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Comment on Can anyone recommend a dead simple voice recorder? in ~tech
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Comment on Is it possible to completely hide one’s activity on the Internet from one’s ISP? in ~tech
caliper (edited )Link ParentUsing either Cloudflare or Google DNS sounds counter productive. If you want to leave as little of a trace behind, I’d explicitly stay away from those two. Furthermore, DNS isn’t encrypted, so...Using either Cloudflare or Google DNS sounds counter productive. If you want to leave as little of a trace behind, I’d explicitly stay away from those two.
Furthermore, DNS isn’t encrypted, so anybody can inspect the traffic as it passes by.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
caliper LinkI've been on a CD buying spree since January. This week a new batch of 10 arrived and I've been trying to rotate them, but also mix in some stuff that showed up last week. It's all hip hop, so if...I've been on a CD buying spree since January. This week a new batch of 10 arrived and I've been trying to rotate them, but also mix in some stuff that showed up last week. It's all hip hop, so if that's not your jam you can just skip this.
- Apollo Brown - one of my favorite DJ/producers. I got 3 albums he produced and they are all great. It's all kind of Lo-Fi beats, which I really love. Rappers on these albums are Verbal Kent and Red Pill, Che'Noir, Philmore Greene. I had not heard of them before, but it's all fun. I really like the Ugly Heroes album.
- Brother Ali - two albums I've been listening to before, but didn't own yet. His sound is so very unique and I like his lyrics a lot.
- Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol 1-2 - another awesome DJ/producer. This album was missing in my collection. It's fine, but I don't think I'll listen to it very often. There are other albums of his I like more.
- Toki Wright - A Different Mirror - not sure yet what to think of this, I need to listen to it more.
- 9th Wonder - so 9th Wonder, how amazing is this DJ/producer?! I love his beats so much. But why isn't anything new coming out on CD? This brought me to the archive. EVERYTHING ONLINE!
For anybody that wants to test drive 9th Wonder, I HIGHLY recommend watching/listening to the Rhythm Roulette he did.
These are all pretty old releases. I'm having a hard time finding new stuff I like. Recommendations (hip hop) of newer releases are very welcome.
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Comment on Sleeping on the floor in ~life.home_improvement
caliper LinkSuper interesting topic. I cannot relate at all because I cannot sleep on anything remotely hard. I end up waking up because of pain in my hip, so it’s interesting to hear that’s not the case for...Super interesting topic. I cannot relate at all because I cannot sleep on anything remotely hard. I end up waking up because of pain in my hip, so it’s interesting to hear that’s not the case for everyone!
So while I can’t really add much to the discussion of comfort, it still is good to bring up moisture and ventilation. Most beds are designed to provide bottom ventilation to get rid of moisture that accumulates in the mattress. Keep this in mind when you place something directly on the floor. Especially when the floor is cold, it will be a place where mold will start to form.
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Comment on Have you altered the way you write to avoid being perceived as AI? in ~tech
caliper LinkHehe lou, this makes me smile a little, but please don’t take it the wrong way! You also posted the question about using chatGPT for proofreading, which makes this new question funny to me. I...Hehe lou, this makes me smile a little, but please don’t take it the wrong way! You also posted the question about using chatGPT for proofreading, which makes this new question funny to me.
I don’t know you well enough to give any meaningful advice, but my first thought is to tell you to not be too self conscious. You’re totally fine in my opinion, so don’t read too much into what people say online, definitely not in a discussion.
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Comment on Do you deliberately overbuy things with the intention to return some of them? in ~life
caliper LinkI do this, but not often. Shoes and jeans are the two products that I do this for. Shoes especially since it really depends on the brand what sizes are like. And a brand like Adidas often has a...I do this, but not often. Shoes and jeans are the two products that I do this for. Shoes especially since it really depends on the brand what sizes are like. And a brand like Adidas often has a shoe that’s sold exclusively through an online store that hasn’t got a physical location.
It saves a lot of time not having to visit multiple stores with varying inventory. I just don’t want to back to a whole day of strolling through a city trying to find nice shoes.
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Comment on Is it okay to use ChatGPT for proofreading? in ~tech
caliper LinkNot at all. I’ve been really negative about the whole AI hype and hate the useless things it has been added to, but this definitely isn’t one of them. This sounds like a perfect use case for...Not at all. I’ve been really negative about the whole AI hype and hate the useless things it has been added to, but this definitely isn’t one of them. This sounds like a perfect use case for improving written text and leveraging the ability of LLMs.
Only thing I’m wondering is if ChatGPT is the most convenient/best fit for this. Maybe there are less evil alternatives that provide the same functionality?
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
caliper Link ParentThe look on his face is hilarious! So sorry for your loss, that must be hard to deal with.The look on his face is hilarious!
So sorry for your loss, that must be hard to deal with.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
caliper Link ParentI'm really curios what comes out of the breed test! Pepper look like she has very similar roots as our dog Pippa. We've been saying we want to do a test, also, but still haven't gotten around to...I'm really curios what comes out of the breed test! Pepper look like she has very similar roots as our dog Pippa. We've been saying we want to do a test, also, but still haven't gotten around to do it. It has been 5 years already....
