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New U.S. Army Shaving Rule Could Affect Many Black Soldiers
  • “This update reinforces our culture that fosters discipline — and discipline equals readiness,” Michael R. Weimer, the sergeant major of the Army, said in the statement

    Threatening to kick out 40,000 people doesn't equal readiness.

    A 2021 study in the journal Military Medicine said that grooming techniques and topical medications could be effective in treating mild-to-moderate cases of pseudofolliculitis barbae, but more severe cases responded best to laser therapy. Long-term shaving exemptions “may be needed for treatment-resistant cases,” the study said.

    I saw many cases first-hand that did not resolve with topical treatments and would have led to scarring unless a permanent waiver was granted. Laser treatment is a terrible compromise on this issue - would you permanently alter yourself to conform to the standards or would you say "Fuck that" and get out when your contract ends?

    With how bad the military as a whole is hurting for people, I'm surprised they're threatening more bullshit like this.

  • What problems can I expect using Linux (Fedora) with an NVIDIA GPU?
  • I had some weird issues with my 3080 Ti on Fedora 41 and 42 and have recently switched to a 9070 XT.

    Most games ran fine, but other programs acted strange while games were open. Space Engineers, Escape from Tarkov, and a couple other titles wouldn't allow me to use other programs. The cursor would stay the same as in-game, even when alt-tabbed, and the Discord UI would become unresponsive.

    I had several strange issues with my monitor flickering that didn't resolve until I uninstalled and reinstalled my drivers.

    I had a horrible issue with Minecraft and other OpenGL games that caused a strobing white screen while playing. I forgot how I resolved that one.

    I had to reinstall drivers several times. I don't know how much of it was self-inflicted or just how it goes on Linux.

    None of these issues have come up while on my 9070 XT.

  • CoMaps now available on F-Droid
  • As far as my understanding:
    Repositories are like lists of available programs. F-droid will update periodically, but will not catch a fresh update or new program until the repo is updated.

  • The first weekly What Are You Playing? thread!
  • Space Engineers. I set up a server for me and my friends with a few mods.

    So far, we have an undefended asteroid with a ton of resources and production capabilities. It was attacked recently by a small pirate ship but I fought it off.

    I'm in the process of making a large nomad ship - a mobile base.

  • What's a good HTPC OS and software?

    I'm looking for the simplest form of UI to launch multiple different programs, including some games.

    Currently running Windows 10 and using a FLIRC Skip 1S for launching Jellyfin and watching shows. Anything beyond those basic functions requires the wireless keyboard.

    My goal is to not need the keyboard for anything and to launch games and all with the remote \*or controller.

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    Upgraded the RAM in my server today

    I've been hosting a Tarkov server for some friends (SP Tarkov with FIKA). I also set up a headless client to run the AI calculations and WOW it is RAM hungry. The server froze several times after running out of memory.

    Just upgraded from 4x8 to 4x32 GB.

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    Just upgraded to Fedora 42 in probably the worst way possible

    I let Discover handle updating to Fedora 42 and got a kernel panic error, so I backed up /home/ and did a fresh install of Fedora 42.

    I started my restoration by nuking /home/ with sudo rm -R /home/ and then copied everything over via Dolphin as stuff was slowly torn asunder as parts unloaded from RAM. Everything seems intact so far...

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    [Solved - VSYNC/screen tearing] Stuttering on Nobara with 3080 Ti

    SOLVED - "Allow screen tearing" was ON and caused this issue. !

    I have some constant stuttering on my current setup. Every 4-5 seconds, almost like a hiccup, I drop about 100 ms worth of frames.

    Video: https://picoshare.jau.nz/-VnpPP8z6xR

    Full specs:

    5600X

    3080 Ti on 570.124.04

    Nobara with KDE

    Wayland

    This has been persistent through several GPU driver updates and I'm tired of trying to troubleshoot it. I don't know what the exact cause is. Any ideas?

    Also, related note, how easy is it to migrate from one distro to another? I am thinking about trying something else - maybe base Fedora or Arch - to hopefully have better performance.

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    How do I point a reverse proxy to a VPN client on my VPS?

    I have a few things that I host from my house. I have read that it's better practice to route stuff through a VPS to not expose your home IP.

    Here's what I've done so far: VPN setup on VPS with successful routing of containers. Confirmed by using a CLI IP check within the container which returned the VPS IP. I used PiVPN because I know it and it's easy to set up.

    Where I got stuck: I pointed Nginx to the supposed IP:port of the connection, but couldn't get it to load.

    What should I do next?

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    Does anyone have firsthand experience with Sceptre dumb TVs?

