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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Something Odd!</title> <atom:link href="https://odd.blog/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://odd.blog</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 11:50:28 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1</generator> <image> <url>https://odd.blog/files/2019/11/cropped-2017-12-02-IMG_4918-m-32x32.jpg</url> <title>Something Odd!</title> <link>https://odd.blog</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">70615218</site> <item> <title>One UI 7 on the S23U: Fix the notification pull down</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/05/10/one-ui-7-on-the-s23u-fix-the-notification-pull-down/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/05/10/one-ui-7-on-the-s23u-fix-the-notification-pull-down/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 11:45:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Android]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Galaxy S23 Ultra]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oneui7]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591562</guid> <description><![CDATA[I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S23Ultra a few days ago to One UI 7, or Android 15 and it has mostly been a good upgrade, but it hasn’t been perfect. The first and most annoying, change was to the notifications when you pull down on the screen. There’s no sign of the quick settings anywhere. It turns out you have to pull down from the top right. This comment on Reddit explains how to fix it by: The other annoyance is the three rows at the end of the quick settings panel. You can sort the order they appear in, […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S23Ultra a few days ago to One UI 7, or Android 15 and it has mostly been a good upgrade, but it hasn’t been perfect.</p> <p>The first and most annoying, change was to the notifications when you pull down on the screen. There’s no sign of the quick settings anywhere. It turns out you have to pull down from the top right. This <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS23Ultra/comments/1ka35b8/comment/mpjcfws/">comment on Reddit</a> explains how to fix it by:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Tapping the pencil icon.</li> <li>Going into panel settings.</li> <li>Change it from Separate to Together.</li></ul> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-dominant-color="477984" data-has-transparency="false" style="--dominant-color: #477984;" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1440" height="2515" data-attachment-id="89591564" data-permalink="https://odd.blog/2025/05/10/one-ui-7-on-the-s23u-fix-the-notification-pull-down/dropdown-2/" data-orig-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/05/dropdown-1.avif" data-orig-size="1440,2515" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="dropdown" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/05/dropdown-1.avif" data-large-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/05/dropdown-1.avif" src="https://odd.blog/files/2025/05/dropdown-1.avif" alt="" class="wp-image-89591564 not-transparent" srcset="https://odd.blog/files/2025/05/dropdown-1.avif 1440w, https://odd.blog/files/2025/05/dropdown-1-1280x2236.avif 1280w, https://odd.blog/files/2025/05/dropdown-1-879x1536.avif 879w, https://odd.blog/files/2025/05/dropdown-1-1173x2048.avif 1173w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" /></figure></div> <p>The other annoyance is the three rows at the end of the quick settings panel.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Play music / Media output</li> <li>Nearby devices / SmartThings</li> <li>Smart View / Modes</li></ul> <p>You can sort the order they appear in, but you can’t remove them. I never use them. Annoying.</p> <p>The camera is fine. The UI has been changed a little. I haven’t noticed any change in picture quality yet.</p> <p>I’m glad the apps drawer in the default launcher can now be scrolled vertically again. That is a feature of almost all third-party launchers, and “Home Up” used to enable it, but One UI 6 removed it years ago.</p> <p>I had to delete my phone from my car’s Android Auto interface to get it to connect reliably again. I should say “reliably” with quotes because Škoda cars seem to have problems with this phone (or at least the 2020 Kamiq does), and I had to buy an Android Auto dongle to make it work. Thankfully, the new version of Android seems to work ok with the dongle.</p> <p>The “do not disturb” Meeting widget is now two spaces big for no reason,</p> <p>I like the UI refresh, the rounded corners are nice.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/05/10/one-ui-7-on-the-s23u-fix-the-notification-pull-down/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591562</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Primer (Oscilloscope Music)</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/04/29/primer-oscilloscope-music/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/04/29/primer-oscilloscope-music/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:16:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[demoscene]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591551</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here’s a cracking demo by DJ_Level_3 and Marv1994 done on an Oscilloscope, with the music creating the visuals. The music is great too, but of course, it’s not really responsible for the visuals, there are high-frequency sounds doing that, which we can’t hear. Utterly amazing stuff. The demo got 1ST PLACE in Wild, and 1ST PLACE in Crowd Favorite at the recent demo party, Revision 2025. Thanks Hackaday for featuring it.