Saltarello

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anyone for a quick game of ET?!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  • Mullvad
  • Addy.io
  • A TV EPG provider so i can set my HTPC USB receivers to record stuff each week for the family (1. It details for specific channels new series/new episodes for the week aired between certain times of day which websites dont seem to do 2. Its cheaper & far more efficient than a TV mag/newspaper 3. Its extremely cheap so great value)
  • I donate to some open source projects/devs when I find I'm using a product regularly
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm also waaaay late but posting for those that might be interested. https://lemmy.ml/c/videos seems to be predominantly political type videos (warning: I dont watch them, they could be balanced/propaganda/rage bait/conspiratorial).

PS I'd also have voted to keep them separate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

I consider myself a novice but this is how I do it too (ngnx reverse proxy handling SSL in conjunction with Duckdns domain. Wireguard for remote access to everything else). Both Nginx & duckdns are fairly straightforward to set up through Docker/Portainer.

Should the need arise I'll look at Tailscale.

I dont use HA yet, it's something I'd like to get into if I can figure out VLAN in order to keep IoT stuff away from the rest of the network.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Red squirrel

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R-Type Sound Box (social.consoledated.com)
 

I love to see some of the obscure memorabilia associated with SHMUPS. How about this 5 record vinyl album for the R-Type soundtrack?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I only witness it whenever ~~any of my work colleagues~~ anyone with a phone wants to show me a video. Always have to sit through ads before & during the video. Absolutely horrific. Mind you they also have to close multiple pop up ads in every app they ever use on their phone. I couldn't live with it & not learn how to deal with it

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago

People allow their TV to connect to the interpipes? Tut tut, I thought y'all were better than that!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Go into this completely blind - do not watch the trailer, do not read about it first, just take a deep breath & enjoy the ride

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

My other half has new Ultra, I have an older Ultra model. Stuff i find invaluable that she hasn't used once:

  • S Pen
  • Modes & Routines
  • Secure folder
  • DeX (to a lesser degree than the above)

I try to use my phone as a Swiss army knife. Stuff I rely on that most normal users likely dont realise their phone can do:

  • Using Kodi the phone becomes fully fledged mobile media player. Great for vacations in case of poor weather (in conjunction with HDMI lead, controller/wireless keyboard)
  • OsmAnd navigation has an offline Wikipedia plugin. I set up a shortcut in it so i can display/hide all wiki entries nearby. Brilliant when on vacation
  • All my main apps will work offline in case of data outage: navigation, notes, password manager, books, music, podcasts, media etc etc
  • Password manager has more uses than simply handling passwords
  • Playing video sites in the background ...with a timer if desired
  • Browser with uBlock "etc"
  • Manipulation of .pdf files
  • A good launcher. Mine is always set up the same regardless of device - I can access any app within 2 swipes & 2 taps
  • A good car dock
  • Most don't realise that a simple DNS entry can help reduce the amount of ads they see
  • All manner of nerdy tech shit to interact with stuff on my network. No normal human needs to know that this usage factor exists

And most importantly ...using the camera in landscape so images/video can be viewed properly on a TV or monitor. And not using digital zoom in the dark to record an entire concert from row Q

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Simplest option is probably speak to sales staff & specifically ask about the set up process. It might be worth phoning a couple of reputable TV vendors as they may have more understanding than the spotty herberts in the sheds at the local retail park.

I last bought a TV outside of your preferred time frame but back then Panasonic made, what for my needs, was the best panel for the price & didnt insist on having internet in order to set it up (no idea whether this has changed with current generation models)

It doesnt help with your hdmi concerns, but what about blocking the TV at router level or restrict it by putting it on VLAN/guest network then disconnecting it from the internet forever once set up.is complete?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Absolutely fantastic that this sort of stuff is happening nearly 30 years after release on a Japan only Sega Saturn exclusive. A real passion project. Here's some video of the patch, kudos to them

Blast Wind English Dub www.segasaturnshiro.com

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

For images, on Android you could use Imagepipe.

Once you've set it up, simply "share" the image to Imagepipe, it does its thing then automatically passes it on to whatever app you want - for example a messaging app for you to send on to others (it stores a copy of the image minus its metadata in an Imagepipe folder in your gallery for ease of access should you need it again).

For video, from memory I think mp3tag for Windows/Mac can remove metadata from some video formats

 

Not 100% SHMUP related but hopefully of interest - someone wrote a blog entry on their journey building an arcade cabinet from second hand materials

https://movim.slrpnk.net/blog/jacobcoffinwrites%40slrpnk.net/arcade-cabinet-built-from-secondhand-materials-vA0m3u

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Home cabinet (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

These home gaming cabinets looks cool, compatible with jamma PCB's, PC & Android boxes

https://www.unico-usa.com/

 

Solo cycling from Vancouver to Patagonia. A slow start to this episode but a great series

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