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Modified3019··on Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server
Does this support 5 star ratings in app?
Modified3019··on Are Immutable Linux Distros right for you?
Have they may giving gpu to things that need it easy yet?
Modified3019··on Are Immutable Linux Distros right for you?
I went to check and see if proxmox had any immutability proposed for it yet, and I came across this: https://github.com/ashos/ashos#proxmox

I’m not quite sure what’s going on here yet, but seems interesting

Modified3019··on Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report (USA)
Apparently the US is having a flu surge at the moment.
Modified3019··on WSDA, USDA announce eradication of northern giant hornet from the United States
Likely cicada killers. I’ll never forget the first time I saw one as a child: https://www.njbeekeepers.org/images/Vespa%20mandarinia%20and...
Modified3019··on WSDA, USDA announce eradication of northern giant hornet from the United States
How did you ID it? Cicada killers are commonly mistaken for Asian giant hornets: https://www.njbeekeepers.org/images/Vespa%20mandarinia%20and...
Modified3019··on We use our own hardware at Fastmail
Same, I religiously create a masked email for every website (just checked, it's now at 163!). I simply don't give my "main" email out.

Oddly enough, simply unsubscribing from the things websites themselves has kept thing clean, I've yet to notice any true spam from a random source aimed at any of my emails since I joined last year.

Modified3019··on More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD
That’s an excellent way to put it, resonates with my (non medical) experience. It’s the emotional stuff that will try to follow me around and be intrusive.

I won’t watch most movies or TV because they are just some sort of tragedy porn.

Modified3019··on [dead]
I read through some, skimmed through some more and glanced at the rest.

Honestly there’s nothing here for me. I’m sure many of these reviews are individually accurate enough, but when compiled together like this it all becomes a slog of bland constructed negativity.

I didn’t come away from this a better person, curious, or even amused.

Modified3019··on Is stuff online worth saving?
Also, I believe by default the files are saved as plain html (with resources being base64 encoded), so search tools which can index the contents of html files will work.

There is also the option to have the contents compressed, and (a separate option) to keep the plaintext of the file uncompressed, which will likewise still allow indexing to work while saving space.

Modified3019··on Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts
My drug of choice was “Wyvern” by Steve Yegge, which was heavily influenced by MUDs despite being graphical: https://web.archive.org/web/20040102095422/http://www.caboch...

You could connect to it with just telnet, and while not realistically playable that way, it was great when just chatting.

Modified3019··on Is stuff online worth saving?
I use https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile

I set it to tolerate longer processing times, and to open the file after saving so I can sanity check that it got everything. Works great at faithfully saving a page with images as it appears in browser, and saves so much time.

You might also have a look at https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox

Modified3019··on Exposing the Clearingstelle Urheberrecht Im Internet (CUII)
>One would assume that such a powerful entity operates transparently and adheres to strict monitoring practices, as outlined in their own Code of Conduct (Section 8)3. Unfortunately, that's far from the case.

I had a laugh at this. The opposite is true, I assume that anyone responsible for policing themselves will behave in a malicious and/or incompetent manner.

Modified3019··on Markov Keyboard: keyboard layout that changes by Markov frequency
Interesting. This would also stop keypress extraction via analyzing audio.
Modified3019··on Ancient clay remedy may have potential to boost modern gut health
>Beneficial modulation of the gut microbiome by leachates of Penicillium purpurogenum in the presence of clays: A model for the preparation and efficacy of historical Lemnian Earth

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...

Modified3019··on Copper evolution and beyond: Advanced interconnects for future CMOS nodes
Awesome context, thank you!
Modified3019··on The tooth, the whole tooth and the jawbone too
Unfortunately, here in the US, the elderly are often completely without any sort of dental coverage.

Which means they can’t afford to do anything besides watch the teeth rot out of their head when problems start showing up, leading to far worse and even more painful and expensive problems.

Modified3019··on Show HN: A simple web game to help learn chords and basic progressions
Just checked, still broken, looks like the “-“ between chord nebula needs to be a “_”
Modified3019··on BlenderGPT
>and it crested a

I sat for too long trying to rationalize how the cresting of a wave became a synonym/analogous for “produce”, before I realized it was just a simple misspelling (or autocorrect) of “created”.

It kinda works honestly, I’ve seen far worse deliberate turns of phrase.

Modified3019··on A simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils
Teflon breaks down into toxic fumes at high temperatures, regardless of what the source of the heat is.

In fact if you have birds, it’s best to not have teflon at all, because they are so sensitive to teflon fume poisoning: https://beaknwings.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Teflon-Tox...

Modified3019··on Phantom Vibrations of a Lost Smartphone
Cigarette addiction is the only thing powerful enough to ensure my elderly housemates get exercise (up and down the stairs) and sunlight, all while they do that deep wheezing smokers cough proclaiming that they should quit one of these days.

The are definitely some kind of human hybrid, with basic brain functions hijacked by something else. Though perhaps an analogy to an insect zombifying fungus would be more apt than to a cyborg.

