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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • This might not be up your alley, but I really like yt-dlp to save content.

    (Windows instructions since I haven’t fully transitioned yet, but if you have, you can figure this out no problem via the yt-dlp github page.) Open cmd to the yt-dlp directory (go to the folder where you see the exe in file explorer and type cmd into the address window so that you don’t have to fuss with cd commands,) type whatever you have the yt-dlp exe renamed to without the extension (I just renamed it to yt since I rarely have a queue, and I’m lazy AF,) and then start pasting links. Add a space between every link obviously - but you can queue up whatever you want to watch the next day and download the queue while you sleep. Place the yt-dlp exe on a usb-c thumb drive and you can transfer the media files to your phone for listening to at work mid-transit if you need to keep your phone in your pocket.

    ezpz, and an example of two videos in queue:

    I may pay for premium, but I still hella support data archival.











  • I wouldn’t want what OP is suggesting, but if we hadn’t lost the cassette and VHS tapes that Mom left behind, I’d love to hear her voice again and possibly use it on a mental health focused local AI. Work towards using her voice on karaoke tracks to sing alongside her on her favorite songs, or even for custom audiobooks.

    She could never be recreated, but the things she stood for could be carried through, in pursuit of remembrance and celebration of who she was rather than grieving and coping. It’s been 27 years since she last provoked my creativity as a child, and I’m certain she’d approve of careful, personal, and local use to keep her creative energy flowing.



  • Honestly, last time I used DMs was to give someone support during their finals since they were debating streaming during the time or not, and letting them know that their future and mental health are more important was well received.

    I think the issue is that most well adjusted men see that there’s almost never a reason to DM a stranger since you can just reply where anyone can see it, and the depraved see it as a chance to unleash their inner ape behind a safety shield - so friendly folk do the friendly thing and simply don’t use the function until there’s a solid reason, and that almost never happens.

    Anonymity and social things really don’t mix well when we have so many abusive and self-centered people who see it as an opportunity to ape out.




  • Look up the Redragon VATA K580 if you are looking for modular with on-board keyboard LED controls via key combos (no software or system level lighting functionality.) I’ve been using that for a while with AKKO silent penguins, and I really like the thing.

    Only downside I can think of is how narrow the sides of the included switches are, and how I accidentally damaged two of them while pulling the switches out. Might just be skill issue on my part, but it did come with a few spare switches anyways.

    Late edit: other downside is that you can’t adjust the color or brightness of the media keys, lock lights, or macro buttons once you’ve saved a macro. Thankfully those are minor issues, albeit a tiny bit annoying.




  • Am I going too hard by making shortcuts to start and stop SSH on my steamdeck desktop for easier file transfer? Feels like a basic security step when connecting to other networks, while not wanting to remember the commands to enable, also wanting to avoid keeping the perms permanently open for the sake of unknown backdoors. Even added windows stating if it was started or stopped in the case of extra sauce or herb.

    Ayy girl, we’re going over and beyond with your network security, because we all do a fucky wucky from time to time.