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fart_pickle ,

I've been using GrapheneOS for over a year. I cannot complain about it, it works as advertised and it does it the best way possible. However, here's the list of things I find annoying/missing. Keep in mind, this is a subjective list.

  • some (quite a lot of for me) apps require Google Play Framework (or whatever the name is) to work properly
  • Aurora store tends to be unavailable randomly, which makes installation/updates difficult sometimes
  • some features are wonky, e.g. GrapheneOS has no issues with disabling wifi when leaving my home but I was never able to enable wifi when I'm back home.
  • default apps work ok-ish but it's far from good old iOS/Android experience
  • Android Auto experience was a shitshow for me

Tesla is recalling its Cybertruck for the fourth time to fix problems with trim pieces that can come loose and front windshield wipers that can fail | The new recalls each affect over 11,000 trucks (apnews.com)

The company says in the documents that the front windshield wiper motor controller can stop working because it’s getting too much electrical current. A wiper that fails can cut visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. The Austin, Texas, company says it knows of no crashes or injuries caused by the problem....

fart_pickle ,

Oh no, anyway...

Avoid Virpus VPS

Figured I would hopefully save others from the annoyances I've had with their service. I experienced daily high packet loss to both my VPS and their website, including the control panel (greater than 50%, typically). The control panel was broken and couldn't tell me the status of my VPS. When I asked for a root cause and fix...

fart_pickle ,

Don't want to be a devil's advocate but can you provide something more than "I'm offended"? Let's say issue ticket(s), status page links, other people complaining, etc?

Doorbell kamera solution

Hi, anyone have any good self hosted solution for a doorbell camera? What I need is to have the option to look at who is at the door and be able to actuate a lock (relay operated). I have a cheap Chinese brand solution, but it uses an unknown cloud solution and is very unreliable. A phone app would be fine, but if there's a...

fart_pickle ,

I was about to suggest the same thing with a small caveat. From what I know, communication between doorbell and base station is unencrypted. I might be wrong, it's been a while since I read about it, so double check the current status.

fart_pickle ,

That's why you should use "usb condom" when charing your phone from untrusted power source.

fart_pickle ,

Having plain text secrets, or having secrets at all in a repository is always a bad practice. Even if it's a super-duper private/local/no one will ever see this repo.

Why Is There an AI Hype? | The Luddite (theluddite.org)

Companies are training LLMs on all the data that they can find, but this data is not the world, but discourse about the world. The rank-and-file developers at these companies, in their naivete, do not see that distinction....So, as these LLMs become increasingly but asymptotically fluent, tantalizingly close to accuracy but...

fart_pickle ,

It's just history repeating itself. We've seen dotcom bubble, web 2.0 rush, nft fiasco and now AI. All fueled by VC greed. On top of that in today's world companies try to get as much data as possible and so called AI is the perfect tool for that.

fart_pickle ,

C'mon. It's non toxic glue. Suck it up and follow the directions. /s

fart_pickle ,

I would have never expected the EFF to use a lame click-bait headline like this one.

How to sync Akregator across devices?

I'm a happy user of Inoreader. I like it so much I'm considering buying a premium plan. However, I'm looking for an alternative I wouldn't have to pay for. I came across FreshRSS. The only thing that's keeps me from moving is the sync. I don't want to expose it to the internet but I want to be able to access it on a move. My...

fart_pickle OP ,

I have not. I will have a read, thanks.

fart_pickle ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines

Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking, and color-coding of employees (arstechnica.com)

After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources....

fart_pickle ,

Working from home proved that most of the people are capable of "self-managing" and don't need a corporate drone telling them what to do. I have a feeling that the push to get back to the office is fueled by insecurities of middle management that became redundant.

Which RSS aggregator do you use? I cannot seem to find one that works for me.

I cannot stand google news any more, too much spam, clickbait and advertisement. So I decided to try to selfhost an RSS aggregator to make myself a news feed that I would be comfortable with. Being RSS such an "ancient" thing I thought there will be many mature systems, but I'm not sure that's the case.....

fart_pickle ,

Try Inoreader. I'm using free plan but paid one gives a lot of features you could find interesting.

fart_pickle ,

I've been using Inoreader for few years and there is no single thing I could complain about. It's good enough that I'm considering buying a subscription.

fart_pickle ,

In the perfect world it would be a great thing to do. Old enough people should remember SETI screensaver. But we are not living in a perfect world and I would never buy a car and participate in expenses just to make some rich clown even richer.

fart_pickle ,

web01, web02, ...
db01, db02, ...
api01, api02, ...

You get the idea.

fart_pickle ,

Here's a "funny" story. Back in the day I was working (IT) for insurance companies. I've pitched an idea to one of the larges companies about a device connected to an OBD port to track a driver's habits and adjust premiums based on that. I was turned down, but I heard from an unofficial source that the company was already testing such a device. That was 15 years ago.

fart_pickle ,

It's rude to judge a person on the basis of a vague description of an idea. My idea was to collect the driver's data (harsh breaking, rapid acceleration, previous history, etc.) and set the premiums accordingly. Someone who drove carefully would pay less and someone who drove recklessly would pay more. Keep in mind, this was back when Google was still a "don't be evil" company and it was before the days of surveillance capitalism.

fart_pickle ,

Garmin is pretty good and respects user privacy.

Is rsync.net a good service for backups?

I've been playing around with the self hosted apps for quite a while and I got to the point where I'm happy about my local setup. Next step is to setup reliable offsite backup. I'm using borgbackup as a tool to manage my backups (so far only local backups). I've been looking for an affordable yet reliable service to store my...

Should I learn Docker or Podman?

Hi, I've been thinking for a few days whether I should learn Docker or Podman. I know that Podman is more FOSS and I like it more in theory, but maybe it's better to start with docker, for which there is a lot more tutorials. On the other hand, maybe it's better to straight up learn podman when I don't know any of the two and...

fart_pickle ,

Both. Start with docker as there's a buttload of tutorials. Once you're familiar with it jump to podman. Learn the differences, use both for a while and decide what suits you best.

fart_pickle ,

https://killedbygoogle.com/

How to drop files from Android to home server?

I'm looking for an easy way to upload files from my Android smartphone to my home server. is there a - ideally dockerized - solution for that? Some simple web GUI where I can click on "Upload" and the files will be saved to a certain directory on my home server?...

fart_pickle ,

Syncthing

Roku TV bricked until agreeing to new terms of service

See title - very frustrating. There is no way to continue to use the TV without agreeing to the terms. I couldn't use different inputs, or even go to settings from the home screen and disconnect from the internet to disable their services. If I don't agree to their terms, then I don't get access to their new products. That...

fart_pickle ,

This is a really good advice. I will be looking for a new TV soon and it seems like there are no more dumb TVs.

fart_pickle ,

Another good idea. Will keep that in mind when looking for a TV.

fart_pickle ,

Obaidian + Syncthing will do the trick.

fart_pickle ,

I'm using terramaster as hdd enclosure. I have two of those, both connected to lenovo thinkcentre. I've tried rpi but I needed more power hence the lenovo thingy.

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