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  1. Comment on Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads in ~hobbies

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    Once I've expanded to enough types of modelling I can start performing meta-analyses on how I collect the data...

    Once I've expanded to enough types of modelling I can start performing meta-analyses on how I collect the data...

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads in ~hobbies

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    This looks like exactly what I want. It's a bit of a shame there's no "dropped" status to note down all the random loose episodes I've seen over the years, but it seems like most people proxy that...

    This looks like exactly what I want. It's a bit of a shame there's no "dropped" status to note down all the random loose episodes I've seen over the years, but it seems like most people proxy that by using the hide feature. Looks like there's even an API to export data if needed. Now to search my memory and the popular lists for all the random stuff in my brain...

    3 votes

  3. Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads

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    As part of the ongoing quest to turn everything I enjoy into an exercise in statistical modelling, I had a look around today for a way to track what books I've read and which ones I may be...

    As part of the ongoing quest to turn everything I enjoy into an exercise in statistical modelling, I had a look around today for a way to track what books I've read and which ones I may be interested in. I found a bit of a jumble of things in various states of development, half of which are owned by Amazon (which I'd prefer to avoid) and the other half with incomplete, confusing, and opaquely sourced data.

    I use this kind of service for a handful of other topics, mainly untappd, AniList, and last.fm. I'm only really interested in the ability to keep track of read/watched items - I don't find myself rating things or making complex lists unless I started my journey with a hobby by using one of these systems. Of course for this to work out, it needs to have a fairly comprehensive library. I was unfortunately disappointed with OpenLibrary, which would otherwise be my top pick. I found systems like readarr and calibre a little clunky for this in the past since they're so focused on file management, but I'm open to retrying them.

    Does anyone here have any insights in this space? Not just limited to books, I'm also interested in trackers for TV/Movies. Preferably not owned by a massive company like Amazon, I know a lot of people were disappointed when they deprecated the Goodreads API.

    19 votes

  4. Comment on Why build a diving board twice the Olympic height? in ~sports

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    I've been listening to some of his podcast appearances from the start of this year, and he often brings up how he's in his "uhh mid to late thirties-ish"

    I've been listening to some of his podcast appearances from the start of this year, and he often brings up how he's in his "uhh mid to late thirties-ish"

  5. Comment on Do you guys run a home server? If so what do you self host? in ~comp

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    I've never heard of it, actually. Looking into it, it seems fairly simple to use, and even has an app in F-Droid, which is a big tick for me. Debian-wise, the installation instructions just add...

    I've never heard of it, actually. Looking into it, it seems fairly simple to use, and even has an app in F-Droid, which is a big tick for me. Debian-wise, the installation instructions just add unstable as a source and install it from there, so I doubt it would be an insurmountable issue.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Do you guys run a home server? If so what do you self host? in ~comp

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    I'm quite surprised at that price! I have no idea what the existing socket is of course, but that would be a pretty considerable improvement. Thanks for the link, it's definitely worth considering.

    I'm quite surprised at that price! I have no idea what the existing socket is of course, but that would be a pretty considerable improvement. Thanks for the link, it's definitely worth considering.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Do you guys run a home server? If so what do you self host? in ~comp

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    I run a bunch of stuff on a machine that's probably way underpowered. All of these run under docker, with docker-compose so I don't have to remember my volume bindings and port mappings. Apache...

    I run a bunch of stuff on a machine that's probably way underpowered. All of these run under docker, with docker-compose so I don't have to remember my volume bindings and port mappings.

    • Apache for general web hosting and reverse proxying. I use MariaDB for anything that needs it
    • Nextcloud for file storage, calendars and contacts, notes, etc
    • Onlyoffice with nextcloud integration, though I haven't had a chance to actually use it and see if it runs well enough to bother keeping around
    • Gitea for personal git projects
    • MediaWiki, hosting a project that a few online contacts are working on.
    • Deluge, for any BitTorrent needs
    • Three separate discord bots, though only two are running these days
    • OpenVPN with an adblocking DNS server for if I don't trust a wifi network or want to talk to Deluge, since doing that through a port tunnel isn't really doable on mobile.

