Weldawadyathink's recent activity
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Comment on Resist and Unsubscribe in ~society
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Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI think so, but I can’t confirm for sure. I think the Apple Music apis are just an extension of the existing local music apis. I have never done this setup on my iPhone, so I can’t say for sure.I think so, but I can’t confirm for sure. I think the Apple Music apis are just an extension of the existing local music apis. I have never done this setup on my iPhone, so I can’t say for sure.
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Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
Weldawadyathink Link ParentThis reminded me of another fun Apple Music frontend I found recently: Univershuffle. It’s a super simple interface that just does one thing: shuffle all the music. Not all of your library, all of...This reminded me of another fun Apple Music frontend I found recently: Univershuffle. It’s a super simple interface that just does one thing: shuffle all the music. Not all of your library, all of the music on Apple Music. It’s a really fun way to find new music. I think it can also hook into a Spotify subscription as well.
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Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
Weldawadyathink Link ParentAs /I/kfwyre pointed out, Apple Music also supports uploading your own music. So your bandcamp library (or other library) can coexist with Apple Music songs. Uploaded music is a first class...As /I/kfwyre pointed out, Apple Music also supports uploading your own music. So your bandcamp library (or other library) can coexist with Apple Music songs. Uploaded music is a first class citizen, so you can play it from any device, stream it, download it, and it shows in the exact same way as other music.
His comment reminded me of another really cool feature that it also supports: you can change the metadata of Apple Music songs. I’ve been listening to the kpop demon hunters soundtrack recently, but for some insane reason, the order of the songs is all wrong. I thought I was going to have to pirate it and upload my own copy of it with the correct metadata. But I was able to go in (on my Mac) and just change the name and song order of the existing library.
I’ve been annoyed since Google play music was cancelled. YouTube music is an awful simulacrum of GPM. I actually payed for Spotify and YouTube music (for YouTube premium) for a while because I refused to use YouTube music. Apple Music is the first service I have found that is a worthy successor to GPM. And, to my surprise, it ended up being way better than GPM.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Weldawadyathink Link ParentThis is interesting! Fun little toy. Did you program in castling? I tried to short castle black, but it didn’t give me the option. It’s possible that the king or rook moved back to the original...This is interesting! Fun little toy.
Did you program in castling? I tried to short castle black, but it didn’t give me the option. It’s possible that the king or rook moved back to the original space, so I can’t say for sure if it was a bug. Perhaps a move history list could be a useful feature?
Ninja edit: looks like castling is there, so black must have moved back home. I was able to long castle white a few turns later.
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Comment on Do you have American healthcare? Do you pay for a gym membership? Perhaps you can pay less and get more! in ~health
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI made a support request and they got back to me pretty quick. They need a bit more info about the gyms I want to add (I wanted to include it, but for some reason every website wants to limit the...I made a support request and they got back to me pretty quick. They need a bit more info about the gyms I want to add (I wanted to include it, but for some reason every website wants to limit the number of characters in support requests). I’m going to ask if being a climbing gym is any sort of deal breaker. If not, maybe we can get them added! Even if I have to buy a higher tier, it would still probably be less than my climbing gym membership.
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Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
Weldawadyathink LinkOne plus for Apple Music that many people forget is the availability of third party frontends. iOS has long supported third party frontends to the users iTunes library. When Apple Music started,...One plus for Apple Music that many people forget is the availability of third party frontends. iOS has long supported third party frontends to the users iTunes library. When Apple Music started, they continued that support. So there are a ton of apps that change and improve the user experience (although the stock app is quite good). My personal favorite is Albums, which, as the name implies, is an album focused music app. A lot of people love Mavis Pro. I tried it, but didn’t care for it personally. If you don’t love the stock app, try some others and see if there is something you like better.
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Comment on Do you have American healthcare? Do you pay for a gym membership? Perhaps you can pay less and get more! in ~health
Weldawadyathink LinkThis is very cool! Kaiser in California has one pass select. Unfortunately the gym I want access to is a climbing gym, and they don’t seem to support them. But they did have a way to nominate new...This is very cool! Kaiser in California has one pass select. Unfortunately the gym I want access to is a climbing gym, and they don’t seem to support them. But they did have a way to nominate new gyms, so maybe I’ll give that a go.
