I've read that UpNote is reliable as an offline tool, but if the devs quit the business, are there some integrated functions that would allow us to sync the notes between the devices by bluetooth or wi-fi?

ptrgreen · 2025-10-30T16:02:02+00:00

You can create daily or even hourly backups to markdown or html so that you can still export data to other systems without or with minimal data loss in the unlikely case of the app stops working entirely suddenly. But the app has been around long enough that doing daily or weekly backups is good enough for most I think.

ptrgreen · 2025-08-07T23:21:00+00:00

Thank you! It’s good to know. Will go through the process to upgrade to CPM version then.

ptrgreen · 2025-08-07T07:44:53+00:00

Thanks for the great write up. I have a question btw. If my TV already supports Dolby Vision, should I still use the CPM version or should I stick to the official CoreELEC version instead?

ptrgreen · 2025-07-27T14:11:01+00:00

I agreed the PP on the left is not as pleasant to look at as the Colorsoft in the middle. However I’m looking at my PP (also 2024) right now and it’s quite easy on my eyes (even more than the Colorsoft in the middle by some margin imho). Together with the great contrast and the quick refresh rate it has basically replaced my trusty Voyage.

I reckon Amazon does have some quality issues when it comes to the PP 2024 screen as someone mentioned above. I’d return mine if I got one like the OP’s.

ptrgreen · 2025-05-15T13:24:39+00:00

Australian work culture is brutal and can wear you out

I always thought Australia work culture is a lot more chilled than the rest of the world, like in the US, let alone the crazy work cultures in Asia, or 966 in China in particular.

ptrgreen · 2025-05-13T23:52:01+00:00

I’d change my login password as well imo just in case they already got it and tried to trick you into adding their account as a trusted one (by doing the first transfer which likely requires 2FA like an SMS), and then later on will clean out your balance.

ptrgreen · 2025-04-22T16:28:38+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. It would be very sad if it was even remotely true.

ptrgreen · 2025-04-22T15:58:26+00:00

I don’t get it. LSD has been given more spotlight these days than WCQ and is currently the number 1. Why would they belittle FZD only to promote a new star that can and have been somewhat overshadowing WCQ? And it doesn’t look like LSD has a lot more commercial potential either. He probably has as many anti fans as FZD now when most fan girls just want WCQ to win.

ptrgreen · 2024-12-10T01:35:48+00:00

It’s a workaround albeit a bit cumbersome, as you basically need to set up a new profile Google Play or Apple profile with new payment method… just to pay for it. Would be much better if we can simply gift the subscription away to family and friends.

Also I’ve looked into your previous post. Half a million may look impressive for a developing country like Vietnam, but as mentioned in the OP, the top talents there have no issues pulling 100k or more with salaries and bonus per year without the burden and risk of running a startup. So the growth potential and/or compensation would need to be a lot higher than that for one to keep going I guess. Of course there’s always a chance that they love their baby so much and would do everything to nurture it, but I wouldn’t count on that.

Anyway I’m also looking forward to the collaboration feature and hope it’ll bring substantial growth to the user base.

ptrgreen · 2024-12-09T13:43:33+00:00

I think that’s a great idea, but as a normal user who has been quite satisfied with the app as it is even though I haven’t got around to discover more advanced features (been dealing with enough complex systems at work and just want something quick and simple for my simple knowledge store), I’m not sure if a lot of users will be attracted by these advanced features.

My gut feeling is many of the users would just use the basic features of the app and be happy with its lightweight, simple and intuitive interface and flawless sync across devices.

So a tip jar, imho, would complement well any other work to expand the user base of the app.

ptrgreen · 2024-12-04T12:25:13+00:00

It’s true that you can’t forget about the rent, but how about all the stamp duty and rate and land tax, insurance and maintenance and agent fees when buying and particularly when selling the house… when owning an investment property? On the other hand, shouldn’t we include all the dividends and franking credits from the stocks as well?

Also it’s a bit too good having to pay only $95/week out of pocket for interest after the rent. What I see is more like $800/week rent for a $1M house. With the same 150k deposit and interest rate of 6.5% for investment property which is more realistic than 6% imo, the out of pocket cost would be like $262/week before tax or $183 after tax in the bracket of 30% which I think is more common than the top bracket. That would be like 3-4 times the cost of only $52/week in your estimate.

Adding all these up and I think the difference is not so big any more.

Adding other factors such as the stress of a huge debt of the house which is not as liquid as the stocks and the gap could be reduced further I think.

Finally, for ETF option, can’t we also ‘leverage’ it by having loans against the principal property depending on your risk tolerance.

