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Comment #49221313
Mostly because IT insists that you need to start over with a fresh install. When I last switched laptops, I just did `dd if=/dev/nvmeOldLaptop of=/dev/nvmeNewLaptop` and was good t…
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Comment #49166435
(posting this here on the off chance someone makes this instead of me so I can just use their version instead)
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Comment #49166359
I was working on a VS code extension that integrated with claude code to show an overlay for the changes instead of the edit tool calls so you could write everything yourself. The …
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Comment #49108976
Just like every new Android "feature", the first thing that comes to mind when reading this is how will it work if you aren't logged in to Google on your phone. Am I supposed to gi…
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Comment #49094890
I don't know, it works for me. Using Sidebery panes and treestyle tabs makes it really easy to organize your tabs, I have a tree with all my tasks with relevant documentation or su…
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Comment #49093562
Userscripts are also less friction for the user. At least for some level of triviality. I would say only go for extensions over userscript if you need a settings menu (or any of th…
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Comment #49093527
Not sure if I agree about using windows instead of tabs. I have hundreds of tabs open, and dozens loaded, at any moment. I'm sure that it's possible to manage all the context with …
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Comment #49067845
There's a reason the average spider sleepwalks into 8 human mouths a year.
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Comment #49067292
And I hate when someone sends me a goo.gl link, which I need to first open in a browser and then open in my maps app just to be able to see the coordinates they're sending me.
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Comment #49032288
Yep. There is a very distinct lack of horsegirls.
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Comment #48990965
Hilarious article. Surprised to see so many people missing the joke in the comments.
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Comment #48989799
There's a lot of indie vtubers who do it for that reason. It's just that the biggest ones are corporate.
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Comment #48932278
I was riding my motorcycle in heavy rains and had a book in my work bag which, as I later found out, doesn't resist water at all, and the book got soaked. Half the pages puffed up,…
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Comment #48917007
It works fine as a containment site.
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Comment #48888305
I had problems waking up and was looking for an alarm clock on Amazon. But I could only find analog clocks with the famously unreliably moments, and digital clocks which were overp…
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Comment #48844532
I watch everything other than songs or something cinematic at 2x anyways.
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Comment #48816018
>Plus the updates for some reason slows down the longer it takes. They're probably using the same technology as Windows Update.
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Comment #48804304
>Astha Astha, Postgraduate Research Student >Dr Noelia Noel, Senior Lecturer, PhD in Astrophysics Is this a joke article?
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Comment #48773687
Apple product users don't believe in free will.
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Comment #48757012
Should we really be using words like "correct" for something like this? It's just a tradeoff, you could say it's a better solution optimizing for fewer dead people, but it is in no…
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Comment #48683200
>The worst was when it came time to pay. Naturally, everyone wanted to pay for what they ordered. The waitress pushed us to use the use the QR code again, saying it would be easier…
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Comment #48656003
What dictionary are you using? I installed the app on android and am not able to type "fuck", neither with the inbuilt dictionary nor from an imported English (UK) dictionary from …
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Comment #48583807
Are you sure you can't do those thing through websites? You can definitely order an Uber with the browser on your phone, for instance.
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Comment #48568243
I wonder if there ever has been a person who wanted yak hair, and had a hairy yak in the backyard, but though "I don't want to engage in yak shaving, I'll buy prepackages yak hair …
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Comment #48540522
I hope more people boycott products that require making an account to use. Most developers who would care about this sort of thing seem to draw the line at requiring a subscription…