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- Comment on Post your setup. no matter how uggo 3 days ago:
Small, 10 inch rack, with some 3D printed rack mounts.
- Comment on VPN bypassing Firewalls (Wireguard DPI) 3 days ago:
Maybe try some TLS-based VPN? This should work almost anywhere, because it looks like a standard HTTPS connection.
Wireguard - even on port 443 - is special as it uses UDP protocol and not the more widely used TCP protocol.
- Comment on Half-Life 2 peaks at 52,000 concurrent players, 20 years after its release 4 days ago:
I don’t think these two games can be reasonably compared. HL2 is currently free, while concord was a paid game.
- Comment on Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing? 2 weeks ago:
No cure has been found yet for factorio.
- Comment on Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve started Cyberpunk 2077 recently. Runs pretty flawlessly now with patch 2.x, I’m glad that I waited a few years
- Comment on Why are laptop adapters so much larger than phone adapters of same power rating? 3 weeks ago:
No USB power plug operates at 5 V when providing 65 Watts. That would be 13 Amps. Both power plugs most likey use 15 or 20 volts internally. 19 volts is not allowed over USB.
- Comment on Where to start as a beginner 3 weeks ago:
For a start, try hosting something in your own home. A raspberry or an older PC or laptop should be enough.
My first projects were a print server (so I can print via wifi) and a file server. Try to find something that is useful for you.
Only start hosting on the internet when you’ve learned the basics and have more experience.
- Comment on My blog now has Lemmy comments 4 weeks ago:
It seems like a tedious workflow, but the end result is quite good.
- Comment on My blog now has Lemmy comments 4 weeks ago:
Interesting. What is tge reasoning behind only fetching the comments vs. a full fediverse integration?
- Comment on LG monitor asking about ad tracking preferences 4 weeks ago:
Maybe because many streaming services have locked their 4k content behind some specific apps and platforms and not on general desktop PCs.
- Comment on LG monitor asking about ad tracking preferences 4 weeks ago:
Generally, we (sadly) see smart monitors come up like smart TVs did ten years ago.
Some noteable features include streaming apps (netflix…) and wireless screen mirroring from phones.
- Comment on Solar panels between railway tracks? 4 weeks ago:
Why not on the sides of the railroad? Often, there is significant free space on both sides of the track.
- Comment on Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021 1 month ago:
ssh with an easy to guess root password?
- Comment on Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021 1 month ago:
It probably has a large database of exploits it can use. The article claims 20k, but this seems to high for me.
- Comment on Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021 1 month ago:
Yes, but they replace common tools like top or lsof with manipulated versions. This might at least trick less experienced sysadmins.
- Comment on Do you selfhost your own blog/website? 1 month ago:
I agree, but I understood this question in the context of a homelab.
And for me, a homelab is not the right place for a public website, for the reasons I mentioned.
- Comment on Do you selfhost your own blog/website? 1 month ago:
No, with these reasons:
- Bandwidth isn’t plenty
- My “uptime” at home isn’t great
- No redundant hardware, even a simple mainboard defect would take a while to replace
I have a VPS for these tasks, and I host a few sites for friends amd family.
- Comment on Most file types are just a renamed .zip 1 month ago:
You’re right, my comment was oversimplified.
- Comment on Most file types are just a renamed .zip 1 month ago:
Because both ways are used. Microsoft relies on file names, linux on the first bytes of the file.
- Comment on Most file types are just a renamed .zip 1 month ago:
I don’t think “most” applies here. Text-based files, pdf, media files and most executeable files are not .zip.
- Comment on Most file types are just a renamed .zip 1 month ago:
I think it makes sense from a programming view. When you have a document, you can add all the media files and pack them together as one archive. Then the program sets the filename to .docx so everyone knows that they need an office program to open that file.
For the users, all you need to know is what program can open which files. If every document would be named .zip, you would have no idea if it was a spreadsheet or slides for your presentation.
- Comment on Most file types are just a renamed .zip 1 month ago:
OP refers to the fact that you can rename some filetypes to .zip and unpack them.
Notable examples microsoft office files (.docx) or android apps (.apk).
Counterexample are media files (mp3, mp4, jpg).
- Comment on Flohmarkt is a Fediverse Marketplace 1 month ago:
It’s quite obvious from the context
- Comment on Happy 12 million! 1 month ago:
sadly not really
- Comment on Happy 12 million! 1 month ago:
- Comment on What if a glass of water were LITERALLY half empty? 1 month ago:
I was a little disappointed how little happens. Anybody still remember the baseball at the speed of light?
- Comment on solar PV → heat pump → water heater; direct, no A/C or intermediate components. Practical? Feasible? 2 months ago:
I think the cost of all the additional wiring and components would outweight the benefits.
What if the sun isn’t shining? You would need a heat pump that can use AC and DC. What if the sun is shining, and the water is hot enough? Your PV would need DC cabling and a converter to AC to send power to the grid. And all these components would need some switches etc.
It’s just easier to have all your home run on AC.
- Comment on I wrote a web front end for downloading Youtube videos, and i'd love some feedback 2 months ago:
A simple cron job with youtube-dl works also fine.
- Comment on I wrote a web front end for downloading Youtube videos, and i'd love some feedback 2 months ago:
Is it possible to submit a channel and download all the videos (also new videos when they are released).
- Comment on ZeroTrust Your Home 2 months ago:
Based on the complexitiy of this setup, you need to be quite enthusiastic about your homelab.