Modified3019··on Alzheimer's study shows ketone bodies help clear misfolded proteins
My mistake was I gravitated to eating mostly fatty pork and chicken after a year. Turns out those are very high in omega-6’s. Does not play well with my mental health, skin (exacerbated my pollen allergy related eczema), resulted in starting to regain weight around my stomach despite maintaining a loss of 50 pounds for two years, and becoming cold all the time (yes, my thyroid and calories were fine).

After some research on wtf might be going on, I had my suspicions and took an omegaquant test which revealed my circulating phospholipid omega-6 levels were crazy high, just a few percent below their max reference range. Moving to beef only halted my issues after 1-2 months.

I like beef and monotony, but even I can’t eat just beef. I now cycle between keto and carbs (mostly potatoes, carrots, onions and glass noodles, sometimes pasta or bread buns). I generally have carbs near workout days. Now that I’ve shed the omega-6 pounds, I have some tolerance again but end up still mostly use beef, eggs, and frozen seafood blends (no fish, which when farmed tends to be high in omega-6).

Oh, and if you are looking for a salad dressing that isn’t just flavored vegetable oil (high omega-6), give the “skinny girl” brand a try.

Modified3019··on Itch.io Taken Down by Funko
Now that it’s morning, I realize that the comment I was replying to wasn’t asking about itch.io’s registrar, but was actually a reply to a post by sureglymop.

Basically I didn’t notice the very slight indentation on my phone. Whoops.

I don’t know who sureglymop‘s registrar is. I’d encourage them to name and shame, refusing to refund is unacceptable.

Modified3019··on Itch.io Taken Down by Funko
“iwantmyname”, from leafo’s post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42364033
Modified3019··on Nightclub stickers over smartphone rule divides the dancefloor
It’s more of a physical/psychological reminder, not an actually secure and invasive attempt to prevent access.

Taking it off gets you asked to leave when you’re seen holding up a phone.

Modified3019··on Chocolate intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort studies
Dark chocolate also tends to be “packed” with lead, arsenic and cadmium.

Funny enough, “organic” certified kinds can end up worse on the spectrum. Sometimes the source of the issue is the soil, other times it gets contaminated during processing.

Spices have the same problem. As well as anything concentrated, like protein powders.

Modified3019··on They don't make them like that any more: the Yamaha DX7 keyboard
Interesting how that could work. The keys might have had an IR element for force sensing:

https://www.planetanalog.com/force-sensing-eliminates-false-.... (See the bit on the VCNL3030X01 sensor in the middle. I tried to text fragment link, but HN seems to strip that off)

Modified3019··on The Last Viridian Note (2008)
On the topic of scissors, I can highly recommend Westcott’s “8" Glide Titanium Bonded Non-Stick Scissors, Straight (14849)” (https://westcottbrand.com/products/westcott-8-straight-titan...)

They are very sharp, and hold their edge very well. In a pinch I’ve literally used them to shave a significant amount of dead wood on tree trunks to expose ambrosia beetle holes for my ag job.

A 4-pack is around $15.

They are corrosion and gunk resistant. Though if you use them to cut packing tape, you’ll eventually need to clean them with some alcohol.

Most importantly, the design doesn’t constantly pinch the base of my middle finger on closing like most other scissors will. They are additionally lightweight and comfortable.

Scissor are like pens to me. Ultimately disposable, but I make an effort and am very willing to spend a little bit more for something I actually want to have around.

Speaking of pens… all of your typical sort of BIC style trash ballpoint pens in the house and office are viscously hunted down, destroyed, and replaced with PaperMate inkjoy gel pens. Why? Because they resist leaking, feel good both holding and writing with, dry fast, age well, come in affordable bulk packs, and the near seemless design avoids triggering a compulsive need on my part to pick at and tear them apart when idle.

It is kind of amazing how much finding these two simple yet specific products provided a noticeable quality of life increase.

Modified3019··on The Last Viridian Note (2008)
If like me you’re someone with no prior idea of what this guy was talking about, the first 1/3rd it going to be hard to get through.

However the latter 2/3rd talking about how to approach what items to remove or retain in your life is pretty solid and worth a browse.

In fact the following is pretty much what I’ve been doing this past month:

>You will need to divide your current possessions into four major categories.

>Beautiful things.

>Emotionally important things.

>Tools, devices, and appliances that efficiently perform a useful function.

>Everything else. "Everything else" will be by far the largest category. Anything you have not touched, or seen, or thought about in a year – this very likely belongs in "everything else."

>You should document these things. Take their pictures, their identifying makers' marks, barcodes, whatever, so that you can get them off eBay or Amazon if, for some weird reason, you ever need them again. Store those digital pictures somewhere safe – along with all your other increasingly valuable, life-central digital data. Back them up both onsite and offsite.

Modified3019··on Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre
Basically, they are being stored too long, because Honeycrisp season is only in September, and the apple industry in Washington state is trying to provide them year round.

This is compounded by the subtle effect of the trees being adapted for Minnesota, whereas Washington’s climate is much warmer.

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