Howdy fellow lemmings, I know your collective knowledge is greater than mine, so I have come to you for your wisdom. My OnePlus 9 is nearing the end of it's life. The power button doesn't work or registers a double press (I use tap2wake and tap2sleep instead) and some other parts are hinting that they're starting to die. Also, something in 915Mhz or 925Mhz seems to be causing random UI reboots at the grocery store. Might be hardware or custom rom related. I'm looking for something with: 1. Unlockable bootloader with option for root. I may or may not root this time around, depends on how tailscale to my pihole at home works. I absolutely must be able to strip out the bloat and preferably the google apps as well (though I'd like to keep the option for play store), I'm extremely ad-phobic. 2. Open hardware that third party developers can properly use. I'm running CrDroid on my OP9 and it's ridiculously great, but cannot make good use of my camera. There are quality issues, cropping issues, and functionality issues and I've experienced similar with other phones I had in the past. Are there manufacturers who publish specs resulting in better 3rd party camera implementations? I would be fine with a more midrange phone, as I don't play many games, but I need the camera to work well. 3. A large/active modding scene is appreciated 4. Bonus points if they don't advertise a bunch of AI bs that I don't want or need 5. Location is USA, though phone can be from anywhere as long as it works. I need at least a few bands to be able to use the phone in Germany. Can anyone advise on which manufacturers meet my requirements? My understanding is: OnePlus - unlockable, rootable, custom ROM cameras suck unless the rom uses default op9 camera and it seems that this doesn't work well with more AOSP-y ROMS Pixel - varies by manufacturer ASUS - I'm seeing concerns about unlocking and Roms though it seems they have been good in the past Nothing Phone - unlockable/rootable Fairphone - seems ideologically pure, but performance, camera, and battery life may not be awesome Suggestions and insights are appreciated.
njordomir 5 days ago • 100%
I'm a longtime CS1 player. I use highways at times. Mostly for the grade separation aspect. I rarely feel the need to go above 2 through lanes each direction and 1-2 auxiliary lanes. Often I place 2 lane rural roads from the highway tab when I start building and leave land to preserve highway and rail corridors and upgrade them into freeways later. Don't be afraid to leave too much land along a road you intend to upgrade as you can always add infill development later. I usually leave at least 20u in width when I first plop one down. Use the query tool on the segments where the highway meets other roads to determine where traffic is trying to go. Using fully grade separated, free moving designs then running a little highway spur for a few blocks, or even a 2+1 road helps with collecting and distributing traffic instead of having a giant stack interchange dumping right onto a 4 lane avenue with frequent lights. If you play with despawning off, signalized freeway exits can be nightmarish and often necessitate the use of timed traffic lights and significant lane math and movement restrictions.
Lastly, your industry should have a clear shot to the highway, maybe even designated truck lane(s). If all your trucks have to pass through an urban area with lights and peds to get to the freeway, you're gonna have a bad time.
Hope some of this helps and I look forward to hearing other folks commentary. Good question.
No Stupid Questions
What jobs in the US (Kentucky) Allow employees to wear whatever you want?
njordomir 1 week ago • 100%
Shiiiiit, those managers should be bowing at your feet every day for you allowing them to be in your forklift certified presence.
Mildly Infuriating
Redirect to prevent back button
njordomir 1 week ago • 100%
This is why I have dozens, if not hundreds of tabs open. Usually I open links in a new tab so I can easily tab back to where I came from. Using a hierarchical tab manager makes this work better because when you're done with the topic, you close the whole branch... theoretically.
This tactic also seems targeted at mobile users where it's harder to break the loop.
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Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills
njordomir 1 week ago • 100%
Millennial here. In high school we used to tape the latest proxy URLs to the bottom of the computer lab keyboards... allegedly. Organized resistance. I remember almost getting in trouble for making IT cry because I made fun of them for accidentally blocking their own website.
