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1,144karma·313submissions·March 29, 2015
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FWIW beets has worked really well for me. I would recommend it to anyone who is comfortable enough in the command line to navigate its interface
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No search results "by name" on Firefox for Android, but by ingredients works great!
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hey @chrismorgan, this is really valuable feedback, and I intend to explore these suggestions for my own site, and future articles on the topic. I've just recently converted every post to have …
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Glad to hear from you, h0p3! And thanks for reading my interview with Maxwell. Exploring your whostyle experiments with Kicks, sphygmus, chameleon et al. sent me on a real journey... I hope to cross p…
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Oof, i feel your pain. Yes, it sounds like this might help.
5y ago·view thread
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I like the bare repository approach here. I've been using symbolic links to version control my dotfiles with git.
5y ago·view thread
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Oh boy, I can't even scroll smoothly through these pages...
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Security comes to mind. As a developing programmer, it can be nerve-wracking to publish the code for public-facing projects. Not that obscurity is effective security, but it can still be a concern
5y ago·view thread
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See also https://webmention.io/
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You might want to look into Processing[1]. Depending on your needs it might feel more intuitive/appropriate for graphics programming, and there seems to be an active community of people who use i…
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When I install something using dnf for example it installs near-instantaneously! Makes me wonder wtf Gnome Software does in the background to make installs so slow :P
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As someone whose website (and most of the websites I visit) has a relatively small footprint, 100/100Mbps would be more than comfortable for me to host and surf on
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I do not trust the spinners personally
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Admittedly an additional cost/annoyance, it is possible to buy USB-C "docks" that can supply power to your laptop while also plugging in another USB device.
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Sorry to be that guy, but vim might fit your needs well if you're ok with working in a terminal
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I'd never heard of Barinsta, and it is a surprisingly slick app. Thanks! I recommend VLC as a music player app
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I'm 21 years old, going to graduate from college in a year, and reading this comment makes me want to pursue this type of data science work. For every school or personal project I've done, t…
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I see what you're getting at, and NPR definitely could have worded that better, but I think they're getting the point across fairly well. From a layman's perspective, ad tracking is the…
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As an Android user, how much of this should I be worried about? I assume Google won't be pushing for this as much as Apple is? What can I do to reduce app tracking on my phone?
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Does this mean they'll have all the old trucks up for sale? Who wants to start a food truck with me in an old USPS vehicle
5y ago·view thread
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This looks like the tool I've been looking for, and the screenshots in your README are beautiful. Thanks for the work you've done on this, I'm excited to try it out.
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Apparently this is the oldest webcam still in existence.[0] The webcam was first set up in 1994, and while I'm sure has seen a number of iterations, has existed for the last ~25 years. [0] https…
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That's valid, I have managed to bork an HFS+ drive so can attest to its drawbacks. I'd be interested to know if you find a more stable solution
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