Hi guys! So, I'm rather happy that the github guide to build your own flatpak for the Citrix Workspace client allowed me to have a completely compact package that doesn't require a crapton of external libraries having access to anywhere in your root system. I love that I no longer need a full VM to achieve this (as I didn't want Citrix having access to my whole system, and I love how well the flatpak works). I'd like the same for Microsoft's AVD remote desktop client (not to be confused with RDP/mstsc etc).

Any idea if this is possible?

PS: Just in case, this is the guide to build your own flatpak-ed Citrix ICA client: https://github.com/dcloud-ca/ca.dcloud.ICAClient

Hi guys! How do you sort this series so it shows properly on Jellyfin? It's a bit messy on my system. If I leave it as Sonarr downloads it, as in: The Haunting -Season 1 -Season 2

Then Jellyfin will show episodes of second season as if they're all part of Season 1, just duplicated. Of course if you play them you will watch the second season episodes, but they're in the order as in S01E01 (shows as such), S02E01 (shows again as S01E01), S01E02 (correct), S02E02 (showing as S01E01)...and so on.

I just tried renaming them as: -The Haunting on Hill House -The Haunting on Bly Manor This fixes the S01, as it shows everything as it should (well, in the subfolder Season 1 on Jellyfin, but that's fair I guess). However for Bly Manor it reads it as if it's again episodes of the Hill House. What am I doing wrong, and how can I sort this mess? Ideally in a manner that Sonarr also catches it, so it won't try to re-download everything if I don't pay attention, as this second method doesn't seem to agree with Sonarr (as it's expecting everything under the same single folder).

Thanks!

Hi guys!

At this point it's been a while since I don't use a mail client, last time Evolution sorted my need of Activesync compatibility and I used it extensively. But these days I no longer need that, as I'm planning to use just protonmail and maybe also sync gmail to it (although for gmail I kinda prefer the web). Reading through the comments on the app I saw mentions about Betterbird...What's your thoughts on this?

Hi guys!

So, it seems I'm getting again stuck with my pihole, seems it might not resolve domains I know that are new to it... So, if I try to visit the website from my browser (firefox or ungoogle chromium), it gets a DNS failure. Same with a nslookup. But if I connect to the pihole and do a: dig saigoneer.com @127.0.0.1 -p 5335 I get the full response and resolution. But even in the pihole, attempting nslookup saigoneer.com will fail. Any idea what can I try next?

Thanks!

Hi guys! So I've just discovered jitsi meet. My girlfriend might have a good use for this, as she's tired of the time limit for the free tier of Zoom. Plus, the most recent concerns regarding AI training. So, back to jitsi... Besides the obvious concern of running on other people's servers...is there any disadvantage to scheduling meetings over just by using https://meet.jit.si/? What are the advantages of self-hosting? Is there any extra feature I'd gain? Any limitation by using their online service?

Thanks!

Hi guys! I'd like to know what teamviewer alternatives are out there these days. At this point it's my most insecure software, and I'd rather leave it, but I need something super simple to troubleshoot my mom's computer and things like that.

Thanks!

Hi guys!

So, my 2014 Honda Shadow Phantom 750 (as any Honda Shadow, really) comes without a tach. I'm considering to buy one. I think on my previous one it might have been a Biker's Choice tach, and so I'm even considering the same one, as I was happy with it. But checking around, it seems I need to know beforehand the drive gear ratio in order to get proper measuring. How can I find out this on my bike?

Thanks!

Hi all! Just this…I have a remote Deluge server I connect to with the Deluge thin client. The Deluge server is connected to all the -arr servers, which add the torrents to download. However a lot of downloads start crapping out every few hundred MBs. They get to speeds of 25MB/s (normal for my current connection), and then shortly after show an error. I do a forced check, and they end up on paused mode. I press play, and after less than ten seconds…error again. It’s a PITA to keep slowly pushing forward these torrents. Any idea what causes this, or how to fix it?

Hi all! Just this...I have a remote Deluge server I connect to with the Deluge thin client. The Deluge server is connected to all the -arr servers, which add the torrents to download. However a lot of downloads start crapping out every few hundred MBs. They get to speeds of 25MB/s (normal for my current connection), and then shortly after show an error. I do a forced check, and they end up on paused mode. I press play, and after less than ten seconds...error again. It's a PITA to keep slowly pushing forward these torrents. Any idea what causes this, or how to fix it?

Google's earthquake warning system failed to get to many Turkish residents before February's deadly tremor, a BBC Newsnight investigation has found.

Google says its alert system can give users up to a minute's notice on their phones before an earthquake hits.

It says its alert was sent to millions before the first, biggest quake.

However, the BBC visited three cities in the earthquake zone, speaking to hundreds of people, and didn't find anyone who had received a warning.