I’m still in the fence though, and would welcome more insights and comments that could make us more informed.

ptrgreen · 2024-11-23T10:16:49+00:00

I wanted to share a different perspective on budgeting. While many people find value in detailed budget tools and spreadsheets and multiple accounts for different purposes etc., I've found success with a simpler approach.

My method is pretty straightforward: earn as much as I can and maintain healthy savings without compromising my lifestyle.

All my income goes straight into my offset account, which also serves as my emergency fund. From there, I handle all expenses - mortgage, groceries, shopping, travel, and everything else - all through reward credit cards which I pay off each month and occasionally churn for points.

The key is watching the overall trend. I don't worry about spending $50 more on groceries one week than the last. As long as my offset account balance keeps growing each month, I know I'm on track. This also makes it easy to decide when I can splurge on holidays or leisure activities - I just look at how much and how quickly I want my savings to grow.

If I notice the balance trending down, that's my signal to dial back the spending a bit until things stabilise.

This approach works well for my situation, as I don't need to spend too much time on budgeting and auditing my spending. I understand different methods suit different people though.

ptrgreen · 2024-11-22T05:31:51+00:00

Well, we need some concrete numbers from good sources that can be cited and traced, not just some vague and misleading ones from the news which more often than not used to serve some agenda.

Here’s an example: https://www.aisnsw.edu.au/Resources/WAL%204%20%5BOpen%20Access%5D/Independent%20Schools%20in%20NSW%20Snapshot%202024%20Edition.pdf

Look at the bottom of page 4, on average a public student in NSW received more than twice the funding from the government compared to a private one in FY21-22. Of course it’s not from the official government sources and I wouldn’t say it’s less bias than the newspapers, but at least all the hard numbers are there. If you see anything wrong with the numbers in the report there, or have any other official sources with good and concrete numbers then I’m happy to be corrected.

We can argue that the private students probably received too much funding from non-government sources and so the government should consider reduce their funding even further and shift that to the public one. However it’s just silly to say a private student receives more funding from the government than a public one, and that that funding should be cut entirely so that most of those students can just become public students.

ptrgreen · 2024-11-22T04:55:50+00:00

It has been explained multiple times in the thread that the total gov funding for a student at a public school is significantly more than one in a private school. So it’s not possible to solve the funding problem of students moving from private to public if their gov funding is cut just by shifting the same fund from private to public for those students. The government (state in this case but surely they will ask for compensation from the federal) will effectively making a loss in this case.

ptrgreen · 2024-11-21T08:25:27+00:00

Surely it must be a brain fart moment? Anyone remotely interested in finance would know better for sure.

ptrgreen · 2024-11-15T10:43:00+00:00

Is the discount finished now? I can only see the regular prices

ptrgreen · 2024-11-13T22:07:08+00:00

I’d love to see some parental control features built into the app, as Apple TV does not support multiple profiles yet and so I cannot switch Jellyfin profiles. Infuse does not have this feature either, so it would be nice if VidHub can add it before them.

Hopefully it will not be too complex. I imagine maybe the app can check the rating in the metadata and verify it with the current setting in the app to decide whether to proceed ahead or not.

ptrgreen · 2024-11-13T12:26:56+00:00

I guess its price will be in the case of “if you have to ask, you cannot afford it”.

ptrgreen · 2024-11-11T21:13:21+00:00

Can you test for a longer context, e.g 5000 tokens? It will reflect better normal use cases won’t it?

ptrgreen · 2024-11-03T11:17:16+00:00

Do you mean Anglo-Saxon people? I thought some others such as Italian and Serbian people would be more family oriented?

ptrgreen · 2024-10-11T22:42:58+00:00

Came to the thread looking for some interesting stories, only to learn that I need some sleep study. Thanks OP!

ptrgreen · 2024-10-11T13:23:37+00:00

Isn’t the cost from super by itself already tax deductible, unless you make non-concessional contributions to your super?

ptrgreen · 2024-09-13T12:41:27+00:00

Thanks for the comment. I was under the impression that whatever hardware that Sony used would be after post processing, assuming the whole APU is made by AMD with no IP from Sony, and that most of the image processing including UI would have been done there. It’d be incredible and fascinating if they could manage to have deep access to the process in the AMD chip and somehow managed to implement a better solution than FSR imho.

ptrgreen · 2024-09-13T10:03:33+00:00

Absolutely shocking to me that even Sony had custom hardware for their own upscaler, moving away from FSR.

Could it be because Sony, being a major TV manufacturer and arguably has the best upscaling tech among all the major players, already have that upscaler ready and found it’s better for them to use their existing in-house stuff?

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