averyminya 4h ago • 100%
W-what?
averyminya 6h ago • 100%
David Bull - Japanese Woodblock printing
averyminya 10h ago • 100%
How many days ago? I was just using it
averyminya 11h ago • 100%
That's even crazier! Insect violins, these creatures are.
averyminya 14h ago • 100%
Something so small can exhale air loud enough for us to hear it. Absolutely wild!
averyminya 14h ago • 100%
I was more talking about their mobile devices, the iPods, iPhones, iPads, I should have made that more clear.
Even so, that doesn't change the fact that Apple does actively prohibits users from accessing files/folders within the system, computers included. For something as basic as the Library folder to be hidden is just a little ridiculous.
It's not hating on Apple to call out ridiculous things, and none of this is facetious. Unless you are a developer of some kind, having this hidden away in some ways is good for users who might break things. It just happens to make it difficult for anyone else who wants to have control over their computer.
averyminya 1d ago • 100%
I think Dr. Honeydew needs to be a little bit lower. Something about him just seems... Dangerous.
averyminya 2d ago • 94%
You may as well have asked this question in 2012 because it's exactly the same as it was back then, except now there is iCloud. Which in some ways is impressive.
Folders are generic labels, Photos, Documents, Downloads, and within those there is folder structure, but I've never seen any Apple user actually utilize them beyond the most basic organizational functions (and even that is not common). Granted, my demographic for the past couple years has been the elderly, but before that I worked with kids and it was basically the same.
If you use Apple products, you don't need folder structures because you can't take files off your device easily, it basically has to go through some form of cloud upload, if not iCloud then Google Drive. And you don't need folder structures for the same reason, cause why are you adding files to your device from somewhere that isn't iCloud?
This is only like 95% facetious, it's actually ridiculous how closed off Apple makes their products. By default when you make a spreadsheet with Apple's software it exports as a .pages file, instead of the actually useful .xls. This is for every. Single. Program. Word files, PowerPoint files, I'm sure there's even a PDF specific Apple file format.
averyminya 2d ago • 100%
Crunchyroll has its own bullshit too tbh. It just happens to be that the industry is worse than their bs, so Crunchyrolls shenanigans is really just the anime industry.
averyminya 2d ago • 92%
Idk. I blame Apple, and Android hasn't done much to really bolster the need for file folders (not a bad thing, just lack of opportunity for learning).
But Apple actively prohibits its user base from engaging with folders, and has been for well over a decade - plenty long enough for my (millennial) generation to phase it out and for the generations after to never need them in the first place. Plus, emails aren't dependent on file paths, whereas systems file paths are completely necessary.
averyminya 3d ago • 100%
Passion project "dev".
Mechanics first. Placeholder template for what you need for visuals. There're also free assets for that if you want to avoid your own altogether.
Sound is a set all on its own, so I would save that for the near-mid to near-end point (before finishing touches). That is to say, don't think about it for a while.
Others have said, but take it like a cake. One piece at a time ;)
averyminya 3d ago • 75%
"Yeah you know she's proposed a two state solution but Trump has told Israel to finish the job and threatened to deport protestors, so that makes Kamala a really, really bad option."
Some sort of logic like that I imagine.
averyminya 4d ago • 100%
Going down the Toyota route my friend recommended Lexus recently as its the luxury version of all the same models
averyminya 4d ago • 100%
Alright then.
averyminya 4d ago • 100%
To quote a friend,
"Jabari Brisport. He ran as a Green Party candidate in 2017 with the backing of New York City Democratic Socialists of America. He lost 70-30 when he did that (that was a "respectable performance" for a Green Party candidate) and the Greens reaped exactly nothing from him running besides a "moral victory" that they haven't improved on or built off of since.
When Jabari again as a Democrat in 2020, he actually won. He's a big reason we got the Build Public Renewables Act passed--and a reason why bills such as the Clean Futures Act and the All-Electric Building Act get introduced and debated at all (because he helps introduce them and fight for them on behalf of the chapter). Thanks to him, there are now material, working class victories that socialists can point to for why people should elect us over moderate Democrats who don't care about any of this. If he just kept running as a Green, we probably wouldn't have been able to do any of that. running as a Green was a quixotic strategy that accomplished nothing for the working class, and he'd be the first to admit that."
It's wild, but running as a democratic candidate makes it so that we are able to accomplish more. So to throw that away to "show the Dems what they deserve" is completely contradictory to what we need to be doing to actually accomplish meaningful changes in our government.
averyminya 4d ago • 100%
Electing Republicans forces PoC and queer politicians to step down from death threats and fear of their livelihood. It removes safeguards for students and the disabled, for protestors and for communities who are dependent on support from their government.
When socialists run as Democrats, they get elected and accomplish small steps. Small steps are about the only actions we have.
averyminya 4d ago • 100%
Lol, are you recommending it because it's the opposite of what you were on?
averyminya 4d ago • 100%
So throw the country to the fascists polluting our homes, destroying our education system, rallying up people who enjoy committing hate crimes to other Americans. It's the Democrats fault we will repeat the events of 2016.
Got it.
averyminya 4d ago • 75%
Which candidate who opposes both Russia and Israel's genocide has a path to the presidency? Legitimately, fully feasible path in 3 weeks to get this candidate to have 270 electoral votes?
I made a mistake in my dates and so I have a few chapters to edit and upload and I have work tomorrow morning. Gonna be rough. So, to make myself feel better, what are you time crunching this week?
