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Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
Pavouk106 LinkSorry in advance if you view my comment as offtopic. I pirated in my younger years. Eaither for.me or people around me (having CD burner, you know...). I grew up, started working, having money and...Sorry in advance if you view my comment as offtopic.
I pirated in my younger years. Eaither for.me or people around me (having CD burner, you know...). I grew up, started working, having money and nowadays I don't pirate anymore. There is no need to.
I don't pay for any subscriptions of the big media domes. I pay for Nebula and LTT on Floatplane (their own platform) as I believe that my money go right to the creators (after paying for the platforms to run, of course). I like supporting the authors directly like that.
I may be lacking on new hot TV series and whatnots, but I'm kinda old school, maybe conservative. I love movies from my childhood starring Louis de Funes, Al Pacino, Terence Hill & Bud Spencer, 80's and 90's action movies, Police Academy... Even heavy weight movies like Godfather.
Given my favorites, I tend to buy DVDs and Blu rays of those.movies and rip them to my Jellyfin media server. This way I legally own the movie and I just don't watch it from the media it was delivered on. This may not be legally right but it is in my mind. I also still own the discs, have them stashed in the closet, I don't rip and resell them.
If something new and great comes along, I gladly buy Blu ray. From the latest movies, this is probably Dune part 2. If the movie or series I'm interested in doesn't come out on physical media, I'm not paying for it (and obviously I will not watch it). Either the studio makes it in physical or I'm not interested at all. I know I'm in absolute minority here, but these are my principles.
Back to piracy - I don't pirate anymore. And even though some lawyer somewhere might look at my usage of the copyrighted content from other angle, my mind is clear on that. And if somebody around me.pirates things? Well, that's their "problem", I'm not judging. And with current state of subscriprions and mergers, I can even understand why they do it...
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Comment on No one can force me to have a secure website!!! in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkI thought that no one can force me as well. Actually, I forced myself. One of my friends got Pixel 9a and used Chrome. And Chrome didn't surprise at all - default seems to be se to "http no go"....I thought that no one can force me as well. Actually, I forced myself. One of my friends got Pixel 9a and used Chrome. And Chrome didn't surprise at all - default seems to be se to "http no go". Once I set up HTTPS it works.
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Comment on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungary election in ~society
Pavouk106 Link ParentThe last year's Budapest Pride was enormous, still. Even when there was a ban on it by Orbán. I guess people took it also as political standpoint.The last year's Budapest Pride was enormous, still. Even when there was a ban on it by Orbán. I guess people took it also as political standpoint.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 Link ParentThanks for heads up! Well, it seems I figured it out completely (for my usage), I probably don't need any help - at least not right now. I might ping you lager when the certificate renewal doesn't...Thanks for heads up! Well, it seems I figured it out completely (for my usage), I probably don't need any help - at least not right now. I might ping you lager when the certificate renewal doesn't work. But I really believe everyghing is set up correctly, the file for Let's Encrypt us accessible from the internet and will be autogeneraged per HAproxy guidelines.
There are only two thing that can crasb on me: 1. Cronjob not running at the right time, 2. My "script" not working. The script only calls out certbot, combine certificates into one and restarts HAproxy, I believe it won't fail.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 LinkIt's nothing big, but for me it is. I managed to get Let's Encrypt working with HAproxy. It's to the point where auto-renew of certificates should work without my intervention and the web uses...It's nothing big, but for me it is. I managed to get Let's Encrypt working with HAproxy. It's to the point where auto-renew of certificates should work without my intervention and the web uses secure connection.
I use this for my Immich server when I want to share photos with someone not in my VPN. HAproxy is on my server (with public IP and DNS pointed at it) that is geologically elsewhere than the Immich one. They are connected through VPN. So the actual setup is: 1. You access the link I sent you, 2. HAproxy catches the request and redirects it internally inside VPN to Immich server, 3. You receive the page that got TLS-badged by HAproxy (internal VPN communication is on HTTP).
For someone this is daily routine, a minute of their time. For me this is quite an achievement - I mean the whole setup.
Another project will start tomorrow - I will be integrating IKEA Uppatvind air purifier into Home Assistant. The purifier is basic dumb one, I will be adding ESP microcontroller with wifi and use ESPHome to communicate with it. There is Github page with all the description and manual (not mine) that I will be using for doing this.
