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  • found the culprit: I’ve connected my jellyfin-media-player apps to a CNAME alias provided by my Pi-hole (jellyfin.box) and a matching nginx proxy entry:

            listen 80;
            listen [::]:80;
    
            server_name jellyfin.box;
    
            location / {
                    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8096/;
           }
    

    so when I disconnected the app from the jellyfin.box server and connected it to the “new” server at server.box:8096 it started working immediately. looks like I’m missing some headers in that proxy so I’ll look into it.

    edit: yepp, adding headers fixed it, I can connect to the jellyfin.box server and have it detected by all other devices on the network.

            location / {
                    proxy_http_version 1.1;
                    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
                    proxy_set_header Connection $http_connection;
                    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8096/;
            }
    




  • first off, I have serious doubts that any one dude - or even a group of those for that matter - can ascertain the security of such a complex system; a browser is essentially an operating system, with all the layers and complexities that entails.

    even if you’re somewhat successful in such an endeavor, I don’t really care if it potentially is. chromium comes from those shitmakers and I’m not willingly using anything they had their nasty fingers in. they threw one shovel of shit too many on the heap and they are now forever on my ignore list. if that means that I don’t get to access certain domains, sites, and/or apps - so be it, I’ll make do without.


  • I can’t speak to the doom scenarios (death trap and whathaveyous) but I can share my experience. I was faced with buying what’s considered a new “decent” bike for close to $1K and went the other way - I bought a used one for $80 in sorta OK shape; no idea who made the frame but the majority of its components are of chinese origin.

    the rationale was a) to see if I even want the thing - what if I ride it a couple of times and then decide it’s too much bother, and b) I should learn how to maintain it and fix the usual stuff.

    three years later, I’ve replaced close to all of the key components by myself - wheels, crank shaft, pedals, front and rear derailleurs, brakes, calipers, cables, chains, tyres, etc. I had no experience fixing anything and got all my education from youtube. some of the gear failed and was replaced, other was upgraded preventively, mostly with shimano’s value line. I’m not blaming the original components for failing, there’s ample wear and tear the way I ride it and I also happen to be kinda oversized for this bike, shoulda gotten an XXL frame.

    my advice is, ride the bike as is and replace components as they fail, you’ll learn how to fix stuff in the process and the replacements are super cheap. only then, when you’re a seasoned rider start looking into better alternatives.





  • I’ve gone the other way - there is no interacting per se with the media PC; instead, it’s a dumb sink that plays back everything you send it, by way of macast and jellyfin-mpv-shim. you use android apps to send it stuff (e.g. newpipe share to allshare which connects to macast and jellyfin android app which connects to JMS) and to control playback (pause, skip, change subs, etc.). so, all media selection and playback control is done from the mobile device, no need to touch the media PC doing the playback.

    not sure this will fit into your use case because of spotty internet, but that should prompt you to install jellyfin post-haste. then you have two options, the mentioned android app + JMS or just the jellyfin media player which can run in TV mode with a pared down controller (up/down/left/right/enter/back) - I’ve successfully repurposed an ancient Apple Remote that has just those six keys.





  • Imma take issue with those “reasons”.

    #7. the red nubbin

    I know what communtiy I’m in but still - it’s the doghittest pointing device. when you add its additional button group IN BETWEEN the keyboard and the touchpad, you’re left with irritants your fingers bump against while trying to actually use the laptop.

    they come from a time when it was the only sensible way to navigate a 800x600 GUI. its competition were trackBALLS (remember those fucking things?) and stamp-sized touchpads of the negative precision variety. today, they’re just an irritating anachronism.

    #6. repairability

    that persists even today. it’s no framework, but I can upgrade and replace almost anything on my T14 and T480s with just standard tools and the replacements are plentiful and cheap. six or seven generation older upgrades aren’t adequately cheaper, it’s often the inverse.

    #5. imagine not needing a docking station

    the docking station is the greatest thing ever! instead of manually connecting/disconnecting 5+ cables, I connect one cable or i just click the laptop in place and presto - all my shit is connected. if I had to connect my PSU, external monitors, mechanical keyboard, mouse, LAN, sound, etc. one-by-one, I’d go insane. because multiple gens share the same expansions, they are ubiquitous and cheap.

    #4. the good, old keyboard

    granted, it feels good. the main reason is there’s like a kilo of metal underneath it - no wonder it’s a superb typing experience, moving from that to a consumer grade laptop is verily torture. not so on any reasonably modern thinkpad, the keyboards are better than unibody macbooks, which were the yardstick then.

    #3. the upgrades

    yeah, you can upgrade your 2nd gen i5 in ridiculous ways - CPU, screen, storage, RAM, cards, etc… but the question is - upgrade it to what? and for how much? by the time you upgrade all those items, you’re still stuck with an ancient device, that’s bulky, heavy, double-digit idle W/hr, etc. as to prices for such activities, don’t even bother.

    #1. linux support

    is exceptional even on modern devices.

    bottom line: when you can have a base modernish thinkpad in the $100ish region that outruns, outbatteries, outdisplays, outconnects even a heavily upgraded device, you’re left with a shitty value proposition. so the only reason you’d be into this is as a hobby, and bear in mind it’s an expensive one. the best analogy I’ve seen is it’s like working on a classic car - the time and expenses and the result are acceptable only to hobbyists.



  • good messenger for what?

    if you want a solution for you and a bunch of your henchmen to coordinate and discuss totally-not-crimes with ephemeral comms, practically any E2EE solution will work; once the not-crimen is done, burn your accounts and toss the devices for good measure and you’re scot free.

    if you want a secure messenger that’s part of a widely used communication platform where you can also do normal people shit and also convert normal people to actually use it (think getting contact deets from cute boy/girl at a bar or giving yours to a business correspondent without an elaborate powerpoint presentation on how to use it) and you want to enjoy the fruits of 20+ years of continuous IM development, like having top-notch UX, battery efficiency, network resiliency, quality voice/video calls, etc., without being spied on then such a thing doesn’t exist.

    how come? meredith baxter recently stated that it costs signal $50MM/yr to run their infra. that money has to come from somewhere. if there are no advertising dolts dumping cash on spying on your social graph and convos, the remaining avenues for financing are few and far between.

    in closing, there aren’t any super awesome messengers you weren’t aware of, everything is shit.