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Comment on Creating server documentation progromatically in bash in ~comp
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Comment on Creating server documentation progromatically in bash in ~comp
cycling_mammoth Link ParentPaperless is definitely on my list of apps to try! I have way too much paper ive needed to keep. What do you document in DocMost? Just homelab stuff? Or other projects and similarly wiki-able things?Paperless is definitely on my list of apps to try! I have way too much paper ive needed to keep.
What do you document in DocMost? Just homelab stuff? Or other projects and similarly wiki-able things?
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Comment on Creating server documentation progromatically in bash in ~comp
cycling_mammoth LinkSome Background For the longest time, I have wanted to set up a home lab, and frankly, I was hedging my bets on converting my now aging desktop into a home lab once I build a new one, but those...Some Background
For the longest time, I have wanted to set up a home lab, and frankly, I was hedging my bets on converting my now aging desktop into a home lab once I build a new one, but those dreams seem further and further away with the PC parts shortage that has been going on.
Despite this shattered plan, I found an old Raspberry Pi Zero 2W in a drawer from an ancient failed project of mine, and thought I would try my best to set up one or two self hosted apps on it. Now, of course, it is quite limited; with a measly 512mb of RAM in particular, you will not be able to host much on it. But I was able to get away with a Syncthing server that acts as an 'encrypted relay' for files that need to always be updated and available (most notably KeePass).
I was also able to get away with a FreshRSS instance (still debating on trying tt-rss as well), which has been most liberating. Algorithmic news is, frankly, awful and a lot of the websites for newspapers are a little too ad-laden and filled with "disable your ad-blocker" warnings and plentiful cookie consent forms.
Why the random git link might you ask?
I just thought I would share something that I made along my little home lab journey. It is a small bash script that allows you to auto-populate predetermined fields within a markdown folder to make documenting your server setup(s) just a little bit easier (at least for me). It automagically adds in key system information, and documents podman systemd unit files / quadlets into a nice table with key details of their setup. It is definitely imperfect (I have not touched scripting or programming in a few years), but I am quite happy with what it is capable of right now.
Any thoughts on the direction I could go with the script (or the homelab for that matter)?
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Creating server documentation progromatically in bash
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
cycling_mammoth LinkThere's been a lot , but I'll talk about the new additions since last I posted here Arca (self titled album) has been great, revisiting albums from my past is always a great experience, especially...There's been a lot , but I'll talk about the new additions since last I posted here
Arca (self titled album) has been great, revisiting albums from my past is always a great experience, especially (re)discovering songs and finding new favourites (Piel [Skin] and Sin Rumbo [Aimless] notably
I also re-watched Pride & Prejudice recently with some friends (one had never seen so we made a night out of it) — and I forgot how amazing the score is for that film, while imperfect relative to the book the cinematography and music is PEAK and you really feel the characters.
Lastly EUSEXUA afterglow - FKA Twigs has been coming and going in my listening past few months, I feel like it compliments the more experimental Arca that has been heavily in my rotation, as well as the San James in a way (on the more indie pop end).
Honourable mention: Ever since finishing Heated Rivalry on Crave I have really gotten into Wolf Parade, specifically I'll Believe in Everything is used in the series to great effect :)
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Comment on Seaweed farms boost long-term carbon storage by altering ocean chemistry in ~enviro
cycling_mammoth Link ParentIt's quite fascinating since it feels like most carbon sinks that are discussed require not being harvested; harvesting reintroduces captured carbon dioxide into our supply chains (e.g with wood)...It's quite fascinating since it feels like most carbon sinks that are discussed require not being harvested; harvesting reintroduces captured carbon dioxide into our supply chains (e.g with wood)
I am no scientist though — so perhaps there are other systems which work similar to this one for carbon capture which I am unaware of.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
cycling_mammoth LinkI've been listening to a few albums on vinyl and on spotify lately. Destiné by Aya Nakamura, I'm Only F**cking Myself by Lola Young and Bonne Chance by San James are the three top ones right now I...I've been listening to a few albums on vinyl and on spotify lately. Destiné by Aya Nakamura, I'm Only F**cking Myself by Lola Young and Bonne Chance by San James are the three top ones right now I would say.
There's also been a mix of songs from Charlotte Day Wilson from Cyan Blue and Alpha, and Im getting into Wolf Parade after watching / reading Heated Rivalry.
Im also trying to get a hold of Rosalía's LUX on vinyl, but it is seemingly a difficult task.
I realize the genres here are a bit all over the place - but maybe that's the fun part :)
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Comment on Privacy is also protecting the data of others in ~tech
cycling_mammoth LinkWhile I do agree with the premise of the article (and frankly have been a fan and translation contributor to privacy guides), I think this is very much an “easier said than done” type of...While I do agree with the premise of the article (and frankly have been a fan and translation contributor to privacy guides), I think this is very much an “easier said than done” type of situation.
