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Maha-pudma

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    Comment #25966963

    I couldnt agree more, I use ublock in advanced mode (even on mobile) and I was expecting to have to enable multiple scripts, which nearly always consist or analitics and ads, to be…

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    Comment #25960891

    Not everyone lives in America which is what most of this thread seems to be about. No idea why you're mentioning Catholics in the UK Parliament. Unless its an attempt at discrediti…

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    Comment #25880947

    OK I have to admit on reading the title and a few comments my first thoughts were 'why would you bother'. Now I've read the article it makes sense if you're a struggling magazine a…

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    Comment #25873098

    So is Vim

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    Comment #25699280

    Is that American pants or British pants?

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    Comment #25679546

    When I do that it does open in fdriid but to the "Armenian for AnysoftKeyboard". Edit: thought I would install it and it turns out its English. Using to type this.

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    Comment #25608412

    I'd have no issue telling you to mind your own if you tried telling me how to manage my kids.

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    Comment #25169142

    My dream tool would be a mobile version of zim-wiki. They started work on it years ago but it never got far.

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    Comment #25101465

    I'm replying to myself in an effort to reply generally to everyone who replied to me, thanks for your use cases. I can see some of the reasons and benefits and to me, no offence me…

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    Comment #25100006

    I don't get it. What's the point in these systems? Genuinely. Why would I ever need this? Just like a "smart" doorbell, fridge, meter. I would love for someone to be able to explai…

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    Comment #25091061

    I don't do notes on my phone. I manage all my notes with zim-wiki. It's cross platform and portable on Windows so no installation. Plain text and folders for organisation, search i…

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    Comment #25029959

    This is really 3 problems for the EU or whatever government wants to bring this in. The way I see it is the government/EU, whatever, needs to first force this encryption backdoor i…

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    Comment #24974097

    Is it for the same reasons health care is so expensive in the US?

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    Comment #24965443

    Yeah you're absolutely correct its pretty much fake but I still like the story, just like I like the toothpaste factory story. Essentially keep it simple stupid, don't over enginee…

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    Comment #24965431

    What's the difference between the two? I can't really tell.

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    Comment #24963384

    I always use a pencil over a pen when ever I can. I write a lot outdoors and pens don't work in the rain. And there's also the story of pens and pencils in space I like.

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    Comment #24950467

    I have nothing constructive to add but there's definitely a crude/childish joke available with regards that title. It's really the only reason I stopped to look at the paper, which…

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    Comment #24950212

    I'm not sure what to make of this comment. I'm not going to pretend I understand any of this at anything short of an extremely superficial level but you argument sounds like someth…

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    Comment #24924701

    Thanks. Can't believe sites still do the 'we're unable to show you a page because ... GDPR'.

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    Comment #24871323

    I've a bunch of year folders from years ago when I only produced what's now seemingly a month's worth of pictures in a year. Now I'm dumping pictures onto a harddrive every 6 month…

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    Comment #24821746

    From the outside looking in I always wonder why anyone uses chrome. I'm not a web dev but do use devtools. Why use Chrome over something like Firefox, Vivaldi or one of the other b…

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    Comment #24821645

    I remember trying to use this when I did an undergrad math course. My tutor went on about latex and such, I remember being very confused about the whole thing. Thus was prior to an…

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    Comment #24816036

    Would it not work in WSL though? If you wanted windows support.

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    Comment #24767048

    Loved, still do, this program growing up.

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    Comment #24744121

    How is viewing a Facebook profile in the control of that total bastard a good way of determining whether they should be given a job? Personally I'm on no social network, on purpose…