andyli

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[–] andyli@lemmy.world 140 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Robert'); DROP TABLE Students;--

https://xkcd.com/327/

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah. There was an incident in the university where I studied that the whole roof collapsed. https://hongkongfp.com/2016/06/10/city-university-may-sue-contractor-rooftop-collapse-investigation-report-released/

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by andyli@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
 

What are these dotted ball shaped things I circled in yellow in the image?

I thought they may be sea urchin skeletons. Though the things in the image may be too many and too large?

They are in a mural in Brighton, England. The subject is "Protecting Costa Rican Wildlife", so I guess they are of some native species there.

 

I'm looking for a smart power strip, which allows me to remote control and schedule on/off.

Last year I bought Hey!'s smart power strip. Hey! is a UK brand, but turn out its products are just branded Chinese products. I used it anyway but it just bricked itself last month.

For quality, safety, and security reasons, I strongly prefer a non-made-in-China smart power strip.

Compatibility with Home Assistant is prefered, but not 100% required. I'm interested in switching to Home Assistant but I haven't yet.

Thanks for any suggestions!

 

In this information era, some of the few people who are resilient against fake news are the weebs. They're always asking for sauce. Be like weebs.

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Sleeping cat on her back (upload.wikimedia.org)
 

A featured picture by Umberto Salvagnin on Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

At least you're not rewarded with more ads.

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds so much like Twitter and Reddit... lol

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I lived in Kowloon when Kai Tak Airport was still in use. We had planes flying super low above our place all the time everyday.

Here is a picture I found on Wikimedia Commons that illustrate how low were the planes.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KaiTakAirport-2.jpg

It was very noisy as you can imagine.

The schools in Kowloon had air cons installed pretty early when air cons were still considered expensive and not very common among school buildings. It was necessary because the windows had to be closed for all time for soundproofing.

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you played the password game yet?

https://neal.fun/password-game/

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know how to quit vim.

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Use Newpipe. It plays youtube (and several video sites') videos without any ads nor trackings. No Google account needed.

Install it and set it as the app for opening youtube links in system settings.

Note that the app is not available in Google Play store. It can be installed from f-droid, or you can directly download its apk.

https://newpipe.net/

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Note that moderate intake of alcohol can be beneficial to health.

More than 100 prospective studies show an inverse association between light to moderate drinking and risk of heart attack, ischemic (clot-caused) stroke, peripheral vascular disease, sudden cardiac death, and death from all cardiovascular causes.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/drinks-to-consume-in-moderation/alcohol-full-story/

But if you're only considering cancer, then as some of the other answers suggested, cutting alcohol intake to zero could reduce the risk of getting cancer, although the reduction is likely very small that's neglectable.

 

Pretty nice fusion cuisine. Coffee Lowa, Hong Kong.

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only valid measurement of code quality: WTFs/minute

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Oh, interesting. Is there a name for this?

I've heard there are tiny sculptures made for scraping mud off shoes. Didn't know it can be built into the entrance.

 

I moved to England from Hong Kong recently. I found that it is common to see these holes (tiny doorway arch looking thing) in front of houses. What are they?

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the info. At least I'm now aware of the options! Let me take a look at Moment add-on lenses.

 

I have never been a real photographer. The last time I owned a camera (not phone) was 10 years ago. Since smartphone became popular, I have always preferred using smartphones because it's easier to carry around.

However, occasionally I do wish I had better gears, mostly lens. I recently moved from a big city to somewhere with more wildlifes, and I'm interested in shooting some bird photos, so I guess I need some good lens with zoom factor. Are there any phone accessories that will allow me to do this?

 

Hong Kong style baked rice. At CK Bistro, Brighton, England.

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Korean ramen (upload.wikimedia.org)
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Betterday, Brighton, England

 

Less problems of sweaty hands and grilling laps. Pretty useful for me using Intel MacBook Pro during heatwave.

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tea time in summer (upload.wikimedia.org)
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Matcha rollcake and iced lemon tea. Rawlab, Brighton, England.

 

Meet Tiger, the park protector. Not a stray cat, just living nearby the park.

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