i wonder if it’ll save any time/space if you make iso images from your bluray’s with something like dd and mount them when you want to play them, instead of ripping their contents.

same here on both counts.

i created a convincing lcars interface based on enlightenment 20-ish years ago and it would take on a whole new level of enjoyment nowadays with a touchscreen laptop; i could pretend that i have a padd. lol

that part of my comment was meant to be a self indictment/reflection; i’m a bit of a linux cuck since i’ve adapted myself to fit ordinary distros’ designs instead of creating something that works for me. lol

that’s why i marvel at people who do the needful that i should be doing, like here.

it’s nice to see people are still doing this; bravo!

i’ve also intended to try my hand at this, but my inner masochist is too lazy for it. lol

some part of me hopes that microsoft will enshitify github enough to enable decentralization like this like reddit did to enable lemmy adoption and twitter did for discord adoption.

i’m in awe everytime people do this.

i learned how to do this before code sharing sites like github existed and it forced me to turn everything i’ve learned into muscle memory and i think that this next generation of greybeards are going to be so much better than my generation’s greybeards because of it.

i’ve done this using android and linux.

i’ve repurposed my old androids to turn them into wireless cameras for my home made security system based on the motion project as well as created a homemade lojack and dashcam for my car. some phones i was able to root and i picked and chose what software ran on it and the others, i disabled as many services/apps as i could to make them as minimalistic as possible.

for linux, i created my own home made router and wifi access point; but it’s kind of the opposite of minimalistic as it’s a full blown linux server with virtual machines and desktop environment to help with management.

i provided both extremes to mirror what others have said: it’s hard to provide advice without knowing what your goal is.

well said, but i wonder how much it will matter in the future considering that the kernel group itself has so willingly kowtowed to american hegemony in its recent expulsion of russian developers from the kernel maintainers group to align itself with american export controls.

there’s multiple ways to skin this cat, but in your shoes: i would use xmodmap to remap or disable those keys.

i think that commented a while after a post was created is par for the course for lemmy; but only on the politically themed posts since lemmy was intended to be political, at its core.

glad to hear; which ones?

the ultra high end computers with coreboot/libreboot from linux makers (ie system76, slimbook, tuxedo, pursim, starlabs, etc.) are the only things you’re going to find with comparative build quality, but a significantly higher price tag.

you could also get one of the high end computers from ordinary computer makers, but the build quality is going to vary a lot, even with computers from the same manufacturer.

in your shoes: i would switch to different connection method to see if it’s curl that’s causing your problem. ssh w sshfs would be the easiest switch since it doesn’t required you to modify the ftp server, other than to install the ssh server.

if it’s connects, then you know that curl is your culprit and you can further narrow down the problem; or just stick w ssh.

if it doesn’t connect, then you know that curl is probably okay and that your problem is elsewhere.

I’ve been meaning to do something like this to my Lenovo tablet but I was afraid that the battery life would suck; thanks for the info

How’s the battery life compared to Windows?

This is the primary reason why I quit Facebook and Reddit permanently.

distraction/diversion are little pieces of heaven that make life worthwhile in this painful and difficult world if you’re not born into wealth or lucky circumstances; keep doing it no matter what other people say if it works for you and doesn’t cause harm or loss to others.

i got downvoted heavily for creating my own home router based on linux; but it works well (most of the time) and it has given me a project to focus on when i’ve needed the distraction myself many times.

you don’t have to follow a wiki anymore; there are distro’s out there that specialize in repairing broken bootloaders using a point-and-click interface and they’re great if you’re as lazy as i am. lol

my xiaomi is clearly far superior than the other phones i’ve had at this price point and i want to stick with that brand for as long as i can now that i know what to do to get them to work in this country.

The rabbit hole I went into to get my smartphone to work in this country has taught me that Google silently placed controls that American carriers wanted into all Android builds since at least version 12 so it’s not hard to imagine that the likes of Netgear or Linksys doing something similar to the stock firmware of thier home routers in the near future, when Uncle Sam inevitably tells them to.

In at&t’s & signia’s case: Uncle Sam hasn’t said anything yet, they decided to pre-comply out of their own accord; so it doesn’t even have to be a law.