Toribor @ Toribor @corndog.social

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This is basically how I do it too.

I used to be more creative but then I got in the habit of running more servers and swapping hardware more frequently so it got harder to remember what hardware I was actually connecting to. Now they get hardware based names and everything else is named by service-based Ansible roles.

This would vary based on what router you use, but this is the way I handled it on my Ubiquity EdgeRouter.

• I added a DHCP reservation for my TV so it's IP address on my local network doesn't change.
• I added a new firewall policy (with the highest priority) that accepts all traffic by default between my internal LAN network and the WAN interface of my router.
• Then I added a rule to that policy to drop traffic from the IP address I assigned to my TV.

Now the TV can no longer phone home to send obnoxious notifications or issue surprise firmware updates but I can still turn on the TV and adjust the volume over the local network. I use Home Assistant for this, but I think the LG remote android app would still work as well.

I go "Gray Man Theory" with my car and try to blend in as much as absolutely possible. I drive a popular reliable car in a popular color with a standard license plate and no stickers. I figure there is no reason to stand out and cars are some of the easiest ways to waste a ton of money.

I've genuinely considered putting a 'Thin Blue Line' flag or MAGA sticker on it just because it'd make cops in the area think of me as a friendly but I don't think I could live with myself.

I setup rules on my router to block outgoing traffic from my LG OLED but I still have it on the network so I can use wake-on-LAN.

My mouse recently developed an issue that had me looking at potential replacements and again almost nothing currently available matches it or was even close.

I used the exact same Logitech MX518 mouse from ~2009 until ~2020. Then I went through one every 9 months or so until they succumbed to same problems with the scrollwheel failing until I finally had to stop buying their crap.

It's frustrating that the last bastion of hope against total Google dominance of the browser market has no sense of direction at all and is constantly tripping over rakes.

Not trying to change your mind on giving money to internet grifters but having a cell phone is pretty much a basic tool of survival these days even if you're destitute. Phones more than a couple years old are basically e-waste and cost nothing or are donated/trashed all the time. Even a WiFi only phone can be the best tool someone has to find shelter, food and get important weather updates.

The way they've handled him you'd think they were hauling the Joker in and out of court or something.

No need for fighting.

Apes together strong.

At least if/when that happens all your files are in markdown, owned and controlled by you so migrating to another tool is pretty easy.

Super Mutants in Fallout do this. They just run straight at you beeping while I shit myself in a panic.

The power of the sun in the palm of my hand.

I decided to go ahead and install KOReader and check it out. It's pretty neat although I can't find what you're describing in the settings.

In any case I was hoping to find a way to do this without having to switch to a separate user interface.

How did you set the custom screensavers?

I ran the jailbreak on my Kindle PW6 following the instructions linked here but everything I'm finding when searching how to set custom screensavers is extremely out of date.

Anyone know how to set custom screen idle images after doing this? I've been wanting to put 'Don't Panic' on my 6th gen paperwhite since I got it but it's so locked down that wasn't possible.

I met my wife via online dating just before Covid...

Feel like I caught the last chopper out of 'Nam.

Welcome friend. :)

I'm not on Reddit much these days but every time I am and I see threads with people discussing these Reddit policy changes Lemmy gets mentioned. Usually with people complaining they already tried or couldn't figure it out or that it isn't good enough...

I think as the enshittification marches on they'll be some more exodus from Reddit but generally I think everyone is just getting used to all online social media being a total corporate disaster.

At one point the Cryengine was going to be the future of gaming and then... Nothing. There were like two games ever to actually use it.

Offline Steam is a pretty inconsistent experience.