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Comment on Boston/Stow, MA with young kids in ~travel
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Comment on open_slate: private and powerful 2-in-1 tablet in ~tech
bitwyze Link ParentAs @bme said, it's the standard for building custom Linux firmware images. It's a massive open source project that allows you to very finely customize exactly what runs on your hardware, including...As @bme said, it's the standard for building custom Linux firmware images. It's a massive open source project that allows you to very finely customize exactly what runs on your hardware, including open- and closed-source software from an upstream source, as well as your own software. It's written in Python and recipes use the bitbake language. It can be extended with both python and bash. As long as you can compile/package it for embedded, you can run it on your hardware.
You want to run docker/podman containers on your hardware? Pull in the meta-virtualization layer and add the docker recipe to your image.
Got secrets in your password manager that you want to grab at compile time and inject into your system? You can write some python/bash code to pluck it out and use it (assuming the password manager has a CLI you can use).
You can build your own bootloader. Provision your system with custom A/B partitioning. Pull in the software you want and drop what you don't. It's hard for me to not nerd out about how cool it is!
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Comment on open_slate: private and powerful 2-in-1 tablet in ~tech
bitwyze LinkI've been burned too many times kick-starting things, but a tablet that supports Yocto Linux is pretty sweet. I've worked on building Yocto-based operating systems for embedded products in my last...I've been burned too many times kick-starting things, but a tablet that supports Yocto Linux is pretty sweet. I've worked on building Yocto-based operating systems for embedded products in my last two jobs and that's an incredibly powerful amount of flexibility.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
bitwyze Link ParentIt's a Kobo Libra Color. I had my eye on the Libra 2, but didn't pull the trigger before it got discontinued. My main goals were to have buttons for page turning and not Kindle since I've heard...It's a Kobo Libra Color. I had my eye on the Libra 2, but didn't pull the trigger before it got discontinued. My main goals were to have buttons for page turning and not Kindle since I've heard Amazon's ecosystem is very locked down (I want to own the ebooks I don't get from the library and I have now started organizing my limited collection of them with a self-hosted Booklore instance).
I probably won't use the color screen for much - I'm not really a manga consumer.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
bitwyze LinkI tried getting into The Way Of Kings, but after ~400 pages in I still wasn't hooked. I'm about a third of the way through The Will of the Many and am enjoying that significantly more. Patiently...I tried getting into The Way Of Kings, but after ~400 pages in I still wasn't hooked. I'm about a third of the way through The Will of the Many and am enjoying that significantly more.
Patiently waiting in my library queue for Operation: Bounce House and for DCC Book 8 to come out.
My wife got me an e-reader for my birthday last week and I've been loving it. I tend to gravitate toward physically large fiction books and it makes the physical act of reading much easier!
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Comment on Here are your choices for a self-hosted ebook server in ~books
bitwyze LinkI just got a Kobo ereader and have been (unsuccessfully) doing research on how to host an ebook library in my homelab - thank you for posting!I just got a Kobo ereader and have been (unsuccessfully) doing research on how to host an ebook library in my homelab - thank you for posting!
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Comment on Looking for a particular kind of computer speaker in ~tech
bitwyze LinkIf you're willing/able to compromise on height, I've got the Klipsch ProMedia 2.0 on my desk for a couple of years and I've had no complaints with them....If you're willing/able to compromise on height, I've got the Klipsch ProMedia 2.0 on my desk for a couple of years and I've had no complaints with them. https://www.klipsch.com/products/promedia-2-0-multimedia-computer-speaker
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
bitwyze Link ParentI finished up Hail Mary a couple of days ago - it was solid and had me hooked, but the ending I felt was a bit of a letdown compared to the rest of the book. I guess it just wasn't as exciting as...I finished up Hail Mary a couple of days ago - it was solid and had me hooked, but the ending I felt was a bit of a letdown compared to the rest of the book. I guess it just wasn't as exciting as I was expecting.
Yeah, I'm a couple of chapters into The Way of Kings and I'm super in over my head - very confusing, lots of world mechanics right off the top. Hopefully it gets clarified more in the coming chapters.
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Comment on Minimal image self-hosting in ~comp
bitwyze Link ParentI self-host immich as a replacement for Google photos and absolutely love it. I'd highly recommend it for anyone looking for that style of photo manager.I self-host immich as a replacement for Google photos and absolutely love it. I'd highly recommend it for anyone looking for that style of photo manager.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
bitwyze LinkI finished the seventh dungeon crawler Carl book a few weeks ago and am waiting for the eighth to come out this spring. In the meantime, I'm about a quarter of the way through Project Hail Mary by...I finished the seventh dungeon crawler Carl book a few weeks ago and am waiting for the eighth to come out this spring. In the meantime, I'm about a quarter of the way through Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Next up in my queue is The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - it'll be my first Sanderson book.
I've also got The Will of the Many by James Islington on hold with my library, but there's about 20 people in line ahead of me so it'll be a while before I get that one.
