mindracer

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mindracer··on Microsoft will let you uninstall more built-in Win 11 apps soon for less bloat

Cortana is going EoL in the next few months so being able to uninstall it is not surprising

mindracer··on The Boring Company will dig a 68-mile tunnel network under Las Vegas

I saw a video of one and it looked terrifying. absolutely no room, if there was a fire no one would get out

mindracer··on Stone walls and historical harbors are unexpected havens of biodiversity

Reminds of the scorpions living in a dock wall in Kent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2009/07/09/scorp...

mindracer··on Ibogaine, One of the Most Promising and Perilous Psychedelics for Addiction

When I hear about Ibogaine I think of Hunter S Thomson spreading a rumour during the 1972 presidential campaign that Ed Muskie was taking it.

https://theplaidzebra.com/hunter-s-thompson-spread-rumor-pre...

mindracer··on Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

Good hear, looking forward trying it out

mindracer··on Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

It’s a pretty clunky experience trying to creating and editing notes. There’s also the constant worry about conflicts, to try and cut them down I open the mobile app, hit sync, make an edit then hit sync again. I use WebDAV, maybe Joplin Cloud is better at it

mindracer··on Joplin – An open-source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation

I use and like Joplin a lot but the mobile app is pretty poor. I find it a frustrating experience

mindracer··on Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine

Did no one stake it out to see who was stocking it?

mindracer··on The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next

For me Discord is not a replacement, I find difficult to follow unless the channel is almost deserted then what’s the point

mindracer··on India Launches $2B Drive to Woo Laptop Makers Like Apple

Wasn’t there a story recently about Apple leaving India because of quality problems?

mindracer··on Tesla gives update on battery degradation: only 12% after 200k miles

I wonder if there’s any impact from prolonged use from Superchargers?

mindracer··on Spain sees the first lung transplant performed by robot

My dad had a heart valve replacement at the start of the year, they went in through an artery near the groin and did the whole op from there. He was home 24 hours later, absolutely incredible.

mindracer··on Exxon Quits Drilling in Brazil After Failing to Find Oil

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/30/business/norway-minerals-...

mindracer··on UK airport scraps 100ml liquid rule with new scanners

These will nuke unexposed and undeveloped exposed film. Kodak put a warning out a year or 2 back

mindracer··on Twitter to promote only paying users’ tweets, Elon Musk announces

Rolled back - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/29/twitter-t...

mindracer··on With ships, birds find an easier way to travel

My dad used to work on oil carriers in the North Sea, he said an owl had stowed away and nested on one of bouys near a field. The place was covered with skeletons of birds

mindracer··on British industry calls for regulation of autonomous vehicles

This is about regulating the UK

mindracer··on Photoprism – open-source Google Photos Alternative

The docs mention photosync to back up images

https://www.photoprism.app/partners

mindracer··on Glovo lays off 6% of staff following fresh fine from Spanish government

> Glovo is appealing both fines and told Sifted that today’s layoffs are not connected to the penalties.

So nothing to do with the fine

mindracer··on Ask HN: What should I read next?

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is excellent

mindracer··on How Apple names things

To be fair Microsoft have moved some number for the last 4 releases of Windows