A software developer and Linux nerd, living in Germany. I’m usually a chill dude but my online persona doesn’t always reflect my true personality. Take what I say with a grain of salt, I usually try to be nice and give good advice, though.
I’m into Free Software, selfhosting, microcontrollers and electronics, freedom, privacy and the usual stuff. And a few select other random things as well.
I like YunoHost. That’s an all-in-one solution to do the selfhosting for you. So you won’t learn a lot about the intricate details of the tech, but you can install things with a few clicks. That’s nice if you just want to use stuff. And that project has some track-record. I’m using it for years to self-host Peertube, Immich a Nextcloud and a few other things.
Correct. We currently have some sentiment against liberal spaces and DEI programs and so on. And some people think it’s the war against straight white men. But having a men’s groups or women’s groups or safe-spaces to talk freely about whatever topics isn’t authoritarian. The opposite of it is equally true. You can’t discuss certain topics without the correct space for it, and not allowing them to discuss how they like is authoritatian as well!
Hmm… Would be interesting to find out what kind of effect that has on the average marriage or relationship 😅
Likely everyday stuff… Meeting minutes, phone or video conferences and such…
I’m also one of the people who rarely has any issues with the connectors themselves. It’s always the cable which breaks close to the jack, not the connector. Also sits super tight in my phone that’s half a decade old… I’ve destroyed usb-c connectors though, by accident and with some force involved. And the cables have different quality, yes. Some are fine for many years, some are cheap e-waste.
I mean they probably don’t have any long protrusions or snap-in mechanisms, because today’s phones are very slim and other gadgets are tiny as well, so you can’t have a large connector with robust snap-in mechanisms. (And those tend to break as well, especially if they’re flimsy like the ones on network cables.)
I think after initial installation, you open a browser with the post-installation step and configure a username and password there. I’m not entirely sure, it’s been some time since I did it. But depending on installation method, I don’t think it has a provided password.
General password advice: Check caps lock, and if you use like a German keyboard if ‘z’ and ‘y’ are swapped.
I think pretty much any mosfet / h-bridge / motor control board with pwm should do.
If you have those 4-wire fans with a pwm input that accepts 3V3 logic, you might even be able to attach them directly to the ESP:
But that’s not all fans, I had some mixed results with that.
Concerning the IQ: App development and regular programming aren’t that hard. It needs some time and dedication, and willingness to learn how all these things work and tie together, but I think everyone with an average IQ could do it. It’s specific domains where you need a high IQ, like writing advanced signal processing algorithms. Or write very efficient algorithms or do detailed security audits. But App development is just moderately complex, you can get away with basic math… So I’d say it’s doable. Still needs quite some time and effort though. At least several weeks to months. And the Kotlin book I have has like 800 pages filled with information, and that just takes some time to work through. None of it is magic, though. You do one chapter at a time.
Vibe coding is overrated IMO. There are applications and clients out there for whom it’s fine if you just do a piss-poor job and throw something together, and it somehow works enough. For a lot of things it’s not advanced enough, yet.
Yes. Steam is available on Linux, pretty easy to install and it comes with a compatibility layer (Proton) which works quite well.
Linux is a bit different than Windows. But I’d say just using it is about as complicated as using Windows. You’ll just have to try and see whether you like it. And if it’s hard or easy for you to relearn a few things. I mean if you’re in the Browser and Steam all day, those will be the same applications and also look and work the same way. Other than that you could face some issues with gaming hardware and you have to fiddle with things, or everything works out of the box. You can’t tell beforehand.
Maybe Discover isn’t the best choice. I believe that’s made for the KDE desktop and Gnome should come with “Gnome Software” per default?! I’m not entirely sure what kind of concept Fedora has. I usually use the command line or some of the older package managers with more options and settings, so I can’t really tell what’s best here. These modern and shiny ones also regularly confuse me and I install Flatpaks by accident or whatever. Maybe try something else, maybe the Fedora community has some recommendations for a better one.
Okay, that’s weird. It shouldn’t try to remove sudo. That’s just silly. But I haven’t used Fedora, I have no idea what’s going on here.
Hmm, that doesn’t show a lot of details but it seems correct. Gnome should have an Extension manager. It should show up if you type some first letters of the word “Extensions” into the app overview. Maybe look if shows up there and got activated.
The Gnome-shell extension is supposed to show up as a button in the top right menu. How did you install it? Should be called “gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect”.
I don’t have good first hand experience, but i know the Awesome Selfhosted list has a plethora of them.
As you said, it ain’t easy. You wanted an example and I gave one of the major real-world ones. The strike had quite an impact and there’s a lot of different things involved. Your article talks about it. Things went up to the supreme court. Contracts have been changed, amended, and rules put in place. Shows were delayed or even cancelled. But it wasn’t winnig “the war”.
I’m not sure if some people are under the impression that workers rights or freedom is a one-time thing and then it’s settled and alright… Because it’s really not. This is a constant fight. We’ve been fighting it since the 1700s or so and it won’t ever be over. The moment you stop resisting, someone is going to take your freedom away. And it’s an everlasting struggle, for everyone. And so for the writers. They’ve tried to resist and immediately they’re threatened again.
It’s the same for everyone. Delivery drivers might have been somewhat okay. Then Amazon got invented and they had to pee into bottles to keep up. I’m not sure if that has been settled. Then Uber and food delivery came and they’re all subcontractors and severely struggle with that. And tomorrow someone else is going to make their lives hard.
Fighting for privacy is the same thing. The moment we have some small victory, they try to push (for example) for internet surveillance a different way and it starts again. You decide if you want to fight or accept it.
And philosophy hasn’t settled this either, so yo can’t say it’s dumb. Some people say you have to stand your ground. Fight for your ideals and morals. For who you are or what you stive for. No matter if chances are slim. Some are pushovers. Some people need to pick their fights. And there are other opinions out there. But just that something sems inevitable, doesn’t mean resistance is dumb per se. But I’ll wholeheartedlyagree that some forms of fighting it are dumb, and people won’t succeed with that.
I’m the wrong person to judge. I’m completely indifferent. I’d say “good for you” but really couldn’t care less. Unless that was my boss or mom or something…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike
and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence_Act included public discourse.
I mean AI has an impact on the workplace. And on workers and human labour. So I think it is core business for unions. But I get what you say. It’s difficult. I still think it’s warranted to go on a writers guild strike like in Hollywood. Or be pissed if you’re a freelancer doing art or design.
Also that’s exactly what unions are about. Imagine assembly line work. And people advocating that it needs some rules. And a bathroom break. We regularly complain about technology at the workplace?!
Could go even further and announce you’re practicing how it’s done. Even without trying for a baby. And like you’re constantly getting better… Or lost 2 pounds due to the additional workout…
I thought the one thing to worry about with the bedsheets is not to grow a large population of mites in them. So you mainly want to keep it ventilated.