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by wgm 2mo ago
At the time, there was very little advantage to buying the Pro model. Ironically, it's the first time I've ever bought the base model.
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by wgm 2mo ago
Is this the new dictation engine that I'm not allowed to run on my 1-YEAR-OLD IPHONE 17 because it's not Pro?
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by wgm 7mo ago
Surprised not to see anyone recommending Acquired, which I love. They have a huge catalog of great old episodes, too. https://www.acquired.fm/
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by wgm 7mo ago
A tale as old as time
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by wgm 7mo ago
I totally agree. When I use em-dashes in my /family iMessage thread/ I get accused of having used ChatGPT to write my reply—my one-sentence reply about dinner plans. Dear Lord.
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by wgm 2y ago
We say this in the operating room, too. Similar idea as “measure twice, cut once”.
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by wgm 2y ago
Speaking Greek would’ve made medical school a little easier
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by wgm 2y ago
Cecil’s answer isn’t quite right. “ectomy” is indeed “cut it out” but the first definition he gives for “ostomy” (“cut a hole in something”) is the proper definition for “otomy”. The second “ostomy” definition is correct: creating a stoma (
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by wgm 3y ago
This is a pretty uninformed take. The tech in AirPods is great, but people using a normal earphone as a hearing aid will be disappointed. The vast majority of people with hearing loss have a degree of loss that varies by sound frequency. If
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by wgm 4y ago
Thank you for calling my attention to this buying opportunity
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by wgm 4y ago
What’s the concern about visiting your bank’s website using your standard Firefox profile?
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by wgm 5y ago
Switched from TurboTax to FreeTaxUSA four years ago. Same product with a cleaner interface and far less expensive. https://www.freetaxusa.com/
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by wgm 5y ago
I started using fastmail about a year ago. They've been around since the late 1990s so I feel good about their longevity.
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by wgm 6y ago
Homebrew for Mac essentially is a GitHub App Store for many though not all projects.