vividspecter @ vividspecter @lemm.ee

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There is a business reason for it with the ever shrinking public ipv4 space available. Universal ipv6 support is a must, but gestures at the OP post.

Optus ipv6 is still next to non-existent from what I recall, even on home NBN networks. Even TPG/Vodafone are starting to roll it out, although it hasn't reached the MVNOs like Kogan yet.

EDIT: They might be finally rolling out ipv6 on their network going by this whirlpool thread

Side note, PDFs are the absolute worst. Even reading them on a full-sized tablet is incredibly annoying. Anybody have any tips/tricks/apps for that?

Try KOReader. It's mainly for e-ink devices (initially, Kobo devices) but it handles PDFs better than most applications and gives you various options to address them.

It's still not going to do miracles on smaller screens like phones, but I use a Kobo tablet/ereader and it works very well there.

Eh, there's something to be said for experimental periods in my view. Sometimes you try out new programs that you wouldn't think would be useful but end up becoming essential. And then culling mercilessly anything that turns out to be not useful, or overly complex to maintain, reducing your maintenance burden.

Compared to other embedded devices, ease of installation, less chance of driver quirks and much higher performance (especially relevant if you're running a VPN on the same device).

Compared to other x86 software based routers, a UI that is familiar, and the Linux kernel which generally means it gets new features quicker than its BSD based counterparts.

The only thing I don't like about caddy is that using DNS challenge requires recompiling the program itself, and the plugins themselves can be a bit quirky. Mind you, you can easily handle this with a separate program like lego or certbot so not a huge deal.

Even if a psychopath leader is voted out, the American people are stupid enough to vote him back in once our goldfish memories fade.

Or a different psychopath leader doing and saying the exact same things, but: "The Republican party have learned their lesson, they've changed!"

Voter suppression includes manipulating people into not voting, such as "both sides are the same" and "your one vote doesn't matter". I'd probably include pushing people to vote for non-serious third parties, although it may not technically be "voter suppression".

I personally backup my phone to my own USB stick every few days or so

Is that automated? It sounds kind of tedious, and it would be easy to lose data if something goes wrong in between those few days.

Some of the motivation behind self hosting is that there is one source of truth that is easy to manage and make backups for (a server or servers). Android backups in particular are kind of notoriously fragile (especially if you're avoiding Google services) so it's simpler to have the data stored on a server. Then I can wipe or lose my phone with impunity without really worrying about losing data, because it's handled elsewhere.

Nevertheless, you might like the idea of local-first software which is kind of a hybrid between local only software, and self-hosting (or cloud hosting).

Those are cool but I doubt they do accurate N64 or Saturn emulation. The Mister devices are more of a premium product for those who care about accuracy but don't want to use a PC for whatever reason.

"browbeaten” male of the far left

This line really stood out to me. Have they met anyone on the left in their lives?

It's like they have some imaginary idea of what a left-winger looks and acts like in their minds.

If they lower city speed limits to 30 kmph they can have their 130 kmph freeways. The latter still wouldn't be a good idea but I'll take the trade.

The various wireguard mesh VPNs (along with Wireguard itself) such as tailscale/headscale, netbird, etc

Windows only recently got support for 7z and RAR. For the several decades before that, it supported neither.

Bring back Grover Cleveland!

Downvote and block, repeat as long as it takes. Eventually, the amount of shit takes will be limited, especially if you minimise the use of /all/.

think most people do unless you run a DNS server.

Or you access Navidrome from inside a VPN.

• One of Trump's professors called Trump the "dumbest goddamn student I've ever had".

Temu are pretty scummy in their own right, especially if you use their mobile app. I'd argue that aliexpress is slightly less shitty then both, but not great either.

Eh, there's always ebay, I just wish they'd do the fulfillment centre thing so packages aren't coming from 10 different locations.

Having principles means being willing to give something up now and then, whether you get the outcome you want or not.