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Flyingtiger188 , to youshouldknow in YSK - X percent of Y is equal to Y percent of X. So, if you want to find out what 7% of 50 is, you could instead find out what 50% of 7 is, which is 3.5. This means that 7% of 50 is also equal to 3.5.

This isn't the only property that makes mental math easy. What is 3.5% of 62? Inverting the percentages doesn't really help but if we realized 3.5% = 1%+1%+1%+0.5% we have some easy math. This gives us 0.62+0.62+0.62+0.62/2=2.17

Also remember there isn't a teacher sitting over your shoulder to check your work, most of the time you do mental math, getting close is good enough. 62 is close to 60 and 3.5% is close to 4, and 60 x 4% is easy math to get an answer that will be a little less than 2.4.

ulu_mulu , to nostupidquestions in What's stopping people from making reddit apps that stay within the free API limits?
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As I understand it, API charges are for everyone, Apollo for example showed the app is within the limits, I think other app devs did the same.

While not wanting their data to be scraped for AI for free is indeed a valid reason, if it was the real reason they would have come up with different tiers of pricing like every other paid platform does.

Edit: Apollo was within the limits, but reddit changed the rules apparently …

kiwifoxtrot ,
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Not quite. The new rules are 100 api calls per minute per user per app. It used to be 100 api calls per minute per user. That means Apollo is limited to 100 api calls per minute for all users.

If someone were to have a private API key for personal use, it would be difficult to exceed the limit.

ulu_mulu ,
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Ooh they changed them :O What …

voidbanana , to fedditnu in Sweden

I nuläget verkar communityt !sweden vara fylld med svenskspråkiga trådar. Om det finns en förväntan om att enbart använda engelska där så verkar alla glatt ignorera det. Precis som på sweddit.

Det verkar lite onödvändigt att skapa en ny separat grupp “Sverige” för att skriva på svenska. Vi är väl än så länge försvinnande få, vi svenska lemmlar, så det är väl bra att hålla ihop?

dennisnedry ,

Efter ha funderat lite på det, så tycker jag att du har rätt. Det är lite onödigt att skapa ännu en kopia av “Sverige” community i hopp om att locka till oss användare.

Just nu är det lite guldrusch bland alla nya användare att karva ut den nya, populära community. Kanske är det en bra strategi att vi tar det lugna, skapar passande och främst kvalitativa communities här pa instansen, ser till att vi håller en bra standard (även om vi förtillfället inte har många användare) och så hoppas att folk hittar hit och vill stanna. Det får ta den tid det tar helt enkelt.

Men vi behöver iaf en allmän community för allmäna diskussioner, då just denna är till för frågor/diskussioner om själva instansen. Jag ska ta och skapa ett community för ändamålet.

Johannes ,
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Det låter som en bra lösning, jag ser inte heller någon anledning att instansen måste växa supersnabbt och den största anstormningen av nya användare kan eventuellt avta nu när sweddit har öppnat igen. Då är det bättre att bygga ett community för folk som vill vara här, än ett för de som bara väntar på att olika subreddits skall öppna igen.

Det låter bra med ett allmänt community och du får gärna skapa ett sådant!

Andreas ,
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Den största anstormingen kommer den 1:a juli när API-ändringarna går igenom och tredjepartsapparna stänger ner, men jag håller med dig. Vad tycker du att det allmänna communityt ska heta? Något i stil med “chatta” är fint och lätt att söka upp.

dennisnedry ,

Vad jag inte är helt säker på är vad sökfunktionen söker på… Är det namnet som du ger ditt community (som du inte kan ändra på senare) eller söker den på display-namnet som går att ändra på?

Jag döpte själva gruppen till “allmanfedditnu” samt display-namn “någonstans i feddit” för att vara lustig. Vill vi ha ett annat namn kan jag ändra på det direkt.

Andreas ,
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Det ena tyvärr, för att koppla till communityt från en annan instans måste man söka upp !allmanfedditnu. Jag tycker displaynamnet också kan klargöras eftersom “någonstans i feddit” tyder inte exakt på “allmän diskussion och prat” (trodde själv det rör händelser utanför vårt hörn av fediverset).

dennisnedry ,

Aha, ok då var det inte alls speciellt passande namn. Jag tog bort det så får jag börja om från början med ett bättre namn.

Hur är det när du söker ett community med ett relativt allmänt ord, och inte direkt på ett communitynamn, så om jag skulle söka med “games”, hur söker funktionen då?

chris2112 , to android in Why do we have a setting to turn off precision location if apps refuse to work with it?

In theory, devs need to know what setting you chose so that, if you legitimately need presicse location, you can tell the user to enable it. In practice I’m sure plenty of apps that claim they need precise location don’t really need it, but it’s not a restricted permission either so Google doesn’t do any validation during their review process

alldreadme OP ,
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Yeah, makes sense. Sad that it kinda defeats the purpose though.

crius , to nostupidquestions in What's stopping people from making reddit apps that stay within the free API limits?

Short answer is “no”.

Long answer require some technical knowledge that you clearly don’t possess and would just give you an headache.

To put it simply, if your app get successful and lots of users adopt it, you are bound to exceed those arbitrary limits.

Thing is, offering free api is not sustainable but you could offer some half way option, like including some ads in the apis responses as well and have the devs agree in showing those ads (I’m talking banners and the like) so that you can assure your ads clients that they are going to be shown anyway even by third party apps.

