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Übercomplicated

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Linux nerd. Music lover. Specialty coffee obsessed. The list goes on; stop using so many gosh darn periods!

  • I opened the windows in -5°C and this is the cat’s reaction

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  • Oh shoot, thanks for the correction. Dyslexia strikes again!

  • Which are you?

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  • Both. Switches every hour. Sometimes they overlap :(

  • I opened the windows in -5°C and this is the cat’s reaction

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  • I may have been caught red handed... 😬

  • I opened the windows in -5°C and this is the cat’s reaction

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  • Everything my dad taught me – and his father him, and so on – would go to waste if I didn't do that! I couldn't disrespect him that way... And besides, it's good for you, to get some fresh air!

  • But at what cost.

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  • I do feel like I have also had that experience, but I suspect it's because I nearly always have my phone on silent and otherwise use Signal. But notifications do arrive inconsistently late! I wonder if that is connected to battery saver or something. Definitely a worthy criticism, though; thanks for bringing it up.

  • I opened the windows in -5°C and this is the cat’s reaction

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  • I was wondering why he was glaring at me...

  • Shave your wardrobe

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  • High-quality untreated denim is basically self-cleaning, like high-quality untreated wool as well. I really don't ever need to wash denim like that, at most spot clean it occasionally. With woolen sweaters, it's the same deal: spot-clean and hang in fresh air.

  • Shave your wardrobe

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  • Fair trade, single origin chocolate. It will often say the farm it's from on the packaging and everything. It's often much more expensive, of course, but it also tastes much better :).

  • But at what cost.

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  • Best phone I ever used was a Google pixel. I'm not a Google fan (for obvious privacy-violating reasons), but they make gosh darn good phones (well, I don't know about post pixel 8, since that one is still serving me well). Especially considering you can install GrapheneOS!

    A few other brands I've tried:

    • Samsung, horrible android implementation
    • Nokia, unfortunately very underpowered and didn't last long
    • Samsung again (this time a S line), even worse android implementation and weird, over-saturated camera
    • Apple, iOS is unusable IMHO and the phone slowed down way too quickly
    • Fairphone (older model, apparently they've gotten better), much too underpowered and thus didn't last long with newer android versions
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    I opened the windows in -5°C and this is the cat’s reaction

  • Hard to answer the question when you don't even understand the question

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  • Yeah, I think my highschool kinda fucked me over. It was one of those stupid "international" highschools where we did the IGCSE before the IB — and the IGCSEs suuuuuuck. I literally didn't study at all and got an A in Math. I think it did jack shit to prepare me. You may be able to tell I still have quite a bit of festered up anger towards the IGCSE... 😬

  • Hard to answer the question when you don't even understand the question

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  • Apparently college computer science classes are now doing paper exams... I can't even imagine learning the standard library of the language the prof chose (nowadays probably C++ which I despise and has a crazy standard library) so well I could write code on paper without completion and LSP. And without editing! Writing code outside of neovim already seems like torture.

    And it's all AI's fault. I swear to god, AI has ruined programming.

  • Hard to answer the question when you don't even understand the question

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  • I did what you describe until I had to do the IB in 11th and 12th grade... the IB was crazy. I think my first two years of college were literally easier than IB.

  • Why doesn't it feel as classy?

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  • Plus one on Pro-Ject. Excellent record players.

    The cheapest "audiophile" record player they have is probably the Debut Carbon Evo, but even the cheaper ones, especially with an elliptical stylus, are are excellent. You can get their cheapest turntable, the E1, with a 60€ Ortofon OM 5E cartridge (elliptical stylus) for only 230€ in Europe. I've tested it and it punches well above its weight. The only thing missing is tracking force control and anti-scating control, so you're a little limited, but who can complain at that price.

    The one thing I'd note for people considering adopting the hobby is the importance of a good phono preamp. Most cheaper or built-in ones are wildly inaccurate and will intensely misrepresent your records. Always make sure to look up the frequency response and how well it matches RIAA from a third party's measurements! A good phono will do wonders for audio quality compared to one of lesser quality.

  • I'm just trying to lose a few pounds

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  • That little difference becomes very important in road cycling... I personally always recommend used road bikes. New, you have to spend many thousands. But I've seen superb used options (e.g. carbonfiber, ultegra or nowadays even 105, decent wheels and handlebars) for under 1000€.

    One will have to spend a little extra to replace a couple parts, but it's still a fraction of the new cost. My first good road bike was third hand and I was cycling competitively.

    A bike just for weight loss or something similar can be cheaper, of coarse. But serious road cycling is often trickier, you'll want carbon fiber at least. YMMV though

  • Ken Jennings on Doomerism/Nihilism

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  • Touche, I see your point. Ultimately, I think his claim about etiquette is still nonsense, though, especially given your latter point. But I won't hold this against him, you've convinced me that his may be an authentic perspective.

  • Ken Jennings on Doomerism/Nihilism

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  • It's a quote post, not really a reply. That is very normal for popular accounts on bluesky/twitter. One is sharing something with one's own, likely smaller audience while adding context, not necessarily really replying to the famous OP (viz. Jennings), as one can't expect an answer. It's an easy way to interact with and share posts from larger accounts on micro-blogging sites.

    Jennings is on a micro-blogging platform, he should know to expect this (ironically, know the etiquette). Idk, him then going to such an extreme extent of publicly humiliating the other user (though the username is not visible; at least he does that), especially given his large fan-base, feels unnecessarily harsh.

  • Ken Jennings on Doomerism/Nihilism

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  • Not to mention that it's a quote post, not a direct reply. Quote posts on twitter or bluesky are not really intended as replies, but rather someone adding context to something they want to show their own following. Jennings is on a micro-blogging platform; he should know the etiquette. His post feels like an immature attempt at revenge and makes him seem very unpleasant and rather self-centered.

  • Totally normal book on audible

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  • That has to be it somehow! But it happens with all books now... and a different book I tested was 1,200 hours when I started it.

    But at least I know aliens aren't trying to send me messages now :P thanks

  • What's the longest audiobook you've ever heard?

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  • Is this a crazy coincidence or are you psychic?!? The picture in the post is from the Sorcerer’s Stone! I got sick and nostalgic, and started listening to it.

    I think it's a little shorter in reality though, compared to what audible claims here...

    You're 100% right about Rowling, she's gone off the deep end in a bad way.

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    What's the longest audiobook you've ever heard?

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    I guess there goes my weekend

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Totally normal book on audible

  • cats @lemmy.world
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    peekaboo

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Thnickels! For safety!

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  • Programmer Humor @lemmy.ml
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    Made with Frontpage 98

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