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Comment on Without looking, do you have a vague idea of your coordinates? in ~talk
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Comment on A new Jolla phone has reached the required pre-order crowd-funding amount in ~tech
trim Link ParentHopefully. I have written to them. Feeling daftHopefully. I have written to them. Feeling daft
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Comment on A new Jolla phone has reached the required pre-order crowd-funding amount in ~tech
trim LinkWish I'd read the page properly before "paying" £79.99 for a device, when that was just to secure a preorder. Should have known the thing wouldn't be that cheap. Teach me to read web pages properly ehWish I'd read the page properly before "paying" £79.99 for a device, when that was just to secure a preorder. Should have known the thing wouldn't be that cheap. Teach me to read web pages properly eh
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Comment on 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars coming to theaters in 2027 in ~movies
trim Link4K77 gave me goosebumps when I watched it at home earlier this year. Properly good those practical effects and models were.4K77 gave me goosebumps when I watched it at home earlier this year. Properly good those practical effects and models were.
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Comment on Lord Of The Rings author's writing desk up for auction in ~books
trim LinkI guess it’ll raise more than just a Tolkien amount.I guess it’ll raise more than just a Tolkien amount.
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Comment on RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung in ~tech
trim Link ParentI picked a really bad time to suggest we build a gaming computer together for the lads Christmas. Whoops.I picked a really bad time to suggest we build a gaming computer together for the lads Christmas. Whoops.
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Comment on Any tips for learning a new language at my age? (50s) via Babbel? in ~humanities.languages
trim LinkOne of the things with the early German flash cards is my brain is just throwing French words at my head , flash card shows 'Yellow' and I'm thinking, yea, that's Jaune. Same thing happened...One of the things with the early German flash cards is my brain is just throwing French words at my head , flash card shows 'Yellow' and I'm thinking, yea, that's Jaune.
Same thing happened actually when I followed Michelle Thomas Spanish course 20 years ago. Bits of French polluting my Spanish learning.
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Any tips for learning a new language at my age? (50s) via Babbel?
I learned French to schoolboy level as a, well, schoolboy. I've remembered quite the remarkable amount I think. Learned The Klingon Language must be 20 years ago, to a point where I could converse...
I learned French to schoolboy level as a, well, schoolboy. I've remembered quite the remarkable amount I think. Learned The Klingon Language must be 20 years ago, to a point where I could converse with other speakers to some extent, but never the best.
More recently I've become quite interested in historical linguistics, from watching Simon Roper with Old English, and Jackson Crawford. Old English fascinates me as we were never considered clever enough at school to study English properly - that was only for the clever kids.
Because I couldn't find a good Frisian online learning resource, I decided to try my hand at modern German.
Been following Babbel for about 2 months now so super early. I "completed" the first set of lessons and have been doing the vocabulary tests to try and make sure these sink in before progressing, but I find that I regularly only get 2/10, 3/10 on the flashcards.
I've started doing whole first lesson set again, and I find them really easy. I'm basically intuiting a lot of the questions from knowledge of English, French and "common sense" I suppose. Is it odd that I can 100% the lessons easily and quickly, but the vocabulary tests just aren't there for me? My listening and speaking seems quite good according to the app.
Is it too early to tell (I think it might be), should I supplement Babbel with something else, like live learning (perhaps eventually, not right now - I think it'd be pointless at such a low level).
Anything else? Interested in anyone's thoughts.
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Comment on 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke reacts to his life in photos: 'Mary Poppins,’ 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' in ~movies
trim (edited )Link ParentI was musing the other day that in the place where my Mum lives there were five generations of my family in that building at that time. My grandkids (00s), my children (30s), me (50s), mum (80s)...I was musing the other day that in the place where my Mum lives there were five generations of my family in that building at that time. My grandkids (00s), my children (30s), me (50s), mum (80s) and her aunt (90s). That was quite the sobering thought. More sobering to realise it won't last much longer. In the end, time is the one thing we all run out of.
I did stop and think that if mum makes it to the same age as her aunt, I'll be in my 70s. Uhhhh.
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Comment on Netflix kills casting from phones in ~tech
trim Link ParentI'm waiting for the time they decide that the lifetime of my lifetime sub is over. Certainly wouldn't be the first 'lifetime' sub I've had that a company has just torn up.I'm waiting for the time they decide that the lifetime of my lifetime sub is over. Certainly wouldn't be the first 'lifetime' sub I've had that a company has just torn up.
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Comment on Modern Christmas carol renditions that aren't mediocre CCM? in ~music
trim LinkStraight No Chaser do an excellent 12 days of Christmas. I'm also partial to Residue, though this is a take on a traditional new year song by Waterson:Carthy from this album...Straight No Chaser do an excellent 12 days of Christmas. I'm also partial to Residue, though this is a take on a traditional new year song by Waterson:Carthy from this album
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Heathens_and_the_Old_Green_Man
Which is one of my favourites to listen to at this time of year.
