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Steinsprut, in Do you pay for Discord Nitro?
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Yeah, I got a year for like $15 with some VPN shenanigans

Wouldn’t pay the regular price for sure

jws_shadotak, in Do you know of any obscure useful websites?

it-tools.tech

Bonus points is you can host yourself with docker. It has a bunch of handy tools for computer related projects.

jplee,

This is awesome!

ArtVandelay,
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I love this!

morrowind,
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For Windows, you can use devtoys for an offline version of this devtoys.app

wazoobonkerbrain,

What does it mean to host oneself? Is that like being a guest in your own house?

jws_shadotak,

You can set it up on your computer to run as a local website. You access it by going to your local computer IP address followed by the port it’s on.

I set mine to run on port 8084.

192.168.1.10:8084

If I put that into my browser it loads the website directly from the computer I’m hosting it from.

justhach, in Do you know of any obscure useful websites?
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This site will show you how to tackle any stain.

Scribbd,

This wording always has me imagining beefy American footballers tackling stained carpets.

kuadhual,

Sadly, today I was greeted with this message: We have discontinued our stain solution website.

Sterile_Technique, in Do you know of any obscure useful websites?
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For those in school:

www.desmos.com/scientific - badass scientific calculator. Desmos has a mobile app as well.

www.madeintext.com/subscript-generator/ - Helpful for typing out shit like: Na₂HPO₄ + H⁺ → NaH₂PO₄ + Na⁺

Also Windows Key + Period will open up a menu with a shit on of emojis and special characters, for things like that → arrow.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/475b8c27-324f-479b-b735-b61addbb40d7.png

^note that it’s got tabs on both the top and bottom of the menu

Strawberry,

also win+; for emoji!

AnonStoleMyPants,

Man, this made me remember that the win+period -window used to have a search bar in it. Loved it. Then suddenly I guess Microsoft thought that it was too convenient because it vanished.

Azzu,

It simply uses the text field you use it in as the search bar, you can just start typing and get results.

AnonStoleMyPants,

Oh wait really! Shit I need to try it out, thanks!

Sterile_Technique,
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It still -kind of- does, it’s just not super intuitive anymore. Open the menu, select the tab, then just start typing your search. The text you type will appear in the text field you were typing in before opening the win+. menu, but as you type it’ll filter the emojis and symbols down to the ones that match your input, and then replace your input when you click one.

Really should just have a search bar. -_-

silverwing,

www.desmos.com/calculator is what I use every time I have to plot any graph

kuadhual,

just tried it, Windows/Meta + Period also works on KDE Plasma 5. 😀

cheeto, in Do you know of any obscure useful websites?

You might be able to find this website on Google, but if you are in the US, this can help you get the freshest produce. I use it all the time. snaped.fns.usda.gov/…/seasonal-produce-guide

dil,

Huh. Apples are always in season.

hooferboof,

Yeah that seems a bit strange

cheeto,

I did some searching and it turns out some apples survive up to a year in a controlled atmosphere, so they are fresh year round. Pretty nuts.

npr.org/…/thanks-to-science-you-can-eat-an-apple-…

ShitOnABrick, (edited ) in What cheap tool/gadget do you use that greatly improves your daily life?
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I would personally recommend the mucai h61 lga 1155 alliexpress motherboard I own one in my own personal rig and have been using it for almost 3 weeks now and it’s been smooth sailing Its £10 less than most other used motherboards and it has an additional m.2/mini pcie slot

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/803f3ca0-304f-4c66-83ad-e4fa06c5e424.jpeg

crypticthree, in What are your favorite names?

Kurt Russell’s main stuntman was named DICK WARLOCK

Gallardo994, in What is your ringtone?

Forza Horizon 5 main menu OST. Doesn’t matter that I use my phone on vibrate though.

kratoz29, in How do you spend your idle time?
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Using my Miyoo Mini, or my DS Lite or DSi XL.

IMHO handhelds are truly a gem to be kept, and until streaming gaming (appears to be “the future”) is widely available for everyone we are better with the retro gaming community.

Honorable mention to larger handhelds such as the Switch or the Steam Deck…

Quazatron, in What cheap tool/gadget do you use that greatly improves your daily life?
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Good quality kitchen knives. Makes cooking a much better experience.

coffeemonster,

what’s a cheap quality kitchen knife.