    I'm in the market for a TV and I already use a HTPC as the main device. I am curious about the Sceptre TVs.

    How is the image quality? Any input lag?

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    I've been making sliders and everyone loves them so far

    I've made sliders about 4 or 5 times in the past couple months and they've gotten really good. I use Gibsons seasoning salt, a higher protein beef (88/12 was the last one), white onions, and Hawaiian rolls. Add whatever cheese we have at the time.

    I brought one to my neighbor and he suggested horseradish sauce, which was absolutely stellar.

    My kids, my wife, and my neighbors all say they're amazing.

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    Exposing Immich via subdomain - good or bad idea?

    As the title says...

    Is this a risky thing?

    EDIT: I have a wireguard VPN set up for myself and it's always on so I can access \*arrs and the like. I would like to expose immich on my domain to share photo albums and such.

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    Having trouble with mouse software

    I just switched from Windows 10 to Bazzite with KDE 6. I have experience with linux before, but not as a main OS. I have a Logitech Performance MX. I used SetPoint on Windows to fine-tune things.

    For some reason, my scroll wheel acts differently in almost every program. Firefox is the only one that feels normal. My scroll wheel clicks as I scroll, and in Windows that would do 3 lines up or down.

    Nothing except Firefox follows the clicking, so all my scrolling is super fine-grained as if I were scrolling with a trachpad. I tried Solaar and that gave me an option to turn off smooth scrolling, but now I need to scroll 6 or more times to see any movement. Increasing sensitivity in KDE just means after 6 times of nothing, the next one is a huge leap. There's no middle ground it seems and I'm losing my mind trying to fix this.

    Is there anything else I can do?

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    Authentik and MeTube configured, but MeTube doesn't load correctly

    I have a couple things set up:

    The configuration:

    • DNS points to my IP
    • Nginx configured to point to Authentik for the metube subdomain
    • Authentik configured to point to the correct containers after authenticating

    What I'm experiencing: Upon initial login to Authentik, MeTube works correctly. Restarting or closing the browser causes MeTube to fail to connect to the server until I clear cookies and re-authenticate (see picture). Accessing MeTube by its port on the host IP works fine. All other services connect fine.

    Does anyone know what is causing this?

    Related note - I've seen MeTube do this before when the container wasn't even running. I think it has something to do with how much info the container caches in the browser or something.

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    qBit is showing and acting as firewalled but setup is correct in Gluetun

    Setup:

    Debian running podman. Containers and compose files are managed with Dockge. qBit and Gluetun are on a single compose file and all qBit traffic is routed through Gluetun.

    qBit seems to starts first before Gluetun is fully set up and qBit doesn't see the open port. Every time I start them together, I have to manually restart qBit again once Gluetun is ready. Once it's restarted, it shows as open and connected again.

    I tried looking for ways to delay startup in a compose file but I didn't get any results.

    Is there a solution to this?

    https://pastebin.com/kgqt8aJ7

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    Need help using my portable monitor with a pi 4

    I've got a portable monitor that only takes one single USB-C input. The Pi 4 can't deliver enough power to keep it on. The monitor power cycles endlessly when plugged into the pi.

    Is there a way I could give it more power somehow?

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    What's the best way to run a temporary eth cable?

    I'm planning out my next homelab when I move soon. I have the floor plans and it looks like the best place for my computer is not centrally located, so the Wi-Fi won't be ideal. I'd like to run the cables a short distance so the router would be in a better spot.

    I'm just renting and will likely only be here for a year so I don't want to do any drilling. I just want to secure the cables somehow to the crease where the wall and ceiling meet.

    The total length will only be about 20 feet to the router.

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    Is there a way to limit qBitTorrent only while Plex is streaming?

    title

    I just want to toggle the alternative speeds while Plex is streaming outside my house. I couldn't find anything while looking around except for some old scripts that haven't been updated in years.

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    Interface for encrypting files and using a cloud service? EDIT: rclone webui

    Is there already something like this? I'm using Duplicati and a cloud storage provider to back up all my docker configs. It encrypts everything before uploading.

    Is there anything similar to this that acts as a seamless interface for cloud services, but with user encryption added in between? Not so much for a backup plan but just for regular cloud storage?

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    What can I do to make this more secure?

    I'm just a novice at self hosting and I see a lot of talk about the risks of exposing stuff to the world. Here's my setup:

    -Rpi4 hosting Overseerr -Desktop computer hosting Nginx and some Cloudflare DDNS update containers

    Cloudflare directs request.domain.com to my home IP address. Nginx forces HTTPS and directs the request to the Pi.

    Is there any risk in this setup or are there more steps I can take to secure it?

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