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  • “given the same source code, build environment and build instructions, any party can recreate bit-by-bit identical copies of all specified artifacts”

    NixOS does not guarantee bit-by-bit identical results. NixOS hashes the inputs and provides a reproducible build environment but this does not necessarily mean the artifacts are identical.

    E.g. if a build somehow includes a timestamp, each build will have a different checksum.








  • Trying to actually restore is the best way to ensure the backup works. But it’s annoying so I never do it.

    I usually trust restic to do it’s job. Validating that files are there and are readable can be done with restic mount, and you’ve mentioned restic check.

    The best way to ensure your data is safe is to do a second backup with another tool. And keep your keys safe and accessible. A remote backup has no use of the keys burned down.






  • I wonder how much money Plex still makes through their lifetime purchases. Is it that they were struggling and then made bad business decisions with the aim on increasing revenue (ad supported video on demand)? Or was it the other way around?

    In the 80s new systems usually came with new OSs, which required porting software it. Thus a lifetime license was practically limited.

    I wouldn’t be as opposed to a subscription model if it was cheaper and they focused on their actual core product, not all the other fluff around. 5€/m is a bit much given they don’t pay for my bandwidth. And if they didn’t store my media info, history etc…


  • To me there’s a major difference depending on the cost of the provided service. I don’t know what features crowdsec provides, but if it’s mostly providing lists and all the blocking etc happens locally, I don’t see how they lose much money on this free service. Gathering the lists is something they’d have to do anyway to service their paying customers.

    If Cloudflare stopped making Cloudflare Tunnels free to use, I’d be more understanding since bandwidth costs them relevant amounts of money.


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    Streamlining cross posting is a good idea, as long as someone actually read the post and posts it with a purpose. On second thought, I think cross posting is simple enough, given that titles are usually auto completed.

    I’m generally against automatic cross posting bots, as they usually post duplicates, bad articles (instead of a proper source). Additionally, they often flood communities with an amount of content they are too small to handle. I.e. a lack of users to vote on posts let’s good articles drown in a flood of mediocre posts. This can kill communities as they feel even more empty than with fewer posts but more comments.