raineer

@raineer@frontrange.co

Kindness above all things!!

Been here since 2018 but started a new instance to welcome all our new friends!
Boulder, Colorado - Operator of frontrange.co
Computers are things which need to do what I mean and not what I say. I am a proud atheist and humanist. Trans rights are human rights.

General purpose nerd:
Linux (Arch btw), Programming, Data, Fountain Pens, Weather

Somehow I've worked in printing for three decades - can't wait to see what I do when I grow up

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raineer, to random

If any other is looking to enable , I recommend one of the many great write-ups from @milosz - especially since the main masto site has very little mention of it. I had completely overlooked the git commit.

https://sleeplessbeastie.eu/2022/11/17/how-to-use-libretranslate-with-mastodon/

raineer,

My only addition to the blog post is, when it's time to install a bunch of languages, instead of installing each one "install translate-jp_en", just do "install translate" and you will get them all.

It was 60 language packs as of tonight.

This full install took 14GB of space.

raineer,

@milosz yes, that will install the full list, I think I found the syntax in the libretranslate docs.

I couldn’t find a syntax to let me install more than one per call, otherwise.

Thank you for the guide, it worked perfectly!

SwiftOnSecurity, to random

If you're confused about the history of this account and want an explanation about its quirks and proclivities I'm sorry that's a few hours of lore going back a decade on Twitter.

raineer,

@SwiftOnSecurity this place is ripe for Cortana fanfic novella
(I’ll have you know i first typoed “corntana” and now I’m not sure what to do with that thought)

Strandjunker, to random
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They believe Obama was born in Kenya and Hillary ran a child sex ring in the basement of a pizza parlor, but they find it completely unbelievable that a dumb TV host and shady real estate developer would commit treason.

Even after Trump bragged about committing treason.

raineer,

@Strandjunker all people have to do is listen to them. Nothing is hidden anymore.

GossiTheDog, to random
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    raineer,

    @GossiTheDog naturally, I doubt any of these folks will see prison, but I truly want to know if they’d still be smiling on the way there

    This is a Brady bunch collection of people who are 100% sure there are no consequences for their actions

    binsk, to fountainpens
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    I have fancier than this TWSBI Vac700R, but since I'm clumsy and it holds a bunch of ink, it's my daily driver. I have dropped and needed to repair two of my other pens, so until I get a rug under my desk, they're staying tucked away. I'd have said "until I become more careful" but experience tells me that's not going to happen.

    raineer,

    @binsk I am in same boat! I have so many fancy pens and my daily drivers are a TWSBI ECO (holds a ton of ink and super easy to fill and clean) and a Lamy 2000.

    paul, to random
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    If I want to run a dead simple VPN from a Mac into my house network what should I look at? Router is pfSense, can run any VM needed, don't have a static IP, do have DDNS setup.

    raineer,

    @paul tailscale 100%

    raineer,

    @paul good call. In this case, it’s so simple that it’s hard to justify the effort to stand up Wireguard proper

    gregorni, to linux
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    Defaults in a distro are underrated.

    Sure, you can install vanilla Arch or Debian and then replicate every other from there, but most people (even more tech-y ones!) don't want to spend their time on that, and just have everything set up as they want it out of the box.

    raineer,

    @gregorni I feel like the defaults are the distro.

    You’re right we’re can create anything from anything, but it’s how those choices come together which create a package useful enough to market as its own thing

    astro_jcm, to physics
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    Every. Single. Time.

    #physics #math #AcademicChatter #greek

    raineer,

    @astro_jcm oh god this is me.... why is it so difficult

    AnnaAnthro, to drones
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    raineer,

    @AnnaAnthro cue Esurance lady “that’s not how any of this works!”

    nixCraft, to random
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    vs vs

    Top 10 countries visiting my blog with the top three operating systems for each country:

    raineer,

    @nixCraft seems like unnecessary *nix-on-*nix crime here

    raineer, to linux

    It’s a sad state of bloat when my box runs absolute circles around my expensive, discrete-gpu Dell “engineering laptop”

    On Microsoft 365 suite. In a browser.

    If web apps on the wrong platform in the wrong browser are eating the lunch of your platform-native apps, maybe rethink your approach?

    gvwilson, to random
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    Got my copy yesterday morning, finished Chapter 3 last night - damn, this is good. https://tellingstorieswithdata.com/

    raineer,

    @gvwilson thank you for posting about this, I didn’t know of it!!

