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by wishfish 1y ago
I'm very surprised there's not a Bob Ross painting app. One which would have presets for every color, brush, and blade from the show. People could fire up the app and use their Apple Pencil or stylus to follow along. I did that on
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by wishfish 1y ago
For those people who loved Andor and its approach to the Empire and fascism, I have a book recommendation: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by Chris Kempshall. It's written as history (not a novel) with the author being an in-u
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by wishfish 1y ago
Recently picked up a Moto G Power 2024 as a cheap way to play around with Android. Never signed in with Google. Use Thunderbird / Firefox. Mixplorer for files. Most Google services & apps disabled. Use Obtanium as my main way to in
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by wishfish 1y ago
One possible option would be to install Netguard (open source Android firewall that doesn't require root) and block Play Services. I have that on a spare unrooted Android phone. Seems to be working so far. But I'm sure Google coul
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by wishfish 2y ago
There's an interesting comparison to ChromeOS here. Thinking about managed Linux desktops for consumers. SteamOS would possibly be a good, more private alternative in the near future if Steam ever released the OS for wide use outside o
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by wishfish 2y ago
My iPad Mini is my primary travel computer. Fits (barely) in most of my front pockets. But the screen is big enough that I feel comfortable. Keep a bluetooth keyboard with an attachment slot in my bag. The slot holds the tablet firmly enoug
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by wishfish 2y ago
I'm considering one. Bought a Pixel 9 XL recently for GrapheneOS. Screen was lovely but murdered my eyes. Apparently, Pixels have the worst PWM out of all the flagships. Had bad luck too with the 16 Pros. Motorola has some decent quali
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by wishfish 2y ago
I'm in a similar position. Strongly considering replacing my iPhone with a Pixel. But I realize I'm vulnerable via cloud services. GrapheneOS won't save me from someone poking through my Dropbox. I'll have to find anothe
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by wishfish 2y ago
That confused me too. Made me a little angry when I was looking for something in Documents. I went to Users\username\Documents and the data wasn't in that folder. Turns out Windows maintained two Documents folders. That one + OneDrive\
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by wishfish 2y ago
What you'd want is a NUC with AMD. With an iGPU of 780M or higher, you'd equal or beat a Legion Go. You'll find plenty of NUCs like this from Beelink, Minisforum, etc. Usually at $400-800. Depending on sales. Intel's Lun
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by wishfish 2y ago
I remember one Star Trek writer theorizing that the Klingons were so cranky because they never put toilets in their ships. I loved Babylon 5. One minor reason was because a scene was filmed in a restroom. With ultraviolet lights used in pla
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by wishfish 2y ago
Wouldn't Windows Sandbox come close? Easy to fire up and it all vanishes on exit.
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by wishfish 2y ago
One thing that will potentially future-proof the new Mac Mini is that the SSD is on a removable board. It's a custom Apple design but someone's already hand made their own upgrade. Wouldn't be surprised if there will be 3rd p
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by wishfish 2y ago
Hello Games - No Man's Sky And one that probably few here have heard of: Lapioware - Diesel Railcar Simulator Mentioning that one because it's a one man show. Made by a man who felt nostalgic for the diesel railcars & landscap
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by wishfish 2y ago
There's almost nothing in that Libretto size from the mainstream companies. But there are small companies making 8 and 10 inch laptops. GPD seems the most popular brand but there are several you can find on Amazon, Aliexpress, and Ebay
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by wishfish 2y ago
Just curious if you've tried posting a 2 star review? Wonder if that would get past the filter?
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by wishfish 2y ago
I just discovered the OneDrive path last night. Bought a gaming laptop a couple of months ago. Only use it for gaming. No Office use or anything like that. Uninstalled OneDrive within the first hour of using it. Didn't notice paths for
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by wishfish 2y ago
This Reddit post will give you a good high level overview, and has links if you want to explore further. https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/18yizux/i_finally_cav... Here's a detailed guide on ho
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by wishfish 2y ago
You can replace the Kindle with Kobo. For the most part, Kobo just gets out of your way. Integrates tightly with Calibre. Easily hackable. Many extensions available with installation as simple as dropping a file on the device. Not a perfect
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by wishfish 2y ago
About a year ago, the aging Nvidia 980 in my aging gaming desktop decided to suddenly die in the middle of playing Valheim. Windows helpfully switched it over to the on-board graphics. It was smooth. Almost a little too smooth because I did
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by wishfish 2y ago
I know your Duet problem well. I've got a Duet around here. It was slow from the beginning. Noticeably, it would often slow to a crawl while Chrome OS was downloading an update in the background. And sometimes, it would be slow after w
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by wishfish 2y ago
For anyone interested in simulating such a drive, American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator both have DLC ("Special Transport") with trucks pulling massive payloads. Lead & follow vehicles. Plus a police escort. Mostly
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by wishfish 2y ago
I'm a little more optimistic. Cortana was mandatory at first. Not easy for the average user to disable. Then Cortana was optional. Easy to turn off and uninstall. Then Cortana was just gone. Floated off to the big orbital in the sky. I
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by wishfish 2y ago
Here's what Qualcomm is saying: https://www.qualcomm.com/developer/blog/2024/05/upstreaming-... They claim they're all in on making Linux work seamlessly on the Snapdragon X. I'll leave it
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by wishfish 2y ago
Recently discovered the Pomera DM250. Closest thing I've seen in form factor to a Psion in an off-the-shelf gadget. Unfortunately, it's just for writing. Has no other apps. Some of the recent Chinese brand 8 inch and 7 inch laptop
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by wishfish 2y ago
Thanks for the reminder. Wish I had remembered this feature during the aurora photography I was doing. I set the phone brightness to the lowest setting but the red filter would have helped even more.
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by wishfish 2y ago
Chrome OS does a fairly decent job with the transition now. I used to use a Lenovo Duet at times. If you had the keyboard / touchpad attached, it would go into the usual desktop mode with floating windows. If it was just the tablet, th
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by wishfish 2y ago
I'd love a new OLED mini. I use mine heavily every day. It's big enough that the screen is much more comfortable to my aging eyes than my phone. But it's small enough that I can fit it in my pockets and take it everywhere. In
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by wishfish 2y ago
There's the potential option of Swift Playgrounds which would let you write / run code directly on the iPad without any involvement in the developer program.
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by wishfish 2y ago
Here's an AM/FM/Shortwave for $10 [1]. This is not an endorsement as I haven't used this model. I personally have a Tecsun radio bought for around $30 that does a great job. Will be useful in an emergency. And about once

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