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Discord lowers free upload limit to 10MB: “Storage management is expensive”
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
I was a member of a number of groups in a larger gaming community most of which migrated from Reddit/Mumble to Discord. It destroyed the quality and accessibility of written content and lore and I wish it had never happened. Then again, we can't go back to reddit at this point either.
Guess I'll be posting my screenshots in 640x480 from now on!
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Discord lowers free upload limit to 10MB: “Storage management is expensive”
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
How do you understand this without falling into the defeatist mindset that the sheeple deserve to be imprisoned in the state of enshitification that their ignorance, laziness, and unwillingness to learn has helped build? Put down your iPhone, or go check into your local FEMA camp. I hate to be negative like this, but people really seem to be willing to give up everything for convenience and bling.
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The Irony of 'You Wouldn't Download a Car' Making a Comeback in AI Debates
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
This is the only way. These companies are essentially asking for a free license for themselves while everyone else must pay.
"Copyright for thee but not for me."
Will your warez be legal after you wrap them in an AI model, or only if you are a big, greedy, invasive, tech company?
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'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 66%
If we could just remove every parking lot and replace all major roads with trains, we would free up so much mammoth habitat.
No Stupid Questions
Ok so coffee is made from coffee beans. And beans are *also* made from beans. Why is nobody making, like, black bean coffee?
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
My elderly relative in Germany used to drink Caro? Carro? coffee. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caro_(drink) Barely, Rye, and Chicory. Chicory, if I recall correctly is still in various things, including Fiber Snack Bars. I had to look it up since I didn't know what it was and wanted to know if it was bad for me in some way. Turns out, as usual, I should be more concerned about the copious amounts of sugar.
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
I used the base model and it ran at a very acceptable speed with CPU only. Decent accuracy considering the recording was mediocre quality at best. Thank you for the suggestion.
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
I was able to quickly set up and use whisper (base) using Speech Note without issue and it saved me over 80% of what I would have had to manually do. Thank you for the recommendation.
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
Whisper worked for me. I'll have to go back through and tag speakers and fox a few spots but you guys have saved me 80-90% of the work. Thank you.
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
Transcription of numerous voice mails and phone calls for a legal matter. Would like to supply transcripts with the audio files so we don't have to pay as much time for the lawyer's paralegals to review and decide what is actually going to be useful.
Hi folks, I'm in a bit of a personal crisis currently and need to quickly find a piece of speech transcription software that works on Linux and does not require a significant time investment to set up and can help me transcribe a number of audio clips <15 min. each. - Can someone recommend a program that can transcribe some audio recordings for me and is relatively simple to set up and use? - Do such programs need a GPU to run effectively? I'm running a Dell XPS 9370 laptop which only has internal graphics. My backup plan is to listen and transcribe by hand, so recommendations of a program that will allow me to self-transcribe by typing while listening at a reduced rate are also appreciated. - If any experienced transcribers are reading this, have you found that your pedals worked well with Linux? Normally I would try out all the different programs and do more than the small number of searches I've done, but my timeline doesn't allow time for to build a cluster of custom-coded transcription bots running gentoo on hand-soldered hardware. My environment is EndeavorOS running on a Dell XPS 9370,internet is over Wifi, with no external dongles or anything currently hooked up.
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Microsoft says its Recall uninstall option in Windows 11 is just a bug
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
From the sound of it, we're well along the road to better Linux gaming. You have to pay attention to a few things like distro choice, setting up software like wine, and certain tweaks and adjustments, but my understanding is that you can play a lot of good games on GNU/Linux now! If Windows Recall can't be disabled, I may be diving into Steam, Proton, etc. all over again as I ditch Windows for the last thing I use it for.
You save it for last, but I think your last point should not be overlooked. Linux's recent successes have been augmented by Windows recent missteps and failures. Considering how bad those are, I think we should credit at least a portion of Linux's use to Microsoft's inadequacy in customization and/overreach in privacy.
