Thoven

joined 2 years ago
[–] Thoven 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Good old fashioned RPGs and tower defense reign supreme on long hauls. Not sure if they're on steam, but for TD the kingdom rush games are excellent. For RPG, bravely default 2 is a personal favorite. If you don't mind a game leaning difficult.

Edit: oh, and Balatro! Balatro and kingdom rush 5 got me through two 11 hour flights when I traveled overseas.

[–] Thoven 2 points 2 months ago

Fact of the matter is, good marketing for scummy data practices is more profitable than good data practices 10 times out of 10. Big tech is soulless and has no financial incentive to do so.

[–] Thoven 3 points 2 months ago

Well, if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck...

[–] Thoven 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This just in: studies show heavy correlation between money laundering and shrinkflation

[–] Thoven 4 points 2 months ago

That is very surprising and promising, thanks for the feedback

[–] Thoven 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Does anyone know how graphine performs on foldables? The big reason I haven't just switched to it is a healthy skepticism about it's ability to handle the two screens well.

[–] Thoven 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Especially Raads-R, the statistical accuracy is insane. Meaning it has an unusually low rate of false positives, so a high score is a fairly reliable indicator. Especially considering it's a self report.

Edit: newer studies have found that while RAADS-R can be a useful tool to indicate need for further diagnosis, it is not as reliable as the original study indicated. Most notably, the test does an excellent job of screening for neurodivergence but fails to consider which traits are necessarily autistic and which traits are related to other conditions, such as ADHD.

[–] Thoven 8 points 4 months ago

When content is low quality, posted to the wrong community (usually intentionally), trolls. Basically anything that I feel shouldn't exist. The content that I believe takes value from people's lives instead of adding it. If I find content that I dislike but believe adds value to other people, well that's what the block/ban features are for.

[–] Thoven 7 points 4 months ago

Right now, until next month's mortgage payment comes due. Every time I get something in the emergency fund either an emergency happens or a maintenance that will be an emergency if ignored. Just ordered a new set of car tires about an hour ago, as it happens.

[–] Thoven 1 points 5 months ago

Depends on the source and the weight of the claim. My fattest friend tells me the new Italian place slaps? Fact. The smartest person I know tells me there's a newly discovered planet? Worth looking into if it comes from them, but I'm skeptical.

[–] Thoven 10 points 5 months ago (12 children)

This term definitely isn't deprecated or insulting? Most colleges in my state have an NAACP branch. They have career fairs and all sorts of events under the name. This may be regional though. I suppose anything can be considered an insult if you say it in a certain way.

[–] Thoven 9 points 5 months ago

Shame this is Lemmy high quality memes and not Lemmy shitpost, quality shitpost.

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2 liter storage? (self.homeorganization)
 

Looking for an inexpensive way to vertically stack 2 liters. I would be fine with the plastic things they use at stores, but can't find any to purchase for the life of me.

 

I'm sorting and renaming old video files, and one of the pieces of information I need is the date the video was filmed. By default dolphin shows the date the file was created/modified/accessed, but not shot. I have verified this information exists on the file with the MediaInfo app, which shows what I need under the encoded and tagged dates. Is there a way to have dolphin also show that information for video files? Bonus points if it can convert the default timezone of the stamps (UTC) to local.

And yes, I am aware that I could create a custom script for the context menu that would find me that info. I may do that if needed. But I wanted to see if doing it this way works first.

 

I'm a southern man born and raised, and I run on sweet tea. Lately I've been experimenting with lowering the amount of sugar (or splenda) I make it with. What I've found is that I like the reduced sweetness, but tea bags are so low quality and bitter that I need the sugar to cover it up. Cold brewing and adding a pinch of baking soda help a lot, but I still want more. I think a higher quality tea is going to get me the flavor I'm looking for. So, any suggestions on any part of the process are welcome! What teas to try, brewing methods, etc. Less caffeine is better, I have a lot of heart failure in my family history so I try to minimize caffeine intake.

 

I'm a southern man born and raised, and I run on sweet tea. Lately I've been experimenting with lowering the amount of sugar (or splenda) I make it with. What I've found is that I like the reduced sweetness, but tea bags are so low quality and bitter that I need the sugar to cover it up. Cold brewing and adding a pinch of baking soda help a lot, but I still want more. I think a higher quality tea is going to get me the flavor I'm looking for. So, any suggestions on any part of the process are welcome! What teas to try, brewing methods, etc. Less caffeine is better, I have a lot of heart failure in my family history so I try to minimize caffeine intake.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Thoven to c/joplinapp@sopuli.xyz
 

Running joplin server in docker with an nginx reverse proxy. Android and windows clients sync fine. IOS doesn't, but I gather that this is due to IOS not allowing insecure connections (too lazy to set up SSL), not anything the app is doing. Just installed on my KDE Neon machine and set up the sync. For some reason it is only doing a partial sync. None of my notebooks are coming through, and only the few most recently touched files show under the default all notes notebook. I got the same results on the snap and flatpak versions. I do encrypt my notes, and the few that are syncing correctly are all decrypting properly. The delete local data and re-download option yielded the same results. I've confirmed that the notes and notebooks are still on the server correctly by syncing my working devices. I can create a new issue in github if needed, just wanted to see if this is a known bug first.

