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Jack Linke 🦄<p>If you're attending a <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> and want to post video of the event, but worried about fellow protesters' privacy, I recommend the "deface" tool to blur faces of anyone in the video.</p><p>It's a command-line tool that can be pip installed, and then just:</p><p>&gt; deface ./video_file.mp4</p><p><a href="https://github.com/ORB-HD/deface" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/ORB-HD/deface</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/TipsAndTricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TipsAndTricks</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/ProtestSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/ProtestSafely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSafely</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/NoKingsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKingsDay</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Rally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rally</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.jacklinke.com/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a></p>
Frontend Dogma<p>The Perverse Incentives of Vibe Coding, by @fredbenenson.com (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://me.dm/@uxdesigncc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>uxdesigncc</span></a></span>):</p><p><a href="https://archive.fo/RuBQu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.fo/RuBQu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vibecoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vibecoding</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/metrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metrics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tipsandtricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tipsandtricks</span></a></p>
Kevin Darty<p>7 things nobody tells you before buying a Raspberry Pi</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SBC</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Guide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guide</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TipsAndTricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TipsAndTricks</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Tips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tips</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facts</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EverybodyLovesPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EverybodyLovesPi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/things-nobody-tells-before-buying-raspberry-pi/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">xda-developers.com/things-nobo</span><span class="invisible">dy-tells-before-buying-raspberry-pi/</span></a></p>
Wayne Werner<p>Just learned a neat new vim hack:</p><p>!xdg-open &lt;cfile&gt;</p><p>Got a http link under your cursor? PDF filename? Literally anything that xdg-open needs to know about?</p><p>^^^ :!xdg-open &lt;cfile&gt; will open it in your system browser.</p><p>Neato!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/xdg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xdg</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TipsAndTricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TipsAndTricks</span></a></p>
mailbox.org<p>📩 Whether at work, with friends or when shopping online - your e-mail is more than just a communications tool. It is your digital ID, the key to online services and often the first impression you make. A personal e-mail address creates trust and underlines your identity.</p><p>Find out in our blog how you can strengthen your digital presence with your own domain: <a href="https://mailbox.org/en/post/email-address-with-your-custom-domain-introduction-and-tips" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mailbox.org/en/post/email-addr</span><span class="invisible">ess-with-your-custom-domain-introduction-and-tips</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.mailbox.org/tags/mailboxorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mailboxorg</span></a> <a href="https://social.mailbox.org/tags/OwnDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnDomain</span></a> <a href="https://social.mailbox.org/tags/E" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E</span></a>-mailBrand <a href="https://social.mailbox.org/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Identity</span></a> <a href="https://social.mailbox.org/tags/TipsAndTricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TipsAndTricks</span></a></p>
Menel :xmpp:After seeing<br><b>Improving snac Performance with Nginx Proxy Cache</b> from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net/itnotes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@itnotes@snac.it-notes.dragas.net</a></span> via<br> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net/itnotes/p/1738139676.258050" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net/itnotes/p/1738139676.258050</a><br><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/01/29/improving-snac-performance-with-nginx-proxy-cache/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/01/29/improving-snac-performance-with-nginx-proxy-cache/</a><br> I decided to prematurely optimize and adjust this for my apache2 httpd server in debian where I run snac.<br><br>I've never done any caching etc before so it was a nice adventure to learn something new. The documentation helped and in the end it wasn't very hard. I learned a bit about some http headers and regex on the way too.<br><br>Basically it works like this:<br>Enable the relevant modules:<br><br><code>a2enmod expires cache cache_disk</code><br><br>Be sure "htcacheclean" is running to clean up old disk cache. (under debian see /etc/default/apache-htcacheclean or else the relevant systemd service)<br>Then add to the snac virtualhost config:<br><br><pre> CacheRoot /var/cache/apache2/mod_cache_disk<br> CacheQuickHandler off<br> CacheLock on<br> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=optional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Optional</a> while testing stuff;<br> CacheDetailHeader on<br> <br> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=my" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#My</a> Instance ist not at the root, but under "/social"; so this needs to be adapted:<br> &lt;LocationMatch "^/social/[^/]+/s"&gt;<br> CacheEnable disk<br> ExpiresActive On<br> ExpiresDefault "access plus 30 days"<br> &lt;/LocationMatch&gt;<br></pre>This will use the disk cache to cache everything under the /s/ Path, same as the original ngnix tutorial, Utilizing the mod_expires to generate the appropriate cache headers (for lazy ones like me), In this case caching it for 30 days.<br>Further reading and all options explained under <a href="https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/caching.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/caching.html</a> ff<br><br>Thanks for the initial tutorial <span class="h-card"><a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net/itnotes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@itnotes@snac.it-notes.dragas.net</a></span><br><br>Edit:<br>Oh and don't hesitate to tell me what I did stupid while setting this up, maybe in nicer words, if it is. And also I can't get the markdown Code formatting working apparently. Well. Sorry for all the edits.<br><br><a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hosting</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=itnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Networking</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=apache2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apache2</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=httpd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#httpd</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ownyourdata</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Server</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=snac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Snac</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Snac2</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Social</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=tipsandtricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tipsandtricks</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=tutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tutorial</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Web</a> <a href="https://snikket.de/social?t=debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Debian</a><br>
IT Notes<b>Managing ZFS Full Pool Issues with Reserved Space</b><br><br><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/11/28/managing-zfs-full-pool-issues-with-reserved-space/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/11/28/managing-zfs-full-pool-issues-with-reserved-space/</a><br><br><a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Data</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=filesystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Filesystems</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freebsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=itnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=notehub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoteHUB</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=recovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recovery</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Series</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=tipsandtricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tipsandtricks</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=tutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tutorial</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=zfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zfs</a><br>
We Distribute<p></p><p>In this guide, we go over tips and tricks for dealing with one of PeerTube’s biggest headaches: fixing broken videos.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://wedistribute.org/2024/07/fixing-peertube-videos/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://wedistribute.org/2024/07/fixing-peertube-videos/</a></p>
Ana Tudor 🐯<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tinyCSStip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tinyCSStip</span></a> You may have seen some of my demos using this on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CodePen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CodePen</span></a> already. Here's the how behind it.</p><p>Pure <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/halftone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>halftone</span></a> effect in 3 declarations:</p><p>✨ background layering a pattern and a map<br>✨ blend mode multiplication of the two layers<br>✨ contrast bump up to push all greys to either black or white</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cssFilter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cssFilter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/filter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cssTricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cssTricks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cssTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cssTip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cssTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cssTips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tipsAndTricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tipsAndTricks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frontend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frontend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wedDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wedDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webDevelpment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webDevelpment</span></a></p>
Jordan Robison<p>The Obsidian Projects Plugin: My Secret Weapon for Staying Organized and Focused</p><p>Obsidian Projects: finally, duplicate a Notion database's power and insert those options into your Obsidian text-based note-taking tool. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a> @obsdmd <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Obsidianmd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidianmd</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Productivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Productivity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TipsAndTricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TipsAndTricks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HowTo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowTo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/atomichabits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atomichabits</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProductivityTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProductivityTips</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/notetaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>notetaking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/template" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>template</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/contentmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contentmanagement</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.jordanrobison.net/the-obsidian-projects-plugin-my-secret-weapon-for-staying-organized-and-focused/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jordanrobison.net/the-obsidian</span><span class="invisible">-projects-plugin-my-secret-weapon-for-staying-organized-and-focused/</span></a></p>