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[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 minutes ago* (last edited 12 minutes ago)

OP isn't asking "why do you like chocolate?".

If OP were curious why his name is what it is, he could ask the person who came up with it. He could have reasons for it, or not, but that person would know.

In this case, he's asking the community if they know the origin of the name for the Lemmy project. The answer could range from "It was completely random, just something that came up in my head" to "I thought the project reflected a trait in a particular animal, so felt the name would represent that".

So it's potentially an answerable question, unlike "why do you like chocolate?".

In fact, direct from the github page:

Why Is It Called Lemmy?

Lead singer from Motörhead.

The old school video game.

The Koopa from Super Mario.

The furry rodents.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 51 minutes ago

Check out storj.io

[–] [email protected] 1 points 56 minutes ago (1 children)

My experience with all the media servers is not great.

Popped up Jellyfin once again just last weekend and the quality was not great, and it had issues streaming. Just like every time I've tried any media server.

The answer for me is a media player pc at the TV running something like Kodi.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Remember, 3-2-1 is all about not fully trusting any one backup.

I have 4 replicants of my data at home (because any one of them could die at any time) with an online backup. Not the best setup, but it's what I can do at the moment.

As for RAID, that's a solution for a specific problem(s).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

You are changing the world, your little corner of it.

That's how it's done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

Ok, I snorted. You get my upvote.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

You buy a couple servings of hot chocolate occasionally? Like why not buy a season's worth at once? It's not like it takes much space.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

They do, so I'm not sure how he got away with this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not a fan of the Bad Seeds, but great get for you!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 20 hours ago (10 children)

I don't think I knew what fresh basil was till I was 30.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Beat me to it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Lol.

A cheesesteak without sautéed onions and mushrooms is sacrelege, and I don't love mushrooms, didn't like them for the longest time. It was probably the cheesesteak that got me to like them at all.

(BTW, you got my upvote, because I have a sense of humor!)

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Totally off the wall question, which I realize probably isn't very meaningful, but I was watching a movie where a character was using a suppressed rifle. Looked like an AR/.223 (I assume).

Well it got me thinking - how much can a given gun be suppressed (decibel reduction) before performance is significantly reduced (I assume it must impact performance, even if just a little since it's attenuating sound waves, which are energy, but what do I know?).

I'm sure it varies by round/load, barrel length, etc, so let's assume a subsonic .223 round in a 14" barrel (is that a common lenth?). Or if you know a specific case that's fine too.

Surely there are reasons why a given suppressor is chosen for a specific use case, and I don't know enough to see that (diminishing returns for length/weight?)

I tried asking chatgpt, but it just returned generic suppressor info.

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