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe title="BUS ERROR Collective - Primer (Oscilloscope Music) - 1st in Wild + Crowd Favorite @ Revision 2025" width="790" height="444" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6DifrkaALOg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></figure> <p>Here’s a cracking demo by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DJ_Level_3">DJ_Level_3</a> and Marv1994 done on an Oscilloscope, with the music creating the visuals. The music is great too, but of course, it’s not <em>really</em> responsible for the visuals, there are high-frequency sounds doing that, which we can’t hear. Utterly amazing stuff.</p> <p>The demo got 1ST PLACE in Wild, and 1ST PLACE in Crowd Favorite at the recent demo party, Revision 2025.</p> <p>Thanks <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/26/amazing-oscilloscope-demo-scores-the-win-at-revision-2025/">Hackaday</a> for featuring it.<br></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/04/29/primer-oscilloscope-music/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591551</post-id> </item> <item> <title>This will be upsetting if you eat meat</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/04/06/this-will-be-upsetting-if-you-eat-meat/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/04/06/this-will-be-upsetting-if-you-eat-meat/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:27:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vegetarian]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591486</guid> <description><![CDATA[This video will be even more upsetting if you don’t eat meat because there’s nothing in this video that you don’t know already. Thanks to my wife, I don’t eat meat very-often these days. She hasn’t eaten it in years, and her influence is showing in our cooking and meal prep. Try eating meat less often. Have a vegetarian or vegan meal once a week at first. When you realise you’re not missing out, have meat less often! You don’t need to give it up entirely. Unless you want to. What struck me most about the Kurzgesagt video was how […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe title="If You Eat Meat You Should Know This" width="790" height="444" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5sVfTPaxRwk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></figure> <p>This video will be even more upsetting if you don’t eat meat because there’s nothing in this video that you don’t know already.</p> <p>Thanks to my wife, I don’t eat meat very-often these days. She hasn’t eaten it in years, and her influence is showing in our cooking and meal prep.</p> <p>Try eating meat less often. Have a vegetarian or vegan meal once a week at first. When you realise you’re not missing out, have meat less often! You don’t need to give it up entirely. Unless you want to.</p> <p>What struck me most about the Kurzgesagt video was how it laid bare the reality of animal suffering in the meat industry. They didn’t sugarcoat it. Most animals we consume live in truly horrible conditions, not for better meat quality but simply for cheaper prices. Meat is cheaper now than it was for our parents. The video breaks down the situation by animal type, chickens, pigs, and cows, and shows the specific challenges each faces in industrial farming.</p> <p>The most eye-opening part? Often, we could avoid most of this suffering by paying just a bit more – sometimes only pennies per meal. That’s a small price for significantly reducing animal torture while still enjoying meat occasionally.</p> <p>Remember, this isn’t about perfection or judgment. Every meat-free meal makes a difference. Whether you’re doing it for ethical reasons, environmental concerns, or health benefits, reducing meat consumption is a personal journey.</p> <p>Have you tried reducing your meat intake? What vegetarian dishes have surprised you with their deliciousness? I’d love to hear your experiences in the comments below. I cooked a delicious sweet corn butter masala today that was mildly spicy, but rich in flavour and very filling.</p> <p></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/04/06/this-will-be-upsetting-if-you-eat-meat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591486</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Won’t someone think of the AGI?</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/03/23/wont-someone-think-of-the-agi/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/03/23/wont-someone-think-of-the-agi/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:54:37 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CAPTCHA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comedy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[drama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ellen Parren]]></category> <category><![CDATA[identity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[introspection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[robot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[satire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Short film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victoria Warmerdam]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591438</guid> <description><![CDATA[An excellent Academy Award winning short film in which a woman fails a CAPTCHA test multiple times.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="“I’m Not a Robot” (2025 Academy Award Winner) | The New Yorker Screening Room" width="790" height="444" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4VrLQXR7mKU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></figure> <p>An excellent Academy Award winning short film in which a woman fails a CAPTCHA test multiple times.