ProfessorYakkington

joined 4 years ago
 

New seiko gmt. My first gmt. I mixed it up with a camo band which I am really enjoying so far.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Once I had to use the internet without and ad blocker ( shiver ). It was horrible. I still have nightmares.

Joking aside. I couldn’t believe how crammed full and chaotic sites were without an ad blocker. I have no evidence to support this other than my experience but I think , for me , ad blockers are good for my mental health. Being constantly exposed to all those messages trying to exploit insecurities can’t be good for people.

Anyways ad blockers are the best.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

As much as I like the privacy frontends I think 'we' have to move to alternative platforms sooner than later and pull the bandaid vs. continuing to indirectly be dependent on google as the base platform.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Sinn

Nice, I was familiar with Sinn but actually didn't realize that Sinn was German ; learn something new every day : )

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Nomos Glashuette

Nice! these are cool. I like the Metro , a little bit 'funkier' than my normal selection but maybe that is a good thing.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

these are very cool , the single hand is a really interesting design choice. I've seen a few of these but couldn't recall the brand name. Thanks!

 

I am interested in getting a German watch. I like the idea of having a few different nice watches from all over the world. I've been looking at some of the Form Cs and Chronoscopes from junghans but would love to hear if anyone has recommendations or opinions!?

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've used StandardNotes for years. They are great, very privacy friendly and lots of good features. I've also used Obsidian like others have mentioned but I didn't use 95% of the features on either standard notes or Obsidian -- now days I just use a general markdown files and store them in a git repo -- low complexity and I like the simplicity of it. 100% recommend.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Much bling! So shinny and chrome. I am in the market for something blue. I agree with you and others, the strap looks clean.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

I was coming here to say the same thing!! The date pointer is so clean and clear. I hate it when I have to squint to tell what something is actually pointing at.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

I use apple music. On linux I use Ciderwhich is amazing. Super clean interface and lots of nobs to turn in order to make everything sound and behave the way I like. If you like apple music or are looking for a streaming solution cider is awesome.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

Same. I used graphene and calyx for a while but really needed the nav features so stoped using them. Very excited for this!!

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

The dial details are amazing. Also love the second hand. Great choice.

 

This has been my grail watch for a while now and I had a reason to celebrate recently so picked it up. I am absolutely in love with it so far.

 

New to me watch. Love it so far. Super easy to read and clean.

[–] ProfessorYakkington@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it isn’t a true compressor. It has an internal rotating bezel and general look of one but not the pressure seal.

The strap is a nylon perlon strap from the same manufacture as the watch. The watch shipped with a rubber strap that I wasn’t a big fan of — it felt too narrow for my taste.

The perlon strap feels and looks a lot better in my opinion but I am a bit concerned about how well it will hold up.

 

Recently picked this up. Really liking it so far.

 

I always struggle with what sources I should be reading for news (particularly political news). I don't want to read only sources that I agree with, but I also struggle finding news sources that aren't sensationalist and put forward varied view points. Here are a few of the places I frequent (criticism of these sources or other recommendations are welcome.) I don't think my political news sources are well varied so any recommendations there would be great as well.

  • hackernews
  • arstechnica
  • the economist
  • axios
  • MIT News
  • Wired
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