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wesapien··on Biodistribution of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in human breast milk
Let's say it's true that it stayed locally, why do we them expect it to create immunity for the body and not just that area?
wesapien··on Hyprland Is a Toxic Community
Is there no self reflection in these communities? Everywhere they go is toxic and hateful. We're giving so much rope to protected groups that they will eventually hang everyone with it.
wesapien··on Hyprland Is a Toxic Community
Seems like everything can be perceived as hate/toxic especially when there is an asymmetric relationship between the sacred/protected vs everyone else. It's like dealing with police, anything you say can and will be used against you. I will limit all comms with people who wield that much power over me. It like talking to a landmine.
wesapien··on Replanting logged forests with diverse seedlings accelerates restoration
I was just listened to a podcast on this and they said planting a bunch of trees don't make a forest especially tropical ones. There's just too much going on there.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
there are two option to get it with: pre-soldered and with choc switches options and unsoldered (sort of DIY kit) with Red switches thrown included.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
you can change the position of any key. its one of the selling points of keyboards with qmk/zmk firmware. you can make unique layout for yourself or choose from what others have already tested in their setups.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
I believe Wacom is a first class citizen in Linux. They have it in the kernel (https://linuxwacom.github.io/). There is also https://opentabletdriver.net/ that is multi-platform.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
If you the keys to be higher or closer, you can mod the Glove80 with this: https://reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/s/QpHIgtydLK
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
Browns are apparently the best (most) selling switch type.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
It boils down to knowing what you really want and what your priorities are. I owned the same mech keyboard for a decade now. I've only tried other types of switches a handful of times.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
I did think about it being non-hotswappable but it was a non-factor since I'm optimizing for ergonomics. I already knew I want linear switches and the lower force which was Choc Pro Reds. I don't like the other switch types after trying other keyboards.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
The split allows you to open up your shoulders and straight end your wrists. Tenting or tilting does make it even more comfortable because it gets closer to a more vertical (handshake) position. I agree with you that movement, rest, and stretching is key. Staying too long in the same position is not good.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
They don't and won't do reselling due to the complexity of the item. No middlemen. Steve said it best on the Discord.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
Just do it and don't look back. The night I ordered the Glove80, I almost bought an Alice in Amazon but I got the one I really want. Half measures might have given me buyers remorse.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
I only have two kinds of keyboards: a regular 94 key Mechanical Keyboard and the Glove80. My accuracy/speed is now equal on both for QWERTY after 3 weeks. It is confusing to switch between Colemak-DH back to QWERTY on the same keyboard. I'll fix the Glove80 to Colemak-DH and use QWERTY everywhere else.
wesapien··on Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard
I have it. The community is active in Discord. They also have a section for buying/selling Glove80's from users and getting mods done. The firmware is ZMK and lots of configuration options. I was glad to have bought this over any Dactyl. The physical key layout is amazing. The Red Pro switches even better than I expected coming from C MX Reds. The low profile is also great and I prefer it over standard height keys. It met my expectation. Checkout Ben Frain on YouTube since he has the Glove80, Moonlander, Kinesis Advantage 360 and a Dactyl. A customized to your hand Dactyl w/ low profile low force linear switches would be enticing.
wesapien··on Yubikey Authenticator
Yes that's what I meant
wesapien··on What's your go to Nix/NixOS pitch?
I'm on Fedora Workstation since 30.

I've been forcing myself to get into NixOS. The idea is great. The Nix expression language isn't hard. I like the immutable root and generations (snapshots).

Setting up a desktop environment or Window Manager is quick and easy. Applications selection is great and you can install different versions in parallel.

The biggest problem for me is on the driver/hardware suppoet of my 2022 gaming laptop. Suspend, sleep, hibernate can be finicky. The graphics driver can also be hit or miss.

Documentation can be better especially for the NixOS exclusive behaviors. The Nix configurations needs more details as to what it exactly does and the packages it pulls. The Arch wiki and other Linux docs can cover the general stuff.

wesapien··on Bots can complete CAPTCHAs quicker than humans
He explains that it's like having a body guard. It will protect you from spam, psyop,scams, etc.
wesapien··on Yubikey Authenticator
Can you dd one Yubikey to another?
wesapien··on Bots can complete CAPTCHAs quicker than humans
George Hotz is correct in that we all need our own AI. This is the only way to give us a fighting chance against bad actors.
wesapien··on Ask HN: I learned useless skill of prompt engineering, how relevant will it be?
Can you give an example of something you've done with this skill that was very satisfying?
wesapien··on People Drawn to Conspiracy Theories Share Psychological Features (2019)
That is the point. It's meant to diminish, discredit, and discriminate. It's a conspiracy theory until it's not. People used to wonder why Iphones got slow overtime and then Apple admits to slowing their phones down albeit for other eXcuses.
wesapien··on RFC 9446 Reflections on Ten Years Past the Snowden Revelations
Assange is just a reporter/press. Someone gives him information and he publishes it. He didn't crack or break or copy or steal any of the information he published.
wesapien··on RFC 9446 Reflections on Ten Years Past the Snowden Revelations
Didn't the SU gov cancel his passport. I don't think he choose to end up in Russia since there was very few options for him.
wesapien··on We need scientific dissidents
There are dissidents but power corrupted the scientific community. There's no price to being wrong for powerful people.

Recent relevant take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Ve8PnHHT4

wesapien··on My Overkill Home Network
Most of the time it's the IT Infrastructure, Operations, Security guys that love to do this for (WHY) learning, testing and as a hobby. Check out r/homelab and r/selfhosted for more on this.
wesapien··on Intel's GPU Drivers Now Collect Telemetry, Including 'How You Use Your Computer'
Hopefully these destination IP addresses or domains or hosts are bing added to some lists so it can be filtered. Does anyone have these new Intel telemetry destination info.?
wesapien··on I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs
Agreed. Honestly, I thought it was always about humble brag. For example: Look at me I'm a 5 yr old cat living in a $2M loft in Soho while I go to school in MIT riding my private helicopter. I'm such a success at cat.
wesapien··on Meta blocking news links in Canada
As someone who grew up from outside of the US/UK/Commonwealth, you really have to stretch the imagination to see the difference. Quebec is the only place in the US/CA I can feel is different.
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