Scrath

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[–] Scrath 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Does SQL count as a programming language?

I know that you can write DB hooks and stuff but in my mind it still doesn't register as programming

[–] Scrath 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As much as I'd love to, it is still one of the best places to read up on recommendations for stuff, be it hardware opinions or obscure book recommendations. It is certainly a better place for tech reviews than most of the other sites you find using search engines which just do stuff like "This is the best on a budget. This is the best for that. This is the best overall. Here is where you can buy all of that."

Those sites never feel like they do a genuine review of stuff but instead try to sell you something. Plus they feel like they are copy pasting from each other.

[–] Scrath 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Oh my god yes.

Every fucking time I open reddit on my phone the entire website goes grey and they offer me to use the app... Unless the content is NSFW in which case they tell me I have to use the app.

Fortunately old reddit still works to get around that but it doesn't have a mobile page layout

[–] Scrath 5 points 10 months ago

I always wonder whether that is something that people like him consciously say or whether he actually thinks like that.

[–] Scrath 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Not a valid option if you are looking specifically for lossless music

[–] Scrath 5 points 10 months ago

First big problem is that cops or anyone else can wear gloves

Obviously we have to ban gloves

[–] Scrath 6 points 10 months ago

Most people I see are sensible though unfortunately I have a friend who will (briefly) use his phone even while driving about 180km/h. He's also the only cop I personally know...

[–] Scrath 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

I wouldn't say its on the lower end. We have the rightmost lane which is almost entirely occupied by trucks which are not allowed to drive faster than 90km/h. On roads with more than 2 lanes the left most is used for anything between 130-200 I'd say. If you are using that lane and see someone faster coming up behind you you get out of the way. If that's not possible, well they'll just have to brake won't they.

The highways are mostly straight as well in germany so curves aren't really an issue

[–] Scrath 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not OP but I'm curious about one thing I personally miss with kate.

Do you know if it is possible with kate to keep temporary text files open after closing the program the same way notepad++ can?

[–] Scrath 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh it definetely is a bit hacky.

At one point I tried using home assistant to automatically turn my tv and stereo on or off depending on the state of the chromecast but that didn't really work consistently unfortunately.

[–] Scrath 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

My solution is far from ideal but it works for me.

I have a Chromecast connected to my TV which outputs to my stereo system. Power to TV and stereo are controlled via smart plugs that I can quickly toggle when I want to stream music.

The good thing: It works.

The bad things:

  • You have to connect navidrome to symfonium using the IP address and not a hostname when using a basic chromecast since that one has a hardcoded dns server. The Chromecast with google TV allows setting a dns server yourself but you loose software volume control through your phone.
  • No volume control except directly on the stereo system. This wasn't an issue with the basic chromecast but it is now with the better one...
  • For some reason some songs crash the casting to the chromecast. Again this wasn't an issue on the cheap Chromecast for some stupid reason
[–] Scrath 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Please for the love of god, someone go and build an electric car that is as dumb as possible

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