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A couple options here: https://github.com/offa/android-foss?tab=readme-ov-file#-call-blocker--spam-filter
None of them are very big but they may be worth a try
notnotmike
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Relatively new to Python so that's news to me.
Other languages I've used support assignment like that but I always avoid it, but they just used = so I'll give this walrus a try and see if the different syntax makes it any better in my mind
notnotmike
6d ago
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I definitely agree with your second point. And I find it ridiculous that a company can ever claim to "own" your genetic information. It's why I've never dared sign up for any kind of genetic ancestry sites. I can't give that personal of information away for free, let alone pay for it to be taken
notnotmike
6d ago
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Unfortunately, everyone who used their service did agree to it. Directly from their Privacy Policy:
Commonly owned entities, affiliates and change of ownership
If we are involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your Personal Information may be accessed, sold or transferred as part of that transaction and this Privacy Statement will apply to your Personal Information as transferred to the new entity. We may also disclose Personal Information about you to our corporate affiliates to help operate our services and our affiliates’ services.
https://www.23andme.com/legal/privacy/#data-sharing
Whether this will hold up in court is a bit murky. But without a large, laborious court battle, they can and will sell the data and they are "legally" allowed to
notnotmike
2w ago
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As the old saying goes: "BROJOB! BROJOB! CHOOCHOO!"
Don't let your dreams be dreams
notnotmike
2w ago
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For me, I respect female characters who are written strong but not mean or "buff". Your character doesn't need to be a dick or on steroids to be strong. A strong person can be kind and compassionate, just not capitulate under pressure. I also don't believe being "independent" means you can't love someone and lean on them in times of need, it just means you aren't defined by the relationship.
- Bastila Shan from KOTOR
- Mustang from Red Rising
- Rita from Groundhog Day
- Hermione from Harry Potter (if only JK respected ALL women)
- Dottie from A League of Their Own
- Mulan from Mulan
- Ellie from The Last of Us Part 2
- Freya from God of War
notnotmike
2w ago
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I do well enough to comfortably support my wife and me. I have a retirement plan, put a small amount into saving, and don't buy things on credit (besides to pay them off immediately for rewards points). I have paid off my car and it should last me a good long while. I do have student loans outstanding but I pay those down and my work provides a stipend each month that effectively doubles my payment on that. I have some small investment accounts to play the stock market, but not life-changing money. We have plenty of money leftover after the mortgage to live just as comfortably as I would like.
This all being said, I am an outlier in the current economy. Most are paid too little for too much work and I would happily pay more for most products if I thought the money was going to the employees, but I know they are given the smallest amount possible.
notnotmike
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What in the world? You are in a relationship with them. You can't live with, sleep in the same bed with, be best friends with, and do sexual stuff with someone and not be in a relationship! What do you think a relationship is?!
You say you don't want a relationship with them but what on Earth would you change if you entered into a "relationship" with them? Just your perspective and a label from the sounds of it.
I feel as though you need to reassess where you're actually at in this. Think about what a relationship means to you and why this person cannot fit that role for you.
And above all, you need to talk to them about this and ask if they think you're in a relationship. Because you might need to "break up" with them regardless of how you feel about it
notnotmike
2w ago
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Python test coverage - Run Python tests with coverage and get rich results in the editor.
This one will be nice to have. Will be testing it out tomorrow for sure
notnotmike
3w ago
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CDN would be my guess as well. Maybe not different, but they would definitely have their ads queued up on every CDN possible while the video content is unlikely to be on your nearest CDN unless it's a Mr. Beast video
notnotmike
4w ago
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Got mine today. Hoping for gentle side effects...
notnotmike
1mo ago
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I think if I make that argument he's going to just reference the fact that we both have very powerful computers. Although he's never experienced auto-save hell yet, so maybe when that starts happening he'll see the light
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For our shared world I capitulated and we're doing a megafactory, but I put my foot down and said I will not allow power (coal/oil/nuclear) to enter the factory. I had to draw a line somewhere and it makes no sense to me to not have your power dialed in to perfection
notnotmike
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I think I get closer to what you're describing in most builds. Small buildings on a flat foundation surface high above the ground, where all the "shipments" come from a lower level so all the conveyor belts are hidden. Kind of like when you build a computer and stuff all the extra cords onto the side of the case out of sight.
notnotmike
1mo ago
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Half of our arguments stem from how to interpret the analogy...
notnotmike
1mo ago
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I wonder if there's a correlation between a love of blueprints and a preference towards closer together infrastructure. Because my friend also loves blueprints, but I generally don't like them.
