, but I noticed tonight that my Magic Trackpad 2's battery puffed up. Seems like a waste to replace the whole thing when I have it plugged in full time.
- remove rear panel that is all glue and has the battery glued on
- the other end of the ribbon cable has a board that is wrapped in the wrapper of the battery.
- unroll that and snip the contacts one at a time, taping them etc
- plug that ribbon cable with the board back in
- find something else for a rear panel
The little board is for haptics. About five minutes of work and I've got a battery-free magic trackpad 2 that will easily last me another ten years.
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Comment on Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports
tomf LinkFun race. Nice to see both Alpines and RBs score too. pool-wise... Pierre Gasly: F1.5 1st George Russell: Podium (Wrong pos) Max Verstappen: 5+ to Podium Lance Stroll: Weekly Bet -- drivers with a...Fun race. Nice to see both Alpines and RBs score too.
pool-wise...
- Pierre Gasly: F1.5 1st
- George Russell: Podium (Wrong pos)
- Max Verstappen: 5+ to Podium
- Lance Stroll: Weekly Bet -- drivers with a lap slower than Seb's Shumacher lap.*
- Kimi Antonelli: Most Pos Gained, Driver of the Day
Everybody was slower than Seb's lap! He pilled a 1:21.151 where the fastest lap was 1:23.504.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started Dr. No by Ian Fleming? in ~books
tomf Linkthe Bond books are so much better than the movies. Dr No by Percival Everett is a great follow-up read to this one.the Bond books are so much better than the movies.
Dr No by Percival Everett is a great follow-up read to this one.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
tomf (edited )LinkThe Thomas Crown Affair (1999) is so good. It's been a minute since I watched it, but every part of it is so cleanly laid out. It's such a small detail, but I really appreciate that Thomas Crown...The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) is so good. It's been a minute since I watched it, but every part of it is so cleanly laid out.
It's such a small detail, but I really appreciate that Thomas Crown still gets junk mail and doesn't have his help toss it out.
edit: i can only assume he hired all of those randos off of craigslist.
edit: Prime Cut (1972)
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
tomf LinkI just started The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist (Joby Warrick, 2026, 384pg) after finishing All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire (Jonathan...I just started The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist (Joby Warrick, 2026, 384pg) after finishing All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire (Jonathan Abrams, 2018, 340pg) last night.
The book on The Wire was good -- but its an oral history, so it can be a little annoying to have the names over and over.
With this Carlos the Jackal book, it seems good so far. Its funny how he got his nickname from the book/movie and went on to be a key character in the Jason Bourne series.
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Comment on Taskmaster Season 22, Episode 1 - 'In my mind there’s a river.' | Full episode in ~tv
tomf (edited )LinkI love that one cut of young(er) Alex. quick edit: still sad that Nina Conti retired Monkey.I love that one cut of young(er) Alex.
quick edit: still sad that Nina Conti retired Monkey.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
tomf Link Parenthe sure kills a lot of people this time around. I still think the series is mostly honoring the books. I don't know why they cut out him thinking about what Joe would do etc, however. Definitely...he sure kills a lot of people this time around. I still think the series is mostly honoring the books. I don't know why they cut out him thinking about what Joe would do etc, however.
Definitely check out Furious if you haven't already. Its the best one on right now.
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parentthat dude from the Missed Apex podcast is the only Ocon fan I know of. Finding a second... well, proof we're in a simulation.that dude from the Missed Apex podcast is the only Ocon fan I know of. Finding a second... well, proof we're in a simulation.
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Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
tomf Linkfor macos I only discovered pbcopy and pbpaste last year. e.g. ls -1 | pbcopy to copy a listing. As for applications I wish I found ages ago, SwiftBar is the best. Any script output in the menubar...for macos I only discovered pbcopy and pbpaste last year. e.g.
ls -1 | pbcopyto copy a listing.As for applications I wish I found ages ago, SwiftBar is the best. Any script output in the menubar with cascading menus etc. Right now I'm tracking a specific car for sale in Rocket League, tracking drugs I'm taking, downloads from today in sabnzbd, unread email count with a list of subjects, and a simple calendar-like output for media (tv, scheduled movies, and sports for the day.)
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parentevery healthcare professional should have to have their marks on the wall or something. Crazy to get to work before its all kicked in. My sister is a ginger so she has to have more freezing than...every healthcare professional should have to have their marks on the wall or something. Crazy to get to work before its all kicked in. My sister is a ginger so she has to have more freezing than most -- and she only JUST found this out a decade ago after a life of terrible dental experiences.
oh man! okay yeah -- TN is nuts, right? The first time it flared up was from eating. So crazy. I can take a lot of pain, but that was a whole other category of suffering I wasn't aware of. The second time I was at a restaurant and I had some soup and 'tick', but it went away after a few minutes. The gal I was with said I was giving looks like Teen Wolf in the mirror. haha
I always want to be knocked out with whatever the fuck that IV was. That was glorious. I had a few weeks where I didn't feel rested at all... but since that black out... I haven't felt so rested in a long time.
