howdoicomputer's recent activity
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Comment on Good open source projects to contribute to? in ~comp
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Comment on Which board games have you all been playing this week (to 2nd July)? in ~games.tabletop
howdoicomputer LinkI've been playing Eldritch Horror. There was a large sale at my local comics and board game store and I got all of the expansions. I've been mostly going at it solo and playing with pairs of two...I've been playing Eldritch Horror. There was a large sale at my local comics and board game store and I got all of the expansions. I've been mostly going at it solo and playing with pairs of two characters and going through the expansions. I was a big a Arkham Horror 2nd edition fan and while it doesn't quite scratch the same itch I'm really enjoying it.
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Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech
howdoicomputer Link ParentYeah, I'm really excited about that. I am already missing a native app. The browser experience, to be fair, is really good but push notifications and small qol like being able to swipe out the...Yeah, I'm really excited about that. I am already missing a native app. The browser experience, to be fair, is really good but push notifications and small qol like being able to swipe out the sidebar will be very welcome.
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Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech
howdoicomputer LinkI just uninstalled. I actually had the paid version. Oh well, heavy heart but looking forward to Tildes.I just uninstalled. I actually had the paid version. Oh well, heavy heart but looking forward to Tildes.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
howdoicomputer Link ParentThis is amazing! This is what I wanted to make! Repository when?This is amazing! This is what I wanted to make! Repository when?
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
howdoicomputer Link ParentThis is how I spend my weekends if I'm doing something technical. Not writing code but tinkering with my homelab. I set up Jellyfin last weekend and started using it in my house. Next I want to...This is how I spend my weekends if I'm doing something technical. Not writing code but tinkering with my homelab. I set up Jellyfin last weekend and started using it in my house. Next I want to start hosting some Elixir applications I wrote on the homelab as well. Oh, and I want to start blogging so I need to get that hosted as well.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
howdoicomputer Link ParentOh, this has been a pain for me for a while and I've been wanting to build something to address it. There are templating tools for entire projects but there are no portable templating tools that...Oh, this has been a pain for me for a while and I've been wanting to build something to address it. There are templating tools for entire projects but there are no portable templating tools that manage the creation of child resources. There are tools built into frameworks like Phoenix and there are snippet engines in IDEs but nothing that helps manage generic projects.
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Comment on Questions for SodaStream users in ~food
howdoicomputer LinkI have a sodastream but I wouldn't really recommend it. I just got tired of taking in cylinders to get refilled and the pickup service was kind of a pain for someone who lives in a gated...I have a sodastream but I wouldn't really recommend it. I just got tired of taking in cylinders to get refilled and the pickup service was kind of a pain for someone who lives in a gated apartment. I found that it's just easier to buy a bunch of LaCroix if I want carbonated water.
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Comment on Local DNS resolution for server? in ~comp
howdoicomputer Link ParentTo build off of this, I don't use Unraid myself but I do use Nomad as an orchestrator. My solution is to use Traefik as a reverse proxy that will automatically map subdomains to services running...To build off of this, I don't use Unraid myself but I do use Nomad as an orchestrator. My solution is to use Traefik as a reverse proxy that will automatically map subdomains to services running on Nomad. The domain is publicly available and I manage the DNS records via Cloudflare. All of this happens on a single box.
How this may work internally is that you use something like dnsmasq or pihole to manage an internal record and Traefik would handle the subdomain mappings. I don't have that setup yet as my internal applications have static port mappings and I have them memorized. I'll probably setup that up eventually.
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Comment on What board games have you played this week (to 26th June)? in ~games.tabletop
howdoicomputer LinkThere was a store-wide sale at a comic book/board game shop near me so I got all the expansions to Eldritch Horror and have been playing it by myself on my office store. I also got a 1vMany game...There was a store-wide sale at a comic book/board game shop near me so I got all the expansions to Eldritch Horror and have been playing it by myself on my office store. I also got a 1vMany game called Beast that I'm looking forward to playing with friends.
I really like cooperative games that are thematic so I own a decent amount of Lovecraft games.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
howdoicomputer Link ParentI haven't come across that yet as I'm on unit one but that does sound really annoying. I like gamification but I don't like it when it's purpose built to extract value out of me. I'll have to get...I haven't come across that yet as I'm on unit one but that does sound really annoying. I like gamification but I don't like it when it's purpose built to extract value out of me. I'll have to get further along the learning track and get exposed to that before I have an opinion on it.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
howdoicomputer LinkThis is a little bit off of the beaten path but I want to make the argument that Duolingo is a mobile game. The mechanics, notifications, and the fact there is a leaderboard makes me feel like I'm...This is a little bit off of the beaten path but I want to make the argument that Duolingo is a mobile game. The mechanics, notifications, and the fact there is a leaderboard makes me feel like I'm playing a game.
I've been learning Japanese and honestly I have been very engaged by the gamification that is provided by the app.
