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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
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Comment on Seeking advice for back-up internet connection at home in ~tech
FireTime LinkA startup I worked for used Verizon 3G pucks for a while to power the network while we were waiting for Comcast to get into the building. I had used a Linksys router flashed with DD-WRT in...A startup I worked for used Verizon 3G pucks for a while to power the network while we were waiting for Comcast to get into the building. I had used a Linksys router flashed with DD-WRT in AP-Client mode. It was wired to the uplink port of the main router and provided Internet for the whole building. It worked well enough apart for the data overage bills each month. This was a while ago so not sure if DD-WRT is still relevant (website looks stale), open WRT might be a better option. As long as the free wifi doesn't have a captive/web portal this should work. It will double nat but should be able to set some fairly permissive port forwarding rules to get around it (that's assuming the free wifi isn't already behind a nat).
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Comment on Stop Killing Games petitions hit the target for both UK and EU in ~games
FireTime Link ParentSpite is one hell of a motivator for people. Thankfully the initiative was able to get some Yang for the Yin.Spite is one hell of a motivator for people. Thankfully the initiative was able to get some Yang for the Yin.
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Comment on Stop Killing Games petitions hit the target for both UK and EU in ~games
FireTime Link ParentLouis is currently streaming to YouTube and had Ross Scott on. Ross was able to clear up the retroactive argument with him.Louis is currently streaming to YouTube and had Ross Scott on. Ross was able to clear up the retroactive argument with him.
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Comment on Steam Next Fest June 2025 in ~games
FireTime LinkJust finished a session of Jump Ship with two friends. Ended up being intense and super fun. Cautiously optimistic on this one. I see the core gameplay and if they have enough variations/set...Just finished a session of Jump Ship with two friends. Ended up being intense and super fun. Cautiously optimistic on this one. I see the core gameplay and if they have enough variations/set prices for the random/precedural generation I see this becoming a main stay for my group. Just worried that if they don't it will get stale very quickly. Feels like the expirence that we wanted from starcitizen and elite dangerous but both have yet/failed to deliver. Elite being the disjointed ship vs space leg expirence, and SC taking the approach that to make an online apple pie you must first make the universe.
I wish the ship control was a little more weighty and grappling hooks are super fun but look a little jank when the line is perfectly fixed while the ship is thrusting around wildly. Also the robot sounds like a canadian from South Park.
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Comment on CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe in ~science
FireTime Link ParentAntimatter annihilation feels like a good starting point for midly terrifying. Napkin math conversion rate is 1:40 Billion equivalent TNT explosion. Meaning a gram of anti-matter annihilating...Antimatter annihilation feels like a good starting point for midly terrifying. Napkin math conversion rate is 1:40 Billion equivalent TNT explosion. Meaning a gram of anti-matter annihilating would be equivalent to a 40 billion gram TNT explosion. However, I'm assuming we are still a ways off before we are considering shipping anywhere near a gram (or a few orders of magnitude near it) of the stuff.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
FireTime Link ParentLithium batteries are rife with fraud (especially on Amazon). I had his luck getting cells that match the advertised capacity from B&H photo if you just need a few.Lithium batteries are rife with fraud (especially on Amazon). I had his luck getting cells that match the advertised capacity from B&H photo if you just need a few.
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Comment on Running ethernet in new home in ~life.home_improvement
FireTime (edited )LinkHere is a good post on stack exchange showing drilling a hole thru the floor inside of the wall using a long flex bit. This process can be repeated on the top of the wall as well to get a wire...Here is a good post on stack exchange showing drilling a hole thru the floor inside of the wall using a long flex bit. This process can be repeated on the top of the wall as well to get a wire from the basement to the attic. Once you have this backhaul link from basement/crawlspace to attic you can just drill down from the attic into walls of your second floor rooms. As others have stated this may increase fire risk as there is now a path from the basement to the attic. I live in an old house so not really an issue (a single wire wont be the straw). You can use plentum rated wire as its less likely to act as a fuse for fire to travel along. Additionaly sealing around the hole after you run the wire if possible can also alleviate the risk. There is specifically formaulated fire block expanding foam for this use case.
