digitalfox

ironicbadger, 3 days ago to random

Put it off for quite a while but I finally migrated from the deprecated linuxserver/unifi-controller container to the new linuxserver/unifi-network-application container to my unifi control plane.

I got a new switch that required at least unifi 8.1 and i was lagging behind on 8.0.27.

the new network-application requires a mongo db container. no big deal. but i had to export a full site backup and start from a clean slate with the new 8.1 system. no in-place upgrade supported. was fairly painless tbh, just a bit of a pallavah and an exercise in yak shaving i could have done without tonight. #selfhosting

https://github.com/ironicbadger/infra/commit/4ae30bfbb03463ada65be953b0f892990cb0b979

ironicbadger, 10 days ago to random

Home Assistant are going to work on Sonos and Roon with this! I'm here for it!!

https://music-assistant.io

ironicbadger, 19 days ago to random

Being on the west coast is weird. Most folks I usually talk too of an evening are asleep. I picked up a lovely stomach bug at LFNW last weekend and have spent much of today sleeping at the JB studio!

Heading from Seattle to Austin (again) tomorrow for #devopsdaysaustin
Obviously this is an excuse for more Terry Blacks.

volpeon, 28 days ago to random

I saw an ad for the Volvo EX30 and the center console is nothing but a touch screen. Amazing how HMIs and UIs just keep regressing in terms of usability

anthropy, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

ngl, I've been putting off getting VR for ages, mostly because the ecosystem kinda sucked on linux and I genuinely do not care for most things that aren't properly available for my platform full stop.

I hate the idea of running Windows as some kind of clumsy whiny game console just for 'those applications I care about', but I'm not sure how well Linux VR works these days, seems like SteamVR and things like eyetracking/etc are still a mess, at least judging by places like https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality_linux/

volpeon, 1 month ago to random

⚠️ This post was sent using the Encrypted Toots Mastodon Extensions, but your instance doesn't support this feature.

mic, 1 month ago to random

Moving 😮‍💨

volpeon, 1 month ago to random

But who manages the package manager manager (corepack)? ​:neofox_thonk:​

ironicbadger, 2 months ago to NixOS

#itshappening #nixos is going on the media server!

pinball, 2 months ago to random

"if someone enters your phone number on Signal, they will not be able to message or call you, or even see that you’re on Signal. And anyone you’re chatting with on Signal will not see your phone number ... even if your number is saved in their phone’s contacts"

i love this update coming soon

please let this be what replaces telegram for furries

you can turn off read receipts, you can still have stickers, you can still have groups, you get /actually encrypted chat/

please

https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

Azure, 3 months ago to random

When I heard of Mozilla perpetrating a layoff and noises that resemble the word ‘pivot’ came out of the culpable party’s face-hole my first thought was

“Oh, no. Is this like every other half-baked ‘pivot’ where some CEO whose only thought is ‘Oooh! There’s a bandwagon I can jump on!’ suddenly announces the company is going to focus on Blockchain^WNFTs^WMachine learning?”

(I don’t even dislike machine learning particularly or think it has no useful potential! I just don’t think it has anything to do with 99% of any of the things CEOs try to do with it, and ¾ of those are probably knowing grifts.)

And lo and behold: https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/13/mozilla-lays-off-60-workforce-will-now-concentrate-ai-firefox/

Oh yes, because the ‘I dunno’, stick an LLM in it somehow’ space is such a wide-open market segment that nobody else is crowding into. Versus web browsers that can actually be customized.

…also does Pocket actually have users? I always turn it off first thing.

digitalfox, 3 months ago to random

Anyone have experience with dishwasher-resistant, self-contained (has keyboard, no app needed) label makers?

I've written "GF" (gluten free) and "gluten" on plastic food containers for years, but - especially with other household folks not paying close attention to which is which - re-writing with permanent marker every few weeks after finding them in the wrong place is tiring.

