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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which guides to trust for novice / normie getting started?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Just another thing: Get proper,WORM(write once read many) backups. Get a M-Disc capable blueray burner (around 100 bucks) and burn the real important stuff in Archive capable Bluerays (normal ones degrade within years,these don’t). You don’t want to find out your datasets suffered from bit rot(yes,that is a thing) 5 years later and have no option to restore because you fucked up backups 2 years ago. For the real important data(everything that can’t be redownloaded aka the personal stuff) it’s worth it.

  Ideally do put some of those discs somewhere else,away from your house.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which guides to trust for novice / normie getting started?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  But for gods sake use proper backups. The tendency for immich to break things is the reason I nowadays recommend photoprism to people who start with selfhosting - it’s worse in a lot of ways but way more stable most of the times.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which guides to trust for novice / normie getting started?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You don’t need many “guides”, especially not on blogs. They are risky - often written by people who don’t really know what they are doing fully and,more importantly, don’t update their guides. Then things can become really really ugly fast.

  If you managed to run jellyfin on a miniPC on Debian you are already doing a good job and very likely already quite a bit.

  My personal recommendation: Get another miniPC (no ARM,so no Raspi) and put Debian on it. Then use the Proxmox Community scripts to expand your reach, BUT use them as an “understanding how shit works” base - they have their limitations and their quality has sadly dropped since tteck is no longer with us. (RIP :(

  That should give you a pretty good insight into virtualisation, KVM, basic networking - and a plattform to play that you easily can revert to an earlier state if you fuck up.

  Remember backups, remember documentation (a wiki,maybe netbox) and monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana or Zabbix are some of the multiple options).

  If you want to, you can also look into bash scripts to automate a few things. I know people here hate LLMs but actually ChatGPT and perplexity are good for that. Let them write a bash script for some easy tasks (e.g. update the VM, download a configuration file, create two admin users, make them sudo, install zabbix agent, install this and that) and then let them explain step by step to you. They aren’t too bad at it and actually help you learn basic scripting fairly well. (And then learn it properly with a e-course or something.)

  As long as you don’t operate any public facing services and proper backups the actual risk involved is fairly small

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scifi question about time travel:⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Dude, just read the fucking manual, it’s on page 95 right under “What to do when a Gloridian chokes you through the time window?” And just before “Things you should report to the Time Cops”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Krafton Issue Statement Regarding Subnautica 2⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There is also the possibility,like always, that both sides are assholes, btw.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What network hardware should I get for my homelab?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. Would be my recommendation, too. For the size of the lab a Zimba seems a good choice if something new is what OP wants, otherwise a MiniPC.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨VMware’s rivals ramp efforts to create alternative stacks⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I know what you mean, but just saying that Proxmox absolutely has an Api that can do a few (not all) of these things - and some are potentially use cases for the data centre manager. But yeah, I know what you mean.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the funniest insult / joke you've come up with on the spot?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not me, but a friend. She got insulted by a drunk female nazi who happened to be… Ugly as fuck,not only because her ideology.

  Very calm and mannered she simply told her:"Excuse me, Ma’am, as I midwife I feel professional inclined to forward an important piece of advice to your dear mother: Usually you throw the afterbirth away and keep the baby,not vice versa. "

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Partially 3D printed CNC machine⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The issue with the Z axis is not only the slider but also the threaded rod. Just a few thoughts/experiences on it based on my experience with the MPCNC and various different changes to Z axis group people made:

  • rigidity of the axis is paramount. When the router moves it does move toward the material. If there is not enough rigidity the material will push the router bit away variably and an angle is created which then exercises pressure on the router bit, creating enormous loads and usually kills it - which is bloody dangerous.

  • The other issue is the weight of the spindle. A makita RT0702C is around 2kg, but has its drawbacks. A water cooled “China spindle” weights around 5. That is, from my experience, too much for one threaded rod.

  Don’t get me wrong, your design is great and imho you are onto something - it removes a lot of other issues the MPCNC has and might be the perfect middle ground between “MPCNC” and “full aluminium build”. I like it a lot for this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Partially 3D printed CNC machine⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting concept,seems to mitigate some issues of the MPCNC. The Z Axis assembly looks a bit on the weak side, especially for heavier spindles. I see the most problems in CNC builds here,tbh - the Z axis is far more of a problem than the other ones as it tends to destabilize itself due to the lever effect it does suffer from.

  BTW: In terms of Google: Why not put the file on something like Github/Launchpad,etc. so others can contribute,comment or fork it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uniciv (open-source android/desktop 4x game) 4.17 release!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If we ever get a proper open source version of a city skyline like game…I need a sabbatical or early retirement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can it take months to get over being laid off?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  First of all: As a healthcare professional but not your healthcare professional: What you describe has strong signs of a depressive phase and you should first and foremost seek professional help - don’t trust the internet on this and more importantly don’t start to self treat yourself in any way besides behaviour based measures.