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Comment on Phishing tests, the bane of work life, are getting meaner in ~tech
FireTime LinkCompany I work for uses proof point for the simulated phishing emails. Proof point publishes a list of all of the domains they use so that IT can allow them thru. Unrelated: it's possible to...Company I work for uses proof point for the simulated phishing emails. Proof point publishes a list of all of the domains they use so that IT can allow them thru.
Unrelated: it's possible to create Outlook actions/filters based on domain names.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
FireTime (edited )LinkJust finished the co-op expansion to the free Portal2 mod Portal Reloaded. If you haven’t herd of Portal Reloaded it is a mod that ads a new 3rd green portal that lets you jump forward and...Just finished the co-op expansion to the free Portal2 mod Portal Reloaded. If you haven’t herd of Portal Reloaded it is a mod that ads a new 3rd green portal that lets you jump forward and backwards in time. Results in some neat time travel/causality mechanics that build upon the existing portal ones. It can get a bit mind bending flying thru both space and time portals to reach the end of the test chambers.
I am a bit late to the party as the co-op update was released June of last year but had to wait for my one friend that I trusted that could wrap their head around portals + time travel. With the holidays/new year’s you might have some similar friends that are available. The co-op campaign is not quite as hard as the single player Portal Reloaded one was but there were a couple levels where we were scratching our heads for some time while quoting Dr. Emmett Brown. I didnt set a timer but I think it took us around 3 hours to complete. The harder puzzles do give that satisifaction once you figure it out and a few of the test chambers are very cleverly designed.
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Comment on Inline image support in ~tildes
FireTime LinkPlease no. Going to immediately clutter discussions/be used for memes regardless of intention. I think I'd be ok with a show/hide link to view a linked image inline but really do not want images...Please no.
Going to immediately clutter discussions/be used for memes regardless of intention. I think I'd be ok with a show/hide link to view a linked image inline but really do not want images displayed inline by default.
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Comment on New gaming PCs - price sanity check and recommendations? in ~games
FireTime LinkWhen comparing GPUs nothing can compete with actual benchmarks of the games you play but some time you just need a single number for performance to directionally compare price to performance in a...When comparing GPUs nothing can compete with actual benchmarks of the games you play but some time you just need a single number for performance to directionally compare price to performance in a table. If you search for any GPU + UL the first result will a page with the time spy synthetic benchmark score. Can be useful to compare two gpus that don't have the same games benchmarked or identity if it's worth investigating too spend a little more or less to get a better bang for the buck.
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Comment on Advice Needed: Simple and Reliable notifications in ~comp
FireTime LinkKinda goes against requirement #7 but if you by chance are already hosting Home Assistant some place it's simple enough to setup web hooks that can trigger notifications in the companion app on...Kinda goes against requirement #7 but if you by chance are already hosting Home Assistant some place it's simple enough to setup web hooks that can trigger notifications in the companion app on your phone. Not sure on iOS but android app has a history of notifications under setting>Companion app>Notification history.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
FireTime LinkI created a web portal request system that extends my YTmusic time shifting application I shared here previously. The program lets users search youtube music and request them PIC1 PIC2. The...I created a web portal request system that extends my YTmusic time shifting application I shared here previously.
The program lets users search youtube music and request them PIC1 PIC2. The program then checks my library and any pending requests for duplicates and if not found it adds them to a work queue. When the tape dub server kicks off the worker it has these requests already on the work list and gathers the music albums for the requested tracks. I have this all linked to my plex library to build up a music collection again.
I have the code and dockerfile hosted on my git lab here if anyone wants to mess around with it. Will require the tapebub server running as well to operate.
First time using picocss and was verry happy with it. I've been looking for a basic light weight framework to replace bootstrap for small web programs. Just enough to get stuff on the screen looking 1/2 way decent on desktop and mobile wtihout bogging me down on learning the ins and outs of a frame work.
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Comment on Over fifteen million passwords were temporarily inaccessible in Chrome's password manager in ~tech
FireTime Link ParentI havent looked at KeePass since like 2012. Used it for small buisness password sharing on a network share back then. I'll keep it in mind if vault warden dosent work out. As Rudism stated it...I havent looked at KeePass since like 2012. Used it for small buisness password sharing on a network share back then. I'll keep it in mind if vault warden dosent work out. As Rudism stated it seems like the client devices do keep a local copy.
