puhtahtoe's recent activity
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Comment on ente.io as a Google Photos alternative? in ~tech
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Comment on California Governor Gavin Newsom praises Charlie Kirk’s outreach to young men, suggests Democrats do more of their own in ~society
puhtahtoe Link ParentFor what it's worth, the reactions I've seen on reddit are along the lines of liking him trolling Trump recently but desperately hoping for a better candidate in 2028.As far as reaction to Newsom; reddit seems to love the guy
For what it's worth, the reactions I've seen on reddit are along the lines of liking him trolling Trump recently but desperately hoping for a better candidate in 2028.
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Photo digitizing
Hi all, I've got (probably) a few thousand family photographs that I plan on scanning/digitizing. These photographs are organized into dozens or hundreds of envelopes with month/year and sometimes...
Hi all,
I've got (probably) a few thousand family photographs that I plan on scanning/digitizing. These photographs are organized into dozens or hundreds of envelopes with month/year and sometimes event description written on them. I'm on the fence between using a service to do it or DIYing it with a scanning machine.
The way I see it is -
Service pros:
- I don't have to do it myself
Service cons:
- I may have no control over how the digitized photos are tagged or organized (date tagged, filename)
- Risk of photographs being lost/damaged
- $$$$
DIY pros:
- I can tag and organize the photos exactly how I want
- Much less expensive
DIY cons:
- I have little spare time and this project could be extremely time consuming.
I would love to hear if anyone here has experience doing this and what techniques or pitfalls you may have discovered along the way.
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Comment on Microsoft testing new AI features in Windows 11 File Explorer in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkEditing photos like blurring the background and removing objects seems like a fine use of the tech in my opinion. Google has offered this functionality in their photos app on Pixel devices for...Editing photos like blurring the background and removing objects seems like a fine use of the tech in my opinion. Google has offered this functionality in their photos app on Pixel devices for years.
It just makes no sense to put these actions in the file explorer. Put them in the photos application where they belong.
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Comment on Will we ever see some kind of Korean reunification, perhaps akin to Germany? in ~society
puhtahtoe LinkI am far from an expert on the topic so take what I say with a tablespoon of salt. From what I've seen discussed about the topic, I think it would essentially take a collapse of the Northern or...I am far from an expert on the topic so take what I say with a tablespoon of salt.
From what I've seen discussed about the topic, I think it would essentially take a collapse of the Northern or the Southern government.
South Korea has a kind of selfish interest against the North succumbing to them because it would be an absolutely massive humanitarian project that the South is not equipped to handle. Most, if not nearly all, of the Northern people have lived their entire lives under propaganda. Integrating with the South would take a lifetime.
North Korea would have essentially the same problem but with fewer resources.
IMO it seems safe to say that life as either country knows it would effectively end and it's impossible to say how long the ramifications would last through the new country's future.
Just look at the US after the civil war. That war ended and the South was brought back into the fold but we're still dealing with the consequences of how that war was handled today.
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Comment on Glow-in-the-dark succulents could be the future of ambient lighting in ~science
puhtahtoe Link ParentGotcha, I'm glad I didn't get them then. I would have wanted to have them inside so that probably wouldn't have worked out well. They do look pretty cool in the pictures though!Gotcha, I'm glad I didn't get them then. I would have wanted to have them inside so that probably wouldn't have worked out well.
They do look pretty cool in the pictures though!
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Comment on Glow-in-the-dark succulents could be the future of ambient lighting in ~science
puhtahtoe Link ParentI thought about buying some of those but I've never really taken care of plants. How difficult are these to keep alive?I thought about buying some of those but I've never really taken care of plants. How difficult are these to keep alive?
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Comment on Does anyone have a digg invite code I can get ? in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkI too am interested in an invite code if any more people have one to spare please. I think it will be interesting to watch whatever the new Digg metastasizes into.I too am interested in an invite code if any more people have one to spare please. I think it will be interesting to watch whatever the new Digg metastasizes into.
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Comment on Valve's secretive 'Fremont' gaming device surfaces in benchmarks in ~games
puhtahtoe Link ParentSaying that the Steam Machines flopped isn't completely accurate when you consider that Valve's goal might not have actually just been to sell Steam Machines. Around the time Steam Machines were...Saying that the Steam Machines flopped isn't completely accurate when you consider that Valve's goal might not have actually just been to sell Steam Machines.
Around the time Steam Machines were being developed and sold, there were rumors about Microsoft starting to lock down Windows to only run applications distributed through the Windows store. The same store that at the time only supported applications built on the new Windows runtime and not the classic Windows API that has been in use for decades. A move like that would have effectively ended Steam as we know it, possibly entirely.
