Thoven

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[–] Thoven 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've never tried it, but my father tells me that if you use ABS and include the ASIN in the metadata there's a tool (possibly built in?) that can fetch chapter timestamps

[–] Thoven 3 points 1 week ago

I use StoryGraph for my personal library management, but Goodreads simply has better coverage of both total books and specific metadata. But Audible is the best source anyway, as it has data specific to the audiobook other sources rarely do. I've included Goodreads mostly as a fallback for books Audible doesn't have listed. One of the roadmap items is to add other sources, like Google books. At that time I would consider a source separate from Amazon/Google if a quality one can be found and conveniently called/scraped.

[–] Thoven 1 points 1 week ago

Metadata is written to the file at the time of operation, so Goodreads failing would not affect any existing metadata sourced from it. But Audible is the preferred source anyway, as it has metadata specific to the audiobook typically not available in Goodreads. I've included it as a backup for books (mostly older ones) that are not available on Audible. Goodreads allows user submissions and thus has just about every book available in its library.

[–] Thoven 7 points 1 week ago

It can do some metadata matching, but to my knowledge it doesn't do any of the big ticket items like combining chapter files

 

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/29751553

My family hosts a modest Audiobookshelf server. When we tried to move from our old Plex server to ABS it was a nightmare. Our library had been built slowly over years and file organization/metadata was a mess. It took us several tools and many hours to get everything in decent shape. I was frustrated that nobody had made a single tool to scrub and clean up an audiobook library. So, I made one!

Notable features:

  • Fetch new metadata interactively from Audible or Goodreads
  • Generate metadata files
  • Recursively find and process files
  • Combine chapter files into a single book file
  • Convert files to .m4b

This is my first foray into an open source project. I know it's not pretty, and many of the features on my initial wishlist never got finished. But I have the core functionality working enough for my needs, which means I've been putting a lot less time into it. I decided to just release it to the world as is. May it save you much time!

The link

Ultimate Audiobooks is licensed under GPL-3.0

 

My family hosts a modest Audiobookshelf server. When we tried to move from our old Plex server to ABS it was a nightmare. Our library had been built slowly over years and file organization/metadata was a mess. It took us several tools and many hours to get everything in decent shape. I was frustrated that nobody had made a single tool to scrub and clean up an audiobook library. So, I made one!

Notable features:

  • Fetch new metadata interactively from Audible or Goodreads
  • Generate metadata files
  • Recursively find and process files
  • Combine chapter files into a single book file
  • Convert files to .m4b

This is my first foray into an open source project. I know it's not pretty, and many of the features on my initial wishlist never got finished. But I have the core functionality working enough for my needs, which means I've been putting a lot less time into it. I decided to just release it to the world as is. May it save you much time!

The link

Ultimate Audiobooks is licensed under GPL-3.0

[–] Thoven 1 points 3 weeks ago

I was alive for but don't remember 9/11. Some might call me a Zennial.

[–] Thoven 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Good old fashioned RPGs and tower defense reign supreme on long hauls. Not sure if they're on steam, but for TD the kingdom rush games are excellent. For RPG, bravely default 2 is a personal favorite. If you don't mind a game leaning difficult.

Edit: oh, and Balatro! Balatro and kingdom rush 5 got me through two 11 hour flights when I traveled overseas.

[–] Thoven 2 points 1 month ago

Fact of the matter is, good marketing for scummy data practices is more profitable than good data practices 10 times out of 10. Big tech is soulless and has no financial incentive to do so.

[–] Thoven 3 points 1 month ago

Well, if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck...

[–] Thoven 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This just in: studies show heavy correlation between money laundering and shrinkflation

[–] Thoven 4 points 1 month ago

That is very surprising and promising, thanks for the feedback

[–] Thoven 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Does anyone know how graphine performs on foldables? The big reason I haven't just switched to it is a healthy skepticism about it's ability to handle the two screens well.

[–] Thoven 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Especially Raads-R, the statistical accuracy is insane. Meaning it has an unusually low rate of false positives, so a high score is a fairly reliable indicator. Especially considering it's a self report.

Edit: newer studies have found that while RAADS-R can be a useful tool to indicate need for further diagnosis, it is not as reliable as the original study indicated. Most notably, the test does an excellent job of screening for neurodivergence but fails to consider which traits are necessarily autistic and which traits are related to other conditions, such as ADHD.

 

The megathread has lots of great options for aggregators, but doesn't have any individual scanlation groups (Asura scans, Drake scans, Dragon tea, etc). Those are great for broad coverage, but when possible I like to read directly from the group that put in the work to translate.

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submitted 4 months ago by Thoven to c/lemdroid
 

With lem.ee retiring and several others getting knocked out by DDOS and the like, just wanted to thank the admin team for keeping us sailing smooth

 

I pack a lunch to work every day. It's tasty and saves money. As I don't have the energy to find something unique, I usually end up taking a sandwich. Looking for ways to elevate my game and/or save money. The sandwich I usually have is a pretty basic ham & cheese, but discussion of all types encouraged!

Bread: I am fond of sub bread over white, and fresh is superior. The bakery sub rolls from walmart are my current winners. I've considered buying a fancy breadmaker - it's cheaper (eventually) and it doesn't get fresher. But I'm not sure if fresh white bread would be better than sub bread.

