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  • My recommendation for research papers would be Zotero. You have the option of using their cloud (free and paid tiers are available) or you can simply point it at where you’d like to store your documents (this will be up to personal preference, I’ve seen it done using sync tools and self-hosted “clouds” such as Nextcloud).

    I’ve personally been using Zotero for just over 6 or 7 years and it’s honestly been such a game changer for my productivity. Not only does it help keep track of my research, but it also has a very robust plugin ecosystem (such as automatically fetching missing DOIs, more advanced file renaming, fetching stats on papers such as how frequently it’s been cited, etc.).

    I’d be happy to help you get it setup if you give it a shot and run into any issues!



  • Funnily enough, I actually don’t dislike discord as a platform, I’ve even built servers that have grown to hundreds and thousands of users. I’m also well aware of the attempts discord has made at rectifying the issues I outlined. That being said, it is absolutely a walled-garden and whenever discord’s servers are taken offline, countless amounts of information will go with them. At least with forums or a lot of other platforms, people can easily archive the info, not so much with discord.








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    4 months ago

    Only because there’s not been any significant interest to change that. There are alternative already, American Express (which only issues cards for its own bank currently, but do have market share outside the USA), and Discover in the States. They both operate both sides of the system (issuing cards/credits and managing the underlying transaction network) whereas Visa and Mastercard only operate the network.

    Visa and MasterCard are by far the largest, but there’s no reason that alternatives can’t succeed (even though it is unlikely).


  • Been using various dry herb vapes for close to 10 years now. Initially had settled on the Crafty and Arizer ExtremeQ, then I added a Dynavap M (2019). Unfortunately, about 2 years ago I lost all of these (well, they were stolen but that’s a different story). I decided to stop combusting entirely and only use dry herb vapes shortly after that happened. I’ve now got several Dynavaps which are my main devices (from least to most used out of my favourites: WoodWynd, M7 XL, Vong, BB6). I also occasionally use the Arizer Solo 3 but I honestly prefer cycling through my Dynavaps. Oh and I’ve got the AirVape Legacy Pro but I rarely use it now that I have the Solo 3.