electric_nan

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Why I'm (sadly) going back to Reddit after Lemm.ee shuts down. in c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
Do you think sometimes privacy practices of people at c/privacy or r/privacy communities are overparanoid or take things too far? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago

You really do have to obsess if you take this seriously. It really isn't feasible for most people to devote kind of time and effort that I do on this stuff. I usually describe it as a kind of hobby, and I try to limit my advice to address specific concerns or threat models.

Like George W Bush, Trump has started a reckless war based on a lie in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

And like with Bush, will the "opposition" and media all just fall in line?

‘Necessary to quell the rebellion’: DOJ tells 9th Circuit that Trump can deploy National Guard from every state and can’t be second-guessed by judges in c/news@lemmy.world
‘Necessary to quell the rebellion’: DOJ tells 9th Circuit that Trump can deploy National Guard from every state and can’t be second-guessed by judges in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

🙄

‘Necessary to quell the rebellion’: DOJ tells 9th Circuit that Trump can deploy National Guard from every state and can’t be second-guessed by judges in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Apparently they are revolutionary ideas to democrats.

Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Absolutely. It is crystal fucking clear that Iran will never be safe until it has nuclear deterrence.

‘Necessary to quell the rebellion’: DOJ tells 9th Circuit that Trump can deploy National Guard from every state and can’t be second-guessed by judges in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

So you do understand part of what I'm saying, but not all of it. Yes, you can win with lies and you can win with the truth. You can also lose with either of them. Whichever way you go, you have to do it convincingly. Trump was convincing in his lies, and won. Kamala wasn't, and didn't. Does it do you any good to tell the truth unconvincingly in politics? This isn't a criticism of truth, it's a criticism of messaging and perception.

‘Necessary to quell the rebellion’: DOJ tells 9th Circuit that Trump can deploy National Guard from every state and can’t be second-guessed by judges in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (9 children)

You can't paste it because I didn't say it. I said that you can win by lying. Is that not a fact?

‘Necessary to quell the rebellion’: DOJ tells 9th Circuit that Trump can deploy National Guard from every state and can’t be second-guessed by judges in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (11 children)

I think you're arguing with a figment of your own imagination. Nowhere have I said anything about winning at all costs for its own sake. I'm observing that the current dem strategy isn't a winning one (indisputable), and I'm telling you why. Look, here's a good example from the last election: people were not feeling good about the economy. Trump has an answer for them. It's the wrong answer (tariffs and deportations), but he is engaging with a real concern. The democrat answer was "actually you're wrong, the economy is great, look at the stock market". They're stuck, because as the party of the status quo, they can't propose any radical changes to the system. They don't want any radical changes to the system. This means that in effect, they aren't even competing with republicans! I'm asking you to demand that your party compete.

Millions of Americans Who Have Waited Decades for Fast Internet Connections Will Keep Waiting After the Trump Administration Threw a $42 Billion High-Speed Internet Program Into Disarray. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

https://genius.com/Woody-guthrie-lindbergh-lyrics

"America First" was a slogan used by US fascists (like Charles Lindbergh) before WW2. The more things change, eh?

Millions of Americans Who Have Waited Decades for Fast Internet Connections Will Keep Waiting After the Trump Administration Threw a $42 Billion High-Speed Internet Program Into Disarray. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"They say America first, but what they mean is America next!"

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Where is Hexbear? (lemmy.ml)
 

What is going on with Hexbear federation? I can still only see Hexbear posts from before the domain kerfluffle. Is lemmy.ml no longer federated with Hexbear?

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Advice for moving cross country? (lemmy.ml)
 

We (two people) are moving from the west coast USA to the east coast soon. I'm looking for ideas on how to do this as cheaply as possible. Renting a uhaul looks like about $5k before gas costs. Seems like a lot. Anyone have creative ideas?

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Help with LineageOS (lemmy.ml)
 

Please suggest somewhere else I should post this. I took an OTA update last night for Lineage4microG and my OnePlus8T just bootlooped. I tried downloading and manually side loading both the most recent and previous versions, but they keep failing with a kInstallDeviceOpenError. I am desperate to get back into my device without wiping the data.

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Thinkpad recs? (lemmy.ml)
 

I like used Thinkpads. I bought a T430s off eBay and used it for several years. Recently I got a T570 from work. It had a screen issue, so I bought a new screen. That didn't fix it so I bought a new mobo, but it has a loose drive connector so won't boot. Just now I killed it for good by putting an nvme in a sata slot lol.

Anyway, I need another laptop and I don't want to buy something new. The t570 did everything I needed it to, but I'm concerned about the design/build quality. What Thinkpads are people running these days that aren't very old but still solid?

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Trouble with root (lemmy.ml)
 

I use LOS with microg on my OnePlus 8T. I have been running rooted with Kitsune (magisk fork), and I always follow the process to maintain root when upgrading LOS. Today I updated but somehow lost root. So I went through the process of rooting again: downloaded the boot.IMG, patched it on device, moved it to PC, booted into fastboot, flashed patched.IMG to current slot. Kitsune still says N/A. Anyone else having similar trouble? Or maybe just care to point out something obvious I'm missing?

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Nextcloud/CardDav/iOS trouble (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by electric_nan@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I am having some trouble with a Nextcloud server. I set up a digitalocean droplet to test contact syncing for work. I went with the setup that I use at home, which is Yunohost and Nextcloud. This was/is working fine to sync contacts with iOS using the built-in support for CardDav accounts in iOS.

I made a snapshot of the server and rebuilt it on a work account (also Digital ocean). I reconfigured it for a new domain name, and got a letsencrypt cert. I can login and manage the admin and user accounts.

I set up an iPad to use the new server, and it seemed to work fine. However, I subsequently tried a couple other iPhones, and it won't connect to the account.

It isn't a fail2ban thing, because on the same apple devices that I can't connect to the accounts on, I can go login to Nextcloud in their browser.

What is happening?

Edit: I seem to have fixed it by reinstalling the server from scratch. I wanted to eliminate any problems that may have been caused by restoring from a snapshot previously linked to another domain. Everything is working at least for now.

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Distro Migration (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi, Linux! I've been using Linux for many years now, but haven't moved distros in awhile. I'm considering it now, and I really would like to migrate over all my customized system and software settings. So far, I am thinking of backing up everything that begins with a dot in my home folder, all of my systemd service files, and user/root crontabs. I know this is missing some things, but I'm not sure what. Any advice/warnings/examples people care to share?

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