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  1. Comment on Is there a service that a regular joe can use to provide subs or dubbing for a movie? in ~movies

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    Sure, but I am still curious if any corporations/people offer this service for average people. Either the subs or the dubbing.

    Sure, but I am still curious if any corporations/people offer this service for average people. Either the subs or the dubbing.

    2 votes

  2. Using NFS mount with docker containers

    ~comp Ask (advice)
    When I first setup my NUC, I wanted to setup docker on it so that all the information is stored on the NFS mount I setup on my Synology mount. Meaning volumes and anything of that kind. One issue...

    When I first setup my NUC, I wanted to setup docker on it so that all the information is stored on the NFS mount I setup on my Synology mount. Meaning volumes and anything of that kind.

    One issue that came up however, was that if my router experience a temporary glitch, the docker containers would then also experience an issue since they were trying to access information stored on the mounts and my system would freeze and I had to force a shutdown to get the mount to work correctly.

    Which makes me wonder, what is the recommended way to have docker containers store their information on an NFS mount while also allowing taking into account that sometimes a networking issue or router issue might happen?

    6 votes

  3. Is there a service that a regular joe can use to provide subs or dubbing for a movie?

    ~movies Ask (recommendations)
    there is 2 pieces of media I want to get subbed and dubbed in different languages. problem is, whenever I try to look into this, I get results of places that offer their services to companies...

    there is 2 pieces of media I want to get subbed and dubbed in different languages.

    problem is, whenever I try to look into this, I get results of places that offer their services to companies only.

    Are there no places that offer subs and dubbing for tv shows and movies?

    17 votes

  4. Comment on I really wish news and talk shows would change the way they discussed polls on their show in ~society

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    i don't think they do though and even they admit it's not an exact science. Hell the polls from the 2016 election proves they can't account for variables they haven't thought of and worst, they...

    A good political survey corrects for that though.

    i don't think they do though and even they admit it's not an exact science. Hell the polls from the 2016 election proves they can't account for variables they haven't thought of and worst, they can't account for people giving them b.s. answers.

    Proper education can make a lot of difference here. I don't think that's something a news report can solve.

    Agree, then the news media and talk shows shouldn't discuss polls when most people don't really understand their implications. I guess my personal gripe is Bill Maher using polls like its the word of God and an exact science.

  5. Comment on I really wish news and talk shows would change the way they discussed polls on their show in ~society

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    I tend to be rather verbose when I speak but sure, that would be a great alternative.

    Incidentally, do you also get annoyed with other imprecise use of language? If they say "40% of polled Canadians" do you feel less upset?

    I tend to be rather verbose when I speak but sure, that would be a great alternative.

    1 vote

  6. Question about breathing while exercising

    ~health Ask (advice)
    this past summer, I started biking quite a bit and part of my route involves lots of hills and so forth. It was painful af the first few months, not gonna lie. although, now, my legs muscles have...

    this past summer, I started biking quite a bit and part of my route involves lots of hills and so forth. It was painful af the first few months, not gonna lie.

    although, now, my legs muscles have grown quite a bit (didn't expect that) and I am quite happy with my muscular endurance, although there is still room for improvement obviously.

    However, oddly as it sounds, my breathing is still off. As I bike up the hill, I feel heartbeat go up quite a bit and my breathing becomes quite laborious and I wind up taking quick breaths with my mouth aka panting. If I try to do it through my nose, I quickly feel like I am suffocating like I can't get enough air.

    In the beginning, this made sense. I was out of shape and all that.

    But summer is over, my legs have adapted but I feel like my breathing hasn't. when I am going up a hill, I still feel the need to pant and breathe through my mouth and take short breaths.

    Is this normal? that I would have to pant even after 3-4 months of this kind of exercise everyday. I figured my lungs or whatever would get used to the biking route I am taking by this time.

    23 votes

  7. I really wish news and talk shows would change the way they discussed polls on their show

    ~society Ask
    I don't often watch news programs that talk about polls. but when I do, I always hate that they say "40% of Canadian|Americans say ___" or "60% of Canadians|Americans prefer ____" Polling is such...

    I don't often watch news programs that talk about polls. but when I do, I always hate that they say "40% of Canadian|Americans say ___" or "60% of Canadians|Americans prefer ____"

    Polling is such a mis-used technique of getting public opinion. The media/news want to pretend that its this very precise way of getting to know the electorate and it's just not. It's one tool that can help you if you already have other means of getting in touch with the people.