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Comment on Modern Christmas carol renditions that aren't mediocre CCM? in ~music
trim Link ParentAh Kate Rusby is fab. Saw her at the Sage. I often find myself playing Big Brave Bill when I want my mood lifting. Not very Christmassy thoughAh Kate Rusby is fab. Saw her at the Sage. I often find myself playing Big Brave Bill when I want my mood lifting. Not very Christmassy though
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Comment on United Kingdom electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax in ~transport
trim LinkPresumably they'd have to start recording the mileage at sale. Otherwise when you buy a vehicle 3 days before its MOT is due, you'd be on the hook for all of the previous driver's mileage. And MOT...Presumably they'd have to start recording the mileage at sale. Otherwise when you buy a vehicle 3 days before its MOT is due, you'd be on the hook for all of the previous driver's mileage. And MOT don't happen until a vehicle is 3 years old anyway. And when you board a continental ferry or train service, so that miles done outside of the UK don't count. Or maybe they will count. That sounds unfair enough to be a british government policy right now.
I have no idea why they didn't add tarrifs or duty style taxes to public charging infrastructure, and home charging tarrifs. Most people I know with charge at home EVs leverage their smart meter to get advantageous electricity prices. They might be worried about a few folks "scamming" them out of a few pennies using solar for the three days a year when they could charge from that source.
That sounds much easier and cheaper than trying to record mileage everywhere.
Of course there's no detail yet. I fully expect that whatever we do will be done in the least competent, most complex, least cost efficient way possible, as is the British way. 🇬🇧
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Comment on French farm has €90,000 worth of snails stolen in ~food
trim Link ParentYou'd think the getaway would be somewhat slow, n'est ce pas?You'd think the getaway would be somewhat slow, n'est ce pas?
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Comment on Over 120,000 home cameras hacked for 'sexploitation' footage in ~tech
trim Link ParentThe Anker situation with their Eufy products really ground my gears. They denied and denied and deflected until the weight of evidence was so great before issuing some 'sorry you were upset'...The Anker situation with their Eufy products really ground my gears. They denied and denied and deflected until the weight of evidence was so great before issuing some 'sorry you were upset' apology.
Never touched an Anker product since. Skeevy way to do business.
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Comment on Are there any macjams.com refugees on Tildes? in ~music
trim LinkI use a Synthstrom Deluge and there is a community on discord with song competitions, help and support and whatnot. I don't know of a generic one for what you say, but maybe there is. I'm in a few...I use a Synthstrom Deluge and there is a community on discord with song competitions, help and support and whatnot. I don't know of a generic one for what you say, but maybe there is. I'm in a few synth and music making adjacent discords.
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Comment on Battlefield 6 developer issues report on kernel-level anti-cheat, citing success in ~games
trim Link ParentIf you’re trying to claim that kernel level spyware presents no risks in addition to what you can do in userland then I don’t believe it. Firstly why would they even bother with kernel code if...If you’re trying to claim that kernel level spyware presents no risks in addition to what you can do in userland then I don’t believe it.
Firstly why would they even bother with kernel code if they could accomplish their spying in user mode equivalently.
Secondly whilst user mode software does exist that can do those things, such programs tend not to be quasi mandatory and installed in a sidecar type way, and most software I’d install wouldn’t be specifically designed to spy on me.
Anyway there’s clearly a gulf here and I noped out of the entire thing by just avoiding these products.
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Comment on Battlefield 6 developer issues report on kernel-level anti-cheat, citing success in ~games
trim Link ParentOh right sorry. Misunderstood! Same as me then pretty much.Oh right sorry. Misunderstood! Same as me then pretty much.
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Comment on Battlefield 6 developer issues report on kernel-level anti-cheat, citing success in ~games
trim Link ParentIf you detest invasive anti cheat, why support it? Do you type other credentials or do sensitive things on your computer with a malware compromised kernel that's poking around on your PCIe bus and...If you detest invasive anti cheat, why support it? Do you type other credentials or do sensitive things on your computer with a malware compromised kernel that's poking around on your PCIe bus and all your other application's memory? That's a lot of trust to place in malware developers who don't have your best interests at heart.
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Comment on Windows: Linux GPU gaming benchmarks on Bazzite in ~games
trim Link ParentRootkit anti cheat is disgusting and the only way I'd countenance such a thing is if a system was built entirely and only for gaming. Why in the ever loving Arkleseizure would I do anything,...Rootkit anti cheat is disgusting and the only way I'd countenance such a thing is if a system was built entirely and only for gaming. Why in the ever loving Arkleseizure would I do anything, anything at all, like my banking or use any other credential at all, when there's something as invasive and creepy as that installed on the computer. The sheer hubris of these companies thinking they have the right to such access.
So, a console then, pretty much.
Of course, I built a system based on Endeavor OS (Arch), store it out of sight and use WOL and Sunshine/Moonlight to play it. All the games that want to creep on my activity can get in the bin.
I kind of do, because some business around here use the value of degrees north as part of their identity. It's kinda rough though. And being in England, and roughly in line with London, the other one is kinda roughly known too. I wouldn't rely on it for a rescue though, for sure. Still better than W3W though, no doubt.