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  1. Comment on Leaked email suggests Ring plans to expand ‘search party’ surveillance beyond dogs in ~tech

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    I dropped Anker at the same time for the same debacle. It's one thing to own your mistakes. It's entirely another to lie and gaslight your customers. I'm using Tapo at the moment, which, as far as...

    I dropped Anker at the same time for the same debacle. It's one thing to own your mistakes. It's entirely another to lie and gaslight your customers.

    I'm using Tapo at the moment, which, as far as I know, keeps things locally and hasn't had any shenanigans of the same kind as Eufy did.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Drinking two-three cups of coffee a day tied to lower dementia risk in ~health.mental

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    I’m going to be cognitively sound until I’m over 200 years old. Great news!

    I’m going to be cognitively sound until I’m over 200 years old. Great news!

    2 votes

  3. Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games

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    I never really considered it any more of a problem than losing health and having to pick up stimpacks or other consumable healing items etc in any other game

    I never really considered it any more of a problem than losing health and having to pick up stimpacks or other consumable healing items etc in any other game

    1 vote

  4. Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games

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    I really never saw it like that. Maybe I'm just lucky, and the fact that I started on Demon's Souls on the PS3 might mean I have some blindness in this area, but all the keys I gathered, doors I...

    I really never saw it like that. Maybe I'm just lucky, and the fact that I started on Demon's Souls on the PS3 might mean I have some blindness in this area, but all the keys I gathered, doors I unlocked, shortcuts I opened on my doomed walk through Prison Of Hope were not lost upon death. I did not lose progress.

    Just had to schwackadoodle a few more mind flayers to get my currency and consumables stocked up again.

    Seems like a long ass-time ago now :(

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Joy of sharing a creation replaced by a longing sadness in ~talk

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    Nothing really as Tailscale is "just" a hyper convenient low effort way to make a big wireguard network and easily on-board and manage machines.

    Nothing really as Tailscale is "just" a hyper convenient low effort way to make a big wireguard network and easily on-board and manage machines.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud in ~tech

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    In the UK at least, good FM on the equivalent station is noticeably better than the same station on DAB and you can do A-B listening quite easily.

    In the UK at least, good FM on the equivalent station is noticeably better than the same station on DAB and you can do A-B listening quite easily.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud in ~tech

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    Russ? That you? Here I am, sitting on a spike to make my headphones sound better. It's not comfy but oh the clarity. The sweet sweet clarity.

    Russ? That you? Here I am, sitting on a spike to make my headphones sound better. It's not comfy but oh the clarity. The sweet sweet clarity.

    11 votes

  8. Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games

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    That doesn't reset any game progress though. You keep your collectable items, any door unlocks, bonfire discoveries, and all boss kills. Respawning enemies is a mechanic, and one that's used for...

    That doesn't reset any game progress though. You keep your collectable items, any door unlocks, bonfire discoveries, and all boss kills. Respawning enemies is a mechanic, and one that's used for item farming, and xp farming. I wouldn't say at all that it's resetting progress when you die.

    Now Rogue on the other hand.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on I don't "get" soulslikes, but I'm interested in Bloodborne in ~games

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    What Dark Souls mechanics make you lose progress? I can't think of any

    obviate the mechanics that make you lose progress

    What Dark Souls mechanics make you lose progress? I can't think of any

    1 vote

  10. Comment on E-ink tablet recommendations for note taking in ~tech

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    I was in a rare office visit the other day and a colleague was enthusing about his Boox which he'd had for a long time. I borrowed it, did some doodling, some scrawl to text, and read a couple...

    I was in a rare office visit the other day and a colleague was enthusing about his Boox which he'd had for a long time. I borrowed it, did some doodling, some scrawl to text, and read a couple pages of comic book on it. If I wanted such a device, it would be on my list. Felt great to write on.

    I don't own one, and don't really want one, my e-reader is enough for me.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech

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    Every time I'm forced to use Matrix for anything I come away sour and salty. Lost history, encryption key required validation between apps that never work. Slow. Bad searching. Desynced chats. If...

    Every time I'm forced to use Matrix for anything I come away sour and salty. Lost history, encryption key required validation between apps that never work. Slow. Bad searching. Desynced chats. If the only choices were Matrix or IRC over RFC 2549, I'd be choosing RFC 2549.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech

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    Thanks for testing airplane mode. That's great. I suppose to be completely aware of what leaves your device you'd have to install a custom root certificate and use a MITM proxy , and hope they...

    Thanks for testing airplane mode. That's great.

    I suppose to be completely aware of what leaves your device you'd have to install a custom root certificate and use a MITM proxy , and hope they don't pin certificates or it gets a lot harder.

    7 votes

  13. Comment on Need a replacement for my old macbook pro, should I just get another one? in ~comp

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    Much as I love Linux on the desktop, I've had overall much less success on laptops I must say. For example, none of the fingerprint readers I've had on laptops have ever worked under Linux....

    Much as I love Linux on the desktop, I've had overall much less success on laptops I must say. For example, none of the fingerprint readers I've had on laptops have ever worked under Linux. libfprint is a mess. Yeah yeah, I could fix it myself (I couldn't) so I shouldn't complain, but eh. I'm going to complain anyway as I'm an entitled whiner. I also find that suspend / hibernate / sleep / resume is much less reliable than I'd like. Had a few hot bag incidents over the years, which isn't pleasant.

    8 votes

  14. Comment on Need a replacement for my old macbook pro, should I just get another one? in ~comp

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    Yeah, but then you'd have Windows. Eew.

    it's only in certain niches where the Windows laptops win out.

    Yeah, but then you'd have Windows. Eew.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on What are your food aversions? in ~food

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    For me it's anything fermented. Like Kimchi, natural process coffee, fermented soy of all kinds. Can't stand the smell or taste of any of it. I'll eat anything else in my sphere of food, but...

    For me it's anything fermented. Like Kimchi, natural process coffee, fermented soy of all kinds. Can't stand the smell or taste of any of it. I'll eat anything else in my sphere of food, but fermented things can get in the bin.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech

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    Monetisation. AI training. Which is maybe the same thing. The fact that they could do anything and have it be easier to ask forgiveness than permission. Also history. How many times do we have to...

    What are the incentives to lie and deal with storing this data?

    Monetisation. AI training. Which is maybe the same thing. The fact that they could do anything and have it be easier to ask forgiveness than permission. Also history. How many times do we have to be lied to? I'm sure they'll be on the level /this/ time. As opposed to all the other times.

    10 votes

  17. Comment on What are your food aversions? in ~food

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    Sprouts : Blanche, then quarter (or, half them if you're feeling frisky), stir fry them with a bit of maple syrup and cashew nuts. Or walnuts. Or some paprika spiced seitan or something. You're...

    Sprouts : Blanche, then quarter (or, half them if you're feeling frisky), stir fry them with a bit of maple syrup and cashew nuts. Or walnuts. Or some paprika spiced seitan or something. You're welcome.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech

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    Ah I'd rather not say. It's kind of a niche ISP.

    Ah I'd rather not say. It's kind of a niche ISP.

    9 votes

  19. Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech

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    My ISP does customer support on it.

    My ISP does customer support on it.

    9 votes

  20. Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month in ~tech

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    Phew, that's okay then. Who knows what is in use at the new place, and the new policy announced has weasel words in it too. We'll delete your data, except where we won't. Kind of thing. Great.

    Phew, that's okay then. Who knows what is in use at the new place, and the new policy announced has weasel words in it too.

    We'll delete your data, except where we won't. Kind of thing. Great.

    17 votes