    And I know the news/talk shows knows this, but I think their wording intentionally does not reflect it cause they rather bring on pundits to discuss the poll results and use that to take up airtime. Really wish they would change their wording to "40% of Canadians|American who responded to the poll say ____" every time they bring up a poll result, and then each time they do that, I feel like they're also ethically responsible to provide people with an easy to remember link to a website that elaborates on the methodology used for the polling that is broken down in a way that is easy for lay-people to understand for people who care/have time for that.

    Although personally, in my ideal world, poll results would not be publicly available and would be known just by the campaigns of the politicians they involve but :shrug:

    Cause maybe this is just my skewed perspective but I am the only one I know in my social circle that answers calls from unknown numbers that half the time turn out to be pollsters and I actually take the time to answer their questions. I don't know of anyone else in my social circle that does this and I am in my thirties. So I get the feeling these pollsters just are not capturing a major part of the population and they don't want to admit that.

    11 votes

  8. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
    Link Parent
    you mean his bit about Madison Cawthorne? that got blowback? Even Madison is on record as finding it funny...

    I also believe that the views people claim Chappelle has are mostly taken WILDLY out of context (as mocked in his last special with the bit on the handicapped.)

    you mean his bit about Madison Cawthorne? that got blowback? Even Madison is on record as finding it funny...

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    /u/papasquat was comparing their respective shows. if you want to compare numbers, you got to compare their stand-up specials numbers. The ratings of a stand-up special by any current comedian...

    /u/papasquat was comparing their respective shows.

    if you want to compare numbers, you got to compare their stand-up specials numbers.

    The ratings of a stand-up special by any current comedian will always be more than a regular TV show, even more so considering HBO is on a premium channel.

    Although, I wonder where Deadline got that info since Netflix is notorious for not publicly sharing viewing metrics.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
    Link Parent
    his talk show is one of the highest rated shows on HBO...

    his talk show is one of the highest rated shows on HBO...

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

  12. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    Then how did you hear of Dave Chappelle?

    Then how did you hear of Dave Chappelle?

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
    Link Parent
    I don't know if I understand what you mean that Dave is a bit more relevant?

    I don't know if I understand what you mean that Dave is a bit more relevant?

  14. Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher?

    ~talk Ask
    I have watched all of Dave Chapelle's specials and I occasionally watch Bill Maher whenever I can stomach his supposed "free speech" show. Don't remember it verbatim but Dave Chappelle made fun of...

    I have watched all of Dave Chapelle's specials and I occasionally watch Bill Maher whenever I can stomach his supposed "free speech" show.

    Don't remember it verbatim but Dave Chappelle made fun of the trans community and took an empathetic approach to individuals such as J. Rowling who view the trans issue as a threat to womanhood (or something to that effect). He also however expressed support for a trans-woman being allowed to use a woman's bathroom so his opinions on this subject seem a bit mixed.

    However, Bill Maher acts as if trans issue is the biggest issue of our time and that its the real reason that Kamala Harris lost the election. And is opposed to any sort of gender-affirming care as far as I can tell and thinks that cause L.A. has more people who identify as trans than Texas, that it's almost mostly a geographically based fad and what not. I will also never forget a clip of his show where him and Piers Morgan were telling Katie Porter about the threat that trans-women have to cis-women. It struck me as funny that 2 white dudes decided to take it upon themselves to tell a woman that trans-women pose a threat to her and she was just like ".....no I think I'm fine.".

    But the release of Chappelle's specials were met with protests at the Netflix headquarters, whereas I don't remember people ever protesting in front of Bill Maher's studio even though I think he's far more in the camp of "trans movement has gone way too far" and says far more things that I would assume they find offensive or upsetting. what gives?

    23 votes

  15. What is your opinion whenever you see news/opinion that tech companies are relying more on chatbots rather than junior developers/interns?

    ~tech Ask (survey)
    I see that in the headline from time to time. Not really sure how prevalent it is and it's pretty disappointing news. but I also can't help but think: the news articles are probably overblowing it...

