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Last Notes

2026-09-09 05:05:28 UTC

I think it might possibly be time for me to dig out my old Ibanez and audio interface, buy some new cobalt strings and start writing some post-rock. Last time I wrote music was almost a decade ago and I have a lot of pain and thoughts I really need to offload somehow.

2026-09-09 03:29:34 UTC

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2026-09-09 00:22:20 UTC

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The main reason I removed it was because I learned more about MWEB and how it's better for person-to-person privacy and it's not ideal for public listing like I'm doing with XMR/Silent Payments.

2026-09-08 10:18:21 UTC

I had somehow forgotten this guy exists. Genuinely one of the greatest vocal talents in human history! #music #musicstr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFsB5HVnmSA

2026-09-08 07:32:09 UTC

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This is grade A brain rot right here 🤣

2026-09-08 06:02:43 UTC

I enjoy a well-made matcha latte, but truthfully, I hate how matcha is mostly known in the west for matcha lattes and Pinterest recipes.
There's such a robust culture behind the Japanese tea ceremony, and quality matcha doesn't need ANY additives to be thoroughly enjoyable. 🍵 #tea #teastr #Japan #matcha

2026-09-07 10:42:50 UTC

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Yep. Never owned an iPhone but at this point, the ONLY thing that is even remotely appealing about them is Liquid Glass. I absolutely love the Liquid Glass design language and hope it sparks a revival of skeuomorphism and glossy aesthetics in tech.

2026-09-07 10:41:11 UTC

Since payment targets are rising in usage on Nostr, I just want to remind everyone that I have two addresses set in my payment targets: Bitcoin Silent Payments, and Monero.
At one point, I also had Litecoin MWEB and Bitcoin Cash set in them, but decided to trim back to Silent Payments and XMR only, as appropriate for a privacy researcher.
If you ever want to zap me for a note, feel free to use those. XMR is my preference over Lightning and Silent Payments, but I'm thankful for any that you send my way! #nostr #zaps #paymenttargets #btc #xmr #privacy

2026-09-07 02:35:10 UTC

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2026-09-06 09:36:58 UTC

Just had a bowl of matcha made from gyokuro tea leaves. Gyokuro was traditionally the tea reserved for the Japanese emperor; it's shaded right up to the harvest, which gives it a rich umami and a thick sweetness. In matcha form, it carries over these elements, but also has this creamy note to it that goes perfectly with the foam of a classically-prepared matcha.
I took a long break from matcha and Japanese teas to explore Chinese teas (of which there are a LOT more varieties) but now that I've returned to buying and enjoying Japanese teas, I've started to fall in love with matcha again.
Drinking loose tea and matcha, while partaking in a portion of traditional tea culture, is one of my favorite ways to safeguard mental health.
(Image for reference, same producer and distributor but a different blend.)
#tea #teastr #matcha #japan #mentalhealth #peace
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2026-09-06 09:29:02 UTC

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This is why, despite my interest in smart home as a technology, I have a very cautious implementation process and I basically only do DIY stuff that I know I can use with open source tools and control how it's implemented.

2026-09-06 07:22:51 UTC

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There is. Bovine prion diseases are the primary threat. This is precisely the main issue I see with the beef importing we're doing right now.

2026-09-06 07:12:42 UTC

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Not really the argument I was making but personally, I see both sides having valid points in that debate. I'm not interested in raw milk myself, but I'm pretty much in the middle regarding my stance on that topic.

2026-09-06 07:01:25 UTC

I really don't have a clue how people can drink, let alone ENJOY skim milk. I'm not the "government conspiracy regarding raw milk" sorts but skim milk has to be a psyop.

