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  1. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv

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    Yes, fellow Silo lover reporting in! Soon as I saw it was Apple+ and the premise, I knew it was gonna be good. Really enjoying the mystery and characters of the show so far. It's giving me vibes...

    Yes, fellow Silo lover reporting in! Soon as I saw it was Apple+ and the premise, I knew it was gonna be good. Really enjoying the mystery and characters of the show so far. It's giving me vibes from another show called Ascension (careful googling, spoilers are easy) and I kinda feel like its going a similar route.

    9 votes

  2. Comment on Stack Overflow 2023 Developer Survey Results in ~comp

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    Here is Stack Overflows own description of what it means. The old "loved vs dreaded vs wanted" was a lot simpler to read, but I guess they want to minimize languages going up in ranking just...

    Here is Stack Overflows own description of what it means.

    The old "loved vs dreaded vs wanted" was a lot simpler to read, but I guess they want to minimize languages going up in ranking just purely based on hype. But the way it reads to me is that the desired percentage means that developers want to use the language (but haven't yet) and the admired percentage is developers that have used the language and want to continue to do so in the future.

    Still trying to wrap my head around the impact the distance between the two values really mean.. But again, from their description, it correlates to "hype" vs "actual use" as to why a language is popular.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Stack Overflow 2023 Developer Survey Results in ~comp

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    What are your thoughts on the results? For me, the increasing love for Rust each year is making me curious. I really only program in Python (just for fun/hobby type small things) and have always...

    What are your thoughts on the results?

    For me, the increasing love for Rust each year is making me curious. I really only program in Python (just for fun/hobby type small things) and have always been curious about more lower level languages, but in the past, trying to setup the C++ "tooling" was.. Not a good experience (probably spoiled by Python). Rust seems to bridge that gap from what I can see and make it easy to install and playing with third party packages.

    Other than Rust, the addition of AI related questions is also interesting to see. Seems like the majority currently use or will use and AI tool and most developers are in favor of using the technology. I would agree with this, it has been a helpful assistant for me with my little projects (even though it will generate a confident answer that is wrong or made up) and the technology will only keep getting better (as they say, this is the worst it will ever be).

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Any espresso enthusiasts here? in ~food

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    Nothing wrong with the BBE. Had mine for probably 7 years now and no issues with it at all. Always use great beans and take care of it with regular cleaning and it will give you really good espresso.

    Nothing wrong with the BBE. Had mine for probably 7 years now and no issues with it at all. Always use great beans and take care of it with regular cleaning and it will give you really good espresso.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Why did Usenet fail? in ~tech

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    RES does have a that feature though, or at least on that is effectively the same. I get a popup notification asking if I want to hide already read comments when I return to a thread.

    RES does have a that feature though, or at least on that is effectively the same. I get a popup notification asking if I want to hide already read comments when I return to a thread.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    From Wow, I have never seen such a hidden gem of a show. I guess its because its from a pretty unknown network MGM+ (was Epix) so I can see why it's not really talked about. If you are looking for...

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    Wow, I have never seen such a hidden gem of a show. I guess its because its from a pretty unknown network MGM+ (was Epix) so I can see why it's not really talked about.

    If you are looking for a good horror show, this is the one you have been looking for, seriously. It's currently airing its second season, so now is the time to get on it. I won't spoil anything, but the basic plot is: People find themselves entering a mysterious town that wont let them leave. During the day its just a rundown town, but at night, well.. you don't want to be caught outside at night. Stay indoors, make sure that rock by the door doesn't fall off. And for the love of god, don't listen to them if they start knocking on your windows! They are lying, don't let them inside.

    The mysteries that the show presents are so god damn good. I don't know how they do it, but each episode they keep piling on the mystery and it just keeps getting more and more interesting. You will end up binge watching this one. Please listen to me and watch this.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Please post your podcast preferences in ~hobbies

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    Darknet Diaries Seriously one of the most interesting podcasts out there. Each episode generally covers something related to some very interesting cybercrime (or something related) topic. You can...

    Darknet Diaries
    Seriously one of the most interesting podcasts out there. Each episode generally covers something related to some very interesting cybercrime (or something related) topic. You can jump in any episode and be fascinated. It's narrated by Jack Rhysider and he has such a good voice.

    One of my favourite episodes if you want something to hook you: episode 72 Bangladesh Bank Heist. Covers how the central bank of Bangladesh was hacked and 1 billion dollars stolen by North Korean hackers.

    6 votes

  9. Comment on What does your self-hosted server setup look like? in ~comp

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    How do you connect all the drives? I was initially looking at a self built setup as I could buy a ton of cheap 1TB drives, but wasn't sure how to power and connect them all to a motherboard. Then...

