• neo2478@sh.itjust.works
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    1 hour ago

    ChatGPT -> 🚫

    We should not be using or recommending services dependent on stolen data, which are destroying the environment for essentially zero benefit.

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      Are there any models trained on ethically sourced material? Even though this wouldn’t necessarily solve the environmental impact, there are still many times when a traditional search engine just doesn’t cut it. All else equal and without a self hosted workflow, I prefer tools that at least pretend to be privacy friendly (Duck.ai, AI Horde), and I had not heard of Proton’s Lumo prior to this post, so I do appreciate the suggestion even if it doesn’t meet all of our criteria.

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    Google Photos -> Immich! Trust me on this, nextcloud is great for a lot oft things, but definetly not photo backup.

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    Arch Linux is a very good distribution, but I would definitely not recommend it to the public at large.

    I think most people should probably use something like Fedora or Mint.

    For advanced users, either Arch, NixOS, or Gentoo.

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      I am loving Fedora KDE after using mint for ages. It feels like a nice blend of macos and windows but with real control. It’s very nice on a laptop. And I would love to have Kwin on every computer I use

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        I used Kubuntu, and it really, fucking, sucks.

        You instantly are forced to have an outdated package manager, that you are blocked from updating.

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      +1 for Mint. Super easy to use, a lot of config can be tweaked directly in the UI, and it has old style GNOME vibes without all the mad workflow that GNOME 3 forces upon you.

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        I’ve begun my switch over to Mint from Windows. Its kinda wild to suggest normal users to switch to Arch of all things. Netflix (and streaming apps in general) straight to Jellyfin is also a stretch because there are… extra steps

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          Yes, the Netflix -> Jellyfin conversion doesn’t make much sense.

          It would’ve made more sense if it was Plex -> Jellyfin. Because the extra steps are the same.

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      this is jist what i personally use. to new linux users i would always recommend fedora kde or an arch based distro thats easily installed

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    Lol windows users shouldn’t immediately switch to arch Linux. I’ve been using Linux for so many years yet arch is still too cumbersome to maintain. Installed Mint the last month and I think I’m set for the rest of my life

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        That’s what I’m going for once I’m done backing up all the things I can’t afford to lose when I wipe the windows drive. Even then, I’m looking at ways to preserve it as a virtual image in case I forgot something. My work provided laptop is unfortunately on windows 11 so at least there’s that in case I need Windows for any reason

        Damn the AI RAM price mania, I would have gotten running earlier with just a new drive.

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    I love it when someone suggests arch linux to a long time windows user. It is such a nice cognitive dissonance.

    Also you can’t just say you are defending privacy and freedom and then go an praise a pedo racist president. It looks like you are playing both sides and will easily bend for the side that is more powerful in the end

    The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.

    But perhaps we can still give him the benefit of the doubt

    more on proton

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    Lumo isn’t really private. If you’re not local, you’re not private. AFAIK it sends to the model in cleartext (zero access) which isn’t E2EE. Signal, for example, is E2EE. Based on internet reviews, you’re better off running the models they offer locally for performance reasons on the cost anyway. I’d say you’re better off without AI in almost every situation you’d want to use an LLM of such such limited capability too so unless you really really want to set resources on fire it’s better to just drop it period.

    Netflix cannot be replaced by Jellyfin. That is very disingenuous. To “replace” Netflix with Jellyfin requires a bit more infrastructure and while it might be cheaper there’s risk involved that isn’t present with your other changes.

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      Jellyfin/Plex is not cheaper than Netflix.

      We like to pretend or tell our wives it is, but hard drives and electricity likely come close or maybe even exceed a netflix subscription.

      Host your media collection because it’s in better quality, titles don’t leave the service, and overall it’s just cooler. But don’t do it because it’s “cheaper.”

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      app lounge fetches apps from google play store and fdroid, fdroid results get shown first

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    Nextcloud isn’t really a direct equivalent to Google Photos. For that you want Immich.

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      no i dont, i tried it but with nextcloud i could use the current file structure i already had for my photos

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      Not direct, but with Memories installed it’s near identical, and if you already have NC… May as well

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        I wouldn’t say nearly. I demoed both of them over the last month, Immich has really leaped ahead in features and friendliness.

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          I haven’t managed to get Immich running on my server, so it’s more comparing the current Nextcloud memories app to the google photos app from about… A little over a year ago? I’m not sure about the web interface for memories, though, as I don’t really use it there