Requiem for a dick
downhomechunk
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downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•What is the current state of Matrix?English
4·3 months agoI’ve been wanting to get matrix up for my family and friends to chat with my 6 year old on her tablet. I found nextcloud talk to do all the things I wanted with none of the hassle. My daughter is a ridiculous texter.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Recommended mini linux device for streaming to TVEnglish
1·3 months agohttps://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-m1s-with-4gbyte-ram/
I’ve been using the original m1 running a lineage OS based android TV for a couple years. It’s perfect. I added a nvme drive for a “DVR” in tivimate, but we rarely use it. I use a cheapo 2.4ghz remote from Amazon.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•how to start with self-hosting?English
1·3 months agoYour approach works too. Something like CasaOS answers OP’s question directly. I was thinking about how I started on this journey. I wanted to play with enterprise level tools at home on repurposed e-waste. So I started with proxmox. But I also came to the table with a couple decades of Linux experience under my belt.
Those scripts make it so easy. You can paste a command, accept defaults, watch some text scroll by and finish with instructions on how to access the tool you just installed.
My homelab is low power as well. I’m currently running zero VMs. Everything is done with LXCs. You can run a pi hole on 512 MB RAM.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•That's an impressive drop. Any ideas why?English
11·3 months agoMy wife and I go through hot & cold spells. I think we have similar drives, but our timing doesn’t always match up. I’m more of a “harness the power of the morning wood” sort of fellow. She’s more of a “I want it right now but he’s still at work” sort of gal. We both talk a big game, but work, childcare and adulting conspire against us.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•YouTube is now flagging accounts on Premium family plans that aren't in the same householdEnglish
312·3 months agoI used to be an a friend’s planning exchange for sharing Disney plus. But he booted me after I kept putting weird shit on his family calendar.
“Wash that thing on your back that’s hard to reach and puts out a putrid smell.”
“Soak feet in melted butter.”
I’ve been a premium member since then. I’ve been watching the battle with ad blockers from the sidelines.
Who is winning that battle? This will inform my next move.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•how to start with self-hosting?English
31·3 months agoStep 1: Install proxmox
Step 2: run the post install script here, disable anything enterprise, test or related to high availability.
Step 3: check out the other scripts on the link. I suggest starting with a pi hole and experimenting from there.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Everytime I try to start something with Linux I fail.English
5·3 months agoI’ve been daily driving Linux since the early 00s and docker confounds me too, especially the networking. I’m not familiar with bottles. I just play all my games on steam and it’s seamless.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification lawsEnglish
5·3 months agoSorry, the sort of individualism you speak of only applies to opting out of vaccines and praying to jeebus in the classroom.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Breaking The Creepy AI in Police CamerasEnglish
3·3 months agoI’m a regular ass taxpayer trying to feed my family. I do what I can to protect privacy. I use a VPN, self host whatever I can, shit like that. I can’t stop driving to work so I can avoid cameras.
Is that you step brother?
I take RTFM more broadly to mean that I at least put in some effort to solve the problem myself. I googled, checked forum posts, read the man page, opened a config file or two and read some comments, etc. So I get offended when I get RTFM’d.
If you can’t reply without being a dick, then keep scrolling! Why participate in a forum where people with less experiece ask questions in the first place? That time could be better spent reading your shop vac manual or figuring out who you need to blow to save $700 on a dishwasher repair.
OP may be a master of RTFM, but they clearly didn’t read through that passage before posting. Blowing the technician is a good way to save money, but maybe not the best way to learn.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•AOL to discontinue dial-up internet service after 34 yearsEnglish
1·4 months agoDid you forget to convert back to USD and the number is just higher?
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Why does Arch seem to have a cult like following?English
2·5 months agoI’ve been a slackware user since the late 90s. I take for granted how easy it is to install today. I’ve been tinkering with a socket 7 build, and nothing is easy. Installing slackware 8 is a pain in the ass. I can’t even get half my hardware working on win95! It’s not like riding a bicycle.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party appsEnglish
3·5 months agoYou can sandbox play store apps right?
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
linuxmemes@lemmy.world•What's your favourite OS that does not use systemd?English
1·6 months agoYou mean trolls?
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
linuxmemes@lemmy.world•What's your favourite OS that does not use systemd?English
2·6 months agoThanks for making me not the first person to mention slackware for once. I don’t have any beef with systemd. It’s just foreign to me. I installed slackware some time in the late 90s and found my life’s calling.
downhomechunk@midwest.socialto
Technology@lemmy.world•Anyone else notice the moment the election was over the swell of spam calls have almost vanished?English
10·7 months agoNo. I’m about to change my number because I get so many spam calls and texts.

I build from ewaste and keep things deliciously trashy looking.