TacoEvent

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What’s the first book you remember loving? in c/books@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

“So you want to be a wizard” by Diane Duane. Opened my eyes to magic systems that just aren’t just hocus pocus and wand waving. Remarkably well designed for YA.

Urban fantasy with well thought out magic systems are still my favorite type of books to read today.

Do you have a favourite place to read? in c/books@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

I don’t read as much these days but your description of this coffee shop makes me want to!

*Permanently Deleted* in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Your phone’s hotspot likely doesn’t create a local network. The other problem is that Tailscale works by creating a secure tunnel between your client and your PC. Local devices won’t have access to this secure tunnel. You need to setup Tailscale directly on the client device you want to connect to your PC from for it to work.

Texas camp leader waited over an hour after flood warning to evacuate in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 49 points 2 months ago (11 children)

I’m not sure what this article is trying to imply but if I got an evac alert at 1am I would be dead because I would’ve been asleep.

Grok 4 has been so badly neutered that it's now programmed to see what Elon says about the topic at hand and blindly parrot that line. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

It’s possible Grok was fed a massive training set of Elon searches over several more epochs than intended in post training (for search tool use). This could easily lead to this kind of search query output.

wanderer v0.17.0 released — Federation support is here in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 months ago

One of the prettiest fediverse apps I’ve seen. Nice work!

Lemmy.zip 2nd Birthday Giveaway! 🍰 in c/home@lemmy.zip
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago

Still can’t believe I signed up for this instance solely because of the cool name. I don’t deserve this wonderful community 😢.

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When One Excels at Excel (lemmy.zip)
Downtime - Apologies and what went wrong in c/home@lemmy.zip
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I appreciate the transparency and frankly couldn't ask for more. Shit happens and this is a one-person operation. Thanks for all your effort!

Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 29 points 6 months ago (1 children)

By this logic we should remove Clarence Thomas from his seat by executive order and call his tenure deijustice.

Repurposing an old Alienware r8 in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

Thanks! I'll stick to the RAID 1 option then. I was looking at S3 Glacier for backup when it comes to that. But I really don't want to worry about it too much until I've really got something going that I plan to use longer term.

Repurposing an old Alienware r8 in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

I see the appeal with unRAID! My drives are pretty straight forward though I pretty much only plan to use the 2 4TB drives. Will probably skip the RAID for now (it's not going to store anything SUPER important) and just use it as a hobby test server.

Ollama of course! Looks like the 1080s should be able to handle most 7B models. Exciting! Thanks for the help and suggestions!

Repurposing an old Alienware r8 in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

Ooh this is a nice list of apps! I like doing things the hard way so I'll probably skip the Freedombox part but these app ideas have got me thinking....

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Repurposing an old Alienware r8 (lemmy.zip)
 

I have an old Alienware r8 and several 2-4 TB HDDs gathering dust in a closet. The Alienware actually runs remarkably quiet and it occurred to me I could turn it into a DIY NAS.

I’m not entirely sure where to start though. Some immediate questions:

  • What’s a good NAS OS to install?
  • Any fun things I can do besides plex transcoding with a 1080 GPU?
  • Would it make sense to run a Pixelfed/Mastodon server off this guy?
  • Can I run a RAID on it without buying a separate HDD bay?

Background:

I already have a Synology NAS running Plex. It transcodes 1080p fine which is really all I need it for.

Other than a Plex port forward, I have zero experience putting services out on the public web (but would like to learn!).

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Intros you never skip? (lemmy.zip)
 

Started up season 2 of Avatar The Last Airbender and it occurred to me that I never skip the intro sequences for any episode of this show. It’s just so good.

What other show intros can you not skip?

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How do I get my clothes to smell like I just bought them at the store? (lemmy.zip)
 

I thought it was the cologne they spray at the store, but even clothes I have delivered from a distribution center also have a smell that is very discernibly NOT Tide detergent.

How?? What are they washing these clothes with to make them smell like that??

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I wish there's always fresh and delicious food I want to eat in my fridge at all times (lemmy.zip)
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How it works (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TacoEvent@lemmy.zip to c/backfiredwishes@lemmy.zip
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  1. Post a wish, like for a genie (e.g. "I wish for a million dollars")
  2. People comment with ways it can backfire. (e.g. "Great! Here's 2700 Zimbabwean dollars.")
  3. Profit!
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Why are weather apps so bad at telling you the current weather? (lemmy.zip)
 

I understand that weather on TV can’t be hyperlocally accurate. But a weather app on my phone has my exact GPS coordinates. Why can’t it tell me exactly when a rain cloud will be passing over my location?

It’s gotten to the point where I just use precipitation maps to figure out my rain chances for the day.

The hourly forecast is mostly useless because it’s not a chance % but a % of the area that will be raining.

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Any recommendations for iPhone screen protectors that do not take away from the display? (lemmy.zip)
 

I've noticed that most commercially available glass screen protectors are too reflective, or too noticeable. It really takes away from the gorgeous Apple display.

Has anyone used a brand that mirrors the quality of finish that comes on the iPhone displays?

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Do you tip for takeout? (How much?) (lemmy.zip)
 

Just learned that a friend of mine always tips 10% on takeout. Ive never tipped on takeout unless they offered me a water/soda while I waited or something.

US biased, but I’m a little curious about other countries as well.

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Charger: Weapon Attack… (lemmy.zip)
 

… is an extremely lackluster feat. I had originally read the skill description as being a main OR bonus attack and that felt really strong. After getting the feat I am now stuck with a meaningless skill that takes both actions for what is essentially just a walk + hit.

Am I missing something with this feat?

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[Bug] Blank white screen when loading this post (lemmy.zip)
 

No way to reset or go back other than by resetting the app. Screen is completely blank and white. Only the system menu bar on the very top is visible (clock, cell signal, wifi signal, and battery).

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Twitter Rolls Out Ad Sharing Program (www.thestreet.com)
 

Competition is great

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