Voroxpete

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:
This is 100% Trump. He thinks this is a big foreign policy win that he can carry into the mid-terms.

Of course, ending the war means convincing Russia to back down from the fight that they started, and the US no ability to do that because Trump still keeps trying to treat Russia like a friend. So any pressure they put on them will be meaningless. Meanwhile any pressure they put on Ukraine will basically amount to “End the war on Russia’s terms, or fight it without our help”, which is just a choice between two equally terrible options.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SSH Client for Linux Desktop and Android - Alternative to Termius⁩ ⁨⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
Xpipe is fantastic. I have to manage a LOT of SSH connections between work and homelab (well over 200 now) and Xpipe has been a god send.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah, I tend to buy vinyl for the artists that I’m really into.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
Depends what you define as “Wouldn’t work for me.” Song library has improved a lot, if that’s what you mean.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
tidal.com

Lacks a few of Spotify’s features, but the audio quality is great, and it’s cheaper. Plus, fuck Spotify.

Qobuz is also good, apparently.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Linux kernel is just a program⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
OK, yeah, that’s actually really helpful. Anyone who plays around with Linux at all, give this a read. Good stuff.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what is good remote desktop software?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
At work we use Meshcentral. It requires you to host your own server, but it’s very powerful, and very reliable. We’re managing something like 400 remote systems with it currently. We also use Netbird as a secondary access layer (I prefer it to Tailscale for the simplicity of setting up ACLs, and the really easy deployment).

For most home server usage though, I wouldn’t bother with Meshcentral. It’s a lot of overhead if you’re only managing a couple of systems. If you really need remote desktop (why do your servers even have desktops?) use RustDesk instead.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what is good remote desktop software?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
RustDesk really is fantastic. No shade to any of the other solutions suggested in this thread, but 99% of the time when someone needs take desktop access, RustDesk is exactly what they need.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pornhub, YouPorn, and Redtube and other content sharing platforms will block New users in the UK starting next week(February 2)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I guarantee there will still be VPNs accessible in the UK no matter what they try. My money is definitely on Mullvad still being accessible for one.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does university email give you any free server?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
On their ARM server you get something like 8 cores and 24GB of RAM. Honestly, that’ll run a hell of a lot more than an RSS server.

I have one that’s running three different minecraft servers simultaneously.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Fable game removes feature core to franchise's DNA⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah, I fucking detest the way morality systems in games work.

I don’t think they’re a fundamentally unworkable idea, but very few games have even come close to doing anything good with the concept.

Most just offer you two equal but different benefits, let you pick between them, and call that morality. See Bioshock. And the Mass Effect / KOTOR system always sucked because it punished you for going down the middle (ie, playing a complex character).

One of the only good morality systems I’ve ever seen is Metro 2033. For those who don’t know, the game has a secret personality tracker. It gives you points for taking actions that are pro-social. You get a lot of opportunities in the game to refuse benefits or give up resources to help others. You are never directly rewarded for this. It doesn’t do the bullshit where you give someone some food and they go “Here’s an old gun I had lying around.” Being kind costs you. It also measures the time you spend interacting with people, listening in on conversations, that kind of thing. By the end of the game, if you’ve played your character like someone who cares about other people, you get an opportunity to make a better choice, that leads to a better outcome. If you don’t, the choice is never presented to you at all, because the character you portrayed wouldn’t even think there was a choice to be made in that situation. It’s brilliant, and it completely solves the usual Deus Ex / Mass Effect “Three buttons” ending where nothing leading up to it matters. To be able to make the good ending choice you have to have played the kind of character who would be willing to make that choice.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Fable game removes feature core to franchise's DNA⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
“looks so bland to me”

So… It’s a Fable game then?

Seriously, when has this series ever been anything other than the unseasoned oatmeal of RPGs?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
“This totally amazing new product that everyone will definitely want might turn into a total failure if everyone doesn’t actually want it. Clearly, this is your fault for not wanting it hard enough, and not our fault for shoving a totally unwanted product down everyone’s throats.”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nova Launcher gets a new owner and... ads⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I just switched to Lawnchair recently, and I really like it. I’ll definitely give Dragon a look.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Help with understanding memory usage discrepancy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
You can also set these limits in your compose file, if you use compose (which you should).
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Help with understanding memory usage discrepancy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Most of those containers are probably grabbing more memory than they actually need. Consider applying some resource constraints to some of them.