EmiliaTheHero,

I personally really love my Babish Chef’s knife. I generally avoid buying content creator merch, but all the reviews I read for the knife seemed overwhelming positive for the price point

pokemaster787,

If you’ve got an Asian market, look for “Kiwi” brand knives there. Usually sold in big bins without packaging (maybe a plastic sleeve if you’re lucky). They’re sharp, but they do wear so also grab a cheap pull-through sharpener

shanjezi,

Victorinox chef’s knife 8" or 10"

edit: didn’t see the under $20 qualifier. looks like ~$45 on amazon currently. well worth that price imo

Peaty,

Literally the top choice for beater chefs knife in kits around the world. My Henkles and Globals are nice knives but if Im splitting up a partly frozen whole chicken Im using the victorinox because it is made to be abused

bitsplease,

+1 for victorinox, until I got my current knife, I exclusively used these

GyozaPower,

On the same note, Victorinox peelers are fucking great and, at least in here, they cost like 14€ or so.

AtmaJnana,

Nice. I need a new peeler soon and most of my best knives are Victorinox. Their paring knives are pretty well made as well.

Gallardo994, in What's a button you hate tapping or clicking accidentally?

Can we stop opening help webpages each time i accidentally press F1 instead of esc? Pretty please?

spittingimage, in You just died. Instead of heaven and god(s), you wake up in a white room and an all-powerful sentient AI greets you with fascination and surprise. It says that you are the first... (read further)
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I pressed CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the same time.

Gallardo994, in How do you spend your idle time?

Looking for new music is always fun

Gallardo994, (edited ) in What cheap tool/gadget do you use that greatly improves your daily life?
  • Leatherman metal bracelet with a lot of tools on the wrist. Not only it is strong and sturdy, but also looks cool. Also, saved me from being completely locked inside a room with no one around cause the door handle decided to break. Quickly disassembled the locking mechanism with the bracelet and was free in 2 mins, lol. Leatherman might be on an expensive side but there sure are alternatives. More than that, somehow I never had any issues with airports. They literally let me take it onboard every single time.
  • Phone holder for bed, aka robo-arm. Watching content before/while sleeping has never been more convenient.
  • A waist bag. No more stretched out jeans cause I keep all my stuff in the pockets.
  • A gas lighter. Works as a candle substitute if necessary. Also stylish.
  • A small but reliable kickscooter might be a great option if you need to go some distance that’s too long to walk and too short for a taxi drive.
  • A second usb-c charger for the laptop actually is a convenient thing if you need to carry the laptop across rooms. No need to carry the bulky charger every time.
  • Speaking of chargers, consider buying a lot of 2 or 3 way wireless chargers for your mobile devices. I don’t remember last time I bothered with plugging in my phone cause it’s always charged wherever I go due to having wireless chargers everywhere.
  • On an expensive side, but a good sturdy metal gaming chair.
  • A portable SSD. Saved me by having all my backups many times.
  • A usb-A and usb-C compatible flash drive.
  • Paper cups and plates I guess? I don’t like doing dishes and those two both eliminate the need to, but without a downside of being plastic.
  • Gonna sound strange, but a ladder. Replacing burnt lightbulbs with a chair is a nightmare, at least in my house.
Dontfearthereaper123,

All good things I’m just curious abt the choice of a scooter over a bike. If you work your way up u can eventually replace a car/taxi entirely with it

2ncs,

Paper cups and plates I guess? I don’t like doing dishes and those two both eliminate the need to, but without a downside of being plastic.

:(

cmbabul,

Bad news, Leatherman bracelets seem to be retired, unless there’s another series besides Tread that I can’t find

Rouxibeau,

I have a bulb tool that screws onto a standard broom pole handle. $3.

lorez,

You forgot to mention a towel and a rubber chicken with a pulley inside.

radix,
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A metal gaming chair? I’ve never heard of such a thing.

Gallardo994,

What I meant is a gaming chair with some good metal base construction. I currently use DxRacer Iron series and it’s by far superior to all alternatives I’ve used.

DeadlineX,

Equally as expensive but I’ve found high quality office chairs are much better. Gaming chairs used to be fine for me until WFH. Every day after work my back was killing me, and I couldn’t ever game after work.

I got a relatively cheap ($500) office chair and it’s been fantastic. Ergonomic, fully adjustable in every way, and shaped for someone to sit in for 8 hours a day. Fantastic. I’d love an aeron but even used they’re over 1k and 500 was already a lot to spend on a chair for me.

BudgetBandit, in What do you use to backup all your photos and documents, cloud or external drive or both?

Phone, PC, external SSD, iCloud All synced once a week or month or whatever

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