[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Strawberry is great and so was Clementine before it. It's really a step up compared to what the average distro bakes into their default bundle of applications.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I test rode a Hase Pino a few times. It's a sit/lie tandem where the person in the back rides and steers more or less like a normal bike and the front rider is semi-reclined over the front wheel peddling with their feet out in front of them. My wife lost a $100 bet when I convinced a disabled friend to ride with me who was afraid of bikes and they had a blast. Should have made it a $15k bet so I could actually afford to keep the thing. I occasionally daydream about riding the Pino up and down the street downtown offering rides and flirting with the ladies.

Image results for context: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=hase+pino&ia=images&iax=images

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I understand this could be posted in a hardware forum or I could use a stats comparison tool (and I've poked around a fair bit as is), but I'm curious, specifically from the self-hosted, roll-your-own NAS perspective, does the Minisforum n5 Pro seem like a decent machine for self-hosting? Any impressions? What percebtage of this is the marketing hype-train and what percentage would still be good if it shipped unbranded in a cardboard box. What would you expect this to cost?

https://www.minisforum.com/pages/n5_pro

Currently I'm running one of the DS-Series Synology NAS but I want to remove the Synology dependency because I don't fully trust them to deliver and not remove features. I would rather give the TrueNaAS thing a try (or something in that direction) now so I'm prepared to jump ship when I need to. I'm lucky enough to be able to buy a decent NAS and hang onto it for a while, but I want to come in below the point where an extra $100 doesn't really get me much anymore.

I am specifically interested in the hardware because I don't plan to use the default OS.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Hello Self-Hosters,

What is the best practice for backing up data from docker as a self-hoster looking for ease of maintenance and foolproof backups? (pick only one :D )

Assume directories with user data are mapped to a NAS share via NFS and backups are handled separately.

My bigger concern here is how do you handle all the other stuff that is stored locally on the server, like caches, databases, etc. The backup target will eventually be the NAS and then from there it'll be double-backed up to externals.

  1. Is it better to run #cp /var/lib/docker/volumes/* /backupLocation every once in a while, or is it preferable to define mountpoints for everything inside of /home/user/Containers and then use a script to sync it to wherever you keep backups? What pros and cons have you seen or experienced with these approaches?

  2. How do you test your backups? I'm thinking about digging up an old PC to use to test backups. I assume I can just edit the ip addresses in the docker compose, mount my NFS dirs, and failover to see if it runs.

  3. I started documenting my system in my notes and making a checklist for what I need to backup and where it's stored. Currently trying to figure out if I want to move some directories for consistency. Can I just do docker-compose down edit the mountpoints in docker-compose.yml and run docker-compose up to get a working system?

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 113 points 1 month ago

One $5 donation buys you a decade of nagging donation emails and a bunch of capitulating spineless politicians.

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submitted 1 month ago by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

My own city, which is not Indianapolis, has a few sections of trail that locals tend to avoid because they're congested with homeless camps and while I've never had an issue, there is a perception of danger and it doesn't make for a relaxing ride. I go in the day and in a group, but not alone at night.

I am planning a daytime ride in Indianapolis along the Monon Trail from Carmel to Downtown, then circling back using the White River. Are there any sketchy or outright dangerous sections of trail I should know about?

The city glows bright red on crime maps, but so does almost every downtown in every US city over 500,000 people.

I've looked at what's available online. A lot of what I could find was either generalized or dated so I'm still looking for additional perspectives.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

https://pacersbikeshare.org/ (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Muscle Bike $2 + $0.20/min Electric Bike $5 + $0.25/min

That's $14 for an hour long ride and $26 or even $40 for a long ride and a short ride.

https://www.carmel.in.gov/our-city/experience/attractions/bike-carmel/bike-share-program

Similarly located, more walkable urbanism focused but less urban Carmel, Indiana has a more reasonable rate:

Muscle Bike $1.50 per half hour to rent with a cap of $24 for up to a 24-hour period.

Can anyone explain to me why this difference is so large? Over the years I've come across some expensive bike shares and some very affordable ones. The only other thing worth noting is that residents of Marion County, which Indianapolis is in, can ride a certain amount free and at a discount after that. I thought bike shares were perfect for visitors or travelers who may not have a car at their destination.

Would you consider the Pacers Bike Share in Indianapolis Expensive?