    I see that in the headline from time to time. Not really sure how prevalent it is and it's pretty disappointing news.

    but I also can't help but think:

    1. the news articles are probably overblowing it and it's not probably not as prevalent as it's being portrayed
    2. that any tech company doing that is shooting themselves in the foot. in total, I was an intern at various companies for a little under 3 years. I don't doubt that the work I did for the majority of the my co-ops were all things that could have been done by a chatBot. writing unit tests and small scripts and etc. but they were invaluable to me (1) understanding what is expected of me in a professional environment and (2) gave me a basic idea of how to code in a professional environment (2) gave me alot of perspective on what technologies and tools I should spend spare time learning cause my university very much focused on dinosaur-era languages, for the classes that did teach any coding related skills. same for the friends I went to uni with. So all I think is maybe in the short term, they are saving money on not hiring interns/co-ops/junior devs to do work that can be done by a bot but I feel like in the long terms that will reduce the number of intermediate/senior devs on the market which means they'll be in higher demand and cost more money.
    26 votes

  16. Comment on I've always found the common approach that websites take to changing the email associated with an account iffy but I am not sure if I am wrong in ~tech

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
    Link Parent
    I never said losing access to non-email address accounts is as bad as losing account to email address accounts. I just said the workflow for non-email address accounts is basically not secure at...

    I never said losing access to non-email address accounts is as bad as losing account to email address accounts.

    I just said the workflow for non-email address accounts is basically not secure at all imo.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on I've always found the common approach that websites take to changing the email associated with an account iffy but I am not sure if I am wrong in ~tech

  18. Comment on Why is Cloudflare trusted with encryption? in ~tech

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
    Link Parent
    The implication being that if they are going to serve cached content on your behalf, it needs to be delivered in the encrypted format that the browser is expecting given it's an HTTPS connection...

    In order to do anything useful, a CDN has to terminate the ssl connection.

    The implication being that if they are going to serve cached content on your behalf, it needs to be delivered in the encrypted format that the browser is expecting given it's an HTTPS connection which means cloudflare needs to encrypt it before sending it on behalf of your reverse proxy?

    And because the cloudflare tunnel feature is utilizing the already existing CDN network, it's a lot less hassle for them (and the developer) to just rely on cloudflare to do what it does best and serve content it itself encrypts?

  19. I've always found the common approach that websites take to changing the email associated with an account iffy but I am not sure if I am wrong

    ~tech Ask
    I have changed my email more than once, just as part of customizing my online identity and all that. and that obviously required me to login into any accounts I had and updating the email...

    I have changed my email more than once, just as part of customizing my online identity and all that.

    and that obviously required me to login into any accounts I had and updating the email associated with them.

    the most common workflow I have found is
    login -> navigate to settings page -> edit the email field to the new email -> go to the inbox for the new email -> click confirm on confirmation email

    then you can go to that website and do the forgot password, provide your email and change the password and get complete control.

    I have always found that workflow weird cause it's the most prevalent one I have come across and seems so susceptible to tampering.

    if someone leaves their laptop unattended for 3-4 minutes in public while visiting a bathroom (which happened often in the library of my university), there was nothing preventing me from going to their Facebook or whatever account they had open on their computer, changing the email to my own email and then clicking confirm on my inbox once I am back at my desk.

    and most people don't have 2FA so that would effectively give me control of their account.
    Hell, my university once had a potential data breach and they were 99.999% sure the data was not actually accessed by a malicious actor but still sent a mass email saying that they were advising everyone to change their passwords. a classmate of mine in the software systems program's attitude was basically "oh well, who cares?" and I just facepalmed internally.

    there are maybe 3 websites I have come across that instead first send a confirmation email to your current inbox and after you confirm on that, then you get a confirmation email on the new email inbox. which isn't perfect but I feel like it's a bit more sensical and the best you can do without involving 2FA.

    even then, that's also susceptible to the situation I described above if the user is always logged into their email.

    I find it odd that websites don't prompt for a password as part of the email update process (or better yet 2FA with an app as even prompting for a password isn't a guarantee if the user has the password manager as an extension in their browser and they recently unlocked it before leaving their session unattended) to ensure that email changes are always done by the account owner.

    16 votes

  20. Comment on Question about REST APIS and encryption in ~tech

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    oh I know, I was just curious how they do it. I have no delusions that my server will never be as secure as what google has nor is there a point to making it as secure. My website will never be as...

    You don't need the same level of security Google has.

    oh I know, I was just curious how they do it. I have no delusions that my server will never be as secure as what google has nor is there a point to making it as secure. My website will never be as enticing to hackers as Google :P