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Microsoft says its Recall uninstall option in Windows 11 is just a bug
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
Agree with you that gov and education should really be using open source software and hardware. Having said that, a normie friendly UI is what killed android and windows for me. Gnome does a good job being easy to use but I prefer KDE because I want configurability more than out of the box simplicity. I do agree with you though that having hardware paired with Linux software like System76 does would increase adoption. Just don't take away my ability to configure things how I like them.
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Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
The gov and higher education should be forced to use open source software. I would absolutely support that.
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Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
Teams isn't a loss, but MS are scumbag greifers for messing with my Minecraft.
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Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all
njordomir 2 weeks ago • 100%
This is also the reason why typing on the TV is so bad and the remote has a huge microphone button on it.
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Phone UI Always Crashes in the Same Store
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
Might tie in with what people were thinking about the wireless charging coils.
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Amazon’s recommendations are getting a little too creepy
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
The only thing that sounds sketchier than an Amazon drug marketplace is a Temu drug marketplace.
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Phone UI Always Crashes in the Same Store
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
I think this is the most likely theory yet. I don't install loyalty apps, but if my phone gets the signal and tries to access something that isn't there because the devs ripped it out that could explain the instability. It would also make me like the devs more as I don't want to relieve advertising or be tracked. :-)
Let me see what I can figure out.
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Phone UI Always Crashes in the Same Store
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
I am running CrDroid Android 14 for a Oneplus 9. Just like the other link I found, mine happened at a Albertsons/Safeway grocery store. Someone posted something about Bluetooth beacons above. I'm going to pursue that as it sounds like a reasonable guess.
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Phone UI Always Crashes in the Same Store
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
Definitely running root adblock, but no loyalty apps. I'm curious how that would result in a reboot, but you absolutely pegged the type of user I am. :-)
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Phone UI Always Crashes in the Same Store
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
Agreed, network is and was my #1 suspicion. My paranoid mind immediately assumed they have some kind of advanced customer profiling that pings your phone to see where you are in the store and build a profile and attach it to your loyalty card if one exists. I recognize that Occam's Razor doesn't support this theory, at least not until I rule out a lot of other things.
I will add that it happened both near the pharmacy and in the complete opposite corner of the store. It still happened with WiFi and BT off, even after reboot, so that would leave mobile data (multiple generations), NFC, and wireless charging. I will have to toggle through all of these the next time I go shopping.
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Phone UI Always Crashes in the Same Store
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
The last time it happened, I turned off WiFi and BT as well as doing a reboot and it still happened.
I will go and try turning off cell connectivity and if that works, I'll cycle through 2g/3g/4g/5g and see if it happens with all of them.
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Phone UI Always Crashes in the Same Store
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
My phone scans for networks, but does not automatically join.
I will check on the cell signal aspect of it. The store is walking distance of my home, but the building materials at the store could deteriorate the signal quality worse than being in a timber frame home.
Thank you for the suggestions.
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Phone UI Always Crashes in the Same Store
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
Found a very similar report, but I'm on TMobile, not FI: https://support.google.com/fi/thread/98016588/my-supermarket-reboots-my-phone?hl=en
I visit a store regularly and every time to try to reference something on my phone in that store, I get UI crashes. The phone works fine everywhere else. Its a Oneplus9 running a custom rom. Two questions: 1. What could cause this? Is some sort of interference in the store crashing things? Is the bright light causing the luminosity sensor to overwhelm. Is the store trying to mess with or track my phone in some way and all my modifications, privacy configurations, etc. are choosing to crash instead of allow it? 2. Do you have any ideas about how I can figure out what is causing it? Spectrum analysis with a flipper zero or something similar, logs of some kind on the phone, process of elimination? Links are appreciated if it requires advanced nerd cred (I'm probably intermediate with Linux, Android and tech in general, except networking where my knowledge is mediocre bit growing). I am beyond curious what is going on because it is so weird that it works perfectly everywhere, but the UI keeps rebooting in this one store.
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
Yeah, and for how much money people lay down for their micromobility devices, very few of them seem willing to put down the $20 for a Walmart helmet, much less a $100+ helmet from a reputable brand.
