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I’m running calibre in a docker container, and have 3-4 libraries setup. I am able to access them all through the built in web service. I know it’s not the same as calibre-web but just want to point this out.

I can’t compare the reading options between the two though, having only tried the one option myself.

Thank you for the review. I’m using the dns config pretty heavily with my pi-hole at the moment, but perhaps I can find another approach to name my home lab services.

I haven’t looked into it yet. What do you like better about it?

(I put my primary pi-hole on a pi because it’s practically the only thing on it - I can reboot it quickly if needed and not have a lengthy downtime on my DNS - the was before I had the second one running)

• dokuwiki
• draw.io
• gitea
• woodpecker (ci/cd)
• minio
• postgres
• freshrss (rss server and reader)
• firefly3 (finance / budgets / expenses)
• calibre
• Pi-hole (primary on a pi, secondary on docker host)

I’ve already quit the site. Even if they backpedal, it seems unlikely because of any desire or respect for the users and only because of current PR pressure. I’ve experienced it before where some hostile decision is walked back until the uproar dies down, and they try again. And again until the protest fatigue sets in.

I’m don't trust Reddit and have chosen to move on. Whether they stick around or not matters not to me. I’ve moved on and watch with an eye for curiosity and awareness. But no more emotional investment.

I’m on MacOS for work, Linux Mint for personal computer.

I’ve been on MacOS all around for over a decade. I found that I liked the mental model better than Windows. I had tried linux at the time (Mandrake and Suse) but they didn’t quite feel like something I could use daily, when friends were on MSN Messenger for comms.

The company uses MacBooks for developers and I enjoy that experience.

For personal, I couldn’t justify the cost of a Mac for the limited amount I’m currently using a personal computer. A year ago I resurrected a computer from a junk drawer and put Mint in it. It’s been a great experience, but the hardware has aged and some things were tricky (like typing, and hearing audio). So I bought a 3-4yo refurb Dell business machine and popped Mint on it. Am happy.

I would be interested. I have Vallejo paints now, but I would have felt more comfortable dipping my toe in the water if I could start with cheaper paints. Or perhaps another direction, how expensive is it to you the cheap paint? Is it the same work as nicer paint? As a beginner painter, what do I really get by buying the expensive paints?

I think a guide on using the dollar store stuff could help that conversation.

P.a are those 3D breed minis? They look like March to Hell - Rome.

Thanks for sharing. I have dropped off on bullet journaling for personal stuff but I have been using a modified version for my work life for a year now. I use a weekly spread as the primary tool. Each morning I review my work calendar and transcribe the currently scheduled appointments into a space for the day. This helps me reflect on how much free time I will have to get stuff done. Then I migrate forward the tasks I’ll try to accomplish, mixed with any new tasks. Finally, I use a full page per meeting. I can record who came, and any action items that have fallen on me. We use outlook, asana, and a variety of other tools but I just find pen-and-paper easier to review. I think mostly because it breaks up my computer focus ever so slightly.

I’ve got a Synology 918+ with 16TB in raid 10.

Of the synology software, I regularly use: Photos (photo backup and organization tool), Drive (a private “cloud” sync like Dropbox), the contacts and calendar services, and surveillance station, their security camera monitor/recorder. Via Docker, I also run dokuwiki, gitea, draw.io, minio, postgres, freshrss, firefly3, calibre, and a few others. Like others, Time Machine backups of laptops and backups of non-apple hardware use a lot of the space.

I also have my older Synology 213 running still just as a place to backup important stuff from the primary.

I’m not experienced in all the options, but am quite happy with Cinnamon on Mint. I tried ElementaryOS first, 18 months ago, but it wasn’t quite right. Cinnamon had given me a few points to tweak, but not too many that I’ll be sucked into it. I can do what I want on my computer and don’t feel like the OS ui layer is in my way.