For this price, if I was in Indy for a week, I'd buy a Craigslist bike and donate it to some random kid when I left. $40 of gas would take me across the state.

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submitted 2 months ago by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/fitness@lemmy.world

This is an open ended question. How do you create continuity in how you visualize your fitness journey across devices/platforms?

For example, I have data from my Amazfit, Zepp, Google Fitness days, I currently use a Garmin 530 while cycling and a Fenix 6 Pro Solar for everything else. With Garmin+ hinting at bad things to come and the high prices of Garmin watches I'm considering a possible Polar or a Suunto next. How do you visualize your trends over time?

  • do you feed your stats into a spreadsheet?
  • Do you use a quantified self app like Exist that pulls data from multiple sources

Another concern of mine is winding up split between ecosystems like if I bought a Suunto watch and eventually replaced my Garmin Edge 530 with a Wahoo device.

I can't pretend that Garmin does this especially well, even when my current devices are all Garmin, but I know my watch measures recovery and readiness after the rides I do on my edge, so I'm never in the dark as to where I stand on my recovery. Using a device only for workouts seems like it would be problematic as fitness isn't just movement, but also how you eat, sleep, etc.

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Has anyone else seen this? This seems to be a common pattern lately. Companies will list all their products:

Product X1 Product X2 Product Y1 Product Y2 Product R42 Product F25

... but they don't have a page explaining what the difference between the X line, Y Line, R Line, and F Line actually are. Let's say they are gadgets. Would it hurt them in any way to simply say the X line prioritizes speed, the Y line is backwards compatible with legacy gadgets, the R line is meant for business use, and the F line is experimental form factors. How do you not think to put this info on your page?

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submitted 2 months ago by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I am specifically asking about software and needed libraries, not stuff like Wikipedia or the writings of Ernest Hemmingway.

To keep people from archiving all of github on thousands of shucked external hard drives cobbled together all Frankenstein-y to create a postapocalyptic data center assume a ~1TB storage limitation. Though I'm sure that person exists here on Lemmy somewhere :D

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Testing vs Prod (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

I've been slowly moving along in this self-hosting journey and now have a number of services that I regularly use and depend on. Of course I'm backing things up, but I also still worry about screwing up my server and having to rollback/rebuild/fix whatever got messed up.

I'm just curious, for those of you with home labs, do you use a testing environment of some kind or do you just push whatever your working on straight to "production

  • edit: grammar
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I have a

Beelink Ser5 Pro Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5850U(8C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz), 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB PCIe3.0 x4 SSD Running Spiral Linux (Debian w/ BTRFS Snapshots in GRUB and some other optimizations)

I've been using it as a server with mostly docker containers, rarely taxing it's abilities in any meaningful way. It's a playground that also runs a few serious/useful apps. Storage is largely on my Synology NAS.

My question is this. I hesitate to store data on the minipc as I seem to be ending up with a broken system fairly frequently when upgrading. NAS seem to be more expensive now and I want to add more storage for Tube Archivist. Are there DAS, Raid Enclosures, USB3 disk enclosures that I can plug in that will manage the disks and such, but don't pose a challenge to remount if I destroy and reimage the MiniPC?

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submitted 5 months ago by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[Wall of Text]

Hello Fellow Lemmings,

I've been on a 2+ year long digital hygiene project involving moving to various self-hosted services, tidying up my backup procedures, cancelling underutilized subscriptions, streamlining my task management and calendaring, purging corporate evil from my phone, etc.

Recently, I made a big spreadsheet of my apps including their licenses, whether they're FOSS, whether they have cloud dependencies, where I'm sourcing them from, and whether I think they are sketchy. I hope to share this eventually once I have worked out what to do about a few of the remaining proprietary gremlins lurking on my silicon. I would love some input on how to deal with the apps I'd like to quit, minimize using, replace with FOSS alternatives, etc. The phone in question is an Android device running GrapheneOS.

I view my adversaries as follows:

  • First and foremost, I hate advertising, personalized tracking, intrusive notifications, etc. Corporate America/ Big Tech is my arch nemesis. I also feel an ethical obligation to move away from these solutions. I would also like to have control over my own data where possible and when it's within my skill level
  • I want my phone to be secure. I don't need to show up on in some scammer or spammer's list because some sketchy app stole my credit card or personal info. Same goes for physical security, I don't want anyone unlocking it unless I've given them permission to use it.
  • I'm least worried about state actors. Anything they want to know about me they could buy off Google, Amazon, etc. I really doubt I'm much of a target except the way they target all of us by piggybacking on corporate tracking. I know there are people on here who don't have the privilege of ranking this so low on the list and count myself lucky that this is >>currently<< not a bigger issue.