Closed course would be good. Something I can slide on in kneepads if/when I eat shit.
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
I like that terminology. I use some very high quality, high visibility FOSS software and sometimes feel bad that I more frequently donate to smaller projects that bring me value by filling a specific want or need that no one else is working on.
No Stupid Questions
If Russia takes out all the Internet cables like the news is saying. How much of that traffic can be re-routed to satellite?
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
Fuck with the internet and millions of nerds with billions of hours of Call of Duty playtime will be very upset with you. I would not want to be on the other end of that rage.
Solarpunk Urbanism
What am I getting wrong? Please point out my bad ideas for art of a solarpunk swamp city
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
Love the sketch and the picture. Us Germans call them "wimmelbilder" and they tend to be super colorful, high detail, picyures for kids (and adults) to stare at and find more and more stuff. The R site had a community dedicated to them that was pretty cool. Would love to see one here.
In my opinion, one of the strengths of your design is the contrast of old and new. The skatepark makes me think of Burnside in Portland
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
In my area, bikes are allowed on all sidewalks except for a street-bounded square around the downtown core where we must ride in the street. When on the sidewalk, we are expected to yield to pedestrians. This works in practice, mostly due to low volume of bikes and pedestrians, and in some places 12 food wide sidewalks specifically designated as class 1 urban trails that even allow some ebikes. In practice, this works okay but you are definitely forced to have little micro interactions with people to negotiate sidewalk space or signal your intentions. Cyclists go to the sidewalk as a last resort because it's often not a comfortable place for us to ride, just less likely to get us killed. I will never understand cyclists who don't ring. It's a bad look for our ability to share space. Unlike cars, bicycles and pedestrians are close enough in speed to occasionally mix.
I do agree that in city centers and high traffic areas, riders should dismount.
njordomir 3 weeks ago • 100%
I also thought it was a bit of a wild request for bikes to only cross where bike infra exists. If we can't make progress in driver behavior, we should build more mode separation to contain the thousand pound death machines in their own physically isolated section of the street. At no point should we be compromising bicycle or pedestrian mobility. We have a right to the street also, and it's the cars who have trouble co-existing with the other modes of transportation without murdering a bunch of people.
I have a decent 2 bay synology, but want to put all my docker images/ VMs running on a more powerful machine connected to the same LAN. Does it ever make sense to do the for media serving or will involving an extra device add too much complexity vs just serving from the NAS itself. I was hoping to have calibre/home assistant/tube type services, etc. all running off a mini PC with a Ryzen 7 and 64gb ram vs the NAS. My Linux knowledge is intermediate; my networking knowledge is begintermediate, and I can generally follow documentation okay even if it's a bit above my skill level.
Mildly Infuriating
Reddit Undeleted all my posts and comments
njordomir 4 weeks ago • 100%
That's a great idea, eat shit butthead. ;-)
njordomir 4 weeks ago • 100%
Yes, and the desktop is delightfully simple. Makes older hardware feel new but still looks good enough on modern hardware.
njordomir 4 weeks ago • 100%
I hear you on the tiling. I wish my window arrangement on KDE was more keyboard based. As it is, I end up dragging and resizing across multiple monitors and workspaces.
njordomir 4 weeks ago • 100%
I should have been more clear,
Assuming dev/sda is Linux and dev/sdb is Windows, I have grub on sda and Windows bootloader on sdb. I use a hotkey at boot to tell the bios which drive to boot from.
Theoretically windows thinks it's the only OS unless it's scoping out that second hard disk.
njordomir 4 weeks ago • 100%
Is there any issue with having windows on one drive and Linux on the other and toggling in the bios at boot? Do I introduce any problems by keeping my rarely used windows installation on a separate disk like this?
njordomir 4 weeks ago • 100%
We started with Linux around the same time, and I remember how awesome Gnome 2 was on Warty Warthog or whatever old release. At the time, the Windows Start menu was a convoluted mess of folders, uninstallers, readme files, etc. Gnome listed my programs more or less in alphabetical order with one icon each in logical categories. It was so simple, I explored every crevice of it and remember thinking "is this it?". It was and I soon learned that it was not just simpler, but more powerful and user friendly in various ways. I have moved to KDE since then, but it is absolutely the enshitification of Windows that pushed me here.
