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>It too me years to even be able to talk about this episode of my life to anyone. It was horrible. I am glad you found the courage to share a bleak chapter in your life, and for being unflinchingly honest. I hope it was cathartic ─ your
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> The agency said Peloton's treadmills are designed differently than its peers, with "an unusual belt design that uses individual rigid rubberized slats or treads that are interlocked and ride on a rail." That's inste
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>Your profile may be set to 'Adaptive', and it may automatically use the 'Primarily AC' behavior. Initially, it was set to Adaptive by default in the BIOS. During the process of fault-finding -- changed it to 'St
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Thank you for engaging, and for your suggestions. I have owned the machine from new, for a little more than a year. It was manufactured approximately 4 months prior to the date, it came into my possession. The laptop was displaying the prob
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I read this CVE with some interest, to see if it provides a solution to a frustrating problem, involving a Latitude 5300 (2-in-1). The problem: once the device is fully charged and subsequently shutdown, it rapidly drains the battery to aro
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5y ago
>I have a totally different experience. I accidentally submerged my iPhone X in the sea as I got off a boat[1] You were lucky and got it replaced under goodwill, as iPhone X has an IP67 rating[1] and specific about sea/salt water da
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>Why do er evne need Remotes anymore? This is an even more myopic view, than the ones I have come across before e.g. why do I need a Harmony, my X device already comes with one? I certainly did not need one, until the remote for my Yamah
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>I think Logitech is the Google of input devices. And not in a good way. This encapsulates my view and experience. In the case of Google, I have learnt not to rely upon their services, and trained myself to move quickly through the stage
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It is a unique codename for the plan to be enacted, in the event of a death of a senior royal. A long read but worth it -- illustrates the complexity and planning required. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/
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6y ago
>When old.reddit.com finally goes dark, I'm leaving. I browse on desktop via FF and have RES installed, along with uBlock Origin and uMatrix; even though I am not a power user ─ the experience is great. For the phone, I use Apollo o
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>But Signal needs to keep core feature parity to remain competitive with WhatsApp, Telegram etc. And that includes a payment mechanism. If anybody tried to onboard me on the basis of a 'payment mechanism' feature -- the answer
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I am suffering from messaging app fatigue, using WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and iMessage on Android and/or iOS. No sooner than witnessing a significant portion of my contact list migrating to Signal from WhatsApp, after the ToC/pr
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avoiding verbing and adjectiving nouns. Try not to verb nouns or to adjective them. So do not: critique style guides I am not sure what to make of the section on Americanisms, which is quite scathing regarding its usage. I have grown 
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I discovered it in après-ski bars of Kitzbühel, where it was given away liberally with shots of vodka (almost for free). It was hard to refuse it, as alcohol/socialising costs accounted for a significant budget of a skiing holiday.
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The introspection or lack thereof, might be defined by Nash equilibrium. Nevertheless, the situation depicted in the article is a life hack -- exactly as described. There is no malicious intent/compliance, rather it is about having the
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Thanks for the tip on iA Writer ─ like the aesthetics, and features. I will definitely give it a shot.
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I really hope they don't kill it. Although, I never really recovered from the Red Wedding of Reader. However, I recently convinced myself to use Google Keep; it has a neat implementation of grabbing text from an image and works fairly
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It used to be the case, that when you were either buying direct from Amazon or FBA, it provided some peace of mind. Today it is a lottery. If you haven't come across any issues then you are either too trusting and/or probably not
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>Imagine if Microsoft had taken that approach when they built Xbox, they knew some products are a marathon not a race. Xbox nearly died in development, as Bill Gates was none too pleased with the decision. Fries recalls Microsoft's
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My Galaxy S4 on 4.4.x had this app pre-installed. I must have either rooted prior to any parasitic behaviour or attribute it to Xprivacy, as I did not encounter any ads. Regardless, not endorsing this app, just an alternative view, as it no
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>I remember the UK government investigation into Huawei concluding that not only was their security posture insufficient for critical infrastructure, but their engineering practices were likely a decade away from being at a point where t
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>My Little Crony [1] was featured in some UK media in November. It wasn't widely reported in the mainstream media, but it drew attention via Byline Times. Similarly, the Tufton Street gang, with the same cast of characters, whose te
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It seems that naming conventions are generally an exercise in afterthought, coupled with a marketing campaign, which is supposedly expected to adhere to the underlying technical specifications. There are ample examples, where they seem to b
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I found myself hankering after a P-series Thinkpad, after watching Louis Rossmann, near enough destroying one of them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig3xI8dUdm0
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6y ago
I would like to add Mixcloud to your list, if it is not already on your radar.
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>$549!? At this price, it is a luxury that can wait until AirPods Max 2, as I have already upgraded to XM4/Buds+/Jabra 75t this year for work and pleasure. However, at first glance, some integrated design aesthetics will provid
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7y ago
I have specifically asked @dang to remove my account. I don't feel it is right for me to comment any more.
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Yes, I do. I was not aware of the implications. I appreciate the heads-up. I have now educated myself. Thank you. https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/ev0lit/archivetoda...
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Thank you for the explanation. The original article is certainly not paywalled in my jurisdiction, hence the consternation, at using an alternative source.
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7y ago
I agree.
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