I recently faced what can only be described as a hard drive nightmare with my Proxmox server, which runs on an HP DL380 server with 12 SAS drives on the front and three bays on the back. The main array was humming along just fine, but the three 16TB drives I added to the back? …
Well, on a bit of a lark I started looking into bidding on Mini Trucks in Japan. Little did I know I would end up actually winning one. After several months, I now have it here at my house, but not without a number of stories to go along with it. The big thing is, …
In today’s media landscape, discerning truth is a complex task. Between far-fetched conspiracy theories and unquestioning acceptance of mainstream narratives lies the truth. The rise of AI and deepfake technologies further blurs these lines. In this age of misinformation, it’s crucial to be proactive in our quest for knowledge. Whether uninformed, misinformed, or striving to …
I have been using Yunohost as a manager for much of my personal web for several years now, and within that I have my Nextcloud instance. I have really liked it, but there are a few caveats that one needs to take into account when going this route. First, updates are at the pace determined …
I have been looking for days trying to solve an issue with connecting my NextCloud instance with a SharePoint instance. The problem is, while there is a module, there is very little documentation, and it doesn’t even tell you how to format the information in the blocks. Right now I am focused on dealing with …
Well, work grinds to a halt. ChatGPT is down. Downdetector.com is starting to glow with the number of reports, so it is starting to cascade. https://downdetector.com/status/openai/ So now what do we do? Work is hardly worth doing, as productivity will be so much lower. Does anyone remember how to write any more? Note that as …
Upgrading to an HP DL380 G9 seemed like a dream until a GPU install triggered a cascade of issues with Proxmox and LVM. After wrestling with cryptic error messages and system failures, here’s how I got everything back on track—faster and smoother than before. If you’re troubleshooting similar problems, this journey might just save you …
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I have been using Yunohost as a manager for much of my personal web for several years now, and within that I have my Nextcloud instance. I have really liked it, but there are a few caveats that one needs to take into account when going this route. First, updates are at the pace determined …
In today’s media landscape, discerning truth is a complex task. Between far-fetched conspiracy theories and unquestioning acceptance of mainstream narratives lies the truth. The rise of AI and deepfake technologies further blurs these lines. In this age of misinformation, it’s crucial to be proactive in our quest for knowledge. Whether uninformed, misinformed, or striving to …