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Ruthalas

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About Ruthalas

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    Comment #48395113

    (Not parent) The second half differs dramatically in tone. If you were really into the specific feeling of the first half, it is very jarring. I found the whole thing very interest…

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    Comment #47921397

    This is very foreign to my way of thinking. I commission artists somewhat regularly, and if I had to name the top two reasons, they would be 1) I really like their style, and want …

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    Comment #47594878

    I think you are saying something fundamentally different than the parent comment. I think they are saying 'make something that appeals specifically to you as the creator, and it wi…

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    Comment #47398908

    Why are you quoting a phrase that does not exist in the post you are responding to?

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    Comment #47171131

    Panoramax[0] is another, perhaps more open option, though it is currently primarily used in Europe. [0] panoramax.openstreetmap.fr/

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    Comment #47060716

    The iOS client is available through testglight right now, and has this in a banner on the repo: "This app is still in early stages, and not yet ready for production." Just for othe…

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    Comment #46090736

    Anecdotally, myself and several others can no longer connect to Flatpak, and downdetector shows an increasing report count.

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    Comment #45995832

    In both cases you pay for the energy used, it's just that there are many more steps to get that energy to your watch!

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    Comment #45931192

    I went on a ferry ride with a friend who is a welder by trade and they spent a full hour examining the railings and critiquing the welding. It was pretty interesting.

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    Comment #45899985

    What are you using as your temperature sensors, if you don't mind?

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    Comment #45613179

    Unfortunately they did close that loophole recently. :(

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    Comment #45560211

    I imagine the curators did this to entertain themselves. I thought it was a great juxtaposition when I visited.

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    Comment #44965822

    The wobble actually factors onto my device choice as well. It's just annoying to live with for the life of the phone if you can't find a case that widens it, which many don't.

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    Comment #44785180

    To be fair, in the case of Steam they legitimately did try. They supported bitcoin purchases for nearly two years before they stopped, citing volatility and processing fees: https:…

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    Comment #44634631

    At the cost of increased input latency and (frequently) graphical artifacts around any moving object. It is a very cool tool, but not a silver bullet, just for context.

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    Comment #44611034

    I think the trouble here stems from the lack of alternatives to the small group of payment processors. The near-monopoly allows their choices to override the choice of all the othe…

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    Comment #44566955

    There is a tradition of placing small tokens or flowers on his palm! At one point the owner had a tumblr where they posted pictures of the offerings it received occasionally.

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    Comment #44135799

    For those concerned about contributing to Mapillary specifically, there are alternatives to contribute to, like Panoramax, which is fully open source and supports federated instanc…

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    Comment #43441669

    This seems like quintessential whataboutism. I think expanding on how that concern is "largely invented" would serve your point better. I, at least, would be interested.

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    Comment #43092874

    You may also have trouble applying the Aspirin to only one location.

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    Comment #43054479

    Regarding [1], do you foresee this changing at some point? I'm interested in self hosting, bit have heard consistently that it is painful, so I've been waiting in the hopes that it…

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    Comment #42775216

    As far as I can tell, this is exclusively for the X1C. There is not yet an equivalent for the P1S, correct?

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    Comment #42718475

    But they can [organically] suggest a great replacement to purchase!

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    Comment #42701879

    I think the Nextcloud offering is called "Nextcloud Talk", for anyone wanting to check that out.