isopod.cool bloghttps://isopod.cool/blog/2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00isopod.cool webmasterhttps://isopod.cool/MEYou Should Learn To Make Cablesmake_your_own_cables2024-09-09T00:00:00+00:002024-09-09T00:00:00+00:00I saved $140 by splicing together my own audio cables, and you can too!Admins Can Read Your DMsfediverse_dms2024-05-09T00:00:00+00:002024-05-09T00:00:00+00:00Yes, the admins of your fediverse server can read your DMs. No, that's not actually a problem.Building a Completely Normal Serverbuilding_a_normal_server2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:002024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00I spent the past few months making full use of all my physical engineering talents to build a NAS that is completely normal, and not weird at all, and involved an amount of 3D modeling, 3D printing, and hacksawing that is entirely typical of most home computer builds, all in the name of reusing an old laptop.My Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Distro Hopmy_terrible_distro_hop2024-02-25T00:00:00+00:002024-07-06T00:00:00+00:00A chronicle of my brief journey from EndeavourOS to Fedora to back to EndeavourOS, and wrestling with a VPN client that sees itself as above such trifling matters as "functioning".How to Make Youtube Videos Buffer All The Way Like The Old Days (In Firefox)guide_fix_youtube_buffering_firefox2024-02-13T00:00:00+00:002024-03-18T00:00:00+00:00Alternate title: Common Firefox WI Don't Like AI Artai_art2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:002024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00My actual thoughts on AI, in case seeing an AI-generated article in your RSS feed didn't get the vibe across.The Invaluable Contributions of AI Tools to Humanity: A Look at the Unparalleled Benefitsinvaluable_contributions2024-01-02T00:00:00+00:002024-01-02T00:00:00+00:00AI tools offer unparalleled benefits to humanity, enhancing efficiency, healthcare, education, environmental sustainability, customer experiences, scientific research, and social accessibility. Despite ethical concerns, responsible development ensures that the positive impact of AI far outweighs potential downsides.The Unity Runtime Fee and Proprietary Softwareunity_runtime_fee_and_proprietary_software2023-09-15T00:00:00+00:002023-09-23T00:00:00+00:00Unity's new Runtime Fee is yet another data point on the pile against ever trusting for-profit software companies.Blacklisting Websites in SearXNGguide_blacklist_websites_searxng2023-09-02T00:00:00+00:002023-09-02T00:00:00+00:00How to permanently banish geeksforgeeks.org from your search results in the event you're using a self-hosted SearXNG instance and can't just install uBlacklist.Stop Using Chromiumstop_using_chromium2023-08-16T00:00:00+00:002023-08-16T00:00:00+00:00An article about why you should quit using Chromium-based browsers, published as a standalone website for the purpose of automatically redirecting Chromium users to it.Discord - So Your Favourite Chat App Sucks Nowdiscord2023-06-28T00:00:00+00:002024-09-10T00:00:00+00:00Why Discord sucks, and how to find something that doesn't.How to Automount Drives On Boot in Linuxguide_how_to_automount_drives_on_boot_in_linux2023-04-26T00:00:00+00:002024-09-10T00:00:00+00:00How to configure a Linux system to automatically mount drives on boot by editing /etc/fstab.How to Block User Agents With Nginxguide_blocking_user_agents_nginx2023-02-23T00:00:00+00:002024-09-10T00:00:00+00:00How to configure Nginx to tell Cloudflare and their shitty centralized Fediverse server to go fuck themselves. And other unwelcome stuff too, I guess.deeptwisty.com 2nd anniversary - A History of This Bullshitdeeptwistycom_2nd_anniversary_-_a_history_of_this_bullshit2022-09-19T00:00:00+00:002024-09-10T00:00:00+00:00An abridged history of my presence on the World Wide Web, from my first customized Tumblr pages to now.