MangoPenguin

@MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Usernames using randomized nonsense⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Bitwarden does it nicely, you can click the random button on the username field when adding a new entry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can local LLMs be as useful and insightful as those widely available?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I want someone to prove his LLM can be as insightful and accurate as paid one.

  Why would someone do that for you when they’re happy using their local LLM?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“No Apple tax means we will lower prices” - Proton announces lower prices for users by up to 30% after US ruling against Apple fees⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Likely they were not allowed to by the terms they agreed to with apple.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Version Dashboard⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I generally just use latest for most services. For critical stuff I pin the major version number. Also anything that doesn’t gracefully handle major version updates like Postgres and similar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Beauty Of Having A Pi-hole · Den Delimarsky⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Adguard Home has been absolutely rock solid for me, and it offers DoT and DoH servers so you can easily connect devices over those protocols if you want to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Beauty Of Having A Pi-hole · Den Delimarsky⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You can do it with any router by manually configuring devices, but one that lets you advertise the PiHole IP as the DHCP DNS option makes it a lot easier.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Daly BMS experience⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I definitely prefer the JBD app but it’s nice that there are options!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Daly BMS experience⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, they have models with active balancing too for faster balancing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Daly BMS experience⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They tend to be not great from my reading.

  You’re likely better off going with JBD or ANT BMS. Both are on aliexpress.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨List of Alternatives to Adobe Programs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I really like this layout, it’s easy to read

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google’s dominance on search is declining – for the first time ever!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah it doesn’t use many resources.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No it’s not, docker-compose stacks are quite nice and easy to manage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨More Americans are financing groceries with buy now, pay later loans — and more are paying those bills late, survey says⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I meant banks that allow overdraft but charge no fees, Ally for example.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨More Americans are financing groceries with buy now, pay later loans — and more are paying those bills late, survey says⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Getting a checking account with no overdraft fees is definitely a plus in those situations

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you're still on Lemmy...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That works as a specific action type thing, but I’d have to remember to go check every person I follow. Also without an account twitter doesn’t really let you do much, and sometimes completely blocks me from seeing a post.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nextclouds docker setup is an absolute disaster, I don’t blame you for giving up.

  A couple things to look at, I would probably say look at KaraDAV first.

  • KaraDAV, this is a simple webdav server that’s compatible with the Nextcloud sync clients. Uses SQLite for a DB so setup is super simple. Has a basic web based file browser too.

  • Owncloud Infinite Scale, still a bit of a setup, but it’s better than what Nextcloud offers.

  • Syncthing, this is my current setup, just a robust and solid file sync program. You can pair it up on your server with something like SFTPGo or KaraDAV to provide a web file manager and WebDAV server if you need that. Downside is there’s no selective sync or virtual folder support.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you're still on Lemmy...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure you can, but I can’t follow someone on twitter or bluesky from other platforms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Slate, a no-nonsense EV pickup for $20k⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s the solution for transport around farms and factories and such then? Trucks will always be needed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Slate, a no-nonsense EV pickup for $20k⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Weight affects basically everything. Less weight means less cost to buy, better range, better handling, less cost of maintenance (brakes, tires, etc), better safety, less getting stuck off-road, and so on…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Chrome doesn’t really collect much data directly. It just has no protection against all the trackers on nearly every website that do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you're still on Lemmy...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No because Twitter is a walled ecosystem, you can’t move to Bluesky and interact with people on twitter for example.

  With federated stuff you can move and still interact with people on other instances.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you're still on Lemmy...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  old.reddit.com is still the best client.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Intel NUC Homelab - Plex, Immich, Home Assistant⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d say go Debian and Docker, proxmox is nice if you’re running a lot of VMs or want HA and clustering but otherwise you don’t really need it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  US Mobile is a good option too, even cheaper than Mint IIRC and you can switch yourself between Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile networks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move - ServeTheHome⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  People like my parents. I feel like I’m explaining in circles here lol.

  OMV is not easy for the average person, you have to know how to boot and install an OS, how to access something on your network via IP, how to assign a static IP, what raid type to use (or not use), how to install and configure something like Nextcloud to access and sync files, where to store files on the filesystem, how to install and configure backups to remote storage… I could go on.

  Something as common as having a Google drive type interface on a NAS is very complex with OMV and other open source options.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 10 LTSC – the version that won't expire for years⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Photoshop I can mostly replace with Photopea and Penpot, but Lightroom alternatives are not easy to use (or are RAW editors only and don’t do photo management) and I haven’t figure out what to do there yet.

  Fusion 360 is the real sticking point, there’s no replacement for that or anything that even comes close.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move - ServeTheHome⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They are significantly easier to use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move - ServeTheHome⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s fine for us techy people, but my parents would not be able to do that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 10 LTSC – the version that won't expire for years⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that much of a big deal though? Running old GPU drivers is fine, other than maybe if you like playing the latest AAA games down the road.

  I mean eventually it will be an issue, but for a long time I imagine they will work just fine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 10 LTSC – the version that won't expire for years⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Windows only applications mostly. The ones I use are Fusion 360, Photoshop, and Lightroom.

  Unfortunately CAD/Graphic design software also often really struggles to run in WINE, especially with updates happening fairly often.