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  1. Comment on 2024 Spotify Wrapped thread in ~music

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    Another Listenbrainz user here, it's the best! I like trying to support open source, public-benefit tools like these when I can.

    Another Listenbrainz user here, it's the best! I like trying to support open source, public-benefit tools like these when I can.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on 2024 Spotify Wrapped thread in ~music

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    If you don't want to use last fm, there's always Listenbrainz integration too! This is what my page looks like, all data is scrobbled from Spotify automatically when the integration is set up....

    If you don't want to use last fm, there's always Listenbrainz integration too!

    This is what my page looks like, all data is scrobbled from Spotify automatically when the integration is set up.

    https://listenbrainz.org/user/huffstler/

    2 votes

  3. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    Voted back in October (thanks Mail-in Ballots!) and I am SO ready for people to stop knocking on my front door (and calling) asking if I've voted, who I've voted for, etc. Good luck and godspeed...

    Voted back in October (thanks Mail-in Ballots!) and I am SO ready for people to stop knocking on my front door (and calling) asking if I've voted, who I've voted for, etc.

    Good luck and godspeed to all those working at voting booths or anything voting related today.

    17 votes

  4. Got a new job as an App Dev Manager

    ~life Ask (advice)
    So, got a new job. That's great. Pay bump, more / new responsibilities and all that jazz. It took until my first day on the job for it to like, REALLY sink in that it's my first job managing...

    So, got a new job. That's great. Pay bump, more / new responsibilities and all that jazz. It took until my first day on the job for it to like, REALLY sink in that it's my first job managing people. I want to be good at this, or at the very least, competent. I'm responsible for my team and I don't want to let them down. I'm already looking things up online, talking to my parents, friends in similar positions for more information, and figured it would be good to ask around on here.

    I guess the other half of this is that I've gone from looking at code in the IDE to now being more responsible for higher level architectural decisions. Possibly company steering decisions. Not used to that yet either, or at least the feeling. I feel under-prepared, and am possibly verging on overwhelmed. Lots of new things happening at once here, also writing this to unpack it as I type it out.

    What advice do you have for me? Anything that you've learned while in a managerial role that you haven't gotten to share? Tips and Tricks? Prayers? šŸ¤£

    22 votes

  5. Comment on The Steam subscriber agreement has dropped its forced arbitration clause, allowing gamers to take legal action against the platform in ~games

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    I saw the pop up to accept the new agreement, thought "Oh no, it's finally happening. Steam has started enshitifying", then promptly did a triple take at the new wording. At the risk of sounding...

    I saw the pop up to accept the new agreement, thought "Oh no, it's finally happening. Steam has started enshitifying", then promptly did a triple take at the new wording.

    At the risk of sounding like a fanboy for a multimillionaire.... It seems like Gabe is the only one putting the gaming industry on his back right now. (In terms of not maximising value extraction from the HUGE user base they have)

    38 votes

  6. Comment on Mozilla grants Ente $100k in ~tech

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    That company (ente) is interesting. I took a look through their site, and their offering so far is a Google Photos replacement, called Ente Photos. Anytime I've seen comments about replacing...

    That company (ente) is interesting. I took a look through their site, and their offering so far is a Google Photos replacement, called Ente Photos. Anytime I've seen comments about replacing GPhotos it's always been Immich. Does anyone here run either? How has the experience been? Is it worth the "hassle" in your opinion?

    On topic, it's nice to see Mozilla funding cool projects, but I'll always be sad about them kicking Servo out. Were there other recipients from the Builders gathering as well? I don't know how that works.

    10 votes

  7. Reverse-Proxying services both inside and outside of Podman

    ~comp Ask
    Hey all, not-a-networks-guy here. I've currently got an rpi set up running pihole natively (not in a container) for ad and website blocking reasons. (Using port 80, no TLS) I've used the pihole...

    Hey all, not-a-networks-guy here.

