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Showroom7561

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Showroom7561 ,

I use Rustdesk for 99% of my remote desktop needs (RealVNC only for my Raspberry Pi).

I will add that self-hosting Rustdesk makes it reliable and fast. When I use the public servers, it was not a good experience.

I'm running it off my Synology NAS through docker.

1000+ Firefox for Android extensions now available – Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog (blog.mozilla.org)

The new open ecosystem of extensions on Firefox for Android launched in December with just over 400 extensions. Less than five months later we’ve surpassed 1,000 Firefox for Android extensions. That’s an impressive achievement by this developer community! It’s exciting to see so many developers embrace the opportunity to...

Showroom7561 ,

Was using Mull and now with Iceraven. Add-on support for both has been awesome.

Showroom7561 ,

Of every device, individually from what I just had to experience.

It should always be opt in.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Yes, that's the first one I tried.

Maybe I'll keep trying, but I don't want to commit to tube archivist until it plays nice with jellyfin. 🤞

Showroom7561 OP ,

do you re-watch enough YT videos that you need to archive your subscriptions?

Well, if I can get it working, I would much rather be watching via Jellyfin on my TV and not whatever crappy, privacy-invading, ad-shoving Youtube app I'm forced to use.

But realistically, I want to keep some how-to / maintenance videos archived, because I've lost track of how many times they went “private” and can't be accessed anymore. Some really niche product use/maintenance videos tend to disappear.

I have no real interest in data hoarding vlogs or other crap. Just informational stuff.

Showroom7561 OP , (edited )

I’m using pinchflat

Well. I just installed it and the folder/file structure is definitely better! Now I have to figure out how to get Jellyfin to "see" the download directory. LOL

Thanks for pointing me to another solution.

EDIT: Got that sorted out. Goddamn, it just works! Thank you!

Showroom7561 OP ,

My wife is using Smarttube on a TV that has one of there Chromecast dongles, but our main LG TV doesn't have that option.

I've been using FreeTube through Windows on a MiniPC, but it's not an elegant solution. LOL It does work, though.

American Motorcyclist Association Urges DOT to Act on Automated Driver System Regulations Following Tragic Collision (americanmotorcyclist.com)

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 26, 2024) — In the wake of the most recent tragedy involving a fatal collision between a Tesla vehicle in autopilot mode and a motorcyclist in Washington state, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) once again urges the Department of Transportation (DOT) to strengthen Automated Driving System...

Showroom7561 OP ,

I don’t give a fuck if crash avoidance systems plow through test dummies sometimes. The times it doesn’t matter.

Would you be OK with human drivers plowing into pedestrians without any reason whatsoever, just because other people don't the other 99% of the time?

These advanced systems should never fail, especially not in test scenarios that couldn't be easier for them to pass. Some of these vehicles literally fail to even slow down while hitting the test dummies!

Add them into a random adventure that is the real world, and I wouldn't trust them unless they don't kill people like it was a lottery draw.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Here's a video report from last week, showing how crash avoidance works, and that auto break simply fails to work in some vehicles. And yes, the feature does work in other vehicles, as they should in such easy scenarios.

The problem is, you have cars marketed and sold as having these features that simply do not work. And it's clear that drivers who own vehicles with all these magical features get lulled into believing they don't have to pay attention 100% of the time and at a moment's notice.

Nobody on public roads should be OK with this.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Nothing on there says it needs a legacy version, but I may be overlooking something.

It took several attempts (with failures) to get it installed on the latest Raspian version, then after some digging I saw that the requirements said to use "An SD Card with the 64-bit version of RaspiOS installed (please use Bullseye)".

With Bullseye installed, BirdNetPi works just fine, but it is old and comes with old software.

Showroom7561 OP ,

I'd rather update anything that's old, as long as it stays on the same OS version (Bullseye and not Bookworm).

With newer versions of Raspian or any version of Linux, there seems to be a software update GUI that makes this pretty easy, but I'm taking stabs in the dark with this legacy version.

Showroom7561 OP ,

I appreciate that! Thanks.

Showroom7561 ,

whoBIRD

I've been using it, but it's so unfriendly compared to Merlin, which allows you to play back recordings, see more info about the bird detected, etc.

Showroom7561 ,

An add-on that simply overlays a black box when you pause is easy enough.

Showroom7561 ,

I pause videos to read what’s on screen.

An add-on that screenshots on pause would fix this. But yes, I understand the use-case as I do the same. Google doesn't give a damn (about users).

Showroom7561 , (edited )

Synology user running some docker containers.

Very, very little maintenance. If there's an update for something on docker, a simple click in the container manager, and it's done. Yes, I can automate, but prefer to manually do these as many of the docker apps I use are in high development and I like to know what's changing with each version.

Synology packages update easily, and the system updates happen only once in a while. A click and reboot.

