Despite my current profile name, I do not speak Japanese (yet)
My interests are: #gaming #fanfiction #manga #industrial #music #linux
Libre, not gratis.
Email: tn5421+fedi@protonmail.com
This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.
Linux Distro for Jellyfin Client HTPC
I'm looking to replace my Rock 5B running Android TV (the OS jank has finally gotten to me) with an x64 Linux HTPC coupled with an Rii remote....
How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode ( medium.com )
I'm giving up — on open source - Blog ( nutjs.dev )
Sustainable open source will stay a dream
Why is Matrix mentioned more often than XMPP in self hosted forums?
I'm looking into hosting one of these for the first time. From my limited research, XMPP seems to win in every way, which makes me think I must be missing something. Matrix is almost always mentioned as the de-facto standard, but I rarely saw arguments why it is better than XMPP?...
What VPN should I get for Linux?
I'd prefer to get a VPN to avoid the risk of my internet getting shut down, but I'm not aware of what the options for Linux are. I figured this would be a good place to ask.
Plex Asks GitHub to Take Down 'Reshare' Repository Over Piracy Fears ( torrentfreak.com )
Google will delete data collected from private browsing ( www.theregister.com )
[Thread, post or comment was deleted by the author]
Got my first lemmy.ml ban
I'm kind of okay with this. It was a reasonable take -- not a hot take or an incendiary comment or something. Mods using their power to shut down discussion -- expected on that instance I guess ;)...
Microsoft Is Spying on Users of Its AI Tools ( www.schneier.com )
Cable can't compete with 5G home internet, so it's cheating ( www.spacebar.news )
“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement ( www.anildash.com )
The Wine development release 9.2 is now available ( gitlab.winehq.org )
Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” ( arstechnica.com )
"Linux Sucks" Sucks. Here's Why ( www.youtube.com )
elementary OS 8 to split system and application updates ( distrowatch.com )
What is being done to make Flatpaks better integrate into the system
For example, theming shouldnt have to be a 10 step process. Make Flatpaks use your themes correctly. Another thing is QT Theming, why is it outside of KDE you can't use the breeze style? It's the best and most consistent application style for QT apps. And the final point, when is the naming scheme of org.foo.bar going to be...
Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackable software ( www.geoffreylitt.com )
This Week in Learning Linux
I didn’t get to spend as much time tinkering and learning this week, but I still learned some new things!...
Top comment gets to choose my hostname
After nuking my old install, I am in need of a hostname. Top comment chooses it.
University of Chicago researchers release Nightshade to public, a tool that is intended to "poison" pictures in order to ruin generative models trained on them. ( nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu )
(Constructively) What is your least favorite distro & why?
I’ve been distrohopping for a while now, and eventually I landed on Arch. Part of the reason I have stuck with it is I think I had a balanced introduction, since I was exposed to both praise and criticism. We often discuss our favorite distros, but I think it’s equally important to talk about the ones that didn’t quite hit...
What are the cheapest and most effective language-learning apps besides Duolingo?
[Refederated] Lemmy.world and Lemmy.dbzer0.com defederate from anime instance Ani.social ( ani.social )
The comments section is ultimate drama. 😹😹
Plex lays off 20% of its workforce ( techcrunch.com )
Plex, the free streaming app, laid off approximately 20% of its staff, TechCrunch has learned, which will affect all departments, including the Personal Media teams....