Dozzle is an excellent addition to your docker setup, giving you live performance graphs for all your containers. It can help a lot with fine tuning your setup.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Canada weighs sending soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
My wife is in the CAF. Her exact words were “I’ll go. Sign me the fuck up.”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta has discontinued its metaverse for work, too⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
But what about the zero people who used it? Whatever will they do?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone using Revolt?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

Do they have to edit your domain into a connections file or some such

Pretty much. I don’t remember the exact details, but that’s close enough for the cat.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone using Revolt?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
No, as in the person installing the app to use the service has to edit a config file.

Yes, I have no issue editing config files. I’m self-hosting, that’s the point. All the technical load should be on me. But my completely non-technical friends should not have to edit config files to be able to access my self-hosted services. Everything, for them, should be as simple as possible.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK Expands Online Safety Act to Mandate Preemptive Scanning of Digital Communications⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I agree, but my point is that even in the minds of the people who think it’s OK to invade privacy like this, I still don’t see how this is supposed to produce useful results.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone using Revolt?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
It can be self hosted, but to connect the clients to self-hosted servers you have to edit config files, so it’s a very user hostile solution.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta Reportedly Cutting About 1,500 VR and AR Jobs Amid Renewed Push to Become an AI Juggernaut⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Meta cutting previous failed ventures to pay for next failed venture.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK Expands Online Safety Act to Mandate Preemptive Scanning of Digital Communications⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Even if you can somehow get past the absolutely horrendous privacy implications, how the fuck is this even supposed to work? They want to prevent “digital flashing” (eg, dick pics), but how the fuck is any system supposed to be able to tell the difference between consensual and non-consensual content? What if someone wants to see a picture of someone’s dick? Even assuming you can create a computer model that can accurately identify a dick pic every single time (you can’t), it would also have to be able to infer context to a level that would require effectively human level intelligence and the ability to make judgements across the entirety of a person’s communications. This is so far beyond impossible, from a purely technical standpoint, that I cannot begin to imagine how it was ever allowed to become law.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Going to a Protest? Don't Bring Your Phone Without Doing This First⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That depends what you’re trying to solve. For a lot of people, they’re still gonna need their phone. I don’t think “Just use a walkie talkie bro” would read as very helpful advice to the average person.

If, however, you are the sort of person organizing a protest or other similar activity, yes, absolutely, walkie tallies are great. A lot of people who do serious political activism talk about how radio is still the most resilient communication method. Not fool-proof, you definitely need to study up on the limitations, but an invaluable tool to be aware of.

If you are going to a protest as a group, and you have the resources to invest a few hundred bucks, getting a set of walkie-talkies for the group plus a dedicated burner one responsible person to carry (maybe someone who will be in radio range but clear of the actual happenings) is also a solid strategy, but we also shouldn’t be acting like “Going as a group” and “spending a few hundred dollars” are prerequisites for being politically active. There need to be solutions for everyone.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mexican Senate Suspends Meeting That Would Have Authorized Entry of US Military Personnel for Naval Exercises⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Gee I fucking wonder why?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BentoPDF is a self hostable, privacy first PDF Toolkit⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Oh, perfect. Thank you.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BentoPDF is a self hostable, privacy first PDF Toolkit⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Honestly, I think this is just one where you try it for yourself. The compose file is about 4 lines long, I had the whole thing up and running in about 30 seconds (OK, 45; I forgot a port was already in use and had to redeploy).

So far my one big complaint would be that the self-hosted version replicates the entire website, including all of the “Why choose Bento PDF” and “Try now” and so on. It’d be nice to just have the tools right there when I load it up. Other than that, well, it looks cool, I’ll know more once I actually try out the available options.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you preorder games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
We Do Not Preorder

Seriously, don’t reward this kind of anti-consumer bullshit.

The only acceptable justification I can see is if it’s an indie dev who has really, truly earned the trust of their players and proven that they will work tirelessly to deliver the product people want. And even then I’d be very, very unlikely to. I’m crazy excited for both of Owlcats upcoming games and I still haven’t pre-ordered them, for example.

Pre-orders encourage bad, buggy, incomplete or deceptively marketed releases by juicing day one numbers without any need for the dev / publisher to actually release a worthy product.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Russian bombers fly near Britain, NATO scrambles fighter jets⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
For anyone not aware, this happens regularly, and has happened regularly for a long time. Recent events have made it seem more newsworthy, so mainstream press is reporting it like its a big fucking deal, but this kind of airspace testing has been standard Russian practice for a long time. Not saying it’s a good thing, but it doesn’t represent any kind of sudden escalation.