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DavideNLon Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server

> AirPlay Bridge

Oh sounds good, i hadn't seen that one, i'll have to check it out.

PS. I think i prefer a native app (iPeng) over a web-gui though; and also i can then use the iPad/iPhone as a player device.

DavideNLon Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server

Same here, love Logitech Media Server... (and also the iPeng app.)

For reference:

- https://lyrion.org/

- https://github.com/LMS-Community/slimserver

DavideNLon Grayjay Desktop App

Yea, it's been working great for me. And you can even use SponsorBlock...

Setup was quite a bit of work though, so you need _some_ technical knowledge.

DavideNLon MailMate introduces a new license model

I agree. I've also been using MailMate for a long time and it's a great app. I hope he will soon implement a "Dark Mode" for e-mail (html) content. It's the one feature i've been missing, and whenever it's dark i switch to Thunderbird + the DarkReader addon.

DavideNLon MailMate introduces a new license model

Also: "MailMate 2.0 Beta released": https://blog.freron.com//2024/mailmate-2-0-beta-released/

DavideNLon Grayjay Desktop App

Fyi, an automated alternative: https://github.com/jmbannon/ytdl-sub

DavideNLon The correct amount of ads is zero

> I don't think

well they are free to offer it - and i can understand they do this to try to build their service/company. If people don't LIKE this, of course that's fine too, then just don't subscribe / use it.

I think the criticism of OP is a little too much black/white thinking.

DavideNLon The correct amount of ads is zero

Even though i hate ads as much as most commenters… as advocate of the devil:

This black-and-white thinking [1] is also bad. What’s the point if they show 0 ads, subscription price will then have to go up to cover the costs, and nobody signs up so they go bankrupt. They also have to be able to survive in the current world/reality, even if they WANT to show 0 ads.

My point is: we don’t have any insight in their financial data/revenue/costs.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_(psychology)

DavideNLon Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread connectivity in brain

...so, do i need to register to be able to see the article? (i see a blank page with the text "Someone has a copy - request"...)

DavideNLon Warp terminal: Lifting the login requirement

...turns out, not really 100% though;

> "The first time you download Warp, you will need to be online to sign up and create your user account. After that initial setup, as long as you’re signed into the Warp app, Warp’s core terminal features will work as expected when you’re offline."

[1] https://docs.warp.dev/help/using-warp-offline

[2] https://github.com/warpdotdev/Warp/issues/900

DavideNLon Twitter's heir apparent isn't X or Threads – it's Bluesky

So how is Bluesky going to pay for the costs involved?

Personally, i hope once the Ads start appearing on Bluesky, everyone will move to the open-source Mastodon... - which relies on community support and contributions for development and sustainability.

DavideNLon Maybe Bluesky has "won"

> Bluesky released a statement today about data use [0] - saying they will not use your data for "Generative AI" (surely in response to X's recent change to say they will).

Yea, like how WhatsApp promised they wouldn't share data with Facebook;

A promise obviously has 0 value...

DavideNLon A memory leak in Apple's Network Extension framework

    Process 575 is not debuggable. Due to security restrictions, leaks can only show or save contents of readonly memory of restricted processes.

    Process 575: 747950 leaks for 2294465728 total leaked bytes.

DavideNLon A memory leak in Apple's Network Extension framework

= https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42135148

DavideNLon Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads in Europe

” Max Schrems, Chair of noyb: "The first announcement already seems questionable, as Meta says that you cannot opt-out from having your location or age be used. Also having unskippable ads and making the user experience just miserable is just another 'dark pattern' that Regulators have already previously found to be illegal. We doubt that this will be the end of the problems that Meta faces when ignoring the GDPR.” :

https://mastodon.social/@noybeu/113470466853941002

DavideNLon Using Two ReMarkables

I had the same experience, when not using their cloud (for privacy reasons), syncing your docs / getting them off the device is very cumbersome.

This totally breaks my workflow. I also tried jailbreaking, but it's all too finicky. It's yet another project to manage, instead of a solution / improvement.

DavideNLon Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back

> Lick your finger.

Exactly, i do the same thing with my (new) Macbook Air, it makes the TouchID sensor work much more reliable (also, i use my middle finger by the way...)

DavideNLon Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

Same, but discovered a nice alternative Firefox fork recently: Floorp

https://github.com/Floorp-Projects/Floorp

https://floorp.app/

DavideNLon SSH Remoting

There's also `et`: https://mistertea.github.io/EternalTerminal/

DavideNLon Omnivore Is Joining ElevenLabs

> What are you experiences with this?

You might want to try SingleFile, i often use it and it's really good in my opinion:

https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/single-file/?...

PS. I sync the particular folder i download to across my devices with "Syncthing" by the way.

DavideNLon The Japanese word ikigai refers to a passion that gives joy to life (2022)

Thanks for the link!

DavideNLon Post-postal: What did we lose when we stopped writing letters?

Agree, it’s great. Only disadvantage: no “Dark mode” for email content.

Thunderbird has the Dark Reader addon, which is very nice…

DavideNLon Syncthing Android App Discontinued

It's on the AppStore now... you can just download it there.

DavideNLon Restic: Backups done right

Same, borgmatic has been running flawlessly for a long time, it’s great.

Also backing up to a Hetzner storagebox, so it’s quite cheap too.

https://torsion.org/borgmatic/

DavideNLon Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

Thanks @IPTN;

> PocketBook devices do NOT run Android

Well actually some _do_ run Android, but good to see also some of them (like the Era) do not...

> these are driven by a schedule based on the set timezones Yea, i don't really like that unfortunately, as it doesn't properly work inside when lighting changes.

I'll patiently wait on a next release, hoping for a non-Android and light sensor included device :-)

DavideNLon Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

Two things that are stopping me from buying a PocketBook:

1. Android (privacy...)

2. No light sensor to automatically adjust screen brightness to surroundings

(i currently have the Kindle Oasis 3, jailbroken, running KOreader.)

DavideNLon Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more

> The issue is Amazon and how even if you want to put your own purchased ebooks on it, you have it send it through their servers.

I managed to jailbreak my "Kindle Oasis 3" and install KOreader [1] and Syncthing on it (the process of achieving this, as described on mobileread.com/forums was quite horrible by the way.) Very happy with the result though, books are just synced automatically with my Macbook via Syncthing.

Hopefully somehow a similar setup will be possible with the new Kindles, if they can also be jailbroken.

PS. The Kindle Oasis 3 is still great in 2024, it even automatically adjusts brightness with its light sensor.

[1] https://github.com/koreader/koreader

DavideNLon MacOS sometimes leaks traffic after system updates

This is also the case for FaceTime; The last image the camera captured will stay visible in the app switcher like forever... so other people who use your iPad / iPhone can see it.

DavideNLon U.S. Wiretap Systems Targeted in China-Linked Hack

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41749046

DavideNLon Telegram will now hand over phone number and IP for criminal suspects

What will prevent Durov from reversing his “false promises” as soon as he is released and can leave France / the EU?

I have a feeling he will continue on the same path as before, as soon as he can travel outside of the EU.