[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

Sometimes handy but if given the option I use something like kakoune or helix.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 day ago

This kid is going to have a career.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Make good connections with people you trust internationally. If it really comes down to it, between friends, people who care could work together to set up SOCKS5 tunnels or some such to walk around it pretty cleanly, but you would really have to trust whoever you give credentials to since they would be using your internet connection for whatever. Could also straight up just install the OpenVPN server for this.

Once or twice I have opened a tunnel to friends on one of my servers through a bastion host - any outgoing traffic from the server goes through my own VPN, so it wouldn't matter if they couldn't access a VPN in their country.

For anyone who doesn't care to learn, which in my experience is the vast majority of all people, not much can be done. Even the people I meet who say they do feel that they care deeply mainly just like to be loud about that, but never actually put in the work to learn how to do something as simple as use ssh -D, let alone learn how a proxy actually functions.

I suppose the best those in the know can do is to make it clear that they do know. Should friends actually begin to care, then they will know who to go to for possible solutions.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

You are absolutely right, this is the video. I think I did not recognize it when I had gone looking because he had updated the title at that time which misdirected me.

Thanks for finding it!

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Been re-theming my desktop system recently, decided to go with a gruvbox style, but still making some additions and changes.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Plasma is nuts, it's customizability is wonderful. I just spent a few hours last week redoing my layout and theming with a gruvbox feel for my desktop system. I named the configuration gruvfox.

I used gnome for the longest time, but after discovering the true power of KDE I don't think there is ever any going back for me.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago

No. Some time ago on Lemmy I had to explain the same thing to someone who was trying to make the claim that "glowie" was a racist term because it was used next to the N word in it's first use by Terry A. Davis even though the context showed that "glowie" was being used as a derogatory term for members of the CIA and not people of color.

I had to explain that if someone used the F slur next to the word "rainbow" that does not make "rainbow" derogatory, and if it did, we would have a big problem with many, many more words.

The mistake people make here seems to be related to a composition/division logical fallacy in which they think that just because one thing is associated with another thing in specific context, the context of the second thing must be applied to the entirety of the first thing without exception, when this is not the case at all.

The exact same idea applies to Pepe. Pepe was not made as a hate symbol, but under some contexts has been used as one. This does not mean that Pepe is always a symbol of hate without exception.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You will have to give more information for any real answer - highly recommend you edit your post.

Face recognition for what? To log in/unlock? For Vtubing? For head tracking? For a webcam application? For organizing photo files?

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 days ago

Surpassing where we used to be in that regard as in the mean time they have been busy locking down controls over other facets of society.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've used powershell in previous jobs and if you learn it really well I cannot deny it is super powerful.

For a college project, a friend of mine somehow made a hexadecimal file dumper with it, with formatting and everything (think like what you would see in wireshark) in one, reasonably long, line of powershell.

However I'm just not a big fan of it personally for syntactical reasons (even with the syntax being super logical) and much prefer bash, or other unix-like native shells. I've been thinking about taking zsh for a spin recently to see what it's like.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Id recommend mint, but ableton I have no idea. If you want to bite a different bullet if you go with linux, buy bitwig instead - its very, very much like ableton in the sense that you can map pretty much any parameter to any other parameter and I have enjoyed it a lot. super modern interface as well.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/chess@lemmy.ml
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submitted 1 month ago by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

Hello all,

I was recently reading through some posts here and noticed a comment in which someone was asking if this community was moderated at all.

I went to take a look, and sure enough, the only mod account here had not been active for ~2 years.

As I generally have the time to do so, I submitted a request to the instance admin to moderate the community and it was granted.

I have done this before for another community, and it seems to have gone well, so I am glad to try to help here too.

I wanted to make this post to first provide my assurances to you that I like to be responsible in moderation duties, and to let you know that I am well aware that this is no one persons community, but all of ours.

Second, and to that end, I see that this community currently has no rules set in the sidebar. I wanted to ask you all if you have any suggestions for rules for this community, or if you think it is even necessary to list any etc.

If people are generally in agreement with suggested rules, I would be glad to add them there and to try to enforce them as I have the time to do so.

Once these are in place, please remember that you can use the report feature on comments or posts that you believe break rules to get my attention to review them in regards to that.

Otherwise if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask or to make yourself heard.

Thanks!

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submitted 1 month ago by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Hey everyone,

When I was previously on windows I had a lot of fun doing music production. My workflow took place in FL studio and used a lot of software synthesizers (VST files mainly).

After my switch to Linux, I am 95% better off. Everything is great except I have to rediscover a music workflow.

It's quite painful because I had licenses to some very expensive software synth libraries (The Arturia V collection for example). I have done some reading and have found that while it is possible to get FL studio working in Linux, it still doesn't have the greatest of results.

As far as that goes, I am not terribly concerned - Reaper, Bitwig, and other Linux DAW's exist and I am fine using those instead even if it means purchasing a license for the paid ones.

But the real problem is the software centers/Licenses/installations for my software synths. It would be such a shame and a waste of money if I couldn't get these working, but I don't know much about dealing with this on Linux, so I am appealing to your collective knowledge.

I wanted to ask if anyone has successfully installed the Arturia V collection on Linux for use in a DAW, and if so, what you think I should know about it. I thought I read somewhere about some software these could be emulated/installed through (not wine), but I'm just really open to hearing about recommended options for something like this if anyone knows.

Otherwise, I wanted to ask my musical Linux friends here what they have for VST's and what their workflow is on Linux, because it's always fun to develop new work flows.

