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  • Signal's "Note to Self".

  • What are some popular sci-fi gadgets that are actually possible to construct in theory?
  • Few decades ago Marvin the Paranoid Android (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) has already been constructed by my human-like parents and is reporting this utmost depressive fact here.

  • Top Five Sci-Fi Robots
    1. Marvin (The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy)
    2. K9 Mark III (Dr Who)
    3. 11-45-G (Love, Death & Robots)
    4. P-5000 Power Loader (Alien) -- not a robot per se
    5. IG-11 and K2SO (Star Wars) -- couldn't decide which one I prefer :)
  • The Best Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Movies That Will Mess With Your Head
  • Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Cube (1997)
    The Fountain (2006)

  • The Best Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Movies That Will Mess With Your Head
  • Primer is one the better mind-fucking sci-fi movies.

  • What app do you use to read ebooks?
  • Pocketbook Lux 5. Great piece of gear, with physical buttons and normal, non-touch screen. Also, comes from a small European company, instead of Amazon.
    I manage my collection of ebooks using Calibre - great software.

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [8/06/23]
  • I'm just finishing "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks. It is a satirical survival manual - great fun and lots of highly practical hints.

  • What is you backup tool of choice?
  • rsync (laptop -> external HDD, workstation -> dedicated backup HDD)
    Syncthing (laptop <-> desktop)

  • UK teachers want cash skills to replace religious studies lessons, study finds
  • I hope they follow the data. And that more countries, at least in the EU, will follow.

  • What browser extensions do you use?
  • I'm using Firefox:

    1. uBlock
    2. Darkreader
    3. Privacy Badger
    4. NoScript
    5. uMatrix
    6. Bookmark Dupes
    7. CanvasBlocker
    8. ClearURLs
    9. YT Enhancer
    10. FF Relay
    11. Open in Private Mode
    12. Open Tabs Next to Current
    13. Secure Password Generator
    14. Toggle web custom fonts
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