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James R Kirk

@ Kirk @startrek.website

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  • "i am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising"

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  • 100% agree

  • I had a random (probably dumb) idea: Given the whole Discord Drama going on, what if there was a Discord alternative, but in the style of Lemmy?

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  • It doesn't have decent anything yet but it'll get there eventually. The voice chat is actually one of it's stronger points IMO.

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  • Great! I appreciate the response. There is an app called Zerocam that removes a ton of the algorithmic processing and the results look great, but they have a subscription model now 🤮 I would love a FOSS replacement.

  • What's your current situation with Google?

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  • Until someone comes up with private Immich managed hosting that has shared albums and doesn't cost a fortune, I have to stick with Google photos. Other than that, google Maps (nothing compares, sorry) and an old gmail address I don't want to delete just in case someone needs to reach me, that's all I use.

  • "i am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising"

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  • Well said all around. I've had almost the exact same thoughts. Good TED talk.

  • "i am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising"

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  • This may be a hot take here but I do not actually hate the concept of "paying money to promote a product or service". However, in practice I can hardly think of an advertising method that I find tolerable in the slightest due to the manipulation tactics. When you look at vintage photos advertising is usually some hand painted sign on the side of a bus stop that says "Try Zuckerman's Flour!" I don't hate that, but we also don't have that.

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  • This was actually extremely helpful, thanks for sharing. What device are you using? Is the camera app as good as Google's? Also I'm curious if you were able to get tap to pay working.

  • What am I missing with Matrix?

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  • Doesn’t feel like a Discord replacement.

    I think it's on the way there, but it'll be a while on the order of years. It's not the easiest thing in the world to self-host either.

  • Physical user interface

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  • I also just want to add the batteries in most of those zigbee buttons last on the order of years

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  • so much better

  • New launcher to replace Nova?

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  • I'm the same way and finally had to accept I'm going to need to change because Nova isn't coming back 😭 and to my knowledge nobody is recreating foss.

    Kvaesitso is what I went with. It's a different style of launcher but very well put together. So far I've been quite happy.

  • Anyone have any experience with TubeArchivist?

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  • How did you set them up with Plex?

    I tried TubeArchivist a while back but as I recall it was much more about archiving entire channels and didn't have great customization like "Only keep latest two episodes". It might have changed since then.

  • Youlag (v4.2.0): Modernize FreshRSS for viewing YouTube and articles, now with DeArrow support to combat clickbait

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  • Last time I looked into it something wasn't working right about it, or maybe it was just more complicated than I wanted but maybe I'll give it another go...

  • Youlag (v4.2.0): Modernize FreshRSS for viewing YouTube and articles, now with DeArrow support to combat clickbait

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  • Can FreshRSS auto-download YouTube videos with SponsorBlock? That could be a game changer...

  • Coworker wants to try Linux with gaming, Bazzite or Mint?

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  • It was about a year ago so maybe it's improved since then. One specific hiccup I recall with Mint that I didn't have with Bazzite was getting acceleration in a browser. I'm certainly not recommending Nvidia users avoid Mint!

  • I Love Sideloading

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  • I agree with this. It's installing an app. Installing a program to a computer you own should never be considered "unofficial"!

  • Is Home Assistant the recommended default for smart homes?

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  • As others have said, you can run Home Assistant on anything if you want to just test it out. Their own hardware is a great choice though.

    But to answer your broader question, yes. Home Assistant is the choice. It works better with literally everything else out there.

  • this feels deeply personal to Peterson

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  • That's the business model sadly.

  • Two snowy roads in New York. One exposed to traffic and one not.

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  • Anywhere you see piles of snow it should be turned into pedestrian only space (since it's obvious the cars don't need it)