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- Comment on Looking for a good wiki based off of a git repo 2 days ago:
As well as any other mermaid renderers I’ve seen:
- Comment on Looking for a good wiki based off of a git repo 4 days ago:
Forgejo has a built in wiki capability.
I just use that, with configs in the repo.
- Comment on VTT Virtual Tabletop 6 days ago:
Wow, cauldron is looking great! I saw it a long ways back (like pre-1.0) and promptly forgot about it (thanks ADHD).
Wasn’t even thinking about vtt and going to have to stand up an instance before thanksgiving!
- Comment on Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser 1 week ago:
ME was basically 98 but much less stable, so a lot of people grabbed a copy of 2000 one way or another to run it at home. XP came out in 2001, bringing an end to DOS based kernels in the Microsoft lineup.
- Comment on Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser 1 week ago:
ME was the only consumer release in 2000.
2000 was the direct successor to NT4 and was specifically targeting the business market. It was available in Pro, Server, Adv Server, and Datacenter editions. I would not call it a consumer Windows OS.
- Comment on Widespread Cloudflare outage blamed on mysterious traffic spike 1 week ago:
No longer relevant pro tip - an extra pair was typically left at the incoming service, which was used for testing. It worked as a second line and didn’t interupt the main pair, allowing for a functionally free second phone line (that didnt have incoming service).
Perfect for modem use!
- Comment on Self hosting Sunday! What's up, selfhosters? 1 week ago:
Honestly with what Seagate has been doing with their externals, shucking is probably best avoided at this point.
That said, yeah, seems like and its not a perfect option either, seems like I’ll have to use multiple sources and just keep an eye out with a daily check or something.
- Comment on Self hosting Sunday! What's up, selfhosters? 1 week ago:
A recent t480 purchase may replace my second workstation tower, which I think is about to become my most powerful server in the cluster….
So nothing new hosting-wise, but that tower I can shove the spare 12tb and 4tb drives I have and net myself another 30ish TB’s of usable storage, more once I replace the 12TBs in one of my NAS boxes with 18tb or more.
Speaking of which - where the hell do I track prices these days? diskprices.com seems to be a mess of inaccurate pricing and shucks.top can no longer track even half of what they used to. What a mess.
- Comment on FOX BREAKING NEWS ALERT! 1 week ago:
Thats a slim and trim article there. You’d have think they’d at least put the email info in from the dump.
- Comment on Dubba bubba 1 week ago:
Cue, BTW.
Queue is for making a line, cue is the signal for them to say their lines.
- Comment on The 'if this goes down, I riot' self-hosted app 2 weeks ago:
Ceph for the proxmox cluster, 2x48 port switch + 16 port 10gbit as the core, 2xNAS (technically one is the backup, and there would be a few moments of downtime as the containers restart - a different container with the same config pointed to the backup NAS instead).
UPS and internet are the SPoF.
- Comment on The 'if this goes down, I riot' self-hosted app 2 weeks ago:
Well the only way my media server goes down is if the power is out for more than a few hours or my internet connection is down.
So I’d have to say that.
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
Even in the comments on this post I can see the argument that basically boils down to “spaces that don’t cater to me should also bear the effort of keeping out of my way” being voiced.
I think that sums it up well, even if the sidebar was presented the very first time someone went into a community, some people wouldn’t read it, some people wouldn’t care about the rules, etc.
So thats where moderation has to step in like happened here. Every community has rules, its not on the community (or the server) to make sure that visitors are aware of them, its on the people joining in on the conversation. I don’t know that there is a better way to present the rules than simply making them available.
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
The blahaj server is dedicated to the gender diverse, and a safe space server.
196 is a safe space community, since before Lemmy (r/196 is over 10yrs old)
It is quite specifically a community that contains people who have dealt with these sort of divisive comments before, and a server that has dealt with those sorts of divisive comments before, and is explicitly not permitted on either the community or the server itself. Detailed out rather thoroughly in the sidebar, including noting comments that challenge someone’s identity.
