dr_jekell

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[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have had more than decent success with Orico devices.

Here is one that suits your needs:

https://oricotechs.com/products/orico-2-5-inch-type-c-6gbps-aluminum-sata-hdd-ssd-enclosure

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I can't say that I haven't thought about audio volume correction for streaming audio.

There must be a way of doing it as Spotify and other services have a version of replay gain.

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Replaygain doesn't change the file itself.

It is a measurement of the files audio volume against a set level. Then the file gets a tag (metadata) for the volume adjustment.

To put it simply: ReplayGain turns up the volume an appropriate amount when playing a relatively quieter song/album and turns down the volume an appropriate amount when playing a relatively louder song/album.

Pretty much any music player should support replaygain including VLC.

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/962a0c/replaygain_the_solution_to_constantly_changing/

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

You will want to use something like Foobar2000 to scan the files then write replaygain metadata to each file.

Then you enable replaygain in VLC and it should work as you want.

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Rather than trying to get your idea to work you would be better off getting a cheep WiFi access point as they often allow you to connect it to a wifi network and pass it through to wired devices via ethernet (bridging).

Some Wifi routers have a setting to allow it to be used in bridge mode as well.

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That's not a look of "I've been caught".

That is a look of either "Oh look prey, must hunt and kill" or treat bag has been opened

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
TWSBI GO [and] Kaweco Classic Sport

I love how both of these sound. Thanks for the information on the cartridge leakage.

Just be warned that the Kaweco (I recommend the Kaweco AL Sport version for bag carry) is quite small in hand unless you post the cap on the end of the pen (making it longer in hand).

 

Matilda went over the rainbow bridge today.

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Lamy Safari Rollerball sucks. I thought I was getting a pen for life, but the ink flows inconsistently.

Some pen types work best on different papers, some need a rougher surface to get the ink ink dispersion method working where as others need a smoother surface (nicer paper) and some that don't care what paper type they are used on.

I have a Sharpie S-gel pen in 0.38 that is scratchy and skips on nice paper but when used on standard printer paper it writes happily.

So give it a try on standard printer paper to see if there is a difference.

I rediscovered mechanical pencils. I tried one that had buttery-smooth lead. I fell in love. I won’t buy any yet, because I have pencils at home, but I know what I will eventually buy (a metallic mechanical pencil with Uni lead).

I just got a Uni Kuru Toga mechanical pencil paired with some Uni HB Smudge-Proof Lead that I am enjoying (though I might try the Pental Ain HB leads next). The nib rotates to keep the lead wear even.

Ball points are not my thing. I haven’t found one I like.

I don't like most ball points myself but I have found Lamy pens using the M16 cartridge (I prefer fine) to write very well on most paper types I have tried. The Lamy logo lineup is an affordable pen to use the cartridge.

Fountain pens are amazing for writing, but they’re not resilient.

Depending on how rough you are there are several options for your needs

TWSBI GO (Uses bottled ink but has a leak/dry out resistant cap) Platinum Preppy (has a leak/dry out resistant cap but uses proprietary cartridges) Kaweco Classic Sport (popular for everyday carry and uses a standard short cartridge that many mfg make)

You would be better off using a cartridge based pen as they are less prone to leakage from rough handling.

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Imagine a feline version of Kevin mixed with a Husky & golden retriever who is powered by chaos.

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

You are doing work.

Being a comfortable self heating bed for kitty.

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Get her to a vet asap!

It could be a early indication of kidney problems.

My previous cat Tweet had similar issues and it was from his kidneys shutting down.

Unfortunately it wasn't caught early enough so even with medication and a low protein diet he passed over the rainbow bridge a month later.

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They are just deciding whether or not to kill you.

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/cat_kill

 

Here is my overlord Matilda having a deep snooze after being out on an adventure visiting everyone in my complex.

She's a Tortoiseshell seal point Tonkinese.

 

Times have gotten rough for a lot of us and as a slave to a feline one of the things that I have found that has gotten completely overpriced is flea treatment.

I normally purchase Bravecto plus (3 month) and the average price is getting close to double what it was a few years ago (averaging $90 for each 3 month treatment).

