CrayonRosary @ CrayonRosary @lemmy.world

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People should use the nightly builds since the stable builds are like two years old. They can be installed with Obtanium.

Oh, interesting. I have that installed, but didn't realize it could be your default browser. 😅 I had been sharing links to it manually like you have to do with Léon the URL Cleaner. Using it as your default browser is really cool.

Turns out, you can also add automations to URLCheck. Maybe it can be programmed to open OP's bank links in a certain browser with zero interaction, and then open every other link in their normal browser, again, with zero interaction. EDIT: This doesn't seem possible. See my comment reply.

Alternatively, someone in this thread recommended LinkSheet, which seems nice since it is similar to the standard "choose and app" UI in Android, and lets you choose a specific browser. Some people might prefer the familiar UI, although it seems to require a double tap to choose a browser, not a single tap.

Here's Linksheet's UI:

This next screenshot is URLCheck, for those who haven't used it, with my own modifications by turning certain modules off and changing others. For one, you can make the Cleaner module auto-apply instead of having to tap it manually. This is great for removing YouTube tracking tokens and such. Now that I figured out you can set it to auto-apply, I'm going to probably stop using Léon and just use URLCheck.

It's nice that it supports opening links in apps that are set to handle such links instead of only showing general web browsers. I'm gonna start using URLCheck more, and try it as my default browser for a while, and maybe set up some automations. I learned a lot while writing this comment!

My musket says otherwise!

Brits who say "Microsoft are doing a thing" are poking knitting needles into my ears every time!

It's not plural. Microsoft is a company. A. One!

It doesn't matter that it's a company of individuals. Next your going to tell me my person is plural because I'm made from many cells. "CrayonRosary are mistaken about language!" No!

Bonus: Math is singular, too, because mathematics is singular. It's not the plural of mathematic!

We overthrew your rule specifically because of this one language issue!

But there is a smallest unit, which is called a bit. Data can be broken down into smaller, countable units.

That's not a particularly compelling argument. There's a smallest unit of sand, too, but we still use a mass noun for it.

Besides, dictionary researchers agree it's both a mass noun and a plural noun. People use it both ways. Here's what Merriam Webster says about it. (I'm going to rework it to reduce the wordiness because it was so dense!)

Data leads a life of its own quite independent of datum, of which it was originally the plural. It occurs in two constructions:

1. as a plural noun (like earnings)
   • taking a plural verb and plural modifiers (such as these, many, a few), but not cardinal numbers
   • serving as a referent for plural pronouns (such as they, them)
2. as an abstract mass noun (like information)
   • taking a singular verb and singular modifiers (such as this, much, little)
   • being referred to by a singular pronoun (it).

Both constructions are standard. The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it.

So OP's post is only half right, if even that much. In common speech, data is a mass noun, but many scientists and publishers still treat it as a plural noun. I would even venture most do.

Working as a programmer, most people I've interacted with use it as a mass noun, but not all. Language evolves, and the mass noun version is just as acceptable in most circles, but it certainly isn't worthy of a "you should know" or "today I learned it's actually a mass noun."

You should change instances of "you" to "OP" in your comment since I'm not them. I was just answering your question. 😄

They're "roguelite" games. Games that feature permanent death, and are designed to be played from the start over and over while you learn more about the game, and often unlock new things each run (metaprogression) that can make each future run a little easier, or at least different.

Examples:

• Binding of Isaac
• Dead Cells
• Enter the Gungeon

The "roguelite" name comes from "roguelike" which itself is used to describe games being similar to "Rogue", a very old ASCII dungeon crawler that pioneered this sort of gameplay. Roguelikes are modern, turn-based dungeon crawlers that feature the same mechanics.

Examples:

• Caves of Qud
• Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Not bleach. Use mold control spray. Bleach doesn't kill the mold deep in the drywall, and sometimes not in the cracks of the paint.

