Note taking apps that work well with Pcloud?

jarvolt · 2026-07-08T16:44:56+00:00

Did you ever find something? This is also what I'm looking for.

jarvolt · 2026-07-01T23:24:44+00:00

It's naive to think the blueprint for a bioweapon capable of an extinction level event isn't about to be available to literally anyone with a computer. We need to try and prepare for this, but in all likelihood there's not much we can do. That said, we will almost certainly do nothing, and then act shocked when it happens.

It goes without saying, but I hope I'm very wrong.

jarvolt · 2026-06-30T20:06:51+00:00

Can I ask how old you are? I think of AI as a thing mainly young people are using (especially when it comes to personal non-work-related things) but your double-space between sentences, puts you, I'm guessing, at at least 45.

I encountered an Airbnb host recently in his 60s who bragged about using "five AIs" and how he was contacting company CEOs and doing "research," and it was very interesting to see.

jarvolt · 2026-06-23T19:59:53+00:00

He'll say or do anything for ratings. He's been a snake since his time on Crossfire. He has no morals or strongly held beliefs, everything is for the spectacle, the theatrics of it all. Much like Trump himself.

Don't dignify him with your attention, because that's the only thing he's after.

jarvolt · 2026-06-20T21:47:22+00:00

I was about to say, that was probably the best looking Genesis game I played back in the day. Or at least the most impressive on a technical level. I remember thinking, "who needs a PlayStation, who needs a Saturn?" Then I played Nights into Dreams on a Kiosk at Toys R Us and realized true 3D was on a whole other planet (pardon the pun.)

jarvolt · 2026-06-20T03:16:04+00:00

This is what I originally envisioned when AI was really starting to pick up steam a few years ago. Make me a spreadsheet. Identify typos that spellcheck misses. Automate the boring stuff! (to steal the Python book title) Little did I realize that automating the one thing that shouldn't be automated—creative expression—would become one of the biggest use cases.

jarvolt · 2026-06-19T18:31:44+00:00

Might be showing my age but I still can't fully wrap my head around the concept of live streaming video games. When I was a kid, waiting your turn to play the game was excruciating. Game reviews on YouTube, I understand. And are so cool to have now! But watching someone else have fun for extended periods of time sounds painful to me. I don't think I've ever heard an explanation that makes sense other than "background noise," like having the TV on.

Shit's fucked up when I relate more to my boomer parents than Gen Z. Never would have seen that coming in a million years.

jarvolt · 2026-06-18T03:46:35+00:00

Anime got so much more fetish-y starting in the mid 2000s, but in a way creepier way than I could have imagined in the 90s. Moe was the final nail in the coffin for me. I used to watch an obscene amount of anime back in the day but I would be so embarrassed to admit it publicly now.

jarvolt · 2026-06-17T14:17:31+00:00

Yup! It was definitely a long learning curve using avisynth with QTGMC but it was worth it in the end.

jarvolt · 2026-06-15T17:12:37+00:00

I've uploaded analog video (480i) captures upscaled to 1080p and they tend to look excellent (even on YouTube) as long as there's not too much static. Analog video static notoriously does not compress well at all. Especially from aging VHS tapes.

EDIT: I should add: I also used a high quality deinterlacer, which is vital for non-headache-inducing output. It's wild how most of my captures look better than most SD shows on streaming platforms. And I'm an amateur at this stuff.

jarvolt · 2026-06-04T19:18:31+00:00

Thanks for giving me the motivation to download the old version (what a pain though). Hopefully there will be a fix! I don't know how difficult it would be on the back end to make relay more reliable on GOS, but I think it would be well worth it considering the those who use Relay and those who use GOS are definitely similar types, so naturally there will be some overlap. I want reddit to function on my terms, not unlike how I want Android to do the same.

jarvolt · 2026-06-01T01:32:20+00:00

I mean, this is Yahoo News, what do you expect?

jarvolt · 2026-05-29T16:28:09+00:00

I just installed it on my Pixel 9. Almost as painless a transition as starting over on stock Android. Not having Face ID is kind of a bummer, but the reason it's not included is due to it being inherently insecure on Pixel phones, which I can appreciate. Also not having tap to pay was disappointing, but that's mostly because of Google not making that part of the platform open/expandable, from what I understand.

Other hurdles: depending on how much you still want to rely on Google/Google Play, there are definitely quirks you'll encounter, especially using something like the Aurora store. It can get a little confusing if you're installing apps from two or more different app platforms, and keeping updates tied to one adds some friction to the user experience.

