DitheringIdiot

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Turn off background app refresh(practicalbetterments.com)
1 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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by DitheringIdiot 3y ago
Yes you're right, that would probably prevent it
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by DitheringIdiot 3y ago
I made this one so I'm pretty sure it doesn't do that — but you just got me thinking of all the QR codes on tombstones and inked into people's skin that probably redirect to a pay day loan website or something.
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by DitheringIdiot 3y ago
You could always write code that saves the data temporarily until the user reconnects to the internet or even visits the website again. I'm not certain how I would use people's wifi passwords without being at their home, but I&#x
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Print off a QR code for guests to join your WiFi network(practicalbetterments.com)
63 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|59 comments
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Ask HN: What niche YouTube rabbit hole do you recommend?
8 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|8 comments
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Ask HN: Do you keep backups of entertainment? If yes, what?
2 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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Lubricate Your Keyholes(practicalbetterments.com)
36 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|62 comments
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Rename Bluetooth devices to something generic and unidentifiable(practicalbetterments.com)
2 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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Block Browser Notification Requests(practicalbetterments.com)
3 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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Rotate Your Mattress(practicalbetterments.com)
2 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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Delete or hide life-wasting apps(practicalbetterments.com)
1 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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by DitheringIdiot 3y ago
I meant it to be funny without being ironic. I think this is worth doing if you enjoy this kind of thing. So far the ones I've written about on the site have saved 5g + 0.1g + 0.5g (corners) + 2g = 7.6g, and there's lots more to c
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Cut rounded corners into your travel documents and medicine blister packs(practicalbetterments.com)
3 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|5 comments
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Create a one-tap navigation shortcut for your commute(practicalbetterments.com)
2 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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Block ads and tracking on your smart TV(practicalbetterments.com)
2 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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news.ycombinator.com/best(news.ycombinator.com)
4 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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by DitheringIdiot 3y ago
Well, I didn't expect that to get so many comments. It looks like there are a lot of people with perfectly valid reasons to keep some or all of these settings on. Which is great. I will rewrite the article to reflect that — and change
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Switch off bad TV settings(practicalbetterments.com)
421 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|495 comments
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Writing with AI(ia.net)
2 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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Organize Your Toiletries Chronologically(practicalbetterments.com)
1 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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by DitheringIdiot 3y ago
My guess is that set has higher resolution images, just because it can.
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Download all of Wikipedia on your phone(practicalbetterments.com)
119 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|80 comments
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Why lowercase letters save data(endtimes.dev)
3 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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Turn off in-app rating request popups(practicalbetterments.com)
1 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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by DitheringIdiot 3y ago
I was just posting this to see if Hacker News automatically put titles into title case — for an article I'm writing. Looks like it does. Which in my opinion is a bad thing — but not worth getting upset about.
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Example Domain(example.com)
1 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|1 comments
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Pretend to cancel your digital subscriptions(practicalbetterments.com)
6 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|0 comments
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by DitheringIdiot 3y ago
That's interesting, I'll look into it. Using the method outlined in the article I can get it to the point of being almost not being able to see the screen. Though at night once your eyes adjust, I think going even dimmer could be
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Create a shortcut for even lower phone brightness(practicalbetterments.com)
206 points by DitheringIdiot 3y ago|102 comments

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