2026-09-06 04:48:55 UTC

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2026-09-05 23:38:40 UTC

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It's certainly possible that some metadata is accessible by them, but that is a problem that exists in more than just this service. Some people have complained about Proton handing over metadata, such as IP addresses and access times, to law enforcement. But that's not a flaw with the company so much as it is a flaw with the protocols and services that they're working with (email, for example, is inherently. Insecure). The same could be true with Lumo.
Unless the service can encrypt the metadata as well (probably not fully possible with AI), then you're certainly going to have some level of information accessible by the company and law enforcement. The difference is that metadata alone is not very useful to anyone except law enforcement and even they have to correlate with other things and if you're at that stage of an investigation, full-blown encryption probably won't save you anyways unless you wanted a contempt-of-court charge.
The point I'm trying to make is that it could potentially have some level of information leakage, but the conversations themselves are encrypted and people shouldn't be using AI to make any sort of sensitive requests anyways. At the same time, I firmly disagree with the idea of it being a honeypot as I see no evidence of that. People have been making accusations about Proton being a honeypot for its entire existence, and so far, there's been no solid proof of that.

2026-09-05 23:25:59 UTC

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It's extremely heavy, computationally-speaking. That's why these services charge so much for high-end generation, especially images and video. For me personally, I prefer to just use it for its text-based output. I like to use it for troubleshooting, research, reframing questions that I have in my mind. All stuff I can get away with on a free plan.

2026-09-05 23:22:00 UTC

I'd say it is. I wouldn't pay full price for it right now because of the price hike, but if you can get it for a decent rate, it's definitely worth grabbing unless you're planning on playing the most recent AAA games on the go. But if you want a very solid Linux gaming PC to take with you, it's a great choice. Plus, the OLED screen is gorgeous, the entire thing is designed to be user repairable (unlike ASUS and modern Lenovo) and the ergonomics are still unbeaten.
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2026-09-05 23:18:21 UTC

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Maybe I missed something, but where did you get the idea that they can access your chat history? As far as I'm aware, everything's end-to-end encrypted, and unless you have the paid plan, it's not even saved on your device past seven days.
I've been using the free plan for the past couple months now and it has been a very solid option.

2026-09-05 09:12:24 UTC

I don't think I've EVER been more annoyed than I was watching this and hearing that idiotic family ranting about the cops and yelling at their kid.
Another great example of how absolutely stupid humanity has become.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsFrgeWhtIk

2026-09-05 06:46:59 UTC

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2026-09-04 03:06:08 UTC

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2026-09-03 12:53:12 UTC

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Then you have me, who was never a Bitcoiner, but rather, who sees value in various blockchains for different purposes 🤔

2026-09-03 02:53:48 UTC

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Exactly why I prefer to use something like SimpleX for private messaging.

2026-09-02 08:22:36 UTC

So, as much as I'm enjoying Ditto so far, I'm not a fan of how all my actions (especially reactions to notes) show up on my profile page. Is there a way to turn this off? It clutters the page a lot. #asknostr #ditto

2026-09-02 07:06:03 UTC

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It's excellent, makes an already appealing UI even better!

2026-09-02 06:23:30 UTC

I decided to check out some other Nostr web clients. Up until now, I had used Primal, NoStrudel and Coracle. Primal was generally my go-to due to its easy-to-read UI and its "enhanced privacy" feature since I don't always use a VPN. However, since I decided to upgrade to Proton Unlimited, I'll be using my VPN a lot more, so I figured it doesn't hurt to check out some others.
So far, my favorite, by far, would be Ditto. The UI and feature set is incredible. It feels, in a lot of ways, like Amethyst in web form, which is massive because I absolutely love Amethyst on my phone.
Definitely looking forward to exploring Ditto some more and maybe check out a few other web clients!

2026-09-02 05:53:46 UTC

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I'd need hardware and storage to run that on. Currently, my home lab is pretty much all used up for other purposes. Proton Unlimited includes 500 gigs of cloud storage, may as well use it for something.

2026-09-02 05:52:59 UTC

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Not on Arch-based systems, evidently. The VPN lacks any split tunneling option (at least in the GUI), though it does have moderate NAT and port forwarding. And as for Drive, the only option I'm able to find is a package on the AUR and I'm taking it easy on AUR stuff right now until they fully sort out their recent malware issues.