So yeah, OP only has themselves to blame, though I’ll say the argument that resulted in a ban has zero merit anyway (for reasons previously mentioned).
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
Slight correction, I said no other context matters.
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
Yoi realize they kept expanding on the comment, right? And doubling down on it?
Well intentioned or not isnt really relevant. I’m not calling them a bad person, I pointed out the problem with what they said, and that the wording wasn’t relevant.
When it comes to the ban though, it wouldn’t matter anyway. They were in violation of both site-wide and community rules.
There is no other context that matters here. They could be trans and it still wouldn’t matter. The comment created an arbitrary (and altogether meaningless) distinction on how to define women, specifically separating trans women from women.
A rule violation on both counts.
So what exactly is your point here?
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
Can we please just judge people by what they say
That is precisely what I’ve done. Just because youre unfamiliar with the rhetoric doesnt mean trans folks aren’t, since they’ve seen these same lines of comments again and again and again…. And again, and again, and again.
For you to say I’m applying bad faith here just tells me you aren’t actually reading my comments.
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
It doesn’t seem to diss trans or sterile people, just mentions that it can be important. Or is OP saying it is important, and that’s the problem?
The comment was made in that it suggests trans women are not women. As well as cis women who can’t have children not being women, though unintentionally.
The comment was a specific callout to separate trans women from women in general. Intention is irrelevant, a distinction was made, though despite being about trans women, it was a distinction with no bearing or value on the definition of a woman.
Its a very common talking point for terfs, as well. It is not a new or original attack on trans women, but it is what it boils down to - an attack on trans women.
One that doesnt make sense after a bit of thought is applied either.
- Comment on When Did VLC's Site Get Ads? 2 weeks ago:
Just tested myself, there are definitely ads that show up after a download has been selected and started.
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
Was OP being shitty with their comment?
Yes.
Whether it was intentional or not. I mentioned elsewhere that there are cis folks who can’t have children. So that comment was shitty to a wider group than just trans folks. Its also pretty common terf stuff.
It also broke the rules for both the instance and the community.
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
You could just not be shitty and it wouldn’t be a problem to post on blahaj at all.
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
Just to mention, your comments (that got you banned) were also deeply flawed logically.
Cis-gendered men and women can be unable to have children. Your statement says that they are not men and are not women by the (incredibly flawed) definition you provided.
I’d also note that the wording of your message was irrelevant, the meaning behind it was straight out of terftown, whether you recognized that then or now, it is what it is.
What you consider yourself and what you’ve considered in the past is honestly irrelevant to me, and I hope you realize that my comments are not made in anger or frustration, but just as an explanation and a hope that you can do better going forward.
- Comment on Is there a formalized ban appeal process for the fediverse? Do I just direct message a mod? 2 weeks ago:
A bit about blahaj:
this is a server that is very protective of our minority members and bigotry of any variety will be squashed with great prejudice.
Embracing inclusion and acceptance means listening when people tell you who they are and what their needs are. It means not telling people that you know their experiences better than they do. It means not gatekeeping experiences of identities of others. It means no bigotry such as racism, sexism, anti LGBT commentary, ableism etc. It means doing your best to ensure that you don’t over-talk the voices of folk who don’t share your privileges.
Now as far as this:
I also recognize that I was on a meme sub and people aren’t there to defend their identity with a stranger - there’s a time and a place
I would point out two things.
One, that place will never be blahaj.
Two, many will sit in stark disagreement with what you’ve said - myself included - because no one should ever have to defend their identity from a stranger. Its their identity, not yours, you putting things to a place of their defense means you are already in a position of attacking their identity. Your are on the offensive.
Thats never going to fly on blahaj, and I would really recommend you reflect on the meaning behind what you said before even considering messaging ada, or its just going to be a complete waste of time.
