I am not a robot. I promise.

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Cake day: July 9th, 2023
  • over_clox@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•Linux is NOT private out of the box
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    2 days ago

    I had actually effectively nuked my Linux log files permanently on my first Ubuntu install back in 2011. I did that by mapping all the log files to ramfs on startup, and clearing all the logs still on storage to zero bytes.

    I didn’t do that out of any paranoia or anything, I did that because I had Linux fully installed on a mere 4GB USB flash drive, so I wanted to eliminate as many unnecessary write cycles as I could possibly manage.

    I also set the temp folder and internet cache to ramfs, much improved performance over the typical setup on a USB2 flash drive.

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•[app] SOS flashlight
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    6 months ago

    I just tried it, sadly it doesn’t have a camera sensor option to detect and translate flashing Morse Code from another source, but it does have a Morse to Text translator that you can manually enter the incoming dots and dashes and it’ll translate back to text.

    The send feature converts plain text to the appropriate dots and dashes, with options to flash the screen, the flashlight, beep over the speaker and also vibrate. Dunno why they chose red as the screen flashing color with no option to change color though…

    For it to be version 1.0.1, its actually alright, it does work, although slightly clunky (but simple) UI right now. Everything, even the custom text you enter, has to be accessed in the Settings menu.

    Its worth a try, I’ll be keeping it on my devices to go alongside the Survival Manual app (different developer), and hope to see some improvements and new features down the road…

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Tape drive backupsEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Tapes can have long term issues in storage, as the tape reel winds will eventually start to bleed over magnetic signals from one wind to the next.

    In analog world, they call it tape hiss. In digital world, with good error correction, it can last a long time, but is still ultimately prone to data corruption, eventually…

    I recommend a video surveillance rated multi terabyte hard drive, they’re designed to run 24/7. I have two 4TB Seagate Skyhawks.

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•Why are FUTO apps is so heavy?
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    2 years ago

    I can’t find this ‘bravenewtube’ app you speak of, but I must admit I am not far from bedtime…

    There’s a difference between YouTube alternatives and Grayjay. Grayjay connects content creators across numerous platforms under a single app.

    Edit: I just woke up and realized I typed ‘bravenewtube’ instead of bravenewpipe LMFAO. Oopsie, I did say I was tired haha!

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•NewPipe v0.27.0 No longer Working? [Update]
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    2 years ago

    Interesting to learn some finer grained details of the scene.

    I do actually have my own graphics software projects like halfway open source, but I could only bring myself to share the backend color coding algorithms.

    I can’t bring myself to share the frontend GUI code, as it has to work around many bugs of the language its coded in (RapidQ), and I really ain’t got time to try to explain all the weird fixes to make it work mostly right.

    Anyways, the last version of my project was Color Painter 1.5B

    https://tinyurl.com/colorpainter15b

    I have my own simple license that basically says have fun, do whatever you want, but only for free private personal usage.

    But that was back in 2017, I had no idea that AI systems were about to take over the scene.

    So now I’m like fuckit.

    I just don’t share the GUI code because I had to pull so many jankery tricks that nobody would really understand, partly to fix bugs in the language and partly to remap keyboard shortcuts.

    These days, it hardly matters. If you’re interested in my old project, just hit me up.

    I’m all about free software, but I have my reasons for not tending to share all my code to everyone. It’s rather confusing.