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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I'm struggling with depression, I get ostracized as a "loser" that haven't accomplished anything but if I die in a tragic accident tonight, I'm a "young man with a bright future ahead"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
Sure but both you and that pastor clearly understand why saying that to the whole church would not have served any purpose and made you look like an asshole, right?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I'm struggling with depression, I get ostracized as a "loser" that haven't accomplished anything but if I die in a tragic accident tonight, I'm a "young man with a bright future ahead"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
It’s nice to say nice things about people who’ve passed away.

Like if someone in their 20s passes away, and you’re at their wake after the funeral, you’re not going to say “well I kind of always just tolerated him but he was never going to amount to much and I didn’t really like him”.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can we convince Trump voters to NOT vote for Trump (or Vance) in the 2026 midterms and the 2028 election?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
TACO means Trump Always Chickens Out.

He didn’t fully capitulate but he went from “We need complete ownership and will use force to get it” to “we’ll tarriff eu countries who don’t give it to us” to “there will be no tariffs and we have the concepts of an agreement which is pretty much the same agreement we’ve always had”.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How can we convince Trump voters to NOT vote for Trump (or Vance) in the 2026 midterms and the 2028 election?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
If Trump starts costing the oligarchy money, they will discontinue support for republicans.

About 12 hours ago there was an article about eu tariffs on oligarchs. About 6 hours ago Trump chickened out of the Greenland thing.

Not saying there’s a direct line between these two events, but its the people making billions off Trump who are keeping him in power.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where to start with backups?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
```
Deduplication based on content-defined chunking is used to reduce the number of bytes stored: each file is split into a number of variable length chunks and only chunks that have never been seen before are added to the repository.
```
A chunk is considered duplicate if its id_hash value is identical. A cryptographically strong hash or MAC function is used as id_hash, e.g. (hmac-)sha256.

To deduplicate, all the chunks in the same repository are considered, no matter whether they come from different machines, from previous backups, from the same backup or even from the same single file.