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parenthaha I did a vanilla calorie one tonight and it tastes like a bottle of melted ice cream. I can't have certain food coloring and the others all had it, but sneakily (Erythrosine for Red #3.)haha I did a vanilla calorie one tonight and it tastes like a bottle of melted ice cream. I can't have certain food coloring and the others all had it, but sneakily (Erythrosine for Red #3.)
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parentthanks for the recipe! I'm definitely gonna do this in a week or two when I'm on normal stuff. I hope it goes fast. I'm starting day three and it feels like it'll be an eternity, but I'll be on...thanks for the recipe! I'm definitely gonna do this in a week or two when I'm on normal stuff.
I hope it goes fast. I'm starting day three and it feels like it'll be an eternity, but I'll be on french omelettes soon, so that it'll be a really nice. It's kind of good that I'm on the liquid diet in a way. I loaded up on soup from the store, which I never have. Might find something quick and good that I wouldn't normally.
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parentoh man, yeah. I was doing strawberry yogurt every day and it took a few years before I could go back. for your nick, Ocon?oh man, yeah. I was doing strawberry yogurt every day and it took a few years before I could go back.
for your nick, Ocon?
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parentyou're very lucky. I should follow your lotto picks :) I'm going to be doing a lot of butternut squash soup. I think its the best overall soup going. I've got a big-ass food processor (1.5hp!)...you're very lucky. I should follow your lotto picks :)
I'm going to be doing a lot of butternut squash soup. I think its the best overall soup going. I've got a big-ass food processor (1.5hp!) that I never use, so that'll get some love. I'm gonna use thirteen spice in it, which I only recently discovered.
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parenthaha your little shop of horrors doc sounds rough. I don't blame you for being an antidentite. I had four impacted and should have had those out a decade earlier, but I had a terrible dentist...haha your little shop of horrors doc sounds rough. I don't blame you for being an antidentite. I had four impacted and should have had those out a decade earlier, but I had a terrible dentist growing up. He was more interested in local theatre than anything.
I didnt go to the dentist for about five years after that. Its crazy, but I bought a pick thing and got a hygienist friend to teach me the right way to do a good job. When I went in for that first cleaning they said i was doing a pretty good job, so there's that. I've been going for regular appointments ever since, though. I still don't really like it. Also, when the fuck did we stop getting toys‽ Oh, just because I'm in my mid 40s doesn't mean I shouldn't get a goddamn bouncy ball. Keep your toothpaste, doc.
Have you ever had any trigeminal neuralgia? I rarely get it, but there are people who have that all the time and I just don't know how they manage. Whenever I get to whining about anything medical, I think on those poor folks. That is by far the worst pain I've ever experienced.
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parenti wish I could chew on bananas. I don't really like fruit. I eat blueberries every day (except now), but I've probably had a dozen apples in my life. I'm more of a brussels sprouts kind of dude. I...i wish I could chew on bananas.
I don't really like fruit. I eat blueberries every day (except now), but I've probably had a dozen apples in my life. I'm more of a brussels sprouts kind of dude.
I think blended stews are going to be the way to go. I'm not going to blend animal protein no matter what happens.
With the swelling i have on the one side, I kind of look like I did before I dropped a bunch of weight over a decade ago.
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link ParentI'm also lactose intolerant. I've got a good lactose free (lie) yogurt -- it just has the enzyme, but its good. I had three lactaid-like capsules to approach that ice cream last night. That... all...I'm also lactose intolerant. I've got a good lactose free (lie) yogurt -- it just has the enzyme, but its good. I had three lactaid-like capsules to approach that ice cream last night.
That... all kind of sucks. I hope it figures itself out. If you have recipes all typed up, send 'em over :)
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parenthahaha at first I read that as if you were mixing Ensure and the mashed potatoes and I was prepared to never eat again. Good call with the Ensure, though. Which flavor did you like the most?hahaha at first I read that as if you were mixing Ensure and the mashed potatoes and I was prepared to never eat again.
Good call with the Ensure, though. Which flavor did you like the most?
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Comment on Post-tooth extraction diets! in ~food
tomf Link Parentsteak shake! hahahaha -- that's wild. How was it? I guess it'd be like a... cooked tartare... I dont think I'll be heading down that path (at least not right away.) I had my wisdom teeth out at 27...steak shake! hahahaha -- that's wild. How was it? I guess it'd be like a... cooked tartare... I dont think I'll be heading down that path (at least not right away.)
I had my wisdom teeth out at 27 and all four were impacted and one was almost touching the roots of the tooth I just had extracted. I get that they're an evolutionary thing leftover... but jesus christ, its been tens of thousands of years -- hurry up :)
Thats fucked about the sprained TMJ. I can't even imagine. Here I am whining because the ice pack is cold.
I just discovered that they did a new transfer of Seinfeld in 4:3! HD and we can see the pothole! So far as I know its all from the UHD rips.