    I also use it for general Linux work like having a remote shell. I'll occasionally make a chroot if I want to test some random combination of packages that I don't want to remember and can happily nuke afterwards.

    The machine itself is an old, old media PC that was retired from service when we discovered it couldn't actually play any useful media. It has two cores (no hyperthreading) and 3gb of RAM, so obviously the performance is not stellar. It's running Debian 9 since it's comfy and stable, but ultimately that only matters for what I personally use it for since all my services just run under Docker.

    11 votes

  8. Comment on Virtual tabletop with emphasis on story in ~games.tabletop

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    Wow, been a long time since I posted that! I haven't been keeping up with RoleGate development, but the last time I used it it was very solid and can only have got better. I wouldn't quite call it...

    Wow, been a long time since I posted that! I haven't been keeping up with RoleGate development, but the last time I used it it was very solid and can only have got better. I wouldn't quite call it a virtual tabletop, but it's very good for TTRPG-style role-playing.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Your Weekend Plans in ~talk

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    Good luck! I've got one assignment left this semester, and then about one more semester before I'm done with my undergrad. Frankly I'm looking forward to getting out and working: the jobs I've had...

    Good luck! I've got one assignment left this semester, and then about one more semester before I'm done with my undergrad. Frankly I'm looking forward to getting out and working: the jobs I've had have been so much more fun than studying.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on How Did You Learn C++? in ~comp

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    So as a disclaimer, I don't know C++. I have, however, learned a bunch of different languages like C#, Python, Clojure, etc, both by self-study and through classes. I've never read a book or...

    So as a disclaimer, I don't know C++. I have, however, learned a bunch of different languages like C#, Python, Clojure, etc, both by self-study and through classes. I've never read a book or followed all the way through a tutorial, it just doesn't work for me.

    The best way that I've found for myself to learn is to simply pick a project that's reasonably complex, but still doable at a beginner level, and finish it to the best of your ability. For C#, I made games in unity. For Python, I made little scripts and functions that would do whatever it was I wanted to do at the time.

    For C++, I'd probably start with trying the traditional learning exercises like linked lists, binary search trees, and so on. That should get you a good grasp on how pointers and functions work, you get a chance to do something recursively if you want (you don't need to though!), and it should be totally doable with no knowledge and some Google-fu.

    If there's something in particular you want to do with the language, I'd suggest splitting it into small parts and trying to get them all done individually. Modular development is a very useful skill, even if you're doing it on a much more granular scale than you normally would.

    8 votes

  11. Comment on 🇯🇵 designated 🎋 weeb 🏯 topic 🇯🇵 in ~misc

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    It can keep track of it, but I've noticed that some sorting options are missing. I wonder if there's a userscript or external website that might do that for you?

    It can keep track of it, but I've noticed that some sorting options are missing. I wonder if there's a userscript or external website that might do that for you?

    2 votes

  12. Comment on 🇯🇵 designated 🎋 weeb 🏯 topic 🇯🇵 in ~misc

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    I switched to AniList as soon as the API went down, and I haven't looked back. It's missing one or two hard to find OVAs that I'm not really worried about, and the community is obviously not as...

    I switched to AniList as soon as the API went down, and I haven't looked back. It's missing one or two hard to find OVAs that I'm not really worried about, and the community is obviously not as large which means there's fewer ratings and such. The mobile apps are also not as good as pocket MAL, but they're not bad. Aside from those minor issues, I haven't had a reason to dislike it. It works with Taiga which is a must, and I quite like the activity feed and airing date notifications on the home page. It's also got neat stats built in, rather than having to go to another website for it.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp

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    Is there any reading I can do about how mounts work without delving into man pages? I've done some basic stuff before, but never really felt like I understood it, and I had no idea something like...

    Is there any reading I can do about how mounts work without delving into man pages? I've done some basic stuff before, but never really felt like I understood it, and I had no idea something like this was possible!

    3 votes

  14. Comment on UTC is enough for everyone... right? in ~comp

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    Is this our first repost? Certainly an interesting read, but it looked familiar!