    I've currently got an rpi set up running pihole natively (not in a container) for ad and website blocking reasons. (Using port 80, no TLS) I've used the pihole localdns feature to set an internal hostname for that ip (me.lan).

    On the same pi, I have podman "set up" to run FreshRSS, and I'm getting more and more annoyed about using the port # to access it. (me.lan:12345) I'd like to set up a reverse proxy (probably Traefik) in a container to redirect internally, but considering that port 80 is taken (by pihole, outside of podman) I don't see a way to direct traffic from the pihole to Traefik.

    I'd really rather not reconfigure the whole setup to use containers.... I'm lazy, and also prefer my dns resolver to have the least amount of overhead possible. Is configuring the router an option here, or is the only way to achieve what I'm looking for an overhaul of the pi and containers?

    If I've missed any pertinent details, let me know and I'll update here.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Is Toyota's decision a surprise? in ~sports.motorsports

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    I'm feeling for Taka right now, but I don't blame Toyota for making this call. At the same time, this is a HUGE opportunity for Sami and I hope he can make the most of it! These are some exciting...

    I'm feeling for Taka right now, but I don't blame Toyota for making this call. At the same time, this is a HUGE opportunity for Sami and I hope he can make the most of it! These are some exciting times in the WRC! We might be witnessing the start of a new generation!

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Grokking KOReader in ~books

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    I don't think you're missing anything w.r.t the images. Just bog standard "this is how it looks" pics.

    I don't think you're missing anything w.r.t the images. Just bog standard "this is how it looks" pics.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Grokking KOReader in ~books

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    ohhhhh man, I can use KO as my RSS feed reader??? That's expedited my plans, it's getting put on my Kobo by the end of the weekend. I much prefer using it to using my phone

    It has a lot of neat features like: pulling down RSS news feeds, [...snip]

    ohhhhh man, I can use KO as my RSS feed reader??? That's expedited my plans, it's getting put on my Kobo by the end of the weekend. I much prefer using it to using my phone

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Grokking KOReader in ~books

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    For those book lovers out there that prefer using e-ink ereaders, I stumbled across KOReader recently, which I will be installing on my kobo soon. Immediately after that, I found this (VERY...

    For those book lovers out there that prefer using e-ink ereaders, I stumbled across KOReader recently, which I will be installing on my kobo soon. Immediately after that, I found this (VERY recent) blog post about understanding KOReader and configuring it to your tastes. This seems to be very much a 'powerusers' tool. It also integrates very well with Calibre, which is another tool I'm considering setting up for myself in the near future.

    My recommendation would be to open the post in your browsers reader mode though... the font the author chose is not to my liking.

    13 votes

  14. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    Hey, another ZSA newsletter subscriber! Did you get one of their keyboards? I have the Ergodox EZ, and I love it. This Saucer project looks super cool, it would be interesting to see how much...

    Hey, another ZSA newsletter subscriber! Did you get one of their keyboards? I have the Ergodox EZ, and I love it. This Saucer project looks super cool, it would be interesting to see how much could be reused for an Ergodox as well

    5 votes

  15. Comment on I just saw a concert and I don't think I will ever be the same again in ~music

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    Sounds like I need to listen to some Orville Peck! Do you have a go to album rec for 'em? (Also curious since you mentioned and I like them, how was badbadnotgood?)

    Sounds like I need to listen to some Orville Peck! Do you have a go to album rec for 'em?

    (Also curious since you mentioned and I like them, how was badbadnotgood?)

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Metallica - St. [b]Anger (Cover) (2024) in ~music

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    My impression has always been that it was because St. Anger wasn't a return to the pre 90's Metallica. It was a return to their thrash roots, but didn't sound like MoP or RtL. I feel like I see...

    Never understood the hate for this album.

    My impression has always been that it was because St. Anger wasn't a return to the pre 90's Metallica. It was a return to their thrash roots, but didn't sound like MoP or RtL. I feel like I see some DNA from AJfA in St Anger, though maybe that's just me.

