We live in the intersection of where we can afford to rent or buy, and where we like. Sometimes that isn’t near friends.
Readit Newsmickotron commented on Why don’t more people live close to friends? annehelen.substack.com/p/... · Posted by u/sharkweek
mickotron commented on Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more frame.work/... · Posted by u/pimterry
Is one of the models of CPU available the 7840HS?
This sounds fantastic, I very well may buy a Framework laptop later this week/weekend.
EDIT: Their site came back up, after reading the blog post I pre-ordered the Ryzen 7 13" to be my new Linux laptop.
I just pre-ordered as well, been eyeing off a Framework for at least a year.
If Russia didn’t invade in 2014 this would all have been avoided, don’t you think?
mickotron commented on Why do we stop exploring new music as we get older? abc.net.au/news/2023-02-2... · Posted by u/elorant
I am in my 34th year and I listen to more new music now than I ever have. Most live music shows I go to now are for newer bands that I’ve only just started listening to. YouTube and DeeZer give me excellent suggestions for music.
mickotron commented on Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone theguardian.com/technolog... · Posted by u/mmastrac
I just want a phone that gets regular updates and security updates for 5+ years. Why give me hardware that can be repaired when the software is not supported after a few years?
mickotron commented on AdNauseam – clicking ads so you don't have to adnauseam.io/... · Posted by u/notpushkin
I'd love to see a web standard for small donations via the browser. Whenever I see an article that helped me with a problem or was entertaining to read, I'd like to donate a small amount for it.
At the moment I only have the following options:
- clicking on ads on that page, to hopefully intirectly generate income for the author (but more likely will cause some profiling AI to wreak havoc on my reputation)
- having a paid account upfront, which is usually connected with the entire site and not this specific article
- create accounts for numerous payment and donation systems (patreon, paypal, buymeacoffee, ...)
- manually reach out to the author and ask them for their bank connection.
For me the perfect solution would be a browser-plugin, where I click on "Donate for this Article", enter an amount and maybe an optional comment and click "ok".
Isn’t Brave doing this?
mickotron commented on Make a Resume in LaTeX drshika.me/2022/04/15/lat... · Posted by u/penguincodes
I tried doing a resume in LaTeX but failed. It’s now in YAML, with layout in HAML and styling in CSS.
I am not a developer so I am aware it won’t live up to any kind of standards you might have.
https://gitlab.com/mickotronic/resume-build
Edit: My LaTeX attempt actually didn’t fail, it was just unmaintainable (for me). https://gitlab.com/mickotronic/latex-resume
Wake up (time varies). Have breakfast, coffee, work until done. Of course I have lunch in between (at home). Sometimes I run errands during the day.
If I’m feeling up to it I’ll play golf before or after work. Sometimes I will do a workout (home gym).
Overall I love the flexibility and ability to get more done professionally and personally in the same or less time.
mickotron commented on GitHub Sponsors will stop supporting PayPal github.blog/changelog/202... · Posted by u/_wyrj
I was a PayPal customer for 16 years. They then threatened to disable my account unless I completed forms to send to Equifax. I told them to get stuffed and see you later. I really miss PayPal but I didn’t appreciate what they did.
I finally was able to get fibre in my area, so I dropped Starlink. Data caps are incoming, and the cells near me are over-subscribed. Speeds have been getting worse over time.