Out of curiosity, what do you consider a decent file manager? Dolphin is my favorite currently because I almost always have two panes open, but I've been looking for something even better since I also spend a lot of time working with files.
When we were kids, you may have had a honky-horn with a bulb on the end, perhaps you had bells with gears that strike multiple times as they unwind like one of those self-propelled matchbox cars. Maybe you unscrew your bell halfway so the cracks on the trail ring it as you weave through a crowd of other trail users. Or maybe you ride a folding bike through the airport with a little electric horn. Perhaps you're the best kind of DIY redneck and have fitted a literal tugboat horn to a bike trailor so you can scare the bejeezus out of a coalroller after they dump a load of black smoke on you. Whatever it is, I want to know about it and why you chose it.
Hi Folks, I host a nextcloud instance, a NAS, and a few content portals for things like ebooks and music (internal only). I'll be migrating Smartthings to Home Assistant eventually. We're going to be upgrading to fiber soon and I have the opportunity to rebuild my wife's network with a long term outlook (we'll likely be here for years). Currently we have an older eero mesh system over cable internet. My desk is right where the cable currently comes in so all my Ethernet devices can live near the router. My question is this: What am I missing out on as a self-hoster by using whatever equipment metronet gives me? What am I missing out on as a regular internet user by using the default equipment. Am I likely to be annoyed about where the fiber comes into the house? If it makes sense to buy my own router or access point(s), what is a reasonable balance between "daddy Bezos please read all my emails" and "you'll never be secure until you build a router from custom circuit boards you custom ordered and hand assembled in a secure area". I'd like to avoid complex configuration, but if I can surface advanced options when needed, that would be great. My Linux knowledge is intermediate. My networking knowledge is begintermediate.
I'm looking for door & window contact sensors and motion sensors to replace an old Simon 3 ADT security system. I've read a lot of posts and such and I'm still having a hard time picking out sensors that will work with an existing Smarthings v2 Hub (currently used for lights) and eventually Home Assistant once life calms down a bit more and I have time to go through all the setup. As I understand it, matter/thread support was added in the v3 hub so I don't have this on my ST v2. I'd like to avoid anything from Amazon and locally functioning sensors are preferred. Can anyone advise on how to pick good devices? There seems to be tons of info out there, but I'm having trouble sifting through it for the info I need. This is a surprise for a family member who has been considering replacing an older system. I'd like to get it in place before they have the chance to buy a crappy, locked down, spyware riddled system from a company like Amazon so that I can be sure everything will transition smoothly to Home Assistant later.
Hello fellow internet cyclists, I did my fair share of extreme stuff as a teen, but most of my adult cycling has been trips around town on paved or gravel trails. I ride 1200-1500 miles a year. I've been wanting to get back into mountain bikes because my main enjoyment in cycling comes from the exploration and discovery aspect of things and I've worn out my city's paved trail network. I live in a mountainous area with good trail access. Also most of the group rides around here tend to be off road. In general I find that spending money on a lot of things works in the same way. You have to spend a certain amount to get upgraded from Teemu/Wish/Amazon trash to a good reputable product with parts support and consistent quality. You can also keep spending money forever to get increasingly marginal improvements. What have you found to be the sweet spot for features vs price in a hardtail MTB? I've considered the Trek Fuse Sport, the Salsa Rangefinder Diore 11, Canondale Habit HT3, Trek Rosco 7, but I'm open to hearing other Lemming's experiences. I'm a thin guy but approx 6'4" (195cm) tall. Lastly, are any of the bike brands known for being particularly anti right to repair? I'd like to avoid supporting people who want to limit my freedom and I want to be sure I can get a wide range of compatible parts at a good price.
