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Admiral Patrick

@ ptz @dubvee.org

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I'm surprisingly level-headed for being a walking knot of anxiety.

Ask me anything.

Special skills include: Knowing all the "na na na nah nah nah na" parts of the Three's Company theme.

I also develop Tesseract UI for Lemmy/Sublinks

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  • Reverse Proxy: a single point of failure in my lab

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  • Like you're thinking: put HAProxy on your OpenWRT router.

    That's what I do. The HAProxy setup is kind of "dumb" L7 only (rather than HTTP/S) since I wanted all of my logic in the Nginx services. The main thing HAProxy does is, like you're looking for, put the SPOF alongside the other unavoidable SPOF (router) and also wraps the requests in Proxy Protocol so the downstream Nginx services will have the correct client IP.

    Flow is basically:

     
        
LAN/WAN/VPN -> HAProxy -> Two Nginx Instances -> Apps

    With HAProxy in the router, it also lets me set internal DNS records for my apps to my router's LAN IP.

  • Avoid a faux pas this holiday season by knowing how to properly toast your Romulan guests

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  • That would probably be considered a pickup line on Ferenginar

  • Wikipeter founded the website in 1993 when he wanted to know more about model trains without having to visit the library

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  • Ok, fine. I'm not critiquing their directive. Just saying what it was at the time. Ergo, I'm not making the news, just reporting it.

  • Wikipeter founded the website in 1993 when he wanted to know more about model trains without having to visit the library

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  • Happy new year everybody!

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  • Ooof, this also has terrible implications for 2027:

  • Wikipeter founded the website in 1993 when he wanted to know more about model trains without having to visit the library

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  • Of course Bones is chatting up Alice

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  • Reading "Q-Squared" and trying to follow the track changes has me like...

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  • EPUB (encrypted) means you have to use their reader app or maybe Adobe Digital Editions or some other walled-garden horseshit to read it. It seems to be up to either the author or the publisher on whether to offer it DRM-free. I haven't found much rhyme or reason, but it looks like the ones from Simon and Schuster are available without DRM about 5 years after it's been published.

    I only buy DRM-free since I like to read on multiple devices (Kobo, Phone, or CalibreWeb in a browser in a pinch) and get tired of jailbreaking them myself. I'd gladly pay more for DRM free than not be able to read it without asking for permission every time or being locked to specific reader apps.

  • Well, found this little thing.

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  • The real crime is that rag existing at all.

  • The UK and US Google results for "freezing definition" differ slightly

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  • Depends on the device.

    Some I flash LineageOS which requires an extra step to install MicroG or the Google Services. I just skip that optional step.

    Some that aren't supported by LineageOS but are able to be rooted: I just remove / disable all the Google services and apps.

    Even on stock phones that can't be rooted or bootloader unlocked, you can still disable things like Google Play Services. You may have to deal with and manually silence notifications saying Play Services are unavailable.

    In the latter two cases, you'll often need to find alternative apps (like the phone dialer, SMS messenger, etc) before you can disable the built-in Google ones.

  • The UK and US Google results for "freezing definition" differ slightly

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  • Years ago, before I de-googled, I set the language in Android to "English (UK)" so the assistant voice would be British. The side effect of that was minor UI labels such as my "Flashlight" quick action changing to "Torch".

  • How Wind Nearly Took Down Boulder NTP

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  • Okay, care to elaborate on its shortcomings?

  • [UPDATED] [META] Do we need a rule regarding pictures of text, screenshots of other platforms, etc.? Input needed.

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  • Are screenshots of other platforms like Reddit, X, Bluesky 'off topic'? Or, do they count as memes?

    I'm not a fan of them but they're not something I would report as off-topic. But given the chance to voice an opinion on them, I'd say they're more appropriate for the "people Twitter"-style social-media inception communities.

    1. Does a meme require an attempt at humor?

    I would say yes. I don't subscribe here to be preached at. But there'd be some potentially awkward judgement calls for the purposes of enforcing that.

    1. What about news? (What if a headline is funny?)

    There's !nottheonion@lemmy.world and similar for those and news/politics permeates everything. It's nice to have a place away from that.

    1. Is an image required? Should a picture of text (not from another platform) be removed?

    That's a tough one. I've seen pictures of book text being presented, but that often (but not always) bumps up against #2 (attempt at humor)

  • MRW I decide to set up a home server

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  • 8 PoE ports. Nice. I've got a separate 5 port PoE switch currently and wouldn't be sad about getting rid of that.

  • MRW I decide to set up a home server

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  • Definitely looking into it as my spring project.

