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Q&A Is there a memory book for humans?

LLMs (AI) have limited context windows which makes it challenging to include all necessary context in the prompt. A common solution is a memory book. The memory book stores arbitrarily large amoun...

2 answers  ·  posted 5d ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 5d ago by Zer0‭

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Q&A Is there a program for systematically testing keyboard function?

My keyboard is getting old and occasionally I notice the key presses don't quite register. This keyboard uses membrane switches so I can see how they would wear out after a while and not be as resp...

0 answers  ·  posted 27d ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Alternative to Cheese that allows custom capture directory?

I use Cheese to take photos with my webcam. The photos get saved under ~/Pictures/Webcam which I don't like. I want them somewhere else. In typical, presumptuous Gnome fashion, there is no UI in C...

1 answer  ·  posted 2mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A How do I make animated dotted lines ("marching ants") in images on my web page?

How do I make animated dotted lines ("marching ants") in images on my web page? Some people have showed me diagrams online where the lines are animated dotted lines / animated dashed lines, where ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5mo ago by DavidCary‭  ·  last activity 5mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A What is a good browser suitable for every-day use that respects user privacy and freedom?

What is a good browser suitable for every-day use that respects user privacy and freedom? This browser should: Respect user privacy. Ideally no telemetry, or at least opt-in telemetry. Does not...

4 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 5mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Alternative to Google SketchUp for quick sketches?

Google SketchUp used to be very popular among amateur "builders" - people would use it to design woodworking projects, 3D printer models, house renovations and so forth. The main strength was that ...

1 answer  ·  posted 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 8mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A What technical steps can I take to reduce Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and discomfort from heavy computer use?

I use computers heavily, both for work and out of personal habits. It's probably typical for me to spend ~60 hours a week at a computer (how depressing, I know). Over the years, this has caused so...

2 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 9mo ago by Alexei‭

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Q&A HTML and Markdown aren't right for me. What other text markup types are around?

Hello, power users! I am trying to make a personal wiki/zettelkasten/card index sorta thing to organise my fictional world as well as the rest of my daily life. I chose Joplin, which is software I...

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by Bianca_Railway‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Q&A Matrix solution software

I am trying to invert the matrix in the picture. I had done mistakes 3 times. And I heard someone in Khanacademy were saying "let computer do the hard tasks". I was trying to find better Matrix s...

3 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Q&A Alternative to Google Adsense

I'm starting a small site with some online tools. Tried to include Google Adsense but I initially got rejected because the site was still on construction. Yet I've seen in the forums that they are...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by nelson777‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Q&A Drag-and-drop webpage layout automation software which can save output in one HTML file

I seek a FOSS content management system agnostic page builder for webpage layout automation with drag-and-drop GUI. A program that would let me create responsive HTML webpages which can also be sa...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by deleted user

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Q&A RSS feed client for Windows 10 which allows stacking and popups

I seek a recommendation for a native RSS program which is: Installable on Windows 10 Allows stacking: Putting all notifications in one place (for example, if I get feeds from two websites, I ca...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A Maximise instead of full screen window

Are there any free (and preferably open source) methods to make the green window button maximise the window instead of going full screen? (I know BetterTouchTools can do that, but this is no lon...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by samcarter‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A No-phone-number-required, gratis and cross-platform VoIP application

I need to be available by smartphone for potential customers which generally all of them reside in a country different than the one I reside at. Register-with-phone-line VoIP applications such as ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Q&A Simple text editor for Linux with support for coloring individual words

I'm looking for a text processor that can color specific words, just like Microsoft Wordpad can (select a word -> click the color button -> choose a color), but for a GNU/Linux system. I hav...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Quasímodo‭