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- Comment on Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying 2 weeks ago:
It’s not so much spying as moving you to the front of the line for suspicious persons.
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- Comment on swapping out the router maybe? 2 weeks ago:
What CPU? If it was hitting 100% then that was probably your bottleneck. It just couldn’t handle the packets that fast.
Also note that the more features you turn on (firewalling, routing, inspection, etc.) the more processing has to be done on each packet.
Also also note that due to network overhead, gigabit speed for a real-world download is about 800 Mbps.
- Comment on How do you capture things quickly across devices in a self-hosted setup? 2 weeks ago:
You probably want linkwarden: github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden
I’m not sure if it handles non-link content like a random thought. Maybe a note-taking app for that; plenty of previous discussions on those if you search.
- Comment on self-hosted KeePass database in the cloud, what are some good options? 2 weeks ago:
Depends on how many copies you want, how willing you are to maintain it, and how much you want to risk your database being copied.
- Comment on AFFORDABLE selfhosted nocode relational databases? (à la Baserow/NocoDB, etc.) 2 weeks ago:
On the plus side that means it’ll be pretty quick and easy to implement.
But as always, I’m sure they’ll ask “ok but can it also do this?” and at that point you need to weigh the cost of your time vs buying one of those products.
The only other options I’m aware of are just using something like phpmysql or whatever the postgres equivalent is called, or maybe some FOSS alternative to powerbi. Maybe libreoffice calc can connect to SQL?
- Comment on AFFORDABLE selfhosted nocode relational databases? (à la Baserow/NocoDB, etc.) 2 weeks ago:
Sounds like you might just be better off using an SQL database and writing a simple frontend yourself.
- Comment on World first: antimatter particles transported in Geneva 2 weeks ago:
All black holes are portable, if you have the right equipment.
- Comment on The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs 2 weeks ago:
There are only two that I know of, archive.org and archive.today. The latter is the botnet and has a lot of alternative domains.
- Comment on Scientists Reveal Hidden Second Layer of Human DNA 2 weeks ago:
From the paper OP linked:
Rather than existing as a straight ladder of code, the human genome folds into looping structures and compartments within the nucleus. These physical interactions can determine which genes turn on or off, influencing everything from development to cell identity and disease.
Yes.
- Comment on Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11 — workarounds still exist to enable support, however 2 weeks ago:
It’s also targeting the Windows XP era, Server 2003 specifically.
- Comment on The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Router Models Made Outside US 2 weeks ago:
If Linux has drivers for your card, yes.
- Comment on Apple will reportedly start stuffing ads into the Maps app 2 weeks ago:
Can I run it on my Apple IIe?
- Comment on New service in Japan to allow mobile users to use other carriers’ networks during outages 2 weeks ago:
Eh. Their public transit is also a mess of different private services. At least they already have interlining, which is the rail equivalent of cell service roaming. Sort of.
- Comment on Jensen Huang says Nvidia engineers should use AI tokens worth half their annual salary every year to be fully productive 2 weeks ago:
There’s plenty of driver code available. All of Linux and BSD, plus whatever internal stuff they have. Optimization is pretty generic.
Chip design maybe not, but I imagine you can train an AI on the principles and generate a bunch of candidates, then benchmark them in simulation.
- Comment on Help for jbod 2 weeks ago:
Yes, I only have the one unit. (And also a Firebat mini PC, but they don’t share storage.)
The Jonsbo case does not include a power supply, you have to install that along with the motherboard, drives, etc.
- Comment on Help for jbod 2 weeks ago:
You can get cages like this: www.newegg.com/…/N82E16816132037
They’re designed to be internal, but you can use them externally if you just run power out the back of the case, and a SATA breakout cable for data. It’s janky, but it shouldn’t have any issues.
Personally, I built out a Jonsbo N3 case. They’re pretty well liked.
- Comment on Video Game Developer Heart Machine Voluntarily Recognizes Staff Union 2 weeks ago:
They don’t, really. They can refuse to recognize the union (i.e. refuse to negotiate with the collective bargaining representative) but then the union can petition the government to force recognition. I don’t know the exact details of how all that works though, especially now.
- Comment on Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026 2 weeks ago:
A thin client? Sure, you can get it down that far if you don’t want to run anything but the remote desktop software.
- Comment on Before I get a job, I'm experimenting with a free VPS - Will it work? help? 2 weeks ago:
I would not use that for job experience. I would review what local job listings are looking for in experience, and practice those things.
You can run a local server on just about anything. An old PC or laptop, a VM on your current PC, even a raspberry pi or similar SBC. Even a recent Android phone, though I would really not recommend that, as it’s not the same experience.
- Comment on Hosting Dockerized website on VPS with Apache 2 weeks ago:
You need to provide a lot more information about your environment and how the server is configured, and any useful log info.
- Comment on Watchtower replacement recommendations 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Introducing Homelabinator, the easiest way to self-host. 3 weeks ago:
For people asking “ok but what is it”:
Built on the shoulders of the giants that are NixOS and K3s, Homelabinator is an opinionated customization of NixOS
Also you should test your site on mobile. It’s half broken for me.
- Comment on Elon Musk to Owe Billions After Jury Finds He Misled Twitter Investors Before Takeover 3 weeks ago:
Because that’s the law.
- Comment on MAGA has been swooning over an Army soldier and her pro-Trump message. She is AI 3 weeks ago:
Well they already have computer-controlled sex toys, so that a video with the correct tags will cause the toy to respond with what’s going on in the video.
- Comment on MAGA has been swooning over an Army soldier and her pro-Trump message. She is AI 3 weeks ago:
At least two years ago. You can train a fine-tuning model on a single concept to get that kind of result. everlyheights.tv/…/create-consistent-original-cha…
- Comment on MAGA has been swooning over an Army soldier and her pro-Trump message. She is AI 3 weeks ago:
Ok I’ll just create an id with ai too
- Comment on HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support 3 weeks ago:
Brother has started selling printers that require an ink or toner subscription. I had to watch out for that last time I bought one.
Even if they get worse, I’m sure another brand will take their place.
- Comment on Elon Musk to Owe Billions After Jury Finds He Misled Twitter Investors Before Takeover 3 weeks ago:
Except he almost certainly won’t be paying anywhere near that amount, if anything.
- Comment on Google told staff worried about Pentagon AI deals that the company is 'leaning more' into national security contracts 3 weeks ago:
They’re named in the article