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xlash123 , 7 days ago

Where does all this money go? Naively, I would think ad campaigns and campaign tours.

xlash123 , 25 days ago

The article updated it's headline to clarify that it wasn't all EV sales. You can edit your post title to reflect that.

xlash123 , 1 month ago

The trick with Q-tips is to not go far. I mainly use it to clean the initial part of my ear and only rubbing it in a circular manner to prevent cramming anything in there. If I find myself the need to go deeper, I will use eardrops.

xlash123 , 1 month ago

Instead, let's aim for double the end location. Then all he has to do is travel half that distance

xlash123 , 1 month ago

This should go in the dictionary as an example of a strawman argument

xlash123 , 1 month ago

Alright, I'll admit. Who is May?

xlash123 , 1 month ago

My mama was fat, but now she is exfat

xlash123 , 2 months ago

Do HDDs noticably degrade when powered off? I'm thinking about getting one of these for cold storage backups. Also, how much of an impact does repeated power cycling have on lifespan?

xlash123 , 2 months ago

Commit 77a294d

Update maintainer and author info.
The other maintainer suddenly disappeared.

Lmao, that's putting it lightly.

xlash123 , 2 months ago

I've been interested in doing this, but I can't tell why I need to login to Beeper in order to self host. I noticed their previous self-host solution did not require that.

Because of that login step, I decided to look into this other repo which uses Ansible to deploy a Matrix homeserver and the same bridges that Beeper uses. I haven't finished it yet since there's a lot of config and choices to make, but it seems like it'll serve the same end goal.

Edit: lol, maybe if I read the intro, I'll get my answer.

You can connect any† standard Matrix application service to your Beeper account without having to self-host a whole Matrix homeserver.

Still might go with the second option so that I don't rely on their cloud services.

xlash123 , 2 months ago

That, and regulating how social media companies can operate their platforms to reduce addictive behaviors.

xlash123 , 2 months ago

I just started using Backblaze B2, switching from AWS S3. I use it through Rclone to encrypt everything before I upload it. Only $6/TB/mo and it only charges what you use. You can download up to 3x your data stored per month for free, so if you ever decide to move or you need to restore a backup, you don't have to pay egress costs. It was the cheapest service I could find, but there may be others.

You can set price limits on your account to ensure you don't go over too. It will alert you when you approach the limit. There are some minor costs, like pinging the API, but they are free up to a reasonable amount.

xlash123 , 2 months ago

Man, I wish more businesses operated like Dick's. They sound like they legitimately care about their workers and community. What good is the "free" market when it comes at the expense of peoples' happiness and wellbeing?

xlash123 , 3 months ago

In simple terms, it's like a VM for an application. You set it up with the right dependencies and your application will "just work" on it, without having to deal with other applications existing alongside it.

What makes it better than a VM is that it is much faster. It interfaces with kernel features that help isolate the processes and files from the rest of the system. It is not virtualization, rather it is namespacing.

Docker also provides a bunch of tools that help with creating this environment automatically and allowing for some escaping into the host, such as binding ports and sharing data with the host's file system.

Once this environment is created, it can be shared with uses as a single downloadable bundle, called an image. This makes it really easy to download and run an application without having to prepare your system with the right dependencies and files.

Nothing is free though, and the cost here is more disk space and some performance overhead, although it is close to native speed.

xlash123 , 3 months ago

I use Home Assistant for controlling my smart lights. They do support Docker, but I installed it as a VM with KVM. You get more features with it, such as add-ons. But you should definitely look into your options. They have a diagram on this page.

https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/

xlash123 , 3 months ago

Never underestimate a dedicated community to make anything competitive

xlash123 , 3 months ago

As a Christian, I can tell you that is not a Christian sentiment at all, that is hate. Jesus preached to love your neighbor, not condemn them and toss them aside. It is through unconditional love that we are to show people what we stand for. Just look at who Jesus hung out with: prostitutes, tax collectors, and other social outcasts. No wonder why he was unpopular at the time.

It is so disheartening to see people proclaim themselves as Christian and not understanding and living its core values. I don't care whether or not the Bible says it's a sin. Sinner or not, that doesn't affect how I treat people. It is a tragedy when anyone is targeted by bullying, and it hurts even more because of their death. We should be pushing for change to give trans people safety, not casting them aside. That is what a real Christian would do. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."

xlash123 , 4 months ago

Also, if you haven't tried to restore from backup, you have no backup.

xlash123 , 4 months ago

If you haven't done much writing to the SD card, you may be able to recover the data. Data isn't really "deleted", it is just labeled as deleted. There is software that can comb through the raw data and try to make sense of what files were there. I don't know of any specific software, so if anyone knows, please reply

Edit: Another commenter mentioned some success with DMDE

Edit 2: Worth mentioning that this is true of formats. As long as it doesn't zero out the entire media, it just edits the file system metadata to say there are no files.

xlash123 , 4 months ago

Mirror

xlash123 , 4 months ago

War is lame. It's just a bunch of people killing each other while the real people in power sit in comfy chairs watching it all unfold. Can we just all get along?

