ottobonn

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by ottobonn 4mo ago
I was trying to ignore the classic tells of LLM writing, but I still find them irksome when reading an otherwise informative article. There is just too much fluff in the language
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by ottobonn 4mo ago
I'm a software engineer and recently got my pilot's license, and the training for the pilot's license increased my (already-high) respect for the aviation profession. All pilots learn to fly basic airplanes and have to do eve
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by ottobonn 4mo ago
The marketing copy here is low quality. It spends a lot of words explaining what this isn't instead of what it is. It also just sounds like AI in an off-putting way. What does it mean to have an operating system with "Gemini at ev
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by ottobonn 10mo ago
I have been looking for this on Linux (Gnome) and would love something like it. I can't find a simple way to get system-level voice input.
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by ottobonn 4y ago
I signed up for updates! I have been looking for something exactly like this for home automation, to detect occupancy, pets, etc. I am very excited to pair it with HomeAssistant!
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by ottobonn 4y ago
"Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Edwards is a good introduction to drawing. I think in particular it is a good explanation of how much of drawing is learning to look at the world, and exercises to improve your skills of
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by ottobonn 4y ago
Oakland CA USA, symmetric 1 Gbps fiber for $35/mo (but actual speed is usually a bit lower than that) from Monkeybrains
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by ottobonn 4y ago
On the topic of PDF tools running in the browser, I made a simple app to split apart large-format pages for printing at home: https://splitpdfs.com/ I use it to print posters and big templates for cutting out e.g. foam boar
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by ottobonn 4y ago
Those previews are great! I like that I can start reading the article before clicking it.
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by ottobonn 5y ago
I would say you should try it. If it calls you like it called me, it will feel like you're in the right place. Yes, you can meet amazing people and no, the insane beauty of twin peaks never wears off. I would say it's a bit harder
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by ottobonn 6y ago
If you were to for example plug each end into a computer hoping to transfer files between them, both would try to act as the USB host.
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by ottobonn 6y ago
Wow, this is exactly the project I have been working on for the past few weeks, down to the abstraction of "tables," "starting a new table," and shuffling around at will! I was even building on top of jitsi. Mine was g
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by ottobonn 7y ago
Great introduction to the technology! I rarely see such a clear explanation of how new products work.
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by ottobonn 7y ago
Do you have any tips for getting the touchpad to work well? Mine picks up palm touches and the only solution I've found is to disable the edges of the touch pad.
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by ottobonn 7y ago
Do you find that managing versions between the different repos causes overhead? Besides allowing independent main branch management, what are the advantages of having many small repos instead of one that contains all of your apps?
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by ottobonn 9y ago
I also use deja-dup but lately it seems to choke when trying to determine what to back up (I have about 175 GB of files, which doesn't seem outrageous). Have you had any issues with the speed? It could be that I have a long history sav
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by ottobonn 10y ago
I just got one with the discrete graphics, and it works great with nvidia-prime. I only had to configure the touchpad a bit to avoid bumping it while I type. I upgraded from my beloved T420, and this is a great laptop.