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Comment on Website is unhappy in ~tildes
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Comment on Website is unhappy in ~tildes
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Comment on Website is unhappy in ~tildes
goose LinkIt brings me happiness knowing Tildes is served by nginxIt brings me happiness knowing Tildes is served by
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Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk
goose LinkThere's this guy named Harry. We've never met, but he's got some personality quirk where one day he decided he was gonna pick someone. That someone was me. See, Harry works in a DOT traffic center...There's this guy named Harry. We've never met, but he's got some personality quirk where one day he decided he was gonna pick someone. That someone was me. See, Harry works in a DOT traffic center somewhere, watching cameras and with controls to override traffic lights. Well, one day Harry decided that every now and then, if I ever look like I'm running late, he's gonna fuck with me and turn all the lights red as I'm approaching them. He only does it when I'm running late, never when I leave on time. He's a real dick.
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Comment on The cost of safetyism - what we lost when we stopped letting kids leave the front yard in ~life
goose Link ParentI have a hard time seeing things from this point of view. My kids participate in as many (and sometimes fewer) extracurriculars than I did at their age. Their school load is very light, and the...I have a hard time seeing things from this point of view. My kids participate in as many (and sometimes fewer) extracurriculars than I did at their age. Their school load is very light, and the majority of the time when they come home from school, it's their leisure time to do what they want. I don't think time is the variable of interest here. If anything, as I dwell on it, I blame myself. My parents were always very social with our neighbors, and with the parents of my friends. The parents of my friends, were their friends. The other neighborhood parents were subjects of regular conversation with my parents. I think a significant part of my childhood social life was an extension of my parents being friendly/extroverted with the other parents and neighbors, and meeting other kids that way. This is an aspect I struggle with, personally. I'm not anti-social, but I am an introvert. I almost feel that I "poisoned my own well" by finding such a good group of friends at a young age -- I still talk with them daily, so often times, I think I fall upon the excuse of "I have friends, why do I need new friends?".
At least in the notion of the number of other kids that my kids are exposed to, I think I don't do for them what my parents did for me. It's something I'm semi-conscious of, and want to change, if nothing else for the sake of my kids having (more) blossoming social lives and skills. I just find it hard to.
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Comment on The cost of safetyism - what we lost when we stopped letting kids leave the front yard in ~life
goose LinkThis really resonates with me. I grew up unafraid of most things, alongside friends who largely shared the same mentality. We spent our weekends doing all your typical teenage boy things that can...The world didn’t get more dangerous. We got more afraid.
This really resonates with me. I grew up unafraid of most things, alongside friends who largely shared the same mentality. We spent our weekends doing all your typical teenage boy things that can (and sometimes/often do) result in bodily harm, all in the name of goofing around, having fun, and growing up. It wasn't until I met my now wife that I had my first real exposure to someone who lives with chronic anxiety and worry, and it's been a journey of learning for me how "the logic of an anxious brain works". My oldest child appears to be manifesting some of that "anxious brain findings" (as my wife informally calls it, referencing similar behaviors by herself as a child). Learning to navigate that and be a supportive dad has been a challenge, namely because it's hard for me to comprehend experiences/emotions I haven't lived myself. Day after day, I do what I can to gently encourage her to "leave the front yard", by example and by verbal encouragement. Often she'll join me, and learn how much fun it can be "to go up the street", but I struggle to help her do that on her own in a way that doesn't feel (to me? to her?) like I'm "pushing too much".
I appreciate how much this article has put in to well thought out words some of the generalizations and ideas I have floating around in my head that were much less defined. Great read, thank you.
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Comment on Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods in ~transport
goose Link ParentI'm not sure I follow -- Do you mean by reducing the rate of accidents, through reducing the risk of human driving error? Or some other metric?I'm not sure I follow -- Do you mean by reducing the rate of accidents, through reducing the risk of human driving error? Or some other metric?
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Comment on Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods in ~transport
goose LinkI'm an ATLien who used to work in 911 and still have a lot of friends that do. About a month ago one of my friends sent me a picture of a Waymo that managed to wander its way in to the Grady (the...I'm an ATLien who used to work in 911 and still have a lot of friends that do. About a month ago one of my friends sent me a picture of a Waymo that managed to wander its way in to the Grady (the city's major level 1 trauma center) ambulance bay, and then just stopped because it wasn't sure what to do, blocking some spaces and also blocking a few trucks from being able to get out. Apparently it took them almost half an hour to get it out of the way.
These sort of incidents (both my described one, and the article) don't exactly inspire confidence that this technology is ready to be out in the public, for me.
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
goose Link ParentIt looks like their docs walk you through spinning up your own postgres. So it's still not all-in-one, but they help simplify the setup! Happy to help if I can, happy meal-ing!It looks like their docs walk you through spinning up your own postgres. So it's still not all-in-one, but they help simplify the setup!
Happy to help if I can, happy meal-ing!