The system works on Android phones, essentially any phone that isn't an iPhone. Android phones, which are often more affordable, make up about 80% of the phones in Turkey.

"If Google makes a promise, or makes an implicit promise, to deliver a service like earthquake early warning, then to me, it raises the stakes," says Prof Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

"They have a responsibility to be able to follow through on something that is directly related to life and limb."

Google's product lead on the system, Micah Berman, insisted it had worked. "We are confident that this system fired and sent alerts," he told the BBC.

However, the company did not provide evidence that these alerts were widely received.

More than 50,000 people died in February's earthquake.

Why was the earthquake so deadly?

After the first major 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the early hours of the morning, another major tremor shook the surrounding area at lunchtime.

The BBC was able to find a limited number of users who received a warning for this second quake. How the system works

Google's Android Earthquake Alert System was announced in Turkey in June 2021.

The system is operational in dozens of countries around the world. The company describes the ability to send quake alerts as a "core" part of its Android service.

It works by using Android's vast network of phones. Smartphones contain tiny accelerometers that can detect shaking.

When many phones shake at the same time, Google can pinpoint the epicentre and estimate the strength of a quake. Google has made an explainer on how it works.

When an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or greater is detected, the Android system can send a warning.

"This is an alert unlike any you've probably seen on your phone before. It takes over your phone screen," Mr Berman says.

The warning says "drop, cover, hold" and is accompanied by a loud alarm. Infographics show how Google's alert appears on Android smartphones Image caption, How Google's alert appears on Android smartphones

It should also override a user's do not disturb mode automatically, so you don't need to switch it on.

"No matter what state your phone is in, you should get that warning," Mr Berman says.

Google claims the system successfully sent alerts on 6 February to millions of people.

How much warning people should have got from Google would depend on how far away they were from the earthquake, Mr Berman explains. A message travelling over the internet can travel much faster than the waves of an earthquake travelling through the earth.

"Sometimes [the warning] might be a second or a fraction of a second, sometimes it might be 20 or 30 seconds, sometimes it might be 50 or 60 seconds," he says.

Despite extensive reporting across the earthquake zone in the hours, days and weeks after the quake, no-one mentioned getting an alert to the BBC.

So we began to search specifically for people who had got the warning.

Our team travelled to Adana, Iskenderun and Osmaniye, cities between 70km (43 miles) and 150km (93 miles) away from the epicentre. Map of Adana, Iskenderun and Osmaniye

We spoke to hundreds of people with Android phones.

Although we managed to find a small number of people who had got an alert for the second earthquake, we couldn't find anyone who got a warning ahead of the first, most powerful quake.

In Iskenderun, we spoke to Alican who lost his grandmother when a hospital collapsed. He says he had received the alert before, but he didn't get it this time.

We put our reporting from the earthquake zone to Google's Mr Berman.

He said: "It's possible, given the massive impact of the first event, that this just quietly happened in the background, while users were really paying attention to lots of other things. At the end of the day, I think that's probably the most likely explanation."

But the people we spoke to were adamant that none arrived.

Funda, who has been living in a temporary tent encampment since the quake, says she lost 25 members of her family.

"We literally dumped people into the ground. My brother-in-law and nephew were buried hugging each other," she says. Funda speaks to the BBC Image caption, Funda lost 25 members of her family in the quake

She owns an Android phone but told us she was "certain" she didn't get an alert. Quiet on social media

After an earthquake you would expect people to post on social media that they had received a warning. This is common in other countries where quakes have occurred since Google's system launched.

"One of the few feedback sources that we have is being able to look on social media," Mr Berman says.

And yet after the first earthquake in Turkey, social media was unusually quiet - something Mr Berman accepts.

"I don't have a resounding answer for why we haven't seen more reaction on social media to that particular event," he says.

The BBC asked for data that showed people had received the notification. The only evidentiary document Google shared was a pdf with 13 social media posts the company had found of people talking of a warning that day.

So we contacted the authors of the posts.

One was Ridvan Gunturk, who had posted that he had got a warning in the city of Adana. However, after speaking to the BBC, he clarified that this was for the second earthquake. He confirmed he had not received an alert for the first earthquake. Ridvan Gunturk Image caption, Ridvan Gunturk received an alert for the second quake

In fact, only one of the social media posts referenced a warning about the first quake, giving a detailed account. The BBC has spoken to the author of the post, but they wouldn't give their name.

The author said they believed they had received an alert, but couldn't be completely certain of their memory of events at the time.

Google also said it had received feedback from user surveys that say the system worked. However, it declined to share this information.

Prof Tobin told the BBC Google's system was relatively new, and could be useful, but that it was important for the company to be transparent.

"If you are delivering an essential life safety or public safety piece of information, then you have a responsibility to be transparent about how it works and how well it works," he says.

"We're not talking about an anecdote of, 'oh it's popped up here and there.' These are intended as blanket warning systems. That's the whole point."

