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Shertson

@ shertson @lemmy.world

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Interests: Linux, Fountain Pens, Rugby, Selfhosting, and a bit of boardgaming, rpgs, and Nintendo switch gaming.

  • Mine is brown

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  • Yellow. 1-star

  • What's your recommendation for a small NAS?

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  • Not all TerraMaster units. I happen to have one that can't replace the OS.

  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant

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  • Yeah, when I served on a jury, the prosecutor was very clear that the only reason someone carried more than $100 in cash was for drugs or other illicit dealings.

  • Why do you use the distro you use?

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  • Fedora. I've been using it since Fedora Core 1 and was mostly RedHat before that. I don't have time to muck around with my desktop and Fedora almost always just works. I've had too many problems with Ubuntu and Suse and friends. And while I like Arch and Debian and others, I just want my desktop to be point and click. My days off tinkering on my desktop are long gone. Kids, house, work, wife, grandkids, other hobbies keep me busy. I save tinkering for my selfhosting adventures.

  • Container platforms (docker, lxc, podman) @lemmy.world
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    Incus Scripts repository

    bketelsen.github.io /IncusScripts/
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    Container track at FOSDEM 2025

    fosdem.org /2025/schedule/track/containers/

  • Whoever decided to use dark patterns at to trick users into activating backup on photos while just trying to browse their Pixel just added to my chaos pile today.

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  • I use the Fossify Gallery app for just that reason.

  • What are some self hosted services that you think are essential?

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  • Every where and any where. They are a mix of PDF and epub.

  • What are some self hosted services that you think are essential?

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  • For me:

    • Card/CalDAV baikal : so that I can sync my calendar and address book across phone, tablet, workstation, and laptop
    • Messaging prosody/synapse : private chatting with family.
    • File sync Nextcloud : for access to various files. This is the only one that has worked consistently for me. Syncthing et al would constantly lose connection and the file I needed wouldn't be there. Works fantastic for syncing Joplin notes.
    • VPN wireguard : to access things remotely and securely
    • Audiobooks audiobooksheld : I have a ridiculously large audio book library and enjoy listening to them when driving. This way I don't have to preload my phone.
    • Ebooks calibreweb : another large library. I have separate instances for different types: Magazines, regular books, RPG/gamebooks.
    • Version control forgejo : for coding and creative writing projects.
    • bookmarks shaarli : I find myself using this less and less. I use Firefox's built-in sync, so I'm thinking about switching to separating selfhosting that instead of shaarli.
    • Photos Synology : looking forward to immich getting stable. Once they get past regular breathing changes I'll move over to that.

    I have stopped using most of the services that got me into selfhosting. Things like rss and wikis. I try new things from time to time but kill them if I don't find myself using them regularly or if the maintenance cost is more than the value add.

  • can't update System (Fedora 41)

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  • You should also be able to disable the repo from within the Software store app

  • Slim Down Debian Install

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  • If you have another USB drive, I think you should be able to load the wifi drivers from that when using the netinstall. I am pretty sure I remember doing that 15 years ago.

  • What desktop enviroment do you use and why?

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  • Gnome because it is the default in my district, works right out of the box and I'm too old to fart around with customizing things anymore.

    I just want to get to work.

  • Looking for some kind of local DB manager? "application" with a gui

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  • I'm not sure about libre office, but Excel has lookup and lookup. I've not personally used those. But might be of help.

  • Thoughts on HumHub?

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  • I have the same issue. I want something simple but has encryption, native mobile apps for both Android and iOS, and threading. Facebook style posts with comments would be great.

    For now we're using matrix and element bc I can find anything better. Unless something more compelling comes along we'll probably migrate to something xmpp based like snikket.

  • This Week in Self-Hosted (6 September 2024)

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  • Has anyone tried selfhosting ente photos? Curious how well it works.

  • Taking your ideas for my next linux app

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  • I am one of those gifted folks that enjoy astigmatism. I have tried dark mode and dark themes many times over the years and it just doesn't work for me. The screenshots are gorgeous tho!

  • What are the best proprietary/paid apps for linux?

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  • Agreed, OpenAudible is fantastic. I've been an audible member for ages. I really only listen to my books when commuting and traveling and the pandemic set me back in my listening. Using OpenAudible allows me to keep my library available on any device and use any application to listen.

  • Taking your ideas for my next linux app

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  • Item1: I would love something along these lines. Honestly, I wish I could configure Thunderbird to be my journal and reference my to-do items programmatically from inside journal entries.

    Similar to your wish for first class dark mode, I want light mode to also be first class. Too many apps lately have made dark mode default and the light mode is unusable.

  • Linux Note-taking app that supports CalDAV

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  • I was thinking a desktop app. I've played with imapnotes3 and jtxboard.

  • Do you daily drive Wayland, if so since when, if not when will you?

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  • Yeah, me too. Whenever Fedora made the move to Wayland by default for Gnome.

  • Linux Note-taking app that supports CalDAV

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  • Don't leave us hanging, what is this mystical notes app that syncs over imap?

  • Container platforms (docker, lxc, podman) @lemmy.world
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    Quadlets might make me finally stop using docker-compose

    major.io /p/quadlets-replace-docker-compose/
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Selfhosted private/secure blog/journal

  • Container platforms (docker, lxc, podman) @lemmy.world
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    Canonical Takes Back Control of LXD from OCI

    linuxcontainers.org /lxd/
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    Life of a Container

    indradhanush.github.io /blog/life-of-a-container/
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    Super Container OS - any good?

    www.techrepublic.com /article/super-container-os-container-deployments/
  • Container platforms (docker, lxc, podman) @lemmy.world
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    Containers vs Virtual Machines

    www.atlassian.com /microservices/cloud-computing/containers-vs-vms
  • Container platforms (docker, lxc, podman) @lemmy.world
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    Announcing Containers Community