Lemmy - RazBot

... or are notifications just really bad on Android?

For background, we've got an old, sick, dog and my wife often needs to get help from me urgently. I'm still running an old Pixel 4a - it worked really well for me until Google crippled the battery and even now it works well enough that I'm not tempted to upgrade.

My notifications always seem to be delayed - in batches. I have 3 buildings on my property and each has a Nest doorbell. Some days I can be walking around and I'll constantly hear ding, ding, ding as I walk past each doorbell. Other days I can walk around and hear nothing, and then I'll get 5-10 notifications all at once.

Today was a perfect example of why this is so frustrating - I'm sitting at my desk with my phone in front of me. It's plugged in an charging. My phone starts ringing and it's my wife upset that I have not responded to her messages. I go help her with the dog and come back to my phone and sure enough, 8 minutes ago there's a notification from Google Chat, 6 minutes ago there's a notification from Google Messages and 4 minutes ago there's the phone call. The Google Chat and Google Messages notifications never came through - until the phone call came in!

I've been through and made sure that all the battery optimisations are turned off for all the apps that I want instant notifications from - but that shouldn't have any impact here - my phone was plugged in.

Is this normal Android? (kinda rhetorical question - I've been running Android since my Nexus 4 and don't think this is normal but it feels like it's somehow the "new" normal)

I'm not running the stock Pixel launcher - does the launcher get involved in notification delivery at all?

cross-posted from: https://retrolemmy.com/post/16169345

Nutomic:

This is implemented in the main branch now. If you want to develop a plugin for Lemmy, have a look at the RFC and the examples. If you have questions about plugin development, feel free to post in the Matrix dev chat, [email protected] or open an issue.

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/3562#issuecomment-2760779122

Examples in multiple languages: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-plugins#lemmy-plugins (only a few examples currently, more languages are possible including Python)

Anyone planning to start working on a plugin?

Regardless of how silly the word may seem, please share it! Maybe they can make their way into people's vocab!

• Nokia and Amazon have signed a patent agreement over the use of Nokia video technologies in Amazon streaming services and devices.
• Nokia alleged in 2023 that Amazon had unauthorized use of its video-related technologies.
• Amazon has similar agreements with a number of technology companies.

I've been thinking about this for a bit but I couldn't come up with anything.

The idea is that you have a VOIP number and some self-hosted VOIP infrastructure connected to a landline phone. WhatsApp, Signal and voice traffic from other apps would be redirected to this landline phone instead of your mobile phone.

Is there a way to do this? How do I get started?

Reasoning: I can now keep my phone isolated, wrapped in a thick towel and inside a solid box to prevent it from eavesdropping on me inside my own house.

Please do not respond with messages like "you're too paranoid", it doesn't help.

Thanks

Just wanted to share my setup and see if anyone has suggestions or feedback. Also share yours.

Phone : GrapheneOS(pixel 7a)

1. No google play service on my main profile. Rethink DNS (NextDNS DoH) blocks ads, trackers, and all Google & Facebook DNS (except WhatsApp).

2. Some FOSS apps like Aurora Store & NewPipe need Google servers, so I have excluded them in rethink dns.

3. Work Profile (with Island) with GrapheneOS’ sandboxed Play Services, but I use it maybe once or twice a month only for apps that absolutely need it. It stays turned off most of the time. If an app works on main profile without any issues, will use it. If not, will try to use it in firefox (as lack of play services doesn't matter). If only app is available (and not web version) and it doesn't work on main profile, will use it in work profile.

4. Hardened Firefox fork(Ironfox) for private browsing. Main Firefox for a few services where I have to stay logged in and don't have apps or want to use their apps.

5. Network & Sensor Restrictions: If an app works offline, I block its internet access. Also, disabled sensors for apps that don’t need them.

6. Mostly use foss apps from f-droid(droidify).

7. Email: moved from gmail to protonmail

PC/laptop: Arch linux kde on pc and fedora kde on laptop.

1. Not much to say. Most used apps are firefox and Zed. I allow data collection on kde as I want them to improve it.

Home Server: Raspberry Pi 4B

1. SSH hardening: Non standard ssh port(yes, I opened the port externally because I depend on my home server and need to access it remotely). SSH keys or password+totp, Fail2Ban, ufw.
2. Services running: Arr setup(jellyfin, prowlarr, radarr,sonarr, qbittorrent), pihole, Immich, Authelia(for now). All data sensitive services behind authelia with totp.
3. Nginx Geo-blocking: Only allows access from my country IPs
4. Weekly backups because data loss sucks.

