Tahl_eN

joined 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

My understanding is that Samsung uses an odd standard that means they can't quick charge from Anker devices. That was at least true a few years back. Would be great to know if that's changed.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was a team effort. Cory did the heavy lifting, but it takes a village to overthrow a tyrant.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

I was very conservative. My drift leftward started before the internet was enough of a thing to have video debate spaces, but online debate has given me a lot to think about and pushed me farther left. I credit George Carlin with some of my early movement. He's like an online debate, just against air.

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

The one I've used on my Samsung isn't as fast as a wired power bank, but I don't need to wrangle the cables like I do with the wired ones. I wouldn't use a magsafe power bank to charge my phone from 0 (too slow). But leaving it attached gives me an extra couple of hours with just a little extra weight. Useful for things like conventions or travel.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

I use one in my car - it's more convienet for short trips or trips with multiple stops. I do keep a cable for longer trips though, especially if I need to keep the screen on for GPS - the wireless charger makes the phone warm enough to stop charging over the course of an hour or so.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

To me, there's concentration and there's flow state. Concentration is more of a manual process where I intentionally ignore distracting events. It involves building a structure that can hold up to bumps and it's hard work. Flow state is a groove where distractions melt away and only the task remains. One can turn into the other, and and depending on how your brain works they can both be fragile.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Motion built good machines! I've got one from 2010 that's still going strong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I can't help you directly, but I can offer some encouagemnet on the Linux front. I just installed Pop!Os on a 15 year old laptop. The only technical things I had to do were download the software that let me put the installer on a flash drive, and dig up one console command to enable the very old touchscreen. Everything else in the experience has been as easy as Windows. In some cases, easier - for example, software updates don't force the computer to restart

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Vice signalling

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just noticed what community this is. Pandora might also be US-based.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I prefer Pandora's algorithm for music. But I haven't looked into their skeletons yet.

 

Windows keeps reminding be that I have to switch to Linux if I want to keep using my computer. It's a rugged tablet from about 2011 that I still use daily for internet and some light Photoshop. Core i7 1.2 GHz, 4GB RAM, and the important part, a built-in touchscreen and Wacom digitizer. Keyboard is an external device that I don't generally have attached. I grew up on DOS, so I'm not afraid of fiddling, but I'd rather this machine just worked. Any recommendations?

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