Compared to other deduplication approaches, this method does NOT depend on:
```
  - file/directory names staying the same: So you can move your stuff around without killing the deduplication, even between machines sharing a repo.
```
```
 - complete files or time stamps staying the same: If a big file changes a little, only a few new chunks need to be stored - this is great for VMs or raw disks.
```
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 - The absolute position of a data chunk inside a file: Stuff may get shifted and will still be found by the deduplication algorithm.
```
This is what their docs say. Not sure what you mean about diffferent file types but this seems fairly agnostic?

I actually didn’t realise that first point, as in you can move folders and the chunks will still be deduplicated.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Melbourne goes from among the most to least expensive capital cities⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
The article lists the policy settings as only part of the picture, amongst economic and demographic shifts.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where to start with backups?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Yes but rsync isn’t a “backup”.

Spouse i inadvertently deleted a heap of stuff last month. Rsync would happily reflect that change on the remote. Borg will store the change but you can still restore from an earlier point in time.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how to dust properly⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Dust generally falls and settles. Dust raised surfaces with a duster, most of it will settle on the floor. Vacuum floor, then mop.

Yes, not all dust will be collected in this way but the vast majority will.

Note that I don’t use a damp whatever until the last step. Dust is so much easier to deal with when it’s dry. When it’s wet you’re just pushing it around.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where to start with backups?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
A docker volume?

I only use bind mounts, and in that case you can put them where you like and move them while theyre not mounted by a running container.

Docker volume locations are managed by docker, and i dont use those so not part of the above plan.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where to start with backups?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
My docker files, configs, and volumes are all kept in a structure like:
```
/srv
 - /docker
 - - /syncthing
 - - - /compose.yml
 - - - /sync-volume
 - - /traefik
 - - - /compose.yml
 [...]
```
I just backup /srv/docker, but I black list some subfolders for things like databases for which regular dumps are created or something. Currently the compressed / deduplicated repos consume ~350GB.

I use borgmatic because you do 1 full backup and thereafter everything is incremental, so minimal bandwidth.

I keep one backup repo on the server itself in /srv/backup - yes this will be prone to failure of that server but it’s super handy to be able to restore from a local repo if you just mess up a configuration or version upgrade or something.

I keep two other backup repos in two other physical locations, and one repo air gapped.

For example I rent a server from OVH in a Sydney data centre, there’s one repo in /srv/backup on that server, one on OVH’s storage service, one kept on my home server, and one on a removable drive I update periodically.

All repo’s are encrypted except for the air gapped one. That one has instructions intended for someone to use if I die or am incapacitated. So it has my master password for my password database, ssh keys, everything. We have a physical safe at home so that’s where that lives.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where to start with backups?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I’ve never tried restic.

I’m happy with borg and no real reason to switch.

Just wanted to add that borgmatic is like a configuration manager for borg backup. Still CLI & config file, and just running borg commands on the back end, but adds some nice features like notifications while really simplifying the configuration required.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anti Spam - Anything better than SpamAssassin?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
I’m not really confident in this answer but, “not that I’m aware of”.

I use mxroute as a paid / hosted IMAP & SMTP server. They run spam assassin, but it’s obviously not trained on my own reports.

I’ve grown fond of Thunderbird as an email client. It’s spam management is clunky but if you spend 15 minutes or so learning how it works, and then train it with both junk and not junk, it works reasonably well.

Sadly, it does occasionally throw a false positive, like maybe twice in the last year it identified a legit email as spam.

So, while I’m running a spam assassin and thunderbird combo, it’s really TB that’s doing the work because SA is really just filtering the super low hanging fruit.

TB is doing a very respectable job, but needs to be trained.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨who's gonna tell him?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
It seemed more sudden and severe than just “oh some people didn’t not like him and then things changed”.

I didn’t know much about him really but he seemed to be investing in tech that could really shape the future, which I thought was “progressive”. Like when the first Tesla hit the market “big oil” had been suppressing the EV industry forever and putting your money behind something like that was bold and progressive.

Now he’s a Nazi supporting conservative nutty governments all over the world.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What a great idea⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
My partner has normalised spatial awareness, and no situational awareness. I do my best to herd her around for the good of mankind but I can only do so much
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking: Neo-Nazi group says it will disband due to proposed hate speech laws⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

seriously, all those who just let them speak their mind or form a party, or invite them onto their shows or choosing to up engagement are making a choice to legitimatimise them. Giving them a platform to “provide a different opinion” is a choice

Yes but as I said, society is not going to make the right choice.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking: Neo-Nazi group says it will disband due to proposed hate speech laws⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah I think with the current legislation emerging they’re really forced to make a big song and dance about disbanding. However, once the legislation is inked they will no doubt re-form in whatever way they need to avoid being criminalised.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking: Neo-Nazi group says it will disband due to proposed hate speech laws⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
WDYM legitimising them is a choice?

In the minds of idiots, of which we have many, forming a political party means they have serious well constructed ideas. You might like weetbix and vote labor, I might like fruit loops and vote NSN.

