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BCsven

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Appreciation / shock at workplace IT systems

After self hosting several services for a few users, with SSO, backups, hardware issues etc, I really appreciate how good the IT was in my old company. Everything was connected, smooth, slick and you could tell it was secure. I had very few issues and when I did, they were quickly solved. Doing this all at scale for thousands of...

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I was going.to auggest a hardware key, but I fear they would add it as another layer rather than as a replacement for this nonsense

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Watched a few at a friends house, then one day he was like " we ahouldn't watch these anymore ". So I said "Oh did your parents find out?". He was crestfallen and said " No...the one tape I put in to watch, had my parents doing it". I felt so bad for the guy.

Any docker solution to control smart light bulb?

I own a couple TP-Link Tapo Wi-fi light bulbs. Currently, each family member installs an app on the phone to control the light bulbs. I wonder if there's a way to do the same but in a browser (via docker app on my NAS). And because we may use smart devices of other brands in the future, it seems too much trouble to install yet...

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I don't know if tapo plugs are supported, but this git code lets you turn tplink kasa plugs into local server activated plugs so you don't have to use tplink app for activation online. Then homeassistant is a great tool for control

https://github.com/jkbenaim/hs100

Also worked on dimmable switches

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This is why I buy TpLink Kasa switches and plugs and use the hs100 code on github to activate them only to local server, so they never phone home to tplink servers.

https://github.com/jkbenaim/hs100

BCsven ,

I found this on github to activate tplink kasa plugs and switches to a local IP and never phone home. It swaps the internal server lookup, and allows you to Activate to your wifi SSID with no app
https://github.com/jkbenaim/hs100

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It does work for many not listed, but no guarantees from the dev. And there are some sold where the firmware version blocks this path. But I have had success with six separate plugs and a dimmer. None were listed in the supported product numbers

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Im using homeassistant also, just used the git code to change their built in server lookup, and associate them to wifi

Is osmand normally terrible?

I just tried osmand. It took forever to locate me and then the map would freeze for minutes, then the blue arrow would finally jump to my location. It seems useless for real time navigation, is that normal? Google maps works fine on the phone (Android) so it's not the hardware. Is there maybe some setting I haven't found?...

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It has worked fine for me on various phones. My only complaint is the address search is a bit goofy

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Install Portainer, it helps you get used to managing docker images and containers before going full command line.

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Syncthing is probably a good choice

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Male or female beer?

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Do they, or is it just men that think that? While women might think of their own gender around a fire, and assume either gender/ non-gendered

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Hotmail, now there is a name I haven't heard in a while. we used to troll a handsome guy at work. After people left his desk he'd come over " Guys can you stop telling staff my e-mail is HotMale@hotmail.com"

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Corporarions should be forced to calculate C level pay based on total employee pay divided by a factor. They cut jobs they lose their own income

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I agree, your proposal is better

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There is a reason diayros are moving to Trans-actional updates

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Windows phone is calling you

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I remember the Amazon icon on Ubuntu. It is why I initially gave up on Linux after the first install...like WTF I don't want Amazon in this new to me OS.

Apple (slrpnk.net)

I don't care if anyone has a Xiaomi, Oneplus, Samsung, etc. Each brand is using a modified version of Android, and they chose to be compatible with each other. But for example the "blue vs green bubble" drama is a thing specifically because of Apple locking their unsuspecting users into a closed ecosystem. And it sure isn't...

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Then you are hanging around with highschool kids that care what shoes you wear. I guaranty nobody working and living a proper life gives a shit on text bubble colours

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If it isn't the phone, it is shoes, or other stupid shit. people grow up and the realize that none of that stupid shit matters

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Install GrapheneOS , it is degoogled, and security focused. if you want play store it runs inside a sandbox so Google isn't in all your biz.
Also has Mic and Camera shutoff options for the paranoid types.

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The frustration with IOS new features, is not the feature, it is that apple claims it is revolutionary or apple exclusive...and Android people are like WTF we had that 10 years ago.

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Oddly specific

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Didn't apple recently add thr open standard for messaging , RTS? or someting that Android has moved to

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You don't need root was their point, if you use private DNS entry

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GrapheneOS is where it is at. All the configuration of Android without Googles bullshit.
And if you need Google bullshit it is Sandboxed so they aren't holding your phone hostage

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https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html
go here , expand the private dns, click ios, follow instructions to get a privateDNS config setup.

No need for buying an app

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Only if user isn't using encryption ( which is standard these days ) or has developer mode usb debugging left open

BCsven ,

You are describing GrapheneOS. Privacy and Security focused and built to run on Pixel phone hardware only.

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So I see a company thay duplicates phones, with no source on cracking encryption, other than their own company got hacked. And if you have a GrapheneOS phone you can shut off external USB. like connecting a cord , headset to computer does nothing unless you can login to phone and turn the USB option on.

