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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
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Comment on What are your "how on earth did I not learn this sooner" tech moments? in ~tech
creesch Link ParentHoly shit, I have been using technology for decades now and most of the stuff in this thread I know. Except for triple clicking, that is pretty awesome.In addition to this, in most contexts double clicking selects the word, triple clicking selects the line.
Holy shit, I have been using technology for decades now and most of the stuff in this thread I know. Except for triple clicking, that is pretty awesome.
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Comment on What are your current pain points with Linux? in ~tech
creesch Link ParentIt entirely depends on your tech level and willingness to set it up. But have you looked into self hosted webmail offerings like roundcube or Tachyon? Disclaimer: RoundCube I know as being pretty...It entirely depends on your tech level and willingness to set it up. But have you looked into self hosted webmail offerings like roundcube or Tachyon? Disclaimer: RoundCube I know as being pretty solid but Tachyon came up when I was looking for another client that it is forked of.
Just figured I'd throw the idea out there.
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Comment on What workplace absurdity are you forced to live with? in ~life
creesch Link ParentA few years ago a company I worked for organized a huge event, renting a big ass event venue where they had people give talks about various stuff but also various concert halls, game areas, etc....A few years ago a company I worked for organized a huge event, renting a big ass event venue where they had people give talks about various stuff but also various concert halls, game areas, etc.
There was one big central mandatory presentation where they talked about how cool the company was but also how money was getting tight because of reasons. Meanwhile I am sitting here looking around wondering how much this event must have cost.
The amount of times companies pull shit like this still amazes me. Another "favorite" is them freezing wage increases because the economy is tight and then for the next quarterly internal revenue report revel in how awesome the company did.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Final Thread for Season 3 in ~games
creesch (edited )Link ParentOh annoying, I checked basic functionality but didn't go to the end or nether. Edit: Slightly adjusted the instructions The following files will need to be moved from...Oh annoying, I checked basic functionality but didn't go to the end or nether.
Edit: Slightly adjusted the instructions
The following files will need to be moved from
/dimensions/minecraft/overworld/data/minecraft/intodata/minecraft/:game_rules.datscheduled_events.datwandering_trader.datweather.datworld_gen_settings.dat
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Final Thread for Season 3 in ~games
creesch LinkWorld download is available as torrent Magnet:...- Exemplary
World download is available as torrent
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magnet:?xt=urn:btih:6150cbaa4302d2fcc81bc053269a38214843ba47&dn=Tildes_mc_s3_server_download.zip&xl=12022349411&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fzer0day.ch%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.therarbg.to%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publictracker.xyz%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.demonii.com%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.stealth.si%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker2.dler.org%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.torrent.eu.org%3A451%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.qu.ax%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.peerfect.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.com%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ilibr.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ducks.party%3A1984%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.dler.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.bittor.pw%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.auctor.tv%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker-udp.gbitt.info%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftr4ck3r.duckdns.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftorrentclub.online%3A54123%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftorrentclub.online%3A1984%2Fannounce - Torrent file
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Final Thread for Season 3 in ~games
creesch Link ParentWorld download won't be an issue for this season, even after the server has shutdown. All daily backups are going to a hetzner storage box I maintain.World download won't be an issue for this season, even after the server has shutdown. All daily backups are going to a hetzner storage box I maintain.
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Comment on What is the oldest file you still have? in ~tech
creesch LinkThe oldest I can still find are dated around 1999 for the first website I ever made. I do still have some 3.5-inch floppy disks somewhere that are older but I haven't gotten around archiving them...The oldest I can still find are dated around 1999 for the first website I ever made. I do still have some 3.5-inch floppy disks somewhere that are older but I haven't gotten around archiving them (if they still work) with some old games on them and maybe some other stuff.
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Comment on What is the oldest file you still have? in ~tech
creesch Link ParentI got curious and did some googling, there are a variety of utilities out there that seem to support ancient mac image conversions. There are a few formats. https://convertio.co/mac-converter/...I got curious and did some googling, there are a variety of utilities out there that seem to support ancient mac image conversions. There are a few formats.
https://convertio.co/mac-converter/
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Comment on Why am I left-handed? in ~science
creesch Link ParentI started those from the back so I could have the spiral bound on the correct side for me being left handed.my mind brought up bad memories of using spiral bound notebooks in school, man those sucked.
I started those from the back so I could have the spiral bound on the correct side for me being left handed.
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Comment on Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from World War I and World War II in ~enviro
creesch LinkNot just wildfires. The extreme drought also caused rivers to run unusually low exposing a lot of unexploded ordnance as well. A lot of it dumped in rivers after the war to get rid of it.Not just wildfires. The extreme drought also caused rivers to run unusually low exposing a lot of unexploded ordnance as well. A lot of it dumped in rivers after the war to get rid of it.
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Comment on Why am I left-handed? in ~science
creesch Link ParentSame, but mostly I feel like it was just easier to learn to do it with my right hand. Like using the computer mouse as I grew up in a time with shared computers. I also can't throw things with my...Interesting article. I'm left-handed for writing and a few other things but right-handed for most things
Same, but mostly I feel like it was just easier to learn to do it with my right hand. Like using the computer mouse as I grew up in a time with shared computers. I also can't throw things with my left hand for some reason.
My father is also left handed and had a similar experience as the grandmother from the article as he was forced to learn to write right handed as that was the norm at the time.
