truxnell's recent activity
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Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes
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Comment on Thoughts on Donald Trump, America and what this all means in ~society
truxnell Link ParentAs an Australian I hope not, it's always felt a LOT better over here (at least near big capitals). But we are being slowly influenced both politically and via both traditional and social media to...As an Australian I hope not, it's always felt a LOT better over here (at least near big capitals). But we are being slowly influenced both politically and via both traditional and social media to be more divided and extreme.
We rely on US a lot for protection over the pacific so we may be heavily impacted based on our need to support any potential future conflict that arises
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Comment on Morrowind doesn't have any rivers in ~games
truxnell Link ParentAh Christ I skipped the watch as there was zero comments so I guess I have to now. Morrowind is one of my all time favs so I need to know moreAh Christ I skipped the watch as there was zero comments so I guess I have to now. Morrowind is one of my all time favs so I need to know more
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
truxnell Link ParentIts wild to me having lived under this system that its offbeat for you. Ive been fined before for not voting in local elections when i was younger. Thesedays, either you vote early by mail or at...Its wild to me having lived under this system that its offbeat for you. Ive been fined before for not voting in local elections when i was younger.
Thesedays, either you vote early by mail or at literally any election booth you can find, or if you must on the weekend it's held - wander down to the local school, perhaps line up for a few minutes, vote, then grab a democracy sausage. -
Comment on Steam Deck shipping to Australia this November in ~games
truxnell LinkPlayed one at PAX AUS for the 15 min demo you get, I will be instantly purchasing once it's live. Can't wait. The grey import prices were a bit too much, so I've been making so with a Razer Kishi...Played one at PAX AUS for the 15 min demo you get, I will be instantly purchasing once it's live. Can't wait.
The grey import prices were a bit too much, so I've been making so with a Razer Kishi and phone, just steam linking to phone. It's good, but small screen / wrong aspect ratio means black bars.
I will be traveling for work again soon which makes it even more appealing. -
Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
truxnell Link ParentCame here to post this, perhaps I can be your deputy.Came here to post this, perhaps I can be your deputy.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
truxnell LinkBeen reading some Warhammer 40k books. Boltgun got me a but more into it and I never checked out the lore, just finished the Eisenhorn Omnibus and loved it. Not sure why I didn't check it out sooner.Been reading some Warhammer 40k books. Boltgun got me a but more into it and I never checked out the lore, just finished the Eisenhorn Omnibus and loved it. Not sure why I didn't check it out sooner.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
truxnell Link ParentGlad to hear it! I recently read all cosmere stuff and its just great start to finish in all its forms. The recent kickstarter books are amazing finishers too (currently)Glad to hear it! I recently read all cosmere stuff and its just great start to finish in all its forms. The recent kickstarter books are amazing finishers too (currently)
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Comment on Has anyone ever used NixOS as daily-drive distro? in ~tech
truxnell LinkYep, I daily drive it here, and it's what my entire homelab runs on. I went to nixos as an alternative to my overcomplicated K8s homelab, and nix fills the gap nicely, everything just works once...Yep, I daily drive it here, and it's what my entire homelab runs on.
I went to nixos as an alternative to my overcomplicated K8s homelab, and nix fills the gap nicely, everything just works once setup. -
Comment on Where is everyone hosting their email these days? in ~tech
truxnell Link ParentI've been with Runbox for many years as well. I keep wondering about moving but the price seems OK and privacy is great, so I haven't really had a reason to need to.I've been with Runbox for many years as well. I keep wondering about moving but the price seems OK and privacy is great, so I haven't really had a reason to need to.
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Comment on What consumeristic and somewhat pointless hobby do you have? in ~hobbies
truxnell (edited )Link ParentWow how do you manage that? Im doing all grain beer brewing and my most expensive beer is half the price of a cheap beer in a liquor store. I'm guessing it's the taxation we have on alcohol over hereWow how do you manage that? Im doing all grain beer brewing and my most expensive beer is half the price of a cheap beer in a liquor store.
I'm guessing it's the taxation we have on alcohol over here
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Comment on What's the first thing you do when you get a new computer? in ~tech
truxnell Link ParentSimply put it has a scripts feature where it will run scripts pre or post install. It checksums the scripts so it only runs them on change - and for example you can also include other files in the...Simply put it has a scripts feature where it will run scripts pre or post install. It checksums the scripts so it only runs them on change - and for example you can also include other files in the checksum (so for my installs, I chose to pop a text file with packages to install for fedora/termux/fedora-gui and included them in the installation script, so it only runs when the script or the package list update)
I'm also trying to do a full setup for win/Linux. Currently, I've done fedora & termux (and I'm using fedora in WSL) but im about to reinstall/upgrade gaming PC so I want to do windows as well (using chocolatey/winget). Still not sure if ill roll win in the same repo yet or if windows is better separated.
My repo isn't fully featured but its here - the chezmoi scripts are in the .chezmoiscript folder.
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Comment on What's the first thing you do when you get a new computer? in ~tech
truxnell Link ParentCheck out chezmoi, a lot of people use it for both keeping/syncing dotfiles but also install steps. My chezmoi setup bootstraps a age encryption key, installs all my packages, and syncs my...Check out chezmoi, a lot of people use it for both keeping/syncing dotfiles but also install steps.
