Allero
@Allero@lemmy.today
- Comment on 1 day ago:
The expenses are mostly upfront though. I’ve spent like $400 on a relatively fancy NAS and two 3TB WD Red CMR drives five years ago, and since then, there was that.
Of course, depending on your use case, there could be extra expenses as well, some of them recurring: -Bigger drives -Backup storage (I already had a place I could back up to) -Domain name and DNS records (if you expose it to the public Web with a URL; you can otherwise just use a VPN tunnel to access NAS from outside the home network, which is free unless you do anything fancy) -Some kind of paid software (if you don’t enjoy the perfectly good collection of open-source apps) -Etc.
Now, for the streaming alternative: Netflix Standard: $18/mo Spotify: $12/mo Total: $30/mo, or $360/yr. Just these two services alone.
Your NAS system will pay off in a little over a year (maybe two years if you go all in with huge drives, fancy NAS configs, extra expenses here and there), and it’s smooth sailing from there.
My unit works for 5 years already with no maintenance, is still fully supported by the manufacturer, and I don’t expect to replace it in a few more years.
- Comment on 1 day ago:
Self-hosting allows you to have all your files on all your devices, like many have used to with the streaming services. Also, some smart TVs specifically require to connect to some server to grab movies from.
If you don’t need any of that, regular hard drive will suit you best.
- Comment on Would you like to playtest a new indie game? Just completed first playable version of my psychological horror/moral choice simulation. 1 day ago:
Sounds fun! Can see how well it runs on Linux.
- Comment on Sunday update from the Prime Radiant 6 days ago:
Never saw the show, but I read through the main book series and connected works as a teen.
Was a very worthy read back then. Still warmly remember the series.
- Comment on Minecraft is removing code obfuscation in Java Edition 1 week ago:
Nice! Heard of new versions of TerraFirmaCraft, but I believe it is community maintained, as the main author seems to focus on Vintage Story. But since you mention it works fine, I might as well give it a spin! Didn’t know Gregtech updated to newer versions.
- Comment on Minecraft is removing code obfuscation in Java Edition 1 week ago:
No need to advertise Prism - using it already :)
Also, UltimMC is a decent offline fork for pirates and privacy enthusiasts (Disclaimer: I do not promote piracy and own a legal Minecraft license)
I’m so lost and then I try to play like a Beta 1.7.3 player and everyone else just goes “the fuck are you doing?”
Happily, I joined Minecraft when it was already 1.7.2 (release versioning, not Beta), so my ways are not THAT outdated, and obviously I never had issues with 1.7.10 because it’s literally my first version with two minor updates. Who would have known that it will all stop there…
- Comment on Minecraft is removing code obfuscation in Java Edition 1 week ago:
I too find myself returning back there :)
So many great mods died after this version that it was impossible to recreate the experience.
It goes so bad that when I recently loaded a newer version, I was like “what the hell is going on here” :D
- Comment on Minecraft is removing code obfuscation in Java Edition 1 week ago:
Feed the Beast is commonly overloaded and also commonly shoves things like progression and questing, which are not to everybody’s liking.
The best approach is always to add the mods you want manually to tailor the experience.
I personally had most fun with Terrafirmacraft, Thaumcraft, Electrical Age, and GregTech. But those were the days gone, and most of them got stuck at 1.7.10
- Comment on There was no need to ever improve upon THIS 2 weeks ago:
More like complaining about features no one asked for.
Tactile controls are superior, because they can be used without distraction, and the chance of user error is lower.
Besides, they involve less circuitry and are therefore much more reliable.
- Comment on The Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution Has Started 2 weeks ago:
I see. But sometimes, progress really makes lesser problems than there were before.
We have cheap and generally eco-friendly solar, we install plenty of wind, and now we have a much more ecological way to store the power, too.
The rich care about their profits, and if eco-friendly tech delivers that, they’ll be all-in.
- Comment on The Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution Has Started 2 weeks ago:
Yes.
- Comment on The Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution Has Started 2 weeks ago:
Here’s the thing: sodium chloride aka table salt is extremely abundant. We are not expected to run out of it in any measurable timeframe, and the effect of sodium mining on the oceans or ecosystems at large is negligible.
Same cannot be said of lithium, which currently forms the backbone of battery tech. It is rare, and its extraction is extremely polluting. In fact, lithium is responsible for a huge chunk of renewable energy’s ecological footprint.
Switching to sodium technology is like switching from silver to sand. It’s just one thing we truly have enough of.
- Comment on F dieting! 2 weeks ago:
C’mon, it’s Milbona, there’s no need to wait for shroom to f the diet
- Comment on As Microsoft Forces Users to Ditch Windows 10, It Announces That It’s Also Turning Windows 11 into an AI-Controlled Monstrosity 2 weeks ago:
Linux is exactly where you should go with old computers.
With a proper distribution/DE combination, you can run it on 20+ year old computers with no issue.
But overall, if your laptop runs Windows 10, it will likely run every Linux distribution easily.
