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25 votes
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The fastest GIF does not exist
18 votes -
Looking for recommendations for self-hostable static blog software
I used to use a random FOSS Python program to manage my blog. The software honestly wasn't the best (partially my own fault for not setting it up super well) and I stopped using it, lost my blog's...
I used to use a random FOSS Python program to manage my blog. The software honestly wasn't the best (partially my own fault for not setting it up super well) and I stopped using it, lost my blog's source code, and haven't updated the blog in a long time because of that. So I'm looking for a static site generator that is simple, well maintained, and no-frills.
14 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
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5 votes -
Lessons learned from my 10 year open source project
5 votes -
Nim Community Survey 2021 Results
2 votes -
Chrome OS Flex announced
4 votes -
Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads. Don't forget to format your code using the triple...
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Here is my schema: ```sql CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse ( article_id INTEGER , warehouse_id INTEGER ) ; ``` How do I add a `UNIQUE` constraint?
3 votes -
Full-blown virtual machines with the KVM hypervisor (near-native performance) on Pixel 6 + Android 13 DP1
@kdrag0n: Full-blown virtual machines with the KVM hypervisor (near-native performance) on Pixel 6 + Android 13 DP1 pic.twitter.com/4tgtJTPRyO
3 votes -
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) recommendations and advice
Hello everyone, I usually do my own research, and then I try to find multiple matching results and afterwards, read specifically in detail about each recommendation, but, I have to be honest that...
Hello everyone,
I usually do my own research, and then I try to find multiple matching results and afterwards, read specifically in detail about each recommendation, but, I have to be honest that for UPS recommendations that I’ve seen, it seems to be a very personal recommendation depending on the wattage and connected devices.
First of all, most people recommend CyberPower or APC, but I’ve also seen some recommendations for Eaton. Is there any other brand that I should be looking into?
The devices I would like to connect to a UPS would be: desktop, TV, Apple TV, NAS, router and probably my Nintendo Switch.
There are some general things I've found out while searching that I think I would like some confirmation:
- I actually think I should buy two UPS's, or? I think just one for the desktop and another one just for the remaining devices, since the desktop uses a lot more wattage.
- Pure Sine Wave: It does not matter for smaller stuff (routers, etc) but it seems that anything above 70 W, it should use a UPS with this. So, that would mean I need pure sine wave, since my desktop and TV definitely use more than 70 W of power.
- Some people said to search for a UPS with line conditioning so that you always get a perfect sine wave. Would you agree?
- USB connection (not a faux USB!) so that the NAS detects the power failure and shuts down gracefully.
- It is important that the UPS has removable battery for better longevity.
How would I choose a UPS? Do I need to see the total wattage of all my devices and then pick the UPS accordingly? Anything I'm missing?
My budget would be up to €100 or €150 in case it is really worth it.
Thank you in advance for all replies.
13 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
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5 votes -
Therac-25
6 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
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4 votes -
Why I think "Sponsor Only" repositories introduced by Github is a terrible idea
9 votes -
What are your favorite Linux distributions to use for gaming and as a daily driver, and why?
I'm curious what experiences people who game on linux have had, what your favorite distros are, and why. Mind sharing them in this thread? I'm in the market. My old GTX770 just bit the dust. I...
I'm curious what experiences people who game on linux have had, what your favorite distros are, and why. Mind sharing them in this thread? I'm in the market.
My old GTX770 just bit the dust. I picked up a Radeon 6600 to replace it, only to discover after installing it that while the 6600XT has Windows 7 drivers, the 6600 itself does not. The desktop works, but that's it. A little strange, but not entirely unexpected.
My ancient frankenstein Win 7 Enterprise has got to go (into a VM, already on its way) and there is simply no way in hell I will ever use any version of the spyware/bloatware mess that Windows has become today. They lost me forever the second they put a marketplace and ads into my start menu. Ain't nobody got time for that, or at least, I don't.
That means it's finally Linux time, for real - no going back. I'm rather excited. :D
Side note: My original install date for Windows 7 Enterprise was 11-12-2011, it's lasted nearly eleven years without a BSOD or the need to reinstall. They really did fix windows decay syndrome in v7. That's the longest I've ever had a desktop OS last. Can any desktop linux distro manage to go that long, I wonder?
The last time I ran a linux daily driver was Ubuntu for two years around '08, until I got sick of the pulseaudio issues. I'm not worried about that anymore, linux is ready for primetime now. That begs the question of which distro to use. I've toyed with or supported just about all of them at work (mint, redhat, suse, ubuntu, arch, deb, slack just to name a few). I'm a sysadmin by trade so I'm not phased by the learning curve, I know linux cold already.
It's more a question of which distro is going to bother me the least acting as my daily driver. I like to tinker at work, but if I have to do it all the time at home I get cranky. I prefer the 'it just works' experience. The primary requirement is linux gaming, as this is my main gaming rig. That means lots of Skyrim Special Edition, Stellaris, Rimworld, emulators, etc.
There's so many choices out there I'm not sure how to tell which one is the best and I don't particularly feel like putting a dozen of them through their paces over a month to find out - so I'm asking Tildes. ;) I don't mind trying a couple. Steam is required. Good support for WINE is a bonus. Ditto virtual desktop support - is Compiz still a thing or is there something better?