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/03/23/wont-someone-think-of-the-agi/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591438</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Malaysia, no 1 for recycling</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/03/10/malaysia-no-1-for-recycling/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/03/10/malaysia-no-1-for-recycling/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:43:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591392</guid> <description><![CDATA[it’s fitting that I was listening to the segment at around minute 18:00 of this podcast about recycling when I was putting the rubbish bins out. Most of the recycled material in Europe ends up in Malaysia, apparently. And it sure isn’t completely recycled. An EPA report stated that, “Plastics present a serious challenge. Only 28 percent of plastic packaging waste was recycled in 2021, a long way off the 2025 EU target of 50 percent. The majority of Ireland’s plastic packaging waste is being incinerated.” If a portion of that 28% of plastics is being sent abroad, then our […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-pocket-casts wp-block-embed-pocket-casts"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><div style="width: 100%; max-width: 790px; max-height: 100%; position: relative;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 42.857142857142854%;"></div> <iframe title="Gaza’s future - From Our Own Correspondent" src="https://pca.st/embed/ow8rqj1h" style="border: 0; border-radius: 8px; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></figure> <p>it’s fitting that I was listening to the segment at around minute 18:00 of this podcast about recycling when I was putting the rubbish bins out.</p> <p>Most of the recycled material in Europe ends up in Malaysia, apparently. And it sure isn’t completely recycled.</p> <p>An <a href="https://www.epa.ie/news-releases/news-releases-2023/epa-calls-for-measures-to-urgently-tackle-packaging-waste-generation-.php">EPA report</a> stated that, “Plastics present a serious challenge. Only 28 percent of plastic packaging waste was recycled in 2021, a long way off the 2025 EU target of 50 percent. The majority of Ireland’s plastic packaging waste is being incinerated.”</p> <p>If a portion of that 28% of plastics is being sent abroad, then our recycling rate must be even worse.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/03/10/malaysia-no-1-for-recycling/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591392</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Dorothy Vs Hitler</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/03/08/dorothy-vs-hitler/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/03/08/dorothy-vs-hitler/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 20:10:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[podcasts]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591380</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’d never heard of Dorothy Thompson, but I’m glad I’m listening to this podcast about her. She’s the, “woman who warned the world”. In 1939, Time Magazine called Dorothy Thompson a woman who “thinks, talks and sleeps world problems — and scares men half to death.” They weren’t wrong. Why don’t you know about her? She saw what happened to Palestinians after WWII. She spoke out about it and faced immediate pushback from Zionist organizations and the newspapers that published her opinion pieces. We need more Dorothys now.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-pocket-casts wp-block-embed-pocket-casts"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><div style="width: 100%; max-width: 790px; max-height: 100%; position: relative;"> <div style="padding-bottom: 42.857142857142854%;"></div> <iframe title="Making Waves: The Woman Who Warned The World - Radio Diaries" src="https://pca.st/embed/zxdfrk2d" style="border: 0; border-radius: 8px; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></figure> <p>I’d never heard of Dorothy Thompson, but I’m glad I’m listening to this podcast about her. She’s the, “woman who warned the world”.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>In 1939, Time Magazine called Dorothy Thompson a woman who “thinks, talks and sleeps world problems — and scares men half to death.” They weren’t wrong.</p></blockquote> <p>Why don’t you know about her? She saw what happened to Palestinians after WWII. She spoke out about it and faced immediate pushback from Zionist organizations and the newspapers that published her opinion pieces.</p> <p>We need more Dorothys now.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/03/08/dorothy-vs-hitler/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591380</post-id> </item> <item> <title>A pancake with lemon and sugar</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/03/05/a-pancake-with-lemon-and-sugar/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/03/05/a-pancake-with-lemon-and-sugar/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:52:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2025]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cork]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Galaxy S23 Ultra]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pancake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pancake Tuesday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591374</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s a simple thing, but it’s delicious. Some say Pancake Tuesday was invented by Big Sugar and Big Lemon to drive sales of their respective products.