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Comment on Home-lab set-up ... Docker vs native servers? Pros and cons of each? in ~comp
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Comment on What are the best niche software tools you're using? in ~tech
paradoxfox LinkI started using Zen as my main browser. It's a Firefox fork, so anything that works with Firefox works with Zen. It's got a better UI, vertical tabs - but I just hide all the panels and only have...I started using Zen as my main browser. It's a Firefox fork, so anything that works with Firefox works with Zen. It's got a better UI, vertical tabs - but I just hide all the panels and only have a clean preview of the page that has worked very nicely for me.
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Comment on What's a feeling you sometimes experience that you don't have a name for? in ~talk
paradoxfox LinkSometimes when I'm taking a late inter-city train I fall asleep listening to music. After a while I open my eyes, I don't know where I'm at, just watching the train moving in the darkness with...Sometimes when I'm taking a late inter-city train I fall asleep listening to music. After a while I open my eyes, I don't know where I'm at, just watching the train moving in the darkness with some street lights out the windows. While I'm still in a half awake state I listen to the song that is playing at that moment, usually something from auto-play, and I have this weird ecstatic feeling.
I traveled by train recently, for the first time in over a year or two. I forgot about this feeling, makes me long for the easier times in my life.
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Comment on Tune into the soulful sounds of someone making edits to a Wikipedia page in ~music
paradoxfox Link ParentModern browsers don't allow playing audio until the user has interacted with the page, so if anyone else is getting this issue try clicking on elements on the page!Modern browsers don't allow playing audio until the user has interacted with the page, so if anyone else is getting this issue try clicking on elements on the page!
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Comment on Upcoming (and past) concerts in ~music
paradoxfox Link ParentI was at their concert in Blegrade 3 weeks ago, it was my first time as well and man was it spectacular. I watched videos of their performances online but they can't do it justice. After the end...I was at their concert in Blegrade 3 weeks ago, it was my first time as well and man was it spectacular. I watched videos of their performances online but they can't do it justice. After the end there were fireworks (which I'm not sure are related) at Belgrade's castle and their tallest tower had Rammstein's logo on it as I was walking to my hotel.
I got a regular standing ticket, and was next to one of the towers. I'd recommend sticking around those if you don't have a fire pit ticket.
Hope you enjoy as much as I did!
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Comment on What are your traditional Christmas dinners, and do you do anything that's unusual in your country? in ~food
paradoxfox Link ParentThanks for sharing. Reading up on the wiki, the Greek 'Vasilopita' is the same as our tradition. Then again, we share a lot in the Balkans.Thanks for sharing. Reading up on the wiki, the Greek 'Vasilopita' is the same as our tradition. Then again, we share a lot in the Balkans.
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Comment on What are your traditional Christmas dinners, and do you do anything that's unusual in your country? in ~food
paradoxfox Link ParentI never knew about that tradition! I definitely can see the similarities. It's fun finding stuff like this between cultures that seem distant.I never knew about that tradition! I definitely can see the similarities. It's fun finding stuff like this between cultures that seem distant.
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Comment on What are your traditional Christmas dinners, and do you do anything that's unusual in your country? in ~food
paradoxfox LinkYes, some areas in Macedonia do something unusual, although we celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January. We put a coin in bread, or another kind of pastry. Before the Christmas dinner, the family...Yes, some areas in Macedonia do something unusual, although we celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January.
We put a coin in bread, or another kind of pastry. Before the Christmas dinner, the family head cuts it up into n + 3 pieces where n is the number of people on the table, one for God, for the house and one for the animals (as in, livestock and such, but modern times - pets as well). Everyone takes a piece and the 3 extra pieces are left over. Whoever gets the coin will have fortune in the upcoming year. If no one has it, we check the rest of the pieces (:
We leave the dinner table as is throughout the night with the intent to allow God to feast as well.
I belive this tradition is more pagan than anything, because some areas practice it on other dates. For example, my home town does it on "old" new year (following the orthodox calendar) with a pastry called burek.
