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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.