    How do you connect all the drives? I was initially looking at a self built setup as I could buy a ton of cheap 1TB drives, but wasn't sure how to power and connect them all to a motherboard. Then I just gave up and bought one really large drive and a SFF lol

    2 votes

  10. Comment on What does your self-hosted server setup look like? in ~comp

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    Definitely take the plunge. Its a good way to learn a bit more about Linux and it gives you something you actively use everyday while giving you control over your own data. More than just pirating...

    Definitely take the plunge. Its a good way to learn a bit more about Linux and it gives you something you actively use everyday while giving you control over your own data. More than just pirating things, you can do cross-platform and browser bookmarking (check out LinkAce), easily run a Minecraft server for your friends (check out Pterodactyl), have your own personal knowledge base to organize information (check out BookStack), or start replacing Google Drive and Docs to keep your data private (see Nextcloud)!

    6 votes

  11. What does your self-hosted server setup look like?

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    Hoping we can get some discussion on self hosting setups throughout the community and help anyone who may be interested with common setups and finding interesting software. Hardware Currently...

    Hoping we can get some discussion on self hosting setups throughout the community and help anyone who may be interested with common setups and finding interesting software.

    Hardware
    Currently running everything on a Dell 7050 SFF (intel i5-7500 and 16GB RAM) which suits my needs perfectly. Had used an older SFF before (i forget which) and a cheap older model mac mini (2012 I think) for self hosting before, but those were not the right choice as I didn't properly understand what hardware encoding was at the time. The i5-7500 handles all the media I have when transcoding is needed. Only thing it can't do is AV1, but my setup avoids those anyway.

    Operating System
    Distro Hopping habits are hard to break and that "itch" unfortunately carry over to the server. Currently running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for a few months now, but feeling like a change is needed soon. I've used Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora for servers before and they each have their own little problems that make me eventually switch. I am considering maybe doing a Proxmox setup so I can spin up a VM whenever that itch comes, but not sure if they added complexity is worth it in the long run.

    Software
    Yay, the best part! My self hosting stack has changed a ton over the years. Everything in my stack is in a docker container through a set of badly written compose files (planning on redoing things, cleaning things up, making things consistent, etc.). I'll just do a rundown of everything with a brief description of what it is:

    • Plex Gives me a Netflix like streaming experience at home. Currently working on shifting things over to JellyFin as Plex is starting to grow increasingly buggy for me.
    • Sonarr Automatically tracks and downloads all my shows. I have two instances of this running, one for normal tv shows and another for anime
    • Radarr Automatically tracks and downloads all my movies.
    • Prowlarr Sowers the high seas for what Sonarr and Radarr are looking for and gives them the "linux iso".
    • rdt-client Probably different to most peoples setups. I use a debrid service (not sure why people call them that), to download my "linux iso's" for me and I do a direct download from them. Much quicker and no torrenting traffic on my end. Also it's also cheaper than paying for a VPN usually.
    • File Browser A good web ui for managing files
    • Nginx Proxy Manager Is a reverse proxy for all of my services and gives me HTTPS for everything. Gets rid of the annoying browser warnings.
    • Tailscale The most recent addition to my setup. Allows me to access my network anywhere. Similar to a VPN (I know it uses wireguard under the hood), but does a lot of magic for you and just makes everything work and connect together, its really cool.
    • Adguard Home Gives me a local DNS server that does DNS level ad blocking. Never given me problems and it works well, but I am thinking of reducing the complexity of my setup and removing it. There tons of DNS servers out there that can do the same thing and I don't mind trusting a few of them (like quad9 or mullvad dns).
    • Watchtower It monitors all my docker containers and keeps them up-to-date. If a new version is out, it will automatically download the latest version and restart the container and delete the old container version. I know its not the best idea, but its only cause a break 1 time with 1 container in the couple years I've run this setup.
    • Homepage Literally the homepage for all my services. I've tried a lot of different ones and Homepage is easily the best. Simple, but powerful to configure.

    Keen eyes may have noticed the lack of backup software. I'll get around to that, eventually.

    47 votes

  12. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this month? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity) It's a really wholesome romcom manga I've just started reading. It's about a guy from the bad school and a girl from the good...

    Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity)

    It's a really wholesome romcom manga I've just started reading. It's about a guy from the bad school and a girl from the good school and the relationship they start to form despite the challenges of their positions. Both the schools happen to be physically right next to each other and there is an some sort of blood fude between the schools, as they absolutely hate each other. Naturally, it creates a lot of challenges for the two of them just even being near each other.

    Only about 16 chapters in and am really enjoying it so far. The art is nice and the story is enjoyable to follow along. I recommend it to anyone wanting a good romance manga!

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Linux mini computers in ~comp

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    For dynamic DNS a good free option is duckdns.org that is quite popular. Very simple to use and have a lot of simple options for keeping your dynamic IP up-to-date.

    For dynamic DNS a good free option is duckdns.org that is quite popular. Very simple to use and have a lot of simple options for keeping your dynamic IP up-to-date.