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Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes
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Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes
guy LinkSuggestion: A setting to only show top-level comments by default when opening a thread. This would also need to allow for the selective expanding of child comments in some way (clicking on...Suggestion:
A setting to only show top-level comments by default when opening a thread.
This would also need to allow for the selective expanding of child comments in some way (clicking on top-level comment?)
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Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes
guy LinkSuggestion: When I expand a collapsed comment, the comment I’m expanding should stay put, and the thread should flow down from that location. Currently, when I expand a comment, it jumps up to the...Suggestion:
When I expand a collapsed comment, the comment I’m expanding should stay put, and the thread should flow down from that location.
Currently, when I expand a comment, it jumps up to the top of the screen. This is very disorienting, it feels like your place in the thread is running away from you.
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Comment on What is your etiquette for starting a video call? in ~talk
guy Link ParentYeah, for work. I don't really make personal video calls that often. When I do, they're Facetime calls, so I'm not sitting in front of a PC for 5 minutes. If they don't answer in a few rings I'm...Yeah, for work. I don't really make personal video calls that often. When I do, they're Facetime calls, so I'm not sitting in front of a PC for 5 minutes. If they don't answer in a few rings I'm hanging up.
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Comment on What is your etiquette for starting a video call? in ~talk
guy LinkCamera & mic off until the other party joins.Camera & mic off until the other party joins.
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Comment on What data backup strategies do you use/recommend? How much do you invest in backing up your personal data? in ~tech
guy (edited )LinkI have a home server, several workstations running MacOS and Windows, and mobile devices running iOS. I sync all my important documents to my server and laptops via SyncThing. This is just for...I have a home server, several workstations running MacOS and Windows, and mobile devices running iOS.
I sync all my important documents to my server and laptops via SyncThing. This is just for docs, not media like my photo library. I prefer this to network file shares for these docs, because I have local copies easily accessible on all devices. On mobile I can access these via my server’s network file share and VPN, if needed.
All storage-expensive media that we create (photos & video), are created on our phones, backed up to Google Photos in near-real time, and batch uploaded to a file share on our home server via the PhotoSync iOS app (its amazing btw, highly recommended for easy backup and photo / video management). Once media is backed up to the home server, we use Google Photos “free up space” feature to delete media from the phone that is now safely backed up to both google photos and the home server.
On the home server, the file share root is currently backed up to external disk via Windows File History. This will change soon, but I like this backup to be easily accessible in the event of server drive failure, and file history accomplishes this. It’s also versioned so it provides ransomware protection. I rotate 2 USB disks that serve as file history targets.
Further, I use Macrium Reflect to occasionally image the entire server disk. This is stored in-house, but physically distant from the server.
For offsite backups of the server (and by extension all our data) I use a little-known, excellent cloud backup tool called Blob Backup to pre-egress encrypt all data and ship it off to a BackBlaze B2 bucket. Worth noting, I use the original version of Blob Backup that is available in GitHub, not the BaaS version that you will likely stumble upon first if you google search for it. Blob Backup is excellent — blazing fast encrypted incremental backups to, and restores from, cloud object storage. It Just Works, and you don’t have to trust your cloud storage provider.
I think that’s it. In summary, high value docs are synced among devices (multiple local copies). The copy on the server is backed up on-site (files backup via File History, image backup via Macrium Refect) and offsite (files backup via Blob Backup—>B2). Media we create (family photos & videos) is saved on the server and backed up on-site & offsite. Media we didn’t create (movies & tv shows) are stored on the server and backed up locally only.
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Comment on What's your favourite ice cream flavour? in ~food
guy Link ParentBlue Bell butter pecan is so good in a waffle cone..Blue Bell butter pecan is so good in a waffle cone..
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Comment on Got any new electronics? Tell me about them! in ~tech
guy Link ParentWhile having to submit to surgery sucks, it's great that you were able to cure your apnea via a single procedure. I was nervous about CPAP as well, but I was lucky in that I seemed to adapt to...While having to submit to surgery sucks, it's great that you were able to cure your apnea via a single procedure. I was nervous about CPAP as well, but I was lucky in that I seemed to adapt to using the machine quickly, and I'm tolerating it well (no bloating, sore throat, or any other common side effects so far). Was able to use it all night since night #1, averaging 7+ hours usage per night. I did do a lot of research between the time I was diagnosed and when my machine arrived, which I think have contributed to my success by preparing me for the treatment. I bought a couple different masks and settled on a super minimal nasal pillow mask that is basically a pair of nose plugs. Much less claustrophobic than a full-face mask.
Honestly, I think I'd keep using it just for the snoring. It's been a revelation in the bedroom. I was snoring horrifically from the moment I fell asleep until the moment I woke up. I'd wake my wife from the other room, and I had stopped sleeping in the same room as her because of it. I'm now silent all night.
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Comment on Got any new electronics? Tell me about them! in ~tech
guy LinkI was diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea last month, and I purchased and received a CPAP machine (ResMed AirSense 10 Autoset), and its capabilities, data recording, and ability to respond in...I was diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea last month, and I purchased and received a CPAP machine (ResMed AirSense 10 Autoset), and its capabilities, data recording, and ability to respond in real-time to my disordered breathing are really cool. I'm enjoying learning about the machine, it's detailed sleep logging (it records every inhalation and exhalation all night long, along with the therapy pressure, snoring, every apnea, hypopnea, or RERA event), and learning more about apnea in general.
Interestingly, the gold-standard analysis software in the CPAP world is an open-source application called OSCAR, which has given me a ton of insight into my sleep and therapy progress over the last couple of weeks. On a side note, using the machine all night for two weeks has seen my average "events per hours" (AHI) reduced from 20+ per hour pre-treatment, to ~3 per hour on the machine. This frequency of occurrence is below the threshold of what would be diagnosed as apnea in an untreated person. And it's also cured my snoring, completely. Pretty exciting.
