18107

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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I heard of someone trying to get a refund because it "disappeared".

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
  • Woke means aware.
  • People who are aware of their surroundings tend to care about their surroundings.
  • People who care are more likely to vote to protect the people around them.
  • People who vote to protect other people are considered politically left, while people who vote to hurt other people are considered politically right.
  • The "right" want to use a slur to describe/degrade the "left".
  • Woke is now used as a slur.
[–] 18107@aussie.zone 21 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

Do not put a Himalayan salt lamp in there. A dry cloth will do if you really want to clean it.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I'm still disappointed that you can't interact with tags at all on the mobile app.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 13 points 1 day ago

I don't mind internet connected devices (ignoring privacy issues). What I have a problem with is internet dependent devices. All critical devices should have a backup mode for a lost connection, and all devices should fail safe, not run at max temperature.

My smart lights are controlled by Home Assistant, so they still work when my internet connection goes down. I also have physical switches so I can control them like basic lights if Home Assistant breaks.

Always have backup plans.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I swapped my mother's computer to Linux (Mint). She had no issues using it, because I put the desktop icons in the same place, and copied the browser profile.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is that like deciding that Tylenol causes Autism, then trying to find evidence after making an announcement?

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Steam is almost flawless on Linux, and I've rarely seen a game that doesn't work out of the box (just remember to press "enable proton for all titles" the first time you install steam).

I've never had to do any tinkering with Linux Mint, and I've heard the same about Bazzite.

Linux has come a long way in the last few years. You might be pleasantly surprised.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been using Steam on Linux for a few years. Check out Proton DB for game compatibility.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago

If you want to have control over smart devices and don't want to be reliant on an internet connection, I highly recommend trying Home Assistant.

It does require a dedicated device, but it's remarkably simple to get started, and amazingly powerful if you want to get into the scripting side.

While some integrations do require internet (getting the weather, or tracking a delivery), most run entirely locally (smart lights, solar tracking, printer stats). The main problem I have is that I keep finding new things I can do with it.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

How long until he finishes reading the Library of Babel to us?

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The article title really is clickbait. Neither the car nor charger exploded, and neither seemed to be harmed.

The driver was not knocked to the ground, but seemed to trip and fall when startled.

The only thing damaged was a knockoff adapter that was not certified to be used.

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Dual sim (aussie.zone)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by 18107@aussie.zone to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
 

Do any combination of phones and OSes have support for desktop Linux apps, VoLTE, and dual-SIM?

I want to get away from Google. My current phone (Nokia G42) doesn't seem to have support for any OS except Android. My ideal setup would be a Fairphone 5 with Ubuntu Touch, but that doesn't seem to support dual-SIM.

 

I've had an old laptop running Home Assistant for quite a while. I've recently started getting into docker. I'm part way through setting up a NAS and want to check if I'm doing anything really stupid.

My ideas so far:

  • Samba sharing a host folder on the local network
  • Rsync for regular backups to a separate host folder
  • WireGuard to connect directly to an offsite laptop with the same setup
  • Syncthing for realtime synchronisation and temporary file versioning
  • Home Assistant for rsync backup monitoring

Are there any issues with this setup, and is there anything else I should consider?

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Singing (aussie.zone)
 
 

Request: I'm looking for something with high reliability rather than high speed. It needs to support 30+ devices.

Additional information: My house is about 30m (100ft) long, and the internet comes in by ethernet at one end of it. I'm happy to use a Wi-Fi extender if needed.

Context: I've been having issues with both my current and previous routers. Devices are randomly unable to communicate over the network for several seconds at a time. Both ethernet and Wi-Fi are affected.
I live in Australia, so even the slowest router should be more than fast enough.
I have a large number of automated devices that need to stay connected at all times - even 5 second network dropouts are difficult to deal with. Internet dropouts are handled gracefully.

Any suggestions are gratefully received.

 
 
 

I use it to heat my house.

 

But at least you're not one of the people getting on a ship.

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