As the titles states was wondering I was wondering if anyone has a way to download audio off of VK. I usually am able to pull audio files from websites that stream audiobooks or embeeded audio with IDM. When that doesnt work I sometimes pull up the the developer tools in firefox and can pull an address for the audio files and...
Also, since back when I last looked for youtube alternatives, many that seemed good turned out to use things like NFT and the sort, I feel compelled to ask:...
PeerTube is great, it just needs more content. The only instance with good content is tilvids.com and there isn’t much there other than Linux content. The problem with PeerTube is that there’s no creator funding model, so creators don’t have any incentive to use PeerTube instead of YouTube where they can get paid.
there's osm, but that doesn't have the convenience of being able to just chuck in a place and have it tell me how to drive there, which I need if I'm at a red light and need to know how to get somewhere. ty :)
Apple Maps is the best replacement for Google Maps. None of the other options even come close, but it’s only for Apple devices. Organic Maps may work for you but it depends where you are and you won’t get traffic information and the routing is very basic.
I’m often seeing links to posts on Mastodon and, when I click on them, they open in a Mastodon instance different from mine (I mean from the one where I have my account). This means that I cannot reply, boost, etc, that post....
I’m not sure if it is entirely accurate to compare them in this way, as “Matrix” refers to simply the protocol, whereas “Signal” could refer to the applications, server, and protocol. That being said, is there any fundamental difference in how the Matrix ecosystem of federated servers, and independently developed...
Matrix is less secure than Signal. While Signal and Matrix use the same encryption, Matrix doesn’t encrypt everything. This includes: message sender, message timestamps, reactions, members, read receipts, etc. All of this data can be accessed by the homeserver admin. On Matrix, you should assume that only the message content itself (text and attachments) is encrypted. Your account data is also not protected, you have to trust your homeserver admin. Signal is designed not to trust the server. It’s important to consider your threat model. Matrix doesn’t require a phone number, which makes it better for anonymity, but Signal has better security.
I finally got the dreaded over storage warning from google today. What is everyone moving to these days? People were moving to dropbox advance but i heard its not really unlimited anymore. I have 30TB of data that can’t be reproduced (family videos and photos). Any recommendations? I prefer not to spend $100+ a month on...
AWS Glacier will be cheaper until you need to restore the data. On AWS, you’ll pay $0.09/GB for bandwidth + Glacier retrieval fees. Over time, AWS might be cheaper but you’ll be looking at a $3000+ bill to restore 30 TB.
The cheapest option I’ve found is Hetzner storage boxes, they don’t even charge for bandwidth. Backblaze and Wasabi are good options too, but Backblaze charges for outbound bandwidth and Wasabi is increasing their prices.
This shouldn’t be hard to fix. Lemmy needs to proxy images, there’s an open issue for this. Right now, I don’t use Lemmy outside of Tor Browser specifically because of issues like this, and the recent XSS vulnerability is making me even more concerned. Lemmy is a great project, but it needs work and probably a security audit.
This is a valid privacy issue, and other fediverse projects like Mastodon already solve this. The problem is that by embedding an image, you can tell the client to make a network request to your server, revealing information such as your IP address and browser. The solution is to proxy media through your instance, which is presumably trusted. this hides your IP address and browser information. And as someone else mentioned here, a Content-Security-Policy can be used to ensure this attack isn’t possible in a browser.
Hi! I used to run Plex and forward a port through my vpn so I could access the service outside my network, like on vacation. This meant I could keep my vpn on and still access my content. I use Cloudflared to access other services in this way....
I’ve been using Clipgrab (macOS) to download music (mp3s) from YouTube. I’ve seen some mentions that the quality (real bitrate as opposed to what the file states) is bad to begin with on YouTube and that downloaders might make it worse. How bad is the quality of what I’m downloading? Any better downloaders or does the...
YouTube audio quality isn’t amazing, but it’s not that bad if you get the right format. Using yt-dlp, you can get opus audio that sounds way better than mp3. Example: yt-dlp -f 251 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I use Traefik and configuring everything through docker-compose files is way more convenient than nginx or a proxy manager (never used one though). Traefik also has a web interface, but you can’t configure anything with it.
