Following the spirit of spreading across the Fediverse (and because my main instance is down so many times, because diverse reasons) I’m intrigued about the joining instance process, because I honestly don’t know what criteria to have in order to join another one if I ever want to do it....
The server is hosted in my country, the TLD belongs to my country and the current admins seem chill and dedicated to make it work. Hopefully that’s the recipe to it’s longevity.
Once they add some donation method I’ll gladly donate and if they need help I’ll gladly offer my technical knowledge.
I have a collection of music in flac format and now I want to store them on my phone. flac files get too much space and downloading all the playlist in mp3 takes as much time as finding decent and real high quality flacs (there is plenty of songs on internet which only look like 320kbps and are not really high quality). So I...
It’s one of the pillars of anything A/V. Most if not all streaming provider uses it in their backend and frontend, and most conversion and playback tools (ie: HandBrake, VLC) depends on it.
The concept to distribute files is nice on paper, but in practice it’s not that great.
File discoverability is poor, most people will not know how to act as a node and mirror files, and there’s no builtin privacy protection in place and it’s quite easy to figure out which IP addresses are hosting something.
That said there are some nice projects out that leverages IPFS, such as OrbitDB and Wikipedia on IPFS, which by its decentralized nature makes it harder to censor.
You could also dedicate storage and bandwidth by joining a collaborative cluster, which will automatically stay in sync with the master node(s)
Was banned from the sinusitis subreddit for telling (apparently a mod) that a deviated septum absolutely can cause a sinus infection. He got upset and banned me- and even denied my ability to respond to the ban....
As the service grows, I have noticed more and more people and bots popping up, only posting links to a news article and that’s that. Usually there is no post, no summary and nothing from the OP but the link....
I can only see this going into a very dystopian path. Based on their actions, I don’t trust these companies, their security practices, nor their privacy policies. Why would I give them my biometrics? And my full palm, at that!? Hell no!
I have issue with spaghetti of cables behind my tv stand and looking for ideas how to fix it up. Any recommendations on how to handle cakes are welcome.
I use a plastic wire channel that comes with an adhesive backing, which I painted the same color as the wall to pass all my cables behind the TV. It goes up to the bottom of the TV and behind the TV cabinet.
I bought a cable management box for my power bar, so that I can put the unsightly extra length of power cables and wall warts out of sight, I try to regroup all these cables together to make one single path of cable, all tied together with velcro.
For the I/O (HDMI, etc), I plug them all, put them in the wire channel and pull the extra length so that I can coil them behind the TV and attach them to the TV rack so nothing hangs out.
It looks like Google’s long-running project to split up ChromeOS and its Chrome browser will be shipping out to the masses soon. Kevin Tofel’s About Chromebooks has spotted flags that turn on the feature by default for ChromeOS 116 and up. 116 is currently in beta and should be live in the stable channel sometime this month....
I got my grandparents to buy a Chromebox when their old PC was kicking the bucket. I basically don’t have to do tech support for them anymore and I can spend more time with them.
Joplin. End-to-end-encrypted, markdown-formatted note-taking app that you can either sync using the cloud, Syncthing, or use entirely offline.
Kiwix since it allows accessing some services offline (Wikipedia, iFixit, StackOverflow) where Internet cannot be taken for granted. You can host a small Kiwix server than can be accessed as a local hotspot and browser whatever packages were downloaded into it.
At Pocket, we strive to provide our users with the best possible experience across all platforms. As part of this commitment, Pocket for Mac is no longer supported and may not work as expected. After August 15, 2023, the app will no longer work....
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
One should be at the bottom one at the top. I understand space on the phone is a premium but a second port would make the phone so much more usable. Wired headphones, flash drives, camera modules, speaker modules, keyboards, even connection to a TV, all could be used while charging. It’s a shame it’s not a thing, USB is...
That’s what I use to connect external storage on my Chromecast w/ Google TV, kinda useful while traveling and the Internet sucks… Shame it only supports FAT32 for external drive tho…
Watched Oppenheimer today. It’s a fantastic film. Christopher Nolan is a fucking genius. The way the movie is structured, the quality of scenes, the general feel, everything is so refreshing. It was a revelation when most of the movies releasing are woke shit....
Barbie has a bigger audience target, and even kids can go see it and have fun. I wouldn’t bring my toddlers to see Oppenheimer, I’d go watch it with only my wife but that requires finding someone to watch after them for at least 3 hours
I tend to go with the car lanes and pass on the right. And when there’s people on both side approaching (ie: at a pedestrian crossing) I find it helps when you look exactly where you’re going, for example looking in between those two persons to make it obvious you’re going there.
I’ve been eyeing this controller for quite a while and before jumping the gun I saw that it wasn’t advertised as being compatible with Android for some reason despite having bluetooth....
We all know Twitter is being rebranded as X, so we presumably should no longer be calling Tweets “Tweets”, so what are they called now? The best answer gets 10 karma and a verified checkmark*
I still burn DVDs for my grandma who lives several hours away. She doesn’t have a computer or the Internet at home, so in order to share video clips from the kids I convert them to a DVD she can play on her TV. She’s so happy each time she receives a new disc in the mail and it allows her to see them grow between visits.
She finds it easier to just put the DVD in there, as it will autoplay the whole thing without any intervention, and I take the time to make a cover and everything.
What made you choose your instance?
Following the spirit of spreading across the Fediverse (and because my main instance is down so many times, because diverse reasons) I’m intrigued about the joining instance process, because I honestly don’t know what criteria to have in order to join another one if I ever want to do it....
