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- Comment on Docker Backup Stratagy 3 weeks ago:
Yup, it works great. I actually did it myself when migrating from a centos to debian host. Worked first try, no issues (except one thing that was already broken but I didn’t know because I hadn’t accessed it recently). Containers are great for this.
- Comment on Virtual Machines- is there a better way to jump start a VM? 3 weeks ago:
This. Cloud-init, or autoinstall for Ubuntu, to get the install done, then use ansible for anything more.
- Comment on Docker Backup Stratagy 3 weeks ago:
Bind mounts. I’ve never bothered to figure out named volumes, since I often work with the contents outside Docker. Then I just back up the whole proxmox VM. (Yes I’m aware proxmox supports containers, no I don’t plan to convert, that’s more time and effort for no meaningful gain to me.)
You can restore that backup to a new VM. I just make sure it boots and I can access the files. Turn off networking before you boot it so that it doesn’t cause conflicts.
- Comment on Germany deems DeepSeek as illegal content after it is unable to address data security concerns, and asks Apple and Google to block it from their app stores 3 weeks ago:
I don’t think you’ve looked closely enough at China, then.
- Comment on Can AI run a physical shop? Anthropic’s Claude tried and the results were gloriously, hilariously bad 3 weeks ago:
“I don’t know how to run a shop, but it can’t be that hard, let’s just have AI do it!”
- Comment on Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.' 3 weeks ago:
When did they ever? I remember when one of my parents got fired in the 90s, they sent the stuff from the desk in a box. Including the company desk phone!
- Comment on Jellyfin over the internet 3 weeks ago:
The issue is not encryption, it’s the unauthenticated API. People can interact with your server without an account.
- Comment on Selfhosting DJ sets? (Soundcloud-style) 3 weeks ago:
The DJ is the artist. Each set is an album with one track. What’s broken about that?
- Comment on The 'Stop Killing Games' initiative is close to its final deadline, and after that, its leader is understandably done: 'Either the frog hops out of the pot, or it's dead' 3 weeks ago:
Most devs are shit at their jobs.
Not that this is exclusive to devs. Most people in general are shit at their jobs.
- Comment on Meta is Adding AI-Powered Summaries to WhatsApp 3 weeks ago:
It could run entirely on-device.
- Comment on The Career Calamity: Monster. com and CareerBuilder, Two of the most prominent legacy job application sites file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Together. Maybe they lost their edge. 3 weeks ago:
I saw one of their Jeff Goldblum ads within the past week, so they’re still airing.
- Comment on Selfhosting DJ sets? (Soundcloud-style) 3 weeks ago:
Jellyfin should be fine. Why do you say it breaks it?
- Comment on ‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops 3 weeks ago:
No. Most cameras have filters to cut non-visible light.
And any EM that passes through a mask is probably going to pass through flesh too. And any EM that’s transmitted and not reflected means it can’t be imaged by a sensor.
Very thin fabric, like a thin white T-shirt, can be transparent to IR in bright sunlight. But that’s a fairly rare case.
- Comment on ‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops 3 weeks ago:
I heard a bit on NPR over the weekend talking about copaganda. Turns out body cams are beneficial to cops, because they can take that footage and selectively edit and release it to push a certain narrative.
If you’ve ever seen a clip on social media, it often starts a few seconds before the cop hits someone, rarely showing the full sequence of events that led up to that point.
And if they can’t edit the footage to make them look good? “Oops, we didn’t retrieve that footage in time so it was overwritten.”
- Comment on [JS Required] Boeing’s Inadequate ‘Training, Guidance and Oversight’ Led to Mid-Exit Door Plug Blowout on Passenger Jet 3 weeks ago:
“They’re too big to fail, they’re the only major domestic aircraft manufacturer!” Ok so nationalize them
- Comment on New Google Search Emoji Answer Feature to Replace All Those Copy and Paste Emoji Websites; You Will be Able to Copy the Code for Emojis With a Click. 3 weeks ago:
It’s more powerful than the one in Windows and faster than installing a third-party one. Also it does unit conversions.
- Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not 3 weeks ago:
You can, but I doubt it will, because it’s designed to respond to prompts with a certain kind of answer with a bit of random choice, not reproduce training material 1:1. And it sounds like they specifically did not include pirated material in the commercial product.
- Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not 3 weeks ago:
The order seems to say that the trained LLM and the commercial Claude product are not linked, which supports the decision. But I’m not sure how he came to that conclusion. I’m going to have to read the full order when I have time.
This might be appealed, but I doubt it’ll be taken up by SCOTUS until another federal court rules differently.
- Comment on Software is evolving backwards 4 weeks ago:
Exemplified by this being a rant in a video with sponsorships tacked on the description and comments. Probably in the video too, but obviously I’m not going to watch it.
- Comment on Having problems with unread emails? Entice the recipients with more emotion 4 weeks ago:
Or maybe reconsider how relevant your messages are for the recipient. Political fundraising emails learned this years ago, and they’re the most annoying about it.
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
Yeah. And all the big projects so far have required a “legally dumped” ROM as an input.
- Comment on Tesla In 'Self-Drive Mode' Hit By Train After Turning Onto Train Tracks 4 weeks ago:
Yeah but I googled it after making that comment, and it was sometimes less than one second before impact: futurism.com/tesla-nhtsa-autopilot-report
- Comment on Tesla In 'Self-Drive Mode' Hit By Train After Turning Onto Train Tracks 4 weeks ago:
In the report, the NHTSA spotlights 16 separate crashes, each involving a Tesla vehicle plowing into stopped first responders and highway maintenance vehicles. In the crashes, it claims, records show that the self-driving feature had “aborted vehicle control less than one second prior to the first impact”
- Comment on Tesla In 'Self-Drive Mode' Hit By Train After Turning Onto Train Tracks 4 weeks ago:
I’ve heard they also like to disengage self-driving mode right before a collision.
- Comment on Trump social media site brought down by Iran hackers 4 weeks ago:
That’s cracking, not hacking. If you’re going to be pedantic, be correct.
- Comment on First time setting up a NAS 4 weeks ago:
Yes, you can convert RAID1 to 10. At least in theory, your controller has to support it. Check the system documentation. TrueNAS ought to.
But gradual upgrades in general are rarely supported. The recommendation is always to do a complete array replacement.
- Comment on Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support 4 weeks ago:
Generally, ripping for personal use is not litigated, only distribution. It may technically be illegal in most places, but then, reproducing someone’s work without compensation should be prohibited.
- Comment on Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support 4 weeks ago:
Why do you say that?
- Comment on Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support 4 weeks ago:
Stuff like this almost never happens due to the legal liability. They can’t ensure that the authors aren’t violating some other contract, like using some library unlicensed, or violating an employer’s noncompete or something.
- Comment on Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support 4 weeks ago:
On what grounds?