    Is this our first repost? Certainly an interesting read, but it looked familiar!

    5 votes

  15. Comment on Any Factorio players here? in ~games

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    Oil always got me, it took a lot longer to understand than anything else did... I usually make things a lot bigger than they need to be and then compress it until it's as small as I'm comfortable...

    Oil always got me, it took a lot longer to understand than anything else did... I usually make things a lot bigger than they need to be and then compress it until it's as small as I'm comfortable with. There's also some nice simple circuits you can use to automatically balance oil proportions based on comparisons and power switches, though that makes things a lot bigger as well.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Any Factorio players here? in ~games

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    You're going to love construction and logistics robots. They're want turn the game from a fun logistics belt system to an absolute joy to play. Automatically fixing laser turrets is one benefit,...

    You're going to love construction and logistics robots. They're want turn the game from a fun logistics belt system to an absolute joy to play. Automatically fixing laser turrets is one benefit, but I usually play with minimal or peaceful enemies. I know they've changed the combat system since I stopped playing though, so maybe it's more engaging now. Logistics bots for self-replenishment and personal construction bots are absolutely my favourite system to set up and have working.

    I wouldn't worry too much about having a perfect base though, everyone screws up somewhere. A main bus is nice, but it certainly has its own issues. Spaghetti is just fine as long as you're not aiming for ridiculously high amounts of production. In fact, I think the only things I consistently use that I just Googled are a solar array with a roboport, the standard green circuit block that everyone uses, and a nice flower-shaped red circuit layout. I find it a lot more fun to just struggle on my own designs than plop down other people's.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Any Factorio players here? in ~games

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    I've played a lot in the past, but not so much at the moment. I was always really interested in the train system and making scalable solutions using them and belts. Blueprints are inspired, and I...

    I've played a lot in the past, but not so much at the moment. I was always really interested in the train system and making scalable solutions using them and belts. Blueprints are inspired, and I just really like how involved the devs are.

    Unfortunately I never quite got to the megabase scale, or even got the final green circuit production achievement (though I had a world or two designed just for making green circuits...) Are there any particular goals you like aiming for? Do you play with mods?

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Tabletop RPGs. How to start? in ~games.tabletop

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    I mentioned it in another thread, but RoleGate (www.rolegate.com) is an alternative to roll20 that focuses a lot more on asynchronous storytelling, rather than the traditional battlemap with...

    I mentioned it in another thread, but RoleGate (www.rolegate.com) is an alternative to roll20 that focuses a lot more on asynchronous storytelling, rather than the traditional battlemap with everyone there all the time. It's pretty new and under heavy development, and has a really nice little community.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on As per the username: Anyone want to talk about D&D? If you play - what's going on in your game? in ~games.tabletop

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    It's pretty fun, I just wish we could get together more... Scheduling issues are the bane of tabletop games. I'm not really planning on staying an oathbreaker permanently, since most of the...

    It's pretty fun, I just wish we could get together more... Scheduling issues are the bane of tabletop games. I'm not really planning on staying an oathbreaker permanently, since most of the features don't really fit him as a person. Some of them are pretty nice though...

    That's actually a really interesting debate! Seems like a decent solution as well. We made a tentative alliance with one of the leaders of the state we were trying to overthrow, but he was very obviously not a trustworthy guy. Our goals aligned, and that was about it, so I think we'll have to keep an eye on him in future. A bit different from a party member though....

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Introductions | May 2018, part 2 in ~talk

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    I went ahead and got a Ducky One TKL before getting the computer I'm now using it with, so I used it with my laptop for a few months. It works surprisingly well, and it's quite portable with next...

    I went ahead and got a Ducky One TKL before getting the computer I'm now using it with, so I used it with my laptop for a few months. It works surprisingly well, and it's quite portable with next to no bezels and the lack of a numpad. I can fit it in a small day bag, though I'd probably want some sort of dedicated soft carry bag for it if I were to travel with it often.

    The r/mechanicalkeyboards wiki was a pretty nice resource, but I don't feel like the actual community had any more to offer than was archived there.

    2 votes