TwoFerMaggie

Not the use case for em-dashes. en-dash maybe, but they also didn't say they use en-dashes instead of hyphens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash

There might also be adverse effects on one's sleep quality, even if they only drink it in the morning:

In fact, none of the sleep researchers or experts on circadian rhythms I interviewed for this story use caffeine.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/jul/06/caffeine-coffee...

I had the same process as you (see my comment) and it was much better than quitting it cold turkey.

I've quit from daily 3-4 shots of espresso to only drinking it when I feel like it, which is about once every two weeks.

The process was mostly without discomfort: I bought decaf beans and started cutting my coffee grounds with 50% decaf. After two weeks, 75% decaf. Then 87.5%, etc. About two months later I stopped experiencing withdrawals if I don't drink any coffee at all.

Before I started cutting I would get massive headaches and become irritable if I don't drink coffee in the morning. Now I'm free!

I encourage all heavy coffee drinkers try drinking less. At some point, it stops improving your cognitive functions but instead just maintains a mediocre baseline, which I suppose is the same as almost all substance reliance.

In fact, none of the sleep researchers or experts on circadian rhythms I interviewed for this story use caffeine.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/jul/06/caffeine-coffee...

one key press resulting in multiple registers.

if my T key is chatttering my ttyping would look something like tthis.

I suppose a lot of flags are esperanto of flags...

At least Matias still makes modern ALPS style switches, they're one of the best clicky options available today.

Would be great if they don't have chatter issues.. I'm typing on my third matias and all three started chattering after some use. Their quiet switches are the best tactile ones I've ever tried. Sound so nice too.

MX switches are the entry point of the "mechanical keys". You can go into way too many rabbit holes beyond consumer brands like Das Keyboard.

There are topre capacitive switches (HHKB, Realforce etc) , buckling spring switches like the ones in this post (& older IBM model M, Unicomp), Alps switches (older mac keyboards, matias), and an endless selection of MX compatible customized switches. All with different tactility and sound profiles.

Merely "having mechanical keys" is a very basic criteria especially for enthusiasts who might have very specific requirements and preference for how their keyboards should feel and sound. This one is mainly targeted towards those enthusiasts.

What you proposed is very close to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade%E2%80%93Giles

For an English speaker to be able to pronounce Chinese words, it would certainly be a better system. However, the main purpose of Pinyin is not that, but to indicate pronunciation for native Chinese speakers (most of whom had little exposure to English or other foreign languages when they learned pinyin, of course nowadays it might be different as kids start learning English at a much younger age) and to teach in schools. Using a Latin alphabet so that it's easier to integrate into international systems is a consideration, but never the main goal.

Besides, Chian Shuesen sounds closer but it's still not the same. Approximation has to happen somewhere, and there are already ch-/q- and sh-/x- distinction within pinyin.

I watched the first video. One point they didn't mentioned is that their android example of the "last small flagship phone", asus zenfone 9/10, is about the same size as an iphone 12/13, not the mini.

Do regular iphones sell well? If so, the small flagship phones are not dead, because iphones are not dead. If iphones are not counted as small phones, then the small android flagship phones are dead long time ago.

would he associate with Epstein?

This is from Lawrence Krauss[0]'s email to Epstein[1]:

ps. I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did... and I am therefore content.. no matter what... :)

On Apr 6, 2011, at 3:56 PM, Jeffrey Epstein wrote:

what evidence? no real sex.. where is she getting her so called facts

Krauss's letter is obviously horrible in its implications. What's interesting to me is his interpretation of what Feynman would have done. Is it his delusional justification of what he'd done with Epstein, or is it based on a certain reputation of Feynman in the science community?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Krauss [1] https://www.epstein.media/files/house_oversight_030915/

Slightly annoying that the magnified parts are directly over their original location. This blocks the view to see them in their original size and context.

This one would be much faster than the plustek though, if they keep their promises. I use a 8200. It takes more than 1 hour to scan a 36 frame color negative with dust removal on, and it requires constant manual input. Pushing the holder to the next frame, unloading and loading the holder, etc.

It's fine, sure. For the price I paid for it and the image quality I'm getting, I have no complaints. On the other hand, a new device that can cut the time down to 5 mins with modern software support (silverfast is kind of dated and VueScan will run you another 100), while priced at 1000 EUR, is not cheap, but also not that unreasonable tbh.

RIP Bioware. This will probably be the final stage of its long, painful death.

"Drop the _the_, it's cleaner."

https://youtu.be/k5fJmkv02is&t=177

Quote from author on Bluesky:

one of the reasons Silksong took so long was that Team Cherry is having too much fun making it and didn't want to stop.

Also this one from the article:

"What is Jira?" Gibson said when I asked if they used the task-management application.

obviously treating their wealth like some sort of highscore

yep. see

Caleb will later recall, in an interview with D Magazine, asking his dad why he works so hard.

“It’s a game,” Randy explains to his son.

“How do you know who wins?” the boy asks.