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If you wamted privacy you would not be using the OS delivered messaging app that IOS can read anyway to flag CASM. And the group can screenshot and share. if you actually wanted privacy you would be using a tool like Session.

BCsven ,

Then that is an education issue. Part of our curriculum was decoding advertising and marketing used to manipulate consumers. it seems this has to be readded at schools.

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This should help https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/16/apple-to-finally-bring-rcs-to-iphones/

BCsven ,

Yes, the Pixel has specific hardware and security which makes it ideal for a private/secure phone. So it is unfortunate that a purchase supports Google, however the pixels are cheap so I assume Google is taking a profit loss to gain market (and data).

Graphene does have a web installer, so rather than the old days of connecting to a command shell and typing cryptic commands( for the average user) you connect your phone and click the web install buttons in order till you reach bottom of webpage.
it gives you an instruction how to boot the phone into certain modes with volume and power buttons.
While my mom isn't going to work with this a 9-10 year old could do it.

/e/ OS was selling preinstalled phones, I haven't seen the same from GrapheneOS yet...but I have not checked in depth to see if somebody is offering this.

Preinstalled is where it needs to get to though.

BCsven ,

i think the ire is because Apple fans believe it without questioning it, like flat earth believers being told that by a religious leader. People go harsh on religious fanatics.
For adults buying a phone, sure. For kids it is image, they are peer pressured into having Apple, or face highschool ridicule. And they aren't buying it outright, it goes on a payment plan that mom and dad pay for.
Even my apple fan coworker is always trying to convince me to move to IOS, for "new" features, and I have to say dude I have been doing that forever, I would gain nothing by moving to IOS and lose a ton of technical abilities where I use my phone like a PC...but people can't be convinced of what they already believe

BCsven ,

Bump to transfer files, worked fine 12 years ago. Adhoc wifi no issue. Google Wallet worked fine instead of Apple pay, and so on.
its just nobody cares, except IOS users, as they think Apple pay is somehow better.
Even a search says Apple's "Revolution" of payment.
if you notice the only difference between the rest of phone and PC market compared to Apple's is the use of Adjectives in front of the software or device, and that is enough to convince the average person that it is better.
Samsung has DEX that turns your flagship phone into a linux desktop (less linuxy after version 9 and more dumbed down now) When you dock it. So Monitor , keyboard Mouse, external drive use with full desktop experience, but nobody cares and Samsung doean't flaunt it like Apple marketing would...but maybe they should.

BCsven ,

For example I never walk around convincing people that Android is the best platform. A phone is just a phone. But the majority of Apple and Iphone users want to tell me how great their product is and that I should switch--when the conversation was not about phones. It is like dealing with Evangelical Christians. Now I know from experience that some Christians never speak of their religion to non believers, and some iphone users don'y solicit either, but there is a reason there is a stereotype. Maybe it is not in your circle and you are then actually lucky.

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Yes it is pretty much the same, Android you just type the IP address, Apple you download a config. For anyone not knowing about it ( which sounds like you do) It is system wide, and not just for webpages, lookup goes through the private DNS. It is how the app version does it also, you just get a button to turn off the private DNS and use the general 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1 for when you need to resolve a site, and maybe a few other functions.
I forget which adblocker it was, but one was selling user data, so setting up your own DNS or pihole seems the best way.

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you sure you're not oversampling the loud ones?

Well of course. This is how media and internet is. You get complainers and evangelicals and the folks in between don't care enough to make the effort to weight in.

The original question was why the Ire on IOS users buying a new phone / features. So back to that, it is the loud IOS users that are visible and the ones and the loud android crowd calls out as being sheep.

But yes, unfortunately in my pocket of the world people seem insecure about the amount they paid to Apple and so want to onboard others around them to justify their own purchase through consensus validation.

BCsven ,

Agreed. And yeah phone is good, especially now that I moved to GrapheneOS. All the tight security amd privacy settings, minus all the google apps ( those can be Sandbox added to keep Google out of your business).
Anyhow, have a good weekend.!!

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My 12 year old Canon needed replacing, guy at computer store warned me about HP and their internet monitoring of printer and ink subscription, so I stayed with Canon.

if any one wants good corporate news; Sonos was initially bricking devices when you upgraded a product and asking you to recycle them at an electronics depo. enough people emailed/complained because CEO has his email contact on the webpage for concerns. They walked it back and you can transfer ownership now to reduce e-waste

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Seems to. MB3 and you have Extract which does a folder name and places them in that, or Extract Here which puts all the files in your current directory

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Solar Roof

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Where did the docs go?

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It is honestly an awesone tool.

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Yes

How to remotely reboot a Linux host if SSH fails to connect?

Edit2: Thanks all for your responses! I have checked the logs, https://lemmy.nz/comment/6192604, and based on that removed tracker-miner-fs as it's a search/index tool which I don't need. No idea why it took over all memory. I'll also get a WiFi Smartplug as a kill switch. Hopefully that solves it....

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Awesome, thanks for the link

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Awesome, thanks for the link

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