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Comment on Food place recommendations in Paris? in ~travel
Weldawadyathink LinkIf you want an experience and are prepared to spend, check out Dans de la Noir. It’s a restaurant that gives you the experience of dining completely blind. You lock away all phones, watches, etc,...If you want an experience and are prepared to spend, check out Dans de la Noir. It’s a restaurant that gives you the experience of dining completely blind. You lock away all phones, watches, etc, anything that could produce light. You dine in total darkness without knowing the menu. That was my last meal in France, and it was a fantastic experience.
If you don’t want to spend that much, check out the Michelin guide. Restaurants that are on the guide but don’t have any stars seemed to me to be a fantastic balance of quality, affordability, and availability. I dined at a lot of guide restaurants throughout France, and was never once disappointed.
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Comment on US immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says in ~society
Weldawadyathink Link ParentWe already have infrastructure for children to be supported by the state. Is it a good system? Not really. But this is a hypothetical anyway. We could make that system good if we wanted. This is...finances
We already have infrastructure for children to be supported by the state. Is it a good system? Not really. But this is a hypothetical anyway. We could make that system good if we wanted.
abnormalities
This is eugenics. Let’s just not. Please. Anyway, these decisions should be made by a medical professional, not the mother, assuming that the fetus is otherwise viable outside the mother (which is the scenario we are discussing).
rape
So what? I don’t mean to sound insensitive, but why should an unrelated third party be harmed when someone commits a crime? The current issue with rape and abortion is significantly different than the « always viable outside the womb » scenario we are discussing.
bodily autonomy
I think you are misrepresenting the scenario. An abortion is currently a medical procedure. We are just replacing one medical procedure with another medical procedure. The new, hypothetical procedure happens to be significantly more beneficial for 50% of the involved parties.
Further, we seem to have no problem preventing medical procedures that risk the life of the patient. Physician assisted suicide is still illegal in many places. From the perspective of the fetus (especially if it is viable outside the womb), an abortion is functionally a physician assisted homicide.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Weldawadyathink Link ParentThere are two different types of oracle cloud accounts. There are « always free » accounts that can access only the always free resources. If you try to access more, you are blocked. The number of...There are two different types of oracle cloud accounts. There are « always free » accounts that can access only the always free resources. If you try to access more, you are blocked. The number of compute nodes for always free accounts is also limited, so once you have an account like this, it is very difficult to actually use. Oracle makes it quite hard to get these accounts.
Then there are regular paid billing accounts. Getting these accounts is much simpler (although more complex than they should be). With this account, you pay for what you use, and don’t have any artificial limits. You can use the ample compute resources, so you don’t have to fight for the specific « always free » nodes. Most importantly, you can still use up to the always free resource limits without a charge (although their craptastic website interface often doesn’t label things as always free). If you go over the limits, it will charge you to your set billing.
All of the issues I have heard about are on the « always free » style accounts, not paid billing accounts. I have a paid billing account for many years now and have only paid oracle a handful of dollars (when I would intentionally use something beyond the limits). As long as you use a full billing account, you shouldn’t have any issues with the oracle free tier.
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Comment on NexPhone - Smartphone PC that can boot into Windows, Android or Debian in ~tech
Weldawadyathink Link ParentIt reminds me of certain older cpu+motherboard combos with memory limits. They would list a certain memory size limit, but if you put in more, they work just fine. Turns out, when the platforms...It reminds me of certain older cpu+motherboard combos with memory limits. They would list a certain memory size limit, but if you put in more, they work just fine. Turns out, when the platforms were validated, ram sticks above a certain size didn’t exist. So a motherboard would be validated at 8gb (2 4gb sticks, with only 2 slots, and larger than 4gb sticks didn’t exist). But when ram manufacturing got better and 8gb sticks came out, it would run just fine with 16gb ram.
