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madnificent

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  • Anyone here have experience with belt drive bicycles?

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  • We have a children bicycle with a belt drivetrain and it has been super smooth without maintenance so far. I have cycled one for adults too and it's nice. A bit more quiet. There is also no oil so no oil stains either. I vaguely recall they had a hair more friction losses than a chain drive but you'd have to research to be sure.

  • Slimbook - Linux Computers and Laptops (Spanish company)

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  • I don't know about warranty but they have an extensive parts list. I just replaced the battery on a laptop I bought 5 years or so ago from them.

  • Fairphone & Ubuntu Touch

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  • Not that I know of. I don't use any Google apps so I would not know of those. My bank app works. I use OSM& for maps but OrganicMaps is nicer. e/OS ships with MagicEarth which worked fine but is not FOSS. Search for locations (eg: shops) is infinitely better on Google Maps but I'm happy not to be stalked anymore.

    Sometimes apps from the Play Store stop updating. It seems they find workarounds and get that running again after a while so then updates come through again. Has not been an issue so far. There's also no Google Assistant and I have not found a good AI helper based on speech.

    All in all it's a good experience and I'm super happy I can use it. It just feels so much better to have a phone which blocks trackers in apps and not being spied on.

    Holding a stock phone will feel like holding poop afterwards though. Like, you can hold it and wash your hands after, I guess, but you don't want to touch it unless you really have to. It's just dirty.

  • Fairphone & Ubuntu Touch

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  • Use it as a daily driver. Works fine. Feels much more hygienic than stock Android.

  • Is there audio AI that cleans up audio?

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  • noisetorch does an ok job for video conferences and works on your speaker (easier on you) and on your microphone (easier on them). We often use it to limit keyboard noise during meetings.

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  • I have not had many issues in the past 15 or more years myself running Linux exclusively aside from a shorter Macbook period. Perhaps I have just been lucky.

    We sported (in guessed cronological order of first buy): Dell, HP, Lenovo, Slimbook, Tuxedo, Starlabs, BTO all running Linux at our company. We have not had big issues with any except for keyboard on a Dell, Tuxedo, Slimbook and cooling on a Lenovo. Since I chose the Slimbook many have followed on the path of smaller suppliers and I think we rarely buy from the big makes now.

    I have been very happy with slimbook. I came from a macbook (bad idea) with the bad butterfly keyboard and the slimbook was a big upgrade on that front. It's still not the greatest keyboard for some but I do like it. I have been wanting to buy a new one but whenever something broke or was insufficient I could either upgrade (2 x nvmeSSD slots and RAM can be replaced) or they still supplied spare parts when I sent them an email (keyboard replacement after 4 years). I wanted a framework but Slimbook has offered me spare parts as needed for longerbtham could buy a framework and the slimbook still works well. Plus it's less expensive. Replacement of the keyboard was not toolless requiring glue to be heated but I did manage to quickly do it with a sleepy head at night. I'd buy their new 13" if this one would be out of service. I'd buy one now but it feels such a waste.

    Things I did not like 6 years ago: webcam and microphone of lesser quality, display nice and matte with good color rendition but lower resolution than I'd prefer, no USBC charging on USBC port. Display and USBC are resolved on the new models, no clue about webcam and microphone.

  • New printer, considering the prusa CoreONE...but

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  • Not CoreXY but you may want to check out FLSun's delta offerings too.

    I have an older one and it has served me well. I bought a QQS pro (I think) for tinkering. It worked well out of the box but I could not resist changing the stepper drivers, installing Klipper, changing the hotend, ... It still works well, just faster.

    Looking at the few reviews of what they have today I'd buy again but would try not to swap out parts. That or the Prusa you're looking at.

  • Former Oracle Cloud exec Don Johnson takes over as Docker's new CEO | TechCrunch

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  • Agree. They'll surely to pay the cost and they have a proven track record on handling any potential lock in.

  • Former Oracle Cloud exec Don Johnson takes over as Docker's new CEO | TechCrunch

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  • The Docker runtime is probably ok as it is a tool instead of a community. The registry has a community aspect and is where we'll likely see exploitation of vendor lock in. Luckily Docker was grounded well and you can set up your own registry.

  • code as data in elisp

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  • I consider code and data to be mangled within the context of a macro.

    In the macro definition we receive the code as data even though it looks like code when using the macro. Being able to use any lisp code inside of the macro definition, including other macros, makes for a mentally cohesive programming environment.

    Not sure I ever used eval aside from some genetic programming experiments.

  • Luigi Mangione Accepts Nearly $300,000 in Crowdfunded Donations for Legal Defense

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  • Could you provide some links on the advertised manipulation of the algorithms for their interests? Thanks.

  • 3D Printed TPU Gaskets? -- Follow Up one year later

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  • Answer: they're holding up just fine

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    musKKK get the FUCK out of EU politics!

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  • Parent post may have been a suggested correction rather than an accusation. Hard to gauge.

  • #Emacs is now available in #fdroid

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  • Check out termux so you can combine the native install with tools such as Git to have a fuller installation. org-roam seems to work. No native compilation but performance is still ok. Also turn on touch-screen-display-keyboard and touch-screen-precision-scroll.

  • Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time

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  • PhotonCamera: Android Camera that uses Enhanced image processing

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  • FP5 using e/OS here showing the same artifacts.

  • Romanian presidential election is anulled

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  • I agree, elections should be held fairly or should be held again. I'm not sure what to say to naysayers claiming the establishment controls the results. I also wonder how we can ensure this doesn't get misused.

    It would be great to have broad discussions around the topic and apply these measures when things get out of hand.

    I think we must stop personalised automated (selection of) content towards end-users for anything that might be political (and possibly just anything). There could be a place for such systems if the biases and tracking can easily be controlled by end-users such that they could easily apply other points of view.

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  • Naah it's ok. Rigged elections are akin to saying something awful you didn't mean when someone pissed you off. Can't put the toothpaste back into the tube, they say. But at some point you do have to clean it up and take another tube lest your teeth will rot.

  • Opinions on /e/OS

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  • I run e/OS on a FP5. I ran e/OS on a Essential PH-1 before and going back to a phone with Google installed just didn't sit right with me. I did not feel like I could trust the device even after trying to toggle as much of the creepy spying off. As if there's still someone probably looking over your shoulder because you configured something wrong.

    It is not perfect, but it is easy to use and full-featured. All regular apps feel great and battery life is good. I still use specific Google services (such as the calendar for work) but no specific Google apps. I guess Maps is the biggest challenge now but alternatives are good enough to get around with.

    You can run Android apps. Not sure about payed Android apps. I try to install FOSS apps through the integrated f-droid store if they're available there. Installing app store apps sometimes fails because Google blocked the installer. I could install everything so far when needed (including banking apps and specific apps for the vacuum cleaner and such). Sometimes the Android app store apps don't update for a while and I don't notice.

    I don't use Murena's services but self-host Nextcloud. Based on the information they send I think they're doing a great job for their size.

    I flashed the FP5 myself with a beta of e/OS when it was just out because the other phone was broken and (again) I did not feel right with the spying demon in my pocket with native Android. You could flash your device too.

    It's comfortable on this side. If you have further specific questions, shoot.