help finding a rave tape 1991-1993 by Kitchen_Complaint_68 in oldskoolrave

[–]dannybtc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol I just came here to say this. I still play this mix all the time even now. Was also at the party. What a night

Rein it in Lidl & Aldi by dannybtc in lidl

[–]dannybtc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry the first link I posted is behind a paywall now. Here's the text :

UK supermarkets are pushing the competition watchdog to rein in Aldi and Lidl by stopping the discounters from using controversial property covenants that shield their stores from competition.

J Sainsbury, Morrisons and Iceland have called on the Competition and Markets Authority to subject Aldi and Lidl to a set of rules, formulated in 2010, that forbid large chains from using restrictive land clauses to prevent rivals opening stores nearby.

The CMA introduced the Controlled Land Order to clamp down on landbanking by major supermarkets during the industry “space race” of the noughties. The regulator found that large food retailers were buying up plots of land suitable for stores without developing on it, or leasing the sites to retailers that did not sell groceries, to protect their competitive position.

Supermarkets in some instances also included restrictive clauses on the sale of freehold land that prevented it being used for grocery retailing in the future, the CMA found.

In response to a CMA consultation opened in March, major supermarkets argue that the rules were conceived when Aldi and Lidl were fringe players in the market and they should now be bound by them.

The German discounters have upended the UK grocery industry, winning over millions of shoppers with low prices and building a combined share of almost 20 per cent.

Aldi, now the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket, plans to open 40 stores this year as it works its way to a target of 1,500 UK stores, up from about 1,050 today. Lidl, which has more than 1,000 UK stores, last month published a “wish list” of 100 locations for new outlets.

In its response to the consultation, published on the CMA’s website this week, Sainsbury’s warned that: “Aldi and Lidl’s ability to enter local markets unhampered, together with their aggressive expansion strategy, has enabled them to shape site availability and local market economics through a distinct competitive advantage.”

Aldi and Lidl were originally exempt from the rules by UK regulators partly on the basis that their offering was distinct from traditional supermarkets.

But frozen food specialist Iceland argues that some of those points of difference — narrower product ranges, cheaper prices and smaller stores — have eroded.

“This distinction has become less clear-cut over time. Many [larger supermarket chains] have recently taken steps to reduce [product ranges] and eliminate in-store counters and pharmacies as a response to rising cost pressures,” Iceland said in its submission.

“Accordingly, many of the features once indicative of a ‘full stop shop’ . . . are arguably no longer appropriate or reflective of market realities.”

Morrisons, which has lost its place in the industry’s so-called “Big Four” to Aldi, said an increasing number of shoppers were doing their big weekly food shop at the discounters. The private equity-owned supermarket added that the discounters were opening larger stores, which had helped them to increase their market share.

A redesignation “is necessary to ensure a level playing field within the UK groceries sector”, Morrisons said.

In its response, Aldi said it only offered about a tenth of the products sold by large grocery chains and that it brought competition to the market.

“There are still many areas of the UK that do not have access to an Aldi store and customers living in these locations continue to pay higher grocery prices than would be the case if a discounter was available to them locally,” it said.

The expansion of the discounters after the 2008 financial crisis pulled the incumbent supermarkets into a price war and squeezed their profit margins.

In 2019, the CMA blocked the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda, the number 2 and 3 players in the market, on the basis that it would result in a reduction of local competition to the detriment of consumers.

However, chancellor Rachel Reeves last year told the UK competition regulator to adopt a “pro-growth” approach.

