nehal3m

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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   Thanks for posting this. I consider myself a Doctorow fan and I didn't realize I let myself slip. I will continue to be a fan but a more critical one.
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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   I do something similar as part of a team that builds bespoke equipment (can't be too specific). It's a full time job for 2 people for runs of around 50 custom half-racks every year. It's definitely a niche, but there's d
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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   How was it?
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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   Amazing, not only beautifully restored but beautifully presented. A true labor of love.
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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   The point is that a technologically advanced ferry is more difficult to maintain in remote regions. I would speculate that 2 smaller diesel ferries would fit design requirements better. Maybe less stringent environmental requirements would
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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   This has to be the shittiest take on this story I could possibly imagine. One, this guy is a sports journalist. He wouldn't have covered COVID in any direct sense. Two, you're comparing having to stay indoors to dying in the blist
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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   >it's that you also had to bail from high-quality, high-polish hardware from any vendor. I've seen the kinds of laptops you're talking about; they're kind of awful, miles away from the best that Apple or even Dell or
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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   I am one of those FOSS people. I was all in on Apple up until about 6 months ago (iPhone 13, 13" M1 MBP, AirPods, an iCloud+ sub and some peripherals). My wife still is. The main reasons I left are repairability and upgradability; form
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   by nehal3m 4y ago

   I'd argue most modern software doesn't need to either but has hamfisted features that require it for the sole purpose of making you pay for a subscription. Stuff like Adobe Creative Cloud has some cloud features that lock you into
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    NextCloud on a VPS works very well for me. The AIO setup does all the work for you: https://github.com/nextcloud/all-in-one
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    Makes sense, yeah. I still chuckled.
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    I see the news value of the changed blog post and I appreciate the canary, but this does read like an ad for NordVPN.
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    Hah, you can't make this stuff up. 6. Socrates on the Forgetfulness That Comes with Writing (newlearningonline.com) 33 points by indy 1 hour ago | hide | 5 comments 7. Writing by hand is still the best way to retain information (stac
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    Found the advertiser.
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    You could pull the SIM out of a smartphone. Not the same, but similar?
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    I have a Fairphone 4 and flashed /e/OS because I like a deGoogled phone that skews towards privacy. I'm hesitant to swap out the keyboard because it's a systemwide app that receives a whole bunch of personal data and eve
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    IMAP does just that; save it as a draft (most clients automatically do that anyway) and pick it up wherever.
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    Any cloud syncing service will sync files the second you save them. IM clients sync by their nature. Web browsers have had sync capabilities for years. I've lived in the Apple ecosystem for a few years and Handoff/Continuity can d
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    Sure, save it as a draft. You don't need no fancy stinkin' email syncin' Handoff for that.
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    I was in the same boat and switched to Fedora 6 months ago on desktop and laptop, the Cinnamon spin. It gets out of the way and up until now has just worked. No hardware issues except for the fingerprint reader.
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    Like I mentioned a little higher up, I used to commute exclusively by motorcycle (a 600cc two cylinder from the late 90s). For me the net benefits were: - Simple tech that I can maintain and repair myself without expensive tooling - Very lo
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    I ride, and used to commute exclusively by motorcycle. Trouble with this sentiment is that exhausts are pointed backwards, so they do nothing to alert the traffic in front of you. My anecdata anyway.
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    I'd never heard of this service. Seems nice. Do you use it yourself, and how do you like it?
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    One reason I use Android that has no viable replacement on iOS is call recording. I deal with government officials a lot and I want to hold them accountable (I live in a nation with one-party consent laws, in the sense that I only need my o
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    I had the same thought. Great series.
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    What a strange comment. I don't have socks on if I exclude the left and the right one. What are you saying?
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    Ironic nickname then :)
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    Sure, but you're a user, not a manufacturer. ;-)
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    I prefer to use double edge safety razors and shaving with the grain. It prevents ingrown hairs, but the result is slightly less smooth. It's enough for daily use and very comfortable while shaving. Replacing blades is super cheap so i
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    by nehal3m 4y ago

    It is not in manufacturers' interest to apply this information toward a longer lasting blade. Replacing them is the business model.