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  • Interesting, I didn't realize they got the javascript trademark when they got Sun. I wouldn't be surprised if a judge threw out the trademark as generic at this point, if they understood technology, but that's a big if. I knew naming rights were a big reason that people tried to roll the name back to ECMAScript, but that never really took off.

  • I'm a big fan of syncthing. It doesn't rely on cloud services for storage, and can work 100% locally if you want it to.

    It isn't perfect. It has a model of running a web server for managing the service which is a little strange. Because it is not backed by any cloud storage it means you are on your own to make sure you keep your copies safe.

    With those two issues understood, it is simple, fast, free, and and supported almost everywhere. I have it on my phone, laptop, desktop, and as a docker container on my NAS. Everything stays synced and the NAS does backups of the data.

  • A neat feature in the new Death Stranding game is a "Pretend I Won" button on the death screen for bosses. It's nice when games recognize that skill checks can be a problem, and what makes some games fun for some users isn't being challenged.

    It does, however, have a ton of fluff and filler.

  • There's nothing saying you can't have ports forwarded for the NAS, and have a VPN for everything else. Censorship may be a problem, but those more often block VPN services like NordVPN, not protocols. So running your own is less likely to be stopped. That said, of course comply with local laws, I don't know where you live or what's legal there.

    If you really want multiple things exposed at the same time, you have two options(which can be used in combination if needed/wanted):

    1. A reverse proxy. I use caddy. I give it a config file that says what address and port binds to what hostname, and I forward port 443/80 to it. That works great for web content.
    2. Use custom ports for everything. I saw someone else walking you through that. It works, but is a little harder to remember, so good notes will be important.

    I still recommend against forwarding a lot of ports as a beginner. It's very common for software and web apps to have security vulnerabilities, and unless you are really on top of it, you could get hit. Not only does that put all your internal devices at risk, not just the one that was original breached, it also will likely become part of a botnet, so your local devices will be used to attack other people. I'd recommend getting confident with your ability to maintain your services and hardening your environment first.

  • I'll be honest, if you aren't planning on sharing with others, I'd recommend switching to something like wireguard to connect back into your house instead of exposing everything publicly. Some firewalls have wireguard built in, so you can setup the VPN easily. But then all you have to do is keep your VPN endpoint safe to keep your internal network protected from the Internet, instead of having to worry about the security of everything you expose.

  • The synology NAS can act as a reverse proxy for stuff inside your network. I don't have mine in front of me, so you will have to google the steps, but basically you point the synology to an internal resource and tell it what external subdomain it should respond to.

  • Godot @programming.dev
    greybeard @feddit.online

    Someone Working on a Command and Conquer like Base Building RTS

    mastodon.social TheDevBlog (@[email protected])

    Attached: 1 video Showing off my base building mechanics here. You can build up to eight garages, or eight barracks. You'll be able to then choose which garage/barracks to build from! #ScreenshotSaturday #rts #godotengine #Godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #csharp #GameDevelopment #lowpoly #...

    TheDevBlog (@TheDevBlog@mastodon.social)

    I'm digging the design. I miss that type of style of RTS.

  • There are two major advantages to what Nintendo did. The plastic top significantly increases shatter resistance. Look at Jerryrig Everything's review to see, it's almost impossible to break the screen now via blunt force, which is a big problem for people with kids. Surface scratches are far better than a shattered screen.

    The second advantage is that you can put a glass screen protector on it and get the best of both worlds. A replaceable glass surface that is nice and hard. What I think would have made it better is if the console came with a pre-installed glass protector that was replaceable.

  • The emoji thing is built into the keyboard, but it doesn't do like on-device generation or anything. They just have a list of pre-made(maybe AI generated) combos. I'm guessing they are AI generating them, then having humans approve it, before including it in the keyboard emoji list. It's kinda neat, in that it expands the options, but really not much. Overall the OS really feels the same. I haven't looked forward to an Android update in many years.

    Also, as someone who doesn't use Google's launcher or keyboard, yeah, I get almost none of these features.

  • Just a thought: Try making the first layer of letters empty so the letter fill is actually a layer 2 bridge.

    A trick I have done is printing the first layer solid in a transparent filament, then layer 2 as 2 color.

  • I use a KillaWatt device. It is a simple device you plug into the outlet and then plug the device you want to measure into it. I've had mine for a long time so I have no idea what a new one would cost, but I'm guessing sub $30.

  • I had the same problem with lemmy.one shutting down. I've been exploring around and am currently trying feddit.online, because it isn't lemmy based. So far I'm liking it, but Piefed just got a proper API for apps and the first app launched yesterday, so we'll see how it goes.

  • A region check might be a good way to handle it and load balance at the same time. Pushing people to a larger variety of instances while also making it easy on them. The down side is certainly the overhead of vetting and maintaining the list.