StrawberryPigtails
@StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org
- Comment on Framework Laptop 12 is now available for pre-order for €569 and up (but not in the US) 2 hours ago:
Good article, but dear god, either hire an editor, or put it through a spelling and grammar checker. Preferably both.
- Comment on Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’ 1 day ago:
I would have been surprised if they hadn’t fired her. Good on those two for causing a ruckus for a cause they believe in though. Nonviolent one too, well done.
- Comment on Trump cuts funding to FOSS projects. 2 days ago:
They load. I have to specify http:// to get it to work though.
- Comment on How do I use HTTPS on a private LAN without self-signed certs? 4 days ago:
I’ve never done it myself but this may be what you’re looking for.
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- Comment on Why plans are already in motion for a Trump third term – no matter what the law says 1 week ago:
No.
- Comment on Self-hosted media server to share with 5+ people? 3 weeks ago:
It’s doable. I personally run my Jellyfin instance publicly available and there’s maybe 3 people who use it regularly. With my internet connection, WAN side users are limited to about 720p but I’ve had the 3 of us all playing different media at the same time on occasion. The main limiting factors on the number of simultaneously active users is how much upload bandwidth you have and how quickly you can transcode video files. Any 10 year old box will be able to handle 1 or 2 users at a time provided it doesn’t need to do a bunch of transcoding. If your building a box, would use a 11th or 12 gen Intel or if you must go AMD, have a graphics card to handle the transcoding. The “build a box” route can probably handle 4 or 5 simultaneous users, possibly more depending on your hardware choices. The main limiting factor in that case would be your upload.
- Comment on Digg is about to be rebooted. Thoughts? 4 weeks ago:
Dig long ago dug its grave. Then Reddit jumped in too. Long live Lemmy.
- Comment on Donald Tusk announces military training plans for all men in Poland - BBC News 4 weeks ago:
That’s what got me to read the article as well. After I read it, figured I share it.
- Donald Tusk announces military training plans for all men in Poland - BBC Newswww-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to globalnews@lemmy.zip | 2 comments
- Comment on Least terrible domain registrars 5 weeks ago:
I’ve always used NameCheap. Can’t speak to their ethics, but customer support has been excellent the few times I’ve needed it.
- Comment on Whats the most downvoted comment/post on lemmy? 5 weeks ago:
Damn. That might be the most votes I’ve seen on any post, period.
- Comment on Between Linux or Windows which do you think will be first to have a viable OS for quantum computers? 5 weeks ago:
I suspect the Linux kernel would support quantum first. Somehow I don’t see a multi billion dollar multinational moving fast enough to beat some caffeine addicted teen looking for street cred.
- Comment on Looking for a VPS. I don't know who to choose. 5 weeks ago:
Before I grew enough spare capacity at home to self host our family’s server, I was using MCPro hosting. It was fine and at the time, cheap. I understand they’ve been bought by Apex now though. No experience with them.
- Comment on Marjorie Taylor Greene Threatens Criminal Referrals Against ‘Democrat-Run’ USAID that ‘Brainwashes World with Globalist Propaganda’ 5 weeks ago:
Hey Ma! The crazy “Jewish Space Laser” lady is at it again!
Damned fool of an idiot.
- Comment on See highest paying hourly jobs in my area 1 month ago:
Different folks, different strokes, different threat models.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
An asshole. Maybe a pervert. Definitely someone I’d block. Not every negative example of humanity needs a specific name.
- Comment on Email provider for home server alerts 1 month ago:
I started running into the same problem about 2 years ago. Found a company called Send in Blue ( which has since been bought and is now called Brevo). They’re a commercial mail sender but have a free tier. How long that will continue to be available, I don’t know, but for now it solves my email sending issues.
- Comment on Anyone know where I can ask about football (soccer) streaming sites? 1 month ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Because even if you have the skills needed to referb an old printer, there is no garentee that the drivers will function on a modern OS. Or in my case, in Linux. It’s a lot easier to just buy a new printer from another brand if you need a printer.
Honestly though, most people don’t print enough anymore for buying a printer to make sense. Cheaper to just go to your local Kinko’s or whatever and have them print out the 3 or 4 pages per year. If that’s not an option, get a laser printer.
- Comment on Elon Musk says millions in Social Security database are between ages of 100 and 159 1 month ago:
Probably because it’s not that big a deal and would cost far more to fix than it cost us in fraud. The only problem free system is a nonexistent system. WTF should I care that some database thinks someone is as old as our nation. Who knows, it might possibly be true.
- Comment on Elon Musk says millions in Social Security database are between ages of 100 and 159 1 month ago:
Pretty sure I heard about this when Bush Jr. was President.
- Comment on Five Confusing Fediverse Things 1 month ago:
So this is my third go at replying. First attempt was damn near collage level. Second attempt found me rewriting the Internet for Dummies book that originally taught me about how the internet works when I was 10. Seriously, if you can find a copy of that particular edition, give it a read. It’s the third edition from 1995. You may need help from !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com to find it though.
Honestly, the Fediverse has the same problem that the internet itself has. That is that it is far easier to just use than it is to explain what it is but the fediverse and the internet itself work almost exactly the same way, at least at the user level.
I’m going to completely ignore everything under the hood for the sake of simplicity. Additionally I’m going to over simplify to the point of inaccuracy, because it gets really complicated really quickly once you scratch the surface.
Imagine a spider web. Each point where the web interconnects is a server. Each server on that web can communicate with every other server on that web (don’t ask how, that’s part of the bit we are ignoring).
Now each fediverse service is kinda on its own web. Lemmy is on one web, Mastodon is on another, Pixelfed another, websites, email, Matrix, NextCloud, XMPP, IRC, Gopher, Usenet, and a million more are each on their own little webs.
It doesn’t really matter which Lemmy server you pick to join the conversation on Lemmy but your account is only with that server. But because that server is a part of the Lemmy web you can talk to anyone that is also on that web.
That’s the best Eli5 explanation I can give. It’s not particularly accurate because anything, any system, involving more than about 3 people will contain more exceptions than rules. And the fediverse has a lot more than 3 people in it.
My advice for new users on the fediverse is, once you have decided what service (Lemmy, Mastodon, Pixelfed, email, or whatever) either join a server that is most in line with your interests, or look up the largest servers of that service and pick one from the lower end of the top 20.
- Comment on Five Confusing Fediverse Things 1 month ago:
God, this video makes me feel old. The fact that folks can be confused about how a federated service works boggles my mind. I mean, I get it. Walled gardens have been the default for 20 years now. But still.
- Comment on Europol chief says Big Tech has ‘responsibility’ to unlock encrypted messages 2 months ago:
No, that’s the responsibility of the NSA or whatever their equivalent in other countries is.
- Comment on Do you refrain from participating to a community if it's hosted on Lemmy.ml ? 5 months ago:
I generally don’t worry about communities. Either the community is well run or not.
Users, though. I’ll block trolls all day long. If I notice I’m blocking a whole bunch of users from the same instance, I’ll block the instance. So far that has only happened twice. Lemmygrad and feddit.ro.
- Comment on Simple way to get emails for new Lemmy or Mastodon posts? 5 months ago:
Email notifications can be setup, but the option needs to be enabled by the instance administrator. Failing that, your phone app might support push notifications.