jodanlime

@jodanlime@midwest.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I had this issue at work, I was able to fix it by using the windows media creation tool instead of just writing the iso to the drive. Not sure why that worked, but it has every time so far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to Get Hardware Transcoding BACK on Your Synology NAS⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  A thin client for a NAS? That’s a hard no for me. Take the GPU out if you don’t need it, put a more efficient PSU and it will sip power as long as you aren’t running 27 virtual machines on it. I guess it’s more space than a thin client, but I have no idea how you are getting multiple HDDs or SSDs in a tc. USB is trash at long term data storage, and having a bunch of external drives and cables isn’t superior to a slightly bigger box. Not to mention anything that’s actually sold as a thin client probably won’t run ZFS very well if at all. If it’s not ZFS and it’s not hardware raid what the hell is the point of having network storage? Save the TC for a docker host or host a VM on your NAS that it can connect to instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to Get Hardware Transcoding BACK on Your Synology NAS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  TrueNAS. More control for slightly more work up front. Hardware will be easier to maintain. Lots of gamer desktops that won’t run Win11 available that probably have enough SATA ports to get the job done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Books⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you ever scanned a book? It’s an arduous process and I don’t think most people would go through all the hassle. The files will also never look as clean as an ebook that was made from scratch. There are plenty of other readers and book stores that aren’t at this level of greed, and most libraries have some way to borrow ebooks these days.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roll it up, light it up, smoke it up⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Man’s gotta sleep!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roll it up, light it up, smoke it up⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wait, are these little guys getting stoned?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think is the best (and cheapest) way to host a new nextcloud instance and website for my local scouts organisation?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I personally think this is a better idea than an old laptop. Easier to work on if the fan or SSD ever dies, and the cooling is a little better than any cheaper laptops I have worked on. It also wouldn’t need to be a NUC, basically every PC company makes a SFF or 1L sized computer, I’m partial to the Lenovo but the Dell’s are pretty nice too. I have about 8 Lenovo that are used as mini servers between home and work, on 24/7

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think is the best (and cheapest) way to host a new nextcloud instance and website for my local scouts organisation?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I understand what you’re saying, but I think the user counts and usages would matter big time. I used to run it on the smallest plan DO offered, but I haven’t in a few years now. No idea if the usage requirements have grown over time, and that was just for 2 users. I know a lot of people run it on a NAS in a VM or container, that’s not exactly a dedicated machine either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think is the best (and cheapest) way to host a new nextcloud instance and website for my local scouts organisation?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Look into digital ocean. They have pretty cheap hosting, like $6 a month last time I checked. You used to be able to get a month for free too. If it looks like a good option I can probably rustle you up a referral code.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DIY rubber pad switches?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe you could use arcade buttons instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ethical alternatives to Spotify⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been using Qobuz for a few years. I’m on android and the car app is fine, but not amazing. I haven’t had any drop outs but I choose CD quality on cell service and download a lot of my favorite albums.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just had a hospital group employee tell me to simply email medical information⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They most likely use a third party like mimecast or the built-in encryption in outlook. I also haven’t had an issue between PGP and GPG but I’m not a heavy user.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you recognize this PC case?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If it’s not a Dell it’s an HP Compaq. HP bought Compaq and used the name for branding for a while. It would have been one of the last Compaq branded towers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Even blenders have safeguards though, if the pitcher isn’t installed most won’t work. I don’t think it’s insane to require some sort of safety with LLMs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨👁️🐽👁️⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They don’t need oxygen when I’m sleeping?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨leading ai company⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google TV’s uncertain future⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I’ve noticed it this week I think. It’s a bummer, on the one hand I understand that you need to pay the bills, on the other I’m not interested in ads. Maybe I should see how much a subscription is, because I’m not sure how they can generate enough revenue with ads with their target audience. But something that used to be free to just read tech articles suddenly becoming subscription only does feel a bit weird.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My problem is I just don’t really like wearing watches. I want to, I like watches and I like having the time on me without getting distracted by my phone. But I just can’t find a comfortable band, I don’t like tight shirt cuffs either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like withings cornered the market on hybrids. They are a little pricey but they are built very well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is WAR.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  …no. forklift can lift car. Is very heavy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To win the show Alone, could someone smuggle a GPS locator inside of their anus?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Leave the antenna sticking out a bit and do a handstand

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To win the show Alone, could someone smuggle a GPS locator inside of their anus?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure what success points are, but probably.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨High Fashion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have to confess, I don’t know enough about mime biology to refute that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨High Fashion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s his fuck dance. He’s trying to get the ladies attention

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'd be screaming too lmao⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m guessing they wanted a futuristic cyber syringe and figured they could get away with this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've got something special for you⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I disagree, " is right next to the enter key?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Where does it go?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WalkScape's (RuneScape inspired fitness MMORPG) developer here, we've now released support for smartwatches on iOS & a lot of new content, and we are accepting new players to the Closed Beta!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been playing since August and it’s a great game. It helps keep me exercising too, sometimes you just gotta go for a walk to chop some logs or something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pocket is Saying Goodbye: What You Need to Know | Pocket Help⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I gave it a shot. It made more sense before Firefox added the accounts and syncing features, it was a way to share links/bookmarks between devices for me. I have since decided that syncing these things across devices is less useful than I had imagined it so I just don’t use either option.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions are getting more expensive⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  $60 per month (if you sign a 1 year agreement) is sky high for software subscriptions. Sounds like Stockholm syndrome.