Particularly with the all too common rebuttal of “I have nothing to hide, why should I care?”, it just often feels like a losing battle. It is a flawed rebuttal, but you cannot just convince someone to change their mind on something like that. There are also services that are seemingly designed to trap less vigilant users into exposing their data, e.g. encrypted messaging services that support unencrypted backups / services that have opt-in encryption for their online storage (À la, iCloud Advanced Data Protection).
At the end of the day I do go out of my way to protect the data of those around me, but convincing those around me to do the same for me is quite difficult.
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Comment on Our interfaces have lost their senses in ~tech
cycling_mammoth Link ParentI definitely agree with your thoughts as well as Akir, frankly part of why I posted this was my struggles with understanding and simultaneously not understanding (I was wondering if it was just my...I definitely agree with your thoughts as well as Akir, frankly part of why I posted this was my struggles with understanding and simultaneously not understanding (I was wondering if it was just my brain being stuck in French today, and I am somewhat relieved that is not the case lol)
And input methods are really important! I guess this is more so tangentially related, but I have been meaning to try more input methods — specifically ones usually relegated to accessibility, like eye tracking. Part of it is perhaps more so my desire to learn how to use a computer without using all of my faculties, just ot have a better understanding of how users interact with their computers. But I also hope to find use for it where it excels beyond the traditional mouse / keyboard input. As it stands now, I already do have a somewhat multi-modal input system, I handwrite some things and convert them to text later, or my varried usage of trackpoint / trackpad / mouse depending on what application I am using.
What if we were to start from scratch, could thece be a better way to "type"? I don't even know what that would look like.
I think there likely would be a better way to type. As it stands now, keyboards are not the most ergonomic of input methods, and even optimized layouts falter in multilingual usecases. I feel like a truly optimized setup would be some type of chorded input, but even then that might not be the only one as sometimes it might just be easier to use voice recognition or other methods.
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Comment on Our interfaces have lost their senses in ~tech
cycling_mammoth Link ParentI was not sure if the art was AI generated or not, but I had a sneaking suspicion that it had to be as well. I appreciate the artistic elements, fabric work has a certain tactility to it which I...I was not sure if the art was AI generated or not, but I had a sneaking suspicion that it had to be as well. I appreciate the artistic elements, fabric work has a certain tactility to it which I really appreciate (in my free time, I do enjoy crocheting a lot).
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Comment on Our interfaces have lost their senses in ~tech
cycling_mammoth LinkFound this on Lemmy — félt like something worth discussing here. I'm at least partially on the authors side, there's something frankly quite cold and unwelcoming of a lot of modern UI, and I miss...Found this on Lemmy — félt like something worth discussing here.
I'm at least partially on the authors side, there's something frankly quite cold and unwelcoming of a lot of modern UI, and I miss some of the more skeumorphic elements of UI from my childhood. I accept however that some of this is a romanticism for the past, there are aspects of contemporary design that is frankly better (particularly in the accessibility front)
The author here is writing a rather fun / cute call to action, but to what end?
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Our interfaces have lost their senses
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Comment on Mozilla sees surge in Firefox users thanks to EU’s Digital Markets Act in ~tech
cycling_mammoth LinkI'm happy to see that the DMA Choice Screen is actually doing something, although I fear it is perhaps too little and too late. I wholeheartedly expected more people to stick with the browser they...I'm happy to see that the DMA Choice Screen is actually doing something, although I fear it is perhaps too little and too late.
I wholeheartedly expected more people to stick with the browser they used prior to this change.
I do wonder, if anyone has seen data depicting a similar change regarding search engines?
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Comment on US Department of Justice again files demand to break up Google’s search monopoly in ~tech
cycling_mammoth Link ParentI feel like I agree with the route the EU took with the DMA since non-tech savvy people are not necessarily aware of all the options made available to them. Having an onboarding screen showing...I feel like I agree with the route the EU took with the DMA since non-tech savvy people are not necessarily aware of all the options made available to them. Having an onboarding screen showing providers in a randomized order is a good idea.
The other half of my issue however stems from a severe lack of digital literacy education, something that can and should be emphasized in curriculums. It isn't just a question of tech savvy or not, it's a question of fundamental digital literacy that is lacking even in the youngest generation.
In terms of speech patterns, some countries (the US included) have the ability to annul trademarks that have been genericized. I don't believe it's ever been applied to a software offering, but it has been applied to things like Asperin in the US.
A relevant link for the DMA: Android.com DMA Choice Screen
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
cycling_mammoth Link ParentI know this might be veering off-topic somewhat, but I found one of the best ways to combat this was the promotion of essay competitions and the possibility of having your work be published in a...One sad commonality I've found in student work is an utter lack of pride. It's so beaten into students that the purpose of work is to be graded, that the concept of putting in effort for their own self-value is completely foreign.
I know this might be veering off-topic somewhat, but I found one of the best ways to combat this was the promotion of essay competitions and the possibility of having your work be published in a student journal. I recognize that this perhaps is not useful for secondary school pedagogy, but at a university level this really can encourage students to at least think of their work as more than something to be graded. Likewise, I guess it can still be seen as reductive in that it is now equating a monetary (prize) value to the paper. But I still feel like one takes more pride in writing a course paper if it is also going to be submitted for competitions / publication opportunities.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
cycling_mammoth Link ParentI do think this is important. Some of the most influential classes on my intellectual development within my university career were seminar classes — predominately focussing on individual seminar...More emphasis on discussions in class. Ask the students questions about what they've written. Class participation becomes a bigger part of the grade.
