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  • Bitcoin is still bad

    So it’s been a while since I last purchased something using Bitcoin and I wanted to see if the process had become any less painful today. I decided that I was going to purchase a $10 item at a shop that accepted Bitcoin. I head on over to my Coinbase account and purchase $10 of…

  • How to Fix OnePlus 3 Camera Focus

    A few weeks ago my OnePlus 3 camera stopped focusing properly meaning I could no longer take photos of text or scan QR codes. After doing a bit of research on the OnePlus community forums I found that this was likely an issue with the hardware stablization of the camera getting stuck. If your stabilizer…

  • Delta Chat

    I recently learned about a new messaging app called Delta chat. It is based on top of SMTP/IMAP and works with an existing email account so you can chat with anyone who has email already (everyone?) regardless of if they have Delta chat. Basically, it is an email client that uses a UI similar to…

  • Bookmarking Service

    I am skeptical of all of these cloud bookmarking services that have started popping up. Some examples are Pocket, Wallabag, and Instapaper. It seems to me that if you use these services as advertised (bookmarking articles you don’t have time to read at the moment) then you are going to end up with a library…

  • HTTP 402

    Just found out about the 402 HTTP status code: Payment Required. I wonder if it could be used for a server and client to negotiate payment for a particular page. Perhaps a site could display a paywall notification with 402 status code asking visitors to pay a one time fee to access the page.

  • Quora on Mobile is Awful

    There are lots of sites that try to push you to use their mobile apps, Quora is one of the most egregious offenders that I have seen. If you try to browse more than a single page, they block you with a non-dismissable pop-up telling you to install their app. Why even bother having a…

  • /e/ Sells Refurbished Phones

    The /e/ Foundation is going to start selling refurbished Samsung phones with their operating system pre-installed. I’ve thought about doing something like this in the past using old OnePlus devices with Lineage OS. We’ll have to see how it plays out, I’m not sure that there is a very large market for them yet but…

  • How to Break Audible DRM

    After purchasing audiobooks on Audible you may want to store the files on your computer in case Amazon decides to pull the books later on. Audible allows you to download encrypted copies of your books from your account library. Clicking on the “Download” link for any audiobook will download a .aax file to your computer.…

  • Indiana Jones on Netflix

    I just found out that Netflix has all of the Indiana Jones films available for streaming. Guess, I’m not gonna be doing anything productive today.

  • Bing Birthday Homepage

    Looks like Bing creates a custom homepage on your birthday based on the date set in your Microsoft account. That’s pretty neat.