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  1. Comment on What does your computer setup look like? in ~tech

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    I started out with a really thin membrane keyboard and that was definitely uncomfortable. I can imagine a full size keyboard being too far the other way, but right now I'm on the middle ground...

    I started out with a really thin membrane keyboard and that was definitely uncomfortable. I can imagine a full size keyboard being too far the other way, but right now I'm on the middle ground with a small low-profile mechanical keyboard and it hasn't given me any issues. A solid desk would always still be better though, of course.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on What does your computer setup look like? in ~tech

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    I spent a good year lying on the couch with a laptop, and my current setup is a significant upgrade over that, so if you have the option I'd certainly recommend it. I spent some time inbetween...

    I spent a good year lying on the couch with a laptop, and my current setup is a significant upgrade over that, so if you have the option I'd certainly recommend it. I spent some time inbetween with a jerryrigged monitor arm over the top of the couch backrest, which mostly did the job but was a little too high up to really be comfortable.

    For audio, have you considered open-ear headphones? They should give you both ears while still being able to hear the outside world.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on What does your computer setup look like? in ~tech

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    The bottom of the monitor is approximately some 15 cm above my knees. I can move it a bit forward/backward as well. Edit: This is my POV while using it https://bo0.tz/u/Aymzip.png

    The bottom of the monitor is approximately some 15 cm above my knees. I can move it a bit forward/backward as well.

    Edit: This is my POV while using it https://bo0.tz/u/Aymzip.png

    4 votes

  4. Comment on What does your computer setup look like? in ~tech

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    Mine's unusual! I have an electric recliner with a monitor arm hanging off a cabinet, with a wireless keyboard & trackball mouse. The computer is attached to the back of the monitor....

    Mine's unusual! I have an electric recliner with a monitor arm hanging off a cabinet, with a wireless keyboard & trackball mouse. The computer is attached to the back of the monitor.
    https://bo0.tz/u/w1IszE.png

    15 votes

  5. Comment on Thoughts on Donald Trump, America and what this all means in ~society

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    I'm with you on this, but I think that's exactly the trick fascism plays - promising good things to the "good people". I think the above-mentioned "majority of enfranchised Americans who wanted to...

    I think the vast majority of Trump voters were either just voting on party lines or voting for what they believed was the candidate who stood a better chance of improving their financial circumstances.

    I'm with you on this, but I think that's exactly the trick fascism plays - promising good things to the "good people". I think the above-mentioned "majority of enfranchised Americans who wanted to cast a ballot cast their ballot for fascism" doesn't refer to those who the fascist image directly appealed to, but to those who were willing to ignore that clearly fascist image for their own gain.

    30 votes

  6. Comment on 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades in ~space

  7. Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp

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    Something I've been wanting (to build) for a while, but never get around to, is a calendar type tool for tracking recurring events based on the last occurrence. For example, I need to deworm my...

    Something I've been wanting (to build) for a while, but never get around to, is a calendar type tool for tracking recurring events based on the last occurrence. For example, I need to deworm my cat monthly. Say I do that on the 1st of May, it then should happen again on the 1st of June. If, however, things go drastically awry and I don't get to it until the 10th, the next deworming should be on July 10th, not the 1st! Similar structure works for things like mowing the lawn, cleaning, etc. Nothing I've found so far is able to manage this sort of recurrence.

    11 votes

  8. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Maybe you've already found them, but both https://kubesearch.dev/ and the Home-Ops discord community are very helpful when you're finding your way in this!

    Maybe you've already found them, but both https://kubesearch.dev/ and the Home-Ops discord community are very helpful when you're finding your way in this!

    2 votes

  9. Comment on DeGoogling 2024: Replacing Photos, Gmail, and Search in ~tech

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    It'd only run again on the newly added assets, which a smaller server should be able to handle. It's only the big initial import that really brings machines to their knees.

    It'd only run again on the newly added assets, which a smaller server should be able to handle. It's only the big initial import that really brings machines to their knees.

    2 votes

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  11. Comment on Unpopular opinion: Capitalism is a better ideology than socialism or communism because greed is a more tolerable emotion than fear/envy in ~talk

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    I disagree. I am not a communist because I'm envious of "rich capitalists" who have more than me. I'm a communist because in this capitalist system, those "rich capitalists" being rich is built on...