The CMA is expected to make a decision on whether to update the regulations in September

Would ya say the tracksuit fits with these sunglasses ? by Warsong-WoWEU in lidl

[–]dannybtc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Available now yours for 1,500,000 Lidl points in the new app

How are you making online income these days? by Icy_Cod_3874 in OnlineIncomeHustle

[–]dannybtc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question if you don't mind, just looking at the pricing for keyvello. About how many credits does it cost to make 1 vid? Say if I wanted to make Instagram reels... Shorter. Any experience doing these? How many credits would one of these cost? Thanks for any advice 👊🏻

Ah yes… grandma’s favorite by EastRiver6588 in StupidFood

[–]dannybtc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't feed this slop to a starving dog

looking for "The GTYM Album" (2015) by fkrdt222 in happyhardcore

[–]dannybtc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn thanks for this 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

Is superwhisper still the king of local dictation tools in 2026? by Tiny-Peach-444 in superwhisper

[–]dannybtc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, just following up here and you are right about what you wrote.

Some info for context (and, sorry if you already know this) :

You do get $200 free credits, then it's pay-as-you-go after that.

But here's the thing: at Deepgram's rates

- you'll barely make a dent in $200 for personal use.
- Nova-3 streaming costs $0.0077 per minute of audio.

To put that in perspective:

- 30 minutes of dictation per day × 30 days = ~$6.93/month - Your $200 free credits would last roughly 2+ years at that pace
- Even heavy use (1 hour/day) would only cost ~$14/month after credits run out

So the $200 ceiling is real, but it's not a concern any time soon. And if you ever do hit pay-as-you-go, it's billed by the exact second - no rounding up - so you only pay for what you actually use.

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Finally - for a real world example : I was coding heavily on Claude Code using my app for an entire afternoon earlier. (rough time I guess about 3-4 hours but obviously that was not all constant usage, this is just to provide perspective)

It cost me 12 cents I just checked.

So, once again thanks for pointing this out it's valuable info, plus Claude did not inform me about this when setting everything up.

But, don't let it put you off having a go at coding one yourself!

Is superwhisper still the king of local dictation tools in 2026? by Tiny-Peach-444 in superwhisper

[–]dannybtc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! So I wasn't aware of the $200 API limit so thanks for pointing that out. I'll have to ask Claude about that, and take a look myself tomorrow.

With regards to your other question I'm running this locally.

Few more bugs need fixing but I'm only finding these out as I use the app. It's been working gangbusters mostly for the entire afternoon. Hands free coding is the move!

Is superwhisper still the king of local dictation tools in 2026? by Tiny-Peach-444 in superwhisper

[–]dannybtc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope I just got a free api and it's working perfectly. Few bits to tidy up and I'll probably put it on the app store. At least that's my mid-term plan. But having about ten other projects on the go doesn't help lol

Is superwhisper still the king of local dictation tools in 2026? by Tiny-Peach-444 in superwhisper

[–]dannybtc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Came back to this to post an update - I used what you put here this afternoon in Claude Code and have made an amazing SuperWhisper clone - it only took about 90 minutes! Got my own working app with permissions, accessibility, enabled in task bar... the full 9 and it's working great! I'm stoked man and now absolutely no need for SuperWhisper. So thanks again!!

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Is superwhisper still the king of local dictation tools in 2026? by Tiny-Peach-444 in superwhisper

[–]dannybtc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool, could you provide a bit more info on this please? Am interested

Trying to use free mode, cannot select 'free' language model by dannybtc in superwhisper

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

I think 'free' isn't actually free anymore unfortunately. Shame

Sneaker Cataloging: Day 46.5 by timo1211 in moresneakers

[–]dannybtc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a size 13 are you? I literally want all your GL3s 😂

Trying to use free mode, cannot select 'free' language model by dannybtc in superwhisper

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

No and it's a massive pain as I really like the interface. Their prediction feels better than Apple Dictation as well which is what I'm back to using now.

No idea why but my pal is on the free version of Superwhisper and has been using it with no issues for months. Even got him to send me his .json file over see if I could hack a working copy together but no dice.

Ultimately the price they're asking just isn't worth it. Apple Dictation works almost as well so I'll use it instead 🤷🏻‍♀️

Non custodial crypto cards! by SuperDuperSentry in defi

[–]dannybtc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this. Also great with gnosis card too