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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Basic functions like web browsing are borderline unusable on the OG pinephone, unfortunately. Still a fun device to hack away at, but I wouldn't use it as a phone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Almost enough to make you question why this guy was allowed to have a gun.

Be careful, though, because if you follow that train of thought to its logical conclusion (e.g., by suggesting any kind of restrictions on killing devices, or maybe even a vetting process), it means you support totalitarianism.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

No, at least not in countries (e.g., the USA) that rely on the state to micromanage every aspect of zoning, and which therefore allow NIMBYs to derail progress at every possible step.

In a better world we would draft new laws to throw out our entire zoning system, and start over with something much more flexible at the state or national level- ideally based on the approach Japan uses, which defaults to mixed-use for every building and makes NIMBYism structurally impossible.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

No. Actors are participating in storytelling, and 'evil' characters are just an exercise in symbolism and mythmaking.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Usually it's just one program per virtual desktop, and maybe a second (briefly) for one-off terminal commands, etc.

The whole point for me is to avoid wasting time moving a mouse around or manually manipulating anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Have been listening to Chihei Hatakeyama's albums a lot while working and studying. Coastal Railroads in Memories is my favorite

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There are lots of things I could criticize Japan for, but the country's approach to zoning and land use is just objectively the best. Japan's cities and overall built environment are obviously better than ours (in the US) to such a ridiculous degree, that I'm not sure why we don't send all of our municipal planners over there to just take notes.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Is that an argument in favor of glued-in batteries, though? A lot of users' phones aren't going to make it for six years if it's non-trivial (or impossible) to swap out the battery for a new one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you haven't played Riven yet, that game was a huge improvement on every aspect of Myst IMO. Still completely holds up

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd only set one up if it were fully open-source and self-hosted. It looks like there are a couple of options out there that meet those criteria (like Mycroft), but I haven't looked into it enough yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Freddy Got Fingered". So stupid and obnoxious that it might actually be brilliant. Arguably

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Started having the same issue during covid lockdowns. What works for me now is:

  • switching often between sitting and standing for work. Getting a sit-stand desk converter like this one really helped with that.
  • pretty serious amounts of near-daily exercise (esp. swimming laps and strength training). This pays off in all kinds of ways beyond fixing back pain
  • making sure to take enough breaks, even if that just means getting out for a 10-15 minute walk a couple of extra times per day.
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