I always tell him he's like King Neptune and I'm Spongebob. He's shuffling out gigafactories in minutes and I'm here tucking in my conveyor belts and reading them stories. Each one is a special snowflake to me
notnotmike
1mo ago
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You've described my ideal scenario, but my friend just doesn't understand me... thankfully you do
notnotmike
1mo ago
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Everyone here talking about blocking for political reasons and bad behavior while I'm over here blocking because you post unfunny memes.
I blocked several users who post far-left memes because they just sucked and weren't even funny in the slightest, they just wanted to get their point across rather than make a funny memr
notnotmike
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I heard that he was an alcoholic during the experiment, hence why the doctors were baffled by the state of his liver after one month.
But that adds more to the mystery of why I like it - I never believed the food would do that to you in the first place
notnotmike
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That depends, is it a metaphor for factory
My friend and I routinely have conversations about factory design. His ideal factory ships every ore in its raw state to a single building, which can then move the ore to different floors/sections for processing. He goes further than most and separates each product into its own "room", so all steel bars are made in one room then shipped to the steel beam and steel pipe rooms. Importantly the factory should be designed so that you can "infinitely" expand a room if you need more of that resource. I prefer what I call "microfactories", where each component is created in a small, independent factory and the result is shipped to a main repository for builder use and for the space elevator construction. If you need modular frames, for example, you would find a group of ores and build a small factory on it and build every sub-component you can in it. Ideally, it would not rely on any other microfactory's outputs, but sometimes that's easier said than done. Often I will have a small cluster of microfactories all dedicated to shipping their output to a final microfactory for processing. So what do you all use? Note: He claims his design is more analogous to microservices (from software architecture) than mine, and that mine is something apparently called "pirate architecture". I think he's out of his mind on that one.
For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don't want to reach **under** the roll to take a piece! That's ludicrous! That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use "less" when they should use "fewer"
I love the idea of supporting small business and quality, handcrafted items. But Etsy seems to be more focused on drop shipping and it becomes a hassle to investigate every item I purchase to determine whether it ships from China or not. Does anyone know of any alternatives with a good reputation?
I've recently started digitizing my mother-in-law's collection of home movies. **What I would love is some recommendations or tweaks I can do to improve the quality and remove any combing or minimize static.** I am not particularly concerned with audio quality, but I'll list it below as well. And so far I'm enjoying the processes. It's really fun to see old videos and to learn a bit about video formats and encoding. I'm an amateur when it comes to these kinds of things so I'm learning as I go along. Each tape I make the picture clearer and the file size smaller! ### Recording - Sony Handycam (DCR-TRV27) - Various DV 60/90 cassette tapes - Seemingly ran in standard recording mode (tapes are 60 minutes) ### VCR - [Elgato USB Analog Video Capture Device](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/625264-REG/Elgato_Systems_10020840_Video_Capture_USB_Analog.html) - Handycam's VCR mode connected via S-Video Cable and 3.5mm audio jack\* _\* I have ordered a A/V to RCA cable which is the manufacturer's recommended connection, but unsure about the effects on quality_ ### Software - OBS for recording the VCR feed - Downscale Filter: Bicubic (Sharpened scaling, 16 samples) - Deinterlace - Linear 2x - 720x540 @ 29.97 FPS (NTSC) (upscaled from 720x480) - "Indistinguishable Quality, Large File Size" - .mkv format with H.264 encoder - Audio Encoder AAC - Audio 48khz steroe - Handbrake for re-encoding - 720x480 @ 29.97 FPS - H.264 (x264) MKV format - No additional deinterlacing - "Constant Quality" set to 20 - Audio Encoder AAC
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/14695422
I got an Elgato capture card and a VCR off of EBay and have already digitized three tapes I've found at garage sales. Any advice for cleaning up the image and audio? I recall there were VCR cleaners but never was confident of their efficacy.
