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JVT038

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Web developer, gamer, reader, and a true ligma male

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  • This is a prime example of the fallacy fallacy, and maybe also ad hominem.

    The fact that someone says ridiculous things like "women are dishwashers", doesn't mean that their thesis "there is a male loneliness epidemic", is incorrect. Additionally, if their arguments are completely wrong, it doesn't automatically mean their thesis is wrong.

    Furthermore, I personally do think that there's a male loneliness epidemic. While people like Andrew Tate are definitely having a bad influence, we should think, "why are these people popular? What draws young men to listen to misogynists?". And the reason (I think), is because young men are simply neglected by society, and are generally quite lonely. As a young man myself, I think it is actually kind of hard to make friends. Other men expect me to be "masculine" (aka, be an asshole, be tough, etc.) and simultaneously I'm very reluctant to make friends with women, because I'm kind of scared of falsely being accused of sexual harassment.

    I feel like if I say or do the wrong thing (which excludes physically harassing someone), there's a risk of a woman completely ruining my life by simply accusing me of harassing her. And while the accusation might not become a proper conviction (or even prosecution), the accusation itself is already incredibly harmful for my reputation.

    So to avoid that altogether, I simply avoid women in general. Or at least, I don't approach them. I don't talk to them, unless they talk to me first. Because if I make the wrong move, if I look at them the wrong way, my life might already be over.

    Does this mean I hate women? No. It simply means I hate how people immediately jump to conclusions when they read "man accused of harassing a woman". Personally, when I read that headline, I don't immediately think less of that man, unless he's been found guilty of it.

    Does this make me an incel? I don't really know; I don't think I'm owed sex in any way, and I don't think women inherently hate me the moment they see me. I do wish I could have a more feminine friend circle, because it's currently all men. But yeah, I think things are kinda fucked up right now, but simultaneously I honestly don't really know what I (or we as a society) could do to fix this.

  • Nextcloud Hub 10 – your unified, modular digital workspace - Nextcloud

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  • It seems that while this update once again contains lots of (unncessary) AI bullshit, it also has some other positive changes, such as :

    • More End-To-End encrypted functionality
    • Improved file upload (apparently 6x as fast)
    • Better performance
    • Converting documents
    • Native desktop client UI (hopefully the new appImage does work for Linux, because it does not work right now.
    • Improved AppAPI for other developers to develop plugins / apps / extensions in different programming languages
    • Added pronouns to account profile
    • Right-To-Left text for the Arabic users (and whoever uses RTL instead of LTR)
    • PGP/MIME support for Nextcloud Mail
    • Chunked file upload on desktop app
    • Improved OpenID Connect API

    Overall, I am still disappointed by the direction towards AI that Nextcloud has taken, but I suspect that it makes them more money. Also, apparently large organizations / enterprises who pay Nextcloud GmbH for support, are also allowed to influence the roadmap of the software, which probably has something to do with jumping on the AI bandwagon.

    However, despite this new direction, Nextcloud still does the job for me: Easy file syncing, with document collaboration, calendar, contacts and basically act as a whole replacement for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace / whatever with little to no problems.

  • Challenge level: impossible

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  • Lots of populist European parties are doing the same and are actually gaining votes by blaming everything on the immigrants.

  • Selfhosted Trakt.tv alternative?

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  • There's Ryot.

    Besides that, there's also Movary, which has contributions from yours truly, but it only supports tracking movies at the moment. I'm planning on adding TV show support later, probably after the first stable 1.0 has released (In my mind it'll probably be major release 2.0 or 3.0). The main dev and I don't have much time these days, so it might take a while...

  • Tips for streaming

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  • So my first thought is: Download the entire file BEFORE watching it. This ensures that you won't have to buffer while watching and it'll run 100% smoothly.

    Downloading files isn't very difficult generally; just go to some (torrenting) website, copy the magnet or download the torrent and import it into your torrent client.

    When you have your .mp4, .mkv, .whatever file, you can simply click on it and play it on your preferred media player (such as VLC). However, you may want to watch it on some other device... Easy solution (for TVs) is just connect your laptop to your TV with an HDMI cable, duplicate your screen and start watching.

    But if you actually want to stream, you'll have to tread into the self-hosting zone. Meaning that you run a media server that hosts all your content and your devices (whether it's a TV, android phone, iPhone, whatever) can access and play the content from your server.

    This is a very, very big topic that I won't cover in a single comment. I will point you in the right direction and mention Jellyfin; Jellyfin is a free, open-source media server that you can set up to manage and stream your files with

  • Strava alternative?

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  • If you just want to track your data for yourself, without the social media features (like Strava has), I would recommend Opentracks.

  • Patrick Breyer and Pirate Party lose EU Parliament seats

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  • I considered voting for them, but I didn't.

    The reason is because there are other parties with comprehensive plans for digitalisation / IT stuff PLUS lots of other plans for healthcare, economy, infrastructure, etc.

    Pirate party seems like a party focused on IT stuff only, whereas I also care about other topics, such as international trains, subsidizing healthcare, improving education and lots of other things.