2026-09-02 04:53:04 UTC

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I do! I'm not sure which clients support payment targets but I have a Monero address and a Bitcoin Silent Payments address in the payment targets on Amethyst.

2026-09-02 04:52:00 UTC

Proton really needs to hurry up and get some sort of desktop application for Proton Drive on Linux. I need syncing, not just manual backups, but they're dragging their feet on the Linux application. This, and the Linux GUI for Proton VPN is also lacking a couple features, such as split tunneling...

2026-09-01 08:14:56 UTC

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Side note, I could've sworn I was already following you but apparently not. Rectifying now.

2026-09-01 08:13:42 UTC

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I KNOW everything happens for a reason. "In my experience, there's no such thing as luck."

2026-09-01 03:06:36 UTC

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That's why I try to get more people involved even if they've never been into Bitcoin. We desperately need more content variety.

2026-09-01 03:05:15 UTC

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Uhh dude, I think you accidentally hit the post button on this one 😬😂

2026-08-31 08:18:37 UTC

I never grow tired of Maria Coman's voice. You've heard people describe someone as having an "angelic voice" but hers is pretty much the DEFINITIVE example of that. ☦️
https://youtu.be/j87SG4TMlOk

2026-08-31 06:30:32 UTC

Swedish meatballs is an incredibly underrated dish 🤔 #foodstr

2026-08-31 04:12:05 UTC

I'm going on two months of using Proton's Lumo as my primary AI and honestly, I'm not looking back.
Before this, Perplexity was my main AI because I found its answers to be particularly helpful on technical subjects. It sources things very well and tends to have the best overall answers with technical topics. However, it's a Big Tech AI service: it's inherently horrible for privacy. While my Perplexity account is pseudonymous (email alias, no connections to me, personally) and I only ever use it for things like tech troubleshooting and research, it's still not good for privacy.
Before I decided to give Lumo a proper try, I had been using Venice AI. It's a privacy-respecting AI service with end-to-end encryption options and uncensored model options. At its core, it's a very solid service itself, but the main problem with it is that it has severe restrictions on free users: only ten text queries allowed per day. That's an absurdly low cap. Worse still, their lowest plan is $18/month. I use AI a fair amount but not enough to justify an $18/month subscription plan.
When Lumo was first launched, I found it to be pretty useless. It hallucinated constantly, the UI/UX was barebones, it just wasn't a great experience. However, when Lumo 2.0 dropped, things changed. Now, it feels nearly on par with Perplexity in terms of information and sourcing, and the UI/UX is actually excellent now. I find it to be very rare that I ever have to use a different AI, even with their free plan restrictions, and I'm even to the point where I'm considering subscribing precisely because I don't feel like I'm exploited as a free user. Their subscription is ~$10/month, by the way: significantly cheaper than just about every other AI option out there, as even the cheapest alternatives are still heavily restricted.
The fact that an end-to-end encrypted, privacy-respecting option is now truly competitive is amazing news because I love the benefits of AI, I'm just not keen on the ways it can be used against us.
#ai #proton #protonlumo #perplexity #encryption

2026-08-31 03:42:56 UTC

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It's not just Boomers, it's a lot of Gen X'ers too. If anything, I'd argue Gen X is even worse in some regards, being the generation that genuinely thinks it's flawless, that its childhood was perfect, and that every other generation is bad except itself.
People love to rip on Millennials and Zoomers, and both generations have their issues (and I like to clown on Zoomers quite a bit myself), but I'll take both generations over Boomers and X'ers any day of the week.

2026-08-31 03:29:41 UTC

Well, that's annoying. My recent post about the drama surrounding NetworkChuck was hidden from me because I filtered out a few words in the post (such as furries and femboys, two movements I take major moral issues with), which is why I posted twice.
It'd be nice if word filters didn't hide our own posts like that.