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
goose Link ParentPostgres is a separate container, it's a database backend. To give you a quick explanation of DB backends (that a technical someone will probably hate, but I'm trying to keep it simple): SQLite is...Postgres is a separate container, it's a database backend. To give you a quick explanation of DB backends (that a technical someone will probably hate, but I'm trying to keep it simple):
- SQLite is a file. It's like a notebook. A single file stored directly on your device that is incredibly fast for one person to jot things down. It is the perfect, zero-setup choice for mobile apps or small prototypes, but just like a real notebook, it breaks down if hundreds of people try to write in it at the exact same time.
- PostgreSQL is more like a fully automated, industrial-scale mega-warehouse of databases, built to enforce strict rules and process deeply complex requests without a single error. It is the ultimate choice for massive enterprise apps or financial systems, but because it requires so much power and setup, using it for a simple project is like hiring a logistics company to deliver a single pizza.
By default, Mealie uses sqlite, which requires no additional setup. It's just a DB file that lives inside the container (or rather/ideally, on the file system where you have a volume or bind mount set up). Postgres is a separate service (therefore separate container) that your Mealie will need to "talk to".
So you'll want to:
- Spin up a PostgreSQL container
- Add a user for mealie (e.g.
mealie-user) - Create a DB for mealie (e.g.
mealie-db), and grantmealie-userpermissions formealie-db
For context, here's the snippets of my
docker-compose.yamlreferencing my Mealie and Postgres:networks: default: enable_ipv6: true ipam: config: - subnet: 172.18.0.0/16 - subnet: fd00:1::/80 services: postgresql: image: postgres:18 hostname: postgresql container_name: postgresql environment: TZ: "America/New_York" volumes: - "/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro" - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro" - "/docker/config/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql" - "/docker/config/postgresql/socket:/var/run/postgresql" restart: "unless-stopped" command: postgres -c log_line_prefix='%m [%p] %q[%u@%d] %h:%p ' healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-U", "postgres"] interval: 10s timeout: 5s retries: 5 logging: driver: json-file options: max-file: "1" max-size: "10M" mealie: container_name: mealie hostname: mealie image: ghcr.io/mealie-recipes/mealie:latest depends_on: nginx: condition: service_healthy postgresql: condition: service_healthy deploy: resources: limits: memory: 1000M volumes: - "/docker/config/mealie:/app/data/" environment: PUID: "1003" PGID: "998" TOKEN_TIME: "8760" TZ: "America/New_York" WEB_CONCURRENCY: "2" BASE_URL: "https://[redacted]" DB_ENGINE: "postgres" POSTGRES_USER: "mealie" POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "[redacted]" POSTGRES_SERVER: "postgresql" POSTGRES_DB: "mealie" POSTGRES_PORT: "5432" SMTP_HOST: "smtp.fastmail.com" SMTP_PORT: "587" SMTP_FROM_NAME: "Mealie" SMTP_AUTH_STRATEGY: "TLS" SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: "[redacted]" SMTP_USER: "[redacted]" SMTP_PASSWORD: "[redacted]" restart: "unless-stopped" logging: driver: json-file options: max-file: "1" max-size: "10M" -
Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
goose Link ParentI also have a big list, but GitHub stars. Although I do love DocMost, it's a fantastic wiki.I also have a big list, but GitHub stars. Although I do love DocMost, it's a fantastic wiki.
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
goose LinkI've been using Mealie for a number of years now. Not to my knowledge, but I also haven't explored that kind of functionality, perhaps it can be achieved with additional settings/configuration....I've been using Mealie for a number of years now.
It seems like you can come in and say like "I have these ingrediants, what can I do?"
Not to my knowledge, but I also haven't explored that kind of functionality, perhaps it can be achieved with additional settings/configuration.
it also seems to be able to generate shopping lists based on your selected recipe, you can use checkboxes when bringing all the ingredients on the kitchen board/table/top
Yes, this is one of its very useful features.
My primary use for Mealie is:
- A recipe archive, websites change or go down over time, by scraping my recipes to Mealie I have a copy of them locally
- "Trimming the fat" -- I don't care for the life back story about how a recipe reminds the author of a summer they spent in Boston 18 years ago, I just want the recipe and the steps. Scraping the recipe to Mealie achieves that.
- The Meal Planner, self explanatory
I love it. I use it with postgres so I can get "fuzzy search" results, would recommend. It's pretty easy to get up and running, but I'd be happy to help if I can!
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Comment on What's your favorite personal gaming memory? in ~games
goose (edited )LinkOh man, what an excellent question. It's really tough for me to pick out just one. Among my earliest memories, is playing Mario World on NES with my dad. I couldn't have been older than 5. Years...Oh man, what an excellent question.
It's really tough for me to pick out just one. Among my earliest memories, is playing Mario World on NES with my dad. I couldn't have been older than 5. Years later, we played Goldeneye on N64 together.
Halo was such an impactful game for my late adolescent and early teenage years. It cemented my interest in space games, science fiction, and first person shooters. Then my friends and I would have sleepovers at a friend's house who had Ethernet drops and multiple TV's, we would do 4v4 over LAN, for hours on hours at a time. I think those "middle school" years may not hold many great memories for most, but those were definitely great memories for mine.