Location: USA I need advice on investments. I want someone to do my taxes, or at least advise me. I've always done my own taxes and managed my investments. I'm looking for someone to help me with investment strategy. I know to look for a fiduciary as they are required to act in my interest. I also want to talk to someone who can help me leverage and optimize investment losses that I might experience to offset my income. Obviously I'm not looking for an actual name or business. I'm just not sure what the business name or job title is for someone who does all of this so I can locate someone locally. Basically what is a CPA combined with an investment advisor called? Or how do I get my investment advisor and tax preparer to collaborate on strategy?
Has anyone found any good videos explaining NYC congestion pricing? Most of what I'm finding are fear mongering news clips. I understand there is some subtlety to the issue and I was hoping some urbanist/bike/traffic engineering/numtot youtubers would have done an in depth review explaining whats good and whats not.
I'm putting a hitch on my car so I can take my bike to some state parks in the Spring. UHaul will install a 2" or 1.25" hitch with or without a "hidden crossbar". I know little about cars and towing. How badly will I restrict my rack choice by opting for the cheaper 1.25"? I won't be using this for anything but bikes.
Hi folks. I've been running some form of Linux since about 2006 or so. Hardware support has gotten so much better, and yet here I am, looking for personal experiences people have had using action cams with their Linux based operating systems. I've done research on this, but most of the info I've found is out of date or barely-relevant AI-generated tech chum-buckets. I'd prefer your individal experiences as fellow linux users, good or bad. Product recommendations are okay, but I'm also interested in broader observations. I'm hoping to record some footage on my bicycle, a chop it up on my computer later. I'm particularly interested in: - Do you own an action cam and does it work with Linux? - What totally rad sport/hobby do you use it for? - Are there things that kind-of work, or are crippled versus on a non-Linux OS. - Are you able to update the firmware over Linux or from he device itself? (I have windows for emergencies, but prefer not to use it. - How does the device mount and have you had issues with file transfers? - Is there any special software that helps you use your device, for example "piper" can help me configure fancy mice. - Can you use your device as a webcam? Thank you for any insight you can provide.
As I understand it, HRV - Heart Rate Variability allegedly measures the spacing in beats. More variability means your body is chillin' and relaxed; less variability means something is physically stressing you, like sickness, lack of sleep, etc. At the end of Aug, I was starting to feel under the weather so I cut back on training and spent some time resting. Eager to not lose momentum, I headed out on a 40 mile bike ride as soon as my HRV was almost back to normal and pushed it right back down again. Lesson learned: err on the side of giving yourself too much time to recover. Hope you found it interesting!
Hello SelfHosted! I've been a Linux enthusiast since ~2006, but I still have gaps in my knowledge and I would not consider myself a "fully-competent" Linux server admin at this point in time. I have to read a lot and ask a lot of questions to figure out things more knowledgeable users may do in their sleep. I'm gonna call myself "begintermediate". I'm working on simplifying my storage, backups, and general digital hygiene. I have multiple devices split across two locations and I end up having to use hard drives to periodically move files back over to my main desktop for sorting and archiving. If I want to access older files, I have to copy them from my main storage on the desktop to a hard drive, my NextCloud, or whatever device I want to access them on. I would like to avoid this drudgery by moving my file storage to a NAS (don't really even need access outside the network, though it could be useful if I understood it enough to keep it secure). I also hope to simplify by backups in some way because currently all my devices just back up to a different pair of portable drives one of which I hand-carry offsite. **Requirements:** - 4TB+ storage to start - Expandability, I don't know how storage needs will change over time, but 32TB seems like a fair upper end before wanting to update the whole system. - Would like to be able to run a few docker images for things like media server, open project, restyaboard, etc. I'm not sure if it makes sense to do this on the NAS or just get a simple NAS and do this stuff in a VM on my laptop or with a Rasberry Pie. - I don't particularly want to spend more than $600 to get started, but wouldn't mind having empty bays for later as I currently don't have too much data. **Usage:** - 1-4 TB (someday up to 32TB) of files (docs, books, photos, videos, device backups, configs & code snippets, etc.) - Video, Photo, Music Access via Android Devices - Video and Photo access via a media portal (like plex or open media vault) - Would consider moving nextcloud here (currently on the public cloud) if uplink is fast enough. - Some sort of access via iDevice would be nice in case I want to give another some storage space. **Questions:** 1. Does it make sense to mix my uses, i.e. media server, open project, etc. co-existing with file server for my docs and general files. Can I segregate portions for only local access? 