What is easiest solution to automatically resolve missing mounts due to e.g. a power outage?
I’ve got a QNAP NAS and two Linux servers. Whenever the power goes down, the UPS kicks in and shut downs the NAS and the Linux servers, all good. The servers + NAS are automatically started when the power comes back on line using WOL. All good....
Text editor with predefined text snippets?
I do a lot of text editing for work and there are some phrases that I have to type frequently. What’s the best way to quickly paste those phrases into a document using a shortcut or keyword? I mainly use Kwrite and Kate as i prefer plain text editors and need no formatting.
How important is vitamin D drops to be under the tongue?
Bought some vitamin D drops (liposomal) that say to take under the tongue. Now it’s surprisingly hard to actually do that. So how much am I missing out if it’s in the general mouth or on top of the tongue?...
What's the reason for high refresh rates?
I was reading an article on the new LG display with a refresh rate of 7680Hz and it says:...
How do I learn about DIY modern electronics?
Not really sure where to ask this, as even the Google answers are very confusing for me....
Hard Drive Shucking
Having gradually built up my media collection to near the capacity of my 16TB external HDD, I’ve reached the point where I’ll probably need to build a RAID array to keep the collection in one place. Assuming the RAID array will be at least 32TB, I have a few questions:...
How many of you are influenced by a condiment?
Sometimes, I open the fridge (or a cabinet) and just see some condiment (mostly hot sauce) and realize it will dictate my diet for the next month....
Whats the best way to remove mold stains from clothes?
Two days ago I saw that one of my favourite shirts has mold stains. So far I’ve soaked it in 1:1 water and vinegar, dilute colorsafe bleach, and detergent separately for a few hours each. That might’ve killed the mold but the stains aren’t coming off. I rubbed powdered detergent on the shirt and left it in the sun for a...
Is Bluetooth getting worse on Linux?
I’m noticing a lot of issues with bluetooth popping up, and they only seem to be getting worse....
On Call Sleep Question
If you are on call and you receive a call at say 3:45 am and you resolve the issue by 4:30 am. Is it then worth trying to go back to sleep to wake up for work the next day or should you just stay awake and power through it?...
How can open source hardware be a movement if the raw materials still have to be mined and factory produced?
Am I not understanding FOSH (free and open source hardware)? I have always dreamed of open source hardware but it has always seemed unshakeably and fundamentally reliant on for instance massive open pit mines mining all over the world in finite dwindling supply wrecking local ecosystems every element necessary for computer...
Reddit is apparently a free-for-all for scammers and anyone with bad intentions to post libel.
A group of scammers is retaliating against me for exposing them and the Reddit admins and legal department completely ignore it....
Any interest in a Lemmy gaming Steam group?
I created it!...
Follow-up to installing Arch
So, I am making the switch to using Arch full time instead of Windows....
How do you accept the things you cannot change?
trying to stop being so thin skinned:...
Why does my cat (3F) like to dig like this?
My cat Delilah likes to dig her paws in an empty, large, green plastic salad bowl in the kitchen. She goes hard with it too. Why does she do this? Is it the texture? Is it the light green color throwing her vision?
Have any of you ever called your previous job/landlord to see what kind of reference they would give you?
You’d probably need someone else to call on your behalf. If you have, how did it turn out?...
Mishaal Rahman and I have hands-on the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. Ask us anything!
We have hands-on the S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra. Ask us anything. We’ve been invited by Samsung to attend Unpacked in San Jose.
Could time start moving faster due to climate change?
How far is reverse aging tech?
I came across David Sinclair and his research into reverse aging. Especially, I came across this video by Veritasium with Sinclair. Apparently his team has managed to reverse aging in mice in a lab? Has this been peer reviewed?...
How about starting a challenge #VoiceLikeAGirl to put on the other shoe in gaming?
Inspired by a discussion I had elsewhere and the article “Women in Games swaps male and female voices to highlight harassment in gaming”, how about we start a voice modulation challenge where you have to play at least one online game with a voice modulator to sound like a girl?...
Anyone had good results with hair growth products/methods?
I’m starting to notice my hair is thinning a bit. Nothing drastic. Just natural aging. No, nothing unusual came up when I got my blood tests, my doctor didn’t find anything wrong with me....
Running immich, HA and Frigate on a RPi4 with Coral or on a HP Prodesk 700 g4 (Intel 8th gen)
Currently I’ve got a RPi4 without Coral, running Frigate with 2 cams, HA, Paperless, Photoview and Qbittorrent. This works well but maxes out the RPi4. As I want to add Immich and more cams, I have to upgrade. Budget allows for either a USB Coral with the existing RPi4 or buy a secondhand HP Prodesk 600 g4 with Intel 8th gen....
What's the best way to have a .bashrc that I can use throughout systems?
So, I just found out about a programme called SynthShell which kind of does the work for you and gives you a nice looking shell, the thing is that this also creates some config files and other stuff in my system, instead of just one .bashrc file to edit. What would be the best way to learn to have a nice looking bash where I can...