I never had the mirroring issue mentioned in the article though. Plenty of paper smudges and awkward situations trying to use something intended for right handed weirdos.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentAlready asked and answered in this chain ;)Already asked and answered in this chain ;)
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Comment on What server location should I use for a VPN? in ~tech
creesch LinkWith what reason are you using a VPN if I might ask? In a lot of cases people don't seem to trust their provider, but with a lot of the VPN providers you are for the most part adding latency to...With what reason are you using a VPN if I might ask? In a lot of cases people don't seem to trust their provider, but with a lot of the VPN providers you are for the most part adding latency to your experience and effectively a second ISP. Since a VPN doesn't hide your traffic overall, it just makes you enter the internet from a differnet location.
Many big websites also track VPN endpoint ips and make it more difficult to use the website (often citing abuse coming through VPN endpoints)Choosing a specific geo location can be a genuine benefit. I know for a fact that me signing up for a service in the EU and using it in the EU often comes with less intrusive advertising bullshit people outside the EU will get. Sometimes you get that benefit by just using the service from that location, but often it is based on where you have signed up.
So, in many cases for people in first world countries using a VPN doesn't provide that much of a privacy benefit. If you have an extremely shitty internet provider who is known to do all sorts of shenanigans on their traffic a VPN can be a valid choice to simply bypass most of that. In that case the choice of VPN provider matters more than the exit node.
If you do get additional benefits then really depends on a lot of other factors, not just the location.
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Comment on A list of independent internet forums in ~tech
creesch Link ParentI wouldn't call hackernews an an independent internet forum though. It is owned by investment fund and startup incubator Y Combinator.hackernews - mostly tech-centric discussion board
I wouldn't call hackernews an an independent internet forum though. It is owned by investment fund and startup incubator Y Combinator.
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Comment on A simple fix for exemplary tags - only give it to posts you disagree with in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentAs somewhat of a tangent. It is my personal believe that for a majority of people this is the case, many simply do not realize this and leave it to the reader to fill in the blanks. There are many...It takes me a long time to figure out what I think as I'm writing, I don't want the burden to fall on the recipients.
As somewhat of a tangent. It is my personal believe that for a majority of people this is the case, many simply do not realize this and leave it to the reader to fill in the blanks. There are many times where I've had conversations with people where it is clear, to me anyway, that there is actually more context to what they are saying which they haven't arrived at yet themselves.
That's not to say that I automatically appreciate longer comments. For example, unstructured thought streams or comments that are just a practice in grandiloquent writing are my least favorite comments to encounter. Both are difficult to parse and certainly the latter is often not written to be read but to impress.
But, long comments where thought and care is put in their structure and the message I do appreciate. It gives me a better frame of reference to reply to if I am so inclined and in the end often lead to more efficiënt conversation in an online environment as it reduces the back and forth you otherwise get.
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Comment on I'm not ready to let this place go in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentYeah that's fair, I just looked it up and it would be roughly 30000 request for me. That would be a bit much. There probably is a library out there you can use and it should be good enough for...Yeah, I thought about it - but I didn't want to make so many requests.
Yeah that's fair, I just looked it up and it would be roughly 30000 request for me. That would be a bit much.
I think a smarter(?) way would be to reverse the HTML back into markdown.
There probably is a library out there you can use and it should be good enough for most comments. I should note, I recently discovered that you can use html comments
<!-- text here -->on tildes and they are never shown. They will only show up when you edit a comment or view the source of one.I have been meaning to ask Deimos if that is intentional or a side effect. I don't imagine many people have important text hidden in their comments though :D
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Comment on I'm not ready to let this place go in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentSeems like you are not downloading the markdown for comments. There is actually a endpoint for that since you can request to view the markdown source of comments through the little "more..."...Seems like you are not downloading the markdown for comments. There is actually a endpoint for that since you can request to view the markdown source of comments through the little "more..." button on them.
for example for your comment it will then call the following
https://tildes.net/api/web/comments/ifd7?ic-request=true&ic-element-name=markdown-source&ic-id=255&ic-trigger-name=markdown-source&_method=GETThat would allow downloading of all comments in their markdown format.
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Comment on Waving goodbye, carrying my bundle on a stick in ~talk
creesch Link ParentTo be clear, I am not talking about absolute safe spaces. I am talking about respecting and recognizing that some conversations you simply have nothing of value to add from the outside. I guess,...To be clear, I am not talking about absolute safe spaces. I am talking about respecting and recognizing that some conversations you simply have nothing of value to add from the outside. I guess, respecting the room.
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Comment on I'm not ready to let this place go in ~tildes
creesch Link ParentPersonally I just use a code editor like vscode if I am just writing notes and do raw markdown with just the highlighting that comes with the editor.Personally I just use a code editor like vscode if I am just writing notes and do raw markdown with just the highlighting that comes with the editor.
If you go down setting up a home server, I am personally a fan of unraid. It is not free, but takes away a lot of the technical aspects of managing a home server and NAS. You can run a variety of things on it through docker containers.
There are other options, but most of them do require significant more work to setup and maintain.
As far as hardening goes. I simply don't expose my home server to the internet from the outside. Instead I have a VPN connection setup, something my router supports with wireguard. But unraid comes with built in tailscale support as well (tailscale is also available on other platforms).
That basically takes away the worry that I am exposing too much by accident.