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-dominant-color="8f7289" data-has-transparency="false" style="--dominant-color: #8f7289;" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="960" data-attachment-id="89591375" data-permalink="https://odd.blog/2025/03/05/a-pancake-with-lemon-and-sugar/20250304_182555-m/" data-orig-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/03/20250304_182555-m.avif" data-orig-size="1280,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"Donncha O Caoimh","camera":"Galaxy S23 Ultra","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1741112755","copyright":"Donncha O Caoimh (http:\/\/inphotos.org\/)","focal_length":"2.2","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.028571428571429","title":"","orientation":"0","exposure_bias":"0\/100"}" data-image-title="20250304_182555-m" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/03/20250304_182555-m.avif" data-large-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/03/20250304_182555-m.avif" src="https://odd.blog/files/2025/03/20250304_182555-m.avif" alt="A folded pancake on a plate, with a knife and fork." class="wp-image-89591375 not-transparent"/></figure> <p>It’s a simple thing, but it’s delicious. Some say <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday">Pancake Tuesday</a> was invented by Big Sugar and Big Lemon to drive sales of their respective products.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/03/05/a-pancake-with-lemon-and-sugar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591374</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jane Fonda is an Inspiring Woman</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/02/24/jane-fonda-is-an-inspiring-woman/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/02/24/jane-fonda-is-an-inspiring-woman/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:33:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In the news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jane Fonda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[politics]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591337</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Make no mistake, empathy is not weak, or woke. And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.” While I have your attention, watch this video, where Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson interview Jane Fonda. It’s a great interview where you’ll learn about her activism and her life.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Jane Fonda: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech | The 31st Annual SAG Awards" width="790" height="444" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z_v0NJ8_8ps?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></figure> <p>“Make no mistake, empathy is not weak, or woke. And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.”</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Jane Fonda | Where Everybody Knows Your Name" width="790" height="444" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hc-N9pmWIuM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></figure> <p>While I have your attention, watch this video, where Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson interview Jane Fonda. It’s a great interview where you’ll learn about her activism and her life.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/02/24/jane-fonda-is-an-inspiring-woman/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591337</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Don’t blindly follow AI instructions</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/02/16/dont-blindly-follow-ai-instructions/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/02/16/dont-blindly-follow-ai-instructions/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:51:16 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Perplexity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[time machine]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591307</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’m trying to share a Time Machine volume with another Macbook on my home network but it’s not working. I’ve tried Google, and read through a few Reddit threads, but I haven’t been able to get it to connect. So, I asked Perplexity for help. It helpfully listed a number of things I could try, but then I saw tip number seven. When you look up advice online, don’t copy and paste any instructions into your computer without knowing what it does. What does sudo rm -rf /Volumes/* do? It recursively deletes everything in your /Volumes folder. A little bit […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’m trying to share a Time Machine volume with another Macbook on my home network but it’s not working. I’ve tried Google, and read through a few Reddit threads, but I haven’t been able to get it to connect. So, I asked Perplexity for help.</p> <p>It helpfully listed a number of things I could try, but then I saw tip number seven.