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Comment on Amazon killing purchasing, borrowing and downloading books for older Kindles in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkFrom the article: Well, this ensures that my next e-reader won't be made by Amazon. I can get away with no support, I can even understand that. But bricking it (if there is a need to reset for any...From the article:
factory reset will brick the device
Well, this ensures that my next e-reader won't be made by Amazon. I can get away with no support, I can even understand that. But bricking it (if there is a need to reset for any reason)? No thanks, I'm not supporting this.
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Comment on New "longest roller coaster in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2" emerges in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkMarcel Vos, author of the video, is hardcore Rollercoaster/OpenRCT2 fan and player. If someone knows everything about this game, it is him. If you are a fan of RCT games, especially the second...Marcel Vos, author of the video, is hardcore Rollercoaster/OpenRCT2 fan and player. If someone knows everything about this game, it is him.
If you are a fan of RCT games, especially the second one, you should have a look.
What you will find there: winning scenarios only by using stalls, without building new rides, without building rollercoasters, without having a fee on any single ride (rides are free), how to build the most efficient rollercoaster (price for build is negligible, people will use it abundantly) etc. He is literal god of this game.
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Comment on 3D printers, do you use glue stick? in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 Link ParentIt's the same here. I use kitchen detergent to wash the plate and I just lay paper towel on top to absorb water, no wiping. Then I let the residue water dry off on the printer before printing - it...It's the same here. I use kitchen detergent to wash the plate and I just lay paper towel on top to absorb water, no wiping. Then I let the residue water dry off on the printer before printing - it is usually dry throughout the heating of the bed when I start the print.
I can also print a few PLA things one after another before cleaning, but it is best to clean in between every print - just to make sure.
PETG sticks great, no worries there. It goes off the plate without problem once the plate reaches room temperature. If you want to take it off earlier (not too early though, otherwise you can distort the print), you can always just lift the plate and bend it so the print unsticks.
The same goes for ABS and ASA - if they don't warp during print process (corners and such).
Once you know how to approach it, it becomes easy.
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Comment on 3D printers, do you use glue stick? in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkI have Ender3 V3 KE (What a naming scheme! What does it all even mean?) with textured PEI plate that was included with the printer. So far I have printed say 10kg of filament, probably 50/50 PLA...I have Ender3 V3 KE (What a naming scheme! What does it all even mean?) with textured PEI plate that was included with the printer. So far I have printed say 10kg of filament, probably 50/50 PLA and PETG with a bit of TPU, ASA and ABS mixed in. I have never used glue. I had prints fail, especially when I started printing after I bought the printer. Then I started cleaning the plate before every PLA print I do and since then everything finished ok. Maybe I'm just lucky.
EDIT: Spelling
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkShinkansen is coming to one little town in Czech Republic! Tha plan is to have first train arrive in 2080, it will be Japanese Shinkansen that will be put out of service in 2050. The train ride...Shinkansen is coming to one little town in Czech Republic! Tha plan is to have first train arrive in 2080, it will be Japanese Shinkansen that will be put out of service in 2050. The train ride from major city will come down from 40 minutes to just 9 minutes and 3 seconds precisely, no delays (as we are used to with trains of today here). There was an AI montage with Shinkansen standing on the platform at said station.
Czech capital Prague proudly announced revolution in public transport - they will be using double-decker trams!
EDIT RegioJet just announced triple-decker buses!
EDIT2: Czech air force announced they will be getting C-390 Millenium equipped with the newest feature - chemtrails ability.
Local firefighters in small town had managed, due to high fuel prices, to make their tanker/cistern run on electricity. After 10 hours of charging, they can travel whole 20 kilometers (14 miles). They had to leave their fire station and live in a caravan parked next to electric charging station (and their tanker/cistern).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Pavouk106 LinkI was part of one team at this weekend's hackathon at my city. I got asked to be a part just on monday woth hackathon starting friday! The team, from which I knew only one person, needed someone...I was part of one team at this weekend's hackathon at my city. I got asked to be a part just on monday woth hackathon starting friday!
The team, from which I knew only one person, needed someone knowledgeable in electronics and soldering. They were making knee part of exoskeleton (just the knee) aiming for it to be a help when seniors come up stairs. They already had the hardware part - the thing that goes on your leg and all the gearing inside and motor mount. The weekend was about electronics and programming and making it work.
