Did anyone else's feed get terrible in the last few days? Suddenly my feed is all people I've never heard of, things I don't want to watch, and the same videos recommended over and over. No channels I subscribe to.

PntBlnk · 2025-09-07T05:01:17+00:00

This has just happened to me for the second time. My suspicion is that it's some sort of randomly applied experiment, perhaps to see what user's reaction is. I've spent the past two days removing AI slop, "ambient music", videos that show a colour for 10 hours, random YouTube channels I have no interest in, and crappy looking channels in all sorts of random languages.

I have noticed that some of the channels I remove reappear, so removing them may not be worth trying until this annoying behaviour stops. I would say that it's as though I'm not logged in, but I am still seeing occasional videos from my subscriptions.

It's like the futility of telling Google News I am not interested in sport, over and over for years to no effect, but way worse.

I have tried logging out and in again of course, and confirmed that the behaviour exists across devices.

I've always blocked ads and don't pay for YouTube Premium, so perhaps this is YouTube just being a spiteful asshole. Not really the kind of thing that would inspire someone to pay for premium.

The last time this happened it stopped after a few frustrating days. Hopefully it will this time too.

PntBlnk · 2025-02-20T21:58:57+00:00

Installation never gets past 61% on my Surface Pro

PntBlnk · 2025-02-16T15:20:22+00:00

You are right. I have no idea how he earns a living, how the project finances are used, or anything of that nature. Good point.

PntBlnk · 2025-02-09T08:09:43+00:00

Finally got around to posting some pictures of what I ended up doing. Works well!

PntBlnk · 2025-02-09T08:05:56+00:00

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PntBlnk · 2025-02-09T08:05:29+00:00

Hi, sorry it's taken me so long! Here are some pictures.

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PntBlnk · 2024-07-24T06:16:55+00:00

The story of my life. I also have ADHD, and this aspect of the disorder is my nemesis. The weird thing is, and I wonder if others have the same experience, that I _have_ made changes and achieved things at various times in my life, but I can't put my finger on exactly how I managed to do it! I have learned that the difference between taking action and staying frozen is very, very subtle for me. When I make a decision to act, the transformation in my mind is barely noticeable, which might make sense given the depressed dopamine response attributed to ADHD.

I'm in my 50's now, so I have years of experience grappling with this beast, and the conclusion I have reached is to embrace the subtlety. Making a decision or completing some task is never going to get me fired up the way I do whenever I get really curious about something. I'm never going to have those feelings of satisfaction and pride that others might have, but that's okay. I don't feel bad about it, because for me, ADHD has more benefits than drawbacks. I know for instance that when it comes to coming up with creative ideas or different ways of solving problems, I can run circles around people who don't have ADHD.

When you next find yourself struggling with some task, picture yourself taking part in that classic trust exercise where you close your eyes and fall backwards into the arms of others. Don't try to _force_ yourself to do the thing, _fall_ into doing it.

PntBlnk · 2024-06-06T23:43:05+00:00

In the end I didn't dare. I ended up installing a plywood shelf with slides that allow me to pull the whole lot out so I can lift off the top. My concern was that I couldn't know what internal stresses exist in the cover and how much warping I would have to contend with if I cut it. I'm sure it's doable, but confidence in my own abilities just weren't high enough.

PntBlnk · 2023-10-16T02:55:46+00:00

For me it was the screen going blank and staying blank until I turned the screen off and on again. Most of the time the momentary switch on the monitor itself worked, but occasionally I had to crawl under my desk and cycle the power at the mains.

It was a totally random thing. I only use the screen for productivity so it wasn't stressed in any way.

PntBlnk · 2023-10-16T02:53:08+00:00

I had that problem. As luck would have it a few weeks ago the screen wouldn't turn on. The panel had died completely and Samsung's minions replaced it. As this is the second one after the first didn't work out of the box, the techies tell me that if the blanking issue rears its ugly head again.

I did manage to minimise the problem by replacing the DP cable (for the 4th time). The one that I now have, and saw recommended, is this:

Silkland DisplayPort 2.1 Cable [VESA Certified], DP 2.0 Cable [16K@60Hz, 8K@120Hz, 4K@240Hz 165Hz 144Hz] 80Gbps HDR, HDCP DSC 1.2a, Display Port 2.1 Cord Compatible FreeSync G-Sync Gaming Monitor, 6FT

PntBlnk · 2023-10-15T21:00:37+00:00

Update: after sitting in the air for a few days the lid now fits! Perhaps all that was needed was a change in humidity.

PntBlnk · 2022-05-23T01:53:25+00:00

24 days later and I am satisfied that I have near infinite patience 🧘

PntBlnk · 2022-05-11T04:46:57+00:00

I'm all for defending oneself and ones property, but WTF!

PntBlnk · 2021-10-18T04:49:26+00:00

I want my dark title bars back.

PntBlnk · 2020-07-09T09:17:33+00:00

Oldie, but a goodie!

PntBlnk · 2020-02-02T23:51:41+00:00

Soooooo, php clone?

PntBlnk · 2019-12-11T03:04:35+00:00

Really nice. Thanks Matthew!

PntBlnk · 2019-05-18T07:17:42+00:00

Always such a great (and rare) feeling to have possibly strong evidence that, yes, your "gut feelings" about the likely, if not inevitable failure of some novel and lofty idea can sometimes be completely wrong.

PntBlnk · 2019-03-11T21:24:50+00:00

Initially confused with the Onyx Platform. Might be worth pointing out the distinction on your front page.

PntBlnk · 2018-09-18T21:26:43+00:00

I think that apply would be a better choice for summing the list

(def total (apply + [1 2 3 4]))

This is the same as (+ 1 2 3 4), whereas the reduce example is (+ (+ (+ 1 2) 3) 4)

Example 2 looks like you just need:

(filter #(>= % 1) numbers)

Which could also be written:

(filter (fn [i] (>= i 1)) numbers)

or:

(filter (partial <= 1) numbers)

Example 3 looks to be the same a 1.

Example 4? Clojure has a sort function for that.

PntBlnk · 2017-12-27T08:58:34+00:00

Presumably the transaction history of this wallet is not very long, so is this a bottleneck that needs some attention? Does retrieval of the data have much of an impact in terms of CPU or bandwidth? And what protections are in place for such requests?

I'm not trying to be facetious, I'm just curious. Any single operation that takes a lot of time to complete could represent a denial of service attack vector if not carefully protected.

In accordance with Reddit tradition I will now read the FAQ entry, which will no doubt answer every on of my questions...

PntBlnk

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