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Comment on Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of November 22 in ~health
guy Link ParentMy two children, ages 6 & 11, just received their first dose 2.5 weeks ago. Both handled them well, with no appreciable side-effects. They'll receive their second shots this Saturday. Here's to...My two children, ages 6 & 11, just received their first dose 2.5 weeks ago. Both handled them well, with no appreciable side-effects. They'll receive their second shots this Saturday. Here's to having the entire family vaxxed!
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Comment on Amazon devices in the US will automatically join the Amazon Sidewalk mesh network and start sharing internet with neighbors on June 10th, unless opted out in ~tech
guy Link ParentPlease post an update if you have success..Please post an update if you have success..
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Comment on How do you manage data backups? in ~tech
guy (edited )Linkall laptops & desktops (running either Mac OS or Linux) sync their home directories to a home server (running Ubuntu) via Syncthing. This is sync, not backup, but it supports versioning, which I...all laptops & desktops (running either Mac OS or Linux) sync their home directories to a home server (running Ubuntu) via Syncthing. This is sync, not backup, but it supports versioning, which I employ.
The server, along with all user home directories, is backed up to Backblaze B2 using Duplicati (front-end for duplicity). Duplicati is great -- it's a block-based de-duplicating backup program, and I highly recommend it. Supports many different cloud storage targets, and pre-egress AES-256 encryption is supported out of the box.
I've also been very happy with Backblaze B2 -- it's crazy cheap. $0.005 / GB / month for storage (half a penny per Gigabyte per month).
I should add, all of the above is open source, and works on Windows.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
guy LinkYou can use a GitHub repo + a web-based image upload tool for hosting your images, and you can even use your own domain. Here's a walkthrough: https://fizzy.cc/use-github-repo-to-host-images/You can use a GitHub repo + a web-based image upload tool for hosting your images, and you can even use your own domain.
Here's a walkthrough:
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Comment on Changing e-mail and cleaning up my Internet presence in ~tech
guy LinkI'm currently in the process of moving from Gmail to an email on my own domain. I'm using Zoho for mail hosting. My domain is registered at Cloudflare, and since Zoho's free mail-hosting tier is...I'm currently in the process of moving from Gmail to an email on my own domain. I'm using Zoho for mail hosting.
My domain is registered at Cloudflare, and since Zoho's free mail-hosting tier is generous, I get the control of owning a domain + the security of a professionally-managed mail server for $8/yr (the cost of the domain).
I also enjoy that there's no lock-in. If Zoho changes for the worse, I can move my email wherever I'd like.
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Comment on Does anyone know of any good budgeting tools? in ~finance
guy LinkCheck out https://halfdollar.org/ It's a really cool budgeting tool that is based on a google sheet. You can use it completely offline if you'd like which is nice since it's financial data.Check out https://halfdollar.org/
It's a really cool budgeting tool that is based on a google sheet. You can use it completely offline if you'd like which is nice since it's financial data.
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Comment on Inside SpinLaunch, the space industry’s best kept secret in ~space
guy Link ParentThat will be a requirement, I'd think. The one time, upfront cost of purchasing land at the highest elevation possible would payoff on every launch. You're skipping the thickest part of the...What if we placed the centrifuge at the top of a mountain though?
That will be a requirement, I'd think. The one time, upfront cost of purchasing land at the highest elevation possible would payoff on every launch. You're skipping the thickest part of the atmosphere for free.
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Comment on Good domain registrars? in ~comp
guy (edited )LinkI moved recently to Cloudflare. They guarantee your renewal price will be at cost. You get the added benefit of all the free Cloudflare services for your domain. I'm also fairly confident that...I moved recently to Cloudflare. They guarantee your renewal price will be at cost. You get the added benefit of all the free Cloudflare services for your domain. I'm also fairly confident that Cloudflare does domain security better than most registrars, given their existing business and talent pool.
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Comment on The hidden dangers of the great index fund takeover in ~finance
guy LinkI don't buy the fear mongering. Index funds make up less than 20% of the US stock market. The vast majority of holdings are still in individual equities. Further, index funds tend to be...I don't buy the fear mongering. Index funds make up less than 20% of the US stock market. The vast majority of holdings are still in individual equities. Further, index funds tend to be buy-and-hold, so their share of US trading volume (and impact on price setting in the market) is much lower still, between 5-10%.
Index funds are one of the greatest things to happen to individual investors since the creation of the market. Entrenched interests (active managers) are getting hit where it hurts so these type of scare tactics are to be expected, imo.
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Comment on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Discussion thread in ~movies
guy LinkIn the final scene where Ren "force-heals" Rey, delivers one line, and then dies himself, I was really hoping Rey would return the favor and force-heal Ren, only to die immediately herself,...In the final scene where Ren "force-heals" Rey, delivers one line, and then dies himself, I was really hoping Rey would return the favor and force-heal Ren, only to die immediately herself, kicking off a never-ending cycle of each of them resurrecting the other.
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Comment on How can I deal with corrosion from saltpeter (salt from the ocean) on my desktop computer? in ~tech
guy Link ParentYeah, i'd definitely agree it's impractical compared to a case + air cooling, but if it's going to be exposed to a corrosive environment, it becomes less so. He could also look into an...Yeah, i'd definitely agree it's impractical compared to a case + air cooling, but if it's going to be exposed to a corrosive environment, it becomes less so. He could also look into an industrial-grade sealed enclosure with water cooling, but it'd be fairly expensive.
Working great now, thank you!
Is there a way to collapse all child comments by default, or alternately a way to jump from one parent comment to the next in a thread?
I know you have a long roadmap, just curious if I’m missing something that’s already implemented.