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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ShroudedScribe Link ParentSeconding Fedora Server for podman management with Cockpit. I love it.Seconding Fedora Server for podman management with Cockpit. I love it.
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Comment on What small thing made a big impact on you? in ~talk
ShroudedScribe LinkI posted a slightly similar question about the butterfly effect a while back, which may have some responses to this.I posted a slightly similar question about the butterfly effect a while back, which may have some responses to this.
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Comment on Curl will end its bug bounty program by the end of January due to excessive AI generated reports in ~comp
ShroudedScribe Link ParentAre you able to elaborate? I'm interested in new perspectives even though I'm currently an AI skeptic. But perhaps I'm just working with too many screws. :)I use transformer based large language models on a daily basis. It's a hell of a new hammer, and I've found a lot of good nails for it. Most people are hammering in screws.
Are you able to elaborate? I'm interested in new perspectives even though I'm currently an AI skeptic. But perhaps I'm just working with too many screws. :)
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Comment on Curl will end its bug bounty program by the end of January due to excessive AI generated reports in ~comp
ShroudedScribe Link ParentThis is a rare scenario where I agree with requiring a payment method. At the end of the day, if you're awarded a bounty, you will need to have a valid payout method anyway. It's very important...This is a rare scenario where I agree with requiring a payment method. At the end of the day, if you're awarded a bounty, you will need to have a valid payout method anyway.
It's very important that it is a minimal deposit amount, but since it does add the potential complexity of payment processing, and requires human labor to review the bug itself for validity, I could see this being around $10-20.
While there could be scammy activity on the other side (project maintainers never processing bug bounty reports, resulting in effective theft of the deposit), I would hope someone submitting a bug report does due diligence in validating the project is legitimate and well established.
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Comment on Help with 1bed, WFH apartment layout! in ~life.home_improvement
ShroudedScribe LinkCan I ask why you don't want to unify your work and gaming desk into one? I understand the psychology behind having two separate workspaces if that's a need for you. But technologically it's...Can I ask why you don't want to unify your work and gaming desk into one? I understand the psychology behind having two separate workspaces if that's a need for you. But technologically it's possible to have both in one desk while remaining separate in the ways that matter. I'm happy to share how I do it if you're interested.
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Comment on Amazon Pharmacy starts offering Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight-loss pill in ~health
ShroudedScribe Link Parent$150 is for the starting dose that is not effective (for most), the therapeutic doses cost more still.$150 is for the starting dose that is not effective (for most), the therapeutic doses cost more still.
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Comment on How to practically liquidate lots of little things of moderate value in ~finance
ShroudedScribe LinkIf you're in the US and itemize taxes, you could donate the items to goodwill or another org and use the value as a deduction. It's not the same as cash but at least you can claim the full value,...If you're in the US and itemize taxes, you could donate the items to goodwill or another org and use the value as a deduction. It's not the same as cash but at least you can claim the full value, which could be worth it depending on your tax situation.
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Comment on A photo essay of 20+ tech museums across the world in ~tech
ShroudedScribe LinkThe author posted a link to this article on mastodon and I wanted to share it with Tildes, since I know there's been other museum threads. I'm envious that the author has had the opportunity to...The author posted a link to this article on mastodon and I wanted to share it with Tildes, since I know there's been other museum threads.
I'm envious that the author has had the opportunity to visit all of these museums, as they all seem wonderful in their own way (well, not including those on the "Anti recommendations" list).
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A photo essay of 20+ tech museums across the world
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ShroudedScribe Link ParentI installed z-wave light switches in most of my previous house. It was awesome to schedule them, turn them on/off with voice commands, even control fan speeds and the evaporative cooler I had...I installed z-wave light switches in most of my previous house. It was awesome to schedule them, turn them on/off with voice commands, even control fan speeds and the evaporative cooler I had hooked up to a switch-connected plug with an outside lightbulb socket adapter. (Yes it was jank and I loved it.)
These days I feel like it's more about "correcting" other devices that just have bad interfaces or default behavior. My TV doesn't handle CEC properly so I'm going to do something to figure that one out at some point.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ShroudedScribe LinkI'm starting to seriously configure things in Home Assistant for the first time in over 5 years. A lot has changed, but a lot has remained the same. I just finished the backup implementation I've...I'm starting to seriously configure things in Home Assistant for the first time in over 5 years. A lot has changed, but a lot has remained the same.
I just finished the backup implementation I've mentioned previously. The only thing remaining is updating Syncthing across devices from the horribly outdated version they're all on, but on my NAS' side of things, everything is configured.