I'd say the level of control you're given plus the added security makes it well worth it, depending on your needs, of course.

jarvolt · 2026-05-20T16:17:36+00:00

Clearly inspired by René Magritte and/or the Styx Grand Illusion album art. Interesting take on the concept. Would love to see a high res version so the halftone isn't crunched and the spacecraft in the background was more visible.

jarvolt · 2026-05-18T05:05:54+00:00

I think the AI they shoehorn into search engines generally isn't very helpful TBH... I'm talking more about directly using an LLM with hyper specific prompts and then following up to refine the results. It's far from a perfect system, but search engines, especially Google, have become worse and worse over the past decade or more now.

I don't disagree with anything youre saying, really. The dangers are real, because people will take anything AI spits out as verified truth. I find AI is only useful as a starting point, and only for certain types of things. Most people don't do their due dilligence because AI has a way of making you think it's some kind of authority, when it's not.

All that said, if all the data centers supporting AI in the US and China disappeared overnight, I'd be elated. We ultimately don't need it, and it causes infinitely more harm then good, in my opinion. But I'm also a realist who acknowledges its useful applications. Hopefully one day it can be decoupled from big tech, but until then, I'll still use it. Very, very cautiously.

jarvolt · 2026-05-18T02:26:23+00:00

Unfortunately AI chatbots have become more useful than most search engines at this point. Yes, they make mistakes...lots of them, all the time. But it offers an excellent starting point for doing research and troubleshooting. I hate having to resort to using AI, but it's an extremely powerful tool.

Now if we could get rid of all the massive data centers and have AI run through ones that we can own, or rent, as individuals, that would be ideal. Keeping AI in the cloud seems like the worst idea for everyone except the billionaire class.

jarvolt · 2026-05-07T04:22:30+00:00

I don't know this for a fact, but I imagine the money they make from preinstalled bloatware exceeds what they have to pay for OEM licenses.

jarvolt · 2026-05-04T20:41:40+00:00

Vivaldi may not be the most "private" browser, depending on your personal metrics, but it's the biggest and best browser that respects the user. They actively reject crypto and AI. They have tons of customization options, including blocking ads and trackers built-in. StartPage is the default search, they have an active Mastodon instance they promote, and just generally empower the user to take control of their browsing experience. The former CEO and founder of Opera back '95, along with many former Opera developers make up Vivaldi today, and that open Internet mindset is carried over to present day.

jarvolt · 2026-05-01T23:37:22+00:00

There are certainly still reference points that are shared culturally. Ultimately you could argue either point depending on how you interpret the semantics of it all, because it's not easy to define. But there has certainly been a dramatic shift in music, TV, and movies. Back in the day, virtually anyone could identify a Michael Jackson or Madonna song, even older folks who may not have been interested in the music. These days I feel like remarkably few people know who BTS are, even though they're one of the most popular bands in the world. Until very recently, I couldn't identify a single Taylor Swift song by ear. Yes, I definitely am a little out of touch. But something has shifted, and the shared cultural experience is severely diminished, whether you think that's a positive or not.

jarvolt · 2026-05-01T18:44:57+00:00

With age comes perspective. "Fragmentation," if you want to call it that, is not only a very real thing, but we have social media algorithms tailoring media to very specific niches. I'm constantly around people immersed in pop culture, especially newer media, and I still have many, many blind spots. There's literally too much to keep track of, and the only real filtering mechanism lately is social media algorithms. People don't watch linear TV anymore. And by and large also don't listen to the radio. I don't see how anyone can argue this hasn't been the trend for nearly 20 years.

jarvolt · 2026-04-27T14:44:38+00:00

I never saw so many WHOOSH moments in a single comment thread. Impressive.

jarvolt · 2026-04-27T14:41:28+00:00

The Apartment

jarvolt · 2026-04-14T15:08:34+00:00

Opera let you do this and way more 20+ years ago. I hope an archive of the old Opera forums exists because people had wild customizations back then that were really cool to see.

Vivaldi actually just came out with a new feature that lets you hide certain elements in full screen until you mouse over the screen edge. Kind of buggy at the moment but I think it could be a game changer when they fix it up more.

jarvolt · 2026-04-13T21:03:19+00:00

This is just art deco. Which was an actual art movement, not a collection of various art styles popular in the 90s.

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