2026-08-31 03:17:41 UTC

(X drama, but relevant outside of X)
I typically avoid posting drama on politically-related content on my main feed because I don't want to be obnoxious about it, but I can't stay silent any longer.
These people are DESPICABLE.
https://x.com/Cthulhu_Answers/status/2093711658636206274
Chuck's only crime was covering a Linux distro leftists dislike. That's it.
Instead of ignoring it, they bullied him, dug into his past, harassed him (and seemingly threatened him).
He does the Christian thing and addresses the issues between him and these folks.
What do they do in response? Leak the private conversation and bully him further. Why? Because he didn't "apologize" (again, he did no wrong) and because he didn't recant his Christian views on marriage and things like gay marriage.
Heck, he even specified that his views on these issues have morphed a bit, and that his focus now is only on loving other people as Christ loves them.
But again, because he didn't apologize and recant his views entirely, these psychos are still attacking him.
These people are insufferable, despicable, evil individuals. Chuck does nothing but help other people and present good vibes, but because he covered a Linux distribution by a guy who has some right-wing views, and because Chuck himself is a Christian, they go after him.
I used to be against the whole "anti-woke Linux" concept because Linux is open source and meant for everyone, but actions like this are precisely why we need distros like Omarchy in the first place.
The infosec and open source communities have been completely overrun with militant leftists, femboys, furries, etc. who refuse to accept anyone with even slightly less left-leaning opinions and more than that, they will bully you, dox you, and even threaten you.
Heaven forbid you be Christian and have even slightly conservative views in either space! Because they'll make sure you know how unwelcome you are. We can't coexist with people like this. I refuse to, especially after what they've been doing to Chuck.
Again, this is why we desperately need projects like Omarchy which fly straight in the face of these freaks. If you're a Christian or conservative in the FOSS/infosec spaces, you need to start becoming more vocal against them and create spaces for "us" instead.
#foss #linux #opensource #omarchy #infosec #cybersecurity

2026-08-31 02:55:57 UTC

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2026-08-31 02:51:06 UTC

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What I hate the most about this line of thinking is that it wrecks what is otherwise an awesome piece of tech. NFTs, in theory, can be used for some really awesome things but because of the "buy a JPG" crowd, that's all people think when they hear the term.

2026-08-30 14:45:44 UTC

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Oh ordlay, it is gay, oye, essings blay, ahhmenaaay.
Sorry, couldn't resist, I hope someone gets the reference at least 😂

2026-08-30 06:34:05 UTC

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2026-08-30 05:24:51 UTC

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https://blossom.yakihonne.com/3809c4d5409bfa060cbbfa5576f306fcfe4189f297a9ad5d2277f2e1aa5b0537.webp

2026-08-30 01:25:28 UTC

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I wish we still had one near here. Both of the closest ones went out years ago 🙃

2026-08-29 07:39:35 UTC

I already don't care for Discord but the fact that you have to enter an "are you human" challenge literally EVERY time you claim a quest reward makes the whole platform even more unappealing to use.

2026-08-29 07:11:38 UTC

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That's another completely fair use case, I actually do the same when watching a clip around other people if I don't have headphones.

2026-08-29 06:59:32 UTC

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If I were the version of me from even just a year ago, I'd be more than happy to debate with anyone but I've grown exhausted of debating... it still happens but I don't enjoy it 😂
My philosophy is this: we are, indeed, obligated to build a future for our children and our descendants. Part of that is done by occupying the government and reigning responsibly in Christ's Name. At the same time, there are ways that can certainly go wrong (and can easily be used against us if the wrong people get into power) so we have to be careful with it.

2026-08-29 03:32:05 UTC

I really hate how Youtube defaults captions to be on now. For people who don't stay signed in unless I need to do something specific, that gets really annoying.
I see it as further evidence of this ADHD society needing to have captions to actually comprehend what a video is saying. We already had data that suggests that the majority of people keep captions on while streaming, which is sad enough in my eyes.
To be clear, I don't have a problem with people enabling captions if their hearing is impaired; obviously, that's the whole point of the captions. However, if you don't have hearing issues and the video is in your native language, WHY do you keep the captions enabled?

