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appel
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Comment #45205985
Good point!
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Comment #45198468
Pixel user here, but I feel the same way. The fact that my phones are getting heavier instead of lighter seems counterintuitive on its face. Pixel 1 (143g) Pixel 3 (148g) Pixel 5 (…
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Comment #44547224
Thanks for working on this, would love to try this! Any chance for a prebuild APK anytime soon?
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Comment #44144422
Thank you! Hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty to have Gemini convert it to python, since I'm not familiar with Deno. Appears to work just fine. I posted a gist here in cas…
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Comment #43211969
Deeply embarrassing and disturbing. What a sad spectacle to see the President and Vice President of the United States so beholden to a foreign dictator that they would debase thems…
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Comment #43199117
Oh man, this is exciting! Running Mr Walkman FW on my NW-A45, so looks like I should be good to go.
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Comment #42895445
For what it's worth, I was able to simply rename the ET_Fixed_Final.bin file to ET_Fixed_Final.a26 (which might not even be necessary) and drop it into the ROM folder of my Atari 2…
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Comment #42516023
> When I learned a subscription for home security was $75/mo I said “there has to be something out there” and there was. Can I ask what it was you found?
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Comment #42376483
Another commenter linked to the archived version of the Substack post: https://archive.is/2024.12.09-230659/https://breloomlegacy.s...
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Comment #42163902
All this is truly, truly outstanding, except for one bit: > Cat doors allow cats access to bedrooms when human doors are closed. Kenton, you have made a grave mistake.
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Comment #42097867
Excellent article and absolutely fair points by the author. As a kid I completely fell in love with the characters and ambiance, but got hopelessly stuck in Act 1. In fact, I don't…
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Comment #41239526
Yeah, that sounds perfect. To go from my 256GB P8 to a 256GB P9 Pro would cost me about $610 + 10% tax after trade-in which I don't think I'll have the stomach for.
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Comment #41238049
Google's trade-in estimates for the P9 Pro: Pixel Fold (256/512): $760 Pixel 8 Pro (128/256/512/1TB): $699 Pixel 8 (128/256): $490 Pixel 7a: $300 Pixel 7 Pro (128/256/512): $540 Pi…
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Comment #41237927
I'm glad they finally went this route. I can't be the only one who usually wants the specs of the Pro but always opts for the smallest phone (p1, p3, p5 & now p8).
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Comment #41205417
I'm so sorry. I only learned about Jake due to his post the other day. I understood this was coming but still felt shock and sadness when I learned just now he has passed. Wishing …
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Comment #41201605
I miss Edge. I might still be using it if it wasn't for uBlock Origin and Manifest v3.
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Comment #40998076
> computers are a very important form of technology. Without it no websites, no Roblox studio, and no nothin. Well put, Naya!
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Comment #40123035
I'm probably showing my age, but I'm just at awe what is possible in a browser in this day and age. Well done, OP. I'd love a hashed out, full length version of this, but with the …
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Comment #39896698
I'll never understand companies making genuine product announcements on April 1st, the most famous example of this has to be Gmail. I mean, really? You just have to do it on this d…
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Comment #39837779
That looks amazing, congrats! Minor friendly heads up, the withaqua.com link in the description of your youtube video is currently not a link.
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Comment #39599243
Out of curiosity and if you don't mind me asking, would you mind listing the others?
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Comment #39544174
It looks amazing, OP! I'm sad I'm missing out as a Windows user.
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Comment #38777025
> There’s an interesting mental exercise to snap you out of this: pretend you’re on your death bed at 80, and then you were magically transported back in time to the present day. I…