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sam29681749

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    Comment #48565601

    https://news.smol.ai/

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    Comment #48365049

    they should learn as much as they can + cheat for optimal results

  3. story
    How do you watch YouTube on your computer?

    I used to watch youtube via chrome with a couple of extensions (adblock, unhook, clickbait remover), but adblock now seems to be hit and miss so it's a pretty poor experience. I ge…

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    Comment #42591304

    Lots of places have decaf in Korea.

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    Comment #42113706

    CDs are smaller, cheaper, sound great, and have longer playtime. I think they're the superior medium. I get people prefer the sound of vinyl, though.

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    Comment #42108329

    So what app are they _actively_ using?

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    Comment #42106750

    Where can I find your previous version?

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    Comment #42106460

    I suspect that's not the reason why the graffiti wasn't removed.

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    Comment #42106058

    Recently, rediscovering online radio services (radio.garden)

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    Comment #42105936

    Here's what I look for: - cheap (I prefer the feel of cheap plastic keyboards to anything fancy) - dongle (Bluetooth frustrates me). - number pad - dedicated media keys - no functi…

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    Comment #42105094

    Not good for dumbphone enjoyers. I specifically bought a sonim xp3 because it had 4g + VoLTE. It's all very confusing, but it sounds like it won't work when I land back in Australi…

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    Comment #42078886

    What's the advantage of this over sharing links in a group chat? The design looks great.

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    Comment #42033955

    Our team runs into errors (changes not syncing, etc.) on a regular basis 'collaborating' with Excel. definately doesn't work like magic in my experience.

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    Comment #42015952

    What specifically about emacs org mode made you more organised?

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    Comment #42006823

    Link won't load for me. Couple of instances where I want to be able to type _very_ quickly is when I'm (a) taking notes while someone is talking or (b) writing out a lengthy code b…

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    Comment #41994722

    ~2 months ago. A typical laptop is more stable when sitting on my lap, etc.

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    Comment #41994522

    Somewhat related: what software did you use to create the diagram?

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    Comment #41990611

    If you're talking about the magic keyboard, I wouldn't consider that a clamshell. I mean it opens like this: _ < L

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    Comment #41984271

    "I'm not your psychologist and you need a girlfriend".

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    Comment #41984243

    1 & 3 seem reasonable applications for this, but I don't see it as a replacement for a doorbell. 2 seems just like a minor organisational blunder.

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    Comment #41984218

    Don't all apartments have an intercom? I suppose I just assumed they did.

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    Comment #41984162

    They have in the form of monkeytype wpm scores. I think these are generally based on an a-z lower case test, so I doubt it's a realistic indicator of someone's actual typing speed.…

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    Comment #41984062

    I can't imagine people code at an equivalent to 120wpm.

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    Comment #41984006

    Grandma delivering cookies is out of luck. To be fair, if you don't have a phone you could just knock. But then you could just knock to begin with.

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    Comment #41983734

    Doorbell or knocking solves this? What are the other uses you can think of? Genuinely curious because I don't see them.