Oh wait, you have oil? Oh, um, he hit me first. 💥🔫⚔️🛢️💯

xlash123 , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

If you don't mind doing some tinkering, look at LineageOS. They support a large variety of phones and even provide updates beyond the original manufacturer. For example, I use the OnePlus 7T, which officially only supports up to Android 12, but LineageOS supports Android 14 now. The flashing process is well documented, and you should be able to get through it with only the knowledge of running commands in a terminal.

They do support Google apps by default, but if you're feeling extra, you can install Lineage for MicroG instead, which replaces the core Google services with an open source one that mimics the original with much better privacy. Most apps do work with it, although sometimes it can break things, such as embedded maps and paid apps that check for licensing. I find that most of my apps can be replaced with open source alternative on F-Droid (an open source exclusive app store) that either are compatible with or don't require MicroG.

I'll also mention GrapheneOS. It's another privacy Android OS with some distinct features. It only works on Google Pixel phones, but it is much easier to install (it uses a Web GUI and automates a lot of the process). It's killer feature is the ability to run Google services in a sandbox, meaning that Google doesn't have superuser permissions on your entire phone, just in that sandbox. So put all your Google-required apps in there, and Google can't touch anything outside of it. I haven't actually used GrapheneOS, so please correct me if I am wrong about any of this.

End of article. I hope this wasn't too overwhelming.

Edit: One more OS I should mention is /e/OS (yes, the name sucks). It tries to be like Apple, both in interface and provided services, although it doesn't force you to use their services like Apple. It's based on LineageOS, although they do more work than them to remove Google stuff, including using MicroG. This is the one I use, but I am considering switching because it's been kinda buggy for my device specifically. They provide a GUI installer.

xlash123 , 4 months ago

I'd love to see a bigger focus on creating better public mass transit systems instead of focusing on producing more oil for cars. Cheaper gas addresses the symptom, not the cause.

xlash123 , 4 months ago

I really dislike the majority of the focus of this article on just getting more EVs. While electrification is important, it doesn't really solve any of the current transportation issues and tries to position itself as the climate fixer. Yes, EVs are technically better for the climate, but what is even better is competent public transit. EVs transport a fraction of people that trains, trams, and busses can, which makes them much less energy efficient. Remember that electricity is still generated in lots of places using non-renewable resources, and the manufacturing of batteries also contributes a significant amount of carbon emissions. Given how big cars are and how little people they tend to transport, you start to see how extremely inefficient they are. Removing cars (more specifically, the dependence on cars) is always better than replacing them one for one.

The real focus should be on building more public transportation options to compete with cars, and petitioning local government to make changes to remove car-centric zoning laws and allow for mixed-use zoning, which is greener, cheaper to maintain, and brings in more city revenue than large roads and parking lots.

xlash123 , 4 months ago

Once we're fully electrified, then we can begin transitioning to mass transit options.

This is the biggest qualm I have. It's not an either or. We can have more EVs and better transit too, so we can and should push for both at the same time. They both solve climate problems, and transit also gives better quality of life, in my opinion.

Additionally, I believe that the best way towards a greener world is to make the green option the easiest option for people. Buying an EV is very expensive for an individual, adding friction to the decision to purchase and alienating certain economic classes. If we were to put public funds towards good transit options instead of repairing the endless sprawl of roads, then we would see mass adoption of those transit options in favor of both ICEs and EVs, as it would be seen as viable competition to car ownership.

Ultimately, it's about finding the right balance. That was my biggest issue with the White House statement. I agree that the climate emergency is a major concern, and EVs might be quicker to adopt (I have concerns about the accuracy of the claim though). But we can and should work in parallel. The statement put so much focus on EVs, when I really think that better mass transit options should have at least an equal focus.

xlash123 , 4 months ago

It likely depends. From a time efficiency perspective, doing both would be best. If money is the bottleneck, then it's probably best to find more money (tax the rich please?) or make budget adjustments so that time is the bottleneck instead (it is a climate emergency after all). I've heard that it is cheaper to maintain compact and mixed-use zoning areas over the classic strip mall with parking lots common across North America, and that could be enough for cities to see reorganizing the infrastructure as an investment over paying increasing maintenance costs. Of course that's a big up front cost, but it over time it would be cheaper.

It seems like we do disagree on the exact impact both options have, which could help in deciding the priority. I don't have any data to prove either side on this one, but if you know of any sources on that, I would love to see it.

xlash123 , 4 months ago

C is just crazy. You accidentally forget to put the bounds in a sorting function, and now you are root.

xlash123 , 5 months ago

Development for NewPipe Sponsorblock has ended. They recommend using Tubular instead.

xlash123 , 5 months ago

My slippery slope started with buying an old laptop off my company and deciding to install Ubuntu on it. Now all of my devices run Linux, I switched to Android with a FOSS ROM, degoogled myself in almost every way, and I run Nextcloud on an old laptop. Feels great to really own my devices and data.