ways to watch a torrent while it's downloading? (kbin.social)
let's say I'm torrenting a movie, and the torrent is downloading faster than the movie would play, is there any software that can handle a constantly changing file? thanks...
Best Audio Format for Storage? (kbin.social)
What is the best format settings to store a physical music?...
Why are people talking about flying a flag upside-down? (kbin.social)
Today, a bunch of people on my Mastodon feed are making declarations about somebody apparently flying a flag upside down, and this apparently has something to do with the New York Times being terrible....
Want to move on from Mastodon, but so confused on what platform to choose (kbin.social)
Recently I've dove a little deeper into the Fediverse. I began with Mastodon like many others and I'm ready to move on. Mastodon as a software in comparison to similar services in the Fediverse like Calckey/Firefish, Friendica, Misskey, etc. just isn't as good and the only thing it has going for it is an established user base...
Dutch government has officially launched their Mastodon server (kbin.social)
The server is now live and in use at social.overheid.nl...
Dragons Dogma 1 and 2 (kbin.social)
Anyone else excited about Dragons Dogma and the upcoming Dragons Dogma 2 game?...
Suspension on my laptop (closing the lid) causes Wifi to not be available. (kbin.social)
Hi, this is a long lasting problem that I didn't really manage to fix when I started using linux (Mint, Cinnamon). But now that I've been using it regularly for half a year and I have more experience in fiddling around, I'm trying to get it resolved....
Isn't technically everything open-source? (kbin.social)
I don't know (but wanna learn) programming, but, for example, can't you inspect the code of an app if it's installed?...
What game is too terrifying to finish for you? (kbin.social)
Mine is Silent Hill 3. Its subject matter revolves around the fears of a teenage girl, like death of a parent, puberty, unwanted pregnancy (with a demon fetus, no less), mirrors (THAT ROOM shivers), and stalkers. The atmosphere is so oppressive and I cant play the game without having something else playing in the background, its...
PSA: while upvoting exists, to get the "move closer to the top" effect that reddit's upvote had, you need to click boost (kbin.social)
a small difference, but important to how people use the site
Is it possible to go to a Steve Aioki concert if you're over 50 and not look like a predator? (kbin.social)
I have the opportunity to go to a SA concert next year but I'm old and Grey. I don't want go if im the ceeepy old guy. Thoughts? I do know and enjoy a bit of his misic.
Reddit app score changed dramatically (kbin.social)
Did Google help reddit? A short time ago the score for the reddit app was down around 3.2 as everyone gave it 1 star for how bad it was and all the drama going on. I just opened the play store today and the app has a 4.2. Did Google delete or discount some of those reviews?
Does anybody else push on their sides when they're pooping? (kbin.social)
When I poop, I'll take my hand and make a "knife hand" and massage the area above my hip and grab the side of my stomach while bending over to help the poop get out instead of straining. It's this weird?
If I add baking soda to lemon juice and water or use carbonated water is the carbon the same as the CO2 in the atmosphere? (kbin.social)
I was thinking of making lemonade and was wondering if it would let CO2 into the atmosphere or not.
YSK: If you work in the U.S. as a W-2 worker, you can check to see how much money you've paid into Social Security and learn when you'll become eligible to draw from it in retirement (kbin.social)
https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/statement.html...
Region blocked printers (kbin.social)
Piracy adjacent here. We have a printer, colour laserjet, that is from another 'region', was a really nice printer and we bought it just before moving and decided to bring it. There is an equivalent printer here with the same cartridges but we've found out they're 'region locked'. Brand is HP/Samsung....
Comparing compression in AV1, x264, and x265 (kbin.social)
I recently got it into my head to compare the various popular video codecs in an effort to better understand how av1 works and looks compared to x264 and x265. I also had ideas of using a intel video card to compress a home video security setup, and what levels of compression I would need to get good results....
Describe a game without revealing its name! (kbin.social)
Let the people try to guess!...
Trying to understand the different selfhosted monitoring solutions (kbin.social)
Note: It seems my original post from last week didn't get posted on lemmy.world from kbin (I can't seem to find it) so I'm reposting it. Apologies to those who may have already seen this....
Is it just me, or are conspiracy theories trending right now? (kbin.social)
I'm using instagram to browse the discover feed mindlessly sometimes. I know, it's stupid, but I'm bored....
Yet another article about Reddit vs. Lemmy vs. others: "Discussing Three Reddit Alternatives After Reddit's API Decisions" (kbin.social)
https://hackernoon.com/discussing-three-reddit-alternatives-after-reddits-api-decisions
Porn Historically Decides Tech Adoption... Fediverse? (kbin.social)
Historically, porn has organically decided which platform or formats become dominant. It's incredibly anti-censorship, but walks many fine lines....
A take on an "ideal" fediverse (kbin.social)
For-profit tech companies like #Threads and #Flipboard are beginning to implement #ActivityPub, and that's been causing a lot of chaos lately. Thus, I've found it helpful to take a step back, consider what it is about the fediverse that I value, and think about whether federation with these large platforms will bring us closer...
How do you observe your server functions? (kbin.social)
I use some batch scripts in my proxmox installation. They are in cron.hourly and daily checking for virus and ram/CPU load of my LXC containers. An email is send on condition....
Is it possible to completely hide all reverse proxy traffic from a VPS provider? (kbin.social)
I run a self-hosted server at home on which I have run a bunch of personal stuff (like nextcloud etc.). To prevent pointing DNS servers at my home router, I run a reverse proxy on a VPS that I rent (from Scaleway FWIW)....