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windthrown

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    Comment #48826003

    It's here: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm

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    Comment #48520534

    I did similar and you summarized the feelings well. It's really sad and hard to rebuild that trust And disheartening that people continue to gravitate to a political party that pro…

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    Comment #47044122

    I installed Whisper+ through FDroid and it works well for my basic needs. Only 30s at a time but you can append multiple recordings to the same transcript: https://github.com/wohel…

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    Comment #46859031

    If you read his support page it's apparent why not. This is a labor of love which he can still hardly keep afloat after trying a variety of income sources such as ads and direct sp…

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    Comment #41209630

    Thanks! I've had good results with Turboscribe (paid plan) and appreciate having this as a service. I typically use it for 2-3 hour long video recordings with a number of speakers …

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    Comment #41146865

    https://lib.reviews/ is one I've used but none of the open options seem to be able to gain significant traction.

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    Comment #40483544

    A specific app which displays mapping data from OpenStreeetMap: https://organicmaps.app/

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    Comment #39997925

    You're starting with the assumption that ethics are a priority for clients. While certainly and extreme case, don't forget that Enron was happy with Arthur Andersen's auditing for …

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    Comment #39487636

    Why couldn't they threaten to stop delivering? I was under the impression that only the Postal Service (USPS) had a regulatory mandate to serve all US addresses.

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    Comment #39320019

    Ah I see, thank you! Thankfully I am not on an unlimited plan.

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    Comment #39311580

    I'm a Google Fi user but have not tried to sign up yet. Would you mind expanding on your point about Fi affecting the ability to upgrade?

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    Comment #39310867

    In theory sure but have you been following Congress for the past decade? They can't even come to terms on continuing resolution funding bills, let alone pass complex rules related …

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    Comment #38986336

    I'm still bitter that abuse brought down Firefox Send

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    Comment #38961702

    They have done a pretty solid job with PopOS, so I am inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.

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    Comment #38441554

    Do you just mean existing as rich as the stories depict? My understanding is that there is ample evidence Mansa Musa existed and ruled Mali: it's just the measure of his wealth tha…

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    Comment #38200123

    That's a valid concern! At the bottom of signal.org, under "Help", Community" links to signalusers.org

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    Comment #38104162

    What is your basis for "It’s more costly to handle cash than to pay credit card companies."? It seems much more likely that they are encouraging cash with lower prices to avoid pay…

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    Comment #38094563

    I completely agree with your overall point about the fantastic night sky but it should be no surprise that people suggest sunrise, as the Hawaiian Haleakala literally translates to…

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    Comment #37453022

    And in the US in 2023, we're still busy whittling down what little regulatory protections our wetlands still have (Sackett v. EPA)

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    Comment #36822481

    Yeah while the recent Dane County turnout was impressive I am similarly not convicted that it can be extrapolated to WI statewide elections generally. The Supreme Court race had hu…

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    Comment #36729216

    I may just not be as picky as others but I have felt my System76 laptop's trackpad with PopOS is quite smooth. Improved from when I previously just installed Ubuntu on random Dell …

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    Comment #36452505

    I'm not sure where to find whole beans but I'm pretty sure many brands of instant coffee (e.g. the Folgers and Nescafe of the world) actually use Robusto or at least a blend of Rob…

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    Comment #35211187

    I'm not sure about today's 2023 models but I keep a Haynes Manual in my 2011 Mazda and it is very useful.

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    Comment #35206060

    "venues have a lot of expenses, including employing staff and keeping up with the rising costs to put on shows including building upgrades, insurance, paying suppliers and more." A…

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    Comment #35064340

    I am not familiar with the legal specifics but per the article: "Although Freenom is based in The Netherlands, some of its other sister companies named as defendants in the lawsuit…