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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
Banazir LinkMy real name is Sam, and growing up I was very inspired by and influenced by Samwise Gamgee. Banazîr Galbasi is his original name in Westron, so I use that as a username when I don't mind the...My real name is Sam, and growing up I was very inspired by and influenced by Samwise Gamgee. Banazîr Galbasi is his original name in Westron, so I use that as a username when I don't mind the potential for my real name to get connected to the account eventually.
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Comment on How well do you cook? in ~life.men
Banazir Link ParentI think in college, you have students with a wide range of budgets. I was paying for my own housing and food (college itself was covered through various other means) while some people I knew...I think in college, you have students with a wide range of budgets. I was paying for my own housing and food (college itself was covered through various other means) while some people I knew didn't have to lift a finger while their parents paid for everything other than leisure spending, and others were working two jobs on top of full time classes just to pay for those classes and their own survival. I rarely went out to eat and never joined the bar scene, but that was also just due to lack of interest.
I don't have a specific carbonara recipe I use anymore, but this is the video that got me started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AAdKl1UYZs. I've seen a few variations, so the amounts of different ingredients I use has changed over time, but that's still the basis for how I make it. When you're starting out, using thick-cut bacon is fine even if it's not truly authentic. Recently I've taken to using jowl bacon from a local farmers market, as it's fattier and closer to the guanciale used in the original recipe.
D&D is honestly what's stretched my cooking abilities the most in the last year or two. I try to avoid repeating meals too often, so I've been trying my hand at a lot of new recipes. I always make the mistake of assuming I have enough food for everyone to feel full, but luckily someone always comes with a dessert! Surprisingly, the meal that got the most praise was the simplest - roasted chicken leg quarters with mashed potatoes, gravy from those chicken legs, and a caesar salad. For the legs, I literally just seasoned them then put them in the oven at 400 F for an hour - I forgot about them the whole time and they came out perfect. I definitely recommend it if you need a simple meal for a small group like that.
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Comment on How well do you cook? in ~life.men
Banazir LinkI think I'm definitely above average for men, but I'm average among my friend group. I grew up helping my mom cook and learning on my own. By the time I was in high school I could cook eggs...I think I'm definitely above average for men, but I'm average among my friend group.
I grew up helping my mom cook and learning on my own. By the time I was in high school I could cook eggs (multiple ways), hamburgers, chili, and box mac and cheese without guidance, among other things. My parents were able to be out late at night if needed (anniversaries, award dinners, that sort of thing) and they knew me and my siblings would be fed.
In college, I started experimenting with more complex dishes while subleasing from some friends over the summer. I was on a very limited budget, so I started getting the most out of what I had. This is when I learned to make mac and cheese from scratch, spaghetti carbonara, chili without a recipe (which was more impressive to me at the time, I had always followed recipes before), and half a dozen other dishes I've probably forgotten. I repeated this the next summer while subleasing, then when I got my own apartment I continued to learn to cook new dishes. I still remember the pork tenderloin and sweet potatoes my girlfriend at the time and I made after three months together. I also distinctly remember asking for a slow cooker for Christmas because my budget was still so restricted.
Now I'm the host and cook for D&D nights twice a month, as well as the more gourmet cook between my wife and me. I can fairly comfortably put together a meal of roast chicken, potatoes, salad, and homemade bread for a group of 8, and my go-to "I don't know what to cook" meal is still carbonara. After the first time I try a recipe (I always follow the recipe the first time), I usually experiment with it and find ways to improve it to my and my wife's particular tastes. My dad thinks that I eat better than most of his coworkers who have stay at home wives, which is a compliment I am proud to accept. My closest friends (who are not part of said D&D group) are just as good, if not better. One hosts our annual Christmas parties and takes care of all the main traditional dishes, and another is smoking a brisket this weekend and invited all of us over to partake. I'm blessed to have opportunities to learn, but also to have friends who cook just as well and inspire me to try to out-do them.