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img data-dominant-color="f07e7f" data-has-transparency="false" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="699" height="208" data-attachment-id="89591308" data-permalink="https://odd.blog/2025/02/16/dont-blindly-follow-ai-instructions/screenshot-2025-02-16-at-21-36-10/" data-orig-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-16-at-21.36.10.avif" data-orig-size="699,208" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2025-02-16 at 21.36.10" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-16-at-21.36.10.avif" data-large-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-16-at-21.36.10.avif" src="https://odd.blog/files/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-16-at-21.36.10.avif" alt="Clean up stale mount points: Sometimes, stale mount points can cause issues. You can try to remove them by running the following command in Terminal: sudo rm -rf /Volumes/* Then restart your Mac and attempt to mount the shares again." class="wp-image-89591308 not-transparent" style="--dominant-color: #f07e7f; width:840px;height:auto"/></figure> <p>When you look up advice online, don’t copy and paste any instructions into your computer without knowing what it does. </p> <p>What does sudo <code>rm -rf /Volumes/*</code> do? It recursively deletes everything in your <code>/Volumes</code> folder. A little bit destructive.</p> <p>I told it that was a dangerous command, and it went on to talk about using the <code>mount</code> command to list every mounted volume and then unmounting them with <code>umount</code>.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>Me: Tip 7 is not helpful. That would delete all the data in /Volumes/</p> <p>Perplexity: You’re absolutely right, and I sincerely apologize for that dangerous suggestion. Thank you for pointing out this critical error. You are correct that deleting the contents of /Volumes/ would be extremely harmful and could result in data loss. Let me provide a corrected and safer approach.</p></blockquote> <p>PS. Otherwise, Perplexity is great. I’ve had great success with it and other AI tools when developing software.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/02/16/dont-blindly-follow-ai-instructions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591307</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Press F to pay respect</title> <link>https://odd.blog/2025/01/29/press-f-to-pay-respect/</link> <comments>https://odd.blog/2025/01/29/press-f-to-pay-respect/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:41:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Web]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Call of Duty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meme]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reddit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[xkcd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://odd.blog/?p=89591160</guid> <description><![CDATA[I only recently found out why people sometimes comment “F” on Reddit threads. It comes from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014). At one point, you walk up to a casket at a funeral and have to press F to pay respects to the fallen soldier. As others on that Reddit thread said, I thought it had something to do with following a thread to get notifications. Just to prove how out of touch I am, it even has a Wikipedia page where the viral meme is described as iconic, but the authors of that page describe it well: “Press […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I only recently <a href="https://xkcd.com/1053/">found out</a> why people sometimes comment “F” on Reddit threads. It <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1hzkwtv/comment/m6r3kjh/">comes from</a> Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014). </p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>At one point, you walk up to a casket at a funeral and have to press F to pay respects to the fallen soldier.</p></blockquote> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img data-dominant-color="3f7b81" data-has-transparency="false" style="--dominant-color: #3f7b81;" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" data-attachment-id="89591161" data-permalink="https://odd.blog/2025/01/29/press-f-to-pay-respect/attachment/1000107671/" data-orig-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/01/1000107671.avif" data-orig-size="1024,576" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="1000107671" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/01/1000107671.avif" data-large-file="https://odd.blog/files/2025/01/1000107671.avif" src="https://odd.blog/files/2025/01/1000107671.avif" alt="" class="wp-image-89591161 not-transparent"/></figure></div> <p>As others on that <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1hzkwtv/comment/m6r3kjh/">Reddit thread</a> said, I thought it had something to do with following a thread to get notifications. Just to prove how out of touch I am, it even <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_F_to_pay_respects">has a Wikipedia page</a> where the viral meme is described as iconic, but the authors of that page describe it well:</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“<strong>Press F to pay respects</strong>” is an Internet meme that originated from <em>Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare</em>, a 2014 first-person shooter in Activision’s <em>Call of Duty</em> franchise. It originated as a set of instructions conveyed during an in-game quick time event at a funeral service. Widely mocked by critics and players due to its forced element of interactivity that was not perceived to be tastefully executed, the phrase would later become a notable Internet meme in its own right. It is sometimes used by Internet commenters to convey solidarity and sympathy, either sarcastic or sincere, in response to unfortunate events.</p></blockquote> <p>I never thought I’d be tagging a post with “Call of Duty” again, but here we are in 2025!</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://odd.blog/2025/01/29/press-f-to-pay-respect/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">89591160</post-id> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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