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Comment on What's the benefit of avoiding the debugger? in ~comp
Weldawadyathink Link ParentI haven’t used Java, but I think typescript with ‘any’ blocked is pretty similar. If there is a type I haven’t covered in the logic, I get squiggles and TS doesn’t compile. But TS error handling...I haven’t used Java, but I think typescript with ‘any’ blocked is pretty similar. If there is a type I haven’t covered in the logic, I get squiggles and TS doesn’t compile. But TS error handling is pretty terrible.
From what you describe, you might also like Swift. It’s a modern language, strongly typed, and requires that you annotate functions that can throw, and requires that errors be handled or at least acknowledged in some way. And, no, it is not exclusive to Apple platforms.
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Comment on Prepaid SIMs in Germany / Prepaid Jahrestarif in ~tech
Weldawadyathink LinkI have used and enjoyed Airalo before, but they do eSIMs. If you change your mind on eSIMs, I can send you a referral code that gives us both some free credit. Anyway, you don’t need a German...I have used and enjoyed Airalo before, but they do eSIMs. If you change your mind on eSIMs, I can send you a referral code that gives us both some free credit.
Anyway, you don’t need a German phone number for a German Apple ID. Just a German address (and you don’t need to verify it in any way). I have a UK and French Apple ID, both verified with my US phone number. And they are all on the same phone number. The UK Apple ID has the House of Commons as the address, so you literally can pick any address.
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Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk
Weldawadyathink Link ParentIt’s only for socks, but Darn Tough socks are worth every penny. If you aren’t aware, they are guaranteed for life. They are fantastic socks, so it will take you a long time to wear through them,...It’s only for socks, but Darn Tough socks are worth every penny. If you aren’t aware, they are guaranteed for life. They are fantastic socks, so it will take you a long time to wear through them, but when you do (nothing lasts forever), you fill out a short form online, mail them back, and get a store credit to use on their website for a new pair. Fantastic product, fantastic company. I couldn’t tell how their ownership works, but I think they are privately owned.
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Comment on Recommendations needed: Favorite “comfort” movies in ~movies
Weldawadyathink LinkRatatouille: I think this movie deserves to be taken seriously, but it can definitely be a chill movie on a second watch. Everything, Everywhere, all at once: I don’t think it would be good for...Ratatouille: I think this movie deserves to be taken seriously, but it can definitely be a chill movie on a second watch.
Everything, Everywhere, all at once: I don’t think it would be good for falling asleep to, but if you relax and enjoy the absurdity, I think it can be a good example.
Doctor Strange: This is my go to relax movie. It’s just all around good. Good fight scenes, the characters have some depth, etc.
I think many movies would be fine for this use on a second watch through.
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Comment on There’s no such thing as a fake feather in ~hobbies
Weldawadyathink Link(I wasn’t sure what group was best, please move it if there is a better group) Okay this video was actually mind blowing. I absolutely thought that cheap feathers were fake. I remember having...(I wasn’t sure what group was best, please move it if there is a better group)
Okay this video was actually mind blowing. I absolutely thought that cheap feathers were fake. I remember having feathers that would be a continuous surface and then split when abused. I always thought it was plastic links breaking, not some actual microstructure of real feathers.
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There’s no such thing as a fake feather
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Comment on UK Conservative party would ban under-16s from social media in ~society
Weldawadyathink Link ParentEvery iPhone since 2014 has had a Secure Enclave. The Android market is much more fragmented, and I am less familiar with it. But I think Google pay requires a secure element. So any phone that...Every iPhone since 2014 has had a Secure Enclave. The Android market is much more fragmented, and I am less familiar with it. But I think Google pay requires a secure element. So any phone that supports Google pay should have a secure element.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Weldawadyathink Link ParentPreviously I was using supabase free tier. I also experimented with neon for a bit. Both are managed services. I fully expect that I could make it work if I wanted to, and I have for the past 6...Previously I was using supabase free tier. I also experimented with neon for a bit. Both are managed services. I fully expect that I could make it work if I wanted to, and I have for the past 6 months, but now I want it to just work. And now I don’t have to manage things like point in time recovery.
My area has both Comcast and AT&T, but AT&T can’t reliably provide 50mbps download (I literally had to argue with them to downgrade to 25gbps because their lines couldn’t handle it). So effectively I only have Comcast. Please someone build out fiber.