Other than that, BattleBit for when I have some spare time and Ark: Survival Evolved because I have a friend who is into that game and I want to spend time with him. I don't actually like Ark that much and prefer other base building/crafting/survival games but my friends are important to me so it's mostly an excuse to be together.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
howdoicomputer Link ParentThis has been a real gem for me. I only really want to play BattleBit these days. I think there will come a point in the following weeks where I put it down and never touch it again but for now...This has been a real gem for me. I only really want to play BattleBit these days. I think there will come a point in the following weeks where I put it down and never touch it again but for now I'm having so much fun playing. I do especially love it when someone blasts Free Bird over their microphone or when people give death monologues about their girl back home as they're bleeding out.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
howdoicomputer Link ParentI got through 8 hours of this on my Steamdeck while on a plane trip to Malaysia. I actually really enjoyed it but had trouble finishing the game when I got home. Something about the mechanics wore...I got through 8 hours of this on my Steamdeck while on a plane trip to Malaysia. I actually really enjoyed it but had trouble finishing the game when I got home. Something about the mechanics wore off.
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Comment on How bad is it to live in San Francisco? in ~talk
howdoicomputer (edited )Link ParentI have a friend who works for BART and he regularly reports when trains are delayed due to crime in our Discord. There is a stabbing roughly every two weeks. A few weeks ago, I saw someone tuck a...I have a friend who works for BART and he regularly reports when trains are delayed due to crime in our Discord. There is a stabbing roughly every two weeks.
A few weeks ago, I saw someone tuck a gun in their pants in front of me at a BART station and I reported it. They apprehended the suspect but I did get to talk to an officer and he said that ghost guns are a huge problem and that they have caught kids as young as twelve who were packing.
One of the stations was closed because of a sideshow (where a bunch of people drive their cars into intersections and just start partying) that grew out of control and a car was lit on fire.
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Comment on How bad is it to live in San Francisco? in ~talk
howdoicomputer (edited )Link ParentThis is fairly true. Berkeley is a really bad example of this. A lot of multimillion dollar houses that have NIMBY signs in their front lawn. These signs are right alongside progressive signs like...there are socially liberal but fiscally conservative
This is fairly true. Berkeley is a really bad example of this. A lot of multimillion dollar houses that have NIMBY signs in their front lawn. These signs are right alongside progressive signs like BLM, embrace love not hate, etc. And it's, like, NIMBYism is inherently exclusionary and by its very nature enforces a homogeneous, aging community. Just old liberals who got theirs and really don't see how their selfish nature harms communities and are unaware of how poor of an opinion younger liberals have of them.
I remember walking around Berkeley and I found a real estate office with charts taped up inside its windows that showed how their clients were getting great returns on their real estate investments and I couldn't help but think "I have non-engineer friends who are struggling to afford their one bedrooms."
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Comment on Jeff Geerling: I'm done with Red Hat (Enterprise Linux) in ~comp
howdoicomputer LinkI think the move is moderately damaging to the Red Hat stack brand. They are pushing really hard for IT infrastructure to adopt their suite of products. Namely, Podman, Ansible/Ansible Galaxy,...I think the move is moderately damaging to the Red Hat stack brand. They are pushing really hard for IT infrastructure to adopt their suite of products. Namely, Podman, Ansible/Ansible Galaxy, RHEL, etc. However, a lot of their products benefit from what the community puts into them. Why use RHEL if Ansible role authors cannot test against it?
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Comment on What password management solution do you use and why? in ~tech
howdoicomputer Link ParentActually, what's funny is that I do use Vault for my homelab. I am running Nomad and it grabs secrets out of a Vault instance running on the same box. I store the tokens for authenticating against...Actually, what's funny is that I do use Vault for my homelab. I am running Nomad and it grabs secrets out of a Vault instance running on the same box. I store the tokens for authenticating against Vault in 1Password and inject them into my shell via the CLI tool they have when I want to load secrets into the Vault.
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Comment on Pixel Fold reviews (and possible concerns about its durability) in ~tech
howdoicomputer LinkWhile I am unlikely to get the Pixel Fold, I will wholeheartedly endorse folding phones. A lot of past rhetoric has compared phones to mobile computers but I've never felt that way due to their...While I am unlikely to get the Pixel Fold, I will wholeheartedly endorse folding phones. A lot of past rhetoric has compared phones to mobile computers but I've never felt that way due to their small screen sizes. Even the gargantuan phones weren't doing it for me. I never felt like I had a mobile computer until I got a Z Fold 4. It's honestly amazing (and reading Tildes on it is very nice).
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Comment on What password management solution do you use and why? in ~tech
howdoicomputer Link1Password. Something that is convenient about it is that they have Linux compatible CLI tool so I can automate fetching secrets out for my personal projects.1Password. Something that is convenient about it is that they have Linux compatible CLI tool so I can automate fetching secrets out for my personal projects.
I've started bootstrapping myself for Tildes development. There are a lot of dependencies but the dev environment is presented through a Vagrant controlled virtual machine that is converged via Ansible and that makes it a bit easier.