2. I don't have tons of time to maintain this. Nextcloud hasn't been a pain, I log in here and there and make sure everything is updated (nextcloud and the server) and I run the NextCloud security scan to make sure I get an A+. Does it make sense to go for something like the better Synology NASs that can run docker images or would it provide better affordability/functionality to use a mini-pc or a FBmarketplace/craigslist slim pc hooked up to a drive enclosure or something else frankenstein-y. I don't mind doing basic maintenance, but I can't afford to spend every other weekend rebuilding things. 3. I have a dead WD MyBook Live and MyBook Cloud on my shelf. WD never updated them to fix the critical security issues, I missed the 40% off upgrade window, and they're not safe to run with network access. They also sucked even when they were new. I want to avoid products doomed to become dead-end abandonware before I'm ready to upgrade. Are there NAS brands that are known to be better/worse with this? How does homemade NAS fare as far as hardware support and having to upgrade/rebuild when OS versions change. 4. Can I purchase/build a simple NAS that I use for storage and serve the files for my media server through a different device like my laptop? Is this better/worse than just streaming from the NAS itself or will I not notice in most cases? 5. It sounds like some of the pre-built machines can use drives of different sizes which would allow me to re-use the barely used drives inside of the WD devices. Do any of the self-build solutions allow for this. 6. I would LOVE some book/media/community recommendations for digital hygiene and how to handle store, backup, maintain the deluge of information in our modern lives. All in all, I would appreciate any insight on a solution that gives a good balance between features & configuration, affordability. and maintenance time-investment. I figure a community of enthusiasts is a better place to learn than marketing copy. Thank you for any help you can provide!
Hello Fellow Fitness Focused Lemmings! I started biking more a few years ago for fitness purposes and the thrill of exploration. Strava has a feature where you can overlay all your rides on top of a map that you can pan and zoom in and out on. They call this the "Personal Heatmap". I always try to cover new ground and explore places I haven't been and (as a map nerd) it gives me a thrill to see all my tracks and even the epic long distance rides I did on trips or a few years back. 1. Does anyone else know of any other applications or programs that can do this? I like how Strava shows the "heat" (how many times you've been through a particular route will change the color), but this is not absolutely essential for me. Most important is that I can put all my GPX files on top of a map in a giant messy web of everywhere I've been. Extra credit goes to any recommendations of FOSS solutions because my main motivation here is to make sure that I can persist my data even if I am not using Strava anymore. 2. Additionally, if you know of any other communities on Lemmy that might be well-positioned to answer these questions, I would appreciate your insights as well.
Hi folks, My Nextcloud server has been complaining about being out of date for a while and I finally figured out I needed to update Debian, not extcloud. I managed that, but nextcloud choked on the update when I went to bring it up to date and I've been wanting to do it all over again and hopefully understand the process a little bitter the second time around. I have a server on the public cloud (think AWS/Azure/Linode/Digital Ocean) with Docker running on it. Is it feasible for me to load up namecheap, lemmy, and pixelfed on the same server in separate docker containers? Anything I should be aware of before trying this? I worked in the cloud (once again think MS/Amazon/Big Tech), but my role was only partially technical though I have been a GNU-Linux tinkerer since 2005 or so. That is to say, I have no idea what I'm doing, but I can generally read documentation okay. I believe my previous install was directly to the server via the repos.