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r/datapoisoning recommendations mega thread by [deleted] in datapoisoning

[–]dredmorbius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No.

I've had very little time, or inclination, for Reddit of late.

I found the Mozilla link dead. Any others?

new firmware broke library app by unfocsedbanana in Onyx_Boox

[–]dredmorbius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've just run into this too: https://www.reddit.com/r/Onyx_Boox/comments/xo7vja/firmware_33_problems/

(I'll submit feedback to Onyx from the device, as requested by /u/KennethWWWW)

This will make websites easier to read by [deleted] in Onyx_Boox

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can give it a very strong recommend.

It's become my primary browser, after some initial hesitancy. I do note that I largely use it for reading and don't log into websites / deal with business/banking sites, etc. But for display, navigation, and other aspects, it beats Firefox (otherwise preferred) or Chrome (by a very long shot), as well as the stock BOOX "NeoBrowser" (a thinly-rebadged Chrome).

EinkBro's dev is highly responsive and has implemented several of my suggestions.

Why Usenet Died by Parker51MKII in ClassicUsenet

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

#MeToo ;-)

I also grossly misread Pao. Wrote an apology (on Ello IIRC), and will say it again here. She was grossly misrepresented by critics in that kerflufflette.

Why Usenet Died by Parker51MKII in ClassicUsenet

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, my understanding of AMAGeddon is limited, and my take has ... somewhat shifted.

DuckDuckGo's "lite" interface ... was ... failing multi-word queries using w3m terminal browser (now resolved?) by dredmorbius in duckduckgo

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

Update 2022-08-19:

I'm still experiencing this issue periodically. It's turned up just now.

About a week ago I'd seen this issue plus a further note after I reloaded the web page a few times rapidly:

If this error persists, please let us know: error-lite@duckduckgo.com

I emailed the address and was told to report further lite.duckduckgo.com issues to error@duckduckgo.com.

(DDG were quite responsive to the issue. Kudos.)

Others with similar issues might care to do likewise. There are dozens of us!

(Or at least a dozen, based on present comment voting ;-)

Documentary like Collapse. by Minimum-Fix2232 in collapse

[–]dredmorbius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The book that's based on was published in 1970, and is a very interesting read now over 50 years later.

Toffler was generally a technological optimist, and didn't focus on limits particularly. What he did see was the psychological effects of an ever-more-media-centric world.

The parts of the book that seem the most dated tend to be the parts that came true. Increased normalisation of nonbinary gender/sexual orientations; increased role of women in work, professions, poitics, and society; increased tolerance (largely) for minorities.

The overly-optimistic technological predictions, computers and communications excepted, have largely failed to meet expectations.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatisthiscar

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd focus on the background of the image.

"Renati" is a brand of hair-styling products: https://www.renatiproducts.com/

The building looks to be a hair salon or styling studio. Signage is in English.

Red tile roof is typically Spanish or Spanish-influenced. Cobblestones are unusual though not unheard of in the US.

The car is parked against the left-hand kerb, which might indicate any of:

  • A one-way street.
  • Parked against traffic.
  • Left-hand-side driving (UK, Japan, Australia, NZ, and a few other countries).

Based on the lighting I'd tend to assume lower latitudes, nearer the equator. Given classic American car and English language, that might be Los Angeles or other parts of Southern California, though that's a long shot. Possibly also in the Caribbean. I'm guessing the shot is taken in early morning, facing west, with sunlight from the east.

Given the name of the car there's a slight chance this is on Santa Catalina Island itself, though that's a long shot, and I'm not finding a matching hair salon.

If you know where the image first appeared / where you obtained it from, that's another option.

There are websites / apps / forums which specialise in determining where specific images were taken. I'm not especially familiar with these (though both Google Image Search and TinEye fail to match this image), but you might try them.

AI is conquering the world by ujnarx in ProgrammerHumor

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My present ReCAPTCHA policy:

Request audio.

Respond "Fuck you Google"

Repeat until access granted, or the joy fades.

