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tomthegeek 48 points 3 years ago

A subscription isn't buying a hammer. A subscription is buying access to a hammer. Access that can be revoked at any time. That's not very reliable.

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tomthegeek 40 points 3 years ago

Don't buy products that are clearly anti-consumer and you won't have issues like this. Of course Apple devices may as well be jewelry at this point. Who even cares if they're charged? Just nod your head like there's something going on.

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tomthegeek 34 points 3 years ago

Buying RAM recently and people are reviewing the fucking RGB instead of the performance. Like, WTF are you doing with your life? I managed to find some without gratuitous lighting effects thankfully.

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tomthegeek 21 points 3 years ago

Inkscape is one of the better open source UIs IMO. There's a lot to learn about vector vs raster graphics but that's not the fault of Inkscape.

Gimp took a while to figure out.

Blender has got the be one of the steepest learning curves out there though. Not that the UI for Blender is bad. It's just that there are 5-6 different sections and each section is like learning a new app. It's huge and does everything.

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tomthegeek 16 points 3 years ago

That’s like the exact opposite of what reddit was stated to be when I first joined.

It is exactly the opposite of what Aaron Swartz created.

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tomthegeek 11 points 3 years ago

They have managed to build software suites that have been stable, consistent, and near the cutting edge of their industry for decades while avoid significant bloat and legacy hangover.

Are we talking about the same Adobe here? Adobe software generally does work but avoiding bloat? Have you installed Reader lately? They have their share of instability as well.

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tomthegeek 7 points 3 years ago

is using a USB ethernet adapter preferable to a wireless access point that is close to my machine?

Almost certainly. Always go wired when possible. Not only will the wired device be faster, there will be more bandwidth available for other devices still using wireless. Wireless is a shared transmission medium you want as few devices using it as possible.

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tomthegeek 7 points 3 years ago

I bought one not really knowing what I'd use it for.

  • So far the bluetooth keyboard has been the most useful.
  • I have a Co2 sensor on the GPIO for monitoring air quality.
  • Been using it to try and locate IR codes for a sound bar I lost the remote to.
  • I used it for remote shutter release on my DLSR.

Device seems well built and there's a huge community with lots of development so always something else to use it for.

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tomthegeek 7 points 3 years ago

Money doesn't turn people evil. Humans are inherently greedy. Money is the scalpel that exposes our true self.

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tomthegeek 6 points 3 years ago

Had a totally custom beanie made at Etsy. See if you can find something similar. They can usually customize it to get a close match to the old one.

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tomthegeek 5 points 3 years ago

Reddit search has always been broken, even when it was working.

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tomthegeek 5 points 3 years ago

I thought so too honestly but figured Thermaltake knew what they were doing and went with it. The stencil makes it very easy to apply exactly as much as specified. I didn't notice any splooging when I attached the heatsink and temps were in the 30's at idle so called it good for now.

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tomthegeek 5 points 3 years ago path: 0 1485112 1514332 1520666, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 2
tomthegeek 4 points 3 years ago

Get a universal remote for your home theater. Flipper isn't really that usable and not enough buttons for that task. It can, but you'll be much happier with a Logitech Harmony.

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tomthegeek 3 points 3 years ago

I've used their map layers for a public data website. Worked great.

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tomthegeek 3 points 3 years ago
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tomthegeek 3 points 3 years ago

Big chefs knife is what I use for pizza. Though having a couple sets of scissors around wouldn't be a bad idea.

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tomthegeek 2 points 3 years ago

Not your imagination at all.

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tomthegeek 2 points 3 years ago

the Raspberry Pis are slightly underpowered (plus the SD-card as the primary storage is limiting).

OrangePi has been my go-to since these got expensive. More features, including a 8gb emmc module built in, and just as cheap.

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tomthegeek 2 points 3 years ago

It checked a lot of boxes for corporation use. SELinux isn't/wasn't on debian either. But it's not any 'better'. Debian has been rock solid for me. ZFS is the only thing I'd like to see in Debian feature-wise.

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