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dicytea··on PyIDM – Python open-source alternative to Internet Download Manager
JD is just way too slow and bloated for me, especially on an old machines. While I'm sure its power extends beyond this, its value as I remember them lies on downloading rapidshare-like file sharing links. But with those kind of stuff going out of fashion, I nowadays just use uGet for a GUI download manager and youtube-dl, gallery-dl, streamlink, et al. for specialized download helpers.
dicytea··on Why forgiving someone else is about you
The category doesn't necessarily imply any value judgement by itself, at least as discussed in that article.
dicytea··on Tired of note-taking apps
I'm sad there's still no good offline and native clone of Workflowy/Dynalist after all these years. I've tried many other outliner-like note-taking software, but I haven't found anything that is more comfortable to use than the outliner system in Workflowy/Dynalist. To paraphrase a quote I've heard online, "it fits my brain like a glove."
dicytea··on I lost my boyfriend to cancer 'conspiracy theories’
I clicked on his COVID-19 video[1] on a whim and while I have not watched it yet, my god is the comment section alarming. Is the YouTube comment section always like this when it comes to this topic?

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ts8X3HDtPE

dicytea··on Web Dark Ages
I think that's exactly what he's referring to.
dicytea··on Kongregate closed to new games, shutting down forums and chat
Yep, there hasn't been a better and easier time to make your own homemade games than today. People who deeply laments for the Flash era are simply not looking at the right places.
dicytea··on Kongregate closed to new games, shutting down forums and chat
What kind of kids would be tech literate enough to use webp while at the same time not literate enough to know how to convert them to jpeg/png? Last time I checked webp isn't really widespread among laymen audience.
dicytea··on MasterClass is seizing its moment
Can elaborate more about what you mean by "anti-expert" zeitgeist?
dicytea··on Shirt Without Stripes
I can almost see the left slipper looking kinda like a head of a turtle
dicytea··on Moving from reCAPTCHA to hCaptcha
Does it help if you change your user agent?
dicytea··on When To Chat: Reconcile Time Zone Differences
Any way to just input GMT/UTC timezones directly? Seems more practical that way.
dicytea··on Finding Mona Lisa in the Game of Life
That was very rude. But it made me realize just how inaccurate my mouse is.
dicytea··on Beyond Bézier Curves (2013)
I wish there was a visual on how this works in practice
dicytea··on Twitter says an attacker used its API to match usernames to phone numbers
Does this vulnerability affect people who added a phone number but then removed them? Last time I tried, this method was effective for getting around the "suspicious activity" lock.
dicytea··on Instagram took down private unofficial APIs via DMCA
> if the official repo is taken down, your forks will disappear unless you have a copy.

https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-...

I don't think that's true, I've personally recovered deleted repositories by finding its forks.

edit: Ah never mind it seems things work differently in the case of DMCA takedowns

dicytea··on How to Corrupt a SQLite Database File
Any good introduction to sqlite3 for a Python user?
dicytea··on The Bastard Operator From Hell (1999)
You can laugh at a character without respecting or agreeing with the character. I personally find the absurdity of the stories funny (maybe because it caught me off guard).
dicytea··on Learning to code vs. learning to automate
Is there any reason bmp would work better than png? I've always used png all this time.
dicytea··on How to Begin a Novel
About GPT-2, is there any site like talktotransformer.com that can generate longer output? The length generated by that site leaves a lot to be desired.
dicytea··on Slack’s new WYSIWYG input box is terrible
"The WYSIWYG editor is being gradually rolled out over the coming days – if you don't see it in some workspaces, just hang tight, you will soon. "

Not to mention, unintentional threats.

dicytea··on Biogrid’s GPU-accelerated world simulation
Is there a more up-to-date demo available to the public? The link on his subreddit has not been updated in 3 years.
dicytea··on Goodbye, Flash
There's actually a project just for that. It aims to archive every single flash games on the internet in a playable format outside of the web browser. It can even simulate situations where the flash game needs to access asset files from the original server. https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/
dicytea··on $15 minimum wage didn’t hurt NYC restaurants
What kind of a joke of a strawman is this? No one is implying that revenue will infinitely positively increase alongside minimum wage.
dicytea··on Before Deadly Crashes, Boeing Pushed for Law That Undercut Oversight
http://archive.is/0qe4Y
dicytea··on A Remarkable Case of External Hind Limbs in a Humpback Whale (1921) [pdf]
I can barely tell what's going on in that photo, is there any clearer picture?
dicytea··on Toru Iwatani, 1986 Pac-Man Designer
The interview took place in 1986? Well, he's definitely pretty spot-on with his prediction of the future of game design.
dicytea··on An erroneous paper on religion and generosity is retracted
Does the last paragraph of the article irks you a bit? The author is basically saying "Yes, we could abandon religious practices and eliminate all potential sexual abuse in religious communities, but then people would be less likely to volunteer and be slightly less happy" and somehow the author is interpreting this situation as a net loss. I don't get it.
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