Curious_Canid
@Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca
I am owned by several dogs and cats. I have been playing non-computer roleplaying games for almost five decades. I am interested in all kinds of gadgets, particularly knives, flashlights, and pens.
- Comment on Let's goooooooo 5 weeks ago:
If you get quantum foam you must be pouring it too fast.
- Comment on Let's goooooooo 5 weeks ago:
And this does not take into account quantum foam.
- Comment on Elon Musk wants to turn Tesla’s fleet into AWS for AI — would it work? 1 month ago:
Translation: Elon Musk desperately searches for buzzwords that will boost the stock of his failing company.
- Comment on Honestly 2 months ago:
From an old New Yorker cartoon… Dog: Humans are so cute when they try to understand quantum mechanics!
- Comment on Google tests a feature that calls businesses on your behalf and holds until an agent is available | TechCrunch 4 months ago:
A potentially awesome service…from a company that offers no contact numbers or email addresses.
- Comment on Apple Watches with blood oxygen tech are banned again 5 months ago:
I didn’t say anything about stopping the manufacture of medications. There are any number of ways that could be handled which would be an improvement over our current pharmaceutical industry.
- Comment on Apple Watches with blood oxygen tech are banned again 5 months ago:
Inadvertently destroying the pharmaceutical industry would be one of the best possible outcomes.
- Comment on What's the best way to protect outdoor faucets in the winter? 5 months ago:
The advice about turning off the water from inside is the best solution. Having said that, I don’t always do it. The weather has been so variable over the last few years that turning the water on and off got to be a hassle. I do shut if off when we hit the main stretch of winter, but I use covers to guard against the unseasonable freezes that happen on either side of that. I have not had any problems over several years of this, so I think I can say that they work.
- Comment on Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us? 5 months ago:
Sorry about that! I fixed it in the message above. I typoed the actual link, but the visible version was correct so I didn’t notice.
The correct address is: apps.aslanrefuge.org
- Comment on Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us? 5 months ago:
I have already done that. My apps.aslanrefuge.org site has downloadable APKs for everything. It also has the code, for anyone who wants to tinker with it.
I just wish there was a better way. I need to look into F-Droid and other options.
- Comment on Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us? 5 months ago:
It isn’t just about businesses. There used to be a lot more free apps on the Play Store, but keeping up with constantly-changing requirements makes that impractical. You can’t just put something up and leave it. You have to work on frequently or it gets dropped. You also have to keep up with their demands to limit certain features and to provide new information or it gets dropped.
I used to have a handful of free apps up on Play. Now they are all gone because I just don’t have the time to rewrite them every few months.
- Comment on What is an average person living in the US supposed to do about corporations raising prices? 5 months ago:
Unions are a very good answer to this. They aren’t a complete solution, but they are a big step in the right direction. And they’re something almost everyone can do.
- Comment on The 'Effective Accelerationism' movement doesn't care if humans are replaced by AI as long as they're there to make money from it 5 months ago:
I am terribly surprised that ultra-rich sociopaths have no empathy toward mankind.
The real issue here is not that these people support a terrible vision of the future; it’s that we are allowing these sociopaths to run our world now.
- Comment on Does anyone feel like the Kensington Expert is uncomfortable to use? 5 months ago:
It was uncomfortable for me too, but everyone’s hands are different. Also, like you, I am a Logitech MX Ergo user. Switching from thumb to finger trackballs is a major change.
- Comment on What Amazon Kindle? Here's an Open Source eBook Reader 6 months ago:
I wasn’t impressed with the Kobo, although it does the job. I’m not familiar with the Boox. I will have to look that one up.
- Comment on What Amazon Kindle? Here's an Open Source eBook Reader 6 months ago:
I’m glad to see some other options. I’m not a fan of Amazon, but the only other practical option has been tablets, which are generally a lot more expensive and less well-suited to the purpose. This looks like a good design.
- Comment on How Can I Make this Legless Bed Rise 2-inches? 6 months ago:
For this purpose, I’d recommend something more like this: Leptop Desk Folding Bed Tray
That will sit on the bed, instead of under it, but will raise the surface up to whatever height is needed.
- Comment on I wish there were more articles about tech not tech biz 6 months ago:
It would be nice if there were separate Tech Industry and Technology News communities.
- Comment on What Are Your Favorite Hidden Gem Android Apps with Less Than 1 Million Downloads and 4+ Star Ratings? 6 months ago:
I installed it and it is working beautifully. Thank you for the suggestion!
- Comment on What Are Your Favorite Hidden Gem Android Apps with Less Than 1 Million Downloads and 4+ Star Ratings? 6 months ago:
Great list overall. Obtainium looks like it could be life-changing. :-)
- Comment on Why aren’t motherboards mostly USB-C by now? 7 months ago:
Thank you for the detailed and enlightening explanation!
- Comment on ‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed 7 months ago:
I used to wonder why conservatives always seem to be hypocrites. I finally came to the conclusion that it isn’t anything inherent about legitimate conservative philosophy. The problem is with any extremist movement that decides their cause justifies ignoring the opinions of others, the rules of society, and of the law. When winning by any means is acceptable you have moved out of the realm of politics and and into insurrection and revolution.
- Comment on Tesla Model X Owner Has Had Enough Of Minimalism, Adds Physical Buttons 7 months ago:
This seems like a great idea to me. Touch screens are a terrible way to operate controls while driving. Some car companies have begun backing off from the trend and are moving back to buttons for some functions.
- Comment on How do you manage your music library? 8 months ago:
I don’t know if this will help, but I’ve been using Plex to manage my music and other audio for more than a decade. It pulls in metadata from online sources and allows me to search or apply filters. That is a lot more versatile than anything I could do directly with the files.
If you aren’t interested in running your own server, look at some of the more sophisticated player apps. Many of them can provide similar metadata features. Then you wouldn’t have to worry about how the files are physically organized.
- Comment on ‘Daredevil’ Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business 8 months ago:
And the woman has to be ADA Jamie Ross, The artist did a great job!
- Comment on ‘Daredevil’ Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business 8 months ago:
- Comment on Looking for recommendations 8 months ago:
Frankie Drake is the first that comes to mind. Agent Carter would also fit your criteria, although it’s a very different genre.
- Comment on PasswordManagement: which one of these options would you choose? 8 months ago:
I use option #1. Each instance of KeePass maintains a local file, but updates them automatically whenever it opens or closes. I also back up the file to my personal server automatically, so I have a copy even if the cloud service fails for some reason.
This setup has been serving me well for a long time.
- Comment on How to tell a girl "I love You" without telling her "I love you"..... 8 months ago:
You are a mad genius. Every pickup artist on the planet just became obsolete. :-D
- Comment on How long to grow a community? 8 months ago:
There is no meaningful averages. It depends on how much interest there is in the topic and how well you manage to get the word out so people know to look for it. In most cases it is a long, slow process.
There is a tipping point. When you start there is very little content because there are very few members. The low activity tends to keep new people from joining. Once you have enough people to maintain a reasonable level of posting it becomes a lot easier to keep it growing. Getting to that point can be frustrating. Just remember that it’s a marathon, not a sprint.