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    [–] mech@feddit.org 9 points 46 minutes ago

    I'm not a computer guy. I'm a bicycle guy.
    I build them up myself, buy cheap ones on ebay to fix and modify, know basically all there is to know about stem standards, drivetrain compatibility, etc.

    I currently have 6 non-functional bikes in my garage.

    [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 17 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

    My computer configuration is best described as a construction of duct tape and chewing gum holding a house of cards in place

    Tbh my server is getting a bit that way too, which is slightly more concerning

    [–] db2@lemmy.world 10 points 59 minutes ago

    If you water cool it you can call yourself a plumber too

    [–] alecsargent@lemmy.zip 3 points 22 minutes ago

    Not a developer or power user but the tinkering and unstable mindset fades away as one gets older.

    [–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 28 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

    Yes, "wantonly" is spelled correctly here. I looked at it and immediately it felt wrong so this is for any like me who's only ever heard it said.

    Also, broke my Codium install today, no idea how but it won't load debug values now, woo.

    [–] db2@lemmy.world 21 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
    [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 1 points 48 minutes ago

    Ngl I always assumed it had a racist origin

    [–] squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    Wantonly sounds like a place, like Wantonly Michigan or something like that.

    [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 34 minutes ago

    I suppose they could rename Hell

    [–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 16 points 1 hour ago

    Sounds like a very similar situation to car mechanics

    [–] ashenone@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    My partner would text me 'what did you do' when I had a day off and audiobookshelf stopped working. This is why I only tinker after midnight

    [–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 3 points 59 minutes ago (1 children)

    Yeah… ive been meaning to get audiobookshelf setup, but it looked like a pain so it’s been sitting there untouched. That along with needing to migrate from Plex to Jellyfin, my projects pile up.

    [–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 4 points 49 minutes ago* (last edited 49 minutes ago)

    ABS is actually quite easy if you already have a library for audiobooks on Plex

    Just install ABS on the same box and point it at the same folder and it will do most of the rest itself

    Remote access is a bit of a pain though. I'm using tailscale for it. I wish there was a better, more universal (also free) 2fa solution out there but it just doesn't exist.

    [–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 minutes ago* (last edited 9 minutes ago)

    Verycomputer?

    Wantonly?

    Huh?

    Since this is linux memes, I am on day 10 of my work being unable to fix windows 11 (and I am not doing it for them) while I continue to use my Linux machines for everything because they just work.

    [–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 4 points 52 minutes ago

    This logic can be applied to many hobbies, frankly.

    [–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 15 minutes ago

    I am hoping that you put your config in a git repository so that you can revert it.

    [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 16 minutes ago

    The cobbler's lids have the worst shoes

    [–] callyral@pawb.social 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    i would just un-update it and only update when im ready to tweak the config

    [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 13 minutes ago

    And this is my argument against auto update.

    Auto update means stuff breaks when I'm not looking.

    Better to have a managed update process where I sit down, do am update, verify things work.

    I get business has a different risk model that drives auto update there. Tens/hundreds/thousands of machines represent a massive risk canvas, and support for things not working is already baked into IT services.

    [–] red_tomato@lemmy.world 2 points 55 minutes ago

    My computer is just a bunch of duct taped config files I’ve forgotten about waiting to be invalidated by the next update

    [–] KiwiTB@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago

    People who know what they are doing use snapshots and backups so this doesn't happen.