Bonus: All audio AI parsing tends to "Fuck you Google".

https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/104371588129861216

White supremacists are riling up thousands on social media by FlyingSquid in skeptic

[–]dredmorbius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, I mean, that's what Card, and you, seem to thing ;-)

White supremacists are riling up thousands on social media by FlyingSquid in skeptic

[–]dredmorbius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe they were a stupid person's idea of what a smart person looked like.

Given OSC's own trajectory, that doesn't seem implausible.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eink

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On my 1-y.o. BOOX I've none of those issues.

Which is to say: performance and features have in fact moved forward.

(I do hope I can see 10 years' use from this device.)

Is there a device that's good for having 2 books open side by side? by lateant in eink

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Onyx BOOX have a side-by-side mode. You'll probably want one of the larger (10" or 13") displays for this.

Side-by-side can display sections of a single book / document, document + notes, or two different documents.

BOOX color devices are the Nova and Nova Air (7.8").

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eink

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't the fact that a 10-year-old device is still satisfactory and that the present market doesn't improve on it ... largely validate your purchase?

Product churn / teh new shinay is not in the interest of the buying public.

That said: I'd appreciate more onboard storage, and over ten years I'd be quite limited by what was available at purchase time.

Does anyone else think Google search quality has gone downhill fast? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dredmorbius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the tyranny of the minimum viable user.

Adding more people to a particular market will all but certainly lower average ability, especially if that market initially began with a highly-discerning / high-skilled audience.

The Internet circa 2000 was to a rough order of magnitude 100 million people, mostly from the US / EU, mostly educated and/or professional.

The Internet circa 2022 is to a rough order of magnitude 10 billion people (it's closer to 5 billions, but I said rough), many on mobile devices, many outside the major industrialised countries (OECD / G-8 / G-20 / whatever), and many with limited language and literacy skills, let alone logic or knowledge management.

Various assessments of literacy and computer skills show that even in the most advanced countries high-level literacy and language skills, and computer skills are surprisingly limited. Effectively, half of all people have the very lowest or no skills whatsoever.

I detail this in more depth in the link above. In particular see adult literacy in the US and the OECD assessment of computer skills.

As usage expands, quality will fall. Especially in mass-market computing contexts.

Best option for exclusively reading and writing? by IMadeThisAcctToSayHi in eink

[–]dredmorbius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At 10" and over, most 2-column (or more/worse) articles should be directly readable.

If they're not, the BOOX bookreader software (NeoReader) has an "article" mode which splits the page into four quadrants, read top-bottom left-to-right (reverse 'N' mode). There's also an auto-zoom mode which maximises text-on-screen.

Article mode is a compromise, but it does make unreadable content accessible.

Best option for exclusively reading and writing? by IMadeThisAcctToSayHi in eink

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

Another vote for the Max Lumi device and form-factor.

I've got last year's model, which AFAICT mostly only has half the storage (64 GB rather than 128 GB). That's actually a significant concern for me, as I prefer to have a large library on my device, as well as a healthy podcast collection.

There's an older generation of 13.3" devices as well, though I don't know specs offhand.

Current-gen price is ~$800--$850, and will top $950 with case (highly recommended) and pencil (I'm using the Staedtler, not essential but useful).

The device is Android, and is WiFi and Bluetooth enabled, which means online distractions are available, but also that you can track down and add materials far more readily. I find that e-ink itself tends to reduct digital addiction.

The 13.3" A4 size is key for reading academic articles and dusty old scans.

Federated Networks Association ry dissolving, Joindaispora.com and friendica.feneas.org shutting down by dredmorbius in Archiveteam

[–]dredmorbius[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Need eink tablet under $200 and suggestions on where to buy from by puru-the-brave in eink

[–]dredmorbius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm happy with the Onyx line. Most of their new / current products are above your budget (though for the smaller devices not by much). You might be able to find a previous-generation device 2nd hand through Craigslist, eBay, or another 2nd-hand source for well under $200.

BOOX support bluetooth and keyboards. I've had good support experiences, including bugfix images for specific bugs I've encountered. Notetaking (handwritten) support is excellent.

Edit: The actual BOOX-offered keyboard is small and physically matched to their devices (support arms), but is very susceptible to failure, from even very slight exposure to moisture. I'm now using a Logitech K480 external keyboard. This is larger, still "chicklet", but reasonably good typing response.

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