TIL Audiobookshelf has a built in tool to convert mp3 audiobooks to m4bs with embedded metadata. That means, as someone who hates mp3 audiobooks, and doesn’t download them, I can change my approach, opening up way more available content.
A personal cloud/streaming service comprised of around 20 containers running on a home server.
AND
A gigabit Ethernet modem an dual-band router
AND
A hue home bridge
Is currently averaging the same total power draw of a single filament light bulb.
If I have everything configured correctly. I now have:
My own Netflix, Spotify, and Audible that I can access from anywhere in the world, encrypted, from numerous different front ends. Not only that, but even if the power is off at home the server should remain running for several hours, meaning no interruptions.
I can use an app on my phone to request new shows to be added to my media library and they’ll be automatically downloaded, added, put in the right folders, metadata added, subtitles added, and ready for me.
I can transfer files to an from my personal cloud storage, access a feed of my own ebooks (syncing bookmarks and progress across various apps and devices).
I can search for music on the Soulseek network, from my privately hosted instance on my server, let the music download in the background, and it will automagically appear in my music app with all the metadata, lyrics, and cover art.
All this required an upfront investment of around 1 year of the combined cost of Netflix, HBO, and Spotify (all of which I’d “cut the cord” to already) but will yield many years of hardware which can be used for this or other purposes.
And my server isn’t even breaking a sweat. There will likely be more cool rants like this in the future.
tl;dr homelabs are fun
Paperbacks, and more specifically the pocket-sized paperbacks mentioned in this article are the only books I will buy. If I can’t get a book in this format I will read it digitally or listen to an audiobook version. And that’s a shame.
Turns out there is another option too, which, interface wise, is more along the lines of what I originally described.
If they can push the UX polish on this a little further, I could see this being a hit.
For my personal needs I want layout design more than animation, but I know that’s not true for everyone.
https://pixieditor.net/
The ADL has just stated that Grok is the most anti-semitic chatbot. They did not state this back when it was calling itself “mecha hitler,” but now, which means that it has definitely started affirming the existence of the the Palestinian people.
I agree completely. I think freemium is a sensible model. Especially when combined with an open source code base, optional patronage, and community-centric feedback loop.
This seems like the closest project so far. It’s in alpha and has a long roadmap ahead of it to get to what Ive described, but the vision is there.
https://graphite.art/
If someone could bring together GIMP, Darktable, Inkscape, and Scribus into a multimodal, polished interface resembling Affinity, I think it would take over the creative industry.
The worst feature of macos for me is window management (and virtual desktop management).
I can not understand how it can never remember where I’ve opened things before or the size. Worse still is the way virtual desktops will re-order themselves constantly 😳
Before you ask: I’ve tried Aerospace (it’s too resource hungry), and I use Raycast window management currently. Open to suggestions otherwise.
