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Spindel

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    Spindel got a reaction from Jaw709 in UV was the original RGB   
    Some plastics will become brittle in months if they are close to the UV source. 
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    Spindel reacted to manikyath in UV was the original RGB   
    the reason UV went out of fashion is because it drastically wears out a lot of materials. it's just generally not a good idea.
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    Spindel reacted to Caroline in Please leave my walled garden alone   
    how tf did this thread went from "macbooks suck" to "americans are dying because the healthcare is a scam" in one page?
     
    Sure, macbooks suck but they suck less than Windows laptops. Now, I can say this because I use Linux, that means my computer sucks twice as much as macbooks and windows combined.
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    Spindel got a reaction from Biohazard777 in I Made a Wifi Cracking Van   
    PW lenght trumps complexity.
     
    Having a full sentance of some lenght is hard to brute force and still easy to remember. Or even having a shorter sentance repeted 3 times.
     
    Even further, if you still worry about dictionary attacks and if you know multiple languages (like most people outside anglosphere do) make a mixed language sentence. 
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    Spindel got a reaction from Lurking in Are wireless devices as good as wired ones now?   
    No because they need batteries/charging.
     
    Wired till the day I die!
     
    EDIT:// But I do use wireless earphones/headphones because the value addition of not having a tangled mess in the pocket/getting caught in stuff when moving around. But for stuff living on the desk wired is the way. 
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    Spindel got a reaction from Lurick in Your Internet is Too Fast   
    And even if it is a remote plex server you don't need 1 gbps for that very theoretical use case. 250-500 mbps will serve you more than well.
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    Spindel reacted to Lurick in Your Internet is Too Fast   
    What does Plex have to do with this?
    If you have a local plex server then internet doesn't mean squat.
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    Spindel got a reaction from Stahlmann in Looking for advice on weight loss   
    By only eating 1000-1500 kcal a day you forced your body into starvation mode and it will do everything in power to lower your metabolism including eating your muscles before it eats your fat. Also this is not sustainable and you it most probably will just lead to yoyo dieting for you (and hopefully you have not made a permanent mess of your metabolism allready). 
     
    Before I do a long rant (that will make other people in this thread angry) lets make one thing clear if weight loss is the goal it follows the 80/20 rule. 80 % of weight loss is diet and 20 % is exercise. 
     
    Firstly this is a marathon and not a sprint. The advice I will give will be over a long time and will for most people not lead to dramatic changes. 
     
    In general a semi sedentary (you do some physical activity every day like some short walks, but not directly exercise) means (for a non messed up metabolism because of earlier crash dieting) that most people need around 30 kcal/kg body weight (a bit less for women). So in your calorie intake aim for this according to your goal weight (again unless you messed up your metabolism because of CD). Let's say your goal weight is 80 kg that gives 80x30=2 400 kcal a day in daily energy intake (I'll run with this number from now on for simplicity).
     
    Unlike other people both in this thread or on the internet in general will say I'm going to say the following:
    It doesn't matter how you get these calories (from a weight loss perspective) it only matters that you do not consume more than this. If you count calories and overshoot let's say 200 kcal one day then make sure that you undershoot with the same amount the next day.   
    But a general advice is to eat less sugary things (and this includes fruit) because you reach your kcal intake goal much faster with food with a lot of sugar and this means you will go and feel hungry a lot more, which takes a mental toll on most people. Also a 100 % refined sugar diet might fill your kcal goal but will be lacking in other nutrients that are good for you. 
    So while I in one sentence say sugar is OK I also recommend to not eat to much of it just so you feel fuller for longer and to get other nutrients (that are good for your general well being). Eat varied food with lots of veggies a fair amount of protein, some fat but also some amount of carbs in the form of starches and sugars. 
     
    When it comes to exercise, as I said before, it has less impact on weight loss (even if it does have some impact). But even with that limited impact I still would highly recommend exercise since it has other positive effects for your general health and well being (well not early on for most because people initially feel really run down when they start). 
    In the case of exercise for most people that start their journey they look at it in the wrong way, that they think they need to hit the gym x amounts of time a week or run x amount of kilometers a week. Every physical activity that increases your heart rate is exercise. Just start taking many short walks/bike rides everyday is exercise. Complement this with a 45-60 minute longer walk (at a brisk pace) every other day and it will do good for you. Of course if you start running 5-10 km 2-3 times a week is even better (but might be hard until you shed some weight). Hitting the gym lifting weights will help you but do less for weight loss compared to sticking to cardiovascular exercise. 
     