    (I voted for Volt Nederland BTW)

  • 196 Rules

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  • What about the rebel path from the CP77 OST?

  • We wish you a merry notification bell

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  • Slightly offtopic:

    When I go to the source in my browser, I see that this toot has been boosted roughly 800 times and roughly 1400 favorites.

    However, when I go to this toot via my Mastodon app, I'm seeing 256 boosts and 1 favourite.

    Why is this different in my app vs the fosstodon link to the toot?

  • What drew you to the high seas?

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  • I wanted to watch Game of Thrones, but I couldn't, because there was no legal streaming service available back then. (This was in 2015 or something).

    That's when I discovered the Pirate Bay and its wonders..

  • Existential slander rule

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  • Hmmm.. Maybe it's to prevent scripts from downloading / ripping content off their platform? That's the only theory I can come up with. Although if it's true, they don't do a very good job at it, considering I've seen plenty of WebDL-1080p Netflix exclusive content on torrenting platforms.

  • Existential slander rule

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  • Lmao, why do you even need to verify your humanity?

  • Do you practice self care?

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  • Yeah, I mean, I:

    • Eat at least three times per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
    • Exercise three times per week (in the gym, lifting weights)
    • Sleep at least 7 or 8 hours per night
    • Go outside every day
    • Have a skincare routine (although it's not much)
    • Brush my teeth twice per day (after breakfast and before going to sleep)

  • Thank you Raymond Hill

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  • Tip: if you have an Android TV, you can install SmartTube as an alternative, privacy-friendly YouTube client. It has no ads and sponsorblock integration

  • Nextcloud Hub 8 is now available

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  • I use it to manage my documents, backup my photos from my phone to my server and access all my files from any other device. Basically Nextcloud is my replacement for OneDrive.

    Additionally, I have used it in the past to collaborate on various group projects which require documents. For example, I had to make a presentation with some other people and I could create a PowerPoint in Nextcloud, send a share link to others and then we could edit the PowerPoint in realtime with Nextcloud + Collabora, which is pretty cool. It's the only FOSS alternative (at least as far as I'm aware of) that can compete with Microsoft 365 / Google Workspaces.

  • Nextcloud Hub 8 is now available

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  • Honestly, I'm not really excited about the past couple of major Nextcloud releases.

    Mainly because there's still one big issue for small-scale Nextcloud servers: performance.

    Mainly the web UI is still too slow for me to properly use, which is why I don't use it at all (unless I have to update an app).

    It's a bit disappointing that they're mainly focused on the large enterprise customers instead of small hobbyists like me, but it's still understandable; after all, their income is mainly from the enterprise customers, not from selfhosters.

    I also don't really like how they've jumped on the AI hypetrain instead of improving performance. But once again, I guess this generates more income for them than focusing on other things like improving performance.

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    JVT038 @feddit.nl

    Nextcloud Hub 8 is now available

    nextcloud.com /blog/nextcloud-hub8/
  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    What do you think about the idea that we're in a simulation?

  • How do you find motivation when it's not there?

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  • I don't think, I just do.

    I usually keep an end goal in sight; for example, I sometimes dread going to the gym, but I always remember that my goal is to stay fit, have a healthy body and exercising is an important part of that. By sticking to my goal, I maintain my discipline and go to the gym 3 times per week.

    Another example is school homework; in my case, my math homework is something I don't enjoy, but I remind myself that I need the math certificate in order to enroll for a Computer Science degree at an university. Therefore, I keep pushing myself to study math and get good grades (which so far has worked pretty well)

  • Other than AI, what technology are you excited about?

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  • Regrowing / regenerating certain body parts.

    This could theoretically be done with stemcell stuff, but it's not there yet. However, when we finally reach the point where we can infinitely regenerate our body cells, we'll become effectively "ammortal"; unable to die due to natural causes (such as illness), but we will still die from other people (for example, a bullet to the head)

    Besides that, I think nuclear fusion would be an incredible development if we can finally harness it to power our homes.

  • Docker - what use is it?

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  • Depends.

    If there are no external volumes and the container is in its own network without any other containers, then any malware in the container shouldn't be able to reach / affect the host server, because it's isolated.

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    SSO with automatic user creation

  • Gaming @beehaw.org
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    Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is coming to PS5 and PC

    blog.playstation.com /2023/09/27/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition-is-coming-to-ps5-and-pc/
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone

    www.theverge.com /2023/9/13/23871712/california-right-to-repair-act-sb-244
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
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    Google faces a £7 billion lawsuit for blocking search engine competition at the expense of consumers

    consumervoice.uk /digital/google-faces-a-7-billion-lawsuit-for-blocking-search-engine-competition-at-the-expense-of-consumers/
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
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    Any recommendations for a privacy friendly smart watch?

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
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    Can Wine / Proton / any translation layer run games from external drives?

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.ml
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    Unifying game launcher as an alternative to Playnite including controller support?

  • Gaming @beehaw.org
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    The Last Of Us Part 2 and Horizon Forbidden West...

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Is a Traefik IP whitelist safe?