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by EndShell 2y ago
It really depends what you want to believe doesn't it. Purely asserting it is obvious because you believe it to be so, isn't proof that it was deliberate. As I previously said there has been a lot written about the law of uninten
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by EndShell 2y ago
> I feel you. Regulatory bodies have definitely fallen short in many cases, and we've seen concerning proposals from governments that threaten digital privacy and freedom. "Who watches the watchmen" seems incredibly apt no
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by EndShell 2y ago
I use it. Turning off the ads and annoyances can be done in literally 20 seconds. It has uBlock Origin built in and removes the cookie modal popups. It has a nice sync feature so my bookmarks / extensions are sync'd. The developer
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by EndShell 2y ago
People use it because it is essentially Chrome with uBlock-Origin built in (I think the developer of uBlock Origin is employed by Brave) and it removes the stupid cookie modals that are on every website. Between running a pi-hole and Brave,
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by EndShell 2y ago
I didn’t know that. I have to check if it works with Xorg + Gnome on Debian because I don’t think it does.
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by EndShell 2y ago
> At around 30-50€ per bike it's not that expensive even though it's certainly inconvenient. The bikes I had stolen would be about €2000 today. I ride a second hand mountain bike that is old and isn't a target for thieves.
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by EndShell 2y ago
Well with QT_SCALE_FACTOR is goes and tells all the QT to behave in a particular way. It isn't a per application setting. There is a similar environment variable for Steam on Linux and I would argue that it should be an application set
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by EndShell 2y ago
Somewhat related there are other confusing things around how environment variables are set (especially on Linux). There are environment variables I set for QHD and UHD monitors e.g. QT_SCALE_FACTOR * If you are using Xorg, you put environme
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by EndShell 2y ago
Not to be rude. You think I am not aware of all of this? I was an avid cyclist. I have repaired and built my own bikes for the last 25 years, I still look after my bikes even though I don't ride them as often as I used to. > I use a
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by EndShell 2y ago
> I disagree, a lot. First of all, while biking may be a hobby to you, it’s the primary mode of transportation for at least a billion people. To claim that all these people are “infected” by the green crowd, whatever that means, is just
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by EndShell 2y ago
I don't want to associate (or seen to associate even though I don't) with the green crowd. Guilt by association is a thing. However due to them now infecting what is essentially a hobby, I no longer enjoy it, so I moved on. I stil
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by EndShell 2y ago
> Honestly I don't even understand why enough people still use their cars through my city instead of biking. I am an ex-avid cyclist. Bikes are easily stolen, You can get soaked if the weather is poor, If it is bitterly cold it can
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by EndShell 2y ago
The biggest issue with cycling (I used to cycle everyday, no longer): * Theft. I have to carry a lock and cable (for the front wheel). These are heavy and get dirty. * Storage. I have to haul my mountain bike up and down the stairs in my ap
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by EndShell 2y ago
People generally just give up after a while with the type system. I consider myself decent with TypeScript and you end up spending a good chuck of your time satisfying the compiler for something which is literally a one liner in plain JavaS
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by EndShell 2y ago
While that all maybe true. All my Apple kit is dead from a decade or more ago except for the G4 Mac Mini (which is useless btw). The Dell and Thinkpads I have all still work and work quite well and are easy to repair. Repairing Apple stuff
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by EndShell 2y ago
> 1. Good for you. Did you have kids or was it just you? It was just me. However it works for people who aren't single and do have kids e.g I know a woman who does deliveries and she can work as little or as much as she wants, while
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by EndShell 2y ago
Considering there are long essays and writings about the law of unintended consequences it would suggest that these thing are not obvious.
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by EndShell 2y ago
> I am of the belief that people in zero hour jobs are basically fucked, and that because a large portion of our businesses use zero hour jobs our society in fact has stagnation in poverty systemically built in/designed in. 1) Peopl
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by EndShell 2y ago
Zero hours contracts are likely the unintended consequence of other (employment) regulation. People / Organisations (this includes private businesses and organisation, as well as state owned organisation) will try to circumvent any lim
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by EndShell 2y ago
That isn't 30-40 minutes me standing in the kitchen cooking. That is how long it takes to cook in the air fryer (the thighs take about 30-35 minutes). I literally have a timer telling me when to put on the veg and the potatoes. I think
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by EndShell 2y ago
I don't know how to cook either. I just put the thighs in the air fryer with some seasoning and steam the veg.
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by EndShell 2y ago
I literally just puts the thighs in the air fryer (I have a cheapy one from Tesco) for 30 minutes. The steamer I have was £15 in Sainsburys (it was on offer). Most kitchen equipment except for the white goods is dirt cheap and even the real
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by EndShell 2y ago
> Not because of abundance, but because eating well is too expensive. No it isn't. Eating poorly is often (much) more expensive that eating properly. Non-processed food is actually reasonably priced for the most part. Fruit and Veg
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by EndShell 2y ago
> The question is whether you'd continue to do what you do if you didn't have to. Most people wouldn't. People prefer leisure. While I like programming, most of the work I do is tedious. I would rather spend my time riding