jacksilver

@jacksilver@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Docker Backup Stratagy⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, bind mount the data and config directories and back those up. You can test a backup by spinning up a new image with the data/config directories.

  This is both easy and generally the recommended thing I’ve seen for many services.

  The only thing that could cause issues is breaking changes caused by the docker images themselves, but that’s an issue regardless of backup strategy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US Supreme Court upholds Texas age-check for porn sites⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I don’t think anyone has issues with having some age check/protection. The issue is how you set it up and the privacy implications.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US Supreme Court upholds Texas age-check for porn sites⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Why can’t the law force websites to provide an age rating and we let parents decide what their children can see?

  Why should someone have to share government ID with a porn site?

  How does this impact social media sites like Twitter, reddit, Lemmy?

  The impacts to content hosting providers and the privacy or everyday people is negatively impacted for something parents should have more responsibility over. Not to mention the Republican justices seem to be using this to make “partially protected” language a thing, which is dangerous in itself.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump social media site brought down by Iran hackers⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Really you should have it direct to a clone of the site, but with fake accounts pushing whatever agenda you want.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My T-shirt size is L⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, but sizing is user dependent. So unless it’s based on the users purchasing history it’s useless what the average person does.

  If it said “L is your recommended size based on your purchase habits and customer data”, then sure. But it just says we recommend L because that’s what other people said/ordered, which makes no sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My T-shirt size is L⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Wouldn’t it then update to recommending a M if he picked large?

  If it’s really that the sizing runs large it should just say that, but that message is very ambiguous.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Odds of rolling a 7 with a weighted die⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Just want to expand on this as it’s the most direct explanation.

  With two die there are 6 ways to you can roll a seven (each side has one way to add up to seven), and 36 total combinations (6 sides * 6 sides). So the odds are 6 times out of 36 or 6/36.

  With one weighted die, you have a set value (say 3 for example). There is only one side on the other die that will equal 7 (4 in our example). So you have 1 out of 6 possibilities, or 1/6 chance.

  However, this is only true for 7. If you were targeting 2 for example, the odds can change substantially. Normally you have one way to get 2 (1 and 1) so you’d have 1 out of 36 possible rolls or 1/36. If the weighted die was weighted to 6 though, you’d never be able to get 2, so your odds would be 0.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the e-reader you would buy if you were in the market?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s really great software, and the android app is great (given it supports offline mode). I just wish the folder structure was simpler/flexible. Makes me tempted to try to make a pull request, but haven’t done something like that in ages.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the e-reader you would buy if you were in the market?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I saw Boox called out, but not the Boox Palma². I just got it and it’s been pretty nice. The major draw is the form factor though as it’s phone sized making it pretty portable.

  It runs android and I’ve set it up to work with AudioBookshelf and Komga

  AudioBookshelf, while designed for audiobooks, allows you to download books for offline reading and seemed the best all in one for books self hosting. It also has a native android app.

  Komga seems pretty amazing for manga and comic books (haven’t settled on an app, just using the browser now). The e-ink display isn’t the best for reading this medium, but it’s not terrible for black and white comics.

  Since both of those are self-hosted solutions they could integrate with readarr pretty easily (although audiobookshelf’s folder structure can be frustrating).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hosting virtualbox for my students⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, that would be my recommendation too. Anything else will produce a worse experience (laggy and slow) and more complexity to get setup/maintain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the U.S. Vulnerable to a Drone Sneak Attack?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, this has always been true, the drones only close the gap by miles. The big issue with the drone attack was Ukraine ability to sneak explosives deep into Russian territory. The delivery mechanism of drones may make it more accurate, but it could have been rockets/mortars and the effect would have been the same.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I was going to say that TV wasn’t much of a news source to begin with. The real issue is that social media for news is probably worse - now everyone can be spoonfed the news they want.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t know this one wasn’t well received until just now. To me it’s one of the few good 3D sonics. The plot, stage design, intersecting stories with varied play styles. All of that made it feel like playing in a full world.

  That being said, I’m hit or miss on sonic in general, so maybe I like it for not being a traditional sonic game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A game you "didn't know it was bad 'til people told you so"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Personally the movement mechanics and the tropical overworld were amazing in this game.

  While the water jetpack may seem like a gimmick, I thought it really changed the platforming in a good way.

  Additionally, I’m a sucker for a good overworld and the amount of things you can unlock or discover in delphino plaza turns it into its own sort of level.