Thanks

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submitted 2 months ago by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Hey all,

Every Christmas Eve, my family hosts the dinner and events. For years my Mother has come up with some simple games to keep everyone entertained during the middle-later portion of the night.

She doesn't like anything too complicated. I was wondering if anyone has any simple party games which are fun with extended family around the holidays.

Thanks.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

Qwerty Keys QK101 full sized.

  • Anodized sandgold chassis
  • NicePBT Morse key caps
  • Gateron root beer float tactile switches, 58g bottom out, 62g tactile peak, 3.5 mm travel
  • Inbuilt LCD display and LED matrix
  • Per key RGB
  • Aluminum top plate
  • 3 way PCB, 1.2 mm with masking tape mod on the flex cuts/around screw holes
  • Top mounted, back foam, anti-static sheet

EDIT: Link broken for some reason - can see it here - https://files.catbox.moe/jd6mv1.jpg

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Hey all,

As stated, I have somehow acquired an entire DL380 G9 for $150 CAD in basically never-used condition and both Xeons present (There is aesthetic marks on the chassis, but actually 0 dust inside. It's also lacking RAM).

I messed around with a couple of these things in college, but it's been a bit since I dealt with the hardware side of servers and setting one up from bottom floor, so I just had a few questions if anyone wants to offer advice.

There is only a single 8 drive bay installed on it currently, and it does not have all of its caddies. What is your go-to place to source drive caddies or additional bays if needed? I'd also be interested in hearing recommendations on suppliers of 2.5" spinning drives, RAM, and power cables.

Back in college we used to put ESXi on these things, but after looking it up I can see that there is no longer a free edition. Is Proxmox the de-facto solution for bare metal hypervisors theses days? Either way, if anyone has any videos covering the process for installation on this hardware, I would appreciate it (though I can probably sus it out with enough time as well).

Finally, server racks are absurdly expensive of course. Any suggestions on DIY's for a rack would be appreciated.

Glad to answer any additional questions if needed - thanks for your time.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/kde@lemmy.kde.social

I recently installed KDE Plasma to my Debian system after using Gnome my entire life. I still quite enjoy gnome, but I think that its workflow is better suited to a mobile system like my laptop.

Using Plasma on my desktop system has been revolutionary - there is a stupid amount of functionality in here. In particular, widgets, themes, and activities are just so well implemented for the most part - I really feel like I can tailor the GUI to my needs and wants, and I think this is an enormous part of what is making Linux a truly modern OS when compared to proprietary alternatives.

The more I tweak things, the more the system feels truly like MY system - something that I don't think I could make work with proprietary software.

I was not a big fan of the splash screen until I found out that, of course, it can be disabled or customized as well - so now I find myself making vector graphics to customize that as well haha.

My only real regret is that having been on Gnome originally, some Gnome stuff can get in the way (though I do still kind of like using GDM instead of SDDM). Whenever I should do some big update/upgrade I am for sure installing plasma from the get go.

As someone who is new to KDE overall, and particularly with a system that has Gnome still partially installed, if there is anything I should know, I would appreciate it. Furthermore if anyone has any favorite widgets and whatnot, I would love to hear about them as well.

Thank you

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Hello all,

If this is not the right community for this question, I would be happy to be redirected elsewhere, so just let me know.

I recently configured my terminal emulator to an aesthetic that I like (custom font, coloring, shell prompt, etc) and it has made me wonder about customization in gnome.

One of the biggest things that I wish I could change in gnome is the grey-ness of the application view.

In this screenshot, you can see the familiar application view. In between the organizing folders, the desktops, and the dock, there is just so much nothing.

I am wondering if it is possible to customize this relatively easily. I would much prefer an image of my own choosing in place of this, or at least a different color from time to time.

Is anyone aware if this is configurable? I can't seem to find an extension for this, or any real information on how you would do such a thing.

Thanks

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New to Rust (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/rust@lemmy.ml

Hey fellas, I am new to Rust! I have been following the rustlings tutorial + the rust online book, and I have just purchased the book "Rust for Rustaceans: Idiomatic Programming For Experienced Developers".

While I am NOT an experienced developer, I have worked in languages such as Java, Python, and a little bit of C before, and my schooling was in information technology for computer systems infrastructure so most of the ideas are not too foreign to me (except for ownership in rust, which from what I have been reading is super cool, though it throws a wrench into how I might usually write something while opening some other doors).

I am interested in learning, so I wanted to ask if, in addition to the resources I have selected above, is there anything else I should add to try to supplement my learning, or are those reasonably acceptable?

I am also glad to hear any tidbits, advice, or suggestions otherwise.

Thank you.

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Local Area FTP (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 months ago by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Hey everyone, I hope you are well.

I recently purchased a TP-Link Archer C7 from a thrift store for 4 dollars and converted it into a pineapple router using a firmware build that someone made based on Open-WRT for testing and educational purposes, and it it has raised a few other thoughts and interests.

I have two questions.

  1. Is anyone aware of a software available through F-Droid or otherwise which can be used to turn a phone into a temporary access point serving FTP for file sharing purposes? I think it would be handy to be able to share files to several people in proximity and I would imagine turning a phone into a mobile FTP AP would be something that has been done. If anyone is aware of any such project, I would be highly interested.

  2. For running such a thing whether it be through a phone or a router, is anyone aware of a mobile power source which can fit in a backpack easily and power a 12 volt 1.5 amp router for ~10 hours?

I would love to be able to have the ability to basically have a backpack that acts as a mobile NAS that serves FTP/SFTP.

Thanks.

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submitted 6 months ago by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

For me it would be a full copy of wikipedia, an offline copy of some maps of where I live, some linux ISO's, and a lot of entertainment media.

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