    In regards to the vocals and the snare, if you take them in a vacuum.... Yea they're not, like, great. I'd argue though, that when considered alongside the 'concept' of the album they fit very well thematically. As a whole it feels like a very cohesive idea to me, and I enjoy that. (I know you've already said something along these lines as well, I just like agreeing by rehashing :) )

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Metallica - St. [b]Anger (Cover) (2024) in ~music

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    Metallica's St. Anger album gets a much worse rap than I think it deserves. This playlist is a reimagining of the St. Anger album; same vocals but everything else is re-recorded. I personally like...

    Metallica's St. Anger album gets a much worse rap than I think it deserves. This playlist is a reimagining of the St. Anger album; same vocals but everything else is re-recorded. I personally like a lot of the songs from the original album already, but this elevates a bunch of them to be the 'bangers' that they always were.

    Thoughts? It's the perfect timing for me since I just listened to the whole original album earlier this week.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Co-op game recommendations in ~games

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    Alrighty so I know you said Couch Coop was a no-go, but it sounds like you may not have heard of Steam remote play together? As the link says, it allows you to play local multiplayer games online....

    Alrighty so I know you said Couch Coop was a no-go, but it sounds like you may not have heard of Steam remote play together? As the link says, it allows you to play local multiplayer games online. Super useful, and opens up a ton of options for you two to play together!

    I have a metric TON of multiplayer games in my steam library, I play a lot with my partner. You're getting a dump of them all, and also a top 5 recommendation. (Unfortunately, I couldn't get a script I was looking at to only grab the games in my specific collection, so no links for the games. Sorry! Windows 11 screenshot OCR is a lifesaver though.)

    Top 5

    • Cuphead
    • Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
    • Magicka
    • Spiritfarer
    • 9 Parchments

    The rest

    Note: This is a 'Dynamic' Steam Collection, so some of these might not actually be multiplayer? I have to go, so I can't remove any that don't actually fit the theme but keep an eye out. There may be a couple.

    Long list of games
  20. 12 orbits
  21. 20XX
  22. Back 4 Blood
  23. Bloody Trapland
  24. Castle Crashers
  25. Crawl
  26. Death Squared
  27. Don't Starve Together
  28. Door Kickers: Action Squad
  29. Drawful 2
  30. Dustforce
  31. Enter the Gungeon
  32. Fling to the Finish
  33. Flinthook
  34. Fury Unleashed
  35. Gang Beasts
  36. Gauntletā„¢
  37. Heave Ho
  38. HELLDIVERS
  39. It Takes Two
  40. The Jackbox Party Pack 2
  41. Jamestown
  42. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
  43. Lethal League Blaze
  44. Monaco
  45. Nex Machina
  46. Nidhogg
  47. Party Hard
  48. Pummel Party
  49. Resident Evil 6
  50. Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
  51. Screaming Chicken: Ultimate Showdown
  52. Shatter
  53. Shift Happens
  54. Shing!
  55. Speed Brawl
  56. SpeedRunners
  57. Stick Fight: The Game
  58. Tooth and Tail
  59. Ultimate Chicken Horse
  60. Unrailed!
  61. Vagante
  62. Valheim
  63. A Virus Named TOM
  64. Wargroove
  65. Witch It
  66. Wizard of Legend
    67. 8 votes

  67. Comment on Webcomics recommendations in ~comics

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    I found one off of Mastodon recently that I haven't seen mentioned in the previous thread or this one! Rising Sand is a new-ish(?) webcomic with some really good (in my opinion) art, and a really...

    I found one off of Mastodon recently that I haven't seen mentioned in the previous thread or this one!

    Rising Sand is a new-ish(?) webcomic with some really good (in my opinion) art, and a really interesting world built into the story. There are several character stories interwoven with a "meta-story" and each other, and it's looking to go some interesting places from what I've read. I like it!