     
    So that's my take and I suspect some people will argue against what I've said. 
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    Spindel got a reaction from AbsoluteWoo in Mac Address is Awesome   
    Sounds like you are/where really bad at your job and inflexible at learning new things when things don’t work the way you are used to.
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    Spindel got a reaction from rikitikitavi in Mac Address is Awesome   
    B…b…but gamez!
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    Spindel got a reaction from rikitikitavi in Mac Address is Awesome   
    Sounds like you are/where really bad at your job and inflexible at learning new things when things don’t work the way you are used to.
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    Spindel got a reaction from MarvinKMooney in Mac Address is Awesome   
    Sounds like you are/where really bad at your job and inflexible at learning new things when things don’t work the way you are used to.
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    Spindel got a reaction from da na in Mac Address is Awesome   
    Sounds like you are/where really bad at your job and inflexible at learning new things when things don’t work the way you are used to.
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    Spindel got a reaction from ToboRobot in Mac Address is Awesome   
    Sounds like you are/where really bad at your job and inflexible at learning new things when things don’t work the way you are used to.
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    Spindel reacted to LAwLz in Mac Address is Awesome   
    Word of advice, a zinger kind of loses its punch if you say it 21 times. 
     
     
    There is no time limit to writing comments. If you were still working on it then you could have just finished the comment before posting. 
     
     
    What makes you say Apple isn't a tech company? I think they might possibly be the best example of a tech company. They develop their own OS and libraries. They develop their own hardware including GPU, CPU and NPU architectures. They are also highly involved with the development of new process nodes. 
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    Spindel got a reaction from LAwLz in Mac Address is Awesome   
    Sounds like you are/where really bad at your job and inflexible at learning new things when things don’t work the way you are used to.
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    Spindel got a reaction from More Spencer in Mac Address is Awesome   
    Sounds like you are/where really bad at your job and inflexible at learning new things when things don’t work the way you are used to.
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    Spindel got a reaction from Needfuldoer in It’s Not Just You – The Internet is Dying - But what would fix it?   
    I do not agree with you on that. 
     
    Peak internet was from around 1997 to 26 september 2006. From then on it has been on a steady decline. (I got my first home internet connection in about 95-96). 
     
    Unlike what you might think, with the end date I gave, what really started the downturn of internet is what is/was called web 2.0, that phrase was introduced in 2004 but didn't really start to get big traction until a few years later. 
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    Spindel got a reaction from LAwLz in How can I deal with a coworker that sets me up to fail?   
    This is the solution and the only solution to a problem like this.
     
    Do not engage in trying to set up people like this, it will only back fire.
     
    Make sure there is a trail that shows you are following instructions.
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    Spindel reacted to Thaldor in I Scammed Myself on eBay - $300 Mystery Crate   
    I am still kind of disappointed why we steered off from the external cooling solutions. I give that they weren't "elegant" solutions and there was certain problems with them and back then liquid cooling itself was exotic already. But considering todays power requirements and cooling needs, I would say stuff like Zalman Reserator and Alphacool Eiswand could actually make a comeback, especially if the cooling requirements keep getting crazier and people notice the 4-slot GPU is just idiotic and you could just as well use one PCIe IO cutout to get tubes out and so remove the space restrictions from the cooler (thou that would need a company to use actually good quick connectors and not the cheapest designs they can find, as it seems to be the PC company goal these days when it comes to connectors).
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    Spindel got a reaction from Needfuldoer in How can I deal with a coworker that sets me up to fail?   
    This is the solution and the only solution to a problem like this.
     
    Do not engage in trying to set up people like this, it will only back fire.
     
    Make sure there is a trail that shows you are following instructions.
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    Spindel reacted to Needfuldoer in How can I deal with a coworker that sets me up to fail?   
    Keep doing this. If he asks you to do something, get it in writing. Make up an excuse like "send me an email so I'll remember" if you have to.
     
    Then if he tries to throw you under the bus, it's not just your word against his.
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    Spindel got a reaction from Mitko_DSV in Show off your old and retro computer parts   
    I've had it for almost 15 years so it should be classified as retro, right? 
     
    I still use it as my main mouse at home, it's the best mouse ever made. 
     
    Things that have been fixed: 
    Pointer jitter (blobs of glue to fixate the laser) Double click issue with left mousbutton (cleaning of the contact surfaces in the switch)  New slip pads (originals had to be removed to open up the mouse)   


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    Spindel got a reaction from SimplyChunk in Show off your old and retro computer parts   
    I've had it for almost 15 years so it should be classified as retro, right? 
     
    I still use it as my main mouse at home, it's the best mouse ever made. 
     
    Things that have been fixed: 
    Pointer jitter (blobs of glue to fixate the laser) Double click issue with left mousbutton (cleaning of the contact surfaces in the switch)  New slip pads (originals had to be removed to open up the mouse)   


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