    On the other hand, the Communist and Socialist ideologies are primarily driven by much darker emotions of fear and envy. The envy is that the "rich capitalist" has a lot more resources than I have, and/or the fear is that the wealth inequality may increase even more due to inflation and my resources will naturally decline over the due course of time.

    I disagree. I am not a communist because I'm envious of "rich capitalists" who have more than me. I'm a communist because in this capitalist system, those "rich capitalists" being rich is built on other people being poor and oppressed, and because I think that everybody should be able to enjoy the best standard of living that we can give them, rather than a few people taking all the good things for themselves.

    60 votes

  12. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    It's quite a commitment and a rabbit hole to get into, but I run Kubernetes on my homelab which lets me do everything through gitops, and I'm never going back to anything else.

    It's quite a commitment and a rabbit hole to get into, but I run Kubernetes on my homelab which lets me do everything through gitops, and I'm never going back to anything else.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Do you have or know of fun domain names? Do you think it's worth having them? in ~tech

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    After me eyeing it for a few years, Tanzania finally changed their laws which allowed me to pick up https://bo0.tz, which I'm very happy about :D

    After me eyeing it for a few years, Tanzania finally changed their laws which allowed me to pick up https://bo0.tz, which I'm very happy about :D

    10 votes

  14. Comment on Building a furnace insulated with wood ash to smelt iron in in ~hobbies

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    In the year he was gone, I believe he was working on a TV show of the same stuff he does on YouTube that didn't end up working out.

    In the year he was gone, I believe he was working on a TV show of the same stuff he does on YouTube that didn't end up working out.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Is there a way to turn my subscribed ~'s (not sure what exactly to call them) into a single RSS feed? in ~tildes

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    On my feed reader (miniflux) I have the option to add a cookie to use when fetching the feed. If you steal your Tildes session cookie from your browser and add it to your feed reader, that should...

    On my feed reader (miniflux) I have the option to add a cookie to use when fetching the feed. If you steal your Tildes session cookie from your browser and add it to your feed reader, that should work regardless of 2FA until the session expires (which looks to be after a year?). That is assuming Tildes doesn't do fancy stuff like binding the session to your browser, but I think that's probably not the case.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Build a pretty spawn area for Tildes' Minecraft server! in ~games

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    Somewhat offtopic, but a little minecraft server admin tip that I personally enjoy using: You can use an SRV record to point a domain like creative.tildes.nore.gg to a non-standard port :)...

    Somewhat offtopic, but a little minecraft server admin tip that I personally enjoy using: You can use an SRV record to point a domain like creative.tildes.nore.gg to a non-standard port :) https://www.mcmiddleearth.com/community/wiki/setting-up-a-srv-record/

    12 votes

  17. Comment on Which computational notebooks do you like? in ~comp

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    It might not be complete enough to do everything you need yet, but the Elixir ecosystem is very deliberately trying to make itself useful as a replacement here, so that might be worth taking a...

    It might not be complete enough to do everything you need yet, but the Elixir ecosystem is very deliberately trying to make itself useful as a replacement here, so that might be worth taking a look at for you? There's a little overview and explanation at https://github.com/elixir-nx.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Which computational notebooks do you like? in ~comp

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    I use it mostly in place of the usual cli REPL, as well as for one-off scripts for a bit of data transformation or generating visuals and such. I also did 2022's Advent of Code in it, which was a...

    I use it mostly in place of the usual cli REPL, as well as for one-off scripts for a bit of data transformation or generating visuals and such. I also did 2022's Advent of Code in it, which was a very pleasant experience.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Which computational notebooks do you like? in ~comp

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    It's not quite as datascience focused (though I believe it can do it), but I absolutely love Elixir Livebook.

    It's not quite as datascience focused (though I believe it can do it), but I absolutely love Elixir Livebook.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    markovian is a great idea, and it works pretty well too! Have you thought about adding a TTS component to generate audio? I find reading the IPA to be pretty tricky ;) I put a few snippets into...

    markovian is a great idea, and it works pretty well too! Have you thought about adding a TTS component to generate audio? I find reading the IPA to be pretty tricky ;) I put a few snippets into http://ipa-reader.xyz/ and it came out pretty convincing :D

    2 votes