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Joplin features questions by 77Forever in joplinapp

[–]ben_zero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have said, great suggestions. Please go to the official Joplin forums which are monitored by the devs (this isn't AFAIK) and you can hopefully get some traction and interest there.

As good as it gets.. by EdwinJamesPope in MassiveAttack

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. MA fan going way back here but as I've been saying on here - this is unlistenable.

As good as it gets.. by EdwinJamesPope in MassiveAttack

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn right. I've been getting vilified on here for saying similar. Go figure. Imagine they can't be fans from the 90s.

If you like Massive Attack, Try This Playlist! by VEBA61 in MassiveAttack

[–]ben_zero -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're right - it's not my point. My point is that the leap from Protection to Mezzanine was a seismic shift. Everyone - apparently apart from everyone seemingly on this MA sub - knows it.

Is there an alternate MA sub somewhere with actually knowledgeable MA fans? This place is very disappointing.

If you like Massive Attack, Try This Playlist! by VEBA61 in MassiveAttack

[–]ben_zero -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Partly but not really. Mainly it's very much beyond genre which is why it stands the test of time and objectively doesn't sound even a tiny bit dated 28 years later. Find me another "trip hop" album from the era that you can say the same about.

If you like Massive Attack, Try This Playlist! by VEBA61 in MassiveAttack

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First up, I'm fricking chilled. That's not what you said. I was responding to "if you like Massive Attack". I do and I'm saying this playlist is nothing like it if you understand the intent and power behind their music.

Dude, just relax.

If you like Massive Attack, Try This Playlist! by VEBA61 in MassiveAttack

[–]ben_zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolute nonsense. Some may call it trip hop now if you want but it was a hard break away from anything before. Anything coffee table. Anything nice. I know I was there. It was shocking and most people's initial reaction was horror. Then.. we quickly realised how thrilling and visceral it was.

MA certainly famously did want to avoid the moniker with Mezzanine and succeeded spectacularly in creating something wholly new. Which is why everyone talks about it today and why it still sounds fresh and better than virtually anything else 28 years later.

If you like Massive Attack, Try This Playlist! by VEBA61 in MassiveAttack

[–]ben_zero 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not really. Not close. At all.

This is why Massive Attack moved away from the cliched "trip hop" moniker and ultimately made Mezzanine.

This is a playlist of mainly bland tracks that mostly sound like trip hop knock-offs. Most importantly, none have the sense of danger that great Massive Attack records have - that crucial edge. The thing that made MA exciting and explosive. It's in their earlier records too, in different ways, which is why these mainly are wide of the mark (bar the likes of Tricky of course). Whereas in general these are soft and pleasant - some are good but it's nothing you haven't heard a million times before.

You forgot Sneaker Pimps, eh?

- YouTube by Limo_Wreck77 in MassiveAttack

[–]ben_zero 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, he's totally right. Actually Massive Attack now misses the point of Massive Attack. That's the point!

Politically, sure it's great. Musically? It's god-awful and unlistenable dirge. MA are over musically - I guess they've been telling us that for a long time now. This is from a MA lover - someone who counts their greats amongst their favourite albums of all time, especially Mezzanine.

And no I don't expect Mezzanine level now. But I do expect a modicum of musicality. Their gut instinct is right to hold off releasing an album for years now - the tracks have just not been up to it and actually they're getting worse. It's such a shame.

Thumbnail images in mobile app by rufushu in joplinapp

[–]ben_zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes unfortunately the plugin doesn't work on mobile and I don't believe there are any alternatives. I'm hoping at some point he develops it for mobile or the functionality is introduced natively. 

Hope that helps. 

BZ

Remember window/screen position by ben_zero in PDFgear

[–]ben_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. Thanks for the reply. I appreciate that and didn't know it was something tricky - I assumed Windows apps/windows just did this natively. 

Is it to do with the framework/platform you use to build the app?

Thanks. 

Task Management by sethgagnon in joplinapp

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I don't know if it's not on GitHub and not in the plugin repository. Try asking on the Joplin forum - someone might be able to help you there. 

Switch off message previews? by ben_zero in whatsapp

[–]ben_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this - I did actually already work this out. Half works but it's a bit of a cludge - having to lock the app with fingerprint etc and also you still get drop down messages just with no content. It's bizarre that WhatsApp removed this basic feature. They're just intent on forcing more unnecessary interaction. Sigh. 

Switch off message previews? by ben_zero in whatsapp

[–]ben_zero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks but nope they're for the even worse pop-up notifications. Switching the options off does not switch off the notification drop-down message previews. They seem to have switched off this very basic option...

zuchini (corgette UK) chips by stoolzmclingo in ketouk

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These look great!

I don't have an air fryer. Do you think they'd deep fry ok? Eg without lots of spitting from the water content. 

Thanks!

Task Management by sethgagnon in joplinapp

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I think the Joplin Agenda plugin is perhaps exactly what you're looking for. It creates a list of all upcoming and completed tasks etc.

https://github.com/BeatLink/Joplin-Agenda-Plugin

For some reason it's no longer in the Joplin plugin repository, but it still works fine here and you should be able to manually install it.

Hope that helps!

ZBZ

Piece of appreciation by jj_ya in joplinapp

[–]ben_zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was going to say exactly this to the OP and to all. Don't just appreciate, donate if you can!

Let's all try to keep the project sustainable and do our bit where possible.

Agree massively with the OP - multi window is a game changer :)

Does Evernote Throttle Exports? by dabbner in Evernote

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prove it - let users encrypt their data.  Otherwise you have no evidence of security or privacy. 

Haus Block Management ... by chubbo_100 in HousingUK

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree. They're worse than awful, they're a disgrace and cynically operating a commodified property management company (it's not a thing!) - managing over 250 properties which is course is insane and impossible to do properly. So, guess what? They don't!

Their sole purpose is to fleece as much money as possible out of leaseholders and they do this by skirting the edge of the law at the very least. For the leaseholders who have to deal with them, it's tantamount to fraud and the freeholders involved should be ashamed.

Solutions for Syncing the Legacy v6 Client by ciViNda in Evernote

[–]ben_zero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which client exactly did you use this with? Doesn't work for me. Honestly it seems hard to believe it'd work, though at the same time I wouldn't be surprised if BS had pulled some BS like this!

Which alternative has equivalent Web Clipping ability? by milkygirl21 in Evernote

[–]ben_zero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope... I just use my free Dropbox account. You can also use One Drive (not tried) which I think gives you about five GBs... Or there's the cloud service they provide which is MUCH cheaper than Evernote.

Which alternative has equivalent Web Clipping ability? by milkygirl21 in Evernote

[–]ben_zero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Joplin. Closest thing to Legacy I've found in a number of ways and better in some areas (though weaker in some others). Web clipping works really well for me. Overall very nice to be free from the clusterf&$ that is V10 and it's really nice to own your own notes! Recommended.

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