habitualcynic

@habitualcynic@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Simple NAS hardware for home use?⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I got an Aoostar WTR Pro for this exact purpose. I went with jellyfin over plex due to plex enshittification, haven’t had any issues yet. You can find smaller NAS devices if you want. I avoided Synology because something felt off, and now they’re enshittifying too.

  I like the people suggesting to build your own, that’s my next plan.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forcedWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryption⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I helped my sister deal with this. Bitlocker activated itself, the keys were in her account which she had access to. She had done everything properly but nothing worked to resolve it.

  There’s countless forum posts on it since about 2021 if you go looking for it. None of the recovery processes worked so I reformatted and enabled bitlocker at the start. Next time I visit, she’s getting Linux Mint.

  Fuck Microsoft. End users shouldn’t be expected to troubleshoot like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alternatives to Roku/AppleTV for Jellyfin Client⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hagezi’s pro and above blocks the sponsored video ones which I found most intrusive: raw.githubusercontent.com/…/native.amazon.txt

  These usually break the UI but you can still access apps so it’s functional.

  • unagi-eu.amazon.com
  • ktpx-eu.amazon.com

  I’m using the hagezi list for now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alternatives to Roku/AppleTV for Jellyfin Client⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh shoot, didn’t realize it just worked. Thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alternatives to Roku/AppleTV for Jellyfin Client⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I haven’t made the leap yet due to the jailbreak apps but I’ve seen read that Jellyfin is decent on AppleTV, about as good as anywhere else. Probably not as polished as you’d expect on AppleTV but serviceable. I’ll update if I end up buying one!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alternatives to Roku/AppleTV for Jellyfin Client⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This worked best for me for Linux ISOs on my fire stick:

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alternatives to Roku/AppleTV for Jellyfin Client⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I second the AppleTV recommendation based on your disgust with the Roku UI ads, I am completely on your side there, but my similar search has bought me to AppleTV.

  I currently run Amazon Fire Sticks which also have UI ads but my pihole is catching most of them and it’s dirt cheap with h.265 support. Plus it runs various hacked apps like TVMob, Cinema, and Cyberflix. That’s what keeps me from moving to an AppleTV or an n100 box already.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And you call them that even though they are obviously grilled?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Selfhosting Sunday - What's up?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Firing up my NAS and Arrs. My Aoostar WTR Pro and all the components arrived, it’s all setup, and I swapped out the fan for a larger one to get more airflow into the nvme drive area since I live in a hot climate.

  Spending the day configuring a vpn, sab, and qbit. Already learning a lot!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve lived here all my life; the answer is yes.

  Source: am stupid

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brother has now succumbed to temptation, and is starting to fuck up your printer on purpose if you use third party ink⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I definitely have to agree there. I don’t want to side blindly with a manufacturer, but I like how you said it about the YouTubers being just as susceptible as anyone else to falling for hearsay.

  I will try a third party toner on my Brother when it finally needs a refill to see. Looks like I’ve been running the newer firmware a long time but haven’t had to refill toner since well before. Might as well be moot with how rarely I print lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brother has now succumbed to temptation, and is starting to fuck up your printer on purpose if you use third party ink⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  According to Brother and covered list in Arstechnica, it’s not true.

  I know we shouldn’t take the manufacturer at their word, but reading the Ars comments, there’s a lot of reasons why third party toner would cause problems on their own and Brother can’t support trying to fix another company’s product in their own.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Left Apple Maps this week for Magic Earth⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, if you select or tap the map portion, it expands to full screen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your Homelab goals for 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also curious in case I need to plan a transition