gvurrdon

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by gvurrdon 2y ago
The term covers a variety of styles, with old ones hanging around as new ground is broken. Perhaps it is a "meta-genre". There are various articles around explaining its history which might be worth looking at, if you're inte
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
May I ask what distro you're using, and when there's any good documentation around for the installation procedure?
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
It's becoming more common for journals to have policies which require that raw data be made available. Here's some background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAIR_data One of the purposes of a site on which I
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
This would indeed be the best way around.The code reviews might even be better - currently, there's little time for them and we often have only one person in the team with much knowledge in the relevant language/framework/app
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
I've tried for weeks and it's never got any more pleasant.
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
You beat me to it. I can never get a pleasant shave from a DE blade, even using high quality soap and a brush.
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
Using the old style of double-edged razors would be great. But, I have never managed to use them successfully - there's always a degree of nicks and razor burn. Fans of this style of razor would claim that this will be poor technique a
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
A manager who behaves like this character: https://dilbert.fandom.com/wiki/Pointy-Haired_Boss
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
Despite also having no desire to have an "AI" phone, this feature is incredibly useful; however hard I try to avoid it, there are organisations who will insist that they contact me by telephone. Luckily it's available on old
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
I don't know, but I would guess that Microsoft Office is what retains people; personal anectodal experience suggests that anything else (Apple's offerings, Google Docs, LibreOffice &c.) is not acceptable to the average user.
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
I know what you mean. What I found very helpful in getting music out of my head via an instrument was a lot of very tedious scale practice, and similar exercises. This appears to get my fingers habituated such that I may often hear a (simpl
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
That test was indeed interesting. But, one thing it didn't mention was audiation. Various people I know (including me) can hear music in their heads, almost like a recording. This is very useful when performing as I can pretty much pla
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by gvurrdon 2y ago
Here's the Mastodon thread: https://ioc.exchange/@matthew_d_green/112597849837858606
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
The river Nene apparently rhymes with "been" in Peterborough but "Ben" in Northampton.
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
> Colin still thinks Windows XP was the best thing ever and goes a funny shade of red when anyone mentions Linux (or anything else he doesn't understand) Circa 2000 I worked in a place with such a head of IT. After some effort I man
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
Same here. But, I'd like to wait until iOS 18 so that text messages from various contacts are less painful.
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
I never saw one of those when buying my most recent car (Toyota). But, after creating an account on their website I was able to find this section: Consent Centre E-privacy: Your car data Help us improve our products by sharing car
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
> It's filled with gatekeepers and judgemental jerks. That's not been my experience playing jazz around my local area. I've never played jazz in New York but I have heard that all manner of ungentlemanly behaviour goes on
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
A good point. Going into a supermarket I know I'll be filmed, but will avoid self-checkouts where I'm shown a live video of my exciting checkout experience as it does make it feel a lot creepier.
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
For me, what has been a "killer" feature is the ability to use voice commands to: - Send and respond to messages. - Set timers. - Set reminders. This is far easier than getting out a phone and trying to type on a horrid touchscree
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
I've found that all I ever use it for is to look at chord charts at jam sessions as it's easier to see than my phone.
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
I recall one of those; right in the centre, as you describe. It was open by the mid 1980s, IIRC. It had a cafe and various pleasant seating areas within, such as this: https://www.peterboroughimages.co.uk/currys-store-queens
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
When it's time to replace the current car I'll look into that again, but not yet. I am actually getting 65 mpg on occasions when I'm not in an hour-long traffic jam in freezing weather (then it's 50-55), but I'd for
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
I've met a few but would normally not bother them as I'm sure they're not at all interested in anything other than the job at hand. One exception was when I was a specialist extra for a documentary and the star presenter aske
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
I missed out on the codes, of course, but bought it anyway. Interesting so far; not fast yet, but more accurate as the larger keys are easier to hit - I struggle with most phone keyboards. Can't find the brackets though... Is there any
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
A (non-plug-in) hybrid has been good for me; quiet on electric power on city streets, and can do over 400 miles without refuelling. It claims to be in EV mode over half the time when commuting. Fuel consumption is 65 mpg compared with 45
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
I'm in a similar situation. Would you be happy interacting with Meta-product users via a non-Meta-product if it involved your data being stored (e.g. in a "shadow profile") and used to target ads against you? I'm not su
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
> I'd argue it's doing exactly what it's supposed to. What were creative writing lessons at school supposed to do? If the answer was to enable me to write adequate fiction, and to gain enjoyment from doing so, then such cl
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
My memory of "creative writing" in school is that it was very effective at killing any desire to write. The usual scenario was to be given a title (e.g. "The Yellow Door"), a word count and a deadline, and told to produc
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by gvurrdon 3y ago
Same here; I found the swiping very difficult. I have also had a small number of people ask me how to switch to buttons.

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