2026-08-28 15:45:56 UTC

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One way or another, this pricing crisis was going to end. It was just a matter of when, not if. China building fabs to manufacture more is actually a positive thing because the existing RAM manufacturers are, for all intents and purposes, a cartel. The best thing to do to fight that cartel is to get more competition into the market, which is why China doing that would be a really good thing in the long run.

2026-08-28 12:58:43 UTC

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I believe it! But it would be even more believable if the lines weren't so steady in their decline, because the cognition of society seemed to take a major dip around 2016 or so and plummeted in 2020 lol

2026-08-28 12:47:30 UTC

I'm thoroughly convinced that the collective IQ of most of modern civilization is dangerously low.

2026-08-27 04:39:40 UTC

I know the OSI Model offers more complexity with classifications and such, but I massively prefer the TCP/IP Model because it's simpler to recall in your memory. #networking

2026-08-26 11:29:18 UTC

As a huge fan of skeuomorphism, Aero Glass and the Y2K/Frutiger Aero aesthetics, I absolutely love seeing those coming back. I'm seeing it returning to tech aesthetics, I'm seeing it in some commercial artwork. More blur, more glossy designs, an increase in color and prismatic color schemes, with diminishing minimalistic flat design garbage. I hope the trend continues.
Even so, if I could give one bit of advice to designers who haven't caught on to the shift or still use the flat design crap...
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2026-08-26 07:50:13 UTC

Kali Linux's documentation is absolutely excellent. It feels like the Arch Wiki in the sense that I could see myself making use of their documentation even if I were to switch to ParrotOS as my main hacking distro.

2026-08-26 03:14:33 UTC

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2026-08-24 19:04:30 UTC

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It always blows my mind that some people don't. I have arguments with myself in my inner monologue and I'm not sure what I'd do if I didn't 😂

2026-08-24 16:44:53 UTC

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Nice, I'm curious how that works! But the problem for me is the fact that SMS is inherently insecure unless you manually encrypt your messages with PGP. I try to use SMS as little as I can for that reason.

2026-08-24 02:28:25 UTC

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What did I miss? 🤨

2026-08-24 02:26:47 UTC

I have a free trial of Amazon Music right now and I'm reminded of why I hate streaming. The app sucks, the audio quality is sub-par, why would I ever pay for a subscription to it? 🤦‍♂️
VLC with local storage, Bandcamp with some downloads, and RiPlay for remaining streaming needs. Those three are all I need.

2026-08-23 14:31:37 UTC

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I might have to accelerate my plans to buy a bit. Can't afford to buy much but it might not be a bad time to start if my own research supports this. 🤔

2026-08-23 05:09:37 UTC

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2026-08-23 03:11:01 UTC

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That's a new one, I haven't heard of someone moving to China for the affordability 🤔 What about the freedom aspect?

2026-08-22 04:57:37 UTC

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2026-08-21 06:00:21 UTC

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2026-08-20 07:22:03 UTC

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2026-08-19 06:58:48 UTC

Anyone having major issues with Quad9 these past two days? I'm having DNS issues and I can't determine whether it's an upstream Quad9 issue, a problem with my Pi-hole server, or if it's a local configuration error. 🤔 #asknostr #networking #dns #quad9

