FarraigePlaisteach 5 months ago • 100%
Threema.ch already do this. Maybe that’s the answer?
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 100%
Hanging on the telephone - Blondie
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 100%
I wonder what that looks like fleshed out a little, though. Is that a mandatory or voluntary payment? And by paying for what they use is that per message or per month like a subscription?
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 66%
Exactly.
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 83%
But do we trust entities that depend on our governments for funding? It could be argued that they’re fundamentally compromised.
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 100%
Maybe within whatever bubble this article is aimed at, but I think it will be the vast minority who get that. But, we should push for it all around the world.
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 100%
If they’re scraping the web, and they’re generating AI content on the web, how do they avoiding training their AI on it’s own nonsense somewhere?
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 92%
Upvoted bc VC eventually means enshittifiication. But with xz getting back-doored recently, what is the middle ground that keeps these things sustainable financially and operationally?
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 100%
The world appear in the aggregator but when I searched specifically for one in particular, I wasn’t found. Just now it works so I don’t know what changed. Thanks for pointing that out, I wouldn’t have tried again.
When spam started to become overwhelming here I signed up to the largest mbin instance, Fedia.io. On one hand it runs well and isn't overrun with spam posts. On the other, it's missing some communities that are active on kbin.social. It also doesn't have a meta or askmbin type of community, like kbin does. Are there any other differences I should consider before deciding which of the two to drop? Edit: I also got a server error when I posted this and thought my post had been lost. Phew! This doesn't happen on Fedia.io.
FarraigePlaisteach 6 months ago • 100%
For those with the skills, yes. But it would be good to facilitate less technical people to use the platform too.
Just wondering if local communities could use kbin that way.
FarraigePlaisteach 7 months ago • 100%
The problem is that we can’t leave. We’ve requested for our accounts to be deleted a long time ago. It’s not our fault that we’re still waiting.
FarraigePlaisteach 7 months ago • 100%
The export process says it has copied subscriptions to the clipboard, but when I paste I just get the code I had pasted in to the browser console. I'm using Safari on macOS.
It's not a big deal. I don't mind starting from scratch.
FarraigePlaisteach 7 months ago • 100%
I’ve been waiting for my account deletion request to be accepted for a while now. Maybe a few weeks.
I like Kbin in theory, but the spam is too distracting for me. I’m not in a position to volunteer either.
FarraigePlaisteach 7 months ago • 100%
Fantastic. Thank you so much!
Not much to add to this question. I connect to the router with a LAN cable but need WiFi turned on so that Airdrop also works. Is it possible to have the system make the LAN connection default / priority in this case?
FarraigePlaisteach 7 months ago • 100%
True, but the format is unique. The post format breaks up the flow of chatter into easily discernible units of conversation.
IRC, Discord and others have the continuous stream of thought with no beginning or end. On the other extreme, Instagram and TikTok require an image or video to post at all.
So I would say that FB groups have a distinct utility / identity separate from just other users being there.
Most social platforms have open source and federated alternatives now: YouTube -\> PeerTube Instagram -\> Pixelfed Reddit -\> Kbin / Lemmy Twitter -\> Mastodon Facebook Groups -\> ? Friendica is the only alternative I've heard of for Facebook Groups. I haven't had enough time with it to see if it works as well yet, though. I've watched the very few videos about it online. So I have 2 questions. 1. Does anyone have another suggestion besides Friendica? I'm a little surprised that FB Groups don't have an equivalent. Maybe Lemmy / Kbin serve the same purpose anyway but I did find FB groups a little more user-friendly for people who are less technical. 2. Am I fooling myself in thinking that some platforms are more ethical than Meta/Twitter/Google? They might not profit off of genocide, but they probably can't moderate massive disinformation campaigns should they arrive on their shores. Telegram, for example, seems to be rife with dodgy channels that go unchallenged.
FarraigePlaisteach 7 months ago • 100%
@SLaSZT are there any instances in the EU?
FarraigePlaisteach 7 months ago • 100%
Thank you :)
I had some mushrooms that happen to have been rinsed underwater. I didn’t want to cook with them today and I heard that it’s not good to store them once wet. So I put them in the air fryer to dry them before storage. This caused them to release their fluid and now they are wetter than ever. Can anyone advise on how I can store these safely for another two days?