I'm approaching this from a practical point of view, unfortunately I do have some proprietary software I haven't found a suitable alternative to. I will probably still have a few of them, even after my purge is complete. Having said that, I'm a firm believer in risk reduction. I'd appreciate your insights, I've numbered them as that may help keep the conversation from becoming too chaotic.

  1. Discord Not sure what to do about this other than say "I told you so, we should have never left mumble!" I have communities on here I can't get elsewhere and always accessing via the desktop website is impractical when I'm actively involved in planning a surprise Minecraft raid.

  2. eeero If they get their act together, we're due to get fiber in the next year or so. They seem to install with eeero routers, but I would prefer to get rid of amazon, I really like the gli router I have for travel. Does anyone have experience with their router offerings? I'd like to have Wireguard access back to the home and network ad-blocking on a per-device basis is desirable. I've been using a drop in gateway to provide adblocking for my phone and laptop while I'm at home.

  3. Google Lens Some features can be replaced with TinEye or imgops, but the main thing I need is the augmented reality integration with google translate where you can point the camera at text to have it translated live on the screen. Do any FOSS translator apps include AR translation?

  4. Google Maps I'm surprised at how reliant I've become on this for opening/closing times, browsing satellite maps for fun, browsing satellite maps to find parking garage entrances, checking busy times, viewing menus, etc. I like Organic Maps for its simplicity and impressive ease of use. OSMand has an awesomely absurd amount of detail. For some reason I keep opening google maps, and it's more than just the menus and phone numbers. What map app(s) do you use for driving, biking, exploring? Do any FOSS map apps provide phone numbers, opening hours, and menus reliably?

  5. Google Translate I need the conversation translate feature where you can talk back and forth and have it live translate like an interpreter would. I can put it in its own profile to isolate it, but I'm still giving it a lot of info just by using it. What's my best FOSS or even reduced-harm alternative?

  6. Lyft & Uber & Southwest I may just disable these except for the rare occasion where I need them. What's the risk of enabling, using, then immediately disabling?

  7. Ring It seems like the big players are Amazon and Google. Can you recommend any privacy respecting doorbells that are relatively easy to set up? I need the ease of use because due to current life events my Home Assistant project is progressing very slowly. I failed at the VM install and don't want to screw up the system with a bare metal install as I have frequently used docker images running on it (data backed up though!). My Linux knowledge is begintermediate/intermediate with a weakness in networking.

  8. Youtube I have Thorium installed to access Peertube and ween myself off YouTube. This is a long term project. Short term, I have Tubular, a newpipe fork with sponsorblock baked in whic accesses youtube okay. I do have the official youtube app because I like being able to line up videos on the TV via chromecast. Tubular doesn't seem to cast. What do you do to get video/audio to your external screens?

  9. X-plore File Manager There is no alternative that I have found that does so much so well. This program is God-tier. I can do SSH, access network shares, set up sync jobs to backup folders, access nextcloud, and so much more. Possibly the most important app on my phone, but it's proprietary.

  10. F-Stop Photo Gallery I haven't found a gallery that works as well as this one. I also like that it can access network shares though it doesn't seem to include them in the favorites and ratings tabs, so there must be some sort of limitation with the metadata or something. I use it for basic photo management on my phone while I use a different app to view my old vacation photos and stuff like that. But it's proprietary. :'''-(

  11. Tody Keeps track of repeating chores by room and changes color from green to red based off of how long it's been since it was done. This works better for my brain than due dates because sometimes I can only keep everything in the yellow, but that looks like chaos with overdue everything when done in a traditional task management app. I know there is at least one other proprietary app that does this. Does anyone know of a FOSS app or better option?

  12. Nova Launcher I have an extreme aversion to clutter, unwanted notifications, bad spacing. I'm hard to please. Nova Launcher has scratched my itch for home screen customization for years and years. I think they recently got bought out or something, but people didn't panic terribly. I'm fairly certain there is no alternative that will meet my needs, so what can I do to limit my exposure? Can I use an app like Hypatia to see what URLs it reaches out to and block any telemetry and phoning home via DNS or something like that?