Demand slump drags global manufacturing to financial crisis levels (asia.nikkei.com)
Do you donate to your Lemmy instance? Why or why not?
[Itch.io] Lifeless Horizon (lifelesshorizon.itch.io)
Recommended FLAC converter?
I have a collection of music in flac format and now I want to store them on my phone. flac files get too much space and downloading all the playlist in mp3 takes as much time as finding decent and real high quality flacs (there is plenty of songs on internet which only look like 320kbps and are not really high quality). So I...
Android Ad Blocker
Anybody know of a good apk that blocks ads while watching YouTube on my phone app ?
CBC, media groups ask Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's move to block news in Canada (www.cbc.ca)
Anon is nothing more than a tool (sh.itjust.works)
what is with the scat porn?
Seriously?
Any of you ever played with IPFS?
Seems quite promising! I heard it could use more maturing.
If you had to be famous for one thing, what would it be?
I just wanted to take a minute to appreciate interchangable batteries (lemmy.ml)
I know these are currently out of fashion but I’m still thankful they exist....
Priorities! (lemmy.ml)
11 year old account deleted today. Final straw.
Was banned from the sinusitis subreddit for telling (apparently a mod) that a deviated septum absolutely can cause a sinus infection. He got upset and banned me- and even denied my ability to respond to the ban....
Kim Jong Un tells North Korea arms factories to boost capacity -KCNA (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1121798...
Canada’s Far-Right is Planning a Convoy to Toronto to ‘Save the Children’. It’s Already Spinning Out of Control. (pressprogress.ca)
What are your thoughts on bots and people posting only news articles on lemmy?
As the service grows, I have noticed more and more people and bots popping up, only posting links to a news article and that’s that. Usually there is no post, no summary and nothing from the OP but the link....
Pay with Palm (infosec.pub)
I can only see this going into a very dystopian path. Based on their actions, I don’t trust these companies, their security practices, nor their privacy policies. Why would I give them my biometrics? And my full palm, at that!? Hell no!
what was with all the kbin url shortener spam porn this morning?
Title says it all I actually browsed reddit for the first time in months and their news is still better then ours and it kind of pissed me off.
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Here lemme give you a good massage (beehaw.org)
what 3rd party app did you use on Reddit before switching to lemmy
you can answer Reddit offical app i used that till somewhere in june 12 to 24 when i switched to fatbird (it probably still works)
How to handle cables mess behind TV stand?
I have issue with spaghetti of cables behind my tv stand and looking for ideas how to fix it up. Any recommendations on how to handle cakes are welcome.
ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting more Linux-y (arstechnica.com)
It looks like Google’s long-running project to split up ChromeOS and its Chrome browser will be shipping out to the masses soon. Kevin Tofel’s About Chromebooks has spotted flags that turn on the feature by default for ChromeOS 116 and up. 116 is currently in beta and should be live in the stable channel sometime this month....
If you had $5,000 to donate to your favourite open-source projects, which one would they be?
I would donate to (and have donated to some of) the following:...
Sync for Lemmy is now available for everyone (play.google.com)
Pocket for Mac to stop being maintained Aug 15 (help.getpocket.com)
At Pocket, we strive to provide our users with the best possible experience across all platforms. As part of this commitment, Pocket for Mac is no longer supported and may not work as expected. After August 15, 2023, the app will no longer work....
Splitting the Web (ploum.net)
Xbox Is Suspending Players Caught Using Emulators (gameranx.com)
It looks like Microsoft is cracking down hard for those found using emulators on the Xbox console lineup.
Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets (apnews.com)
A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Mapping the Ownership Network of Canada’s Billionaire Families (economicsfromthetopdown.com)
When you're worth $239 billions but you choose the local crack head to make your new signage (lemmy.ml)
Now that the dust has settled, what went wrong with saving 3rd party apps? (i.ibb.co)
Phones should have 2 USB C ports
One should be at the bottom one at the top. I understand space on the phone is a premium but a second port would make the phone so much more usable. Wired headphones, flash drives, camera modules, speaker modules, keyboards, even connection to a TV, all could be used while charging. It’s a shame it’s not a thing, USB is...
When IT insists on autogenerated email addresses… (lemmy.world)
Vladimir Poutine (media.kbin.social)
Why barbie is more popular than Oppenheimer?
Watched Oppenheimer today. It’s a fantastic film. Christopher Nolan is a fucking genius. The way the movie is structured, the quality of scenes, the general feel, everything is so refreshing. It was a revelation when most of the movies releasing are woke shit....
Do you tilt your head when approaching others?
You’re walking along a path and another person approaches from the opposite direction....
I say double it. (feddit.ch)
Android Compatibility on 8bitdo Ultimate Bluetooth?
I’ve been eyeing this controller for quite a while and before jumping the gun I saw that it wasn’t advertised as being compatible with Android for some reason despite having bluetooth....
Developer of Reddit is Fun just released an app for Tildes. (tildes.net)
What is the X equivalent of "Tweet"?
We all know Twitter is being rebranded as X, so we presumably should no longer be calling Tweets “Tweets”, so what are they called now? The best answer gets 10 karma and a verified checkmark*
torrents-csv.ml down?
I would guess this is due to the Mali government taking control of the .ml TLD, but whatever it is means I cannot get the CSV file for a search....
Does anyone still burn their movies to DVD?
Okay I’m fully aware of how ridiculous this sounds in 2023, but bare with me....