I'm also going to dip my toes into Grafana. I've been setting up Prometheus on applications that support it, as well as some of my backup tasks, and monitoring properly with a dashboard would be nice.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ShroudedScribe Link ParentThis is really cool. I know how hard it can be to stick to the things you enjoy (wordle, etc) and not veer into those you don't always enjoy (social media) when using a smartphone at times you...This is really cool. I know how hard it can be to stick to the things you enjoy (wordle, etc) and not veer into those you don't always enjoy (social media) when using a smartphone at times you should be relaxing. It sounds like you've found a great way to do that.
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
ShroudedScribe Link ParentNeat, looks like a more advanced, sleek, and automated version of sidebery in a way. Is it a browser extension, or a browser of its own?Neat, looks like a more advanced, sleek, and automated version of sidebery in a way.
Is it a browser extension, or a browser of its own?
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Comment on What's the coolest thrift store find you've ever scored? in ~talk
ShroudedScribe LinkRecently got a Home Assistant Green for $7.50 (USD). It sells for $100 or so. I have to give my partner kudos for spotting it and asking me what it was. I may not end up using it for Home...Recently got a Home Assistant Green for $7.50 (USD). It sells for $100 or so. I have to give my partner kudos for spotting it and asking me what it was.
I may not end up using it for Home Assistant (which I have running on a server), but a nice little computer in a sleek case has all kinds of potential uses.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ShroudedScribe Link ParentPerhaps a dumb question, but what does a moodboard look like for you? If it's just throwing words and paragraphs into a single spot with the ability to move them around, would a diagramming...Perhaps a dumb question, but what does a moodboard look like for you?
If it's just throwing words and paragraphs into a single spot with the ability to move them around, would a diagramming software like draw.io or excalidraw fill this need?
Or is it more like a mind map (for which there's a lot of existing software)?
Not trying to burst your bubble, just curious of how you might be trying to differentiate your product if it will one day become paid.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
ShroudedScribe LinkI've been working on my backup solution for my homelab (and other files) and have finally figured it out (for now). Almost all of my containerized apps have an associated database container, so...I've been working on my backup solution for my homelab (and other files) and have finally figured it out (for now).
Almost all of my containerized apps have an associated database container, so I'm including a db-backup container in each app's pod (using podman, not docker). This scheduled backup places a db backup in a directory on the local server, then runs rsync in a post-script to copy the application's app files to the same backup directory. (Apps without a db will have a similar rsync script run, still finalizing logistics for that one.) I can use an excludes file to ensure the rsync backup doesn't include SQLite database files and other temp objects that don't need backup.
Now that everything will be in a single backup directory, I will be using rdiff-backup to copy from the local server to my NAS, in a synchronized way that leverages snapshots.
On my NAS, I will be running an instance of Plakar to periodically snapshot this backup. Then, once every so often (perhaps every 3 days?) I will sync to a plakar instance that uses Cloudflare R2 as storage, so I have an encrypted cloud backup that I can selectively restore files from, if needed.
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
ShroudedScribe Link ParentSure, so I'll give a quick overview and feel free to ask more. For the container, I'm running Neko which is just a browser bundled with a browser-accessible VNC server. For the browser in the...Sure, so I'll give a quick overview and feel free to ask more.
For the container, I'm running Neko which is just a browser bundled with a browser-accessible VNC server.
For the browser in the container, I'm running Firefox with the tampermonkey extension. I am using a user script in tampermonkey I found online that just simulates activity- mine is teams "specific" but might be generic enough to work for slack too.
For the custom notifications, I'm using a custom user script that makes REST calls that push Gotify messages to my phone. You can ignore this part if your slack mobile notifications are reliable.
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Comment on Indie Game Awards rescinds Clair Obscur's GOTY wins over use of generative AI [for now-removed background assets] in ~games
ShroudedScribe LinkI saw someone claim that they only used the AI assets as placeholders, and some slipped into the game on release unintentionally. Regardless of the truthiness of this, I think AI gen assets as...I saw someone claim that they only used the AI assets as placeholders, and some slipped into the game on release unintentionally.
Regardless of the truthiness of this, I think AI gen assets as placeholders is a bananas idea. If it's something you genuinely intend to replace, why not make it a big purple blob so you won't miss it? Why not prefix the asset title with "placeholder" and use that when scanning and refactoring the code prior to release?
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Comment on What are some of your "life hacks" you use regularly? in ~talk
ShroudedScribe Link ParentAdam Savage is a proponent of this purchasing strategy, so you're in good company.Adam Savage is a proponent of this purchasing strategy, so you're in good company.
I do containers on the host OS but they should be very performant in VMs too. I also use Ansible for spinning things up, and I wish I would have adopted that sooner.