Hello just making a poll, which one do you prefer? personally I prefer x265 but since the rarbg falldown i’ve seen that almost all 1080p rips are in x264, what do you think about that, and do you recommend any place to find more x265 content beside those in the megathread?
Neither. AV1 if available, if not I download a high quality x264 copy and do my own transcode. AV1 is high quality with smaller file sizes, but isn’t very common right now.
For your friends and family, Signal is probably the best. It’s simple to use and set up, unlike SimpleX which some might have trouble with. For people who refuse to switch, iMessage.
Fedora. Used to use Arch but it broke and I moved to Fedora, it’s a way more polished experience. I like how Fedora is stable but not “stale” like Debian. Want to try Fedora Silverblue as well.
Downloading audio off VK
As the titles states was wondering I was wondering if anyone has a way to download audio off of VK. I usually am able to pull audio files from websites that stream audiobooks or embeeded audio with IDM. When that doesnt work I sometimes pull up the the developer tools in firefox and can pull an address for the audio files and...
I'm getting mixed messages (lemmy.world)
Is PeerTube a good Youtube alternative? (kbin.social)
Also, since back when I last looked for youtube alternatives, many that seemed good turned out to use things like NFT and the sort, I feel compelled to ask:...
google maps alt? (kbin.social)
there's osm, but that doesn't have the convenience of being able to just chuck in a place and have it tell me how to drive there, which I need if I'm at a red light and need to know how to get somewhere. ty :)
How to see posts from another Mastodon instance in a smooth way in one's own instance? (lemmy.ca)
I’m often seeing links to posts on Mastodon and, when I click on them, they open in a Mastodon instance different from mine (I mean from the one where I have my account). This means that I cannot reply, boost, etc, that post....
How does using Matrix compare with using Signal, privacy-wise?
I’m not sure if it is entirely accurate to compare them in this way, as “Matrix” refers to simply the protocol, whereas “Signal” could refer to the applications, server, and protocol. That being said, is there any fundamental difference in how the Matrix ecosystem of federated servers, and independently developed...
Cloud Backup
I finally got the dreaded over storage warning from google today. What is everyone moving to these days? People were moving to dropbox advance but i heard its not really unlimited anymore. I have 30TB of data that can’t be reproduced (family videos and photos). Any recommendations? I prefer not to spend $100+ a month on...
The Spy Pixel problem
Unsurprisingly, some folks on raddle and reddit seem to have a big problem with lemmy. A lot of it is pure FUD....
Plex and Mullvad now that port forwarding is gone
Hi! I used to run Plex and forward a port through my vpn so I could access the service outside my network, like on vacation. This meant I could keep my vpn on and still access my content. I use Cloudflared to access other services in this way....
Clipgrab w/YouTube: How bad is the audio quality?
I’ve been using Clipgrab (macOS) to download music (mp3s) from YouTube. I’ve seen some mentions that the quality (real bitrate as opposed to what the file states) is bad to begin with on YouTube and that downloaders might make it worse. How bad is the quality of what I’m downloading? Any better downloaders or does the...
[Question] What are some good selfhostable ChatGPT alternatives?
What the title says. Are there any good ChatGPT alts that can be self hosted?
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What have you done lately to increase your privacy?
In the last week:...
Which kind of command/apps you always wanted to self-host but you never bothered doing so because it's "overkill"?
Title. Proxy managers and dashboards for me. The first one because “I’m not working on NASA lmao” and the second one, “It’s not minimal enough”.
YouTube tests disabling videos for people using ad blockers (www.theverge.com)
Do you prefer x264 or 265 HEVC? (lemmy.ml)
Hello just making a poll, which one do you prefer? personally I prefer x265 but since the rarbg falldown i’ve seen that almost all 1080p rips are in x264, what do you think about that, and do you recommend any place to find more x265 content beside those in the megathread?
what messaging apps do you use?
Hi friends,...
What distro(s) do you use?
What Linux distribution or distributions do you personally use?...