  Secondly: It can take ages. I’ve been there. Especially when your new job is similar to the old one it is quite difficult, as you “in theory” know what to do but in reality you still have to find your place in the new company. It will take time. But it will get better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tips for TPU?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I use a bit of glue and try to remove it when it’s still warm but not hot. Zero issues so far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've seen hype around the Minisforum n5 Pro NAS but I'm not sure how much is marketing. What does the community think?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same for me, I just knew it because I stumbled across it recently.

  Well,tbf, AMD is at least a little bit better than Intel. They are even worse.

  I fucking want proper, block based naming back

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've seen hype around the Minisforum n5 Pro NAS but I'm not sure how much is marketing. What does the community think?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tbh, as someone who just built their own system I am a little bit angry that they didn’t announce it a few months earlier - I would have waited a bit longer then to see their pricing.

  The specs are solid for a “Proxmox NAS with ZFS and containers”. For a regular NAS it’s oversized,but we all know that. The trend towards integrated devices is there and I went down that way as well.(And if you can actually install a different OS of course)

  Anyway: If they can deliver what they promise it might be one of the most interesting systems - it doesn’t have many of the issues the Ugreens have (lack of ECC,etc.) and if they manage to deliver… it’s pushing into a space a lot of prosumers and small companies are that is currently only covered by self builds or spending much more money than necessary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've seen hype around the Minisforum n5 Pro NAS but I'm not sure how much is marketing. What does the community think?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They list the AI 9 Hx Pro 370 which does support ECC.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reevaluating my password management⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bitwarden is absolutely solid,yes.

  Local server wise: If OP uses it in a local only setup behind a proper VPN implementation from my point of view the risk is acceptable. It’s not that hard to secure a home server in a way that Vaultwarden is not at risk - and when you’re so compromised that it is, then the attacker can easily use other vectors to gain the same data (RAt,keyloggers, etc.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨RETIRED: Readarr - Sonarr for Ebooks Book Manager and Automation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  mam?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anker's 3D texture printer raises $45 million in most successful Kickstarter campaign ever — world's first UV printer for personal use to begin shipping in August⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What a nice ad title.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I worked at an escort agency. This is how it changed my attitude to sex⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sweden is progressive in some areas and lacking behind in others.

  As all nations are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope, no issues so far, but it’s new enough to already have received the new units directly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The small Renault’s are actually more than decent EVs and can be compared to the Hyundai Inster.

  If you are filthy rich the Porsches are decent, same goes for some of the BMW. The Nissan Arya is also okayish, so are Mercedes.

  But yeah, Korea has the absolute king of the hill atm. I drive an EV6 (pre facelift). And honestly? It’s the most “fun” and “comfortable” car I ever had - and I used to have lots of expensive company cars in the past (Audi A4,A5,A6, BMW 5, Volvo), often with "lights and sirens " installed and drove Seat,Skoda,Hyundai, Volvo privately.

  None of them were as fun. None of fhem were as versatile and comfortable. And funny enough I safe enormous amounts of money.

  And all the downsides people worry about? So far I didn’t have any.

  Charging? Absolutely no issue - beside the fact that my sparky is shit and I still don’t have a home box (but a 200 bucks mobile box off Amazon helps). Even with long distances it’s no issue - even in remote locations I had a chance to charge,often easier to find than petrol. And on regular trips it takes as much time to go to the toilet and get me a coffee. Which I would also do with petrol… So in fact I save a few minutes. Even under these circumstances I pay half compared to what I payed for petrol.

  Battery issues? The car is used. So far: Zero degradation. We had it assessed by a professional company recently.

  The only two issues it has: Preconditioning is somewhat random (which has been solved with the facelift) and the fact that the drivers profile is not based on the key sucks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fairphone announces the €599 Fairphone 6, with a 6.31" 120Hz LTPO OLED display, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip, and enhanced modularity with 12 swappable parts⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, the wireless charging is a no-go for me as well. I understand that it costs licensing and wastes energy. But the environmental impact of all the useless/lost cables is also a point,especially when you get your energy fully renewable/self produced. And in a lot of areas (airline lounges,etc.) it has become widely adopted/the norm.

  They could easily have offered a “swap” battery that has a little less capacity but includes wireless charging - give people a fucking choice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Budget-friendly Sovol SV08 Max redefines large-format 3D printing with Insane 700 mm/s speeds⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I fully agree. Sadly currently printer reviews tend to enshitify themselves everywhere, at least from my perspective. It’s really hard to find reviews that are actually more or less objective and don’t just try to give you a few “alibi downsides”.

  Which is bad, both for the community but also for the whole market,because it pushes people into the hands of the few brands that actually at least deliver a product that is working mostly - Bambu is the best example Their support is shit, their company policy is shit,but a buyer can at least hope they “do the trick”. So they knowingly or unknowingly buy into the walled garden.