My chezmoi setup bootstraps a age encryption key, installs all my packages, and syncs my dotfiles, with thinks like keys/secrets being encrypted -
Comment on Does Tildes need a new icon? in ~tildes
truxnell LinkI'm a Reddit refugee, and honestly I hope nothing changes in any way. Text only is great, it runs fast, it's perfectly usable on mobile as a PWA/bookmark. Tildes has everything I want, and none of...I'm a Reddit refugee, and honestly I hope nothing changes in any way. Text only is great, it runs fast, it's perfectly usable on mobile as a PWA/bookmark.
Tildes has everything I want, and none of the crap I didn't like about Reddit.
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Comment on Does anyone else habitually go unshod for health reasons? in ~health
truxnell LinkIt's an interesting argument, CIRC if you go without shoes your toes spread back out again like nature intended. Alas, I grew up on a farm and got punctured by thistles a LOT a kid, so it's a hard...It's an interesting argument, CIRC if you go without shoes your toes spread back out again like nature intended.
Alas, I grew up on a farm and got punctured by thistles a LOT a kid, so it's a hard pass for me. I don't even like walking on grass barefoot. Also, plenty of rusty nails to be very careful about (tetanus shots are no joke).
I loathe walking on driveways as stones are horridly uncomfortable. Syringes at beaches, that's also a big watch-out. Oh, ever been around box thorn bushes? Also, a no. Ooh, sticky pub floors from spilt beer. Heck some areas of some cities have pretty icky sidewalks with people urinating in public (usually from meth/drug users or near pubs)
Ill stick to icky shoes.
I guess this could be a bit of a regional question too.
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Comment on Redditors of Tildes, which subreddits are you missing the most during the blackout? in ~tech
truxnell Link ParentYou're definitely correct. LSIO is good for newcomers, I used them in my docker-compose days. I'd like to see self-hosting become more and more popular to drive FOSS and indie web agenda, so the...You're definitely correct. LSIO is good for newcomers, I used them in my docker-compose days. I'd like to see self-hosting become more and more popular to drive FOSS and indie web agenda, so the easier we can make it the better.
My concerns usually go to their build, and over complexity with things like the docker-mod stuff, using S6 overlay, often rootfull. I had one (calibre) that did most of the apt install stuff post-docker launch, which made my startup time painfully long as for some reason apt usually runs at a handful of KB/s with default servers. I generally want as much of that as possible done in the container, not on launch.
You don't have to build your own, the k8s@home community have a lot of better practice ones build for a lot of apps which are pretty widely used in our community, I use a lot of onedr0p and bjw-s containers (and a few of my own/etc) -
Comment on Redditors of Tildes, which subreddits are you missing the most during the blackout? in ~tech
truxnell Link ParentSame here. I tried to make a conscious effort to avoid the firehouse of bad global reporting and sub to local subs, only to be met with relentless doom posting about rent, how all landlords and...Same here. I tried to make a conscious effort to avoid the firehouse of bad global reporting and sub to local subs, only to be met with relentless doom posting about rent, how all landlords and REA are the devil, boomers caused all our current problems are interest rates are destroying us.
There's only so much of that I can take. I was hoping for a hell of a lot more balanced interests from a local set of Aussies, but it seems that culture just spilt out everywhere.I feel better from not engaging there at all now, its back to only seeing Reddit for specific queries, hopefully using my libreddit instance ongoing.
Also, hit me up if you find some ways of being more engaged in local Aussie stuff, outside a local Facebook group (which is even more awful than most Reddit subs) I'm sorta out of ideas. -
Comment on What operating system do you run your home servers on? in ~tech
truxnell LinkHere's a curve ball: my 3 kubernetes nodes run a OS called Talos. It's built ground up to run kubernetes and API driven. No SSH, telnet, console etc. You run it from a cli command and configure it...Here's a curve ball: my 3 kubernetes nodes run a OS called Talos.
It's built ground up to run kubernetes and API driven.
No SSH, telnet, console etc. You run it from a cli command and configure it with yaml. No need to worry about os maintenance, a cli command upgrades the OS to the latest.
It has a custom, stripped down kernel and is fast, lean and secure.
On the flipside my NAS (comprised of a 24 bay disk shelf and a Lenovo tiny) runs good old Ubuntu+ZFS (this is setup with Ansible) -
Comment on I, and many other like me, have a responsibility with invite codes in ~tildes
truxnell LinkMine have been offered to members of a tight knit discord community I've been active in for years and select friends. This way I know I can trust anyone that uses an invite. Feels important to be...Mine have been offered to members of a tight knit discord community I've been active in for years and select friends. This way I know I can trust anyone that uses an invite.
Feels important to be considerate who invited go out to here -
Comment on What is the most recent game to really impress you? in ~games
truxnell Link ParentI Kickstarter it in.. like 2013? It should not have come out as amazing as it did with how the dev process went. Sadly, plenty of people don't understand the level design (well copy of), art and...I Kickstarter it in.. like 2013?
It should not have come out as amazing as it did with how the dev process went.
Sadly, plenty of people don't understand the level design (well copy of), art and gameplay are deliberately retro
Mine wasn't from anything, I was staring at the WoW char creation screen when my mates convinced me to join them during Burning Crusade and made this up from the ether.
Wasn't any search hits so yay I made something unique!
Fast forward to 2024 and oh shit I need to travel back to younger self, slap and teach about infosec. Like I'd played Deus Ex, I had a warning about what was coming