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Nighed

@ Nighed @feddit.uk

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  • I walked outside and owls were hooting. Why do they hoot?

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  • If they are twit-twoo owls, listen to where the sounds come from, it will be from a pair, with one going twit and the other going too.

  • What are some alternatives to US bonds, stocks and ETFs?

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  • For some detail:

    Flagging this fund manager for actually green funds: https://www.edentreeim.com/ most "green energy" funds just had oil in them, these guys actually do it properly. (I just learnt they are related to the Church of England though, so for any "moral" investing, assume that to be the morals of the CoE)

    Jupiter: https://www.jupiteram.com/uk/en/individual/ is a large UK asset manager that should have a decent range of funds if your broker has them. I have their strategic bond fund as well as some of their Asian funds.

    Otherwise, look at picking up an array of non US index funds.

  • What are some alternatives to US bonds, stocks and ETFs?

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  • As always, it depends on where you are, what your risk appetite is and who your broker is. I advise moving a way from a US based broker if you are using one, they will have a heavy US focus.

    Look for funds/indexes managed outside of the US. Look at what is in funds, most brokers/apps should give you at least the top 10 holdings, see if they line up with your expectations.

    IMO, look at value stocks/funds currently rather than growth. Aim for dividends and stability until we know where global politics is heading.

    Personally, I am slowly selling my world index holdings (mostly US tech by value) and most US shares. I'm putting it into renewable energy (check the fund isn't just buying oil majors) and a strategic bond fund (I want to buy a house next year, so want stability)

  • Wanderer - federated trail database (komoot etc)

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  • There is also https://wandrer.earth/ (not federated) that is really cool. It gives you points for each unique mile you have been, encourages you to explore new places.

  • How much is your monthly average mobile/phone data usage?

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  • This is the cheapest I could find that wasn't dodgy in some way.

    Previously I was pay as you go at 1p/mb on a different supplier, but that got discontinued.

  • How much is your monthly average mobile/phone data usage?

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  • UK:

    £5/m contract for 5GB data. Only run out once when traveling.

    Looking back, I normally use about 2gb of data and 30gb of WiFi a month on my phone. Most stuff is done on my PC or laptop.

  • What do you wish you'd have known before you started your hobby(s)?

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  • I just do miniature painting, so it's the really tiny detail brushes, keep ruining the tips trying to get into little corners.

    Might have a look at the brush restorer.

  • What do you wish you'd have known before you started your hobby(s)?

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  • What the consumables are. As a noob, you don't look at a metal bike cassette and think "that's going to wear out". Or at a metal 3d printer nozzle. Or at paint brushes (I keep ruining expensive ones! 😭).

  • Alternatives to syncthing for syncing files with android

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  • Alternatives to syncthing for syncing files with android

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  • How is the file sync integration? Even some of the commercial products have shocking implementations.

    Does it support shadow copies of files?

  • Dell says the quiet part out loud: Consumers don't actually care about AI PCs — "AI probably confuses them more than it helps them"

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  • I think part of the idea is: build it and they will come.... If 10% of users have NPUs, then apps will find 'useful' ways to use them.

    Part of it is actually battery life - if you assume that in the life of the laptop it will be doing AI tasks (unlikely currently) an NPU will be wayyyy more efficient than running it on a CPU, or even a GPU.

    Mostly though, it's because it's an excuse to charge more for the laptop. If all the high end players add NPUs, then customers have no choice but to shell out more. Most customers won't realise that when they use chat got or copilot one one of these laptops, it's still not running on their device.

  • 'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular

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  • really? able to nest nultiple times etc?

  • 'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular

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  • Firefox has tree style tabs add-on. Gamechanger

  • Does anyone know how to completely remove NSFW content from Mastodon feeds so that there aren't even blurred images?

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  • the default android apps lets you block tags. I had problems with Irrelevent NSFW being tagged with some tags I follow, but blocking #boobs fixes most tbh.

  • Op doesn't have time for interviews

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  • Or if it was turned on to begin with and you just turned it off

  • The dominoes are falling: motherboard sales down 50% as PC enthusiasts are put off by stinking memory prices

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  • The companies making the ram chips are not the ones making motherboards. They just want to sell their product for as much as they can.

    Shutting down your entire consumer business does seem a bit short sighted though - keep the doors open for the future.

  • I tried meal prepping out for longer than just tomorrow

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  • Making 5 portions of some stew or pasta sauce is barely any more effort than making 1/2. Wayyy easier long term (with a big enough freezer)

    Enjoy 🙂

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  • If you mix cables, between power supplies, definitely still possible

  • Suggestions for Community Organizing

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  • If only half the estate is on WhatsApp, you will get even less on the rest.

    Maybe make a website with basic info, what's happening etc, but that's probably it. ( Unless you have a very young road)