2026-08-19 05:12:28 UTC

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2026-08-18 10:12:38 UTC

Adding sunflower seeds to you day as a snack is genuinely amazing.
Taking time to place the seed and crack it with your teeth gets your mind off of stress.
Unless you have a trash can nearby, you have to be careful to collect the shells to throw away later, forcing you to be mentally present.
The seeds are rich in potassium, magnesium and vitamin E, nutrients many people are deficient of. They also have a passing amount of protein and fiber, which always help. Instead of consuming junk food, sugar and carbs, you're snacking on quality nutrients.
They tend to come in all sorts of flavor varieties, and while unsalted are the best health-wise, the flavors can be amazing. My favorites would be the Taco Bell-inspired flavors from Big's.
In general, I think people underestimate how good these things are for you as a healthy snack, a small mental health boost, and a nutrient augmentation. Similarly, pumpkin seeds are also great for you, especially the ones in the shell. They're a bit simpler since you can eat the shell, whereas sunflower seed shells aren't digestible, but it all depends on if you want that mental break or not.
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2026-08-18 06:26:31 UTC

I just narrowly avoided a disaster.
I'm not sure how but apparently, when I was trying to do a backup with one of my redundant drives (which I hadn't run a backup with since late last year), all of my Obsidian vaults got rolled back to their state in late 2025.
I use Obsidian as my primary notes and documentation hub for EVERYTHING, including professional matters. Had I lost this entire year's worth of notes and documentation, it would've been disastrous for me.
Sure, I had other backup drives but for those vaults, I had started relying more on cloud syncing due to the fact that I need them on multiple devices. That means that the other backup drives might have had slightly more updated backups of the vaults, but not nearly as recent as I would've needed. That was a mistake on my part, but it also saved me.
I was able to revert to a new version of the vaults, one as recently updated as yesterday. Everything is back to normal.
I really need a better backup solution than just manually backing up files on external hard drives. I wish I had the money to set up a NAS solution, but I simply don't. This is all I've got for now. Nonetheless, I'm absolutely going to have to figure out something like that, and have cold storage redundancy, because had I not had this option to revert to the updated versions of these vaults, it would've destroyed so much progress I've made in my career, my home lab and life in general.
#homelab #tech #techstr #disaster #backups

2026-08-18 04:11:20 UTC

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2026-08-17 06:34:30 UTC

Absolutely outstanding!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_K0OcfCxg4
#music #Christian #metal #worship

2026-08-17 05:28:21 UTC

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2026-08-16 11:52:23 UTC

I could say it about a million times, but Strawberry Music Player is THE greatest piece of music-related software I've ever used in my life. As a "casual audiophile" (love hi-fi, don't have amazing gear) and a music collector, it's literally geared toward people like myself.
It's perfect for organizing your music AND appreciating it. I legitimately can't go back to anything else at this point.
https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org/

2026-08-16 03:48:37 UTC

I'm honestly shocked that we aren't seeing more chip manufacturers trying to spearhead major advancements in NPU tech. With the AI boom, we've seen the massive price hikes of RAM and storage costs, with some estimating that CPUs will be next.
If we had these manufacturers looking to develop extremely advanced NPUs instead, not only would that make it potentially easier to have fully onboard AI even for basic LLM tasks, but it would also be a way to help avoid the potential supply shortage of CPUs if that, indeed, ends up being the next component that gets hit. 🤔

2026-08-16 02:28:38 UTC

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2026-08-15 04:41:22 UTC

Not much is more enjoyable than getting a recent CD order in the mail and discovering that it was a deluxe edition with a second CD of remixes, when you were only expecting the standard edition!

2026-08-14 10:09:34 UTC

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Yeah, it's certainly unfortunate. Recent increase in the market share is encouraging but I have my doubts we will ever see Linux in the workforce beyond servers and higher-end IT jobs.

2026-08-13 06:19:50 UTC

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2026-08-13 01:37:38 UTC

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I thought this at first but it seems to be happening with everyone 🤔

2026-08-13 00:42:11 UTC

#asknostr I mentioned a few days ago that I've been having several issues with #Amethyst and now, it seems I'm having issues with zapping people. I added my NWC string to the wallets menu, but I keep getting an error saying I couldn't resolve the address I'm trying to zap to. Any ideas on how to fix this?

