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Comment on Email provider recommendations? (Privacy-focused, paid-for) in ~tech
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Comment on What is your favorite type(s) of cheese? in ~food
brokenpipe Living in NL, I definitely have access to a lot of cheese, but even if its a 4-5 hour drive, you cannot get wheels of brie in NL. A wheel of brie on a smoker is amazing. It comes out hot, gooey,...Living in NL, I definitely have access to a lot of cheese, but even if its a 4-5 hour drive, you cannot get wheels of brie in NL.
A wheel of brie on a smoker is amazing. It comes out hot, gooey, and every cracker or baguette it touches becomes something that can only be described as heaven.
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Comment on Email provider recommendations? (Privacy-focused, paid-for) in ~tech
brokenpipe I still self-host but proxy out via Amazon SES. Now it is on an AWS account that is sending out mails for another domain (in the thousands) but I think the most I've spent is $0.50 per month on my...I still self-host but proxy out via Amazon SES. Now it is on an AWS account that is sending out mails for another domain (in the thousands) but I think the most I've spent is $0.50 per month on my personal email being routed out.
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Comment on Advice on making a full snapshot/backup of a running Linux system (Debian) in ~tech
brokenpipe I recently had this debate as well (after my boot drive m2 SSD started throwing bad block errors) and settled on https://github.com/cytopia/linux-timemachine. I had to throw an additional switch...I recently had this debate as well (after my boot drive m2 SSD started throwing bad block errors) and settled on https://github.com/cytopia/linux-timemachine. I had to throw an additional switch in there (as its based on rsync) not to cross file systems, but I now have
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backed up twice a day to a raid 1 two drive external hard drive. I did a "restore" by restoring that data on a new SSD that I swapped out with the old SSD. So far, so good.That all said, very curious to see what other responses you might get!
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Comment on What service are you using for domain names? in ~comp
brokenpipe I've moved everything over to Cloudflare. They really try to go near 0% margin on domain name renewals and I don't mind utilizing Cloudflare as a first layer of protection.I've moved everything over to Cloudflare. They really try to go near 0% margin on domain name renewals and I don't mind utilizing Cloudflare as a first layer of protection.
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Comment on Should I switch to Apple Music or stick with Spotify? in ~music
brokenpipe I was a Spotify user for more than 10 years but switched over last year to Apple Music when the Joe Rogan anti COVID stuff went down. I’m in the minority but I’m a firm believer in not paying for...I was a Spotify user for more than 10 years but switched over last year to Apple Music when the Joe Rogan anti COVID stuff went down. I’m in the minority but I’m a firm believer in not paying for services that give platforms to people like Joe Rogan.
Spotify’s UX is better but Apple’s audio quality is better. I do really miss the end of year mashups that Spotify made.
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Comment on I have seventeen people coming over this afternoon for a family do! What are your go to recipes and ready made choices for hosting/ feeding a crowd? in ~food
brokenpipe Guacamole and chips. 3 avocados, ripe ½ small (white or red) onion, finely diced 2 Roma tomatoes, diced 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and finely...Guacamole and chips.
3 avocados, ripe
½ small (white or red) onion, finely diced
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lime, juiced
½ teaspoon sea salt- Cut avocados, remove pit, scoop into bowl.
- Mash avocados to your liking
- Stir in remaining ingredients
Enjoy!
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Comment on Where ya from? in ~talk
brokenpipe hoi hoi :-)hoi hoi :-)
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