Have you started guessing which breeds are in the mix?
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Comment on Hard disk fraud: long runtimes on new Seagate hard disks in ~comp
caliper Link ParentNice! I hope your drives turned out to be real new.Nice! I hope your drives turned out to be real new.
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Comment on Hard disk fraud: long runtimes on new Seagate hard disks in ~comp
caliper Link ParentOh yeah, you might want to try 7.4. This is the issue I was checkingOh yeah, you might want to try 7.4. This is the issue I was checking
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
caliper Link ParentThat sucks. I’m going to think about it some more before deciding.That sucks. I’m going to think about it some more before deciding.
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Comment on Hard disk fraud: long runtimes on new Seagate hard disks in ~comp
caliper Link ParentThat's surprising, but I don't really know all the details because I don't own any new Seagate drives myself. Which version of smartmontools are you using? On the github repo I see an issue raised...That's surprising, but I don't really know all the details because I don't own any new Seagate drives myself. Which version of smartmontools are you using? On the github repo I see an issue raised that's related to the version.
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Comment on Hard disk fraud: long runtimes on new Seagate hard disks in ~comp
caliper LinkTLDR; Seagate HDDs are being sold as new. SMART values indicate new, but Seagate’s own numbers (FARM) indicate drives have in excess of 20,000 running hours. It looks like the drives all come from...TLDR; Seagate HDDs are being sold as new. SMART values indicate new, but Seagate’s own numbers (FARM) indicate drives have in excess of 20,000 running hours. It looks like the drives all come from China and have been cleared to look like new.
This is a very interesting story that has been developing over the last week. You can check yourself, by comparing the output of the following 2 commands.
# smartctl -a /dev/sdh | grep -i "power_on" 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 1411 # smartctl -a /dev/sdh -l farm | grep -i "power on hours" Power on Hours: 23868Or:
https://github.com/gamestailer94/farm-check?tab=readme-ov-file -
Hard disk fraud: long runtimes on new Seagate hard disks
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
caliper (edited )Link ParentWhat a weird coincidence. I started using my 80GB iPod 5.5G again after getting angry about the Spotify Unwrapped posts. Since then I've been on a CD buying spree, filling the gap between my...What a weird coincidence. I started using my 80GB iPod 5.5G again after getting angry about the Spotify Unwrapped posts. Since then I've been on a CD buying spree, filling the gap between my existing CD collection and what has been released since I started using Spotify. It has been very fulfilling!
One thing that's bugging me are the dead pixel lines on the screen of the iPod. It's not in the way, but it's just not that nice. The iPod is also pretty slow with the original HDD. Battery life is still decent at, and I'm guessing here, more than 10 hours.
This past few days I've been contemplating opening it up and upgrading. I was looking at a iFlash Solo, a 3000mAh battery and a new screen. It's not cheap, which is why I haven't pulled the trigger yet. But now that I read your comment I'm wondering if it will be a good idea. The way it is right now, with it's minor flaws, is fine for me. If the upgrades mean it'll be worse, that would be very disappointing. Which SD card upgrade are you using? And which iPod 5G have you upgraded? I've read there are important differences between the 30GB (thin) and 60/80GB (thick) versions.
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Comment on Uses for retired 2009 MacBook Pro? [Specifically, when I already own an RPi4] in ~tech
caliper Link ParentOne big benefit with Pis as servers is that they consume so little power. It feels like just enough computing power without wasting any. Nice and lean. My main NAS, media server, Kodi thing,...One big benefit with Pis as servers is that they consume so little power. It feels like just enough computing power without wasting any. Nice and lean. My main NAS, media server, Kodi thing, WebDAV server is a pi 400 and it rarely has a problem running all services.
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Comment on Let's Encrypt is ending support for expiration notification emails in ~comp
caliper Link ParentLike others already mentioned, there are a number of tools that make this possible. In my case, I need to use DNS. The provider I use is not part of the list of plugins certbot supports by...Like others already mentioned, there are a number of tools that make this possible. In my case, I need to use DNS. The provider I use is not part of the list of plugins certbot supports by default, so it took some fiddling to get the rest call to my provider to work. So my setup now is systemd timer + certbot DNS + bash script to do rest call to provider. I can provide more details if you think this is useful for you. Also, if other people have better options, I’d love to hear them.
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Comment on Let's Encrypt is ending support for expiration notification emails in ~comp
caliper LinkIt was the push I needed to finally, after 5 years of doing the renewing by hand, sit down and automate it. I really should’ve done this sooner…It was the push I needed to finally, after 5 years of doing the renewing by hand, sit down and automate it. I really should’ve done this sooner…
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Comment on I just turned 29 last month, what are some things I should be thinking about before my 30s? in ~talk
That doesn’t sound silly at all! That even sounds like a great idea. That’s tapping into old muscle memory.
Only downside is the medium and quality of the recordings. Digitizing might be a pain.