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You won’t die but that doesn’t seem like it won’t come with any ramifications nor does it sound healthy.

There's a free tier with ads which I don't mind since they're non-intrusive (I honestly can't tell when the last time I noticed an ad was, and I use it daily).

Because I was using it to practice making digital art which I just don’t have time for right now. I use it to make Christmas cards and doodle probably 5x in a year.

I don’t regret it because I can see that what I paid for is worth the value of the app despite not using it as much.

Hi. As a student from a non-first world country I really appreciate things like this (I’m pretty sure I got previous zines of yours for free in the past).

I don’t really draw so I haven’t used it as much as I wanted to but that was one purchase that I never regretted. Also helps that it’s not subscription type. To this day anytime someone gets an iPad, I make them try the app.

I sort of have an idea on what he meant. Everyone in my family and close friends have at least one Apple device and the “collaborative” environment in that sense is wonderful, especially with Reminders, notes, sharing files etc.

It however fails once you go outside.

Might be a stupid analogy so let’s net focus on this but I sort of see it like this:in my country, we can speak our language and it works for collaboration. Once you go outside, it fails. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t successful as a “collaborative” tool for that environment.

I think you and op just might have different scales of where you think it should work well enough.

Really like Kagi and their web browser but I can't justify the price relative to my location (I'm pretty sure it's reasonable on the US/West cost of living scale).

Idk if this is an American/West thing but here unions are the main reasons why workers are not exploited and have rights.

Nothing really new but I find that reading things like this and reflecting on them can still be very helpful.

I skimmed through the other posts and I find a lot of them relevant and helpful (+ I sort of like the author’s site and writing style)

It really depends on the what the service is (some might be doomed from the start for some markets), and other factors such as alternatives, competition, etc. People can share cases here but might not be applicable to what you’re doing. Hopefully someone shares something that you’ll find helpful but maybe adding more details can help increase the chances of hitting the mark.

I think the main reason no one mentioned YouTubers is that OP was looking for reading material (e.g. books, blogs). These could be helpful though.

I haven’t read the book but I’ve listened to his podcast with a similar name and enjoyed it greatly. I’m betting there’s some overlap that you’d enjoy as well.

Interesting posts here are not necessarily related to tech even if there is a high probability that they are. What’s good about this place is the content and comments tend to not be points/karma focused but moderated or steered to interesting discussions.

The military secrets thing is at 10:46 of the video in case you’re interested. Not much details but I still found it interesting.

> Coders tend to be precise with their language, but most people prefer to read imprecise sentences so you easily gravitate towards imprecise language if you try to practice writing.

Preferring to read imprecise sentences comes down to what the purpose of the written work is, does it not? Clear and precise technical documentation and even research papers are really helpful and can be practiced. If it’s poetry or a level of emotional buildup such as in fiction is needed, then that’s what people will prefer. Context on what is being written matters.

Care sharing what you have on your RSS (looking to beef mine up)?

I listen to a lot of classical music too and I have had a better experience in Apple Music for classical music. Also a plus that they acquired Primephonic last year which indicates good things https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/08/apple-acquires-classi...

As a person who never played D1 or D2, I picked up D3 on the Switch last year and it’s been one of my favorite games. Not sure what I’m missing out on from the other two games but D3 scratched an itch for me that was lacking from the games I played in my free time.

I wholeheartedly agree with human curation especially on the long term outlook. Sure the algorithm gives you a bunch of new stuff in the first few months but after a while you’re just stuck in a minima. Also I think my taste evolves quickly enough but algorithms box you in to what your preferences were.

I may not like everything in a human curated list but I’m exposed to more things that can have sudden jumps from my current localization.

Added this to my list. Is Peter Jackson just focusing on documentaries nowadays?

I absolutely loved the Last Dance but I really like basketball. I wouldn’t recommend it to non-fans of basketball though (basing this off a small sample size of friends).

I don’t know what the popular opinion is on this one, but it felt like there was something missing in his version. I enjoyed it, but Sagan’s original series, strikes a different chord.

I don’t think it’s nostalgia too since I was too young to catch the original series.

I honestly want to watch the Beatles doc but haven’t committed to the time yet though. My mother and her friends who were Beatles fans in their peak seemed to have enjoyed it.

I haven’t checked the previous links but just going off the top of my head:

- Jiro Dreams of Sushi, I watch it every now and then to inspire me about my craft. I want to go to Japan to try his food in the future.

- Icarus, I suggest you go into this blind without knowing what it’s about.

- The Barkley Marathons, this sort of got me into running.

Edit: I just went into the older discussions about how there’s a dark side to Jiro Dreams of Sushi. And honestly, as an Asian (not Asian American), I think the difference in reception is a cultural thing.

I agree that it was an impressive product but couldn’t justify it based on the cost of living where I live and relative to other things I subscribe to (including my Fiber connection). I do hope things like this succeed.

I sort of agree with the money being returned ethically. But isn’t one of the points of crypto decentralization and deregulation and at that point, courts shouldn’t really have jurisdiction?

Please correct me if I’m wrong since I am not really interested in digging into crypto beyond high level details.

I’m probably being facetious but I’m guessing whatever his religion is.

Based on his other comments, he’s not worth a discussion with. To dismiss someone’s ideas based on someone’s belief system is the sign of closed-mindedness. And I say that for both religious and atheistic people.

I absolutely hated it but I had to use it to participate in a Tetris Effect competition. Hated it for weeks and then it just suddenly clicked. Now I use it for more varied things.

For 1, how does intelligence correlate with the types you mentioned? Seems pretty subjective.

It is commonplace here in the Philippines during bidding that the inflated prices are because both the sellers and government officials get their own share of the profit.