The aim of the project was to make it affordable, plastic parts were 3D printed, metal bars were just simple bar that was shaped to correct shape, in the ways of powering it there was motor from battery powered drill with correspodning battery (can be bought for like 20-30€), electronics were just potentiometer for knee angle accompanied by two accelerometers (one on thigh, the other on lower part), heart of the electronics was ESP32.
My job was to design circuit on protoboard and make the electronics work. I used connectors for everything, aligned inputs in one way and outputs rotated 90 degrees, made/crimped all the cables, made MOSFET motor driver and fixed everything twice as we found bugs (bad solder joint, burned potentiometer, bad contact in connector, ripped wires...).
At around halway through the hackathon we were finished with all the hardware work and mounted the hardware to team member's leg and then software guys took over. They went up the stairs with our "cyborg" and gathered data. Then they run neural network on top of data to train it and recognize when the person is actually going up the stairs. Then they made this run offline on ESP32.
After midnight on sunday, with only 8 hours to spare, we made it work! The ESP32 recognized the movement of the leg and engaged the motor to help with walking up the stairs!
I was never part of such team and I was never on a hackathon. It was great weekend and I enjoyed much more than I ever imagined. What a great way to spend time with enthusiastic people. And lose many hours of sleep at the same time! :-D
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Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech
Pavouk106 LinkThis topic may interest you, I asked other Tildes users abozt paid e-mail providers and personal experiences with them. There isn't just Proton, there are others that may work for you (or not).This topic may interest you, I asked other Tildes users abozt paid e-mail providers and personal experiences with them. There isn't just Proton, there are others that may work for you (or not).
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Comment on According to a poll, Finns now trust the US as little as Russia and China and overall social trust is on the decline in ~society
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentYour summary is spot on. I'm an European and this is what I think about US. One man discredited everything that was built up to the day he became president (for the second time, his first time was...Your summary is spot on. I'm an European and this is what I think about US. One man discredited everything that was built up to the day he became president (for the second time, his first time was kinda okay). There is no trust in USA nowadays, your country/president clearly doesn't need any allies or partners. So be it. The current/past partners will find new partnerships for themselves and in the end it will be proud USA who will be alone.
Reading your comment is a breeze of fresh air though. It's great to know there are Americans who realize the situation and don't agree with how it turned out to be. Thanks for that! There is that spark of hope it will turn to become better in the future. But it will cost you (I mean USA) and not in dollars but in time. Probably many years before your reputation somehow recovers.
EDIT: spelling
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI have finished Planet of Lana. It's absolute marvel, the game is beautiful, has awesome soundtrack and has soul. It somehow spoke to me and I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. The...I have finished Planet of Lana. It's absolute marvel, the game is beautiful, has awesome soundtrack and has soul. It somehow spoke to me and I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. The puzzles are not exactly easy but also not hard.
Now I'm playing Borderlands 2. I finished it many years ago on PS Vita and now I play on Steam Deck. This game is over the top, it went off the cliff with it's humor. I love it! And it's very unusual FPS and RPG crossover where you play from it as a standard first person shooter but the mechanics are completely RPG based (damage, elemental damage and chance, skills, shields, more health on level up, level requirements for guns, inventory...).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI have started Borderlands 2, so I have something to play for a few months already. I will very likely buy Planet if Lana 2, though. The first one was just beautiful and I definitely want more.I have started Borderlands 2, so I have something to play for a few months already. I will very likely buy Planet if Lana 2, though. The first one was just beautiful and I definitely want more.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI have uninstalled GTA 5 after Rockstar launcher finally got too much invasive. I will never finish the game because this software keeps getting into the gaming itself and I'm over coping with...I have uninstalled GTA 5 after Rockstar launcher finally got too much invasive. I will never finish the game because this software keeps getting into the gaming itself and I'm over coping with this shit. The game isn't worth it anyway, I like predecessors more.
Well, with free evening before me I started playing Planet of Lana. I have pribably never played a game.more beautiful as this one is. The art graphics look great! And given there is great music alongside with it, the game is quite an experience. While the characters speak unknown (made up?) languange and actually doesn't speak that much, you can understand the emtions and situation clearly.
It is puzzle-platformer. Puzzles are not hard nor completely easy, but I'd say they are on the easier side. The game wraps up after 4-5 hours of gameplay, but it gives out quite an epic journey in this short time.
