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customnameon Create value for others and don’t worry about the returns

Wait what's a new laptop doing to push the needle exactly? Genuinely curious

customnameon A Midcentury Bender: Revisiting Mad Men

Yeah those guys are the worst, aren't they?

customnameon How a cup of coffee contributes to climate change

Yummy. Can't wait to enjoy my fake cup of coffee as I snack on my roasted grasshoppers.

Hey, maybe for lunch I'll have an Impossible Whopper!

The future is freaking awesome!

customnameon HBO Max’s Great Looney Tunes Purge

Ohhhh nooooo not a cartoon Asian man - we need to erase this from history.

customnameon Ask HN: Paid Career Advice Services for people in their mid-20s

Lmao wtf

customnameon I deleted all my social media 3 yrs ago and I hardcore regret it everyday

What would you watch? Like cable television or streaming services?

customnameon The 'buy now, pay later' bubble is about to burst

I always imagined that the companies using the service at checkout would give the BNPL company a percentage of the sale if the customer used the service. Even if the price is the same for the consumer, BNPL companies could argue that they generated sales that might've backed out had they not been available.

customnameon Ask HN: Job for someone burnt out on tech?

Forest ranger? Seems about as opposite direction that you could go

customnameon Eggs are 60% more expensive than last year in the US

You well eat ze bugs and be happy.

customnameon NYC officials say they can't find EV garbage trucks powerful enough to plow snow

Hehe, epic Netflix movie is like real life

customnameon Ask HN: What “special” app you are using?

It was DMCA'd, yes... but there's still a way. When I last needed to install it the method involved using the wayback machine. If I needed it today I'd start by looking at the subreddit AfterVanced

customnameon Ask HN: What “special” app you are using?

Auto Text : Can schedule texts, including reoccurring ones. Also great for reminders in the notification bar. Use it every day.

Joplin : Notes

Macrodroid : mostly to keep my files tidy. Way back in the day of SD cards in phones it helped transfer things over nightly in preparation for my sync job with...

Syncthing : Magical and finicky software

Loop Habit Tracker : Notification pops up, "Did you exercise today?" You answer yes or no and it logs it. I have several questions throughout my day, one of which being how I felt for the day. It's interesting to go back and see which habits improve my day.

Tasks.org (app) : simple to-do app

RaspController : manage local raspberry pis

Wireguard : Selfhost a VPN to "remote" into my home network

Quickimgur : this one is hard to find now. Adds a simple option to the "Share" button on photos. It uploads to imgur and copies the link to my clipboard. No account required.

Aurora Droid : A nice skin for F Droid

YouTube Vanced : Removes YT ads and enables background play. Also restores dislikes and works with Sponsorblock

Privacy.com (app) : Let's you spin up temporary credit card numbers when purchasing things online.

Zone Launcher : shortcut launcher. I swipe from the bottom right of my screen from anywhere on my phone and release over the app I want to launch.

Probably others but I don't even know if these are "special". Just some of my first downloads on a new phone.

customnameon NYC officials say they can't find EV garbage trucks powerful enough to plow snow

Why?