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New comment by sweetbacon in "Instabridge has acquired Nova Launcher"

sweetbacon — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:26:49 +0000

This is very good to know! I am currently setting up my old pixel 6 to be a permanent Google home terminal. I was thinking about trying Lawnchair, now I'm not so sure.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit"

sweetbacon — Wed, 14 May 2025 01:09:41 +0000

wow that's an old movie call back I hadn't thought about in years. I loved the whole sub-plot of the repercussions of being able to record and replay ones dreams.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Fake VS Code Extension on NPM Spreads Multi-Stage Malware"

sweetbacon — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:43:55 +0000

I've never used little snitch but I'm betting Simplewall is what you probably want on Windows.

New comment by sweetbacon in "A Little History of the Anchovy"

sweetbacon — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 02:30:27 +0000

Bagna Cauda! I went down the rabbit hole a few winters back trying to perfect that dip and it was awesome. Never "perfected" of course, but I got close enough to really enjoy the recipe. Paired well with the simple dish of olive oil packed tuna, spaghetti, heavy butter and some added capers. So good and very easy to whip up.

New comment by sweetbacon in "This is a teenager"

sweetbacon — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:26:42 +0000

Yes I saw this on a few "screens" and it really confused me at first. They flashy visuals detract from the message in a variety of ways.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Sora: Creating video from text"

sweetbacon — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:31:12 +0000

Certain interests are already fabricating voices in political robocalls in New Hampshire. I chill at what the US will see as we approach the Presidential election this fall. Then again, maybe it will give us an early taste to better prepare for what is to come.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Fear that AI could one day destroy humanity may have led to Sam Altman's ouster"

sweetbacon — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 20:09:46 +0000

Might as well throw caffeine (coffee in particular) into that barrel as well if we are talking about addictive substance many of us casually use daily.

New comment by sweetbacon in "The History of Windows 95"

sweetbacon — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:18:29 +0000

wow that's a name I've not heard of in a while. Didn't they release Back Orifice and other butt name related, ahem, "remote management" tools?

New comment by sweetbacon in "KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov 1985 Interview – Idealogical Subversion"

sweetbacon — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:42:53 +0000

Absolutely. As s teen in the 80s I was shocked the USSR collapsed as everything around me made them out to be this huge Russian bear that could kill us at any moment. Granted I was in the Midwest then away from 24h news cycle, and much closer to missile silos and military bases so perhaps that made a difference.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Doom the Way It Was Meant to Be Played – v1.1 Multi-Monitor [video]"

sweetbacon — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 19:52:20 +0000

Yeah the 6d was crazy to get used to. I sometimes wonder if that's why I had pretty good VR legs from the get go with the OG vive.

New comment by sweetbacon in "What is it like to have a brain? Ways of looking at consciousness"

sweetbacon — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:13:51 +0000

I feel like yes, or at least have a new name. Nature seems to love emergence at different levels, with little clear delineation beween, and very different rules in between (particles to elements, elements to chemistry, etc).

New comment by sweetbacon in "“When It Rains, It Pours”: The Morton Salt Girl"

sweetbacon — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 01:25:14 +0000

re: "bucket list" well I've learned something interesting today. I was solidly in the latter camp.

New comment by sweetbacon in "I hacked an office telephone to play Doom"

sweetbacon — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 16:12:28 +0000

The Commodore/Amiga meetings at my local mall every Sunday afternoon in the 80s are the most entertaining and instructive time I can remember from my youth. Quite literally changed my life looking back on them!

New comment by sweetbacon in "When we lose weight, where does it go?"

sweetbacon — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 21:17:28 +0000

This was my first thought as well. Embarrassing to admit that I didn't realize this until I was told it in my twenties and I never looked at trees the same way again!

New comment by sweetbacon in "Professional sporting events increase seasonal influenza mortality in US cities"

sweetbacon — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:28:42 +0000

Until it eats that bug or mouse that slid into the domicile in winter, or escapes outside by accident, etc.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of Covid-19"

sweetbacon — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 04:28:09 +0000

I volunteer.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Federal safety official slams Tesla, regulators for misuse of its Autopilot tech"

sweetbacon — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:58:56 +0000

I was wondering, as I use EyeSight on my Outback and it seems to detect plenty of stationary and odd shaped objects (like an old, empty flatbed semi with broken tail lights) which I didn't expect it to.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second"

sweetbacon — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 01:02:53 +0000

As a slow walker I respectfully disagree on the energy to slow down vs speed up! Concentration may be equal however. I get absolutely exhausted keeping up with you fast walkers. :)

New comment by sweetbacon in "How to Remember"

sweetbacon — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 01:13:09 +0000

> discussing or (even better) trying to teach it to someone else is extremely effective.

Whenever I have to learn a new OS, system, tool, programming language, etc: if I have trouble with it, I just write up a training manual as if I were also tasked with teaching others. What I end up with is a customized courseware for just me that I can refer back to at any time. Time consuming, but very effective for me.

New comment by sweetbacon in "Synergy-core: Open source core of Synergy, the keyboard and mouse sharing tool"

sweetbacon — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:55:43 +0000

I too use MWB and worry about it being old and not updated. Anyone aware of problems we should know about?