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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 13/4/26 in ~hobbies
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Comment on METRO 2039 | Official reveal trailer in ~games
lynxy LinkThis feels a little more horror-coded than the gameplay in prior games has felt, to me, but the trailers often do. The series does include a number of unknown phenomena, and I distinctly remember...This feels a little more horror-coded than the gameplay in prior games has felt, to me, but the trailers often do. The series does include a number of unknown phenomena, and I distinctly remember (and hate) the spider level in Exodus- though the Caspian was my favorite area in all three games. I'm excited for this entry. I've enjoyed the others immensely.
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Comment on No-stack web development in ~tech
lynxy LinkSomething I will always argue for- stacks get products out of the door quicker, at the expense of both the users and the maintainers. Everything I make and host personally requires only HTML5,...Something I will always argue for- stacks get products out of the door quicker, at the expense of both the users and the maintainers.
Everything I make and host personally requires only HTML5, CSS, and vanilla JS. Tens of kilobytes, not multiple megabytes (unless serving large amounts of visual media, of course).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentI ended up setting up half of the seedbox, and then getting distracted by writing my own dockerfile and accompanying configuration for running llama.cpp, built with SYCL support for the Intel GPU,...I ended up setting up half of the seedbox, and then getting distracted by writing my own dockerfile and accompanying configuration for running llama.cpp, built with SYCL support for the Intel GPU, on my rackserver. That works, although it doesn't feel particularly polished and I might be looking at other quantisations of Gemma-4-26B-A4B than the one I am currently using, as well as alternative front-ends than the default one that llama-server provides.
I also finally got around to spending a little time on improving the coherency of my various domains- my primary and secondary domain have both self-hosted services running on a range of subdomains, and custom REST endpoints for which no fallback web-pages existed. My primary site now catches requests, to each of the subdomains that have only REST endpoints, which aren't within the
[URL]/api/v1/scope, and redirects them to an info page- as well as acting as a friendly failure-and-auto-refresh page for when the above mentioned self-hosted services are unavailable or offline for maintenance. I'm really happy with how clean the solution feels, and how minimal and un-complex it is.Now, when clients try to access the base URL for a subdomain which only serves REST, they get a friendly heads up and a prompt to navigate to the correct path, and when upstream services are down, they get a friendly heads-up which doesn't even require interaction to "try again".
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentI appreciate the thoughts, and I hope I don't come across as too fussy for my own good in my response. I've just had a look at qbittorrent-nox, and while it seems like it might be more functional...I appreciate the thoughts, and I hope I don't come across as too fussy for my own good in my response.
I've just had a look at qbittorrent-nox, and while it seems like it might be more functional (certainly more well documented), I'm loathe to lose the TUI interface that I am used to. It feels to me like qbittorrent was built to be client-first, not with the server/client architecture in mind, and so few bittorrent projects provide a modern and clean TUI.
As for transmission-cli, that is another interesting option! Both transmission and deluge were part of my considerations initially. I'm still not certain about either- there are a number of front-ends for transmission which are either unmaintained or actively in "maintenance mode".
I'm quite happy with the solution in which a specific user is set up with a bashrc snippet which jails them inside a comprehensive TUI which allows for simple control of active torrents. I'm going to continue to experiment, and perhaps I'll settle on a solution. Thanks for the input!
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentThat's so cool! And it tunes the parameters using re-enforcement learning in order to improve the number of handshakes it captures, or the number of devices it "pwns"? I might try setting one up-...That's so cool! And it tunes the parameters using re-enforcement learning in order to improve the number of handshakes it captures, or the number of devices it "pwns"? I might try setting one up- I have a bunch of spare Pi Zeros lying around..
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentThe pwnagotchi project looks very interesting, and adorable! Can you tell me a little more about what exactly you can achieve with it? I assume the legality of such a device is.. dubious?The pwnagotchi project looks very interesting, and adorable! Can you tell me a little more about what exactly you can achieve with it? I assume the legality of such a device is.. dubious?
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Comment on Industry initiative launches Euro-Office as true sovereign office suite in ~tech
lynxy LinkA European open source initiative to fork the OnlyOffice project, in order to provide a sovereign and transparent alternative to Microsoft's Office suite. TLDR: The reasons for a fork are stated...A European open source initiative to fork the OnlyOffice project, in order to provide a sovereign and transparent alternative to Microsoft's Office suite.
TLDR: The reasons for a fork are stated to be as follows- the OnlyOffice team rarely (if ever) allow outside contributions, the project relies on a number of proprietary binaries, and the project is somewhat linked to a number of Russian entities.
This initiative is also discussed in the Selfh.st newsletter, which can be found here.
As an aside, OnlyOffice are currently arguing that license violations have occurred, despite their use of a (modified) AGPLv3 license.
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Industry initiative launches Euro-Office as true sovereign office suite
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy LinkAfter taking a break with mild burnout symptoms, I'm currently setting up a seedbox inside a VM on my Proxmox machine, though I'm getting somewhat frustrated by the "exercise left to reader"...After taking a break with mild burnout symptoms, I'm currently setting up a seedbox inside a VM on my Proxmox machine, though I'm getting somewhat frustrated by the "exercise left to reader" attitude that the rtorrent developers seem to have towards documentation. I'm not sure what else I might use instead of rtorrent, though- it's all I've known and I've never done anything particularly complex with it.
