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evansj··on Retiring Test-Ipv6.com
A Virgin Media door to door salesman called a few months ago, trying to get me to switch. I asked if they supported IPv6 yet and he said “yes we do! and Netflix and Apple TV!”.
evansj··on Ask HN: Which RSS reader do you use?
I use NetNewsWire on iOS / iPadOS, as a front end to a self hosted instance of FreshRSS. I host FreshRSS using docker on an old Raspberry Pi.
evansj··on Show HN: I made a tiny device for automatically recording digital pianos
This looks brilliant. Happy to say I’ve just received the shipping notification. Can’t wait to try it out!
evansj··on GMC made a motorhome that pumped sewage through its exhaust on purpose
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evansj··on The New Audi A3 Is Amess with In-Car Subscriptions
a mess
evansj··on On a Tesla: Don't
Worth noting that something heavy enough to trigger the seat occupancy sensor can still do you a lot of damage as it flies around the inside of a car in a crash. I put the seatbelt on around boxes and bags if they're on the seat.
evansj··on Ask HN: How do you manage photos, philosophically?
Thanks for the pointer to icloudpd[1]! Looks very useful. Do you actually run it on your Synology?

I've enabled the "Download originals to this Mac..." option in Photos, which then gets backed up using Backblaze, but obviously that takes a ton of space on my Mac that I could be using for something else.

[1] https://github.com/boredazfcuk/docker-icloudpd

evansj··on Study suggests isometric exercises best for reducing blood pressure
This explains how Principal Skinner was able to keep so calm
evansj··on Books on Becoming More Socially Adept / Charismatic?
I would second this recommendation - I'm off to my local club this evening. I'm presenting Table Topics tonight.
evansj··on Jony Ive's design agency launches website
So refreshing to visit a website that doesn’t have a cookie permission popup
evansj··on “Mr. Clean” in San Francisco Was Paid $380k per Year – It Wasn’t Enough
This website tried to add something to my calendar (iOS)
evansj··on JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
Add to settings.json:

    "editor.fontLigatures": false
(Edit: sorry, just realised you were talking about the full blown Visual Studio, not VSCode)
evansj··on VSCode January 2019 (version 1.31) released
I also saw a sneaky reference to Brazil (the film)
evansj··on Ask HN: How do you decide when you've done enough work for the day?
Beautifully put.
evansj··on Someone Uploaded What Look to Be Apple’s Internal iPhone Repair Videos
Yes, It's available in the Books app as well.
evansj··on Family fun with deepfakes
Maybe we're seeing so much coverage of deepfakes just so there is plausible deniability if the watersports video leaks?
evansj··on Repair file sharing after Security Update 2017-001 for macOS High Sierra 10.13.1
According to configureLocalKDC(1):

"The script is non-destructive and can be run multiple times."

evansj··on Chinese plan for “traffic-straddling bus” ended after 32 people were arrested
They just need to install a giant turntable at every intersection!
evansj··on What a lot of people get wrong about the 1994 McDonald’s hot coffee lawsuit
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