Steam Machines were Valve's way of flexing their muscles to show that if push comes to shove, people will abandon Windows for their games if they have to. When the topic of switching to Linux comes up, one of the common excuses for staying on Windows is games so what would happen if that reason didn't matter anymore? Microsoft eventually backed down from their plan so there wasn't a need for Valve to continue with Steam Machines.
On top of that, Steam Machines succeeded in bringing Linux into the gaming conversation like it never was before. The work on Steam Machines kicked off Proton which is now at the heart of Steam OS.
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Comment on One Million Screenshots in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentI think this is an inevitable side effect of the internet being such an important part of modern life and business discovery. You simply can't not have a presence on the web these days if you want...I think this is an inevitable side effect of the internet being such an important part of modern life and business discovery. You simply can't not have a presence on the web these days if you want your business to flourish and there are only so many user friendly ways to lay out business information.
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Comment on Home-lab set-up ... Docker vs native servers? Pros and cons of each? in ~comp
puhtahtoe (edited )Link ParentI'm pretty sure most DBs have container images available. I know for sure MariaDB, SQL Server, Postgres, and Mongo do. Set up correctly, you can connect to a containerized DB just like you would a...What happens to databases? Synapse (eg) uses a db. Is the db also somehow virtualized into the Docker container? Can I still just log into the db and start throwing SQL queries at it?
I'm pretty sure most DBs have container images available. I know for sure MariaDB, SQL Server, Postgres, and Mongo do. Set up correctly, you can connect to a containerized DB just like you would a DB running natively and you wouldn't even notice the difference.
And, actually, what about the website files, too? Is there still a proper, accessible site-root folder and subfile structure, where I can pop in and edit webpages and what-not?
You can access a shell in a container and get access to the files within the container. Depending on what the container image is based on, you may have utilities like Nano. This wouldn't really be the best way to edit a site though. Containers are meant to be immutable so that you can destroy the container and recreate from an image and get the same thing each time. You should probably stick with editing the site's source code and building a new image for changes*. You would then pull the image and destroy the container and deploy a new one based off of the new image. For some things like config tweaks you would map a directory to the container and edit files there from the host system.
* If you're building your own custom images for your own services you will probably want to also run your own container registry. I use Forgejo (a fork of Gitea) for this but there are other options too. Naturally, this is running in yet another Docker container.
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Comment on Home-lab set-up ... Docker vs native servers? Pros and cons of each? in ~comp
puhtahtoe LinkI use Docker within a Debian VM in Proxmox. The VM is because it's dead simple to do regular backups of the whole VM then restore it if I somehow really break things. Docker all the way when you...I use Docker within a Debian VM in Proxmox. The VM is because it's dead simple to do regular backups of the whole VM then restore it if I somehow really break things.
Docker all the way when you can. It's super easy to config and spin up new services. If you need multiple instances of the same service you just copy your config and tweak it to point at different volumes and use different ports.
I use Caddy for my reverse proxy. Each entry only needs a few lines but lately I've been finding it to be almost too simple. I used Nginx Proxy Manager in the past but switched when development was stagnant. I believe there's an active fork now. I briefly checked out SWAG but didn't like how much configuration a simple service could require. If I were starting now I'd seriously look at Traefik and I may end up switching to it anyway. A lot of projects can integrate nicely with Traefik through its Docker label system.
I use Adguard for ad blocking and local DNS resolution. I used to use PiHole but switched because PiHole's local DNS resolution was a bit clunky at the time.
Edit: As for Nextcloud, they have what they call an AIO (all in one) Docker image. With a solid understanding of Docker it was pretty simple to set up. Yes, it technically uses Apache but I still have that sitting behind my Caddy reverse proxy
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Comment on Passkey vs smart use of passwords in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkI'm in much the same position as you. I use Bitwarden with a 20+ character randomly generated password for just about everything. As far as I understand, the main benefits and reasons passkeys are...I'm in much the same position as you. I use Bitwarden with a 20+ character randomly generated password for just about everything.
As far as I understand, the main benefits and reasons passkeys are being pushed are
- They eliminate the friction of strong and unique passwords
- They make it nigh impossible for someone to accidentally or on purpose give a password to a phisher
#1 is irrelevant for people like us already using good practices and #2 is also less of a factor for people being careful. I don't want to say #2 is irrelevant because we're all human and we can all make mistakes.
There is another thing passkeys can do that I think could be useful to people like us but I don't see it talked about as much - passkeys can be used to sign in on nearby devices.
