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catonmylap

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    Comment #48487331

    That's great. Being in the same shoes I wanted to try it, unfortunately I get "Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again." error.

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    Comment #42376728

    I remember building my own track ir with ir leds and a floppy in front of an old webcam. This was more than a decade ago, but I would have assumed there is no more demand for this …

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    Comment #42263300

    Yes, I think for your use case they work fine. I also read a review from a father that watches his kids while listening to things on the OpenFit. However, outside with noise, I fin…

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    Comment #42263291

    The difference is that the OpenFit are not bone conducting, they have speakers which sit over the entry of your ear. And I think that's the reason why they are not really working f…

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    Comment #42256516

    No I didn't try them, I might check them out. thanks

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    Comment #42255219

    I mean that at one point the surrounding sounds are louder than the music. Of course I could turn the music up, but at one point it's just too loud. They are just speakers on top o…

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    Comment #42255193

    I was expecting that the surrounding sounds blend in with the music instead of drowning it out. Like you can hear music coming out of a speaker while a car passes.

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    Comment #42254069

    Shokz OpenFit ear phones. I bought them to be able to go running or cycling while listening to music and hear my surroundings. However it doesn't really work, because as soon as th…

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    Comment #41718029

    SEEKING WORK | The Netherlands | Remote | Android/Backend Software Engineer Mobile Software Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in developing, maintaining and shipping n…

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    Comment #41431985

    SEEKING WORK | The Netherlands | Remote | Android/Backend Software Engineer Mobile Software Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in developing, maintaining and shipping n…

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    Comment #41364930

    I work an app that lets me download and convert my plex music collection on my computer. I have a large collection that is mostly in flac. And I have a cheap mp3 player that I use …

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    Comment #41136520

    SEEKING WORK | The Netherlands | Remote | Android/Backend Software Engineer Mobile Software Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in developing, maintaining and shipping A…

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    Comment #37829361

    I didn't know who he was until I saw this headline and read the article. Sadly I know who Bezos, Musk and all the others are…

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    Comment #37319941

    I wish they would make a 5a version that is smaller and has lower specs and is therefore cheaper. I really like the idea of getting updates until 2031 and being able to just replac…

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    Comment #37319902

    It states IP55 in the specification, so don't take it for a dive.

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    Comment #35811644

    The subreddit r/homelab is full with tips for you own homelab. They also have a start readme: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/5gz4yp/stumbled_in...

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    Comment #35552028

    Wow, I didn't know that container tabs exists. I always used private windows to use multiple identities.

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    Comment #35450337

    Yes, I reduced from full time 40 hours to 32 hours. Which results in a 4 day workweek. I did this when becoming a freelancer. I'm in Europe and salaries here are not that crazy hig…

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    Comment #35093194

    Hey, pretty cool newsletter. I was wondering where you already found all the people that participated?

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    Comment #35082358

    I heard an interesting podcast where they interviewed a German pilot. And he said that in order to get promoted(getting to fly a bigger plane, in his case) the only factor that cou…

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    Comment #34243291

    Depends what you want. If you want to go into Android development, then I would say that Kotlin is the go to language. Being able to read and write Java is also beneficial imo, sin…

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    Comment #33892060

    When I see a book I might like, I put it on my wishlist on Amazon or on my To-read list on Goodreads. Then when I finish the book I'm reading, I take some time to decide what to re…

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    Comment #33718998

    Might sound weird, but for me it's Metal.

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    Comment #32578295

    It's true, there are electric bikes that are fast. However I never feel unsafe because of them. For me the bigger annoyance are the scooters which are also allowed on the bicycle l…

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    Comment #32577058

    Yes, when you once lived in a city in The Netherlands you never want to go back into any other country, where are cars are used as main transportation inside cities. Everybody cycl…