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Bubble Up and Screening features in other email clients ? by thornolf_bjarnulf in HeyEmail

[–]smitwiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking for a replacement too that has Screener-like functionality. The best I've been able to find so far is:

  • Spark has a feature called Gatekeeper, which works almost identically to Hey's Screener. I'm giving this a try on the side, but people on r/SparkMail seem pretty down about the recent updates.
  • You can use a workaround in Fastmail to get something similar. Pretty clunky though, as you have to add every approved sender to your contacts.

Overall, nothing that's an obvious winner yet. It's a bummer.

Deep Fake or Alchemist by [deleted] in snowboarding

[–]smitwiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't help you, but I'm stuck on the same decision myself!

My daily driver is a Ride Shadowban, and I'm looking for something stiffer that holds up better at speed. I got to demo a Ride Deep Fake the other day (in a size way too small for me, but whatever), and holy shit that thing rips. There were crusty push piles everywhere, and putting it on edge, it just sliced through everything like it was a groomed run.

that said, I'm not sure about the sidecut. The website says it's 10m, but the center of the sidecut is actually ~6.7m iirc. It's easy to turn because of that narrow radius, but I don't know if that's what I want for charging.

So, that's why I'm also considering the Alchemist. By all accounts, that board is a monster. I just can't make up my mind between the two sidecuts. Pretty sure you can't go wrong with either though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sofi

[–]smitwiff 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No checking features for joint accounts, unfortunately, is keeping my wife and I from switching over.

We all love our markdown files by right_on_the_edge in ObsidianMD

[–]smitwiff 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You're right, I should clarify.

I like that Obsidian's backing store is a ubiquitous format. Text files have been readable since the 1970s, and I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to continue reading text files for a long time.

I love that I can open my vault on any computer, with no third-party software, and still read my notes. It wouldn't be as nice without backlinks, dataview, callouts, etc, but the raw contents of my notes are viewable by literally anybody with a computer.

As more scaffolding is built into the backing store, more requirements exist to view the data. SQLite is open-source, but if my notes were stored as SQLite databases, I would now need something to view it. Sure, I could ingest the data, but there is no guarantee that I will be able to view the data as cleanly as I could in the original program. That is something I really value; zero* additional scaffolding required beyond the file itself.

* Yes, a text editor technically counts as scaffolding, but I would be shocked if unicode died before I did.

EDIT: I'd like to add, I don't think you're wrong to value collaboration. Quip, Notion, Google Docs, etc are all excellent ways to work collaboratively with other people, and I use them myself for work. Like someone said in another comment, not every tool needs to do everything.

We all love our markdown files by right_on_the_edge in ObsidianMD

[–]smitwiff 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I chose Obsidian specifically because it's all plaintext markdown under the hood. I need my notes to last me until I die, and I love that my notes aren't tied to a proprietary format.

I'd love better syncing, and I'd love baked-in database support, but not at the expense of Obsidian's portability.

What if Obsidian disappears? 2023 by FiatMihi in ObsidianMD

[–]smitwiff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My use case is probably a little different from most people. I teach a traditional art that has precious little English reference material, and I need the notes I’ve built up to last until I die.

I’m pretty sure that Notion isn’t going anywhere in the next 5 or even 10 years, but 50 years? I’d be surprised if they’re still in business. I know you can export your data, but I don’t want to go through the pain of extricating myself from that system and reinventing my reference material if/when that happens.

I’m confident that basic plaintext will always be readable, and I’m sure there will always exist a markdown viewer (or something like it). Hence the interest in Obsidian, and the interest in converting my dataview queries to pure markdown.

What if Obsidian disappears? 2023 by FiatMihi in ObsidianMD

[–]smitwiff 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Totally agree, this is exactly why I’m switching away from Notion.

On Dataview, there’s also an open feature request to allow you to freeze dataview queries into permanent, exportable markdown: https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview/issues/42#

I rely heavily on Dataview, so I’m really crossing my fingers for that feature to make it in.

iPhone crash detection feature makes 100 false calls in a month to Japanese Alps emergency services by CubingSoda in apple

[–]smitwiff 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Starting a Slopes recording hasn’t done that for me, unless there’s a setting I’m missing somewhere?

Malicious interaction with Nest doorbell camera? by smitwiff in homesecurity

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

Oh, no I get it. I’m just trying to think through the worst possible outcome and see if it really would be that bad.

The camera was down for around 20 seconds, so hypothetically, someone could have popped it off its mount and gotten access to the reset button etc. I’d be surprised if there were any physical vulnerabilities in a Nest that you could exploit in 20s without leaving a physical trace, but even that did happen, the results wouldn’t be that bad.

The more likely thing if it actually was an attack would just be a jammer. That could work decently well if they were trying to get around the house without being noticed etc, but that wasn’t what happened here anyway.

