foggenbooty

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[–] foggenbooty 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I wish you all the best. I'm not intimately familiar with Germany's social systems but I assume they're better than most of North America's. See if there is government assistance you can get or what you might qualify for. Maybe you're not there yet, but maybe some is available to you.

Good luck and keep your head up.

[–] foggenbooty 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I personally would not give up my pets unless things were incredibly dire. Cancelling the insurance sounds like the right move, and if they have to eat cheaper food that's unfortunate but understandable given the situation.

When we get pets we take them under our care and they are a responsibility. I say this not in your position, so I understand it might actually be out of your control, but we're still talking about snacks so you can't be at the point of not being able to afford dry cat food.

[–] foggenbooty 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks for the link. The basics of that article are eggs are nutritious, and people don't like when prices increase.

This article implies eggs are a litmus test for instability in every day life, but I'd argue the US should already at red alert and eggs are the last of their issues.

Stupid.

[–] foggenbooty 5 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I honestly don't understand the focus on eggs. It makes even less sense than toilet paper during COVID.

Look, I get that for some people eggs are a cheap source of protein. But you don't need eggs, and the cheapness also limits the possibility for profeteering.

So you smuggle some eggs across the boarder and sell them for double. How much have you actually made? I don't see the reward outweighing the risk here.

[–] foggenbooty 3 points 2 days ago

Easy, he won his reelection playing the scrappy Canadian fighter. Now it's time to make deals and reap the rewards.

[–] foggenbooty 26 points 4 days ago

I think P2P is still the way to go. Sure it's not perfect, but it's simpler and by it's very nature doesn't require the infrastructure we know will be a problem.

Plus, don't forget screen sharing in discord isn't very good as is (720p30) if you're not a paid user.

[–] foggenbooty 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I have that user tagged previously as a Russian Troll. Just ignore him.

[–] foggenbooty 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Better conditions for animals cost money. I'd rather no one eat eggs, but it's an improvement. Infustrial faming is a travesty.

[–] foggenbooty 4 points 1 week ago

HumanSpiral is a tankie who comments a lot. Have him tagged as such and I recommend you do the same, because these guys are prolific commenters trying to slowly normalize relations with Russia/China. It's good to spot them early so you can move on.

[–] foggenbooty 3 points 1 week ago

I agree with a lot of your points, but take a step back dude. You're in too deep. Plan for the worst, sure, but don't lose your humanity.

[–] foggenbooty 59 points 1 week ago

The US already has that agreement!

[–] foggenbooty 1 points 1 week ago

Agreed! I'd say it's moved from advanced to tinkerer level now, where if you have a use case and know it's limitations, it can be pretty neat.

 

With Chromecasts being discontinued, increase in ads, telemetry, etc I'm wondering if anyone else is going back to old school HTPCs or if they have some other solution to do this in house.

I think the options here are likely:

  1. Rooted streamer (ie Chromecast, firestick)
  2. Android Box
  3. Mini PC

I'm actually most interested in experimenting with #3, a mini PC running KDE Plasma Bigscreen. Most of my self hosted apps can be run in browser windows, and a full desktop (while harder to navigate) is better than the browsers you can get on Android.

What is everyone esle, especially the privacy / de-googled self hosters doing for their media front end?

 

Looking at the charging preferences of the Steam Deck, which from my research wants 45W at 15v/3A, it looks like the larger model should work just fine. And with it being $15 USD / $18 CAD this could be an incredible bargain.

It's so new though I can't find any info on it being used with a Steam Deck. I'll definitely be grabbing one to try, as it would be perfect for my USB hub that sits by the TV.

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