SolidGrue
I’m just this guy, you know?
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SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is there a Lemmy App/browser client that syncs read status across devices?English9·5 months agoI read this post using the Alexandrite front end on my laptop browser, then I opened Voyager app on my phone and it shows the post as already having been read.
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Anybody here whose main use of computers is NOT games?English3·5 months agoI don’t use my computers for modern gaming. Like OP, I prefer tabletop games, though I do speed run crossword puzzles and play some PixelDungeon on my phone when I have spare time. I also built a Retropie, and play some old Atari and PS2 roms on a bored Sunday. My stuff can run Civ IV, which is probably the last title I bought.
My main systems are for work, or for supporting self-hosted services including local infrastructure, home lab stuff, email, blogs, home automation, media servers, etc, etc. Lately I’ve been getting into SDR projects using RPi or old laptops.
So, uh… Yeah. Fun stuff, but not so much gaming.
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.world•PSA: Posting a YouTube video? Just post the canonical YT linkEnglish22·6 months agoYou might also want to strip the part of the URL that starts with
?si=
since it’s probably a referrer hash. For example, the URL for this popular Rick Astley video (which is not technically a Rick Roll now that I’ve told you)vs.
(Edit: for the record…
)
Wikipedia, kernel sources and some LLM models
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•How much do you pay for your phone plan, what do you get in return and in which country?English9·7 months agoUSA. 4 lines with unlimited calls, text, and data. International calling and roaming throughout US, Canada & Mexico. Metered by the mjnute/megabyte for international (off-continent) travel. All in, $200 monthly.
(TMO, magenta plan which is now defunct)
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•What can I do in other Linux distros that I can't do in Linux Mint Xfce?English8·8 months agoMan, I got stuff to do. Lol.
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•What can I do in other Linux distros that I can't do in Linux Mint Xfce?English74·8 months agoI mean…
Steam? Maybe? I dunno, I don’t game but the Steam kids seem to prefer Arch. I’m sure they have their reasons.
Practically? Probably nothing terribly significant.
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What does being in a calorie deficit feel like?English301·8 months agoAs someone on semaglutide therapy, I can share that a large calorie deficit hits you in the wills to live. At some point even just eating feels like a stop at the gas station to fuel up, and it hardly matters whether it’s 87 or 95 octane. Hell, rancid fry oil would even work. At some point, you stop caring whether you eat because it feels like another chore.
Eventually your metabolism syncs up again with your energy demand and you start getting interested in food, except you’re way more selective about how you’re (edit:
spending) acquiring those calories. I almost can’t abide by junk food, fast food, or breaded fried crap anymore. But neither do I want salad or vegetables because they’re “fluffy.” Too much volume, not enough calories. I want about 6 or 10 forks full of food, and then that’s it. And it’d best taste good, or I can’t be bothered. Restaurants easily stop looking like a good deal.Anyway that’s a digest of my diary for the last 22 months. Do with the info as you will.
Thanks! I hate this. 🖤
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What smartphone do your use? What's the best phone you had owned?English5·8 months agoSeconded! My 5T was the best phone I’ve ever carried. I carry the OP11 5G these days and I’ve been really happy with it, but overall I prefer the size and weight of the 5T.
Never going in with a Sicilian when death is on the line?
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Syncthing Android app discontinuedEnglish2·8 months agoTermux (on F-droid) is a userland environment that runs on top of your Android device’s kernel. It has Debian/Ubuntu-like package management system that pulls from repos maintained by the termux team. If the package is available for aarch64, its probably available in the termux repos. Its not so much of an app as it is an alternate userland that runs on top of the same kernel, but can interact with Android a couple of different ways.
The main Termux app gets you a basic command line environment with the usual tools included in a headless Linux install. From there you can select your preferred repos, do package updates, installs, etc, just like on a desktop or laptop. You could even install a desktop environment and use RDP to access it.
Then there are some companion apps that are useful:
- Termux:boot is like a primitive rc.d feature that executes upon boot up any scripts found in the termux ~/.termux/boot directory. You could use the feature to launch an SSH server, or perhaps start your syncthing service when the phone starts up.
- Termux:Tasker is a Tasker plugin that allows Tasker to launch scripts in .termux/tasker based on whatever triggers or profiles you define in Tasker. For example, stop or start selected services when connected to your home WiFi
- Termux:API is a set of termux utilities to interact with the Android API, and do things like send messages, interact with the camera or battery, and manipulate system settings.
So you could install the syncthing package in Termux and (after setting up Termux access for your internal storage) configure it to sync folders from your phone to wherever syncthing syncs. You’d set up a start script under Termux:boot to launch it when your phone starts, or Tasker to start/stop the service on your home WiFi.
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Syncthing Android app discontinuedEnglish22·8 months agoFor the F-droid enabled users, it seems there’s a Syncthing app in the Termux repos:
~ $ apt show syncthing Package: syncthing Version: 1.28.0 Maintainer: @termux Installed-Size: 26.4 MB Homepage: https://syncthing.net/ Download-Size: 7857 kB APT-Sources: https://packages.termux.dev/apt/termux-main stable/main aarch64 Packages Description: Decentralized file synchronization
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Android@lemdro.id•Android makes me (almost) hate using a password manager – Google needs to fix itEnglish111·9 months agoI have no specific basis to say so, but I distrust browser-based password managers on the principles of separation of function and mitigating risk. Strong my credentials in a browser just feels hinky, even with a master password. Too obvious of an attack vector. Rather, I use the KeepassDX variant with its MagicKeyboard feature. When I’m presented with a login prompt, I can use the keyboard switcher to launch KeepassDX, unlock my vault, and select the credentials entry. Then I can switch back to the browser (or app) and have MagicKeyboard enter the credentials for me.
It’s a few more taps than just that, but it’s a straightforward workflow that should mitigate leakage from my usual keyboard, clipboard snooping, and any hypothetical attacks against the in-browser vault workflow.
Plus, I know where my credentials are stored, can apply 2FA, and even back up the vault file to offline archives.
It works for me. “Cool story bro,” I guess, is my point.
Probably all of them, at one time or another.
Plus 1 for a refurb or gently used Dell Latitude series. My daily beater for the last 5 or 6 years has been a pre-2020 Dell Latitude 7390 13". Works really well with the *bian distros I’ve run on it, decent battery life, OK mic and speakers.
I’ve had to replace the battery once, and the keyboard once (which I damaged myself by applying a small amount of Coca Cola).
Refurb ThinkPads are also great, but they have a high resale value.
SolidGrue@lemmy.worldto Android@lemmy.world•So I'm not allowed to see how much data usage certain apps use?!?English1123·9 months ago“Restricted” means the app has been limited by your Android on the amount of data it may transmit/receive as a background app. The app settings assume you’re on a meterd or low-volume data plan, and so they don’t transmit data except when they’re active, or up on your screen.
Their upload/download tallies will still count in your Network accounting. Frankly, your screenshot looks like something I’d expect. Nothing untoward seems to be occurring.
Let those other restricted apps 'run in background" (an app permission) and you’ll see a different picture.
Yeah, I know.
Aurora is immutable, I fucked up. Oops.
Edit: unsubscribed. My life will be better.