RSS feeds
Wasn’t sure where to ask this but figured people here host their own rss platforms. I just started with miniflux. Between that and reeder it makes RSS nice and easy....
Why do some activities have different minimum ages?
For instance: age of sexual consent, age for legally drinking alcohol, age for driving, age for voting, age for participating in pornography...
Is Gentoo more-or-less pointless for the average Linux user?
More specifically, Portage. I know use flags and “optimization” are all the hype, but really, would the average user even see a benefit from customizing all their use flags? Especially a benefit that compensates for the constant compilation?...
Books from around the world
Hey fellow book lovers! I want to read books/classics from all over the world. Please recommend me favorites from your home-country, something you would want others to know/to read. Already looking forward to your suggestions!
Which is better OMV or TrueNAS or Nextcloud?
I have an old x86_64 computer which I am planning to use as a NAS. Which of the 2 is a better option? Is it helpful or better to run on bare metal or as a VM on proxmox?
Configuring qBittorrent properly
I have been seeding torrents through utorrent (on windows) with no issues. But through this community’s megathreads, I came across using qBittorrent, which seems more flexible and configurable....
Better understanding and mitigating the risks of using a phone that no longer receives system updates
Too many perfectly usable phones are put into a questionable security situation by lack of vendor support for keeping key software up to date....
Anyone install Linux on a Chromebook?
Red Hat-proposed Fedora opt-out Telemetry is opposed by 74%. Red Hat is deeply involved despite naysayers.
discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/…/2...
Has anyone had any luck with the Google Pixel 7A fingerprint sensor?
I’ve moved from the Google Pixel 4A, which had an excellent fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone, to the 7A....
How do you decide when to give up on a book?
I read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and take enjoyed it. Read another book, then started reading Devil and the Dark Water by the same author. I got about 25% through and just decided to drop it for something else. I’m not an avid reader so i never know if I should stay committed or not.
Proxy to TCP port with real IP
Simple question, difficult solution. I can’t work it out. I have a server at home with a site-to-site VPN to a server in the cloud. The server in the cloud has a public IP....
Home Server Security
Hey guys,...
What do you recommend to selfhost code repositories?
To use with Git
What's more unsafe - Windows or Android?
Which platform would a typical IT guy be more on guard against?...
What's the situation with Peertube?
AFAIK, Peertube uses ActivityPub as well, but are Lemmy instances federated with them? I don’t seem to see Peertube instances on my feed. It be cool to see Lemmy comments appear below Peertube videos.
Synology vs DIY
I currently use an old (2013?) Intel NUC with a 12TB MyBook plugged in as a simple Plex server. I want to get a NAS. Right now at Amazon or B&H I can get a DS923+ w/ two 16TB HDDS for about $1000....
Was lemmygrad refederated with lemmy.world or was it never defederated?
Just checked instances after the hack and noticed that lemmy.world is federated with all of the Lemmygrads. Was it always?
Bread, cheese, and tomatoes have all been around since ancient times. So, why did it take so long to invent pizza?
It is fascinating how the crown is a universal symbol of authority and power, almost all cultures had coronation ceremonies despite some of them never having had contact with the rest of the world.
Anyone hosting Lemmy and Mastodon on the same server?
I have Mastodon running on a VPS running Debian 11. Now I would like to add a Lemmy instance on the same server. I tried using the from scratch method from Lemmy documentation, but ran into errors that likely stemmed from minor version incompatibilities of the dependencies. I tried using the Lemmy easy deploy script but it wants...
How do you encode your paper scans?
I assume many of you host a DMS such as Paperless and use it to organise the dead trees you still receive in the snail mail for some reason in the year of the lord 2023....
Arch Linux isn't up to date anymore
Arch Linux keeps falling behind in package updates, basic packages like gdb and LLVM are newer in Fedora then in Arch, and Bash is newer in DEBIAN then in Arch. Why have package updates fallen so far behind?
My macbook connects to bluetooth even when closed ruining my commute to work every other morning that i forget to turn bluetooth off. Solution? buy some apple earpods and an iphone!
no thanks
The world you were born into no longer exists.
Ever since you were born the world is constantly changing, not just through big events but in smaller ways too.