Bought it in sale for 2€, which is too cheap for sjch a good game. 20€ full price is quite expensive on the other hand. I'd say 5€ in sale i adequate, as would be 10€ normal price.
If you like games with very nice visual art graphics and great music and games that have soul, get Planet of Lana.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 Link ParentYes, having more oomph in your soldering iron helps. Either directly more power or having a fat tip that can "store" the heat (if you are doing smaller jobs). EEVBlog tried a few soldering irons...Yes, having more oomph in your soldering iron helps. Either directly more power or having a fat tip that can "store" the heat (if you are doing smaller jobs). EEVBlog tried a few soldering irons with various power on a big copper plane - nice educational video.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 Link ParentI use leaded, so I can't say how hard the switch is. But the difference (of working with it) is mainly temperature - unleaded needs quite a bit more. Then it's supposed to be ok. The thing is the...I use leaded, so I can't say how hard the switch is. But the difference (of working with it) is mainly temperature - unleaded needs quite a bit more. Then it's supposed to be ok.
The thing is the unleaded is more brittle and can form cracks and cold joints easier. But it doesn't contain lead, that's simply the truth.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 Link ParentThe leaded solder is much easier to work with. It melts at much lower temperature and when you have to solder thick wires or on a PCB with large ground plane, you would love leaded solder - simply...The leaded solder is much easier to work with. It melts at much lower temperature and when you have to solder thick wires or on a PCB with large ground plane, you would love leaded solder - simply because you don't have to put as much heat into what you solder. Also - when you need to desolder skmething, adding a bit of leaded solder to eyisting one makes it easier to desolder or clean up (again - lower melting point).
Lead-free can make cold joints (when you solder it is easier to make a cold joint using it) and is more brittle, develops cracks easily - again making cold joint or breaking the connection completely.
I'm not a fan of lead either, but there are reasons why leaded solder is considered the better one (my subjective opinion).
I wouldn't advise a newbie to start with unleaded solder.
I use Gentoo and Arch, btw!
I used Gentoo since around 2010. When I bought a new motherboard for my desktop this year, I switched to Arch, since it is a bit like Gentoo but there is no need to compile everything. I used Arch on my notebook (that I use like once a month) for last two years so I knew what I'm migrating to. I like rolling release distros as you are kinda on the bleeding edge all the time and don't need to upgrade to newer version of the distro itself.
I started with Linux around 2001 with Mandrake or Mandriva or what it was back then - just tried it on my PC while in high school. I completely switched to OpenSUSE in around 2008 when IDE connector in my expensive laptop died and Windows XP couldn't boot from USB drive (it cut off/restarted USB during boot, duh!). Since then I'm Linux only. I went from Suse straight to Gentoo - out of curiosity and to learn along the way. And learn I did! Gentoo was great and still is. I still run it on daughter's PC and on my three DIY servers. But once I do reinstall on any of these, I will go with Arch.
I have installed SUSE and later Ubuntu to my dad's desktop and while he was sceptical in the beginning, he is happy now - everything (he needs) just works.
I have recently installed Ubuntu on another relative's gaming PC when we upgraded motherboard and Windows failed to activate no matter what I did. I got fed up and just installed Linux. This relative bitches about, but actually uses the PC without any problems, including gaming.
And this year I installed Ubuntu Mate on yet another relative's weak notebook. He had Windows 10 there which wouldn't unlock for him - "Wait for 2 hours and try again" - it didn't work even the next day or another week. So I got fed up once again and now he has working laptop. In near future, he is getting Arch, as Ubuntu LTS is too slow to pick up on modern games and needs (protontricks, for example) and I'd like to switch him to rolling release.
Yet another relative asked me about upgrading from Windows 10 to 11 on his old PC. I said it can't run it (10 years old CPU which is still powerful enough for his needs) so there may be another Linux desktop in a few months/years.
I stick with well known and long running distros - be it some Ubuntu flavor for relatives or something adventurous like Gentoo or Arch for me. I know there are things like CachyOS or even SteamOS, but I like my PC be a desktop, not gaming PC (SteamOS) and I don't want to invest time into something short-lived (CachyOS). I may be trading in some performance by doing that, but gain some stability and probably future-proofing in exchange.
I also own Steam Deck, so I run SteamOS (Arch) there, of course. And I have some Raspberries running here, so Raspbian/RaspberryOS there (Debian).