Here are the system specs. I'm sure it's all fully linux compatible.
- Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
- Intel i7 2600K (3.2GHz, OC'ed to 4.2GHz with a Noctua air cooler, never breaks 60'C)
- Sapphire RX6600 GPU w 8GB of DDR6
- 16GB of G.Skill DDR3 2400MHz memory
- 500GB Samsung SSD, 4x4TB WD Red NAS drives
Yeah, it's long in the tooth, and I'm glad I went for the Z/K combo so the new GPU isn't entirely gimped plugged into a much older PCIe 2.0 mainboard. I'll pick up a Ryzen sometime to replace it, but not until after the chip shortage shakes out. It was hard enough getting that 6600 in this market without getting scalped.
21 votes -
The right thing for the wrong reasons: FLOSS doesn't imply security
7 votes -
The Big Time Public License 2.0.0
8 votes -
Understanding DNS resolvers by writing a simple one in Go
7 votes -
Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads. Don't forget to format your code using the triple...
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads.
Don't forget to format your code using the triple backticks or tildes:
Here is my schema: ```sql CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse ( article_id INTEGER , warehouse_id INTEGER ) ; ``` How do I add a `UNIQUE` constraint?
4 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
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10 votes -
An open source AI assistant + social network of decision makers to help people make better decisions
2 votes -
Programming as home cooking
6 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
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7 votes -
Roblox October 2021 outage post-mortem
4 votes -
A bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on every major Linux distro
13 votes -
How I got pwned by my cloud costs
14 votes -
Marginalia Search - Exploration Mode
3 votes -
This 22-year-old builds chips in his parents' garage
9 votes -
I'm hosting the MonoGameJam4, starts early January
6 votes -
How does SourceHut's FOSS business model work? (SourceHut is a Github alternative from the creator of Sway)
9 votes -
Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads. Don't forget to format your code using the triple...
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads.
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Here is my schema: ```sql CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse ( article_id INTEGER , warehouse_id INTEGER ) ; ``` How do I add a `UNIQUE` constraint?
5 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
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11 votes -
The success and failure of ninja
9 votes -
Why and how we raised VC funding for an open-source project
3 votes -
Is there a way to globally switch out a word
I want to switch out the name of a certain "technology" on any website with "sand castle" in the hopes that my daily browsing gets a lot funnier. if it works i will as well think of a good word...
I want to switch out the name of a certain "technology" on any website with "sand castle" in the hopes that my daily browsing gets a lot funnier. if it works i will as well think of a good word for any POTUS and maybe musk and bezos :'-)
I thouht it might maybe work with ublock? i have never done anything advanced with it so i dont know.
6 votes -
Common Crawl: an open repository of web crawl data
9 votes -
Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads. Don't forget to format your code using the triple...
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Here is my schema: ```sql CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse ( article_id INTEGER , warehouse_id INTEGER ) ; ``` How do I add a `UNIQUE` constraint?
6 votes -
Breaking of "colors" and "faker" NPM libraries show that everything isn't right in the FOSS ecosystem
7 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
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10 votes -
Day 23: Amphipod
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2021/day/23 Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it...
Today's problem description: https://adventofcode.com/2021/day/23
Please post your solutions in your own top-level comment. Here's a template you can copy-paste into your comment to format it nicely, with the code collapsed by default inside an expandable section with syntax highlighting (you can replace
python
with any of the "short names" listed in this page of supported languages):<details> <summary>Part 1</summary> ```python Your code here. ``` </details>
6 votes -
Logging is a code smell
4 votes -
Fediverse in 2021 (The fediverse is a network of open source social media platforms)
7 votes -
Reverse engineering Apple Dictionary
7 votes -
KeenWrite 2.5.1: Command-line arguments
10 votes -
We desperately need a way to rapidly notify people of high-impact vulnerabilities, so I built one: BugAlert.org
9 votes -
Linux in a Pixel Shader - A RISC-V Emulator for VRChat
12 votes -
Analyzing Seated's restaurants by reversing their API
6 votes -
I won't let you pay me for my open source - David Hansson (creator of Ruby on Rails)
6 votes -
Fixing stutters in Papers Please on Linux
8 votes -
Has anyone with a WD NAS formatted drives for another system?
This is a total longshot. I moved away from a WD My Cloud EX4100 w/ 3x WD Reds to a new box. I bought two more drives for the new one to make the move easier. After the move I took the drives out...
This is a total longshot. I moved away from a WD My Cloud EX4100 w/ 3x WD Reds to a new box. I bought two more drives for the new one to make the move easier.
After the move I took the drives out to format them only to find that each 4TB drive shows a partition of 1.8TB on any other system (diskpart with W10 LTSC, Disk Utility MacOS, and GParted with Ubuntu.) Inside the EX4100 the drives show their full capacity.. and I just don't get it.
I reached out to their support, but I don't expect much of a response.
Anybody have any idea why the heck this could be happening? This seems crazy. I don't mind buying more drives, but it seems like a waste when I've got 12TB just sitting there.
7 votes