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MessagEase going subscription based
  • The downloads list suddenly won't load anymore. I was going to get the last version before they added the notice to get pro.

  • MessagEase going subscription based
  • Give it time. You get used to it. Eventually, you will probably type more accurately than you did before. A qwerty or any full keyboard like that does not belong on a small screen. :-)

  • Shunned in computer age, cursive makes a comeback in California
  • I'm 40 and our teacher explained why cursive was a thing in elementary school. I figured we were learning it so we could sign our name.

    Take computers out of the picture. How long have we been using ballpoint pens? Cursive was obsolete even before computers took over how we write.

  • iPhone survives 16,000 foot drop from Alaska Airlines flight where panel ripped off
  • The only iPhone to be dropped and not get a cracked screen fell out of an airplane!

  • No DNS records registered. Problems with ICU domains?
  • In case anyone stumbles across this, the problem was that the entity that manages .icu domains received an abuse report and suspended my domain.

    This is strange because I only use the domain for personal experimentation and none of that is just for static websites. DNS records for mail are properly configured like all of my other domains.

    I asked Namecheap what the reason was. They said none was provided and it may take some time to get a reply back upon requesting the info. I asked them to put in a request for the reason.

    My guess is that I was just in a massive list of domains that someone started reporting. or maybe someone was trying to get my domain taken out so they could take it for themself.

  • No DNS records registered. Problems with ICU domains?

    Please let me know if there is a better community to post to. This one seems like a good place to start.

    I have a very short character ICU domain registered and it was working for months. Without changes to DNS or anything else, it suddenly stopped working. I found out that no DNS records were resolved anymore. It is not that they are invalid. They are non-existant on any DNS servers. According to dnschecker.org's DNS lookup for ALL records, there no records at all. Same with using dig, which just shows an A record with no value.

    I use my own nameservers and all of my other domains work fine. I have not changed anything on my end either. Still, I switched to Namecheap's default name servers to see if that would resolve the issue. No change.

    I contacted Namecheap few about a month ago. They opened a ticket for me with a High priority. They just a couple times now, saying they are still monitoring the issue but don't have an answer yet.

    Is anyone else experiencing something similar? Any ideas what may be going on?

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    Google Will Turn Off Cookies for 30 Million People on January 4
  • This is not a great article. So many words with so little information. In other articles I found it sounds like Chrome is finally getting third party cookie blocking. Other browsers have had thir for years. Its nothing new.

  • Quest owners can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in VR, but do you really want to?
  • Instead of scanning with your eyes you need to turn your head with the extra weight of VR on.

  • New BLUFFS attack lets attackers hijack Bluetooth connections
  • Jokes on them. I was already listening to baby shark on loop.

  • X will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet.
  • And he will do that for you at the low price of only $1. Better do it now before the price goes up.

  • Xenomorph Android malware now targets U.S. banks and crypto wallets
  • With Lineage OS, you probably can. It also seems to becoming more logical for common users to wipe and reinstall occasionally. Not that it is easy to do. It just seems like a lot of malware is hitting phones and that is likely to get worse.

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  • Air traffic controller here. I only work overtime on pysilocybin.

  • California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease
  • That is sad to hear. I live in an area where almost no one wore masks. Even at the hight of the pandemic. Our local pharmacies got a bunch of N95s for free to give away free. There was supposed to be a limit but since no one was using them they would give me a lot of extra. I'm guessing they still have boxes stacked up somewhere.

    Its also sad that this could have probably been prevented by using a wet saw with water hooked up. Anyone who has cut stone once without a wet saw walks away knowing they shouldn't have been breathing that.

  • Strange light phenomenon seen before some earthquakes is a long-standing mystery. Here’s what scientists think it means
  • I did not see a video in the article. Here is a video of the lights on msn. I can't figure out how to get an English page on there. Sorry.

  • Avoiding tunnel vision when debugging
  • Awesome! I found out this worked for me years ago when I was a lone dev. I would walk around muttering to myself. Glad to know there is a term I can use now!

  • Avoiding tunnel vision when debugging
  • Sometimes I step away from the screen and talk out is happening in my head.

    Often times my coworkers and I will ask each other for help. Much of the time the person explaining will see the problem as they explain it to the other person. Usually before the other person has a chance to get the full explanation.

  • Mushrooms appeared in my terrarium! This is good.
  • I put a little of myself in to every terrarium I make.

  • Mushrooms appeared in my terrarium! This is good.
  • Nice! If you do, share it here :-D

  • Leftover Humble Bundle Keys giveaway
    • Sundered
    • The Henry Stickmin Collection

    Hopefully one or both of these is available still. Thanks for doing this!

  • Which is the least no fuss mainstream phone manufacture?
  • Most phone manufactures create their own version of Android. Usually they are pretty full of useless junk and a ton of UI changes. By saying "mostly Android" you're urually saying "mostly [original] Android".

  • From FaceID to Amazon One, should you share biometric data online?
  • Local storage can still be part of the cloud.

  • Board Games @kbin.social Cat @kbin.social

    Any RPG and/or Strategy games for broad audience?

    A friend and I love in depth games but want to include our families, some younger and some not super drawn to scifi or fantasy.

    Pandemic has been a great game for us but its nice to have some other options.

    Are there any interesting RPG (DnD style) or stategy games that you would suggest?

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    Polkadot Plant clipping went to root!

    At the bottom right, there is a new Polkadot Plant that went to root from a clipping while I was cleaning up overgrowth.

    When I've clipped Polkadot Plants and take them out of the terrasium, they usually wilt in minutes. I clipped this one and left it on the soil for springtails to eat on. I guess its going to grow instead!

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    A useful way to integrate function keys in to layout on Moonlander or Ergodox?

    Has anyone found a good way to include function keys (i.e. F1 - F12) in to their layout on the Moonlander or Ergox EZ?

    I have tried adding double tap to the numbers row but find myself accidentally double tapping while typing (e.g. 1223). I tried tap and hold but found that it would often end up detecting a held key (i.e alt+F4 F4 F4).

    I am looking through Moonlander layouts in Oryx but am not finding any good ones. It looks like many don't even include the function keys.

    Edit: I'm looking for a good way to do Ctrl+Alt+F[num] or Alt+F[num]. Without having to switch layers... if there is even a good way.

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    The Ketogenic Diet @kbin.social Cat @kbin.social

    Apps that help track a keto diet?

    I'm pretty new to keto and am doing it pretty loosely. I would like to keep better track of my intake. What are some good apps you have used for tracking your keto diet?

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    /kbin meta @kbin.social Cat @kbin.social

    What is the kbin logo? Just a visually appealing logo or something more?

    The name kbin is derived from sbin in Linux (source is a comment by @ernest). Is the logo at all related to sbin? It kind of looks like a forward slash.

    I tried searching but turned up nothing. Sorry if this has been answered already.

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    OutOfTheLoop @kbin.social Cat @kbin.social

    Why are people referring to Lemmy as "beans"?

    I assume this is a place to ask about things when you're out of the loop. People kept saying Lemmy is "beans". What is that all about?

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    This is the soil I use. What are you using?

    I ended up trying this mixture of soil: https://youtu.be/jaitvmFrws0

    What works well for you?

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    Just wanted to let you all know...

    I'm proud for making it out without posting!

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    Gaming @kbin.social Cat @kbin.social
    retrododo.com McDonald's Just Dropped A Brand New Game Boy Game In 2023

    McDonald's has just released a brand new Game Boy Color game that plays on actual hardware in 2023. Yes, you read that correctly.

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