I've been trying to clean for a week, yesterday and today I've spent actually making some headway. My grandma is coming to town so I'm trying to spruce up the place! Not very exciting for the fleeting weekends of the summer, so I thought I'd live vicariously through you all! P.S. you can't clean without music: [Sorry for the YouTube link but I've been unable to use the alternatives recently](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa2hZbZxtjk)
Served with oven roasted broccoli and demi-baguette toasted with garlic butter! * 8oz. Broccoli florets * 1/4 oz. Rosemary (finely chopped) * 10oz Pork Chops * 5tsp Balsamic Vinegar * 2 tsp sugar * 4 TBSP Garlic Herb Butter * 1 TBSP Cooking Oil * ~1oz Chicken stock concentrate * 1/4 cup water * Salt & Pepper as desired Preheat oven to 425f, halve the baguette and set in toaster (but do not toast) while you wash & dry produce. Cut broccoli to size and put on baking sheet, drizzle oil, salt, and pepper. I also added just a bit of dried basil. Roast on top rack until browned, 15-20 mins. *Make sure you set your timer loud, mine was going off for 5 minutes*. That said, still great, they were like chips :) Once that's going, strip rosemary leaves from stems and finely chop leaves for 1tsp. Pat pork dry and dry season with salt and pepper (I did both sides salted). Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium high, add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. Once done, transfer to cutting board or plate. Check on the broccoli if it hasn't come out by this point. You can also sub other meat like chicken or beef, roughly 3-5 mins per side or 4-7 minutes per side. It says to wipe out pan, but since I know what's in it I decided to just add another drizzle of oil and use the current season in addition. Add chopped rosemary cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds, then stir in stock concentrate, 1/4 cup of water, vinegar, and 2 tsp of sugar. Bring to a simmer and cook stirring until reduced slightly over 3-4 minutes. Season "generously" with pepper (I am not huge on pepper so I did a little more than I usually do, it was pleasant). Turn on the toaster for the baguette. Turn off heat then add about 2-3 TBSP of garlic herb butter and stir until melted. Once reduced, everything is ready to be plated! Serve the pork chop topped with the balsamic rosemary sauce, roasted broccoli, and baguette with garlic butter, salt and pepper to finish! I very much enjoyed this one, this was the first time I have made pork chops myself and I think I did very well! I did overcook the broccoli but they were still very good, and the baguette and garlic butter were to die for. Paired with a Deschutes Obsidian Stout, a bit of a chocolate-espresso with some sweet aftertaste before the bitterness sets in. It went very well with the Rosemary Balsamic reduction, which was very sweet as I think I added a bit more sugar. All in all it was delectable!
It featured geotagging and made it pretty easy to get really nicely organized albums for trips. However I don't really want my stuff on their servers nor am I fond of the subscription for trips I get to take maybe once a year these days. Currently I use syncthing and some gallery apps (immich, photoprism), but due to network conditions (CG/NAT) accessing these outside my local network can be annoying at times. Ideally I could sync&transfer photos and have them cached on the device instead, which is what Journey accomplished for me.
I was up late last night and we know how that goes - rabbit holes. This time I was trying to find some ways to make my phone feel a little snappier and possibly eliminate the issue I was having where my recent apps button stops working until I restart the phone. On Android 13 I found that if I changed to gesture based navigation it solves the problem - recent apps can be switched to for just a small change. But the fluidity of gesture based navigation got me thinking about the animation speeds, so off I went into developer mode to play with some settings. This is where the rabbit hole begins. (Small edit for phone!) I've only recently gotten the Sony Xperia 1IV direct from Sony, put in my TMobile SIM and have been running it the last 8 months or so. I haven't looked too much into the A13, but I made sure to do all my usual protections - disable Facebook and whatever other bloatware comes preinstalled. I saw a category to see a list of running services and there's some pretty innocuous ones - wireless charging service, accubattery, google, KDE connect, Vanced MicroG and Meta Services. It just looked like an RSS feed with a notification icon, really and I didn't think much of it. Well with (edit for clarity) Vanced being dead me not liking ReVanced as much (end edit) and should have switched to LibreTube much sooner, I was trying to find where and how to uninstall MicroG. I came across my active processes again and I remembered about Meta, did a little digging (and I mean little) and saw that many Android phones come with a Meta App Manager and tracking service that runs automatically in the background, whether or not you have their apps installed/disabled. We all knew about bloatware coming preinstalled, but this was the first I'd come across full on background services using data and RAM (minute as they may be). So I thought I'd share. It's simple, but here we are. To find them (in Android 13) Android Settings > Apps > See All Apps > top corner Show System Scroll down to the M's and be sure to disable background data, clear cache and storage, and disable these 3 Meta services. And if you're curious to see your Running Services, enable developer mode, navigate to it and it's the 8th option, right under "OEM unlocking". Handy for finding sneaky apps. While I don't use Facebook on my phone (app wrapper), I do use Instagram and I've noticed zero issues with the app. Almost like the tracking is completely unnecessary for the user experience and its removal breaks nothing! But obligatory YMMV and do this at your own risk etc. The risk is likely that Facebook wont serve you ads as well, the horror. Anyway, I thought I was up to date on everything that needs to be done to debloat a phone, but I found some more that I've yet to see any mentions or guides for until after I started researching what and why Meta Services was running on my phone. I thought I'd share since I'm tech savvy and try to stay up to date, so if I feel this way then there may be others who would like to know about this as well.