    This is exactly where I need to shore up some skills

    nixCraft, to random
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    Alright, Google domains are now dying. Where are you moving your domains? Cloudflare? WordPress Com? AWS? Namecheap? Something else? It must be reliable with hardware 2FA. Please comment below. TIA.

    raineer,

    @nixCraft I use Hover; I like them. It has 2FA but I'm not sure if they offer FIDO2.

    GossiTheDog, to Starfield
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    raineer,

    @GossiTheDog so jacked to see a game where relaxing and “at your own pace” is genuine

    futurebird, (edited ) to random
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    When was the last time you pressed "I'm feeling lucky" when using google?

    (You can check more than one option so choose one of. the first two... then the last two options as needed.)

    raineer,

    @futurebird I assumed years ago this would just take you to the top sponsored link. I never even tested to find out

    gvwilson, to random
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    I am seriously tired of books and blogs and TED talks telling me how to grow a business. I want to know how to sustain one at a comfortable level. My dentist isn't looking to 10X his practice; neither is my accountant or my lawyer, and they're all (a) happy and (b) not regarded as weird or as failures. Where are the best-sellers on how to maintain a business until you're ready to pass it on to the next person?

    raineer,

    @gvwilson We have been well-conditioned to know that all things must grow forever. Money is useless unless it's infinite.

    It bums me out that this has trickled-down from wall street to main street. I'd love to have a comfortable business doing what I love; the need to infinitely grow is not healthy.

    BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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    Question: Is there a website/app which will let you search a person's name to see which primary they voted in?

    raineer,

    @BlackAzizAnansi in my county, party registration is publicly searchable if you also know their zip and birthday.

    And then you can edit their party registration if you know last 4 SSN or their DL. You are shown a warning not to do this. I’m not sure that’s really all that secure heh.

    jhx, to retrogaming
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    What are your guys/gals favorite retro tech (, old , , etc) channels? 😎

    Curious to hear what people are watching/liking 🙂

    raineer,

    @jhx I like:

    https://youtube.com/@The8BitGuy

    and

    https://youtube.com/@LGR

    and of course

    https://youtube.com/@Computerphile

    raineer, to random

    @b0rk Great article today on single-person instances.

    My instance has a pretty-small user base. I just wanted to second the advice about using fedi.buzz as a relay. It’s fantastic for both hashtags and instances.

    Over about six months I ramped up to relaying larger and larger instances, keeping an eye on the bandwidth. This past month I extended to .social. It wasn’t too crazy on transfer but it really did wonders for content.

    ZachWeinersmith, to random
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    Everyone makes fun of ai, but did you know it can predict the future?

    raineer,

    @ZachWeinersmith I stand in awe at this technology!!

    feoh, to random

    Well, I tried setting up @wallabag via docker-compose using a Tailscale MagicDNS address as the TLD and it didn't go particularly well, but no harm no foul there, I knew it was a long shot.

    I'll try again using the old school by-hand install instructions that are the default and use Cloudflare to actually tunnel out to a real honest to god internet accessible TLD and things should go better.

    fun with #wallabag and #selfhosting

    raineer,

    @feoh I never have luck with docker installs, it always seems to go better the old fashioned way.

    Maybe I should actually learn how to docker someday

    raineer, to music

    Don’t know if this will work but I want to ask the #music lovers here…

    Anyone have good alternatives for #roon ?

    I’ve had a subscription with them for 6 years now. Kinda getting tired of the cost:benefit ratio.

    What I do like: Metadata, organization of the library contents, decent UI, mobile app support (Roon more than ARC, but ARC is ok)

    What I don’t really need or like: Remote playing (controlling other speakers in the house), paying Tidal if I want good recommendations, kinda bloated and slow app

    I’ve used plenty of #vlc , #foobar, #clementine / #strawberry, even #amarok back in the day

    I’m really looking for any music solution that’s a little bit of a media manager w/metadata, especially if it can manage all that on a server.

    I don’t mind paying for services, I’m just tired of the Roon bills on top of streaming services too.

    Like - I want less than Roon but more than VLC.

    Any recommendations?

    #musicdon #audiophile

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