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Comment on Is it possible (or normal) to release a Desktop GUI app using PIP/PyPI instead of regular tools like PyInstaller? in ~comp
paradoxfox Link ParentThere is a package manager for Windows: chocolateyThere is a package manager for Windows: chocolatey
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
paradoxfox Link ParentI just bought a domain for my personal page. I like the idea and I'd support it. How would it work without turning in profits though?I just bought a domain for my personal page.
I like the idea and I'd support it. How would it work without turning in profits though?
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Comment on If you use ChatGPT or other LLM, how do you use it? in ~tech
paradoxfox LinkI'm a developer. I use it on a daily basis. When it first came out I found myself using it more often than Google, but have since gained intuition on what it's good at and what I'm better off...I'm a developer. I use it on a daily basis. When it first came out I found myself using it more often than Google, but have since gained intuition on what it's good at and what I'm better off going to Google directly.
I ask it to write me X and Y in some language or framework I'm not familiar with and it's a nice starting point. I usually branch out and do research myself from there.
I often ask it how I can do something, like setup a server, create health checks for my app or similar.
When I have an error and Google isn't helpful, I can copy the entire faulty code and error messages and it gives me suggestions to try out, if not a solution.
With the new image integration, I can send it a photo of a design and tell it to design it in whichever frontend framework I want (even some in-house) and it does a surprisingly good job.
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Comment on Which board games have you been playing this week? (to 13th August) in ~games.tabletop
paradoxfox Link ParentHow do you like Feed the Kraken? I heard about it recently and it sounds fun.How do you like Feed the Kraken? I heard about it recently and it sounds fun.
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Comment on Favorite "chow" meal? in ~food
paradoxfox LinkI cut up a sausage and throw it in a pot of boiling water with salt, after a while I add some pre-cut frozen vegetables and toss in some macaroni. Add some sauce and spices, mix it up and voilà.I cut up a sausage and throw it in a pot of boiling water with salt, after a while I add some pre-cut frozen vegetables and toss in some macaroni.
Add some sauce and spices, mix it up and voilà.
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Comment on What's a word from another language that you wish was a thing in English? in ~humanities.languages
paradoxfox Link ParentWe have something similar in Macedonian. "Na zdravye" which literally translates to "to health". We say it in the same context as you and in addition after a meal, after a sneeze and etc.We have something similar in Macedonian. "Na zdravye" which literally translates to "to health". We say it in the same context as you and in addition after a meal, after a sneeze and etc.
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Comment on New trailer for long-delayed Uzumaki anime in ~anime
paradoxfox LinkI got to know of Junji Ito with Uzumaki. I loved it. It turned my guts around. I love how he uses "page turn scares", with a little foreshadowing of what's to come at the end of the page and a...I got to know of Junji Ito with Uzumaki. I loved it. It turned my guts around. I love how he uses "page turn scares", with a little foreshadowing of what's to come at the end of the page and a gruesome full page drawing when you turn to the other page.
I read it years ago when I was in highschool. Forgot about Junji for a while and while in college I got into his stories again. I read some every night before bed and got used to his horror. I showed some good shorts to friends and they were telling me how they were still getting chills even days after.
I was so excited for this adaptation, people were hoping it would be better than the other adaptations with how it was truer to style with the black and white color scheme but I got let down with the constant delays and thought it would never arrive, and here we go, 3+ years later it's coming!
Databases can be ran in their own containers too. You can access the container's shell easily, and do whatever you want inside. The popular databases have their official images available on docker hub. With port binding, you can connect any tool locally, whether it's a GUI or CLI, to the container.
Personally, I always use docker images to spin up databases for my development needs. It's so much less hassle.
There's a nice guide on working with databases here.
Regarding website files, of course you could do that, but I feel it's better to containerize the app again if you need to do changes. There's also an option to bind a volume from a local directory to the container's file system, then you can locally change the files and the changes will be reflected in the container.