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How to make a "krul" (unofficial Dutch symbol for OK) (2016)(tex.stackexchange.com)
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by niek_pas 3y ago
Chapter support, playback rate control, smart speed (skips silences), voice boost, a UI that’s less horrific than Spotify’s are the main things for me.
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by niek_pas 3y ago
> it does what I want it to This is Spotify's main advantage: most people already have it installed, and it's good enough if you don't care that much about the podcast-listening experience.
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by niek_pas 3y ago
How is this 'arbitrary' ("based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system")?
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by niek_pas 3y ago
What does 'Klunok' mean?
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by niek_pas 3y ago
What autonomous vehicles?
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by niek_pas 3y ago
> I'm sorry noone wants to listen to your garage band anymore That's exactly the problem. People _are_ still listening to local bands, they're just not paying them to do so.
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by niek_pas 3y ago
At least several decades, I’d say. This is a hugely complex, multifaceted problem. LLMs can’t even write half-decent screenplays yet.
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by niek_pas 3y ago
Genuinely curious: what is your workflow that it requires more than 2 external monitors? Pro video?
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by niek_pas 3y ago
> "users today are more tech savvy then before" What are you basing this on? How do you operationalize "more tech savvy"?
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by niek_pas 3y ago
And autocomplete! The new iOS 17 completion stuff is neat but nothing compared to what state-of-the-art LLMs can do today.
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by niek_pas 3y ago
I feel like people outside universities just don't care (because why should they?), and people within universities, at least the one's I've been in, are very, very, aware of this toxic culture, but pretty much powerless to do
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by niek_pas 3y ago
Why did you comment this?
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by niek_pas 3y ago
I was reminded of that too. I’m fairly certain they stopped doing that when Portnoy left.
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by niek_pas 4y ago
All the issues you mention could be solved by more investment in public transport. I'm assuming you're from the states — try taking public transport in a country where it functions well, and see if you change your mind.
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by niek_pas 4y ago
To add to this good point — jazz is another genre where the performer is hugely important.
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by niek_pas 4y ago
I think (based on zero insider knowledge) that's a UI decision. Cluttering up an app most people use to search for Ed Sheeran or w/e with data attributes like 'conductor', 'orchestra', 'composer', etc
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by niek_pas 4y ago
Eh. You can _say_ that, but it's clearly no coincidence that the word for 'male' and for 'person' were the same for a long time. 'Person' seems like the obviously neutral choice to make, hence my question:
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by niek_pas 4y ago
An interesting question for sure. I think film scores tend to have one canonical recording, which sets them apart from other 'classical' music in which the interpretating performer is of high importance. But it's always going
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by niek_pas 4y ago
Not available in NL yet either (coming tomorrow).
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by niek_pas 4y ago
Why not just use 'person' rather than 'man'?
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by niek_pas 4y ago
> I suspect this was some woke writer self-insert, its so weird. What does this have to do with (rolls eyes) 'wokeness'? Why is this just the default criticism of everything on HN nowadays?
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by niek_pas 4y ago
Last I used Spotify for podcasts, it didn't have chapter support, didn't have shownotes support, didn't have smart speed (skipping silinces), don't think it had any concept of playlists or queues, and so on. Some of that
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by niek_pas 4y ago
Seriously, it seems like this is getting worse and worse on HN lately. I know the site has always had a neoliberal white tech-bro bent, but it's getting absurd.
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by niek_pas 4y ago
If you have the time to listen to four 30-minute podcast episodes, you have the time to listen to a single 2-hour podcast episode. Working my way through the back catalogue of my current favorite podcast, Reconcilable Differences (200 episo
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by niek_pas 4y ago
I wonder if their VS Code extension works when you disable networking?
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by niek_pas 4y ago
For this, I highly recommend The Most Dangerous Writing App: https://www.squibler.io/dangerous-writing-prompt-app It deletes all your work if you don't keep typing. Good motivator.
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by niek_pas 4y ago
Accidental tech podcast - atm.fm
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by niek_pas 4y ago
> Unless you live in Downtown Brooklyn, where there is no good pizza. Then you’re just fucked There used to be a place in the Atlantic center food court that deep-fried their pizza base. It was unconventional, but pretty great. Unfortuna
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by niek_pas 4y ago
Mousewheel scroll speed is not a niche feature.

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