UPDATE: to ensure the integrity of my database information, I used the re-upload local data to sync target option from my up to date windows machine. This attempt threw http error 413: payload too large. Adding the following line to my nginx.conf file (in the server block) fixed the issue. I went with 20 megabytes, you may wish to adjust this if you put large attachments in your notes. I believe the default is 1 megabyte.

client_max_body_size 20M;

 

RIP to the best yum-yum sauce recipe I have found, https://japanese-steakhouse-white-sauce.com/home/ (working wayback machine link). In its honor I'm posting the recipe here, along with my family's modifications.

OG recipe:

  • Mayonnaise (Hellman's), 1-1/4 cup
  • Water, 1/4 cup
  • Tomato paste, 1 teaspoon
  • Melted butter, 1 tablespoon
  • Garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon
  • Sugar, 1 teaspoon
  • Paprika, 1/4 teaspoon
  • Cayenne pepper, dash

You can just mix everything together in this version, no particular order. The author stresses that it won't taste right if you use a different brand of mayo. He says it makes it taste too strongly of mayo. He particularly cautions the use of low fat or reduced calorie mayo, and the substitution of ketchup for the tomato paste. Once mixed the sauce should be refrigerated immediately and allowed to chill overnight for best results. Best within 7-10 days.

OG "from scratch":

  • Soybean oil, 3/4 cup
  • Egg, 1
  • Dry mustard powder, 1/2 teaspoon
  • Salt, 1/2 teaspoon
  • Sugar, 2 teaspoon
  • Cayenne pepper, dash
  • White vinegar, 1-1/2 tablespoons
  • Cayenne pepper, dash (duplicate line is reflective of his recipe. It's unclear if this is a typo or he adds it twice in different stages, although the written instructions don't indicate that.)
  • Tomato paste, 1-1/2 teaspoons
  • Melted butter, 1 tablespoon
  • Garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon
  • Paprika, 1/4 teaspoon
  • Water, 1/4 cup

Copypasta instructions: 

Set up blender. Put 1/4 cup (only) of the oil along with the egg, vinegar, mustard powder, salt, cayenne and 1 teaspoon of the sugar in the blender and place the lid on the blender. Turn it on and let everything mix well for about 5-10 seconds. Turn off the blender.

Open the pouring hole in the blender lid or take off the small removable center piece. Turn the blender back on, and very slowly drizzle the remaining 1/2 cup oil through the hole into the mixture while it is blending. It should take 30 seconds or so – if not, you are pouring too fast!

*** If you add the oil too fast, it will not emulsify (come together) properly, and will not be the consistency of mayo – it will be more like white oil and you will need to throw it away! ***

Once the mixture has emulsified, turn off the blender. Empty the contents into a mixing bowl. Using a fork or a whisk, mix in the remaining 1 teaspoon sugar along with the tomato paste, melted butter, garlic powder and paprika. Mix throughly until the sauce is smooth. If it is too thick, add some of the water (up to 1/4 cup) to get it to the desired consistency. Refrigerate overnight to allow flavors to blend. Bring to room temperature before serving.

And finally, my family's take! Our changes deepen the flavor a bit and increase the kick. Note that this recipe is based on a double portion. YMMV trying to make more or less, I've found that the proportions don't always scale properly. We typically use Duke's mayo, just because it's what we keep in the fridge. I suggest starting with 2 cups of mayo and the water, mixing, and slowly adding mayo until you reach your preferred consistency. We tend to make it pretty thick because we mix it into white rice.

  • mayo, 2 - 2.5 cups
  • water, 1/2 cup
  • tomato paste, 3 tsp
  • melted butter, 2 tbs
  • garlic powder, 1.25 tsp
  • sugar, 2 tsp
  • paprika, 1.5 tsp
  • cayenne, .5 tsp
  • OPTIONAL mirin or rice wine vinegar to taste
    • vinegar adds tang
    • mirin adds smoothness
 

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/7868819

Willing to consider alternate styles such as parkas, as long as it includes a head covering

 

Willing to consider alternate styles such as parkas, as long as it includes a head covering

 

Title. I tried changing the shortcut to a bunch of weird things to make sure another application didn't happen to be eating the particular combination. All other shortcuts I've tried so far have worked as expected. Running latest version, win 11 x64.

 

Bonus points for FOSS

 

Basically title, looking for a good OSS to play audiobooks from a Plex server

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Inaccessible instances (self.lemdroid)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Thoven to c/lemdroid
 

lemmy.studio and sopuli.xyz are not populating for me. Probably soft blocked? Also, it may be worth opening and pinning a megathread for this topic so the community doesn't get spammed.

edit 10/15: sopuli has started working, studio is still not showing

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