Tech Dump: The Best Of Tech From The Net

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Post your favorite tech based articles/tutorials/sites from the past or present. Longform preferred for articles, but not super necessary.

Breaking news would probably be best in a new thread.

Here’s a few to get the ball rolling

https://kkovacs.eu/cool-but-obscure-unix-tools/

#2

I can’t stand GIMP, and yet I end up using it every other month.

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http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/browse/sort-by-votes

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DOOM (2016) - Graphics Study

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https://madeby.google.com/phone/

#10

What is the better buy? Pixel or iPhone 7?

Although I should wait until iPhone 8 is out next year.

#11

There will always be a new iPhone next year. What’s wrong with your current phone?

#12

The phone speaker got damaged when I dropped my phone; I have insurance for it, so I can get a free replacement. I’d like to get the Plus version, though. Maybe I can pay a marginal cost to upgrade to a 6 Plus when I make the trade. I have an iPhone 6.

#13

Got my new galaxy s7 coming in today

pretty stoked, my s5 is still going strong. Best phone I’ve ever had.

#14

I have a Pixel XL on order. Should get it sometime later this month. Upgrading from the Nexus 6. TBH at first I wasn’t too impressed with the Pixel, specially because it looks like an iPhone, but overall it looks like a solid phone that will last me at least two years which is my upgrade timeframe. My Nexus 6 is a bit long in the tooth, slows down quite frequently and has a little burn in on the screen due to the control bar at the bottom.

#15

Verizon?

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God no.

I’m on T-Mobile now but decided to switch to Google Fi so will fully switch over when my new phone comes. Helps that they added family plans with Fi, since @Chimera still has her Nexus 6 and can be added. Price wise probably won’t be much different, but I’ve heard good things about Fi and the payment is straight forward.

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Oh, I was confused because of the contract thing. Heh.

I’ve been thinking about switching from T-Mobile to Fi, but I currently have 6GB LTE and unlimited everything else for $50.

I’d only get 3GB on FI. Which sucks because I really want to switch to Fi.

#18

Do you need that much data? I’m only paying about $13 per month and I can’t recall ever reaching the cap.

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It’s one of those deals where I’ve lowered my cap only to need it one month or another for some reason or other.

#20

The only place where I don’t have a good WiFi connection is during my commute, and then I’m normally reading a novel or playing a game. I would need 3 GB if I was streaming music or video.