FarraigePlaisteach 7 months ago • 100%
I spend more time blocking spammers than anything else. I’m sure it will improve once this issue gets more attention, but for now I think I’ll take a break from this site.
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
This isn’t good news if you read beyond the headline.
“While it sounds like a big number, this target uses some creative accounting with promised carbon capture to hide much lower actual emission cuts.”
She added: “Without honesty about an end to fossil fuels and finally tackling farming emissions, it’s hard to see how the EU will even clear this too-low bar it’s setting itself.” (Greenpeace spokesperson)
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
I assumed everywhere in the EU had this. Apparently many don’t!
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
Don’t buy leather
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
I’m not knowledgeable either but that all makes sense.
I’m just thinking if the energy use that data centres and streaming platforms require, and the climate crisis. Would one be significantly better than the other in terms of energy use?
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
Nationwide
International
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 85%
Does that third also take into account any differences in manufacturing them? In other words, the entire lifecycle.
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
I remember learning to play pitch-and-putt (simplified golf) and when I finally got the swing right, there was a “thunk” sound twice or three times as my ball bounced from tree trunk to tree trunk. It was like some kind of nature-based pinball. I couldn’t believe it. When the disbelief passed later that day I couldn’t stop laughing.
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
It does https://try-setanta.ie/
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 90%
Some very informative and leading articles pop up from that site. I learned a lot about indigenous issues (inflicted by settlers) there. Was really surprised given the associations I have with the brand.
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
I don’t understand how the eye movement camera fits in to the experiment. I was wondering if any stories, even audiobooks and TV series have the same effect but I’m no clearer from reading the article.
FarraigePlaisteach 8 months ago • 100%
It is. I’d love to see it without the text too.
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
New kink unlocked
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
Best skin I’ve seen on any social site. Nice job.
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
Just because it's not tailored to your personal preferences doesn't make it "shit". For anyone who doesn't want to manage code, Wordpress is worth considering.
Personally, I'd like to maintain Wordpress locally and offline. Then each update exported to the server as a static site. I just haven't found a thorough enough tutorial online yet.
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
Thanks, I didn't know about any of this before. I'm running services on the OS (Raspbian, on a Raspberry Pi 3B+).
Should I be looking into running the web server or the VPN from docker to get access to these features?
I run a web server (lighttpd) to serve a few pages to the world. I've installed the nordvpn client and when I run it two expected things happen: 1. I lose my SSH connection to the machine, and 2. My website becomes inaccessible to the public Is it possible to run the VPN and still maintain the SSH connection on the local net and the web server connection on the internet?
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
I just tried this out. It’s very promising. I like the way it emulates video and audio accurately and simplifies the user side of things.
Having a system where I just double click on disk images to run software sounds so much more comfortable and intuitive than typical emulation.
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
DigitalMinimalism
It was quiet, but people would sometimes discuss various way for preventing screens etc from being too much a part of their daily lives.
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
The best use of AI I can think of is a virtual teacher, that teaches critical thinking and empathy.
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 93%
I’ve been seriously thinking of building an LGBT bar. Does anyone know where I can purchase gay bricks?
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
The only people arguing for it omit moral considerations, which is sad to see so widespread. There’s a certain price not worth paying for our toys.
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
I think it’s good for Firefox to get these alternatives using it as a base. Great news.
FarraigePlaisteach 9 months ago • 100%
I’m not having a conversation that compares people signing up to their favourite social media channel with people who suffer systemic discrimination every day in their lives.
I used to use qbittorrent because it had so many search plugins. Now I want something I ran run on a headless server. I've found qbittorrent-nox, but I don't see anything about plugins in the documentation. Has anyone used it, or can recommend something else that has search sources already configured? [https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Running-qBittorrent-without-X-server-(WebUI-only,-systemd-service-set-up,-Ubuntu-15.04-or-newer)](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Running-qBittorrent-without-X-server-(WebUI-only,-systemd-service-set-up,-Ubuntu-15.04-or-newer))
I’m struggling to pan the chorus of my song. It only has drums, bass, one slightly distorted guitar and a lead vocal. The drums have a nice default panning spread from L-R in the DAW I’m using (Logic). But the convention I’m reading online recommends putting bass and vocal in the centre. My question is, what do I do with the guitar, which is just playing a power chord at the beginning of each bar. I like songs that fill the stereo spectrum but due to the composition, this one seems narrow by comparison. I’ve read about stereo expanders but I’m not sure when to sure them. I was also thinking that I could somehow split the guitar into two tracks by frequency and pan those differently. Not sure how to go about that yet and then not sure if I would need to do the same for vocals in that case. Any suggestions on how to make the mix a bit more exciting without changing the composition ?