  • MRW I decide to set up a home server

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  • I've been wanting to dive into the 10" rack space for a while now. Even saw there were some designs I could mostly 3D print. I recently decommissioned my last 19" rack appliance, so I guess I'm closer than ever now though I'd need to find a 16 port switch that would fit (would prefer that to linking two 8-port switches).

    Haven't really hosted anything on a Pi (except Kiwix on a spare Pi Zero W2) since I have a bunch of thin clients that I got dirt cheap in a bulk drunk eBay purchase. They're more capable (though the Pi 5 is close if not entirely surpassing them now) and a bit easier to shove together.

    How are the Orange Pis? I've not messed with them, but the specs look too good to be true.

  • MRW I decide to set up a home server

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  • Ugh, tell me about it. I downsized from rack servers to a bunch of mini PCs with the laptop-style power bricks and the rats nest went from "ugly but manageable" to "complete fustercluck".

    Recently splurged on some USB-C power-delivery adapters and the appropriate USB-C to laptop-style charger cables and that made things infinitely better. Wasn't cheap (though not super expensive) but well worth it.

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  • True, but the cost of my freedom has gone from $0.09 to $0.21 per KWh over the last 3 years lol.

  • MRW I decide to set up a home server

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  • It starts with one home server. Then you're like "But if I just add another server, I can do this. Oh, well, this other thing really needs its own server, too, so what's one more? Oh, I should separate the traffic from my home network, so I'll need to get a managed switch. But now I need another server so I can do testing and maybe one more for development. And I can't go without backups, so throw in a storage server. Ugh, what if the power goes out? Better get a couple of beefy UPSs to hold me over."

    Before you know it, you have:

    • 12 terabytes of storage
    • 11 servers serving
    • 10 VLANs
    • 9 cron jobs running
    • 8 cables tangled
    • 7 things a beeping
    • 6 dead ports
    • 5 rats nests of coooords
    • 4 UPSs beeping
    • 3 failing drives
    • 2 loud switches
    • And a soaring electric bill

  • Community Promo @lemmy.ca
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    Dark Matter (2015) TV Series

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Star Trek or Dark Matter: Which did the 'Android gets an emotion chip' plot better?

  • 3DPrinting @lemmy.world
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    3D Print (and Play!) The Super Mario Tune As A Fidget Toy

    hackaday.com /2025/04/04/3d-print-and-play-the-super-mario-tune-as-a-fidget-toy/
  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    TIL that the name Beverly means "beaver clearing" or "beaver meadow"

  • science @lemmy.world
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    This Debunked Lightning Safety Tip Just Won’t Die—and It’s Still Dangerous

    gizmodo.com /this-debunked-lightning-safety-tip-just-wont-die-and-its-still-dangerous-2000584332
  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Trying to buy anything with USB-C Power Delivery: Listing a million devices instead of the output voltages / amperage

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge

    www.engadget.com /social-media/arkansas-social-media-age-verification-law-blocked-by-federal-judge-194614568.html
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Why the watt is the most important spec in battery-powered devices

    www.theverge.com /tech/638559/watt-vs-mah-battery-measurement
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”

    www.propublica.org /article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    Bloomberg Has a Rocky Start With A.I. Summaries

    www.nytimes.com /2025/03/29/business/media/bloomberg-ai-summaries.html
  • 60s Music @lemmy.world
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    1969

    The Who - Pinball Wizard

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    LubeLogger: Self-Hosted, Open-Source, Unconventionally-Named Vehicle Maintenance Records and Fuel Mileage Tracker

    github.com /hargata/lubelog
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    FTC tells staff to stop calling the agency ‘independent’ in complaints

    www.theverge.com /news/637768/ftc-independent-agency-email-trump
  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    🎵 They come runnin' just as fast as they can. Cause every girl crazy 'bout a shark dressed man. 🎵

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Me, awkward, trying to make small talk with a Brit. 2025, Colourised.

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Boeing Is Pushing to Withdraw Guilty Plea Agreement

    www.msn.com /en-us/money/companies/boeing-is-pushing-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-agreement/ar-AA1BzBQd
  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Me:

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    I'm not saying it's Armus, but maybe Denise Crosby should avoid Venezuela until they figure this out | There is a mysterious black slime in Venezuela called "La Mancha Negra"

  • TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name @lemmy.world
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    Was going through the modlog this morning and...same energy.

  • [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz @lemmy.world
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    Surprisingly, some Dyson spheres and ringworlds can be stable

    phys.org /news/2025-03-dyson-spheres-ringworlds-stable.html