Most recently, I'd save the now dead game Evolve. It was an asymmetric 4v1 "monster hunter" game. The 4 were kitted up sci fi humans in first person POV's (Assault, Medic, Trapper (think tracking skills), Support (buffs and offsets)). The 1 was a giant monster with a third person POV who got a 30 second head start in the match. The monster would (typically) try and sneak around the map, hunting wildlife to "Evolve" and gain more armor/HP/abilities. No two matches were ever the same, it was such a dynamic game and my friends and I were hooked. Not only that, but when we partied up, we were good. We put many, many hours into that game, having a blast along the way.
The Evolve teaser, and launch trailer, for anyone who cares.
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Comment on A random sci-fi question for you in ~talk
goose LinkI mean, in this life? If I didn't have a wife and kids to come back to, New Mongolia, because being a pioneer sounds pretty cool. But there's roughly a 0.00% chance I could abandon my family. Send...I mean, in this life? If I didn't have a wife and kids to come back to, New Mongolia, because being a pioneer sounds pretty cool. But there's roughly a 0.00% chance I could abandon my family. Send me to Mars!
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
goose Link ParentI wouldn't pay $250 for it. I'd say $125 would be the absolute max, but even then, I wouldn't necessarily feel good about it. The features it adds are nice, but to pay that much, you'd expect some...I wouldn't pay $250 for it. I'd say $125 would be the absolute max, but even then, I wouldn't necessarily feel good about it. The features it adds are nice, but to pay that much, you'd expect some kind of support from the developers when it comes to troubleshooting and problem solving. All you'll get are FAQ pages and community forums, no way to actually get support from Plex. That greatly reduces the value, to me. Issues have not been common for me, but when they do happen, they are persistent and un-fixable, despite (me) being a fairly techni-capable user. Hell, I posted a pretty detailed bug report about how their HW transcoder isn't working with my P400, and despite bumping the post a couple times it still has received no response from anyone.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
goose Link ParentGood to know! I haven't looked at JellyFin since before (m)any of those features existed, it sounds like I could just as easily use that. My only hangup is that my wife complains when "[I] change...Good to know! I haven't looked at JellyFin since before (m)any of those features existed, it sounds like I could just as easily use that. My only hangup is that my wife complains when "[I] change the technology [she] has finally gotten used to". But that aside, I'll look forward to trying out JellyFin when Plex finally does something irritating enough to me (personally) to drive me to switch.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
goose Link ParentThe Plex Relay PlexAmp Skip Intro/Skip Credits Hardware transcoding Mobile client playback Mobile client downloads There are legitimate benefits to having a Plex Pass. For me specifically, the...Why would you pay for Plex?
- The Plex Relay
- PlexAmp
- Skip Intro/Skip Credits
- Hardware transcoding
- Mobile client playback
- Mobile client downloads
There are legitimate benefits to having a Plex Pass. For me specifically, the mobile client features and hardware transcoding, were the push to do so. Since then, Plex Amp and skip credits/intro have been some of my favorite features. I'm not justifying purchasing it now, but at the time I bought a lifetime pass, the reasons felt pretty valid.
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Comment on Lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750 USD after July 1st in ~tv
goose LinkWhat the actual fuck. I first spun up Plex in 2019, and shortly after purchased a lifetime Plex Pass for $80. Over the last 7 years, I feel I have certainly gotten my value out of that purchase....What the actual fuck. I first spun up Plex in 2019, and shortly after purchased a lifetime Plex Pass for $80. Over the last 7 years, I feel I have certainly gotten my value out of that purchase. But even if I'd paid $750 for it 7 years ago, I still would not feel that I had gotten the equivalent value out of that purchase.
Plex is fine, perhaps even more than fine, but not without its issues. Particularly for a product whose only support is community forums, and the vast majority of problems go without answer or solution, I don't see how they can try and justify such a price hike. That's enterprise level pricing for what I view as a well polished hobbyist project.
Moves like this only further my mentality that if and when JellyFin or another product comes around that offers those features of Plex Pass that I actually like and use, I'll have no motivation to stay loyal to Plex versus trying out the competition with (hopefully) crappy ideas.
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Comment on What has changed as you've gotten older? in ~talk
goose Link ParentYour outlook reminds me of a favorite bit of mine from Red vs. Blue.Your outlook reminds me of a favorite bit of mine from Red vs. Blue.
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Comment on San Francisco Sign Guild in ~arts
goose LinkThis both makes me giggle uncontrollably, and reminds me of a random street sign I drove by many years ago which, for some reason, also made me giggle uncontrollably. Thanks for the laugh!This both makes me giggle uncontrollably, and reminds me of a random street sign I drove by many years ago which, for some reason, also made me giggle uncontrollably. Thanks for the laugh!
Gotta lower that resolve cache time. I keep mine at 30 seconds.