Thanks4Nothing

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Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What is rym?

Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I know this does not make me look good - but I am a YouTube Premium subscriber. I had Spotify, but they jacked up their family plan rate, and it was only a few bucks cheaper than Premium, then I got the ad-free (without adblockers). I mostly did it to help my kids avoid the toxic ads that are littered into the kid content. The main reason I stick with some of this stuff is for the discovery. Pandora was great, Spotify is ok.

Regardless - the smart playlists, and AI stuff on YouTube music is AWFUL. I cannot put into words how bad it is. Spotify got it right about 1/4-1/2 of the time. YouTube, maybe 1/100. Constantly recommending a country, which I cannot stand. When it isn't doing country, it recommends hard rock/metal which I also do not listen to. I feel like I need a new way to find music, then I could sever ties with all these trashy subscriptions.

63829047 in c/memes@sopuli.xyz
[–] Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Worked in retail many moons ago. Back when organic was just becoming a thing. I can tell you one thing.: A lot of people were getting a deal on organic food -because cashiers would just key in the code for non-organic. The lines were too long, and you look foolish looking things up in the "book" haha.

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A little slice of Peziza (files.catbox.moe)
 
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FreeCAD Discord (discord.gg)
 

I pop in to this Lemmy community every once and a while hoping for new content or discussions, but there is not a ton of activity. I ended up finding the FreeCAD discord channel and it seems to have a ton of engagement/activity, so I wanted to share. (but still post here, I would love to see this community become more active).

Also, the users on the discord are super helpful...like, insanely helpful. I am still learning, so it has been priceless for me (along with MangoJelly on YouTube)

Finally got around to trying a .6 nozzle. in c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
[–] Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That is a very good question. There aren't any insane overhangs, just a few tricky spots. I had print he same thing smaller, so I knew it would be okay. I think the file actually mentioned in the notes that you COULD print it without support.

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Finally got around to trying a .6 nozzle. (files.catbox.moe)
 

I have always wanted to try printing larger, using a bigger nozzle - just got around to swapping to a .6mm in my MK3S+. Printed a gift for a childhood friend. 300% size. Took just under 10 hrs. With the slicer settings on .4mm it was over 17hrs.

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Wild theory about the temperature sensor on the Pixel 8 Pro (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee to c/googlepixel@lemmy.world
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Ever since the Pixel 8 was announced I couldn't wrap my brain around why they invested money putting a temperature sensor on the device. The functions that keep touting, like checking the temperature of your food or your forehead...it just didn't add up. So here is my wacky theory.

I truly wonder if there is a bigger plan at play. Just think about Google Maps. The GPS and accelerometer help the phone determine speed, direction, etc. It can detect crashes based on acceleration and deceleration. It can crowd source traffic. I am wondering if that type of data collection is something they are going to try with this temp sensor. Crowd-sourced, live, real-time outside air temps of areas, fire detection, warnings for heat exhaustion risk, they can potentially link it to Nest themrostats (like the nest temp sensors) to help automate your heating/cooling. Maybe they can find some other useful ways to farm our data. Not saying I am for or against this - I would probably turn off the permissions, but food for thought.

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"open betas" (files.catbox.moe)
 

I am talking to you, Blizzard (MWIII)

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Pro Tip: Bypass news paywalls using the new "Reading Mode" app by Google (play.google.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee to c/android@lemmy.world
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I am sure this wasn't the intended use - but I discovered a useful trick on Android.

Just recently, Google released a Reading Mode app that takes text and removes the clutter, images, etc - and allows you to read in a high contrast easy to view format. There are options on how to toggle it on, but I chose to use the hold volume up/down at the same time.

I was viewing a local paywalled newspaper, and had surpassed my 3 free articles/month. For the heck of it, while the popup blocked me from reading it, I tried the reading mode shortcut. It pulled in all the text and I was able to read the entire story. I then tried another news site and it worked the same way. I even tried some of the big new sites like the Washington Post - and it worked.

I am sure its a bit dependent on how the website is built, but its worth a try if you find yourself running into those paywalls. You lose the photos, but its worth it.