It also gives them a platform. Journalists will consult them for comment because they drive engagement. Before you know it someone will have a regular spot on a Sky News panel.

Legitimising them may technically be a choice, but I have no faith that we as a society would make the correct choice.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking: Neo-Nazi group says it will disband due to proposed hate speech laws⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I think this is correct - they will scuttle away to whatever holes they can find.

I agree is that it’s nice for them to be easily identifiable, but it does lend them credibility which is problematic. Like these guys were going to form a political party. I don’t really want them to be legitimised in that way - as though their opinions might be unpopular but it’s just one of many ideologies.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you're a parent, how do you prevent your kid from watching AI slop?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah this is going to be part of my strategy.

Increased availability of better quality content, less reliance on algorithms serving up the next thing.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you're a parent, how do you prevent your kid from watching AI slop?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I’m yet to encounter this really, my kids (twins) are only 2. However, this is the answer as I understand it - limit access in terms of time and content, and relax those limitations as appropriate.

That said, I’m going to struggle. Everyone needs to find the right balance for their own home, but I suspect I will lean more towards allowing less access to more curated content than most parents. I just can’t abide the kind of brain rotting content that’s available. I can’t stand advertising of any kind. I know this will make me unpopular - or less “cool” than other parents, but I’m hoping that I can make up for it in other ways.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There aren't any ancient ruins with crazy traps and riddles⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
What do you mean “media”? As in movies?

What you’re describing about “getting in” to places and “treasure” is a little old school. In the before times archaeology wasn’t really a thing and “antiquarians” looted old temples and tombs and sites. Their objective was to take objects which had some value.

Archaeology’s primary motivation is to learn about places, the time they were active, and the people that were active in them. Obviously finding some beautiful object or treasure is exciting, but it’s so exceedingly rare that it’s not really a consideration.

I quite like watching time team. They have a great youtube channel now but it was a BBS series for many years. I feel like this is probably about as real a depiction of “archaeology” as you’re going to get. They brush dirt away with a tiny paint brush for days and get excited when they find a tiny shard of pottery because it confirms that people were active at the site in say, the 1300s instead of the 1600s as previously thought.

In the current era, archaeologists acknowledge that accessing ancient burials and similar sites is so destructive that there are instances where we know their probably is treasure and other wonders but decide to leave it. The most famous example is The Mausoleum of Qin Shi, protected by the Terracotta army. There are other similar examples.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t know the actual reason, but I personally get a bad vibe every time I see the logo because usually it means I’m trying to install or fix some java bullshit, which never goes well.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I didn’t know this was ever in question?

Also stop calling it “my sequel”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨we need more users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
You said sign up to a random instance and subscribe to 50 most active instances. I assumed the second “instance” was a mistake because you dont subscribe to instances.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doesn't each community being local to each instance split the audience?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
No idea mate.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doesn't each community being local to each instance split the audience?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
What? Edited posts dont disappear.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doesn't each community being local to each instance split the audience?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I’ve never heard of federated communities.

Keep in mind the fediverse is not lemmy. Lemmy is the software that allows you to read, post, and comment, but there are others like piefed.

The basic problem you’ve described is a potential problem, but in practice it’s not really significant.

I’ve never really cared much for the idea of “community” online and certainly on reddit. Like what is a community really other than a category of similar posts ? The idea that it’s the people that make the community and that you need one cohesive place or platform for that community to exist just isn’t accurate.

For example, every instance might have it’s own “selfhosted” community. If you search you’ll see a half dozen. Just subscribe to the few busiest like everyone else, and you’ll see all the posts. I guess what I’m saying is that “the community” informally exists across all instances.

The best thing about federation is that you can choose not to follow specific communities if you don’t want to support their content. Like maybe you’re into manga memes but you don’t want to support the lack of moderation on some instances.

I don’t know exactly how it works but piefed has a feature where if a post is a link to a news article then it will list the comment sections for all cross posts under one post. Something like that anyway, I’m not sure exactly how it works, but often when looking at a post for an article you’ll see comments from other posts of the same article.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨we need more users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I mean “warming up” a community intentionally.

For example, one of the subs I regularly read on reddit is /r/audiobooks, looking for recommendations et cetera. The audiobook communities here are dead.

If I want to adopt one of those dead communities here, I could just decide to make several posts a week for a few months. Thereafter, if I’m still keen, and still haven’t had any interaction from the existing mods, I could approach the admin of that instance and make my case for being appointed as a mod.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨we need more users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I’m not disagreeing with you. I didn’t say “this place used to be a utopia of special interest content”.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨we need more users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah. I lurk reddit via a redlib instance - so I can browse content but can’t log in or of course comment. Often I see some situation unfolding and want to discuss it, but there just isn’t any relevant posts on the fediverse.