An initial search suggested the Brother P-Touch PT- D610BT. I've liked their laser printers, but I have no idea about their label makers. It running on AAs is a plus since I'm using rechargable NiMH batteries.

digitalfox, 4 months ago to android

Friendly heads up - Simple Mobile Tools was sold to ZipoApps¹, a company known for adding ads and privacy-invasive stuff. Their reputation is bad enough F-Droid preemptively turned off automatic updates², and the community has moved on to the Fossify organization, including Fossify Gallery³.

It's unfortunate folks didn't step up to help before the sale⁴, but ah well - progress has been made now.

¹ https://tgrush.bearblog.dev/simple-mobile-tools-falls-victim-to-zipoapps/
² https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/issues/3142
³ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fossify.gallery/
⁴ https://f-droid.org/en/2024/01/04/twif.html
#SimpleMobileTools #Android #FDroid

MishaalRahman, 4 months ago to random

When Xiaomi said they were sending me a year-end gift package, I certainly didn't expect to receive...all of this!

I got a:

• Xiaomi Karaoke Microphone
• Xiaomi Camping Light
• Xiaomi 50W wireless charging stand
• Xiaomi 50W wireless charging car mount
• Xiaomi motion activated night light

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volpeon, 4 months ago to random

From the inventors of the verification can: "Please make verification AI prompt to continue"

SwiftOnSecurity, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

Periodic reminder just leaving shit unplugged for hours does fix things. Fucking capacitors/resettable fuses are everywhere and you have to defeat them with waiting it out with ALL POWER REMOVED. Even your USB devices and screens with their own power. No power in contact with anything that’s connected.

Fixed a washing machine like this. Just fixed my motherboard despite me hitting the reset to defaults button AND removing the battery.

Sometimes you got to just give things a time-out in a corner to think about what they did.

MishaalRahman, 6 months ago to random

My current daily driver is the OnePlus Open, and man, I can't get over how good it feels to use!

The crease is basically invisible when the screen is on unless you look at it from an extreme angle, the phone itself is relatively light and compact compared to other book-style foldables, and the outer display has an aspect ratio that isn't too tall or wide.

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digitalfox, 6 months ago to random

Hooray! Work is underway - now coming in Mastodon v4.3 - on notifying folks when they're cut off from those they follow and are followed by when instances suspend each other:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/27511
(Edit 2023-11-9: above link updated with early screenshots on what this might look like!)
(Edit 2024-3-20: merged!)

I feel this will be a big step forward in helping folks on the fediverse understand what happened, whether they agree or disagree with their instance moderators.

rechner, 7 months ago to random

A quick teardown of this strange... laptop?.... ultrasound machine!

It's a pretty generic unit from China, purchased new for around $1000 US. The trackball mouse is especially pleasing, though the rubber-membrane keyboard leaves a lot to be desired. The feature set is relatively mediocre and straight-forward.

ifixcoinops, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

christ does anyone remember how you used to be able to get a page of your earliest posts on mastodon? Before this infinite-scroll malarkey?

It had something to do with appending either min_id or max_id to the URL but either it doesn't work these days or I'm doing it wrong lol

Edit: I was right, you just append min_id=0 to your profile - but that doesn't work anymore 'cause Eugen's a big silly sausage

TechConnectify, 7 months ago to random

Who you callin' pinhead?

(it's a new video!)

https://youtu.be/ue-1JoJQaEg

popey, 7 months ago to ubuntu

The new #Ubuntu release came out yesterday. Time to upgrade!

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soatok, 7 months ago to random

A Plan for Multicast Support in Noise-based Protocols

If you've paid attention to Hacker News or various technology subreddits in recent years, you may have noticed the rise of VPN companies like Tailscale and ZeroTier. At the core of their networking products is a Noise-based Protocol (often WireGuard). If you haven't been paying attention to Hacker News or Reddit, that's probably healthy. Keep up the good work.

http://soatok.blog/2023/10/10/a-plan-for-multicast-support-in-noise-based-protocols/

MishaalRahman, 7 months ago to random

The Pixel 8 series launches with Android 14 and will get 7 years of software support, including annual OS updates, monthly security updates, and quarterly Pixel Feature Drops. This means they'll be supported till 2030.

I can't emphasize enough how big of a deal this is.