I've tried to minimize things as much as possible, and to make things easier for me. One day, someone in my family will need to take over, and I don't want to over-complicate things for them, lest they lose all our family photos, documents, etc.

I probably spend more time keeping the fans on my actual NAS clean of dust, than I do maintain the software end of things. LOL

edit: spelling

Showroom7561 ,

The Phillip OneBlade is especially good if your skin is sensitive to razors. It doesn't give a "razor clean" shave, but that's the point.

Because only women are worried about becoming step-parents? (This prolly could've been an Ask Lemmy.) (lemmy.world)

I'm looking for some good reading on how to, eventually, best help be a step parent to my partner's children and NEARLY ALL books are geared toward the woman's perspective as though men don't want to be a strong teacher and develop these kids into healthy adults. Ugh!...

Showroom7561 ,

I'm curious to know how many of those men wanted kids?

We all know that men don't have a say in whether a pregnancy will continue, so I can see at least one explanation that could easily account for the tension in those families, and the observation you've had.

Also keeping mind that this was in family court, not the average family.

I know some spectacular fathers who put in way more effort then their wives. Don't throw all men under a bus.

Showroom7561 ,

Here’s the location on Google Maps, if anyone wants to poke around.

That adds a LOT of context, since this green strip is only used for a short distance after the offramp.

However, I wouldn't trust any vehicle to pay attention for cyclists during that transition, and I have no doubt there are a lot of conflicts there.

A solution would be to have a STOP SIGN at the off-ramp to protect cyclists. It's not ideal for motorists, but it's a far safer option, and there's more than enough distance coming off the highway to allow for it.

Showroom7561 ,

I was commenting on the location given in the map link (off ramp), but I've just had a look at the on-ramp section and I do see the concern. I would be worried about cars crossing, too, and I'm not sure how that could be addressed.

Where I live (another part of Ontario), we don't have any protections at all for cyclists near high on/off ramps, and it's terrifying.

Showroom7561 ,

The cycle of car-dependency*

*In North America.

When we have a city like Paris declaring that cyclists now outnumber motorists, it's obvious that change can happen.

But the North American way of doing things seems to highly incentivize the things that break down communities, rather than build them stronger.

Showroom7561 ,

Recipe websites are something else, eh?

Most have a 20 page story until you get to the actual recipe. Like, I don't give a damn about your life story, I just want to bake some muffins. 😂

OP, of you have a "Reading mode" on your phone's browser, it'll cut out a lot of extras and just give you the text.

Showroom7561 OP ,

That actually explains a lot!

Showroom7561 OP ,

Honestly it's not a small job to go up and down the aisles and collect everything.

I would expect that their pay covers the work, and if that, then the "handling fee" should.

If not, then their damn employer needs to step up!

Showroom7561 OP , (edited )

This one is unfortunately over 50km away and sells ethnic food that I can't get locally.

Edit: spelling

Showroom7561 OP ,

That being said I'm not physically unable or too lazy to go to the grocery store.

These guys are over 50km away. If the weather was nicer, I'd probably bike there.

But I'm happy to pay shipping for something I can't get locally. I haven't placed the order as the tip stopped me cold.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Not groceries, just a single item, which I can't find locally.

All other grocery stores that you can order online from in the area are either zero handling fee or a dollar... and they don't accept tips. Shipping, I'm not sure. It ranges from a few dollars to free from what I see.

Handling fee + shipping + tip seems excessive.

Showroom7561 OP ,

... handling fee is the cost of the employee collecting them...

The cost to pay them, or as a "convenience fee" for the customer? Because there are no handling fees at any other grocery stores, except for a $1 from one place.

And their pay should come from their employer.

And of this is being delivered, do I tip the driver, too? When is it too much?

Showroom7561 OP ,

It's $7 more than other stores in my area. And the only grocery store I've ever heard of that asks for tips.

FWIW, Walmart doesn't have a fee for pickup orders and free shipping for orders over $35. They also don't accept tips.

As a consumer, fees upon fees upon tips just seems wrong. It discourages business, IMO.

Showroom7561 OP ,

It would be. They charge more for a regular courier.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Walmart's not going to be a good model

It was an example. Other grocery stores have the same pricing structure, but I have less experience with them.

If you're asking someone to collect your groceries, maybe pay them to do so.

I don't get this. They already get paid to do this, just like a stock clerk or cashier.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Food isn't taxed. Shipping would be.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Says it in the screenshot: T&T

Showroom7561 OP ,

It is. Via the handling fee.

No, they get at least minimum wage. The handling fee is an added fee that goes to the company. Only the tip goes "100%" to the employee, as it states.

If the store hires people whose sole job is to walk up and down the aisles filling orders, the store has to get money to pay those people. The store gets that money by charging people the handling fee.

Nonsense. The store pays cashiers, too, and they don't charge a cashier fee. Or a stocking clerk fee.

To prove it even further, they don't offer a discount when using self-checkout.