- Comment on Commercials seem to be normalizing an unhealthy work-balance more. 3 weeks ago:
They also try to promote a positive image of “work-life blend” in order to try and spark people’s enthusiasm for working pretty much 24/7.
As in, “work-life balance is a bad concept because it makes work look evil. Let’s put work into all aspects of life, make you live and breathe work, then you won’t think about it”
- Comment on ‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder 3 weeks ago:
Everyone is attractive to someone, not necessarily by the looks, but by the spirit, character, and a personal charm.
The problem is dating apps and how they shaped our dating sphere overall.
Aside from intentionally picking mediocre partners with algorithms so you could never find a date and stay there forever, generating profits, the very structure of dating apps is super wrong.
What do you see on most of them? A big photo and a tiny bit of text, which for most people ends up very generic. But looks is only one small part of the picture, and one that doesn’t ultimately decide the fate of relationships for most people. It is exactly that text part that matters, and it cannot be a one-liner.
To get to know someone, you have to talk, interact, and this very interaction is what breathes life into relationships and makes a date an actual date, and not just an evening stroll.
I am certain you know something that will be interesting, amusing, funny to someone, that some people out there would love you as a partner. But, for the love of God, do not look for that someone on dating apps. You’re wasting your time and confidence in a loop designed to have you do just that.
Oh and - it is great that you don’t have several dates a week. This fucks up so bad with the very idea of romance. Relationships are not bargaining chips and not scores to make track of. When you “date” like you choose your new jacket, all the magic and butterflies are gone.
You’re good, don’t screw yourself up and you’ll be golden. Speaking as someone with mid looks and personality and a lot of social awkwardness, while being in healthy long relationships with adorable partner.
- Comment on Google Confirms Non-ADB APK Installs Will Require Developer Registration 4 weeks ago:
App that mimics wireless debugging device and allows you to access ADB functionality locally. Widely used to perform actions that are normally unavailable on non-rooted devices. Some apps rely on functionality provided by Shizuku - for example, Canta, which allows you to delete any app, including undeletable pre-installed ones.
- Comment on Open Printer is a fully open-source inkjet with DRM-free ink and no subscriptions 4 weeks ago:
Bought a 19-year-old secondhand Brother printer 2 years ago, still working flawlessly, and everything (drum, toner, etc.) is available when needed.
- Comment on psycho killer 5 weeks ago:
Heard of that claim before, but didn’t find studies to back it up, so didn’t include it here. Won’t be surprised if it is true, though
- Comment on tag yourself 5 weeks ago:
Damn I use the “obsessive compulsive” scheme and I really do have OCD
How do you know?!
- Comment on psycho killer 5 weeks ago:
TL;DR The most prominent correlation is between pedophilia and CSA victimhood. Survivors are more likely to develop pedophilic tendencies, though most still don’t. The rest is unclear.
- Comment on psycho killer 5 weeks ago:
Absolutely. Bring justice to chomos!
- Comment on psycho killer 5 weeks ago:
There’s actually more to it!
Popular culture tends to equate the terms “pedophile” and “child molester”, even though most pedophiles never sexually abuse any children.
By spreading the hate for all pedophiles, not only do we spread hate for people that never chose to be like that, we also contribute to their social isolation and inability to gain professional help, while at the same time reinforcing the “pedophile = predator” pattern.
Therapy for pedophilia is available, and it works. We need nonjudgmental ways to direct such people to get help, not panic and outcry.
- Comment on psycho killer 5 weeks ago:
Unfortunately, no, we can’t. Pedophilia appears fairly randomly, and there are many factors of risk, of which genetics has not been indicated.
The good news is, pedophile does not equal child molester! Most pedophiles never abuse children, and by expanding anonymous therapy options, we can ensure even less of them cross the line.
- Comment on save the planet 🌎 1 month ago:
Test successful!
- Comment on "Pro-life" and "pro-choice" aren't actually opposite positions 1 month ago:
Ah, fair enough
- Comment on "Pro-life" and "pro-choice" aren't actually opposite positions 1 month ago:
Who is the “few” in this context, if I may ask? Nonbinaries?
- Comment on "Pro-life" and "pro-choice" aren't actually opposite positions 1 month ago:
Which is why they should not have any more power (including economic power) than anyone else.
Billionaires should cease to exist, not necessarily by being dead, but by being stripped of their hoarded riches.
- Comment on "Pro-life" and "pro-choice" aren't actually opposite positions 1 month ago:
It does not exist because it doesn’t make too much sense in the long run. Besides, people who want to dominate others would rather join right, as there are more slaves to work with.
Doesn’t mean it cannot exist, and it temporarily existed in many revolutionary societies as a result of radical offset.
I’m not saying that this “many dominating few” kind of thing should exist. Neither do I want for the few to dominate many.
I prefer neutrality, and that comes with equality. This is true center, and the only meaningful way to go.
- Comment on YSK: there's a browser extension called "SingleFile", which allows you to save a page into a single HTML file. 1 month ago:
Post text elaborates on it. Standard Save page option commonly fails to preserve JavaScript elements.