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Comment on Moving wikis away from Fandom in ~tech
Banazir Link ParentWikipedia is a general wiki. The wikis mentioned in the article are in-depth documentation for specific communities with individual pages for specific topics. Wikipedia would not be a good fit for...Wikipedia is a general wiki. The wikis mentioned in the article are in-depth documentation for specific communities with individual pages for specific topics. Wikipedia would not be a good fit for that kind of information, because it would be considered niche info and the number of pages would balloon tremendously.
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Comment on Moving wikis away from Fandom in ~tech
Banazir Link ParentGithub/Gitlab wikis are really designed to be documentation for the specific tool that each repo represents. Edits require either direct editor access to the repository, or a fork and a pull...Github/Gitlab wikis are really designed to be documentation for the specific tool that each repo represents. Edits require either direct editor access to the repository, or a fork and a pull request later. If you're a dev who's used to working with git, that's fine, but for the majority of users who might want to update a wiki it's a big hurdle. I wouldn't say that the wikis on any git host are good for non-developer use cases (such as games).
As far as I'm aware, Miraheze is a Mediawiki host, but I don't know how they handle plugins or customizations. You can set up your own MediaWiki instance as long as you have a web server (and db server, depending on size) and a domain name, so I think you can get a pretty similar experience without using a wiki host. The advantage Miraheze gives is that it removes the technical requirements to get started, which is good for the same reasons as I mentioned for avoiding Github/Gitlab.
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Comment on Moving wikis away from Fandom in ~tech
Banazir Link ParentThe one I use is specifically for wiki.gg - wiki.gg Redirect. This one looks better because it has more options though, so I might check it out. I just didn't want to post an extra link in the...The one I use is specifically for wiki.gg - wiki.gg Redirect. This one looks better because it has more options though, so I might check it out. I just didn't want to post an extra link in the comment.
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Comment on Moving wikis away from Fandom in ~tech
Banazir Link ParentI should mention that this post - and the OSRS, Minecraft, and LoL wikis - is run by WeirdGloop, which is a different organization from wiki.gg. I just mentioned wiki.gg because it's been the...I should mention that this post - and the OSRS, Minecraft, and LoL wikis - is run by WeirdGloop, which is a different organization from wiki.gg. I just mentioned wiki.gg because it's been the primary alternative that I've been aware of, and because of the extension I use.
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Comment on Moving wikis away from Fandom in ~tech
Banazir LinkI, like many people, have been frustrated by Fandom as a wiki host for years now. I have an extension to redirect me to wiki.gg if one exists for a particular fandom, but not every community has...I, like many people, have been frustrated by Fandom as a wiki host for years now. I have an extension to redirect me to wiki.gg if one exists for a particular fandom, but not every community has the ability to start a second wiki and move to it. OSRS and Minecraft have consistently had the best wikis that I've used, and they're both created by the authors of this post.
I really like the analysis done here to explain why creating a second wiki is so challenging. It mostly boils down to the same network effects that keep people on the same social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, but with the added difficulty of getting around search engine weights. Seeing them acknowledge that they could become the big players and possibly the villains in the future is also refreshing, as is their plan for allowing communities to move away if they feel the need.
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Moving wikis away from Fandom
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Comment on The Cosmere Begins - A Parody Song in ~creative
Banazir LinkI can't watch the full thing because I'm behind on the Cosmere (despite reading it for 14+ years), but I watched the first verse and enjoyed it. Is that Hoid singing?I can't watch the full thing because I'm behind on the Cosmere (despite reading it for 14+ years), but I watched the first verse and enjoyed it. Is that Hoid singing?
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Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
Banazir Link ParentI'm behind this, but... people should want to do it because it's right, not because the government mandates it. That's my only objection.I'm behind this, but... people should want to do it because it's right, not because the government mandates it. That's my only objection.