Yes, the code that converts markdown to HTML is only looking for spaces. If you put four spaces in a row at the start of a line, it's a code block. If you also add a dash, it's a second level bulleted list item.

You have to do something to keep the parser from seeing the 4 spaces, and using non-breaking spaces is the best way of doing that.

You can create a file in ~/bin named termux-url-opener. It'll be executed when you "Share" a URL to Termux. In the script you can go wild. Setup a menu with options:

1. Download video to a folder.
2. Download a video to a hidden folder.
3. Download just the the audio then convert it to MP3 with your desired quality.

Stuff like that.

Less technical people can simply install Seal:

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.junkfood.seal/

Honestly, Seal is just easier, and even supports custom command templates, so it does literally everything you could want.

But Termux can do more than just yt-dlp.

It works everywhere. I simply typed it in. Here's the source:

I put a normal space after each non-breaking space for a total of 4 spaces. I could have just used 4 non-breaking spaces, I suppose.

Looks like a piece of popcorn chicken to me. That's clearly breaded.

Sure, it's not a coöp, but at least they pay $20/hr starting wage, and $30/hr for half of their employees because they stay there so long.

"She's dead, Jim"
    - Dr. Leonard McCoy

I've done the impossible.

What's a tree?

Do you need to have your opinions spoonfed to you? You can't read a PDF that contains literally every applicable fact to the case and come to your own conclusions on whether justice was met?

A court case can be interesting to read simply because the case was interesting. You shouldn't have this need to read other people's opinions of it. To be told how to feel or how not to feel about it.

You are the embodiment of what's wrong with the internet and people today. People want to be told how to think about every issue. And then merely decide if they want to agree to think that way or argue against it. Black and white. Love or fight. Use your own brain and come to your own conclusions sometimes instead of being so intellectually lazy.

I find it so funny that you took the time to express this feeling you have that you need to be told what to think in order to digest information. You cry out for preexisting "discussion" to tell you how you should or shouldn't feel so you can either agree or disagree instead of doing any of the actual thinking yourself, or any other work.

I find it especially funny that you say they are "proclaiming statements" and then also criticizing them for not making any statements.

Should it only be journalists, bloggers, and YouTubers who start discussions so you can read their conclusions? You can't read a source document and form your own opinions and conclusions? That's fine. You can be intellectually lazy all you want. But to actually open your mouth and whine about how you're too lazy to read a document and start the discussion? Wow.

Leave it to the journalists and bloggers and other people with more patience than you, but kindly shut up while you wait.

And, no, I'm not going to do your work for you, so don't ask. I'm not interested enough in this case to read it. I simply found your comment flabbergasting.

It's not about being normal. This data is for scientists. The denomination was a deliberate choice given the various sizes of the data. It might be as low as single digits in some cases.

We use decimals all the time. We're not dumb. But when making direct comparisons of values, it's a simple fact that comparing 5 to 20 is easier than comparing 0.05 to 0.2. This is a scientific fact. It's easier for your brain to parse. You can't deny that. Go ask a psychologist. In addition, the data is cleaner. It's easier to print "5" than "0.05", and then you mention the denominator under the graph or table of data.

Every engineer and scientist in the US uses metric, and it doesn't matter what the average person uses. Proper home cooks find bread recipes with metric weights for ingredients, for example. Woodworkers use feet and inches. People who use the Imperial system are just people using what they know. It's entirely moot to this conversation. I don't know why you keep bringing up fractions and the Imperial system as if that adds any weight to your argument about the actual topic at hand. The topic being scientists using a deliberate unit of measure to make it easy to print values and compare them at a glance.

I wear size 15 XX-Wide (6E) shoes and buy them online. It's not really a problem for me. There are plenty to choose from, and sites let you filter by size.

Who said anything about fractions? Whole numbers are easier than decimals and fractions.

And no, this isn't just a US thing. I'm certain your country uses things like "parts per million".

It's called job creation!