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ashrk
8y ago
I think mine's Braun? Its only extra feature is that it buzzes a bit when you should switch quadrants, then several times when you've done enough (just a simple timer). I'm usually lazy/rushed and only do half a "cy
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Oh boy. I'm the kind of person who very well might push a "permanently un-invent the Internet" button if you put one in front of me, but electric toothbrushes are so ZOMGWTF better than the manual kind. Seeing one on the &quo
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8y ago
Good point, and the thing that might finally convert me (and just keep me from reading whole categories of books at all, as a consequence) in (hopefully very) old age. [EDIT] to be clear, I'd love for e-readers to actually achieve en
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8y ago
> - You can arrange your books chronologically, by author, and other ways on e-book readers, at least the Kindle you can. I'm aware of "sort by" but it does not achieve the same effect at all. My "screen" is the
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ashrk
8y ago
Down sides to e-books: - Reading them sucks except on e-ink screens, for a variety of reasons, including that screens shut off while you're using them, the glow and eye strain, battery life of such devices, distractions, and more. - E-
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8y ago
> Garmin devices use Monkey, which is their own Java like language. "Monkey C" (name apparently chosen only for the pun) didn't strike me as especially Java-like when I used it, and given the memory constraints placing suc
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See also: Dead Homer Society, if you prefer reading. https://deadhomersociety.com/zombiesimpsons/ Pretty compelling argument for the end of the golden age being season 9, maybe 11 or 12 if you're being very genero
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8y ago
The first of the "increasingly frequent financial crises", I should think, is what's intended. Not the first one period. Not to defend that point—my background is little help here—but I think yours is a misreading.