My favorite movie is probably Brazil (1985). It's a dystopian movie, but the population is suppressed by absurd amounts a bureaucracy (also the state surveiling and killing it's people). You need to fill out a form to fill out a form, and every screen is tiny, but magnified by a lens to be small instead.

But what I really love about it is the the "terrorist" Archibald Tuttle (who, very much, is not the protagonist); a repair man, who risks execution by the state, zip lining around the city fixing things like the protagonist's air condition.

I think we should all strive to be more like Tuttle in our daily lives.

Don't put yourself down! Using systemd wouldn't make it work "better", it's just more "proper" (and a great tool to know in general!)

Great job and keep going!

Node-Red can do dashboards. I don't know if it does data logging, but I would guess so since it can do dashboards. It also supports MQTT so it should handle ESPHome devices without a problem.

It's made for automations (and great at it) but it can be a minimalist HA hub too.

I run the built-in automatic rpm-ostree upgrade service every 6 hours.

If you think that's too inefficient, maybe read the docs for shutdown.target and see if you can use that to run an upgrade service before shutdown?

I'm not too experienced with that part of systemd but it seems like it could be a "proper" way to run things on shutdown?

Use a passphrase (not a password) and a physical security key, like a yubikey. It also supports TOTP or whatever 2fa Proton uses, you just connect it with a laptop or phone and it gives you a key.

A physical key is much more secure than 2fa from a password manager (although both are probably fine)

Nextcloud doesn't verify your email and has tons of other nice features as well. ProtonDrive (/ProtonMail as another user suggested) probably doesn't or you could use your Proton address for that.

You mention allowing weak passwords are a plus. Please use a weak password, especially without email as 2nd factor.

Have you considered using mnemonics for your passphrase?

Generate a number (i would use around 5) of random words (EFF has a wordlist, humans are really bad at randomness) and link them together using silly images. For example:

• sparrow
• window
• automobile

First, you link sparrow to window: imagine a sparrow trying to break through a window, not just flying into it by accident, no, this sparrow is mad and is set to destroy it.

Second, you link window to automobile: imagine an automobile with huge windows. The car is completely normal sized except every window is at least 3 meters tall. It looks absolutely ridiculous and you feel embrassed that youvhave to drive it everywhere.

Repeat this proces for the rest of the words. It helps remembering them if the image makes you feel something, like making you chuckle or feel angry that you have to deal with this stupid contraption (only in your mind, hopefully)

Also, make sure each "link" is distinct. Eg. Don't make the second link an automobile driving into a window when the sparrow does the same. It will mess up the order and make you jump around between similar mental images.

You can also just pause it and change filament manually.

Just remember to push through some of the filament until the color comming out is right.

Then use Bugzilla. That will show you are ready to flail yourself for the good of the company /s

Sorry, but i find that platform so painful to use.

On a more serious note, i think some of the "github-style" (Gitlab/Gitea/Forgejo) can migrate between each other.

Check out if that's true and if so, try them all!

I don't know about Australia, but in the countries i have heard about with compulsory voting, it's totally legal to vote blank, i.e. not actually vote for anyone. You just have to go to the polling station and put your blank ballot in the box.

So you're (if i'm not mistaken) not forced to vote for a party you don't agree with.

I can't find it now, but i'm pretty sure there exists smart home light switches that are powered by you pressing it.

IIRC they run Zigbee to communicate with the smart home and had a bit more resistance when pressing (= more energy).

I must admit i don't know exactly what is and isn't in this community, but The Pirate Bay ended being closed because it "facilitated piracy" or something like that. (Of course it didn't actually close but the legal loophole was closed, so legal action could be taken)

I don't remember details but essentially it was decided (in some court, somewhere, i guess) that linking to illegally copied material was also illegal.

IIRC the new loophole became encoding the link to what ever you wanted to copy, for example as base64. That's what's done here, right? (Please correct me if i'm wrong)

My point is that this may, in a legal sense, actually be spreading copyrighted material, and the risk of being sued (no matter if you are in the right) is a very good reason to not run the risk, since the legal system favors deep pockets and good lawyers over challenging the limits of the law.

For good measure, i want to point out that i am absolutely for the free sharing of knowledge and culture. The whole world gains from free access to this. I just also sympathize with not wanting to be a martyr in this battle.

Also, as the person i replied to earlier made me aware, the admin of LW is apparently a homophobic asshole, so fuck that guy.

There are a lot of "linux for beginners" blogs/videos/whatever. They're a good way to get an overview and learn the first steps. Don't get into a rabbit hole, though. Watch a couple and start trying it out.

You can try out Linux distros in a virtual machine (VM). You'll have to use your web-searching-skills to find a program that can run a VM as i can't recommend one that runs on Windows.

That program runs the operating system on top of the one you have now, so you don't need to reinstall over and over again while you find a distribution that works for you.

A distribution is what we call "a linux". "Linux" is just a part of the OS, and a distribution combines it with other software to make something your computer can boot. If this is a bit confusing, don't worry, it's not important, you just have to remember the word "distribution" (or distro)

I use a distro called Fedora, but between that and Ubuntu and Linux Mint you should find one that works for you. Don't overthink it. They all do the same job in slightly different ways, so just pick one and start using it for the stuff you usually use your computer for. Ubuntu is the easiest to search for help for, and Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, so 99.9% of solutions will be the same for Mint. Distros not based on Ubuntu works with the same instructions 90% of the time, but that might be too annoying when you are justvgetting your feet wet.

Note that a lot of distros have multiple "editions", "spins" or whatever they decided to call it. They mostly differ in the way your "desktop" is presented. Just look at some Youtube videos and some screenshot and try them out.

Now go use your computer with Linux. A lot of the initial friction is from having to learn stuff over again. Search the web for solutions and if you don't find them ask for help.

Your distrobution's forums are usually a good place to start, so is places like this. Try to give information you think might be relevant when asking for help and and help people help you by following their instructions and providing the information they ask for. Finding solutions to problems is like a seperate skill you need to train, so if it's confusing or you feel dumb for not understanding something, don't get discouraged, you're just getting better.

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