Years ago before you could do anything this fancy with CSS I experimented with generating 3x2 pixel images server side and then presenting them as base64 encoded pngs in a "scoped" block of CSS to ensure they loaded before the src images. Coincidentally this was the same 3x2 layout as OP did here with CSS. I abandoned it because a 3x2 image scaled up looked terrible, and went with average color instead. This solution looks a lot better visually.
I still do the average color thing today since it's easy to calculate and store server side (I resize the uploaded image to 1x1 px and just record the result as a hex code in the DB).
Same. I use the element picker tool all the time to rid the web of crap I don't care about. Example:
whatever_class:has-text(/YouTube Shorts/)
On Android you can even do this on your phone in Firefox. The UI is a bit tricky on such a small device, but it's so worth it. I went so far as to uninstall Chrome (well, disable it) on my Android.
For whatever reason, the UBOL creator chose not to include zapper/picker in order to make it as "lite" as possible. It wasn't a Manifest v3 thing, as they've explained.
I have no problem with using a separate extension for zapping.
I used to have that problem too, I was -5.25 or so. The problem was I kept getting upsold on high index lenses. Yes, they are thinner, but the distortion at such a high correction was horrible. Small frames help, but then you have no peripheral vision. I switched to CR-39 and it was so much better. It's also the cheapest possible option which is nice. If you ask for the edges to be polished clear the thickness is less noticeable to others.
I eventually got sick of the coke bottles and got Lasik. I can see better than I ever thought possible, but the recovery was brutal. It was more than two years before I could go a day without Systane Ultra.
I have their "best traditional" entry, the Edge 2024. I really like it.
It's the karate chop flashlight that keeps me on Moto for my Android.
One thing not mentioned is that this phone has a desktop mode they call "Ready For". I can plug it into my monitor via USB-C and you get a full ChromeOS looking desktop. I have a USB-C monitor with Mouse/Keyboard plugged in and that all worked. I also tried it on a regular TV with a USB-C -> HDMI cable and a XBox controller paired to the phone.
"karate chop flashlight" love this description! That's exactly why I've stayed with Motorola after my G5 just got too slow. I'm now on a Moto G Pro from 09/2020, it's getting fairly slow but all in all it gets the job done.
Samsung has this too (they call it Samsung Dex IIRC), very neat out-of-the-box I've discovered by accident. Plugged my phone for charging into colleague's monitor's usbc cable and there it was as you describe.
Given we have absolutely brutal internet blocking at work when half of even technical sites are blocked, I could suddenly browse whole internet on a desktop, not breaking any policies. Just one nitpick - it wasn't native resolution (3840x1600 is maybe too high), wasn't sure if this could be changed.
There're some on Reddit claiming they have gotten DeX to output 4K using specific USB-C hubs [0]. I have a Moto Desktop enabled phone as well, and it supports 1920 x 1080 max. Using it on a 21:9 monitor stretches the image. It's fine on regular lapdocks, TVs and monitors though.
My Moto Edge 2024 can do 4K but only at 24hz so that doesn't really count IMO. I generally run it at 1440p 120hz, or drop to 1080p if I'm playing Minecraft with my kids.
I'm using it right now to reply. It's easy to just plug in the phone to the USB cable my work laptop uses.
I did the same with a G4 Mac Mini. One suggestion for your hobby/business-- I went with a PATA->m.2 SATA adapter instead of PATA->mSATA. It works like a charm and when I built mine a couple years ago it was actually much cheaper. Obviously it completely saturates the PATA interface.
I ran 10.4 and Void (no longer maintained) so if there's a technical reason to stay on mSATA for Mac OS 9 please ignore. ;)
Can you link me to the specific adapter you're using? The thing is after doing so many, I know the adapter I use is compatible and has no issues. I buy now direct in bulk over AliExpress but here is the equivalent Amazon listing:
https://amzn.to/40fohWR
I looked back at my eBay history. It looks like I bought it way back in 2021, longer ago than it feels... They don't have a brand, and the listing is long gone, but here is the description on my invoice:
2 Pack M.2 NGFF SATA SSD to 2.5 inch IDE 44PIN Converter Adapter with Case
Unit price $17.98
I did a Mac Mini and also a Powerbook G4. They work great in both.
I got 4K TVs for both of my kids, they're dirt cheap-- sub $200. I'm surprised the Steam hardware survey doesn't show more. A lot of my friends also set their kids up on TVs, and you can't hardly buy a 1080P TV anymore.
Does Steam hardware survey show the resolution of your usual desktop, or your gaming resolution? eg I run at 4k in Windows normally, but quite often run games at 1080p.
I'd bet it's either the native display resolution or whatever you had for your desktop when submitted. They're able to gather all kinds of hardware specs so I'd lean to the native resolution as the most likely answer.
The integrated wifi/bt on my AM5 board was so bad I had to disable it and use a PCIe card.
For obvious reasons AMD boards don’t tend to ship with Intel wifi, but in my experience anything else sucks. The intel 6e cards are amazing and dirt cheap.
> For obvious reasons AMD boards don’t tend to ship with Intel wifi
Funnily enough, the threadripper (at least WRX90, and at least asrock) come with an Intel dual 10Gb LAN card. Probably because none of the alternatives are good enough for a pro board.
Was it the 9560 by chance? (The original AC / wifi5 one) Those were terrible. Our house isn’t practical to wire, so I had a lot of them. All swapped to AX210 cards (6E) and those work phenomenally.
I also dual boot, in addition to being an incurable distro hopper, and these AX210 cards worked out of the box in basically everything.
Yeah I’ve got a Lenovo Legion laptop that I dual-boot Windows and Linux. I haven’t tried in a while but for at least a year it was impossible to soft-reboot to switch OSes if you wanted wifi to work. My best theory was that Windows and Linux had different firmware that they loaded into it at boot and they weren’t reloading that after a soft reboot (just using whatever was already running on the card).
I had the MX900. I used it with my 15" Powerbook G4. It was wonderful. Over time however the connection got worse and worse to the point it was basically non-functional. I assume it was the proliferation of 2.4ghz wifi and the early bluetooth being unable to cope.
Another possibility: USB-3 proliferation and inadequate shielding. Many 3 devices spew so much 2.4ghz noise that it interferes with wifi, much less lower power protocols.
I do something similar for an audit trail at work. I work with the type of data where we may need to know who looked at what and when. All those records are stored in a separate SQLite DB (main DB is postgres), and I cycle it out once per calendar year. That makes archival trivial, and should a compliance person need to look at it a simple desktop app can open the file easily.
You can't beat SQLite for ease of use. I'd try it out and simulate some load to see if SQLite can keep up, if you keep your inserts simple I bet it can.
I still do the average color thing today since it's easy to calculate and store server side (I resize the uploaded image to 1x1 px and just record the result as a hex code in the DB).
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