I just need something simple and performant that will sit alone in a Linux VM and download / seed torrents, which has some limited automation (scheduling, events) support so that I can move files on torrent completion / delete torrents on ratio limits, etc. Something CLI that I can run inside a Screen instance would be perfect.
If I find the energy, I also want to set up either something containered, or inside a VM, which runs relatively graphically hefty programs & a Sunshine instance, that I can connect to using Moonlight or similar tools. The ideal would be a system which runs the graphical program inside some form of kiosk desktop environment, and can spin-up and spin-down when needed / not needed. I have absolutely no idea exactly which angle I want to approach that problem from, tools-wise, though. I know that I would have to get SR-IOV working on the Intel Pro B50 first, which means playing with the opt-in experimental kernel in Proxmox as I need kernel 6.18 or higher.
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Comment on Proton Meet isn't what they told you it was in ~tech
lynxy Link ParentIt doesn't help that the CEO, Andy Yen, made a number of pro-Republican posts on social media using the official Proton accounts, phrased as the official company stance, which were then removed by...It doesn't help that the CEO, Andy Yen, made a number of pro-Republican posts on social media using the official Proton accounts, phrased as the official company stance, which were then removed by the Proton team, as:
“Our policy is that official accounts cannot be used to express personal political opinions. If it happens by mistake, we correct it as soon as we notice it.”
Additionally, I understand why a company cannot operate without complying with local laws regarding the ability for Police forces to request client information, but Proton seem to be willing to hand over quite a lot of data which could easily be made inaccessible instead. I'm not a fan of how their marketing material glosses over valid risks to privacy, or valid concessions that they must make to the law. They should be more up-front about the fact that their service does not offer absolute security / privacy.
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Comment on Artemis II April 1 launch in ~space
lynxy Link ParentWhat was the ITAR violation that occurred during Artemis I? I can't find a lot of info on it, except for some reporting about pad damage that they didn't want photographed by press.What was the ITAR violation that occurred during Artemis I? I can't find a lot of info on it, except for some reporting about pad damage that they didn't want photographed by press.
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Comment on I built ProxChat - what is it? in ~tech
lynxy Link ParentI'm not sure about a web app, but I know that the old Nintendo DS systems used to have a similar idea called "Pictochat" which worked on a proximity basis!I'm not sure about a web app, but I know that the old Nintendo DS systems used to have a similar idea called "Pictochat" which worked on a proximity basis!
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Comment on Private German rocket will try to make history on March 25: Watch it live in ~space
lynxy LinkUnfortunately, after waiting for a boat to exit the range, they performed a last-second scrub, likely due to a safety test failure. I'm not sure that they've yet stated what was not within...Unfortunately, after waiting for a boat to exit the range, they performed a last-second scrub, likely due to a safety test failure. I'm not sure that they've yet stated what was not within parameters, or when the next potential launch window is, but up-to-date information can be found here.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 24/3/26 in ~hobbies
lynxy Link ParentI'd love to compare your holy basil to my basil, if at all possible. I have been told that it's likely a holy basil, but I cannot be sure! The flowers look similar but the leaf doesn't look dark...I'd love to compare your holy basil to my basil, if at all possible. I have been told that it's likely a holy basil, but I cannot be sure! The flowers look similar but the leaf doesn't look dark enough. If it is, though, I can definitely see it making enough heads for tea. Ours have been pushing out flowers whenever, and often.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 24/3/26 in ~hobbies
lynxy LinkWe don't have a garden, but we have a balcony and a few sun-facing windowsills, and I'm experimenting a little with germinating a number of plants. My partner wanted something green, but also...We don't have a garden, but we have a balcony and a few sun-facing windowsills, and I'm experimenting a little with germinating a number of plants. My partner wanted something green, but also doesn't seem particularly interested in caring for the green things, so I seem to be doing a lot of it.
We bought some plants last year for the planters on the balcony- basil, rosemary, mint, lemonbalm, parsley, a curry plant, lavender, and later on, an oregano. In hind-sight, inserting the oregano between the lemonbalm and the mint was a cruel thing to do, and I'm not entirely sure the lemonbalm survived unscathed either. Just before Christmas I pulled that planter apart, and it was 90% mint root- and the mint had barely any leaf to show for it. It has now been quarantined, and I hope to encourage it to actually grow something above-ground, as well as below.
I'm glad I took some basil cuttings and a rosemary, too, because at some point, a couple of months in, the rosemary kicked it, and over winter the basil also went. The latter was described as "winter hardy", but perhaps it wasn't hardy enough. There's a lot that I'm still getting the hang of, including getting a feel for how much water each plant actually wants! All of the cuttings survived and are doing quite well, and now that it is getting warmer (highs of 19C) I've cleaned up the planters that are outside again and have replaced the dead basil branches with one of the cuttings. The rosemary cutting spent half a year doing nothing at all, but has suddenly exploded and I'm so glad.
