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kevinctofel, to random
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šŸ†• blog post: Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook review: Exceeding expectations

After two weeks of using the latest entry-level , Iā€™m impressed. Itā€™s taken years to get here but Lenovo has delivered a sub-$350 laptop that I truly enjoy using. Surprisingly, this laptop can nearly keep up with my daily workflow. And that means it will likely keep up with most peopleā€™s ChromeOS usage since I push the limits of my devices.
https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/lenovo-flex-3-chromebook-review-exceeding-expectations/

kevinctofel,
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@Suoko I did not but I will install and try Kinemaster to see how it works on this device. Will let you know. Anything I should look for, aside from crashes?

kevinctofel,
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@Suoko I don't really have a baseline to compare it to when it comes to performance. Any hints on what to expect?

mako, to random

Best app for scanning documents on iOS? (Not MS Lens, as it needs to work with iCloud)

kevinctofel,
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@mako Notes using the camera and Scan Documents option does the job for me.

ianbetteridge, to random
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Hmmm so do I replace my perfectly functional and happy-making Ubuntu installation with Pop OS, given that (1) I love the Pop tiling feature and (2) I like arsing around with distros?

kevinctofel,
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@ianbetteridge Pop stopped my distro hop. Like, full stop, all Pop. For me, itā€™s the top. šŸ¤“

kevinctofel, to random
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Not a fan of the companyā€™s founder butā€¦ today is our 1 year -versary. My wife and I are work from home empty nesters now, so we downsized from 2 cars (2019 RAV4 & 2018 Leaf) to one last year. I have my available if I canā€™t use the car, which is rare.

Overall, our expectations were exceeded. It cost us around $269 in electricity to drive 6,956 miles in 12 months. Zero maintenance costs. Zero complaints.

A blue 2022 Tesla Model 3
6,956 miles on our Tesla Model 3 Long Range car in exactly one year of ownership.

kevinctofel,
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@davezatz šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø Actually, weā€™re the complete opposite: Zero charging via super charger so far.

We charge at home, no more than 16A, which gets us 16 miles of range per hour. And never more than 90% capacity. Donā€™t need speedy charging for our meager driving habits and fast charging will increase battery degradation time over the lifespan.

paul, to random
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The Lord of the Cubic Zirconia Rings


kevinctofel,
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kevinctofel, to random
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šŸ†• blog post -- How to use Android App Streaming on Chromebooks

After announcing app streaming on in early 2022, the feature is finally here. Or at least it is for a few select Android phones. Hereā€™s how to use Android app streaming on a and what the experience is like. Iā€™m still not sold on it being that useful for me, but I realize that many others will be thrilled when it comes to their Android phone.

https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/how-to/how-to-use-android-app-streaming-on-chromebooks/

kevinctofel,
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@amoroso What phone are you using?

kevinctofel,
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@amoroso Gotcha. Itā€™s not uncommon for Google to announce a ChromeOS feature that doesnā€™t arrive in a main version upgrade but later in a ā€œpointā€ upgrade a week or two later. I suspect thatā€™s going to be the case here.

kevinctofel, to random
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šŸ†• video with thoughts on how we approached downsizing as part of our lifestyle and why.

Much of it comes down to asking if you have "enough" already. That question has changed my life for the better since I started asking it several years ago. āœŒļø

https://youtu.be/IHkOTDMszXg

kevinctofel,
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@ThatBlairGuy Norm has the final say over any tie-breaking decisions between my wife and I. I think heā€™s safe. šŸ¤£

mako, to random

Decided to pop over to Twitter for the first time in a few weeks.

Main timeline: mostly ads and stuff I donā€™t care about
Following: less ads, but pretty sparse
Lists: kind the only way to use twitter at all now.

I canā€™t really see much reason to have an account there now.

kevinctofel,
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@mako Did the same last night and it took me all of 2 minutes to close the app. I decided to keep my account, mainly to surface my content but, as I found out last night, itā€™s still useful for identity.

I realized that Google had a knowledge panel for me and one of the ways to claim it was using two different social networks. Twitter was an option; Mastodon was not. So it came in handy for my claim.

baldur, to random
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ā€œGoogle wants to take over the webā€

"The threat here isnā€™t sci-fi fantasies of intelligent computers that could exist in the distant future; itā€™s what companies are doing today" https://www.disconnect.blog/p/google-wants-to-take-over-the-web

kevinctofel,
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@baldur During the keynote, I was chatting with another indie web publisher. I said, ā€œThis is going to effectively kill our business model given how much traffic we rely upon from Google Search todayā€.

Thanks for sharing this article; it makes a similar point, among many other good ones. Glad Iā€™ve been preparing for a new career! šŸ¤“

backlon, to random

So multifocal contact lenses are bullshit?

This is just "things are still blurry but now it's your fault somehow and also you're paying for it."

(ā•ÆĀ°ā–”Ā°ļ¼‰ā•Æļøµ ā”»ā”ā”»

kevinctofel,
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@backlon I gave them a goā€¦. Twice with a several year break in between. Iā€™m sure they work well for some but my brain couldnā€™t adapt to the ā€œnow use this eyeā€™s image primarilyā€ approach. Glasses since age 9, glasses likely until age 99 for me.

BrianHelman, to random

@kevinctofel Another option for smart open-only (tilt, not cord-raise) horizontal blinds. Sunsa Wands. I picked up 2 when they were in development and then 4 more as they went into general production:

kevinctofel,
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@BrianHelman Nice! Never heard the brand before, so Iā€™ll take a look. Thanks for surfacing this! āœŒšŸ¼

kevinctofel, to random
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#TIL some interesting things that people in #Sweden do that make good sense.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UjXbOBhWk9E&feature=share

kevinctofel,
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@MaryPot Agreed. Overall itā€™s an interesting look at a different culture and I see the benefits of trying some of the approaches. But not all. šŸ˜‰

theromit, to random

My Google Wifi Pro 6E keeps disconnecting every now and then (~once a week). I am going to see if Costco can take it back, but Iā€™d like to hear thoughts on what everyone likes these days as a 6E mesh system.

kevinctofel,
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@theromit Go eero Pro for no fear-o of Wi-Fi-drop-o.

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