- Comment on Map of services 2 weeks ago:
I use markup for that, mostly mermaid.
- Comment on Backups of Backups 2 weeks ago:
I want to start by saying I am not suggesting you use any of the products these companies offer, but I’m linking to the standard strategy - 3-2-1.
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/
https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/backup-rule/
https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/definition/3-2-1-Backup-Strategy
- 3 copies (original and two backups)
- 2 forms of media
- 1 copy off site.
For me, I have two boxes for NAS. One is the prod, one is the backup of anything I can’t replace (or can’t replace easily). I have another at the home of a member of my family, which gets a weekly diff. I also backup an encrypted set to cloud storage I got some time ago. So I actually have 4 sets of data (1 prod + 3 backups), two off-site locations. The media portion is treated differently today - it used to be tape, DVD backups, whatever, but today I consider different devices and cloud storage to fit that bill. In which case I have an abundance of forms of storage media
Mine goes a slight bit past what’s needed for 3-2-1 which is appropriate for me. I consider 3-2-1 the minimum for any data considered critical or irreplaceable.
For me, that includes home movies, family photos, financial records, etc. It does not include my rips of my DVD collection. It does include config files and backups of services I run though.
The right backup strategy depends on your own concern about data. If I lost the photos/videos of my kids, I’d be devastated. If I lost the rips of VHS tapes my dad recorded, I’d be devastated.
If I lost the iso for a random esoteric piece of hardware that has its drivers, I’d be disappointed but its not a big deal.
Prioritize your data. Absolutely critical, important, preferred to keep, annoying but replaceable, and who cares I’ll just download it again if I have to.
Once you know how much you need to store for each of those, add a bit to plan ahead, and see what backup strategy fits as you move down the priority list, and go from there.
- Comment on MPV: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Media Solution You're Probably Sleeping On 2 weeks ago:
There is a whole lot to jellyfin that mpv doesnt cover.
I’m glad youre enjoying the setup, but its hardly a replacement for jellyfin in the vast majority of cases.
- Comment on I keep waffling on Proxmox. Sell me. For or against. 3 weeks ago:
Ah yeah, sorry, didnt realize that wasn’t clear.
Only one machine at a time handles USB devices by design - OTA TV tuner, zigbee/zwave, USB to serial adapter, and an 8 channel relay.
- Comment on I keep waffling on Proxmox. Sell me. For or against. 3 weeks ago:
I have a single.ip transmitter and multiple receivers, IP controllable and routable.
If VM1 uses USB device1 on RX1 from tx1, and host1 goes down, when VM1 is going to be run on host2, rx2 is switched as the receive from tx1, and VM1 still has access to the USB device.
For the record, icron 2304s I got because of work stuff (that accepts commands, which are the version they only oem now).
- Comment on Reddit’s CEO Debuts As A Billionaire 20 Years After Cofounding The Company 3 weeks ago:
Just to note, at the time anyone could be made a moderator without their approval, so that alone is not demonstrating his support for that subreddit.
Allowing it to continue was his implicit support of it. He was well aware of what they were doing, and only acted when it became a PR issue.
- Comment on I keep waffling on Proxmox. Sell me. For or against. 3 weeks ago:
Should I switch to Ubuntu server?
Thats a hard no IMO.
Even if you want to do something other than proxmox (just use Debian, fedora, or opensuse).
Its not bad from the CLI, you just need to know your commands.
virt-install --name=deb13-vm --vcpus=1 --memory=1024 --cdrom=/tmp/debian-13.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso --disk size=8 --os-variant=debian13Will get you 1 vcpu, 1GB ram, and an 8GB drive worth of debian. If you don’t specify a path, in home under .local/share/libvirt/images it will go!
You can also then
virsh edit deb13-vmAnd you’ll get the XML, where you can edit away.
Personally, I’d rather use the webgui for most things, but yeah its perfectly doable from the CLI.