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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the biggest red flags when talking with a Trek "fan"?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Largely agree, with a couple exceptions: Undiscovered Country and First Contact are good; Into Darkness is bad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Kagi silently removed all references to Google's index from their website⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder if they are preparing to stop using it. That could be a benign reason for the change in wording.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you guys use Tailscale (or other VPN) with containers⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This doesn’t exactly match your goals, but you may be able to adapt it or take pieces from it.

  I have containers running on two subnets:

  1. LAN + Tailscale
  2. LAN only

  Subnet 1 has a DNS server, which resolves all of my services to IPs on either subnet.

  I have Tailscale set up on a machine as a subnet router (directing to Subnet 1).

  Result:

  1. When local, I can access all services on the LAN with local DNS entries, both Subnet 1 and 2.
  2. When remote via Tailscale, I can access all services on Subnet 1 with the same local DNS entries. I cannot access services on Subnet 2.

  This is nice because my apps don’t care which network I’m on, they just use the same URL to connect. And the sensitive stuff (usually management tools) are not accessible remotely.

  It’s also ridiculously simple: Only one Tailscale service is running at home.

  This does not solve your issue of broadcasting vs not broadcasting, though. There’s probably other things missing as well. But maybe it’s a start?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SilverBullet: the self-hosted notes app for people with a hacker mindset⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for your answers! Very fair thoughts, particularly about the flexibility of keeping things as just files on disk.

  Regarding the work thing, I should clarify my use case: I’d like to take work related notes that could contain privileged company data. With a standalone app, I can install it and manage the files on my device (with cloud syncing in an approved corporate way). I could still probably do that here, but it requires the work of running the web server locally. Unfortunately, an external source like a VPS wouldn’t be allowed.

  I have one more question, if you have some time: One of the things I like most about Logseq is that when there is a list of back links on a page, the context capture is excellent (likely due to it being an outliner). I’ve noticed that with SilverBullet, the context capture might begin/end in the middle of a word, etc. Is there a way to configure that or plans to enhance it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SilverBullet: the self-hosted notes app for people with a hacker mindset⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is very cool, and I’ve been watching the project for a month or so.

  I like the query setup and the templates look very interesting. One of my biggest complaints about Logseq is how much of a pain simple query operations can be.

  A few things make me hesitate a bit:

  • I’ve been burned on single-dev passion projects in the past.
  • As a self hosted web app, it’s a bit more difficult to manage on a company owned machine. I know Electron apps get hate, but that would ease some pain here.
  • The rapid pace of development is both exciting and worrisome. For example, a recent update completely changed the underlying templating engine from a well-known open source solution to a custom solution. I worry if I rely on this, something might catch me by surprise.

  What are your thoughts on those concerns, OP?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How bad are search results? Let's compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So this whole post is an advertisement, then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Library Advice?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I did basically what you are trying to do:

  I installed Calibre docker on my server machine with the DB local (important because the DB won’t work over a share) and the book storage on the NAS.

  Then I installed Calibre-web docker and pointed it to the same local DB and the same book storage on the NAS.

  Now I can use Calibre for import, DRM removal, metadata updates, etc. And I use Calibre-web for user management, OPDS feed, etc.

  Let me know if you want more info.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Poor video playback quality on Kodi⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If I’m understanding correctly, Emby has been hostile to FOSS (alleged GPL violations, etc.) and Jellyfin forked from it. Due to that, I’m not planning to use Emby.

  Having said that, I’m always interested in hearing about projects in this space. What things do you like about Emby?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Poor video playback quality on Kodi⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s because Jellyfin still needs some polish.

  It’s getting better every day, though. I run both in parallel and usually use Jellyfin, but my family uses Plex for now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mint is shutting down, and it’s pushing users toward Credit Karma⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, excellent, thanks. That’s one of the things I use most in Mint.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mint is shutting down, and it’s pushing users toward Credit Karma⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It could be that I misunderstood, but I mean something like Mint’s feature where you can have it do something like this: “Always rename ‘YRBNK PMT’ as ‘Your Bank Payment’ and categorize as Credit Card Payment”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mint is shutting down, and it’s pushing users toward Credit Karma⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been checking YNAB out. I really like that it has an API subscribers can use.

  One of my complaints is that it doesn’t seem to have rule-based categorization, but I may just write a script (or find someone else’s) that interacts with the API.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good server OS for Jellyfin⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I use Ubuntu with no complaints, but Debian is probably better, like others are saying. I wouldn’t use Fedora for this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are We Ready For This Site's Endless Feed of AI-Generated Porn?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately, no, you just need training data on children in general and training data with legal porn, and these tools can combine it.

  It’s already being done, which is disgusting but not surprising.

  People have worried about this for a long time. I remember a subplot of a sci-fi series that got into this. (I think it was The Lost Fleet, 15 years ago).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Best secure router for home use?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I did this as well, but I’m wondering if it was the wrong call. It’s harder to work with firewalls (particularly if docker is involved), and I’ve struggled with stuff like SyncThing.

  Most likely more learning could solve it, but I wonder if I should switch to a dedicated router OS where more support resources are available.