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Comment on Over fifteen million passwords were temporarily inaccessible in Chrome's password manager in ~tech
FireTime LinkBeen meaning to set up a self hosted password manager for more than a few years now and this news reminded me. I didn't like most of the options when I first started looking but I found...Been meaning to set up a self hosted password manager for more than a few years now and this news reminded me. I didn't like most of the options when I first started looking but I found Vaultwarden after searching today (Bitwarden server reimplemented in rust without the MS SQL requirement). There is a docker container that is simple enough to setup up and it and seems to work decently well. Just moved all my passwords over from Chrome and will have to see how it works after a few weeks. Looks like it stores everything with SQL lite so existing server file backups should keep the password vaults safe.
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Comment on Co-op game recommendations in ~games
FireTime LinkMy friends and I played a lot of Ror2 as well. Might check out a few of the new character mods to sequese a little more out of the game. Gives atleast a couple of play sessions more. Additionally...My friends and I played a lot of Ror2 as well. Might check out a few of the new character mods to sequese a little more out of the game. Gives atleast a couple of play sessions more.
Additionally the same group has been been using Plate Up! as our defacto game to play. Silly coop restaurant game but with rogue like elements in how modifyers or equipment is distributed. Also not sure anyone has mentioned it but Steam next fest is on and has several co-op games. This site has a list of co-op games with demos to mess around. No cost commitment so you can try some things that you might not normally pickup. Shell runner looks neat but had 3 online last night so didn't try it. We ended up playing several rounds of SWORN. It played very much like hadies or ember nights which night be another recommendation for another rogue like beat-em-up.
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Comment on DeGoogling 2024: Replacing Photos, Gmail, and Search in ~tech
FireTime LinkI've been super happy with filerun as a replacement for Google Drive and picture storage. I use it with PhotoSync on Android to auto upload images. It's compatible with the next cloud desktop app...I've been super happy with filerun as a replacement for Google Drive and picture storage. I use it with PhotoSync on Android to auto upload images. It's compatible with the next cloud desktop app for syncing files to my PCs. Set up my parents on it as well to fix overflowing iCloud accounts causing iOS stability issues. Previously used it for sharing raspberry pi disk images for some clients as a dirty way to distribute software updates so it can handle uploading and downloading large files thru the web UI. It also integrates with YOURLS for self hosted short links when sharing files.
I set it up in a docker container behind another container running nginx with let's encrypt for SSL and to have it on a sub domain.
I had previously used own cloud and then next cloud but found them to be bloated, and a massive pain to manage/maintain. Might be worth the squeeze if you want all those features but I wanted something simple, fast, and didn't require constant attention to work.
I had attempted to use sea file in the past and did enjoy it (seemed 1/2 between file run and next cloud in feature/complexity) but ran into docker ipv6 issues on unraid a while back that resulted in me dumping it.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
FireTime (edited )Link ParentCleaned it up a little to be some what legible and made it public on my repo here.Cleaned it up a little to be some what legible and made it public on my repo here.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
FireTime LinkAnyone remember pandora time shifting from way back? For a while I had been thinking of building a modern version for Youtube Music. The idea was to record tracks that I had listened to and save...Anyone remember pandora time shifting from way back? For a while I had been thinking of building a modern version for Youtube Music. The idea was to record tracks that I had listened to and save them to my library incase the platform, license holders, or whatever else decides to revoke access. More recently I found the ytmusicapi repo that gives a python API access for both user playback but also tools for navigating playlists, albums, and artists without needing to scrape pages. This combined with yt-dlp I grab my playback history every 30 minutes and check for new tracks. If something new is found it dumps them into a data base work list and kicks off downloading the respective albums from those tracks. It also grabs the album art and saves into Artist/album folders. Just added embedding metadata into the files using music-tag rather than just relying on the folder structure to improve file IDing with my player. I wrapped it in a basic python docker container and runs on my Unraid server.
https://www.deviantart.com/fire-time/art/Alive-184850190
I made a daftpunk alive wallpaper back in 2010 and it's managed to stick with me since then. I was really into rain meter back then and had a dynamic version that would tell time time.