  13. Futo vs Transcribro The GrapheneOS default keyboard is fine but doesn't have voice input. I tried Transcribebro and recently stumbled across the source available Futo which has the source published, but is under some sort of non-commercial license. I'm not a company and I'm not so keen on the corporate grift to begin with. I care more about replacing google voice typing with something less malicious. Futo seems better integrated, but I'm torn about whether I should use/support Transcribro simply on account of it being open-source. Thoughts and experiences?

  14. Whatsapp I prefer Signal, but there are places I visit where Whatsapp has a majority share of users for any communication. Can I do anything to stop all the spam and idiotic crypto group invites and junk that comes along with this app? It's totally true to what I think of when I hear the "Meta experience", clutter and bullshit.

  15. Strava Is anyone hosting Wander? I've seen it posted on here and maybe on Mastodon but the installation process intimidated me a little bit. If I'm uploading my rides at all and I'm tracking on my cycle computer rather than with my phone, is there any additional privacy lost from installing the app? I use it for the heatmaps and people on here previously shared a number of useful alternative tools for making personal heatmaps overlaying map data. It's too much work without automating it somehow. I would like to reduce my exposure and understand the risks better though. Any ideas or experiences?

  16. Final question, for those of you using GrapheneOS, do you isolate apps in profiles or use the private space/work profile feature? How do you split up your apps. I've been running 2 profiles with one being Financial and Medical apps and one being everything else. Is this separation even necessary with the app sandboxing? I've been reading their forums, but it's an absurd amount of information to digest.

Thank you for any insights, experiences, recommendations you may share. I'm sure I will annoy the FOSS brigade (which I would like to eventually 100% join), the power users who answer these questions a dozen times a month, and the nihilists who think privacy is already a lost cause. Having said that, I appreciate your assistance as I have come a long way to get to this point and my proprietary dependencies are lower than they've been and more contained than they've been in a very long time.

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submitted 7 months ago by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I recently found an unopened HP PhotoSmart 6520 in my mother in law's closet. She had it prepared for when her workhorse gave out. I've needed a scanner downstairs and want to figure out if I can safely connect this thing to the network without it bricking itself. You all probably already know HPs reputation and how they do sketchy things like blocking third party ink with firmware updates after the consumer has already purchased the product, or making it so you can't scan if the ink is out. Right now, all I want to do is scan some docs to linux, likely over USB, maybe over the network if I can get it to work. I don't want to rule out that my partner may want to print something.

What is the best way to go about this? Can I block the printer from accessing the internet on my router, but still have devices on the local network print to it? Should I? Can I see somewhere if updates are reported as safe and only then unblock the internet access so it can update?

Problem is, as usual, Google is less than helpful. Does anyone know where I can find a list of which printers were affected and which are still affected?

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I'm down to the last few hours of discounts here. I need to get my NAS and my server onto a UPS months ago. Both are already set to come back on when power restores. We rarely have power outages and have solar panels (no house battery though), so a full outage is even rarer.

I understand that a UPS can send a shutdown signal when power is lost. Is this a universal standard or format for this? If so, what keywords should i use when searching for compatible products? My father told me to look for one with Ethernet ports. I just want to make sure everything is compatible. I go out of town occasionally and as well as preventing data loss, I also need everything to go down and come back up automatically so I don't have to call a friend, neighbor, or my spouse to go mess with stuff for me.

UPS brands considered (alternatives welcome): APC, Cyberpower

Systems protected, Synology DS 220+ & BeeLink MiniPC running Debian 12.


Also, for anyone who has helped me out previously in my self-hosted journey, thank you! Things are going great and I have a few useful docker images running various services and have set up grub btrfs snapshots to easily fix my screwups. This community has been incredibly helpful.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 58 points 8 months ago

I don't like using cashless anything because I know part of the cost is my privacy. Having said that, convenience is a powerful draw and cash can be a pain, especially when you have to find a spot for small coins.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 62 points 8 months ago

I had a Google GSuite account from back when they advertised it as a free for life solution for families who wanted to use their own domain. They stopped offering this a long time ago, but kept us around. A few years ago, they tried to end it, but walked that back after facing resistance. We were among the earliest adopters and many of us shilled pretty hard for gmail over the years. Not only would they have gone back on their word, but my app and media purchases would be tied to a crippled no-email account (identity only) because they didn't have a migration path to normal gmail. That means multiple logins. Also, the gsuite inbox doesn't have the inline ads or anything while the regular one does. I've been working to move away from google because I imagine they'll try to end this again later, but also just because we understand better who google really is.