If course you can then go nuts on the penalties for infringing that agreement.

What is Reddit doing is basically saying, you can use our APIs if you are doing a school project.

bernieecclestoned ,

I didn’t think you were being rude btw

a_new_sad_me , to nostupidquestions in What's stopping people from making reddit apps that stay within the free API limits?

Without looking into any information, I can guess that it is associated with API key which are registered to a specific email. Sure, you can open more email accounts and more APIs but this is becoming a hustle.

What they could do, is release their code, and for user to register their own API and compile the app on their own. But this solution would answer only tech savi people.

Cheradenine ,

What they could do, is release their code, and for user to register their own API and compile the app on their own. But this solution would answer only tech savi people. >

The developer of Infinity for Reddit (Android app) said they were going to do just that.

a_new_sad_me ,

Ha! Cool for them!

I guess, though, that the guys who have the skills to enjoy this are the first to switch out of reddit to begin with.

dreamfall OP ,

I just did this from a guide on their reddit, it was super easy…hopefully it sticks!

DreamySweet ,
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Couldn’t they just have the app ask for the user’s API key? I use a weather app that does that with OpenWeatherMap.

a_new_sad_me ,

They could, use, but this requires extra work from the user, who might just say “nah… I’ll just use the official app instead”

DreamySweet ,
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I think the people that would seek out a third party app are mostly the kind of people that would do the extra work of copying and pasting an API key. It will definitely be a smaller userbase than before though.

Truestorydreams , to piracy in Stop relying on VPNs - Just use your computer with i2p

I’ll read up on this. It’s new for me and thr first time hearing of it, but we should always consider working alternatives

sik0fewl , to youshouldknow in YSK Defibrillators doesn't restart a stopped heart

I've heard this before and looked it up, but I found this article from the NIH that contradicts what you're saying.

Defibrillators are devices that send an electric pulse or shock to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat. They are used to prevent or correct an arrhythmia, an uneven heartbeat that is too slow or too fast. If the heart suddenly stops, defibrillators can also help it beat again.

techno156 ,

There are certain devices that do do that, but it's not a defibrillator. A defibrillator will stop/prevent an arrhythmia by stopping the heart, and letting it restart on its own (hoping that it goes to a normal rhythm), and delivering further shocks if it gets back into one.

The device you're looking for to help a heart beat again would be a pacer, or a pacemaker, which will shock the heart to force it to pump, and restore rhythm that way. They're commonly used for conditions like heart failure, if the heartbeat generation systems/internal pacemaker can't generate a heartbeat quickly enough to sustain life.

truckkun , to piracy in Stop relying on VPNs - Just use your computer with i2p
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What mullvad fiasco??

helpimnotdrowning ,
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I wouldn’t call it a “fiasco”, but they’re disabling port-forwarding for everyone on July 1st. They say it’s because people are hosting “unfavorable” content and it’s getting their IPs banned. Their article

ekjp , to youshouldknow in YSK Defibrillators doesn't restart a stopped heart

It's like we're redoing the basics of reddit. :)

We do not use 10 percent of our brains.

(This is jest, not complaining)

yaphy OP ,
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True true. I think I see it like this good old xkcd.

Stalinwolf , to android in Dumb, cheap phone for kid?
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Google needs to make the three Little Pigsels, a series of special starter Pixels for children. The three Pigsels come in Straw, Wood, or Brick, and feature a stock Android UI and a standard Pixel camera to get your child started on the correct path.

Scribbd , to selfhosted in Podman is awesome—and totally frustrating

I work somewhere that doesn’t have licensing with Docker Inc. And I work on a Mac. With Docker desktop out of the picture, I got some experience with the alternatives. I know this post is about the native implementation and not the VM one, but I just wanted to add my 2 cents:

Alternatives run by me: Podman, Rancher Desktop, Finch

Results:

  • Podman uses a lot more energy on idle than Finch and Rancher. On AVG 4 more Wats on an M1. (Normal idle is about 5W, so 9 almost doubles it cutting greatly in my battery life)
  • Podman and Finch are not compatible with some tools that expect a full docker sock. In my case the AWS CDK and SAM CLI have issues. (Which is fun as Finch is also made by AWS)
  • Finch does not offer a sock at all
  • Finch requires you to recreate the full VM when updated.
  • If you really want to have a drop-in replacement for Docker Desktop, use Rancher Desktop. Rancher lacks in UI and the extension feature. But I never had issues with the sock, as I can run it with containerd.
  • Finch has no UI
  • Podman’s VM has clock drift if you put your machine in sleep. Only solution I found is to reboot the podman VM.
  • Podman allows you to log in the VM with a command. I haven’t found a way on the others.
Avoid8822 ,

The clock drift issue has been resolved recently: github.com/containers/podman/issues/11541

Scribbd ,

That is awesome. I prefer podman, despite what my list might suggest.

BradleyUffner , to youshouldknow in YSK: Installing a bidet attachment to your toilet is super easy and probably cleaner than using toilet paper.

You should also know that if you do this, when you go on vacation you are going to have one seriously sore butthole until you get home again.

Ataraxia ,
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I mean at least in Europe when you use a bidet you use soap and then still dry a few times with tp. These contraptions are good to soften the ass crud but you’ll still need to wipe it off with tp.

McBinary , to newcommunities in Community for everything Expanse related. Books, TV Series, Comics, Games and more
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Thanks! I'll subscribe after it syncs over the fedi and I can access it through kbin.

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