Simple Scan, how I love you so I’ve tried the others, and it’s a big fat “NO!” Your elegant use of PDF Unlike that hot mess over on MacOS Separate PNGs, what do I do with those?? On Ubuntu I’d have been done ages ago . And on Windows, please, don’t even begin 100 updates before I can even log in The login screen should be the *start* of the journey On Windows, it groans into view on a gurney . But the scans fly by, one, two and three Combined PDF - pure simplicity! Before I was anxious, I have hundreds of pages Thinking the job was going to take ages But I play some music, I tidy my room I can't believe - I’m over halfway through! . I click on “About”, see who the devs are Mr. Ancell and co., you are each of you stars (originally by tenleftfingers on Reddit)
When I'm on Firefox, I can attach an image to a "Photo" post, but the upload button doesn't do anything. On Safari, I can't even attach the image in the first place. How is everyone else getting around this (or is it a universal problem)?
I have a QNAP NAS which uses RAID 5 across 3 HDDs. There are lots of good videos online for setting up RAID (even DIY solutions using linux), but how do I know when there's a problem and what's the typical way to maintain it? I'm guessing that these systems log an indication somewhere that a disk is about to fail, and when I see that log entry I should power down the system and replace the disk with one of the exact same size. Is that right? Edit: I have found a good overview here: [https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OhzrPInWMyo](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OhzrPInWMyo) In essence, he's saying: 1. Enable a recycle bin feature so that accidentally deleted files can be recovered. 2. If the device itself (not the disks) fails, one option is to replace the device and insert the disks in the same order as before. But there's a chance that the disks were corrupted by the failing device, in which case the next point is what you need. 3. EXT4 is a common filesystem format with QNAP and specialised recovery software can help you recover information from the disks. He demonstrates Hetman RAID recovery. You will need to connect all disks simultaneously though, so if you don't have enough ports for this you'll need to get an adaptor of some kind. 4. If just a single disk has failed, then in theory you should just be able to replace it, but there can be complications, which he discusses at 6:37 in the video (the video is just 7:51 duration). 5. RAID is not a backup. Please backup your data too.
Any video on YouTube claiming to be a trailer isn’t. I know it’ll be a great movie but curious to see if there is a trailer. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung\_Fury\_2](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fury_2)
Everything seems to have an RDA associated with it (Recommended Daily Allowance), so I imagine that something like this exists. I'm not interested in weight gain/loss though, purely nutrition. I'm a light eater and I'm sure I could do with supplements or dietary modification.
My user account on linux gets some Cron Jobs among mail from humans. I don't want to see the cron messages. How can I script it so they are moved out of the "inbox" view (for example, on Squirrel Mail or my mobile client)? I can grep for `root@<domain> (Cron Daemon)` to find the files that are emails from Cron. But I don't know how to actually process them from here. Edit: they are using dovecot here, in case that makes a difference. Messages appear as files in the format: `1696857026.V902I580559fM559719.<domain>.de:2,` Edit 2: I have learned that the trailing S can be appended to a filename to mark it as read (or Seen), so I just need to know how to move it from the inbox to somewhere safe now.
Win98SE is getting stuck at the boot screen after installation. I don't personally see anything in the logs that indicates what the issue may be, but I'm a novice anyway. Does anyone have settings they can share, in case I'm not doing something right. This is the tutorial I'm following: [https://jensd.be/1640/windows/run-windows-98-se-on-a-modern-mac-with-m1](https://jensd.be/1640/windows/run-windows-98-se-on-a-modern-mac-with-m1)
I accidentally found out that mpv can play videos from the TTY, meaning I don't have to log in to a graphical session. It even has a scaled OSD, unlike anything I've seen in a terminal UI. Obviously there are plenty of terminal applications that work in a TTY, (edit) intext-mode or using ncurses (/edit), but are there any others like mpv that aren't strictly terminal apps but don't require a display server (maybe because they do the job themselves)?
