hddherman

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by hddherman 6mo ago
Author here, I've actually worn glasses since I was 8. :) That's why I highlighted GNOME getting usable fractional scaling out of the box, it makes all the difference. Previously I relied on the large text accessibility feature, b
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by hddherman 10mo ago
It's really handy for switching between projects that are on different Java versions, plus tools like IntelliJ pick up on the correct version via the SDKMAN! configuration as well.
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by hddherman 10mo ago
In the current context, isn't Cloudflare a single point of failure?
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by hddherman 11mo ago
If anyone is wondering, then there are Ventoy alternatives like IODD [0], but they are not perfect. Usable, but annoying in some aspects. [0]: https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/02/14/iodd-st400-review/
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by hddherman 11mo ago
I have considered going that route, but I'd have to switch to a platform that supports those formats and that will likely be too expensive for me as a hobbyist.
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by hddherman 11mo ago
On my ThinkPad T430, I have a weekly full discharge cycle set up using "tlp recalibrate BAT0", it helps avoid that issue and helps confirm that the battery is still functional.
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by hddherman 11mo ago
Hello, author here! It's a nice surprise to notice my own post here, but the timing is unfortunate as I'm shuffling things around on my home server and will accidentally/intentionally take it offline for a bit. Here's a
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Invading the Huum Uku WiFi Controller(kaurpalang.com)
38 points by hddherman 1y ago|2 comments
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by hddherman 2y ago
> You’re not just writing for today’s invisible audience. You’re writing for: > Future you. Your posts become a time capsule of your evolving mind. Fully agree with that one. My own blog has become a public diary of my hobby and it&#x
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by hddherman 2y ago
> Another key area this device hasn’t cut back on is its security. Quarterly security updates for 2 years² will help keep everything safe and sound. That's a criminally short support period, and a great way to produce even more e-wa
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by hddherman 2y ago
I have also run into issues with DFS in the past[0] without fully understanding what was wrong, until my friend let me know that this is a thing. Choosing a static Wi-Fi channel that's outside the DFS range, or limiting the selection o
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by hddherman 2y ago
It is if you don't navigate to it via HN. Pretty damning stuff that I wasn't previously aware of.
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by hddherman 2y ago
I heard a saying recently that went along the lines of "engineering without constraints isn't engineering", and after reading "The Performance Inequality Gap"[0] and its follow-up series "Reckoning"[1], I&
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by hddherman 2y ago
It's possible to give constructive feedback without being mean-spirited.
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by hddherman 2y ago
Plug-in hybrids are much more suitable for environments where you simply don't have the charging infrastructure at home. This is also unlikely to change in the near term (10-20+ years) if my home town is anything to go by (Tallinn, Est
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by hddherman 2y ago
Fairphone has made Fairbuds [0] and Fairbuds XL [1], both with easily replaceable batteries. So at least there is one option out there. [0] https://shop.fairphone.com/fairbuds [1] https://shop.fairphone.com/
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by hddherman 2y ago
Thanks for the heads-up, I'll look at mine in a different light from now on.
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by hddherman 2y ago
I remember giving that a go many years ago. Not 100% successful, but when it worked, it was fantastic. It would be incredibly handy nowadays, especially for troubleshooting use cases. OS installation, memtest, clonezilla, portable Windows i
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by hddherman 2y ago
The demand for a Ventoy-like tool is clearly there, but I hope that one day we'll have an alternative that we can actually trust. Until then it seems that having a small collection of USB sticks is still the way to go, the inconvenienc
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by hddherman 2y ago
I recently installed Debian 12 running XFCE desktop environment on a ThinkPad T40 for fun. The T40 was released 21 years ago, so not quite 25 but close enough. I could load my blog with it on a modern version of Firefox. It was not fast, bu
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by hddherman 2y ago
Didn't expect a list this in-depth, but thanks for sharing, have a few things I'll need to check on my own setup that is really similar, except for the part where I run Fedora Linux. Happy to see another btrbk mention, it really i
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by hddherman 2y ago
btrfs has 1, 2 and 3, and if you count projects like WinBtrfs [0], then possibly 0 as well. Been using it happily for years on my workstations, and about a year on my home server mainly because of the licensing issue and a kernel update pos
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Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and Grafana(ounapuu.ee)
354 points by hddherman 2y ago|186 comments
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How to take down production with a single Helm command(ounapuu.ee)
44 points by hddherman 2y ago|16 comments
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by hddherman 3y ago
For what it's worth, I got politely turned away at the PostgreSQL devroom doors when I was about 10 minutes late to a session. Perhaps this is not something that got passed along to all volunteers.
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FOSDEM 2024: my experience, some notes and tech tips(ounapuu.ee)
251 points by hddherman 3y ago|101 comments
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by hddherman 3y ago
Hi, author here. Usually I'd agree with you here, people use tech in places where it shouldn't be used quite often, but in this case I do not mind it at all. If this helps avoid future visits to the vet (and so far it has worked),
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by hddherman 3y ago
Very valid point, I just did that and my multimeter measures the output at 7.71V.
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by hddherman 3y ago
Hi, author here. If the writing on those adapters was easily readable by the visually impaired and surrounded by bright red/orange colors, this wouldn't be that much of an issue. I had one hell of a time trying to even photograph
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by hddherman 3y ago
Nope, Estonian. Quite close to Finnish but not quite the same. We do have all the õäöü-s that we need though.

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