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  • Non-US cloud storage for backup?

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  • Non-US cloud storage for backup?

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  • I used to use B2 before the whole CEO financial issues came out (not another one accused of something unsavoury) and wasn't sure how it's going to pan out. I switched to a cheaper (per GB) Hetzner storage box and am super happy with it

    I use restic, specifically https://github.com/garethgeorge/backrest for making backups and uploading them via rclone.

  • Stop generating, start thinking

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  • A lot of good stuff here. Especially realising how useful an LLM actually is for coding. It's a tool and like most tools has a purpose and a limit. I don't use a screwdriver to put in nails (well sometimes I do at a pinch, but the results suck) or cut wood in half. Spicy autocomplete is probably a good use case, but even then "use with care" should be employed.

    The whole "prompt it correctly" stuff is pn point. People have written books on how to correctly and effectively prompt the LLM. If I need to read a book to learn something, why not just read the book on how to do the thing? Or use the LLM to summarise the book, then at least you're going to get somewhat accurate information. We had someone create an AGENTS.md at work and I read it and it just sounds like a joke "You are expert in this and the human known everything. If unsure ask the human" etc. If the main gain is that I don't need to type so much I might as well use voice dictation.

    That is aside the financial, environmental, health, and safety issues and damages that are all bundled in for free. If people just saw it for what it is, instead of glamourising them as the panacea for all their problems.

  • Tor calls for more Snowflake proxies!

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  • BMW's Newest "Innovation" Is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair

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  • I was just being snarky that it's a shit and pointless exercise. It's a delaying or hurdle rather than any real "security" (or "stop the user futzing with your stuff). And I agree with you, most people won't buy it, and being available isn't changing much. It's just the same as all the other "security" screw heads out there. It's just a hurdle.

    The easiest way to get around all this is just to not buy BMW (or any other manufacturer that pulls this shit)

    EDIT: nice username too :D

  • BMW's Newest "Innovation" Is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair

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  • How long are we guessing it will take until we can find the tools on aliexpress?

  • Sudo maintainer, handling utility for more than 30 years, is looking for support

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  • Trustworthy websites with recommendations, reviews, discussions about VPN, DNS, and similar?

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  • Trustworthy websites with recommendations, reviews, discussions about VPN, DNS, and similar?

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  • Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segments | Tom's Hardware

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  • Even if we would get and be able to use any hardwareit would have been ridden hard. Expected remaining lifespan may be low

  • i hate dishes

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  • Why is the cat wearing a mask on its head?

  • Cloudflare threatens Italy exit over €14M fine

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  • True. Eggs and one basket spring to mind. Unfortunately the internet as it is has become so hostile that things like cloudflare are needed and not many competitors have the same level of infrastructure to offer equivalent services.

    I've managed to migrate all my self hosted stuff off of CF but I can see how larger services benefit strongly from CF without any similar alternatives available.

    Especially the whole free tier getting people hooked is also a reason they've managed to gain such popularity.

  • The Myth of the ThinkPad

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  • What is the point here? Thinkpads are decent laptops. They say as much. Is their issue that we hold IBM or Lenovo in high regard because we think they are doing something good? Granted, their engineers seem yo know what they are doing, but I don't think that the company ever did anything beyond making laptops for profit.

  • Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince talks about Italy fines while praising JD Vance and Elon Musk

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  • It just reads like "look we basically run and own most of the internet so you can't just boss us around. Because if you do everything breaks because everything is us."

    I hate it.

  • Is there an app that fusions driving directions & weather at the same time? I'm driving 600 miles and I want to know where it's not raining along the way. ?

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  • VoidAuth Release v1.6.0 - Optimization and 1k Stars Celebration 🎉

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  • Amazing. Been using this for a while now with great success. Thank you for your work. I5ts much easier and lighter than authentik or authelia.

  • Why do firgirl repacks require admin to run?

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  • You can right click and remove the requirement to run as admin on the exe. I have done this on a few releases without any issues but it might not work for some other releases

  • what's the dumbest thing you've done online?

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  • I put on my robe and wizard hat?

  • What makes you happy?

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  • Anhedonia perhaps?

  • Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
    PortNull @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    i have a horse that refuses to leave the stable until it's dark

  • Mycology @mander.xyz
    PortNull @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    lil amanita muscaria making its way through the leaves

  • Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works
    PortNull @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    similar to the word of mouth post, what game did you not expect much from but loved it?

  • Mycology @mander.xyz
    PortNull @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    a merry band of fungi spotted today

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    PortNull @lemmy.dbzer0.com

    HELP: Wireguard for home network with remote exit node