“Whoever dies with the most money.” [1]

not even exaggerating

[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/alden-g...

It invalidates this CinemaSins nitpick on Alien completely

https://youtu.be/dJtYDb7YaJ4?si=5NuoXaW0pkGoBSJu&t=76

PNBL was a thing at some point (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layaway) but was rendered obsolete by the advent of credit cards. Seems to me like a personal austerity measure which becomes more popular in worse economic conditions. The cynic in me believes that there's more money to be made when you encourage people to spend less responsibly and with less financial literacy.

But why would the merchants willing to pay the fees in providing a BNPL scheme for their customers?

One would assume that it would increase sales, which makes it worthwhile. It's not caused by increase outreach though: from what I've seen, BNPL is usually an additional payment option when you're already on the product page.

Then the question becomes: who are the extra customers that a BNPL scheme would bring, that wouldn't have made the purchase if such a scheme was not available?

ha! just thought of the same..

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43240394

The most common issue with Pentax ME Super, one of the most popular consumer-grade manual focus SLRs, was caused by a degraded rubber ring near the mirror assembly.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Pentax+ME+Super+Mirror+Box+Serv...

The ones without such an issue is still often recommended for hobbyists who want to get into analog photography today, because they are generally inexpensive, compatible with very nice lenses, and there are so many of them circulating still for parts and repair.

Given that they were made in the late 70s to early 80s, and the shutter mechanism is fully controlled by electronics (instead of mechanical), it's quite amazing that the rest of the camera mostly held up over nearly 5 decades.

A poll suggests among Dutch Tesla owners, 40% feel embarrassed due to Musk's behavior, and 30% consider selling. [0][1]

[0] https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/19/tesla-owners-react-elon-musks-... [1]: https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/panels/opiniepanel/alle-uitsl...

This reminds of the joke in physics, in which theoretical particle physicists told experimental physicists, over and over again, "trust me bro, standard model will be proved at 10x eV, we just need a bigger collider bro" after another world's biggest collider is built.

Wondering if we are in a similar position with "trust me bro AGI will be achieved with 10x more GPUs".

I remember Pop telling me how much cheaper Ektachrome was (compared to Kodachrome)

gone are the days when ektachromes are considered the cheaper options.. now they are one of if not the most expensive 35mm format films

Nobody was pushing hard on worker protections or labor law enforcement - not cool enough, but affects a big fraction of the population.

I don't think this statement is fair. There has been unionization effort across the country throughout the years.

The difference is that corporate media is often very comfortable boosting ideas such as racial justice, but not class consciousness.

Left strategy appears to be terrible is imo because neither party is left wing. There is simply no place in the current political landscape for a labor party/wing to address the issue for the big fraction of the population you mentioned. The republicans pretends to address it, the (majority) democrats dance around it.

I quoted the phrase "it's feeling more like a third world country" verbatim, which is the part I have issue with. I also said "I get the sentiment", meaning that I understand what they were trying to express (that it's getting worse). I don't know what you were disagreeing with though?

You can't then come along and say

Of course I can. That is also my experience. According to OP many third world countries they visited seem to be handling this better than places like Paris, but imo it's just because they have the power to sweep the problem under the rug. I don't think that is the solution we should aim for.

Oh and btw

You can't come along and pick some worse example from another place.

I didn't pick them, OP did. I literally would not have replied to OP had they not invoked the "turning to 3rd world country" drivel.

with the same logic you could say...

The comment I replied to said "it's feeling more like a third world country", I replied "no it's not even close to an actual third world country". I don't see how you could then derive that I meant "therefore it's not important".

Are third world countries the only place where things need fixing?

(forgive me if it's sarcasm and I missed it)

Nobody wants confrontation because it's uncomfortable. But inequality like this is literally the inescapable reality migrant workers live in. Your average locals might be able to turn a blind eye to it, they can't.

Seems at least a little bit hypocritical to enjoy the life made easier by (often imported) cheap labor while not wanting to be aware of their troubles, or you know, live with them in close proximity.

Having lived in an actual third world country for a couple decades, I personally can't take statements such as "xx is becoming more like a third world country" seriously. I get the sentiment behind it though.

If I compare, for example, my experience living in cities in China vs cities in Europe, I would argue that the relative freedom of movement forces residents in Europe to confront the inequality in their everyday lives.

In China, on the other hand, such inequality can be easily covered up by either confining the migrant workers (an artificially created underclass of people without hukou[0] registration in the city but still seek opportunities there) in urban villages[1], or sometimes, simply cracking down on and expelling them through policy changes with little resistance[2].

I don't doubt the fact that you're not a sheltered person, but even the average urban residents in China can be oblivious to the plight or even the existence of such an underclass. I'd argue that one can be quite sheltered even if they live there, which is also by design. And this is actually quite common in relatively wealthy Asian countries, see this example [3] in Singapore of how people talk about maids.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_village_(China)

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/27/china-ruthless...

[3] https://youtu.be/QH9fX4KIhZg?si=Yp5KjI59Owc09fvd&t=1007