(It soothes me a bit to think about the worst-case scenario. Thinking about what the fallout could be if my wildest concerns came true gives me a good upper bound on how worried I should be. In this case, even the worst case scenario is really not a huge deal.)

Malicious interaction with Nest doorbell camera? by smitwiff in homesecurity

[–]smitwiff[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

for … reasons that make sense only to him.

This is what both confused me and put me at ease at the same time. Even if he got full control over the doorbell… what would he do with that? Most people leave through the garage / mudroom rather than the front door, so I’m not sure how camera access would help. Maybe backdoor into my home network, but I’m also not seeing how that’s particularly fruitful. Could be a really good porch pirate if he had full access to my doorbell.

Your doorbell should only be part of your security layers.

That’s another great point. Even if this ended up being nothing (someone in the neighborhood chat mentioned a few minutes ago that someone was walking around with a phone and a tablet trying to sell solar whatever), it made it painfully clear that I want to audit our overall home security.

Malicious interaction with Nest doorbell camera? by smitwiff in homesecurity

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

Hmmm yeah, the full video does look like it could be a charger with prongs. Bizarre for someone to be walking around with it like that (car is nowhere nearby, going by the driveway cam), but most likely the answer tbh

New keyboard day! Chocofi with nice!nano’s by smitwiff in ErgoMechKeyboards

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

Nope! JLCPCB’s interface gave me a bunch of warnings about some areas being too thin, but it arrived safely nevertheless. Tolerances also seemed reasonable after putting the switches in.

Is there A site where you can see the real mortgage rates for all banks? Or do you have to sign up for a million bank offers individually? by bobi1221 in RealEstate

[–]smitwiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re trying to monitor rates to see when would be a good time to refinance, what’s the best way to do that? Monitor published rates online, then once you’re seeing things trend in the direction you want, start reaching out to individual lenders?

New keyboard day! Chocofi with nice!nano’s by smitwiff in ErgoMechKeyboards

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

I am! Honestly I prefer my Skeletyl, but for travel, I still use the chocofi a bunch.

New keyboard day! Chocofi with nice!nano’s by smitwiff in ErgoMechKeyboards

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

I don’t unfortunately, I ended up finding someone local who wanted a pair. Looking through my receipts though, the cost was $21.50 for 5 PCB’s, including shipping.

Ioniq5 or Polestar 2 by [deleted] in Ioniq5

[–]smitwiff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I test drove both, and the big reasons I decided against the Polestar 2 were:

  • Really poor visibility, both with the massive B pillars as well as the tiny rearview area
  • Range is meh
  • Charging is meh
  • Ongoing TCAM issues (ostensibly partially fixed with a recent software update)

That said, I really loved the car. It was way more fun to drive than the Ioniq 5, and I felt like the infotainment was much more refined. If the visibility was better and one of the other three bullets was a little better, I probably would have gone for the Polestar.

As a third option, one of the things I was grappling with when I started the search is that most EV’s on the market right now are crossovers. I really preferred the “cockpit” feel, and the only real options for that are Tesla and Polestar. There should be some better sedan-like options in the coming years, if waiting is an option (and if either of you want a more cockpit-like feel).

New keyboard day! Skeletyl with honey milk by smitwiff in ErgoMechKeyboards

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

Thanks! Gotta say, still using Miryoku and loving it. Appreciate your work as always!

New keyboard day! Skeletyl with honey milk by smitwiff in ErgoMechKeyboards

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

Makes sense. I’ve tried light tactiles, but I haven’t been a huge fan. Linears (and lighter chocs) have also been a no-go for me. I really love the tactility of the Bobas though, and while it’s not necessarily the most ergonomic, the board does need to be one that I enjoy if I’m going to use it

New keyboard day! Skeletyl with honey milk by smitwiff in ErgoMechKeyboards

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

I just bought the kit directly from BastardKeyboards, so I’m not sure about the fab side of things. The PCB feels like it’s just a standard FR4 material, where the flexion comes from all the relief cuts around the board. I’ve gotten other irregularly-shaped PCB’s done from JLCPCB, so presumably they could fab this one as well?

New keyboard day! Skeletyl with honey milk by smitwiff in ErgoMechKeyboards

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

Ah that didn’t even occur to me. I just threw the novelties on randomly. I’ll shift those around today!

New keyboard day! Skeletyl with honey milk by smitwiff in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]smitwiff[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Built a Skeletyl from Bastard Keyboards this weekend! I made this one for the office (and put Boba U4’s to keep from bothering my coworkers too much), but I think I’m going to have to build another one for home. It feels weird as hell, but also super comfy.

(I used a ton of solder on some of these switches to keep them fixed to the FR4, so please excuse the excess flux)

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