Kitty was facing gaps in treatment due to other bills taking precedence but thankfully I came across a Tauranga vet service "MyVet" who are selling most of the common flea treatments (and other treatments & prescriptions) for about half the price of everywhere else.

In January I used some holiday pay and brought a years supply saving about $150.

Which may not seem like a big saving but it buys a whole lot of cat biscuits and soft food.

  • Cat tax provided.

Her name is Matilda Sassy Pants, she is a tortoiseshell seal point tonkinese who I took in after my mum had to go into a rest home.

 

If you have just recently received an update to Firefox on Android, you may find that all of your bookmarks now have sorting enabled with no option to turn it off.

There is a way (at the time of this post) to turn off this function.

Instructions for disabling automatic sorting currently:

  1. Open settings.
  2. Tap on About Firefox
  3. Tap on the Firefox logo 5 times to enable developer settings.
  4. Back out to the main settings menu, scroll down to Secret Settings, and tap on that.
  5. Find the 'Enable Compose Bookmarks' toggle and turn it off.

It looks like it's something the Firefox dev's have decided that everyone needs this without any other alternatives.

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/restore-ability-to-preserve-desktop-bookmark-order-in-firefox/idi-p/83114

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dr_jekell@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

So I recently built a new computer to replace my 7 year old one but I have noticed a strange problem with it.

When I boot up the computer and use it as normal it sits around 8-10 GiB of ram in use plus about another 9 GiB committed.

But when I suspend the computer then un-suspend it later the in use ram starts creeping up even if I have less running than I did when I originally booted the computer.

Last time this happened it went from 10 GiB all the way up to about 43 GiB in the space of a few hours.

If I reboot then things go back to normal behavior.

Anyone have any ideas about what I could look for to fix it?


Specs:

  • Manjaro XFCE 25.0.0 Zetar
  • 6.13.8-2 Kernel
  • Gigabyte B860I AORUS PRO ICE ITX Motherboard
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF CPU
  • 64GB DDR5 RAM
  • 2TB M.2 NVMe
 

To save others from a bit of confusion I will make a post here.

The method to change the Web UI is "sudo pihole setpassword"

It will then prompt you for a new password.

 

I brought a Grandstream GWN7711P switch a while ago but I have found a rather annoying problem.

When the switch does not have an internet connection it is spamming "router.gwn.cloud" every 2-5 seconds and filling my firewall logs (360+ times in 35 min).

Does anyone know how to disable the cloud connection?

 

There is something I have been wondering.

Various manufacturers regularly put out new notebooks with specialty covers either as a yearly special or a limited edition product.

My question is, why don't they start making covers instead/as well?

Hobonichi, Midori, Kokuyo and some others make basic covers but none make decorated paper, plastic, vinyl or fabric covers that can be moved between notebooks.

It would be nice to be able to get a fabric cover printed with something like Van Gogh's Starry Night.

 

There is something I have been wondering.

Various manufacturers regularly put out new notebooks with specialty covers either as a yearly special or a limited edition product.

My question is, why don't they start making covers instead/as well?

Hobonichi, Midori, Kokuyo and some others make basic covers but none make decorated paper, plastic, vinyl or fabric covers that can be moved between notebooks.

It would be nice to be able to get a fabric cover printed with something like Van Gogh's Starry Night.

 

Just a PSA: for anyone using a MikroTik router, using it for their DHCP server and are having issues with their devices not using Pi-hole.

If you have set the IP of your Pi-hole as the DNS server and are seeing entries in "dynamic servers" then the router is using your ISP's DNS server causing it to bypass your Pi-Hole.

You need to go to the interface that is supplying your internet connection (PPPoE client, DHCP) and turn off the option "use peer dns".

This will disable dynamic servers and route everything to your Pi-hole.

 

I was looking through my Pi-hole logs and a strange URL is regularly coming up that I can't figure out what it is used for.

ap.syncforreddit.com

Does anyone have any insight?

 

I have the search bar added to the toolbar which I use to either search straight from it or use it to bring up google.

It looks like in the latest update you can no longer select the text box, hit enter and get taken to the search page.

You have to enter some text before it does so.

Does anyone else have the same issue?

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