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by drnick1 3mo ago
Is this really worth $4000? I'd be curious how it compares to a couple of used 3090s in terms of the models it can run and inference speed.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> Is it a good idea to run all sorts of extra stuff on your literal firewall/router? I don't see any reason not to. I run dozens on services, both bare metal and containerized (Podman) on my router/firewall. It doubles as
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by drnick1 3mo ago
It's not obsolete, it's basically the contemporary baseline. Remember, this is a cheap device. And unlike most Chinese garbage, you can be reasonably certain that it isn't backdoored.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> How about OPNSense on open hardware of your choice Yes, it's a possibility, but if you want to tinker, I think a plain Linux distro like Debian is better. Turning it into a router is literally a couple of kernel parameters and a f
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> Inexplicably can be powered via PoE, makes no sense if its purpose is to hang off your ISP's gateway No, this is supposed to replace the ISP-provided junk entirely. It will save you money and close a nasty backdoor ( https:/&
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> The exams themselves are done remotely using Inspera proctoring software. Then it's almost trivially easy to cheat with a VM, or, failing that, a KVM switch with real hardware.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
If other operating systems interact with the Kobo well, the problem clearly lies with MacOS.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
If most authors don't make much money, if any, then what is the point of copyright? It only really seems to benefit publishers.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
As someone who also self-hosts, I absolutely do not want phone numbers tied to verifiable personal information. Why? Because then every major "service" will make phone registration a requirement. It's bad enough as it is.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Trader Joe's stores are tiny compared to Costco, and only sell food.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
I don't know about you, but I would rather not have stores near my home, for obvious reasons like noise, traffic, trash, etc.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
I am also interested in what a full local AI stack with web search and other tools looks like. As far as I can tell, SearX does not embed an MCP server, so it can't be directly called from llama-server for example. Open WebUI does have
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> requires 30% black ownership What an absurd requirement.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
SearXNG did not include a built-in MCP server, last time I checked.
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> I think Rivian is disguising a hidden factor: CarPlay prohibits vehicle manufacturers from collecting metrics and selling anonymized or identified user activity data, and this loss of telematics data / income stream is unacceptabl
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by drnick1 4mo ago
Cellular connectivity is something I would rather cars not have.
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> I went all in on podman compose last year but went all back because off constant permission errors. The issue is that "ease of use" and "it just works" come at the expensive of security and the principle of least pr
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> Docker Compose is to stacks what Dockerfiles are to a single application. Podmans solution is to not commit to compose This isn't (completely) true. I found podman-compose to be a more or less drop-in replacement for docker-compos
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by drnick1 4mo ago
I think it's just because Docker came before. Podman is more secure and architecturally cleaner, but not touching something that works is an equally good reason not to migrate.
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> podman doesn't spew garbage and punch holes in my firewall (iptables) The way Docker silently rewrites iptables rules is just insane. It boggles my mind that someone thought that it would be a good idea, and that it survived a pee
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> It’s just fiddly. You could quite simply have a systemd file that calls podman compose up when the service starts and podman compose down when it stops. Basically the same systemd file for every container stack defined in a single comp
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> the idea of dealing with systemd unit files or kublet configs, and having to created dedicated local service accounts Podman does not require systemd (thank God). I use a simple podman compose up/down in a user systemd file to aut
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> What if Google reinstates their old G+ and YouTube real name policy for its accounts. G+ was a failure; people refused to provide real names. Even Facebook's "real name policy" wasn't (and still isn't AFAIK) en
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> not Indian English, not Chinese English There is no such thing as Chinese English, unless you politely mean "English as incorrect spoken by Chinese native speakers."
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by drnick1 4mo ago
I did not know "Euro English" was a thing. By the look of it, it isn't a language, it's just a euphemism for incorrect English as spoken by non-native speakers in Europe.
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by drnick1 4mo ago
Fire engine and railway aren't specifically British. There are much better words like boffin, or my favorite, bellend.
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by drnick1 4mo ago
Do you not find a dedicated UNIX user to be sufficient for the sake of protecting personal files, SSH keys, etc?
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by drnick1 4mo ago
Nice, I wish I could find another cheap 3090 somewhere.
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by drnick1 4mo ago
Presumably, tightly controlling what software runs on their hardware (by not supporting alternatives like Asahi) enables Apple to surveil their users through the OS and associated services (app store, iCloud, email, location services, etc.)
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by drnick1 4mo ago
> Claude Code has more or less full access to the client computer. It shouldn't, not if you run CC as a separate unprivileged user. I wouldn't run CC on my main user account with sudo and access to my home directory or other re

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