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Google search is terrible

Google is an ad company, not a search company. Unsurprisingly, Google will always prioritise ad revenue over quality of content. For example:

• Google search is full of ads (since a long time)
• The search results themselves have gotten worse due to sites prioritising SEO over good content
  • This is why when you search for a recipe, the top results include long narratives like the author's life history in relation to that recipe
• Google's search algorithm uses ML and Google engineers no longer understand how it works
  • This further has deteriorated the quality of search results
• Google no longer allows users to access cached search results

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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="https://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="https://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
    <channel>

        <title>PolyCast classic (seasons 1 - 11)</title>
        <itunes:subtitle>entertaining | informing civ</itunes:subtitle>
        <description>PolyCast is made up of a bi-weekly, monthly, two bi-monthly and a recurring Civilization podcast. PolyCast with co-hosts DanQ, Makahlua, TheMeInTeam and MadDjinn cover game strategy; ModCast with co-hosts Rob (R8XFT), TPangolin, Janboruta and AlphaShard cover Civ modding; RevCast with co-hosts elthrasher, ScottieX and japyakness cover Civ on consoles; SCivCast with co-hosts ShuShu2, pawprint42 and Angel Ledwich cover Civ on social media, and TurnCast with players DanQ, Makahlua, AlpaShard and UberMarklar cover Civ multiplay. Entertaining and informing Civ.</description>
        <itunes:keywords>Civilization, Civ, Civ4, Civ5, CivRev, Warlords, Beyond the Sword, Sid Meier, GalCiv, Turn-Based Strategy, PolyCast, ModCast, RevCast

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General notes

SMS

Gammu/Wammu may not be able to retrieve dates for sent messages, only received messages.

MMS

MMS messages may not be able to be exported using Gammu/Wammu with some phones. If you don't see MMS in the exported messages, you may be able to save the message attachments to the phone's storage and copy them to a PC via a USB cable.

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Summary

• Older laptops support hardware (S3) sleep, which uses little to no battery power.
• Newer laptops only support software (S0ix) sleep, which will gradually drain the battery over a period of a few days (although it can be less than a day in extreme cases).
• If you have an older laptop (made before ~2020), your laptop may still support S3 sleep. See below for more information.
• If your laptop doesn't support S3 sleep:
  • Limit usage of sleep to short periods of time; otherwise, power off instead.
  • Using the latest Linux kernel possible will provide benefits to sleep functionality as operating system support for S0ix sleep improves.
  • Power off your laptop before putting it in a bag; laptops in S0ix sleep can get hot and the fan can even turn on.

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Goal: find a Linux alternative to FancyZones for Windows

Name	Recommended	Type	Supports main colum	Supports layouts	Multiple windows in same tile	Windows can span multiple zones	Notes
Tiling Shell	👍👍👍	Gnome extension	yes	yes	yes	yes	Explicitly inspired by Windows tiling, works great out of the box
gSnap	👍👍	Gnome extension	yes	yes	yes	yes	Can be configured almost just like FancyZones; in the settings: disable Show tabs enable Hold CTRL to snap windows
gTile		Gnome extension			no?
Tiling Assistant ([Now bundled with Ubuntu](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/06/

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General

• A React Bro's Guide to Frameworks in 2023

Recommendations

Full stack vs. frontend

Most people should use a full-stack framework and not a frontend framework by itself.

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More information: Basic Setup and Use of Podman in a Rootless environment

1. Enable user namespaces

   sudo sh -c 'echo "user.max_user_namespaces=15000" > /etc/sysctl.d/42-rootless.conf'
   sudo sysctl --system
   

   Fixes this error:

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Controller	Recommended	Battery	Feel in hands	ABXY buttons	D-pad	Analogue sticks	Triggers	Bumpers	Notes
8BitDo SN30 pro+	👍 best controller for 2D/retro gaming	included lithium or AA	👍	👍	👍👍	👍	👍	👍👍	😕 ABXY buttons are reversed
Xbox Series X|S	👍 best controller for 3D gaming	AA	👍👍	👍	😕 clicky	👍	👍👍	👍	fairly expensive
Google Stadia	🤷 only if bought at a very low price	⚠ internal lithium	acceptable	👍	😕 clicky	👍	😕 not enough resistance	👍	can be bought cheap after Stadia shutdown
ASUS TV500BG	👎	AA	👎 bulky, grips are short	👍	😕 too stiff/mushy	😕 lack texture	😕 resistance is good, shape is too blocky	👍	⚠ battery cover latch breaks easily ⓘ wireless only
8BitDo Ultimate Controller with Charging Dock	😕 useless once battery no longer holds a charge	⚠ internal lithium, soldered to board

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• (2014-01-29) Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too
• (2023-11-09) Windows 11 Update 23H2 is stealing users' IMAP credentials
• (2023-04-17) The Windows 11 Trash Party
• (2023-03-26) Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid News
• (2023-02-21) Microsoft is now injecting full-size ads on Chrome website to make you stay on Edge
• (2023-02-08) Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control?
• (2022-12-11) [Here are 5 not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11](https://ww

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TODO

• Install ADE 2.0.1 via winetricks if it's ever added (Winetricks/winetricks#991)

Prerequisites

• Wine
• Winetricks

Install Adobe Digital Editions 2.0.1