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Comment on Any other 3D Printers here? in ~hobbies
Banazir LinkI spent almost 4 years fighting with the Ender 3 (first generation, base model - not a v2 or Pro or Neo) that my friend got for me. For the first year or so, 2/3 of my prints would fail, usually...I spent almost 4 years fighting with the Ender 3 (first generation, base model - not a v2 or Pro or Neo) that my friend got for me. For the first year or so, 2/3 of my prints would fail, usually due to bed adhesion. I tried tape, glue, and a treated glass plate to try to improve my results. I would re-level again and again because I assumed that was the problem. I invested in a Y-frame leveling setup and a better heating element to ensure more consistent bed temperatures. My last upgrade was a magnetic PEI build plate which helped a lot, but I still had 1/3 of my prints fail. None of my friends with base model Ender 3's had issues like I did, and none of them understood why I didn't like using my printer. Finally, I decided I was caught in a sunk cost fallacy and replaced my Ender 3.
I now use a Sovol SV-06 Plus. It cost me less than an Ender 3 v3 which would have had all the same upgrades, but I wanted to break away from Creality. The Plus model has several improvements over the base SV-06 as well as a bigger build volume, and the experience has been so much better. I still get a few failures from being over-ambitious about my prints, but they're far fewer and don't feel as discouraging. I'm suddenly excited to print out tools, gadgets, and toys to play with all over again, and the range of items I can print is bigger due to the better print quality and bigger volume.
Other than that, my print setup is pretty basic. I use PLA and slice with Cura, although the settings depend on what I'm trying to print and how large it is. I use an 8mm brim on smaller prints but usually skip it on larger ones, and I usually default to 0.12mm layer height because it's smoother than the 0.2mm I used to do without being slower than my Ender was.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Banazir LinkI'm working on the same stuff I was two months ago but I've made some incremental progress. On the lab side, I ended up not needing a reverse proxy at all (sorry @Mendanbar, I can't give...I'm working on the same stuff I was two months ago but I've made some incremental progress.
On the lab side, I ended up not needing a reverse proxy at all (sorry @Mendanbar, I can't give suggestions like you asked). I was in the middle of setting up fast reverse proxy and noticed I couldn't ping out from any of my servers. That's how I discovered that somehow none of them had a gateway set up. I did that, and suddenly they knew where to find the router and where to listen, which meant now the ports are now considered open. Now I'm slowly working on figuring out what I really want to do with the lab - is it purely for learning or will it have some personal utility as well? I'm leaning toward a mix of both, so I'll probably set up Samba as a domain controller and then figure out other services as I go.
I did finish my MD2 hash algorithm, although less successfully than I hoped. I think I'm running into a problem with how Lua represents numbers, and since I can't force it to use integers it means I'm going to get different results than if I used another language. Either way, I've ironed out every other bug I can find and tests run smoothly, it just... doesn't work. I'm planning on trying MD4 and MD5 next because they're more complex variations of the same algorithm, and hopefully I'll gain some insight there. If not, I might have to rewrite everything in
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Banazir Link ParentYou absolutely can, in fact most of my strength training has been via calisthenics! In general you just need four exercise groups: upper body push, upper body pull, legs, and hinge. Pushups and...You absolutely can, in fact most of my strength training has been via calisthenics! In general you just need four exercise groups: upper body push, upper body pull, legs, and hinge. Pushups and dips satisfy the first requirement; Pull-ups and horizontal rows fulfill the second; the myriad of squat progressions meet the third; and romanian deadlifts and nordic curls complete the set.
If you do a search for "Beginner bodyweight routine" you'll get dozens of results. NerdFitness was one of my favorites a decade ago, and I followed the r/bodyweightfitness recommended routine for years. For most, you just need a pull-up bar to start and maybe some exercise bands to make exercises easier or harder as needed.
