Freak_NL

37 ms·

781.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
It's all about creating the appearance of wasted effort on the side of the taggers, possibly sprinkled with a little political nudging to stop highlighting that specific bit of failure. I hate tagging done in places where people obviou
782.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
It's fairly common: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_privacy > Over 150 national constitutions mention the right to privacy. Not the US, but: > In the US, privacy and associated rights have been determ
783.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
Be wary though. Miele started fucking up their value proposition too. Parts may no longer be sold by repairfolk not associated with Miele. That's usually the start of the slide down the quality and repairability scale. See this message
784.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
There is probably a lesson in here about trying to be too clever about perceived bugs. It feels similar to developers removing the ability to select text from not just one-word buttons, but all kinds of UI elements on a website (because it
785.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
I remember growing up in the eighties that pasta essentially meant macaroni or spaghetti in the Netherlands; occasionally lasagne. Most pasta dishes cooked were those bludgeoned into Dutch submission (i.e., sauces made from a packet, and in
786.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
For any digital crowdsourced dictionary to be useful and viable, step one is to have an open license to prevent contributors from being turned off by the thought of contributing their efforts to what might eventually just end up as commerci
787.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
GrapheneOS is what specifically made me buy a Pixel (6 in my case). It's probably the sanest Android distribution available.
788.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
> One of Xiran Jay Zhao’s books apparently has an Uyghur main character, which would explain why they might be considered undesirable. Ouch. Yes, that would seem likely to anger some groups in China.
789.
Science fiction awards held in China under fire for excluding authors(theguardian.com)
26 points by Freak_NL 3y ago|6 comments
790.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
openstreetmap.org not .com (!)
791.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
And any above ground stuff is rather visible in any case, and mapped extensively on OpenStreetMap.
792.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
I wonder if he ever considered a follow-up for the penny-farthing.
793.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
Transport tickets, booking confirmations, (censored) ID copies for accommodations, all stuff I prefer to take with me on paper when travelling (even if just as a backup). Also printing guidelines/designs/checklists for woodworking
794.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
Hackaday links to this brief message on the website of Haier Europe: https://corporate.haier-europe.com/press-release/hon-app-a-m... It never ceases to amaze me how someone (or more likely some team) can write somethin
795.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
“Huh. It's funny how you stop caring about these things when you can afford to jet off to Saint Tropez for the weekend just because you have a hankering for bouillabaisse.”
796.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
Wouldn't be surprised. Good furniture can be had second-hand now, but if everyone starts doing this demand will outstrip supply by far. My first sofa was a turquoise leather 2½ seater bought for €100 from a municipal charity shop. Impo
797.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
I really have no qualms about Fastmail spam handling either. It's fine; don't let that stop anyone from switching away from Google.
798.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
That teenager also doesn't want to deal with someone caught stealing. That's a bother that is way above their pay grade, with only downsides for them even if everything is handled with a minimum of fuss.
799.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
Nah, don't worry. Theft at self checkouts is turning into a national hobby¹. 1: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/01/05/de-diefstalcijfers-stij...
800.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
The point is cost savings for the supermarket. That's it. Some customer prefer them, but usually that is the effect of deliberately understaffing the remaining cash registers, or the customer being completely unable or unwilling to int
801.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
The majority of people are proficient in either one language, or that language plus English. We are in a minority not worth catering to if selling eyeballs is the business model, because we are by definition proficient in a language.
802.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
Friction frustrates processes though. If working with a tool is constant pain, then the process is going to suffer.
803.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
And you cannot disable it. I watch videos in several languages, but titles are translated into English unless I switch to another language (and then they are all in that language), but I can't tell Youtube to just present the titles in
804.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
This is not a matter of technology. Any new technology will just get coopted by the rich and powerful. That plucky little startup tasked with making the world a better place will get bought, merged, hedged, stripped, and morphed until it is
805.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
> PoC||GTFO style ?
806.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
It's fine on most screens for most content on an average TV screen even. Sure, not good enough if you are sitting down in a home cinema for the latest blockbuster, but totally OK for Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget or just tuning out
807.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
In what sense is that a meme?
808.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
> Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy. The linked cookie policy is hosted on a different do
809.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
Or rather, 'turborotonde' if you want Dutch sources where it was spelled correctly.
810.
by Freak_NL 3y ago
It's not that any specific particular work of fiction will provide really valuable insights — what is insightful to one reader may be obvious to another — but that the whole field changes and absorbs societal change and extrapolates an

More ›