Turkish earthquake expert Prof Sukru Ersoy told the BBC his wife was in the earthquake zone. She has an Android phone but did not receive an alert.

He says that he has not spoken to anyone who got a warning.

"If Google's system had worked, perhaps it could have been very beneficial," he says.

"But the system not working in an important earthquake such as this one begs the question: if this is a beneficial system, why couldn't we benefit from it in this major earthquake, one of the biggest earthquakes of the last 100 years?"

In a statement given to the BBC by Google after the interview, Mr Berman said: "During a devastating earthquake event, numerous factors can affect whether users receive, notice, or act on a supplemental alert - including the specific characteristics of the earthquake and the availability of internet connectivity."

Additional reporting by Alp Akis

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1566851

> Hi guys! I just purchased a 2014 Honda Shadow 750cc (I live in Asia). I'd want recommendations for a very comfortable seat for the passenger as the factory one is rather thin for the passenger, specially considering I'm coming from an older Shadow from 2000, which was much thicker. I'm even considering a Mustang seat and pay for the shipping etc all the way to my country, as I've seen it recommended as some sort of gold standard of quality seats. Any advice/suggestions on this? > > Additionally, I'd like some decent large saddlebags to carry plenty of random crap. On my previous bike I had some faux leather ones for 16L (I believe "Saddlemen" brand...if that's a thing). I'm not sure how much larger I could go, or if there's typical recommendations for these, or if I should just stick to the current model and reorder... > > Thanks!

Hi guys! I just purchased a 2014 Honda Shadow 750cc (I live in Asia). I'd want recommendations for a very comfortable seat for the passenger as the factory one is rather thin for the passenger, specially considering I'm coming from an older Shadow from 2000, which was much thicker. I'm even considering a Mustang seat and pay for the shipping etc all the way to my country, as I've seen it recommended as some sort of gold standard of quality seats. Any advice/suggestions on this?

Additionally, I'd like some decent large saddlebags to carry plenty of random crap. On my previous bike I had some faux leather ones for 16L (I believe "Saddlemen" brand...if that's a thing). I'm not sure how much larger I could go, or if there's typical recommendations for these, or if I should just stick to the current model and reorder...

Thanks!

Hi guys! So I use KDE Neon on most of my computers, and I'm overall very happy with it. However, I have a search problem on the start menu that really drives me nuts whenever it happens. Say I hit the menu key to open the launcher menu, and start typing to launch the app I'm looking for. For example, if I want to open Kcalc, I start typing "calc" and it correctly identifies it (I think based on description) as my first result. However as I drive my finger to hit ENTER and launch the app, the result selected jumps from the first result to some result in the middle of the list, about the 5th or so. This happens in a fraction of a second right before I hit enter, after holding for a full second on the correct result, and ends up launching a completely unrelated spreadsheet, that has "calculation" on the title. But it's the fifth result.

I always thought maybe this happened because maybe the mouse was hovering in the wrong place and it was overly sensitive to mouse position instead of search results? But nah, I noticed that sometimes the mouse can be on a different monitor altogether, and IT STILL JUMPS AWAY on the results search. Any idea what causes this? It's super frustrating to search something, get the correct result, and then open the wrong app.

So... Just that. Anything that can integrate as a phone assistant when pressing my headset assistant button to talk and ask to call someone or navigate somewhere?

Hi guys! I'd like to check which TV shows literally nobody watches ever, to see if it would be worthy cleaning up some space. Most of the reporting is based on what's watched the most, or which users are watching what, or times of the day...how can I query what is the less watched? I'd like by whole TV show series as a whole, not by specific episodes, if that was possible...

Thanks!

Hi guys! There used to be a time where you could just play di.fm streams for free, anywhere, as long as you didn't mind the 96kbps bitrate. Any streamer could fetch the playlist and stream straight. Moreover, you could also easily find the premium streams! But they capped all of this. First the premium, then the readily available lower quality streams, so you'd need an account and login to the website, and swallow ads from time to time, or the player would die. I just logged recently, and it turns out now you're only allowed to play a very reduced selection of random channels, not the ones you want anymore. And this really breaks it for me. Is there any good...alternative path to listen to them?

Hi guys!

I guess I can test the waters of Lemmy with my first post asking for help...I got the latest TLOU, v1.1.0.0, with Dodi's version, which is supposed to run decently enough on the Steam Deck (they made specific barebones minimum settings for it, apparently). But I don't get it to work...It crashes at the loading screen with the spinning medal. Running Lutris flatpak, and tried a bunch of runners by now, lutris-GE-Proton-8, lutris-7.2-2, GE-Proton7.55, Proton - Experimental...But none improve the situation. Any suggestions?

I'm trying to open launcher.exe, hoping this one decides whether to open tlou-i-l.exe or tlou-i.exe (for which I have no idea, lol).