2026-08-13 00:38:14 UTC

Something I really appreciate about Nostr vs. other social media experiences is that I actually feel like I get some level of engagement here.
I don't get much on platforms like X because I refuse to be inauthentic and phony, playing the algorithmic game, entering subscription slavery and KYCing to receive payouts.
On Nostr, I don't have to do any of that. I can simply post what's on my mind, have a fun time, and still get a decent amount of organic engagement and occasional payout because of zaps.
I really love it here. #nostr #nostrcommunity #socialmedia #sovereign #zaps

2026-08-12 06:52:22 UTC

How do people enjoy eating broccoli in any other form than cooked florets (and ONLY the florets)? I certainly don't enjoy biting into my food and getting a tiny plank of wood grinding between my teeth. 🤷‍♂️

2026-08-12 04:03:54 UTC

I know that some people prefer a high-end agentic approach with their AI, and that's understandable, but for me?
For me, Proton's Lumo has almost become my exclusive AI service at this point. Sure, I've had times where I needed to hop over to something a bit more advanced (Perplexity and Grok being my main fallbacks) but for most queries, I've really found that Lumo does everything I want it to, even with its (minimal) limitations on free users.
Not quite as ideal as self-hosting but still, having that end-to-end encryption and ephemeral storage is much better than relying on Big Tech. #ai #aistr #proton #lumo #encryption

2026-08-12 02:54:53 UTC

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2026-08-11 05:13:28 UTC

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2026-08-10 12:43:15 UTC

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A little, yes, but I'm not interested in making it my entire lifestyle and personality.

2026-08-10 05:49:32 UTC

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2026-08-10 03:28:18 UTC

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Yes, because it is. I really couldn't care less. It doesn't impact me and I don't have any interest in getting involved in petty bickering over something that has nothing to do with me.

2026-08-09 09:45:09 UTC

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I'm approaching 31 and I've never had a drop, nor do I particularly intend to. There are so many ways it causes problems, and very few ways it actually helps a person. I don't need to numb the pain of life, I face it and either try to find a solution or I suffer well (according to the way of the Lord).

2026-08-09 07:50:46 UTC

So, I found out an annoying thing about older Mac Minis: you can't use Ventoy to install an OS on it. You HAVE to use something like BalenaEtcher or Rufus.
For some reason, I could only get to the Ventoy menu if I ran Grub2 but trying to launch an ISO gave me an error talking about Secure Boot (which isn't even enabled). Once I burned a distro to a different thumb drive using BalenaEtcher, I was able to get everything working fine.
Not the end of the world but it kinda sucks having to use up a thumb drive for a singular distro install like this. #linux #mac #apple #macmini #homelab

2026-08-09 07:17:34 UTC

Have I ever mentioned the fact that I absolutely LOVE that most AIs respond in markdown? Makes it so much easier to copy-paste important logs into my AI vault in Obsidian, very minimal formatting needed. #ai #markdown #obsidian #selfhosted

2026-08-09 06:12:08 UTC

It's crazy to me but I feel like the only person on Nostr who didn't panic during the Coldcard exploit and now I'm seemingly the only person not talking about BIP-110 or whatever this recent drama is.
I'm all for Bitcoin but good grief, the drama and the bickering... seems you can't escape it no matter where you go.

2026-08-09 06:10:37 UTC

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2026-08-09 05:03:42 UTC

I love Amethyst and want to keep using it, but lately, I've noticed four issues lately:
1. It keeps causing signer spam for various events, even ones I've approved as "always".
2. Sometimes, the app has major lag issues, like the framerate suddenly dips to single digits.
3. My custom reaction emojis keep getting reset almost constantly.
4. Feed algorithms simply don't load anymore.
These issues persist despite reinstalling. Any ideas on how to fix these? #asknostr

2026-08-07 05:37:56 UTC

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2026-08-06 05:40:09 UTC

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2026-08-06 03:19:51 UTC

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Have you tried setting up Pi-Hole? Takes the DNS filtering to the next level and blocks ads, trackers and gives you stronger controls over all of it.