Basically, if you have a passkey for an account on your phone and you want to sign in to that account on a computer, the computer can connect to your phone and use the passkey to sign you in without you having to manually enter any credentials. While I don't see myself needing this often, the times I do it will be really nice.
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Comment on Coming to Apple OSes: A seamless, secure way to import and export passkeys in ~tech
puhtahtoe LinkMaybe I'm wrong but I thought one of the points of passkeys was that they couldn't be easily transferred. You can't be phished into giving someone your passkey if you literally can't transfer your...Maybe I'm wrong but I thought one of the points of passkeys was that they couldn't be easily transferred. You can't be phished into giving someone your passkey if you literally can't transfer your passkey.
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Comment on Query: Recommendations on how / where to buy USB cables? in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link Parenthttps://www.theverge.com/23573362/anker-eufy-security-camera-answers-encryption -
Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentBased on my understanding of what they're doing, yes. If you don't have their apps installed they can't be running the local web server.Based on my understanding of what they're doing, yes. If you don't have their apps installed they can't be running the local web server.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
puhtahtoe Link ParentImo doom scrolling refers to any endless scrolling through bad news or negative posts. I never connected it with the pandemic specifically personally.Imo doom scrolling refers to any endless scrolling through bad news or negative posts. I never connected it with the pandemic specifically personally.
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Comment on SUPERHOT VR's story was removed. What? in ~games
puhtahtoe (edited )LinkThis was a fascinating read. I remember hearing about some kind of controversy around the game in 2021 but I somehow missed the details. I played SUPERHOT VR in its original form and while I can...This was a fascinating read. I remember hearing about some kind of controversy around the game in 2021 but I somehow missed the details.
I played SUPERHOT VR in its original form and while I can clearly remember the scenes that Piotr objected to I can't say I had as strong an emotional reaction as either Piotr or the author of this article seem to have had. Mainly I remember being surprised that a mechanic like that was something that Valve was allowing in a VR game on their platform. It being in VR made it feel just real enough that I worried it could be too much for some people.
I do agree with the author on the idea that modifying a product after release is fundamentally something that should not be allowed. I object to anything that reduces or limits the ownership of goods that people have already purchased. I want to state this clearly because I disagree with the framing of much of the rest of what the article says.
The author seems to be implying that Piotr made this change out of a stance of arrogance. While that may be the case, I think that the author either ignored or just missed what in my opinion are clear indications of Piotr suffering from some kind of mental crisis. Much of what Piotr says sounds like the ramblings of someone who has gone through or is in the process of going through extreme mental distress. He makes vague statements and oddly phrased or almost nonsensical justifications. Also, I don't think we can just ignore the timing of the changes to the story - 2021. This was a dark time for a lot of people and IMO it's easy to see how that could exacerbate or possibly even instigate the distress Piotr felt about the darker elements of the game's story. The author of the article never delves into this context and I think it does a disservice to the article as a whole.
No, this kind of mental crisis does not fully justify what Piotr did but if I put myself in his position I can see why he would be distressed by having his name on the work. Without further evidence, I just can't buy the article's ending assertion that characterizes Piotr as some kind of anti artistic expression villain.
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Comment on Baking edgeless brownies from the inside out in ~food
puhtahtoe Link ParentWorking out his own solution to whatever problem he comes up with is kind of his thing. When he wanted to make an unpickable lock he intentionally didn't research lock designs.Working out his own solution to whatever problem he comes up with is kind of his thing. When he wanted to make an unpickable lock he intentionally didn't research lock designs.
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Comment on Is Mr. Beast cheating his progress bars? in ~science
puhtahtoe Link ParentI agree but I wonder if you have watched many of Matt Parker's videos. With him the point isn't usually just to answer the question he poses but to use it as an excuse to show math being used in...I agree but I wonder if you have watched many of Matt Parker's videos. With him the point isn't usually just to answer the question he poses but to use it as an excuse to show math being used in different and (hopefully) interesting ways. He's kind of like an ambassador for mathematics sometimes using whatever the topic of the moment is to get people interested in math. That does mean he's occasionally a little clickbaity but at least it's educational.
And yeah he can be a bit long winded.
FYI, if your only issue with Immich was the self hosting part there are other options.
There are services that you can pay to spin up a private instance of Immich and many other typically self hosted projects. I haven't tried any of them myself so I can't give any recommendations but in one of Immich's recent releases they announced a one click deploy option at Digital Ocean
https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/immich
You should be aware though that Immich is not yet considered stable. Personally I'm holding off on fully relying on it until they go stable. According to their roadmap that should be sometime in 2025.