  There is definitely some jank and padding (blue coins) in the game, but it holds up better than Mario 64 in my opinion (just due to the camera issues IN Mario 64).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tunic is awesome and I wish more people talked about it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Lil Gator is also a great game!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tunic is awesome and I wish more people talked about it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, combat is it’s weakest point. I’m sorry that held the game back from you, because the overall “puzzle” of the world/game is very rewarding.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What game has the best tutorial, in your opinion?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe it’s not a bad tutorial, but it is long and slow.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah my bad, that’s definitely a good point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My opinion is that in the game you should have collected rooms over time, but be able to build the house with whatever tiles you have.

  This would still require multiple playthroughs, as you need to rebuild the house for different puzzles, but also removes some of the RNG by tying it to finding new rooms rather than at every door.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure if I agree on the “full price” comment, it’s not much different in quality than Myst or Outer Wilds.

  Outside of that I agree, the real deciding factor is how much RNG annoys you. I loved the puzzles and gameplay, but gave up after the “first” ending because there were a ton of puzzles I knew how to solve, but couldn’t get back to or get the right resources for them. Some might argue the RNG is part of the puzzle, but for me it felt more punishing than it should be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blue Prince - Have you played it? How blown is your mind?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I love rougelites/likes, but for me the issue was the RNG. When you have the knowledge to solve a puzzle, but can’t get the resources or rooms to line up right it just feels stupid.

  The game wouldnt be half the length if I could just define the layout myself each day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shooting an unarmed woman who was just trying to walk home: just LAPD things⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was wondering, if someone shot rubber bullets at a cop, would they be charged with attempted murder or assault?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Invincible VS | Official Reveal Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a 3v3 tag team game and they only showed 6 characters?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lies of P: Overture - Launch Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It is a hard game, but hopefully the new settings help. Also, I didn’t find it too hard to farm resources to level up. Compared to dark souls I think it’s a bit more forgiving.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is having a lawyer present during police interviews "opt in" rather than "opt out"?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Im not sure I’d call cops expert interrogators, it’s more like they’re playing with a stacked deck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are humans really so predictable that algorithms can easily see thru us, or does continuous use of algorithm feeds make us predictable to their results?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, they aren’t trained to make “correct” responses, but reasonably looking responses; they aren’t truth systems. However, I’m not sure what a truth system would even look like. At a certain point truth/fact become subjective, meaning that we probably have a fundamental problem with how we think about and evaluate these systems.

  I mean, it’s the whole reason programming languages were created, natural language is ambiguous.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games are just objective master pieces?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, but my point is that it’s apparent from scene 1 when “Simon” wakes up the first time. Just cause he doesn’t get it doesn’t mean the player doesn’t have to deal with the same concept getting rehashed over and over.

  There was no build up of the concept or iteration on the idea. It’s just the same arc from the first 10-15 minutes of the gameplay playing out again and again. Except they swap it up at the end to try to make it hit harder, but to me it just felt played out.

  I get why people like it, but it just didn’t have the pay off for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games are just objective master pieces?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The setting was definitely interesting. However the main story was a bit too much of a one trick pony - who is the real you.

  !Additionally they kinda cheat in the story telling around who lives on. It’s not random chance, each time they replicate their memories it just makes a clone. The original was never going to make it to the end.!<

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[SPOILERS] Just finished The Last Of Us Part I, what an amazing game⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I liked the balance between hope and despair in the first game. The second game just felt like it went out of its way to be depressing. I played up to the first major scene and knew the rest of the story was going to play out like an academy award winning drama and just didn’t have motivation to play though that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  While it isn’t apparent from looking at recent events, senators are actually some of the most powerful people in US politics. That’s because they are the smaller chamber of the US legislative branch.

  Why I say they are powerful is that they (along with the house) dictate laws and the budget for the US. While the house, the larger chamber of the legislative, performs a similar role the house has 435 people vs the senate’s 100 (meaning the power of the senate is less diluted).

  While looking at the current affairs in the US might seem to imply Trump is all powerful. Right now he is only able to do what he is doing becuase Republicans effectively control all three branches of the US federal government (legislative - makes laws, executive - executes laws, judicial - evaluates/interprets laws).

  If they wanted to, the senate could stop a lot of what Trump is doing. If they had support of the house, they could literally kick him out of office. While the judiciary also has a lot of power, it’s more reactive rather than proactive when compared to the legislative.

  So In summary a senator is one of the top law makers (as in literally defines the law) in the US. And if senate and house work together, they are the most powerful branch of the US government. The main issue is getting 635 people to agree on anything, which is why over the past couple decades the executive had been able to exert power power/influence in the US.