I'm considering getting back to self-hosting again, but I remember a problem I never quite figured out. My first services were a gemini server and lighttpd server and these were easy to set up, very satisfying and continue to work well for years. I also have FreshRSS and Calibre-web running well here. But as I try to add more, sometimes instructions would include apache settings that clashed with the apache settings for something else. The instructions assume I don't already have apache installed and can just apply any settings I want. Another issue, the new service might take over the domain, becoming the default service for the domain. I'm assuming that this is a port issue but I don't know. Then there were docker containers. Some used docker compose while some did not. One that I just couldn't get working was Nextcloud, which I wanted to host surveys from. They won't answer my support questions on their community hub unless I set up SSL though (which I don't plan on doing). Does anyone have general advice on these issues? If it's just part of the difficulty of self-hosting, then maybe it's not for me. Too much time and energy was getting spent on it. Thanks!
I’m used to be able to just buy a tin whistle in D and that’s compatible with what all the schools teach kids, but I’ve spent ages searching for a solution to this one and I still don’t know what I need exactly. The song / melody are in Ab.
I’m sure I’ve seen comments indicating that people can do this.
I’ve been playing the [wipeOut rewrite](https://phoboslab.org/wipegame/) in my browser. I also found browser-playable arcade games like Daytona USA on [this website](https://www.retrogames.cc/arcade-games/daytona-usa-revision-a.html). No registration is required and I’m amazed at how accessible and well-performing these are. Can anyone recommend others?
An interesting read from an important perspective. > > > We can’t make news for free. Someone has to pay for it. > > > > > But who? Passive consumers of news don’t want to pay for it. It’s a scary time for the industry and for IndigiNews. I don’t know what happens next. If IndigiNews loses Facebook, do we lose almost half of the audience we've grown? > > > > > If so, it seems that, as usual, when times get tough, the people on the bottom are kicked the hardest. > > > > > What is Meta and Google’s obligation to Indigenous Peoples in so-called Canada? Do they have one? What is a fair price to pay for quality journalism and who should pay it? > >
I’m a non-gamer looking for recommendations please. I saw the Quake II refresh and it makes me want to explore/roam some 3D environments again. But I’m really not into the intensity of any of the shooting games. Tomb Raider was fun but I found combat hard to control. Half-Life had great environments but too much shooting for me. Portal was great fun but I eventually found it repetitive. Beyond a Steel Sky is one of my favorites although the pace of exploration is a bit slower than others. I’m tempted to give a game like Myst a try but the puzzles sound a bit too involved for me. Basically something without much stress or excessive friction against exploration of the environment. Thanks I’m on Linux and macOS.
I was looking at video reviews of git GUI clients. The best ones are pricey and we are two people occasionally editing some webpages for our business website. It’s hosted on GitLab Pages. Can anyone recommend something straightforward? I’ll be sticking to the terminal but my colleague is new to code repositories. Git GUI is free, but looks terrible IMO. Sublime have a nice one and it’s not subscription based, but is expensive. We are both on Mac usually. Another alternative I considered was showing them the three terminal commands I use mainly (add, commit and push) and then let them edit from the file manager itself. But because they’ll be doing this so rarely, it might be easy to forget. Edit: I’ve settled on a few to try out: sourcetree, fork, gitup and the one by Sublime. The conversation doesn’t have to end there, but thanks for the help. So many great answers here :)
How would your life change if you took a two week break from all your smart devices? [\#AskKbin](https://kbin.social/tag/AskKbin)
Can anyone who has experience with both share a recommendation? I’m interested in the user side of things for ebooks (no comics) but also ease of installation and maintenance. I currently use Calibre-web and while it runs well, I find it cumbersome to organize my books through it. Edit: great responses, thank you. I do like the idea of just having the epubs in a folder and share those but at least on my setup, the desktop Calibrw app doesn’t open libraries that are mounted from remote locations. They also advise against it. So for now I guess it’s a choice between a local folder or calibre -web