thejml

@thejml@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨35⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:

  I dint do calls often at all, so a flip/dumb phone doesn’t appeal to me much. However, i have been very tempted to upgrade my existing smart watch to one with LTE connectivity and skip the smart phone completely.

  The Apple watch, for instance, with LTE can do maps/directions, calls, texts, etc., without needing a smartphone near by. It would be much less to carry, less distractions, and way more convenient.

  The bug thing it can’t currently do, however, is MFA for my job. It can do Authy and many others, but the one we require doesn’t work, I’ve tried many times, so I’m stuck carrying a smartphone around if I want to remain employed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Backing up easily⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I use an rsync job to do it. Rsync by default uses the files metadata to determine if the file has changed or not and updates based on that. You can opt to use checksums instead if you’d rather. IIRC, you can do it with a Synology task, or just do it yourself on the command line. Ive got a Jenkins setup to run it so i can gather the logs and not have to remember the command all the time (and i use it for other periodic jobs as well), but its pretty straightforward on its own.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify Add Lossless Audio(24-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC) for Premium Subscribers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I would if they didn’t lose me a long time ago. On bluetooth headphones it doesnt make a huge difference. But I used to stream to my Home Theater setup and Spotify sounded horrible compared to the source material. I could also tell a difference with a quality headphone amp and my 250ohm DT770 pros.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientific unprogress...⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I hear thats a good way to determine if some one is King as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TPU trouble, mostly dialed in but...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t for PLA/PLA+, but TPU is different. At least in my experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is AI Facing a Trough of Disillusionment?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Its only a trough if jt goes back up on the other side.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TPU trouble, mostly dialed in but...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Supports? I’m guessing no, and Ive had issues with TPU and overhangs like the bow there myself. TPU is flexible and thus sags more when printing overhangs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nepal bans social media(Facebook, X, Reddit, Mastodon, Discord, Signal, YouTube and more) for failing to register with the government; Only 7 to be open(Viber, TikTok, Telegram and more)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s in the “to be blocked” list posted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Big Surprise—Nobody Wants 8K TVs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll take one! Well, two really. One large one for TV/media viewing and one to replace my 43" 4k monitor. Quadrupling the resolution on that would be amazing.

  The difference would be minimal on the media screen, TBH, but Ive seen them in person and can tell the difference. It’s just not a bug enough difference to warrant replacing what I have.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨1U mini PC for AI?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly, If you are eiving into Kubernetes, just add some more of those 1L PCs in there. I tend to find them on ebay cheaper than Pi’s. Last year I snagged 4x 1L Dells with 16GB RAM for $250 shipped. I swapped some RAM around, added some new SSD’s and now have 3x Kube masters, 3x Kube worker nodes and a few VMs running a Proxmox cluster across 3 of the 1L’s with 32GB and a 512GbB SSD each and its been great. The other one became my wife’s new desktop.

  Big plus, there are so many more x86_64 containers out there compared to Pi compatible ARM ones.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel as Trump flexes more power over big business⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I negotiated this Deal with Lip-Bu Tan, the Highly Respected Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

  That i tried to get fired less than two weeks ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your fav guide/method for securing Jellyfin?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I second this. Especially for the PiHole access. Its also handy as it covers any of my self-hosted stuffs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But theres no use crying over every mistake

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Taylor Swift’s new album comes in cassette. Who is buying those?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I definitely prefer to purchase my music on CD when possible. As someone who grew up with Cassettes, it’s one tech I’m fine with being pushed into history. I’d rather have Minidiscs than cassettes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Toot toot⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  man, I can only do deep breathing for a few minutes before I start getting light headed. I cant imagine doing it for 6 straight months!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Luckily I’m in the US where we apparently only care about “the children” before they’re born.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “We listened very carefully to everything our customers wanted, and then we cranked out this impossible to use fucking piece of shit” - The Onion (for Sony, but it applies here)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Schools are using AI to spy on students and some are getting arrested for misinterpreted jokes and private conversations⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Which kinda seems like a villain origin story to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Schools are using AI to spy on students and some are getting arrested for misinterpreted jokes and private conversations⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s for the children!!

  /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨President Trump calls on Intel CEO to resign⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How is he conflicted? He knows he’s in them and doesn’t want them released, so he’s just going to pull his usual go to of “deflection” and “change the subject” until people forget.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG.com gives away free horny games to protest credit card company censorship⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Good thing its not NNN.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you worried about your child’s screentime? Get a landline⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Last I heard, all the providers in the US are in the “we’re not actively canceling them, but we won’t roll out new ones or fix problems.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are you worried about your child’s screentime? Get a landline⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I miss POTS. Copper landlines are a thing of the past. Now it’s just VoIP with a battery that doesn’t last long enough and another bill. (And place for scam/telemarketers/junk calls)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google tool misused to scrub tech CEO’s shady past from search⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty sure that was exactly the desired use of the tool. Definitely not misused.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube to be included in Australia’s social media ban for children under 16⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Youtube is the second largest Social Network

  I never saw it that way I till I saw a report on what the preferred social media platforms for teens… and it was the number one slot at that time. Apparently teens (and others) have entire conversations in the comments, share videos with friends, and doom scroll YouTube.

  And I don’t know if you’ve read YouTube comment threads (I don’t usually) but they can get pretty toxic, even on tame content. Not to mention all the FUD and propaganda being distributed there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  As long as they grease the right palms in the US it’s fine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bitchat is a new private Bluetooth messaging app that doesn’t need the internet – here’s how it works⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  penisland.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US condemns French inquiry into Elon Musk's social media platform X/Twitter.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The only thing I condemn the French inquiry on is that it should have already happened.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton freezes Swiss investment over surveillance fears⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They need to NOT have an LLM. Period. I want a light weight, inexpensive, security focused email/docs platform with zero AI.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Executive Order:AI must agree on the Administration views on Sex,Race, cant mention what they deem to be Critical Race Theory,Unconscious Bias,Intersectionality,Systemic Racism or "Transgenderism⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  “Immigrants, we get the job done.”