  Not a good perspective for the future.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Which hype? Matrix as a protocol is used for a decade now, especially by various big governments (French, Luxembourg and German governmental messenger, various German states, German and Polish armed forces, German healthcare messenger, various smaller projects in Latin America), is bridgeable (I currently have it bridged to Whatsapp and Signal amongst others) but I really don’t see a hype - on the contrary I only see people predicting me the immediate apocalypse of Matrix for 5 years now, currently due to matrix.org (one of a hundred instances) introducing a premium account model for the most cost intensive (heavily media sharing)users. (See below for that).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Overdramatic blog post,sorry. I can’t stand the whole “fremmium” crybabies that then literally recommend the next freemium or “non transparent funding model” service… And don’t understand the fundamental difference between the Protocol and one of its implementations.

  Matrix as a protocol is solid and is used far beyond the Matrix messenger. (e.g. the French and German governmental messenger, the German healthcare messenger,various armies,etc.) With a lot of commits coming from there - but not enough funding,that is definitely an issue.

  The current issue with Freemium is solely limited to the matrix.org instance. There are hundreds of federated instances out there that aren’t Freemium and won’t have the need to go that way as they are funded differently.(e.g. the Lemmy Instance I am currently writing from, feddit - we are financed through other means) As they are federated it doesn’t matter - and honestly, I personally tend to see this as a good thing - it will lead users away from matrix.org towards other instances, making the whole network more reliable and decentralized.

  There are two other issues that are relevant, though: The way the foundation is run is not ideal, definitely - there are and were issues and I am not happy with some management decisions, but at least they are getting somewhat better recently (government board). The whole protocol does not evolve as fast as it should be and this is an issue,especially as a it also affects bug fixing. As an executive for a (much smaller) company myself I see management issues and infighting due to lack of leadership within the foundation and I am not happy with that. The second issue is Element as a company that does things companies do - focus on making money. This in theory would be a good thing if Element would send enough money AND effort upstream to seriously bring the whole project forward. For a long time this seemed to be the case,but licensing issues and the “stale” development off Element X(Matrix 2.0) has me questioning that as well - but recent changes show us hope in that regard. We also need to carefully reconsider if element is keeping too much"closed" source code for monetized features and what influence VC really has. In conclusion: We need better leadership for Matrix,more transparency and more funding.

  The good news is: It doesn’t mattter too much - if the current foundation fucks up and goes belly up it is not the end of Matrix - the protocol is decentralized enough and the licencing of the core components permissive enough for another (better?) foundation to start over. There are dozends of clients available and we have alternative servers available by now.

  The funding part nevertheless is my major pet peeve here. All around Europe governments try to get rid of US tech - and use Matrix protocol based products. But they hardly if ever fund that. If Germany, France, Poland and Luxembourg (the big users) would give 5€ per year for each client they implement all issues with funding would be gone, Matrix 2.0 would be available in a few months, VC could be pushed out of elements AND they could mandate more transparency.

  The issue with funding is relevant for all NGOs and especially in tech. Running servers costs a fuckton of money.

  Signal has a respectable amount of backers but is a centralized protocol and when Trump does something shady moneywise their infrastructure,money and possibly even people will be gone within 24 hours.

  Threema has a more sustainable business model but Switzerland is,well, difficult, in terms of privacy and intelligence services overreach, especially towards traffic pointing to foreign servers or hosts.

  Revolt is a centralized service with no federation,limited selfhosting capabilities,with unclear funding(we are waiting for a financial transparency report for ages now).

  Polyproto is still not quite there feature wise and funding, etc. is unclear.

  Delta Chat is indeed an option but has massive technical limitations.

  That leaves XMPP as the sole big competition if you want non-centralised, non-US based, privacy friendly, messaging.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And Switzerlands records in terms of privacy sadly is far worse than most people think - even with the last attack being repelled.

  Matrix (preferably on a non-matrix.org instance) currently is the preferable non US and privacy friendly way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Budget-friendly Sovol SV08 Max redefines large-format 3D printing with Insane 700 mm/s speeds⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That surely was a nice ad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MIT researchers crack 3D printing with glass — new technique enables inorganic composite glass printed at low temperatures⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Centauri Carbon: Around 300 bucks Bambu Lab A1 mini: Around 200 bucks

  How much more entry level can you get? That’s below most Voron builds, btw.

  You came in here with a claim that was simply not valid. The most likely explanation is that your printer is misconfigured. But you keep on generalising your subjective experience towards everyone else,even though you have been disproven.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Satisfactory] 222 hours in, I have built a factory that makes 20 heavy modular frames per minute. (more pictures and details in description)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Now make it 60! That’s the only number that counts! One per second!

  (And yes, that’s doable,done that,but won’t do it again…it wasn’t pretty,it wasn’t fun)