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Paul McCartney: AI has enabled a “final” Beatles song in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey! You can also post this to !beatles@sopuli.xyz if you fancy :)

Beatles

I’ve just created c/libreboot, please feel free to join! in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one
[–] piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

Cheers! Fwiw, here's a list of compatible desktops from the libreboot website:

  • Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard
  • Acer G43T-AM3
  • Intel D510MO and D410PT motherboards
  • Apple iMac 5,2
  • HP Elite 8200 SFF (HP 6200 Pro Business probably works too)
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Advice for raising Lemon Balm, Chocolate Mint and Orange Thyme indoors? (sopuli.xyz)
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For context, I have no idea on how to take care of plants, but I'd like these three baby plants I bought to thrive.

I'd also love to snip them every now and then when I'm cooking, making a salad or a tea etc.

Right now each plant is quite young and in small plastic pots. The chocolate mint is already about 8-12 inches tall. The lemon balm and orange thyme are both less than 5 inches tall.

My questions where I'd love your advice are:

  • How often should I water these plants?
  • They're all newly bought and in disposable plastic containers. When I repot them, will it be dangerous to mix their current soil and the generic store bought soil I'm planning to get?
  • How fast do these plants grow? Should I be optimistic and already buy semi-large pots, even though they're quite tiny right now?
  • Any other general tips to care for these plants?

Appreciate your advice, whether it's plant-specific or applies to all the three plants. Thanks in advance!

I’ve just created c/libreboot, please feel free to join! in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one
[–] piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Does this require fiddling with software?

Depends. Libreboot replaces your processor's firmware with fully libre software. Most importantly, it gets rid of Intel Management Engine, which is a firmware-level spyware that all modern laptops have. Almost all laptops are stuck with this firmware -- the sole exception are ~10 machines, mostly Toshiba, from 2008-2012ish. With these, you can completely eliminate the Intel ME by flashing your firmware with libreboot.

Now, in most cases, this requires tinkering with hardware. If you're lucky, you can find a ThinkPad model that you can flash without having to gut the whole machine first. So in most cases (to my understanding), librebooting a machine is heavy on having to disassemble your laptop.

Does it work out of the box?

If by 'out of the box' you mean 'works without issue once installed', then yes. Once you've done the fiddling and set everything up, you don't even have to think of libreboot again.

Some motherboard bios will give overclocking(OC) options. Does Libreboot give OC options, RAID drivers, or boot security options (encrypted OS)?

This is mostly beyond my expertise, but I recommend going through libreboot's extremely informative official website.

If i wanted to take my current Franken-desktop and switch out the BIOS/UEFI and keep the OS, could this do it gracefully?

Almost definitely no. Libreboot only works on a select few devices, all of which have been out of production for about a decade (usually more). It's a great option if you're 1) Willing to tinker, AND 2) Either have one of the compatible models lying around, OR 3) Are willing to find one off of eBay auctions or local marketplaces.

You can find the list of compatible laptops on the libreboot website -- if you're lucky, maybe you have/can find one of these. If not, I'm not fully sure this has been of much help to you :')

The main appeal of libreboot is that you can truly create a 100% libre laptop with it. No blobs, no proprietary software, no invasive surveillance even at the firmware level.

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Do your part, try not to lurk! in c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
In response to the disastrous Spez AMA, /r/Videos have announced that they will permanently shut down on 11th June, one day ahead of the planned blackout in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Does this only work from a browser, or can one do it via the apps e.g. Jerboa, as well?

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Noob question: How much RAM does my VPS need if... (sopuli.xyz)
 

I plan to have the following services running concurrently on it:

  • A VPN (OpenVPN or Wireguard)
  • A very lightweight personal website
  • A Nextcloud instance (25GB storage max)
  • A Vaultwarden instance
  • An Invidious instance
  • A Matrix server
  • A Lemmy instance

I'm unsure if these would be private or public instances. But I'd be curious to hear any thoughts on how much more space I'd need for public instances too, if you'd have a sense of that.

I currently have a VPS with 2GB RAM + 50GB storage. Would that be enough? Thanks in advance!

Apparently the Reddit AMA with Steve Huffman went about as well as it could go off the rails. in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The basic mistake I see us all make is assume that Spez has any emotional attachment to Reddit (let alone anything close to how attached we are to it). He doesn't.

Once you realize that he's 100% in it for the money and is utterly uncaring about Reddit's users (i.e. you), you'll realize that he couldn't give less of a shit about actually addressing our concerns.

This will also make you immune to any PR sanitising lies him and his team spout, as all such lies hinge on your willingness to give him some benefit of the doubt. We shouldn't.

Do your part, try not to lurk! in c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What instance are you trying it on? lemmy.ml is very clogged at the moment. I'm using sopuli.xyz, its server has just been upgraded, and the owner is very quick to approve new users.

Created a Beatles community on this instance if you'd like to join it!

FOSS Android Keyboards in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one
[–] piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any good recommendations for FOSS keyboards with Swype-like functionality? Literally the only thing keeping me attached to GBoard..

I'm considering making a reddit to lemmy cross posting tool in c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] piezoelectron@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey I LOVE this idea! I had it myself but I can't code for nuts, so glad to see someone else trying it out.

Question: how can we follow your progress? Are you thinking of creating a dedicated community/website to share updates? If one already exists then do let me know, I'd love to stay connected.

EDIT: As for copyright/concerns...if the goal is to preserve information, then maybe you have some way to pseudonymise usernames as part of the script. Or even remove usernames completely, as we're focusing on the comments.

I prefer pseudonymising, as you can replace real usernames with fake ones, so that it's still possibly to follow who's replying to whom within the context of a comment thread.