sandreas

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   by sandreas 2y ago

   I use regular Verbatim 25GB disks. Since I keep the original CDs and usually use the Mp3s to listen, this is only a part of my 3-2-1 backup strategy. Nothing meant to be 200 years archival proof :-) However, I never use anything but Verbati
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   by sandreas 2y ago

   My workflow is 1. Buying used and reasonably priced original music CDs 2. Ripping them with EAC[1] and an external LG BH16NS55 to FLAC format (takes 120 seconds per CD - this drive is FAST and ACCURATE) 3. Auto-import the ripped FLACs into
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   by sandreas 2y ago

   My favorite everyday product still is the iPod Nano 7G. Although released in 2012, My use case is mainly to listen to audio books (m4b) and music. Of course there are smartphones these days that also could play them well, but in my opinion
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   by sandreas 2y ago

   Aka "gifs with sound" - I always asked myself who came up with this absurd term ;)
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   by sandreas 2y ago

   There is a very cool youtube video with something similar from Stuff Made Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQO2XTP7QDw Was very fun to watch and he also explains the trials and errors, he did. There is also a link to a
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   by sandreas 2y ago

   That may be the case, but resx is a quite bloated XML format for a simple key value pair listing. Besides that, resx is yet another format for the same thing. I think the solution is quite simple: - One unified key value pair format (fo
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   by sandreas 2y ago

   Usage-based pricing models require you to prove/measure the real usage, which may be really hard and possibly extra work. However, I personally prefer approaches, where not every request gets charged but instead having "packages&q
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   by sandreas 2y ago

   I wonder why translations always tend to need an extra format or framework. Is replacing or customizing translation files after deployment a thing or could it be just (generated) compile time CODE in the used language based on a simple comm
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   by sandreas 2y ago

   I don't know about your exact use case, but "outgrowing my Raspberry Pi" is often mentioned these days. Now here is the thing: I also often hear about (and partly experienced myself) this exact situation. However, the problem
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    by sandreas 2y ago

    I would not encrypt the whole operating system but use steganography[1] for the most important / delicate files instead. There is a pretty simple to use software called "DeepSound", where you can hide files within audio track
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    by sandreas 2y ago

    This is a pretty abstract question with an even more abstract descriptive summary. Charming tech stacks in my understanding are fun to use and productive the same time. Still in demand tech stacks are well hung things that still are relevan
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    by sandreas 2y ago

    > Unfortunately that board, like pretty much all consumer-like boards, suffers from a lack of PCI-Express lanes. Depending on the use case, this is true. > That M.2 slot can do only 0.985 GB/s, so literally all NVMe SSDs on the
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    by sandreas 2y ago

    At the moment there is no silver bullet home server, which is cost effective, widely available and has all the features everyone loves... However, there is a board, that is pretty good in all categories, the Gigabyte MC12-LE0 (50-70 buc
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    by sandreas 2y ago

    I also like C# as allrounder language, but I don't think it's about M$-bad rhetoric. In my opinion Java tooling and deployment are still far more enterprise than C# has ever been, especially for huge companies.
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    Here are some simple but most used ones. # go back to the last directory cd - # run last command with sudo sudo !! # truncate file > /tmp/file-to-truncate.txt # show directory size du -sh my-dir # refres
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    Haha, exactly this is why I like pure HTML blogs of smaller tech enthusiasts: - No cookies - No newsletter - No notifications - No ads (affiliate links are kind of ok to me)
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    My advice: While I find TDD is not a good practise for all day problems, it has its good parts for educational purposes. Pair programming is one of them. 1. Start with planning a coding dojo (about 2-3 hours), invite the whole team 2. Start
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    > It does all feel a little disorganized/wild-west-y compared to say That is exactly what I'm missing. NixOS is pretty high in my todo list.
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    I'm planning to go NixOS as soon as possible. That is exactly what I would like to have - a fully working environment with one set of config files.
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    The main problem I have with modern desktop environments is the lack of scriptable automation... I really hope they build something like this. Although I could just save all dotfiles, configs and extensions via file backup, I always struggl
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    Yes, they have full access, but it's a good point :-)
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    Probably... I thought of passing my iPod Nano 7g through USB/IP to my Proxmox Windows iTunes VM, but I never had the urge to do it. Although it'd probably work and would be great in combinaton with Wireguard on vacation, I did not
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    Sounds a bit like USB/IP ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/USB/IP ). Is this a new thing?
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    I found a pretty neat solution using Proxmox using encrypted ZFS, host Docker within an LXC with mapped mounts and user permissions as well as Portainer / Watchtower. So far I'm pretty happy, zfs makes incremental backup easy (one
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    Pure Todo[1]. It's a dead simple web todo list organizer with QR-Code based user auth, list-management, REST API and vanilla JS UI in a single PHP and about 10 css and js files. I wanted something simple with no frameworks that works o
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    Ask HN: I found a security issue on a (known) website, should I report it? How?

    3 points by sandreas 3y ago|6 comments
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    I currently work on building an open PCB for translating Android headphone remote signaling to Apple remote signaling resuming the awesome work of David Carne[1]. Basically it is a circuit where you could use any Android inear Headphone wit
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    A few years ago I wrote a pretty long tutorial for using hugo[1]. Maybe a bit outdated, but contains useful steps for integrating a full text search and some other tweaks. [1]: https://pilabor.com/blog/2021/05&#x2F
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    > Lego has a reputation because it built that reputation over decades of solid and reliable delivery. Really? I'm not sure about that. I think LEGO built a reputation, because it was patented until 2008 and competitive products were
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    by sandreas 3y ago

    If you are not afraid of german content, you can take a look at "Held der Steine" Twitch channel and Youtube Channel... he does build most of his reviewed content.