Ham: I've taken to buying the whole hams that you cook yourself. They're way cheaper per pound than deli ham and great quality. Plus you can flavor to taste. I typically use a pretty basic brown sugar glaze. Cook about one a month depending on size, portion into week sized bags, and freeze.

Cheese: Due to being lactose intolerant, I find myself limited in exploring the wonderful world of cheese. I use cabot brand, which is made nearly lactose free by their process. I enjoy the white and yellow cheddar.

Sauce: I enjoy sauces with a mayo base, but don't love mayo on its own. My current sauce of choice is boar's head honey mustard from Publix. Every other honey mustard I've tried is either too sweet or too mustard-y. I suspect this is because they aren't formulated for sandwiches. I bet I'd love the honey mustard from other delis like subway. And I'd love to find some new sauces that I can make myself and adjust the flavor to my liking!

Extras: Personally, I've never liked many toppings - tomatoes, pickles, olives, raw onion, peppers, etc. Lettuce and spinach offer a nice crunch and some refreshment.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Thoven to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
 

Running joplin and memos in docker, routed through nginx. Since I don't own a domain I'm just using my public ip with ports and port forwarding. Joplin was throwing the same invalid origin error, but worked after I set APP_BASE_URL: http://<IP>:<port>. I tried setting SITE_URL=http://<IP>:<port2> under environment, which I've read is supposed to fix this exact problem. Same error. The error displays the correct address including port number, so I know that's being passed correctly. I've tried several different variations of the Host, Origin, and Referer header without success. Just for fun I tried directly exposing <port2> on the memos instance and it opened right up in the browser.

PS: Yes, I know I should be using https. I'm lazy. Setting up a cert is on the old todo list.

 

There are lots of articles on the best value cuts to buy. What I want to know is, which store is bringing the best value for a given cut? I'm based out of the south, so I've got lots of great options. walmart, publix, sam's club, piggly wiggly, aldi. I know historically local butchers have been the place to get the deals. The butchers in my area seem quite expensive. I think they're bringing custom orders to the table more than best value on a standard cut. So, in your opinion, which stores offer the best price:quality? Is there a particular grade, label, certification, or anything like that to watch out for?

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Thoven to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
 

I picked day one up as a journaling app many years ago, and have enjoyed it. But I've now mostly left the apple ecosystem and I'm ready for a new solution. An important feature to me is the calendar view that both shows you what days you have entries for and allows you to see previous year's entries on a day. The lack of this feature knocks out the most recommended alternatives on this community (joplin, obsidian, and logseq come to mind). Journey cloud and diarium are strong picks, but I'd prefer non proprietary and stronger self hosting support. Along with better platform availability. Memoria is also in consideration, but the documentation is pretty light and it's hard to tell if it will function in the way I expect. Likewise with memos, which I've seen suggested on here.

Needs:

  • Usable on linux (I can live with a web app)
  • Calendar view showing days with entries
  • Encryption
  • Cloud sync functionality (no local only apps like rednotebook)

Nice to haves:

  • Proper app for linux, android, ios
  • Ability to import a day one backup, preserving my 5 or so years of journal history
  • FOSS
  • Selfhostable
  • Support for media (primarily photos)
  • Prompts for password on every launch
  • Equivalent to "on this day" feature allowing you to view previous entries on a day

Edit: Tried pretty much every option out there, didn't care for any of them. Ended up using obsidian with the diarian plugin. It's proprietary and I'm not sure about image support, but all other items are achievable through a combination of plugins (I think). I discovered Day One actually has a web app now, which I planned to use. Unfortunately it has lag that makes typing unpleasant. A shame, as I love Automattic and would have been happy to continue supporting their product.

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Thoven to c/lemdroid
 

Bug report: search function is yielding no results

Federation question: Do we federate with lemmy.garudalinux.org? If not, could we? And is there a list somewhere of all actively federated instances so I don't have to bug y'all asking about it?

(bonus) Praise: things are zippy and zingy after the provider switch! Appreciate y'alls hard work keeping the instance going.

 

My PC has an X570 auros master, and it has always had a hard time sleeping. When I let it sleep on any operating system the top row of USB 2.0 ports goes out, and sometimes it hangs and can't wake at all. My preference would be to fix this issue, if possible. My current operating system is garuda (arch based), but I also have a KDE neon and win 11 machine installed if needed.

If it's an issue without a good solution, I need to know how to protect my monitors from burn in and other runtime related wear without sleeping the PC. I tried the settings that turns off the screens without suspending, but when I woke them only one made it back up and the mouse couldn't reach it, which makes me think the machine was frozen. I'm aware of and open to other solutions like a screensaver program or messing with DPMS. But I would prefer a more straightforward and integrated solution if possible.

 

I got a canon pixma tr4520 from a technologically challenged relative, who told me they couldn't get it to print and it was mine to try and fix. I worked out that it didn't have an ink cartridge in it (not even an empty), bought a replacement, and got it printing. But now it has vertical alignment issues and paper jams. I can't afford a new printer right now, and I would love to fix this one. My fear is that I'll sink half the cost of a new one into it between the ink I already bought and replacement parts, just for it to come out not working anyway. Is it worth my time to try and fix or should I cut my losses and start saving for a new unit?

 

Running android 14, oneUI v6.1.1. I go to filesystem expose > add storage location in the connect app, but I can't figure out a way to path to videos. Maybe that's considered a protected system folder and hidden or something? I notably can't manually type a path, so even having that may not help. I need a way to get there via the GUI.

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