I do think this is important. Some of the most influential classes on my intellectual development within my university career were seminar classes — predominately focussing on individual seminar presentations that led to group class discussion of the material afterwards.
Regarding your other points, I think I mostly agree with you. Evaluating what students have learned can easily be shifted to more in-class assessments, and is becoming pedagogically necessary. I guess my concern more so stems from the critical thinking and reading skills that library / online database research provides, as well as the argumentative processes involved in creating an argumentative essay. If we really have to shift away from traditional essay writing, how do educators preserve the skills developed from writing and research?
Shouldn't they be learning effective use of these research tools during university?
I actually agree with you here as well, but sadly academia is a slow moving institution. I actually could see these tools becoming used during university — but they would need access to the corpus of scholarly articles that universities subscribe to, with proper citations for where it is getting information from. As it stands, the main use of AI that seems undeniably effective in a university context is grammar editors that integrate AI for reformulating sentences (removing passive voice, change of register, or improving your second language grammar).
P.S. As I stated in another reply, it is a little late, so I apologize if my thoughts are not 100% cohesive. There are just so many great responses to this post, and I really wanted to get to some of them before I forget. Also, I am quite aware that I am a Luddite when it comes to AI, I do want to emphasize that I am genuinely grateful for comments like yours that are challenging my perspective.
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
cycling_mammoth Link ParentI have found the same in my literature courses, at this point it is frankly difficult to delegate most of the work to AI, as it cannot feasibly integrate enough textual evidence or valid secondary...In my courses, the assignments a designed in a way that would make it hard to outright delegate all or most of the work to AI.
I have found the same in my literature courses, at this point it is frankly difficult to delegate most of the work to AI, as it cannot feasibly integrate enough textual evidence or valid secondary criticism to support an argument. I guess part of my “fear” is how we go forward as large language models become more capable in this regard.
Then I engage each of them in a regular, asynchronous dialog throughout the semester in which I try to get them to reflect on their views in the context of things discussed in class. They then revise this twice, during midterms and finals.
Furthermore, I do think this is a good method, however, as it ensures there is some form of continuity based on prior work in the course. I have seen plenty of educators create new assessments to combat the use of AI, but lack the continuity that you have achieved with this.
Finally, making them “show their work” when researching and writing may also help.
To what extent should they show their work? I have seen some variations of this throughout my university life, and I have found it quite helpful, but as a future educator I do not want to have “show your work” steps that just seem like a means to 'prevent procrastination'. Ideally, I would want to have steps that actually contribute to the development of their argumentative skills and writing capability.
P.S. Sorry if some of my thoughts are not perfectly clear, I am writing this a little late, but I really wanted to respond to some of the lovely feedback here before I forget
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Comment on I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats. in ~tech
cycling_mammoth LinkAs someone who is pursuing a career in education—what options do educators even have that preserve writing as an important skill? Depriving students of the experience of researching, creating an...As someone who is pursuing a career in education—what options do educators even have that preserve writing as an important skill? Depriving students of the experience of researching, creating an argument, and developing said argument into a concrete and well thought paper feels wrong. Is this more so a question of institutions providing the necessary tools to students? For example, larger libraries with computers that have access to academic databases, a word processor, and nothing else. A sort of "semi-closed-book" environment to prevent AI usage. But even then, policing AI usage like that just feels frankly wrong and unfair to students who would not partake in such behaviour.
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I used to teach students. Now I catch ChatGPT cheats.
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Comment on Posteo.de or Mailbox.org - Struggling to find an alternative to Proton in ~tech
cycling_mammoth Link ParentThe lack of zero-knowledge encryption is a little disappointing and definitely renders them a worse option, the lack of E2EE however is not a big deal to me as I can just use PGP in my email...The lack of zero-knowledge encryption is a little disappointing and definitely renders them a worse option, the lack of E2EE however is not a big deal to me as I can just use PGP in my email clients and not have to depend on a server implementation. At the end of the day however, email is quite flawed, and I don't use it really as a primary or essential means of E2EE communication. I would much rather use an app built from the ground up for encrypted communication (e.g. Signal among others) or an app built from the ground up for encrypted file sharing (to replace email attachments)
Restic is something that I have really wanted to look into, but I definitely need to set aside a decent amount of time to make sure I properly learn about it. I think I first heard about it with reference to another project, where I was helping a friend set up a minecraft server and a separate backup container. It seemed really fascinating but not the correct fit for that specific project (I just needed a local backup in case of plugin-related data loss, as the drive already was going to be backed up in its entirety).
I definitely will also take a look at ansible! I frankly do not mind overkill; if it makes it work better / seamless, it is definitely worth the time (and as you said, it can be fun to try those new tools)