The site the greedy little pigboy runs was instrumental to the resistance but since it's enshittified, we may not be able to resist again. Its fine to say something is for a lifetime, but you have to honor that or you've been dishonest and no one can trusts thing you say.

The only reason I still have google around is android. When we finally get a linux daily driver phone that meets my minimum needs, I'm migrating the remainder of my stuff. I'll happily give up some functionality to do it. I just hope they can keep their free for life promise until then.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 33 points 9 months ago

At one point in the pandemic I worked for a sizeable tech company that was similar. They sent out an Zionism apologist email about how much the company supports Israel. STFU! We are the company, you wouldn't have shit if we didn't come to work. I know my colleagues well enough to know they are mostly NOT Neocons and Zionists. I was pretty pissed that they would say something political because it throws me into the position of having to address it because the "we" they used in the email makes it sound like I'm involved. I just work here. I don't want any part of your corporate politics and I want you to know that when we seize the means of production (and your ill-begotton fruits of others labor) we're gonna donate your yachts and bank accounts to help victims of Zionism and Imperialism.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago

Good luck to the creator. Pixelfed works well for me, despite being a bit empty, both on my instance and globally. The bones are there though and I personally prefer the way it works over Mastadon's Twitterish format. I wish I could use Mastadon more because that's where the mist fediverse users seem to be, but even decades later, Twitter style interfaces do not make sense to me. I'm a smart, nerdy, millennial, who grew up with computers. I can make sense of the IRS's 1040 form without using turbo tax, but for some reason I can't make sense of this horrible illogical interface that millions of people love.

In regards to the tiktok tok style app, I think it'll have a good chance of success simply because it is TikTok's less assholey cousin and even though many people will trade privacy for functionality, tiktok is about due to become a lame, cringe app for old folks.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

Every time I see that stupid little alien, I change my mind about visiting. I see Spez's smug grin on that stupid little goo blob avatar and it just makes me want to find my info anywhere else.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 113 points 1 year ago

With MS enshitifying Windows at an ever increasing pace and the hard work of open source developers, volunteers, advocates, to make Linux better and more approachable, I won't be surprised at all to see that percentage move up.

"You mean its free and doesn't try to sell me other products the whole time I'm using it?"

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So sick of all the feedback, rate us, try this feature, what's new, turn on feature x, etc. that seems to be a part of everything nowadays, even Linux apps. Linux wasn't this bad only a few years ago and mobile OSs cranked this up to 10.

  • If I want to rate an app, I'll look under feedback in the help menu.
  • If I want to see what's new, show me the changelog...once, right after I update.
  • If I want to turn a feature on/off put descriptive toggles in the settings menu.

Everything that can be seen from the default view should 100% revolve around fulfilling the function of the app for the user. Human attention is a finite thing and we shouldn't be wasting it on shit like this.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago

My 2015 Subaru Impreza has a shitty entertainment system. At least it still connects via BT, but they removed the screen mirroring really early on and the app had ~1 star on Google Play for a long time (probably still does). Thankfully it's not integrated with the features of the car in any meaningful way. I could swap it for any other head unit. No sure how that will work with modern cars where the AC, lane departure, and everything else goes to the stereo.

The real issue, as you point out, is there is nothing to force them to continue supporting it or maintain its features once us poor suckers have bought it.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 86 points 2 years ago

I'm late to comment, so I may be typing into the void.

I understand the admin's decision to limit their exposure to legal risk. I had similar experiences as a small business owner and you would be surprised how quickly most people's idealism is tempered by the risk of potential legal action. It's totally possible to believe strongly in the legality of something and its benefit to society (in this case piracy) and still choose to limit your own legal exposure. As far as I know, none of us paid to be here, so the polite thing to do is say "thank you for hosting us" and move on if it's not your thing (or just make a second account).

I believe our current copyright/intellectual property scheme is broken at best, and designed to fuck us out of every bit of culture that has ever existed, at worst. Piracy exists because the system is broken and the industry is entrenched and refuses to adapt to customer demands. It screws music fans, artists, and probably the individual low-level employees of many music industry companies and organizations.

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