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by thirdsun 4y ago
Does it matter in a discussion about convenience?
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by thirdsun 4y ago
> Why compare with an old system from the 80s? I got to hear a friend's friend's modern audiophile setup. A dedicated room with Wilson Audio speakers (totally overpriced but amazing), high-end DAC, high-end amp... It was bliss.
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by thirdsun 4y ago
So you manage a lossless and a lossy library? That sounds like a lot of work. My collection is lossless and nearing 2 TB in size. Too large for mobile usage on iOS, where I don't really need that kind of fidelity anyway. However I stil
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by thirdsun 4y ago
I finally quit by using e-cigarettes which allow you to reduce the amount of nicotine gradually. Once you're at zero nicotine it's really just a habit that's quite easy to get rid of. One day you will forget your e-cigarette
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by thirdsun 4y ago
If you want a true browser there's always the option to move the current page from the in-app Safari View to the full browser. In many cases I'd like to stay within the app. Those in-app Safari Webviews allows that. And if it is a
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by thirdsun 4y ago
> with the same unit meaning something different with each manufacturer and not everyone even uses the same units. It's even worse. Some manufacturers have a single rough sizing table for an entire product category, like all shirts
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by thirdsun 4y ago
Pro-tip: Now you could also use iOS' camera app to recognize the text, select it and look it up. I'm not sure if it's faster than the note route but the option is there.
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by thirdsun 4y ago
> The trend is pretty clear: our world is going to depend more on computers, not less. You have to prepare for a world where drones have replaced your fighter jets, where every citizen has a smartphone, and where your financial system wi
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by thirdsun 4y ago
Well, at least we know who to blame now.
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Well, I'd love it if the GDPR consent prompts were anything like Apple's privacy prompts. The problem with consent prompts on websites is that they are rarely in compliance with the GDPR.
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by thirdsun 4y ago
> Would you ever deny a friend something they wanted to do that you knew wasn’t good for them? Ahm...yes? A friend isn't characterized by how much they agree with you. It's perfectly valid to say no.
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> Safari on iOS has extensions, including Adblock extensions, and has for some time now. None of them are anywhere close to the quality of uBlock Origin.
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by thirdsun 4y ago
It's not just Bandcamp though - DRM-free files are the default in the music industry and they can be bought from various stores, including lossless formats.
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by thirdsun 4y ago
See my other comment. The remastered 4K UHD / HDR Arrow release is definitely available if you wanted to get it: http://rarbg.to/torrents.php?imdb=tt0060315 From my experience due to DHT there are actually more seeders
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by thirdsun 4y ago
You can get pretty much any movie in a variety of encoded and untouched formats - full blurays, reasonably compressed rips, 2160p HDR, 1080p, 720p, you name it. It's all there. Here's a selection of releases for the movie Django (
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by thirdsun 4y ago
In case of HBO Max it's probably because they licensed most of their content to Sky. I'm sure once that agreement runs out we will see HBO Max in Germany. And Sky will be even more worthless to non-sport audiences.
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by thirdsun 4y ago
You can buy DRM-free digital and lossless music though. It's only the movie industry that has it backwards.
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by thirdsun 4y ago
Sorry, just noticed your reply. A lot of people consider it a cute gadget before they tried it and regard as essential safety tool once they did. It certainly depends on your use case - in busy cities it's useless since you'll be
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by thirdsun 4y ago
I know. My whole collection lives in Apple's music.app - I jsut don't want to rely on their (or anyone else's) streaming service. I use Spotify merely to preview releases I consider buying.
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Because there's a lot of niche, obscure music missing from streaming services. People who are into music care about those gaps in the catalogue and they want to own their collection without fear of loosing access to their content due
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by thirdsun 4y ago
While Spotify covers most popular stuff there's a huge amount of music that isn't available on any streaming service. Plus, your content might disappear any day. I use Spotify for previewing, exploring and making some buying decis
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by thirdsun 4y ago
You might already be aware but there is a range of alternative music players on iOS that focus on listening to a local music library. Doesn't help with dongles - but may fix your software issues. Here's a very in-depth showcase of
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by thirdsun 4y ago
I'd add Garmin's Varia radar as a better (yet more expensive) alternative to a mirror. It's a bike light combined with a radar that will track and display cars coming up behind you on your bike computer (doesn't have to
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by thirdsun 4y ago
It depends. Many major roads have separate bike paths and if they don't there's always the option to use smaller, less travelled side roads but you have to plan your route in that case. It's certainly not as bleak as you desc
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Searching? I think it's a viable option if you don't know which path leads to the desired seting.
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> Every soccer league is on a different provider. Over here in europe you need multiple providers for the same competition since the rights are split. Champions League football (as in soccer) requires a Sky, DAZN and Amazon Prime subscri
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> People who need more are likely to also want more in general, and the higher end options satisfy that. I disagree. The topic comes up repeatedly whenever Apple Silicon is discussed. It’s my impression that for quite a lot of us the bas
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As a data point: I'm european and my next car will have Carplay, no doubt. On the other hand I currently use a phone holder because my car doesn't support Carplay and nobody in their right mind would get a new car just because of
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I cycle 200 - 400 Km per week on a road bike, with varying intensity, and yet it's very easy to eat way too much.
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> It’s exactly this. “Audiophiles” are a weird bunch. Much of what they claim to hear is scientifically proven as total nonsense. Audio Science Review is a great place where they scientifically analyse audio equipment. The quality of spe

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