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Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk
bitwyze LinkMy favorite grocery store of all time, Wegmans. It's been in the top of Fortune's "Best 100 Companies to Work For" list a few times. The employees are always super helpful and their quality and...My favorite grocery store of all time, Wegmans. It's been in the top of Fortune's "Best 100 Companies to Work For" list a few times. The employees are always super helpful and their quality and range of products are great. They also have superb gluten-free options (and clear labeling!), which is great because my wife is gluten intolerant.
It's honestly the only place we shop. If we're getting good meat for a special occasion, we'll run to whole foods because their butcher is better. I'd be lying if I said that we didn't take proximity to Wegmans into consideration when we were buying our house... We're 7 minutes away from the closest one.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
bitwyze Link ParentI just finished book 7 of DCC! Fantastic series and I can't wait for book 8 to come out in May. I hear the audiobooks are phenomenal as well.I just finished book 7 of DCC! Fantastic series and I can't wait for book 8 to come out in May. I hear the audiobooks are phenomenal as well.
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Comment on Winter boot recommendations for women in ~life.style
bitwyze Link ParentCrazy to see another black bear here on tildes! Go blue!Crazy to see another black bear here on tildes! Go blue!
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
bitwyze Link ParentThe proxmox backup server is connected to backblaze through the PBS (beta) s3 interface. You plug in the API key from backblaze into PBS, pick your bucket, and you're done. (Optional but highly...The proxmox backup server is connected to backblaze through the PBS (beta) s3 interface. You plug in the API key from backblaze into PBS, pick your bucket, and you're done.
(Optional but highly recommended - set up backup encryption in proxmox VE). Then, you add the PBS server as a "storage" location in proxmox VE and designate it as a backup storage. In proxmox VE, you can set up automatic backups on a schedule. I've got mine configured for every Sunday morning at 1am. Proxmox VE takes snapshots, encrypts them, and sends them over to PBS. PBS then takes those backups, performs de-duplication, and pushes the diffs to backblaze. That's my mental model, at least. Someone can correct me if I got any details wrong.
I can post some screenshots later if you'd like.
I don't know about the power loss. My guess is that it will not automatically resume. I've got my PCE, PBS, and all my networking equipment on a UPS :-)
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
bitwyze LinkI finally finished migrating my proxmox instance on an old college laptop to a real server I built a few weeks ago. I've got 6TB of storage now, so my wife and I are fully migrating our Google...I finally finished migrating my proxmox instance on an old college laptop to a real server I built a few weeks ago. I've got 6TB of storage now, so my wife and I are fully migrating our Google Photos to Immich, Google Drive to Nextcloud, etc. I repurposed the laptop to be a proxmox backup server and it's doing weekly backups to my Backblaze bucket. We were spending something like $20/month for Google's storage between the two of us, now the storage is something like $0.002/day.
Just nobody tell her how expensive the server was ;-) (she already knows, it came out of my fun money budget)
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Comment on US President Donald Trump calls Democrat video to troops 'seditious behaviour, punishable by death' in ~society
bitwyze Link ParentYes, when I made this post, I used the current (at the time) headline as the title.Yes, when I made this post, I used the current (at the time) headline as the title.
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Comment on US President Donald Trump calls Democrat video to troops 'seditious behaviour, punishable by death' in ~society
bitwyze LinkMeta: Shame on BBC for editing the title. It feels like they walked it back to avoid retribution. I understand updating the news as it comes in, but it feels... Icky, like we're rewriting history...Meta: Shame on BBC for editing the title. It feels like they walked it back to avoid retribution. I understand updating the news as it comes in, but it feels... Icky, like we're rewriting history to soften the language.
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US President Donald Trump calls Democrat video to troops 'seditious behaviour, punishable by death'
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
bitwyze Link ParentHe did a video on his YouTube channel and the recipe itself was in some kids magazine. Video: https://youtu.be/XdGcXsvTYQY?si=AzjEIblQmfY_7aGB Recipe:...He did a video on his YouTube channel and the recipe itself was in some kids magazine.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
bitwyze Link ParentThis week we actually used Kenji's chicken chickpea burger recipe and turned them into meatballs (we added red onion and parsley). They turned out great with spaghetti and red sauce, as well as...This week we actually used Kenji's chicken chickpea burger recipe and turned them into meatballs (we added red onion and parsley). They turned out great with spaghetti and red sauce, as well as just on rice with roasted broccoli and some soy sauce.
If you're looking to spend some time outdoors, the Assabet River Rail Trail is great if the weather cooperates. There's a trail head in East Hudson with a nice parking lot. The trails haven't been maintained through the winter, but all the snow should be melted by now.
If you want to go into Boston, I highly recommend not driving (it's absolutely chaos), but instead take the commuter rail. It looks like the closest stop is in South Acton. You're beholden to the train schedule which can be a bit stressful, but the train ride itself isn't too bad and it's way cheaper than getting a ride share or driving in yourself and trying to find parking. There's lots of great stuff to do in the city, but the Boston Aquarium is the first thing that comes to mind!