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Re:The designer lamps in my house
on Monday October 05, 2026 @11:42PM (#49973891)
If your warm LEDs feel too cold, they’re not warm LEDs. Most ‘warm’ LEDs are either 3000K or 2700K, which is about the colour temperature of a standard incandescent at full brightness.
Look for 2200K LEDs – they’re actually warm and closer to a dimmed incandescent. I personally prefer 1800K, which are warmer still, but they’re much harder to find and have far fewer options in terms of brightness.
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Re:A Man Powers Home for 8 Years Using 1k Old Laptop Batteries
on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @03:58PM (#43550743)
Weight is not a factor for home energy storage, there is no need for lithium cells.
That depends on your living situation. I live in a third-floor apartment, so weight is very definitely a factor.
Re:Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Safety Act i...
on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @04:40AM (#42439870)
> That said, I thought that the rule in the UK was generally that the loser pays the winners costs
That’s generally true… but only happens after those costs have been incurred and probably paid.
There’s no guarantee the party suing will be able to cover their own costs and the defendant’s costs. That leaves OP on the hook for defence costs with the hope that they might get them back after a successful and likely expensive defence.
In that situation, I can understand why OP wouldn’t want to take the risk.
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Re:How I Survived a Year in ‘The Hole’ Without Losing My Mind
on Sunday October 30, 2022 @02:34PM (#33397237)
It’s great for you that you can move on so quickly, but I think it’s a mistake to assume others can or should. Your experience is not the same as others, and your situation isn’t either.
In my case, I have pets and a young child living with me. The dogs may get over the violated sense of safety quite easily, but my little girl likely wouldn’t. It’s imperative to her healthy development that I be able to provide her a safe, secure place to live that also feels safe and secure.
Call me selfish but that overrides my concerns for the chaotic state of other peoples’ lives: their problems do not entitle them to harm my family.
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Re:A History of Haggis
on Thursday January 27, 2022 @11:35PM (#30110738)
Traditionally you have both: haggis, neeps, and tatties (potatoes).
Re:Kinesis Advantage 360
on Friday December 17, 2021 @01:14PM (#29595943)
I wonder why they’re using Gateron switches rather than Cherry ones? Is it just about cutting costs, or is there a solid technical reason for using clones rather than the originals?
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Re:CD box sets are wonderful
on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @03:41AM (#29390183)
I’m the opposite: I trust others to do it better than I can.
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Re:How to Load Fonts in a Way That Fights FOUT and Makes Lighthouse Happy
on Thursday November 26, 2020 @11:21PM (#25225525)
Can you explain a bit more about what you mean by “way more nuanced conditions about what exact font to load”? I’ve tried both approaches recently and found using Google to be quicker and less work, but didn’t find it more nuanced or specific. What have I missed?
Re:“I monitor my staff with software that takes screenshots”
on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @03:41AM (#24625094)
Quite the contrary. I work in a call centre and we’re intensely stressed by the constant, microscopic surveillance. Everything is watched and logged and can be used against you, and the targets they measure you against creep ever higher.
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Re:How I run a small discussion mailing list
on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:37AM (#21825884)
I use Freelists for a tiny mailing list I run and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Setup is a little strange, and some of the admin settings aren't entirely intuitive, but when it's up and running it's excellent.
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Re:Cloudflare S-1
on Thursday August 15, 2019 @02:57PM (#20708454)
I'd be the same as you. All of my hobby sites combined probably get 1,500 views a month. I'd happily pay the $5 to cover that.
Re:Cloudflare S-1
on Thursday August 15, 2019 @12:39PM (#20706841)
I adore, and extensively use, Cloudflare's free services for a couple of hobby projects. I hope they don't substantially change them post-IPO.
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Re:Doctors warn of alarming C-section 'epidemic'
on Saturday October 13, 2018 @01:40PM (#18209079)
They've been specifically bred to exaggerate characteristics that are not healthy. The predominant result is brachycephalism which causes breathing and heat regulation issues amongst other things. This is also why they can't give birth naturally.