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Comment on System76's COSMIC desktop environment enters public alpha in ~comp
Banazir Link ParentFluxbox and Openbox ought to have your back here. I've tinkered with both but realized that I prefer the tiling-first paradigm so I didn't dig too deep into them. Openbox is (was?) the base for...Part of the problem is that window managers are disproportionately tiling or tiling-first where I'm a solidly floating-first sort of user
Fluxbox and Openbox ought to have your back here. I've tinkered with both but realized that I prefer the tiling-first paradigm so I didn't dig too deep into them. Openbox is (was?) the base for Crunchbang and its successors Crunchbang++ and BunsenLabs, which was performant and customizable while still looking good. I'm sure that you've tried Fluxbox and/or Openbox in the past, but I figured I'd mention them in case you hadn't or if someone else stumbles on this thread in the future.
The other is that the Linux desktop space as a whole (DEs/WMs/compositors alike) has practically no offerings for building a more Mac-style desktop;
I don't have enough macOS experience to get it completely right, but the default XFCE layout has a dock at the bottom and menu bars at the top. You could also try elementaryOS, as it's designed to be Mac-like and is probably the closest out of the box. I know Deepin and Zorin are supposed to have Mac modes but I haven't seen enough of those to know how they really stack up.
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Comment on Game studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect ‘immediately’ terminating relationship with the streamer in ~games
Banazir Link ParentAh, thanks for sharing sources. I don't follow his streams, his personality has always grated on me, so I didn't remember his past "events". I tried searching to see if you were spreading hearsay...Ah, thanks for sharing sources. I don't follow his streams, his personality has always grated on me, so I didn't remember his past "events". I tried searching to see if you were spreading hearsay but the current news event has swamped any search results that aren't specific enough to get the E3 incident. I've seen cases where rumors spread and get exaggerated so I wanted to keep the story straight - seems like it was unnecessary this time.
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Comment on Game studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect ‘immediately’ terminating relationship with the streamer in ~games
Banazir Link ParentLet's not add false information and random rumors here. The allegation against him (which he has basically admitted to at this point) is that he was inappropriately messaging a minor via Twitch's...And that he filmed minors in a bathroom or something too?
Let's not add false information and random rumors here. The allegation against him (which he has basically admitted to at this point) is that he was inappropriately messaging a minor via Twitch's whisper message system. As far as I'm aware, there have been no accusations of filming minors inappropriately.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Banazir LinkI have a small homelab that's constantly growing and evolving. Right now it's a FreeNAS server and a Proxmox VM host, but I have another potential VM host that I'm working on. FreeNAS is mainly to...I have a small homelab that's constantly growing and evolving. Right now it's a FreeNAS server and a Proxmox VM host, but I have another potential VM host that I'm working on. FreeNAS is mainly to provide storage for various VMs via Samba or NFS - each VM gets a small slice of local storage on the Proxmox SSD, then a larger chunk of storage mounted on /home for applications to use. I discovered that I can't connect via http/https from outside my network despite my ISP leaving them open (or so they claim), so I'm planning on setting up a VPS to act as a reverse proxy.
On the programming side, I started a project to teach myself cryptography. It's the field that got me into computers in the first place, and I've done almost nothing with it for several years now. I'm just working my way through implementations of common hashes and encryption algorithms in Lua, which is adding its own unique challenges. I picked Lua because something about writing code with it just feels good, there's no logical reason behind my choice. Progress is slow and I'm still figuring out MD2 which is relatively simple, but the RFC has been the only guidance I've used so far.
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Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Announcement trailer in ~games
Banazir Link ParentI bet that the reason (or at least a reason) they didn't go with that is because people would confuse it with Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.I bet that the reason (or at least a reason) they didn't go with that is because people would confuse it with Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
Even Tolkien himself stated that Sam was the hero of the story. As for the PoV changing, there's a specific semicolon in the last chapter that people think that's where Sam took over writing. The narrator calls Frodo "Mr. Frodo", something that hadn't happened before. Also most of the writing is a bit less flowery and the contents of the writing are much more mundane; additionally there's events that happen after Frodo is gone.
I do think that Sam made edits and additions earlier in the books (such as the talking fox), but I agree that the transition between Frodo's writing and Sam's is a nice touch.