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Hobadee

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    Comment #49249958

    15s is enough to book it to a close stairwell in some cases. I used to work in a dodgy building in the city. Any time one of those shake alerts hit, I would sprint to the stairwell…

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    Comment #49240497

    > A new report shows Windows 11's built-in Weather app can consume more than 1 GB of RAM. By comparison, Apple's native Weather app on macOS uses roughly five times less memory und…

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    Comment #48988425

    Kodi isn't a media server . Plex isn't FLOSS. Emby is what Jellyfin was forked from, and barely classifies as FLOSS anymore, and isn't as popular as Jellyfin from what I can tell. …

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    Comment #48988390

    Also an important note is that they are leaving on good terms. Headline made me terrified that some bad drama was going down, but they are just ready to move on and committed to cl…

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    Comment #48445165

    > A flat-flavored pancake is a vehicle for maple syrup. Isn't this the point of a pancake? To get as much maple syrup into your body as possible?

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    Comment #48385525

    You couldn't until this release. :-P

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    Comment #48383711

    A user-agent spoofer will help with most of those "Chrome required" websites.

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    Comment #48302564

    I love the way Kagi does AI - it defaults to a regular search, but if you add a question mark to the end, it will give you an AI answer. Additionally there is a small "quick answer…

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    Comment #48302538

    I'm from California... What is this "cold" you speak of?

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    Comment #48302486

    > I will not pay for the same game twice. I firmly disagree with that point. If the game is well-made and enjoyable, the developer probably deserves some extra cash thrown their wa…

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    Comment #48302445

    I'm pretty sure the phone number was just printed on the manual back then... Many games back then had a phone number printed in the manual.

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    Comment #48294188

    If you are really concerned with that, you should take a first stab at it, then ask AI to proofread it for you and change the tone if necessary. I have no problem with that; thinki…

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    Comment #48142705

    The AI note taker we use at work records the meeting as well, and each note it takes about the meeting has a timestamp link that takes you directly there in the recording so you ca…

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    Comment #48057706

    > I built a homepage on Geocities, complete with...a web counter Yes, but how many decimal places did you optimistically give it, only to never use more than the "10s" place?

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    Comment #48008547

    You can easily continue this into a conversation, FYI: "Oh, lol - you did X, and I knew another Canadian who did X, so I thought that might be a Canadian thing. Where are you from …

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    Comment #48008496

    As long as you don't bring up politics, religion, or money, you would be hard-pressed to make it so bad you wouldn't be able to stay or even come back. If things are SUPER awkward,…

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    Comment #48008423

    You need to find a better gym then... "Hey man, can you spot me?" Is a pretty universal request, and frequently honored. Once you are done with your set, offer to spot them, and wh…

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    Comment #48008361

    > activities suggested by r/Syracuse like volleyball ... require you to already have friends. False! Find a gym with open hours and just show up! I used to do this all the time wit…

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    Comment #48008103

    You can make bombs out of pressure cookers. Since they are so good at holding pressure, you seal off the over-pressure release valves and then pressurize them until they burst (usu…

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    Comment #48007930

    Obviously annecdotal, but a couple years ago my friends kid was sick, and doctors were trying to figure out what was going on. My friend threw the symptoms and test results into Ch…

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    Comment #47695693

    TBF, I think Anthropic is a victim of their own success right now. We've had clients reach out to their sales team and be unable to reach anyone. I think they are just busier than …

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    Comment #47569699

    Facebook didn't have ads when it started either.

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    Comment #47542235

    So this is how Skynet begins...

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    Comment #47530205

    Is the addictiveness of social media great? No. But the blame shouldn't be placed squarely on the companies either. What happened to personal responsibility? I was addicted to Face…

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    Comment #47474069

    > it is a well established fact [Citation Needed]