While Baldur's Gate 3 is being widely celebrated by fans and developers alike, some are panicking that this could set new expectations from fans. Good.
Quick shout-out to Grayjay: An app to watch videos on any platform - reducing the power of individual services. The Software is open-source and can be found here: gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay...
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company has had discussions about how to make money from its games for months now, including in-app purchases, putting a price tag on more premium titles and placing ads on games that subscribers to its ad tier have access to. These methods are common (and effective) in the mobile gaming...
Hey everyone, I recently learned about Aurora Store, a platform that allows you download Play Store apps even if you don’t have Google services, like on Graphene OS. I’m curious if there’s any benefit to using it on my non-rooted device. Any thoughts?
So, I’ve been using FitNotes for a while as it’s the only app that I found that doesn’t have a nightmare privacy policy. However, the app is rarely updated and there are things I wish it had that I would love to add if it was FOSS. Wondering if there is anything foss alternatives?
Thanks for the suggestion! FitoTrack looks great, but I don’t really do outdoor activities. I mostly do weight training so I’m looking for something that tracks reps/weight etc.
Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation....
He was Muslim not Christian so most likely never went to that church, unless he converted or something. But it does sound like it was religiously motivated:
Hello everyone, I’ve been working on setting up a torrent/media server on an old PC. Everything works near perfectly. However, I’m encountering an issue where qBittorrent gets stuck at 0% progress and just says ‘Downloading Metadata’....
Embracer Group were expecting a massive investment to fund all their recent aquisitions (2 billions I think?) that fell through. So they have been cutting and closing studios ever since.
Hey there, I’m not exactly sure where to post this, but I have been trying to solve this issue for hours now. I have an old Intel NUC which runs Ubuntu/Docker with Sonarr, Jellyfin etc. I’ve found that it is slightly too slow for ‘live’ transcoding through Jellyfin. Enabling hardware transcoding I’m experiencing speeds...
Hey there, I’m a newbie when it comes to self-hosting and working with Docker. I’m looking to route traffic from a couple of my Docker containers (specifically, qBittorrent and Prowlarr) through a Wireguard container that’s hooked up to Mullvad. Any tips on how to set this up?...
Thank you so much! I managed to get it working. However, I’m not sure now how to establish communication between Sonarr/Radarr/etc and Prowlarr, as well as the reverse.
I tried to make a post on !buildapc. It seemed to be successful initially, but upon checking, I couldn’t find it. I made another attempt to post, encountering the same problem, with no error message provided. However, commenting functions properly....
I have an upcoming interview and I’m curious if anyone has experimented with utilizing Nvidia’s eye contact feature during interviews. What was your experience like?
Hi everyone, I’ve been in communication with GitHub’s support team for several weeks, but unfortunately, they haven’t been able to resolve this problem. Therefore, I’m hoping someone here has a solution....
Baldur’s Gate 3 is Causing Some Developers to Panic (youtube.com)
While Baldur's Gate 3 is being widely celebrated by fans and developers alike, some are panicking that this could set new expectations from fans. Good.
Shout-out to Grayjay (grayjay.app)
Quick shout-out to Grayjay: An app to watch videos on any platform - reducing the power of individual services. The Software is open-source and can be found here: gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay...
Self-hosted Jellyfin CPU or GPU for 4K HDR transcoding?
Hey everyone, I’m building a new server to run Jellyfin (with a few other services like Pi-hole) and I’m stuck on GPU or CPU transcoding....
The complete guide to building your personal self hosted server for streaming and ad-blocking powered by Plex, Jellyfin, Adguard Home and Docker. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/5911320...
Netflix considers adding in-app purchases and ads to games, report says (techcrunch.com)
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company has had discussions about how to make money from its games for months now, including in-app purchases, putting a price tag on more premium titles and placing ads on games that subscribers to its ad tier have access to. These methods are common (and effective) in the mobile gaming...
Amazon Checkout. This should be illegal. (lemmy.one)
That is not 2 separate buttons on the right, like I initially thought clicking through checkout.
Aurora Store on non rooted devices
Hey everyone, I recently learned about Aurora Store, a platform that allows you download Play Store apps even if you don’t have Google services, like on Graphene OS. I’m curious if there’s any benefit to using it on my non-rooted device. Any thoughts?
YouTube’s ad blocker problems are just an AdBlock Plus bug (arstechnica.com)
That would explain why I didn’t have any problems with Youtube and uBlock Origin.
The government has announced plans to regulate smart TV home screens: what the new rules mean for yo (theconversation.com)
What’s the bet this’ll end up with Sky News installed on all new TVs by default.
Google Play Games - Play Android games on PC (play.google.com)
Open-source workout tracker?
So, I’ve been using FitNotes for a while as it’s the only app that I found that doesn’t have a nightmare privacy policy. However, the app is rarely updated and there are things I wish it had that I would love to add if it was FOSS. Wondering if there is anything foss alternatives?
Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church (apnews.com)
Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation....
Stuck at 0% Progress with qBittorrent on Torrent/Media Server Setup - Seeking Help and Insights
Hello everyone, I’ve been working on setting up a torrent/media server on an old PC. Everything works near perfectly. However, I’m encountering an issue where qBittorrent gets stuck at 0% progress and just says ‘Downloading Metadata’....
Are there any offline Self-Hosted App for Watch History Tracking and Recommendations?
Is there any self-hosted application that can monitor your watch history and provide movie/TV show recommendations?
More Embracer Group cuts revealed as Lost Boys Interactive hit with "massive" layoffs (www.neowin.net)
Trouble with Hardware Accelerated Transcoding
Hey there, I’m not exactly sure where to post this, but I have been trying to solve this issue for hours now. I have an old Intel NUC which runs Ubuntu/Docker with Sonarr, Jellyfin etc. I’ve found that it is slightly too slow for ‘live’ transcoding through Jellyfin. Enabling hardware transcoding I’m experiencing speeds...
Need Guidance on Routing Docker Container Traffic through a Wireguard VPN
Hey there, I’m a newbie when it comes to self-hosting and working with Docker. I’m looking to route traffic from a couple of my Docker containers (specifically, qBittorrent and Prowlarr) through a Wireguard container that’s hooked up to Mullvad. Any tips on how to set this up?...
Unable to create posts on other instances
I tried to make a post on !buildapc. It seemed to be successful initially, but upon checking, I couldn’t find it. I made another attempt to post, encountering the same problem, with no error message provided. However, commenting functions properly....
Has anyone tried leveraging Nvidia's eye contact feature during interviews?
I have an upcoming interview and I’m curious if anyone has experimented with utilizing Nvidia’s eye contact feature during interviews. What was your experience like?
Seeking Help with GitHub LFS Push
Hi everyone, I’ve been in communication with GitHub’s support team for several weeks, but unfortunately, they haven’t been able to resolve this problem. Therefore, I’m hoping someone here has a solution....