I want to become a more knowledgeable gardener, and besides research and studying, I think a fun way to enhance my knowledge would be a fun gardening game. Are there any that are particularly accurate or relaxing? [Garden Life](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1915380/Garden_Life_A_Cozy_Simulator/) looks pretty chill but maybe not challenging or accurate to reality. And to clarify, by accurate I mean you need to plant in correct lighting, water an appropriate amount, and fertilize to optimize for stems, flowers, fruits, etc.. Bonus points for having the option to pick your planting zone!
Hey all, I've created a catio (cat patio) for my two cats in a window well next to my desk. They absolutely love it, but I would like to make it even better for them by using _real_ grass. Currently, I have a pretty good artificial grass in there that they love to lay in and stays green year 'round, which is fine enough. But I would really love to give them some real grass (or moss) to lay on and maybe even munch on. So, with that backstory, I would love to find a grass that has the following traits. 1. Comfortable and safe for cats (both internally and externally) 2. Stays relatively short since I can't exactly get a lawn mower 3. Doesn't require a lot of sun It would also be a bonus if it were okay with more arid climates, because I would prefer to minimize watering as much as possible. My mind goes to something like Spanish Moss since it stays relatively short and is pretty comfy, but I'm not sure if that's the best option, so I wanted to ask people more experience than me. Picture of the window well in its current state and one of its occupants for reference below. And for anyone concerned, the well is closed in with a grate and some chicken wire so they can't slip out. They are not outdoor cats, but we do take them out on harnesses for walks. They are treated for pests like tics and mites as a precaution.  Thanks anyone who answers!
Reached 30 and the wheels started falling off. Gained 20 pounds and back pain out of nowhere, it's like a damn sitcom. I feel uncomfortable in clothes I've worn for a decade so its time to put in effort. Better late than never I guess. **I want advice on good beginner resources**. I'm talking really beginner, like how many reps to do, how long between reps, what machines to hit, etc. I've been to gyms before but just kinda rode the reclined bike them made shit up when I got to the weight machines. I also am terrible at not doing too much with my back, which is almost certainly where my back pain originates from, so extra instruction on how to properly engage my core is a bonus. The one advantage I have is that I'm very good at tracking calories. I've just gotten lazy since Covid. So I've downloaded MacroFactor to try out some new technology. I've used Waistline recently but it's just too cumbersome to add food, and I lose motivation. Appreciate the help in advance! P.S. the one upside to turning 30 is that I can grow a beard now. So at least I've got that going for me
Around two years ago I was on a really small team, just two or three developers, and the other developer decided they wanted us to use Rider. Because I didn't have a preference, I used Rider and rather enjoyed it. However, that developer has since moved teams and now it is just me (for the time being). So I was considering moving back to Visual Studio or even switching to Visual Studio Code, but I wanted to see some arguments against this. Here is my list so far, but it's probably out of date since I haven't used Visual Studio in a long time. Pros of Rider: - Much faster than using ReSharper - Less sharp interface with a better font - I'm used to it at this point - I have a Nyan cat loading bar which is kind of fun Cons of Rider: - Enterprise license is expensive (probably) - New versions of C# aren't immediately supported - Refactorings are becoming less necessary with the rise of AI assistants - Don't really like their source control manager Wanted to hear what other users think. What keeps you using Rider?
Oh and banned for rule 1 if you disagree
The [Praying to the Gods](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Praying_to_the_Gods) achievement requires you to kill the fanatic 10 times "without drinking any potion which restores prayer" and without leaving the wilderness. Simple solution is to pray on the nearby Chaos Altar or to take the obelisk down to a less busy altar near Ferox. However, do you think the spaghetti code takes into account [Stat Restore Pot Share](https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Stat_Restore_Pot_Share) or butterflies? Could you cheese this one with a friend?
I would recommend everyone try this. Just sit down, bend your knees, throw a blanket over, and show them the entrance. Just be warned they will not leave unless you make them