As for new plants, I've managed to germinate far too many tomato plants of two different varieties, and it looks like every seedling will be viable. I have plans for two of each variety, but I have no idea what to do with the rest! The chives germinated well, too, and they're now in a pot with sufficient room, and have been in there for a few days without keeling over so I'm pretty confident that they'll thrive. I hear chives are fragile seedlings, but hard to kill as adults. The strawberries, however, never did anything. I believe I got them too wet when I stratified them, so I've bought a second pack and I'm trying again while we're still in the right time of year to do so. I also collected some of the seeds from the lavender last year (which is looking a bit rough now, but it'll recover), and I had an almost 80% germination rate after three weeks of stratification (which seems unusually high, from what I have read), but nearly all of them almost immediately collapsed. I'm guessing I'm running things a bit too wet again. As long as I have two or three viable plants, I'm not too disappointed, I guess. I am definitely running out of windowsill space. When I can put the tomatoes outside on the balcony with the wooden trellis things will be more comfortable.
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
lynxy Link ParentNon-mainstream devices? The mobile ecosystem is a duopoly. The choice is Google (Android), or Apple (IOS). There are a couple of tiny Linux mobile alternatives, but as devices get more and more...Non-mainstream devices? The mobile ecosystem is a duopoly. The choice is Google (Android), or Apple (IOS). There are a couple of tiny Linux mobile alternatives, but as devices get more and more locked down, so does the ability to switch to something less controlling- and even if you manage to, on a device which can be bootloader-unlocked (your choices are dwindling), etc, you'll be entirely unable to perform many actions, such as mobile banking (some banks provide only a mobile interface, such as Revolut).
Not to mention the false "security" justifications which Grumble has already outlined. If anybody thinks that an inability to sideload apps easily is going to fix the malware problem, then they need to look into the issues that the Play Store has with malicious apps. The walls of the walled garden are raised a brick higher, and they must be destroyed before the mortar has set.
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Comment on Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton's CEO asked ChatGPT how to void $250 million contract, ignores lawyers, loses in court in ~games
lynxy Link ParentI feel this with all of my being, and I haven't even been on this earth that long, in the grand scheme of things. If I could find it in myself to (or excise that part of me that couldn't), I'm...I feel this with all of my being, and I haven't even been on this earth that long, in the grand scheme of things.
If I could find it in myself to (or excise that part of me that couldn't), I'm sure I could scam my way to relative comfort.
It feels like the very rules we are brought up with are hopelessly naive. When most theft in the world is wage theft, and very rarely has consequences, what is caring for things like shoplifting worth?
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Comment on Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton's CEO asked ChatGPT how to void $250 million contract, ignores lawyers, loses in court in ~games
lynxy (edited )Link ParentIs it the unimaginable wealth that ruins the ability to exhibit basic human decency, or does it (on the whole) require a lack of basic human decency to make unimaginable wealth?Is it the unimaginable wealth that ruins the ability to exhibit basic human decency, or does it (on the whole) require a lack of basic human decency to make unimaginable wealth?
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
lynxy Link ParentI've not looked into contact syncing before- my current solution is to keep contacts in a vcf file which is synced between all of my devices by Syncthing, as most of my daily data is. But I've now...I've not looked into contact syncing before- my current solution is to keep contacts in a vcf file which is synced between all of my devices by Syncthing, as most of my daily data is.
But I've now looked into DAVx^5 & Radicale, and I'm very temped to set this up for myself! Thanks for bringing my attention to the tool! It's especially neat that they handle the more modern v3+v4 features which even Google with the stock contacts app seem to struggle with.
I'm really fucken' struggling with fungus gnats. We've had them for a few months now, and I've tried a number of approaches:
Water plants less- let them dry out between waterings. This seems to reduce the number a little, but a couple of plants we have do not like to be dry. Ever.
One of the many nematode products. This seems to have very little effect on the number of flies. I have tried both top and bottom watering with this (the problem is that the flies seem to reside in both the top surface of the soil, as well as underneath the pots, within the drainage holes).
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). We tried these early on, after reading anecodal accounts about how effective it was, and how (in plants which do not run-off into the environment, such as potted plants indoors) safe it was. These had the most effect, but did not fully remove the problem, and when the tablets ran out they just came back with a vengeance.
Other than the flies, which are not damaging, but are a nuisance, the plants have been doing fine. The second lot of strawberries had a 4/8 germination+survival rate, and the seedlings are in the planter, which will go out when they're large enough and when the temperatures are consistently above 10c. We still have.. far too many tomato plants, at roughly 30 of them. I will probably be pestering neighbours about taking one or two when they're big enough. I have a few tiny lavender plants which I have germinated from seeds which I harvested myself, and if they survive long enough then I will have backups for if the main shrub outside ever decides to keel over. The basil is.. fine. Every time I cut a shoot off to use in dishes, and I have too much, I put it in water to keep and some of those cuttings have also spontaneously rooted. We're trying to root a sweet basil that we bought cuttings of from the supermarket for another dish, too.