When I worked in a grocery store, we wouldn't dream of asking for an additional fee or tip, even when we bagged and walked out someone's groceries to their car. It was part of the job we were being paid to do.

Showroom7561 OP ,

i mean you’re paying for convenience.

Out of curiosity, does Amazon charge a handling fee or ask you to tip the picker? Walmart? Sporting good stores? Pet food stores? Absolutely not.

There are a dozen grocery stores in my area, and the most that any of them charge for a "handling fee" is $1. None ask for tips, and actually ask not to tip.

I'm not arguing about shipping costs. But a tip on top of a handling fee is mildly infuriating.

It would be way more convenient for me to walk to the store and buy this item, but these guys are a few cities over. I'm happy to pay for shipping, but everything else is a cash grab.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Handling fee is revenue collected by the store. Now that they have a big pool of revenue, they pay their employees from it (the minimum wage you referred to). Read that in context of the next two paragraphs.

WRT cashiers and stockers that was part of the existing business model. The general profit from groceries covered those expenses.

The general profit from groceries does not cover the expense of a different business model of hiring additional employees whose sole job would be to walk around filling orders. Those additional jobs require additional revenue, which the store gets from handling fee.

Are you implying that stores which are NOT charging a handling fee are losing money?

Regardless of whether they have to hire extra staff to pick items, or to develop a website for online ordering, or to deliver these items in their own vehicles, that's an expense they bulk into the cost of running their business. They would then set prices for the goods they sell based on those expenses + whatever markup they choose.

I will point out that grocery stores have been making a record profit since COVID, and a big part of that is because of online ordering (and price-gouging🤫). We're talking companies who don't charge a handling fee, and some who offer free shipping.

At the end of the day, charging a handling fee in excess of the shipping fee, then asking for a tip, is mildly infuriating.

Showroom7561 OP ,

To play devil's advocate:

If they are hiring specifically for picking online orders, they would lose money by not having as many online orders, right?

Well, adding these extra fees is a surefire way to stop or slow people from ordering anything.

Psychologically, someone would be more willing to pay for an item that's $15 with free shipping, than one that's $10 + $5 shipping.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Walmart Canada has never had a handling fee or asked for tips. They offer some subscription thing if you want free shipping on everything, but that's obviously extra.

Showroom7561 OP ,

But a grocery store? They’re not set up for this thing.

Since the pandemic (4 years), nearly every grocery store is now set up to handle online ordering, picking, and either shipping or on-site pickup. Even small stores that never had online ordering had to adapt to offer it in order to stay relevant.

But do you think these retail stores are inundated with online orders? Even in a large store like Walmart, I'm often the only person at the pick-up spot, even when their pick-up slot is "full" for that hour.

The implementation for these stores to set up the actual website and backend for online ordering was a much larger task, and there were never any extra fees associated with them doing that; modernizing their business does have a cost, but it also generates more revenue (and profits) at the same time.

And being they’re a few cities over

What does being a few cities over have to do with their cost of doing business? They are in a more populated area, and have a chain of stores, owned by the largest grocery company in the country. The fact that their online shop brings them business they'd never have otherwise, customers are doing them a favour by ordering online.

Shipping costs, which would apply to local and out of town customers, would only differ in the time it takes to make the delivery.

it’s not incredibly unreasonable to have to pay for someone to pick it, consume a box, consume filler material, consume tape, print a label, and then mail it.

I order stuff online all the time. Regardless of whether a place has a storefront or not, I've never seen excessive fees like this one. Boxes? Tape? Labels? Literally the cost of running a business, just like printing on paper receipts at a checkout or providing bags or installing security systems...

I can only accept your argument if you can show that companies who aren't charging extra fees would be losing money through their online ordering system.

The fact is, grocery stores in Canada, despite offering online order since at least the pandemic, are constantly setting profit records. In the US, online grocery store market has grown significantly and is a key driver in the industry's growth.

We are not small retail businesses who are asking for these extra fees, so your argument makes even less sense.

Showroom7561 OP ,

when you clearly have idea about business

I've had a small business for 20 years, and worked in other small business' for longer. I'm also keenly aware of my country's grocery store industry, as they've quite literally being caught in price-fixing schemes, expiry-label swapping scams, and price gouging.

This little extra fee scam is just one more thing.

I appreciate your input, but we really do have two different perspectives on this.

Showroom7561 OP ,

Your food gets taxed?

I should clarify, junk food is taxed. Produce and real food isn't. LOL

Showroom7561 ,

Looks like a Chromebook, which means Linux would be a bit hacky and not guaranteed to work well at all.

Showroom7561 ,

It likely will work, but may not work 100%. It really depends on how popular this laptop is, and how well-supported it is in the linux community.

Showroom7561 ,

Nice! I gave up on Chromebooks after google screwed me over, but back then it was all very much an improvised hack to get Linux on them.

Glad to see that progress has been made!

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