Network & Router: OpenWRT (TP-Link)

1. Not much to say: Running default firewall rules with network-wide ad/tracker blocking via pihole and some ports opened.

Hey everyone,

I recently went through the process of setting up a self-hosted Gitea server on a Proxmox LXC and wanted to share the steps I took. A big part of this was securing external access using Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnels for both the web UI (HTTP) and Git operations (SSH).

I know much of the information on Gitea, Proxmox, and Cloudflare tunnels exists separately, but I wanted to try and bring it all together in one place based on my experience. It's also part of my effort to document my own self-hosting journey. 🛠️

The guide covers things like:

• Installing Gitea on Proxmox (using helper scripts).
• Basic Gitea configuration (web UI, users, keys).
• Setting up Cloudflare tunnels for secure HTTP and SSH access.
• Configuring the local SSH client and Gitea for tunnelled SSH connections.

It's basically a walkthrough of how I got my personal Git server running and accessible securely from outside my network. Maybe not brand new information for everyone here, but hopefully, it's a useful aggregation for someone looking to do something similar.

You can read the full post here: https://cachaza.cc/blog/03-self-hosted-gitea/

Happy to hear any thoughts or feedback! Cheers.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59805188

I am looking for a simple to use VoIP provider that I mainly plan to use for 2FA (when a cell number is required). I know there are checks that sometimes prevent VoIP from being used but I figure it's worth a shot.

MySudo looks nice but they require Google play services to be installed, VoIP.ms looks nice too but I've had a hard time getting a hold of anyone there to help with activating my account.

Anyone have any recommendations?

Assuming your really hungry, and you have a bunch of hard boiled eggs available.. how many can you eat until you are totally full?

Wait aren't all airplane wings bid inspired?

Hi,

I am looking for a good and lightweight blogging solution.

I imagine I can just go with a static site generator like jekyll but I'd like something else... it would be a plus if it can federate :)

Any ideas?

Thanks !

EDIT: I forgot to say that obviously wordpress does not enters in the "lightweight" category ;)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/35041212

Hi, I’m looking for some advice to point be in the right direction for my data storage and backup.

Currently I just have Jellyfin and Immich set up on my laptop that runs Windows. At the moment my storage capacity requirements are pretty low (just close to 1TB). But I am concerned about data integrity, especially all my Photos and work files.

At the moment I have an old HDD and a new SSD that I backup to every month(two separate copies).

In a few months I will be going overseas. I plan to have a copy of all by data with me but I would also like to have it in my home ‘server!?’

Do I set up a machine new machine to hold the data? Or can I just continue using my laptop. Increasing storage requirements, resilience and ease of management when not physically available are a concern.

Again, I’m very new in my selfhosting journey and as Linux or sysadmin is not something I have exposure to (apart from memes on Lemmy) I would love to all of your suggestions for idiot proof setups. I’m willing to learn and tbh learning about docker and editing config files have been pretty fun so far and would switch to Linux if work permitted.

Their family who were held hostage were unharmed btw. (Probably a lot of PTSD tho)

Excerpt:

On the night of Sunday 19 December 2004, groups of armed men arrived at the homes of two employees of Northern Bank, one in Downpatrick, County Down, the other in Poleglass, west Belfast. Chris Ward was taken from his house in County Down and driven to Poleglass, where Kevin McMullan (his supervisor at the bank) had been tied up by men disguised as officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Gunmen remained at Ward's home, keeping his family hostage. McMullan's wife was taken from her home and held at an unknown location. The criminals left at 06:00 on Monday morning, 20 December, having instructed the two workers to report for work as normal at the bank's headquarters.

The gang constantly kept in touch with McMullan and Ward using mobile telephones it had given them. The two men were ordered to tell staff to go home early and to fill a bag with £1 million in £50 and £100 notes. Ward was then instructed to leave the bank carrying the bag and go to a bus stop in nearby Upper Queen Street, where one of the robbers picked it up. This was later regarded as being a test run for the main theft in the evening. McMullan and Ward remained at work after the close of business and were instructed to load crates of banknotes onto trolleys. Having told the security staff they would be wheeling out rubbish for collection, they made four trips to move the trolleys from the basement to the bullion bay, where money was normally picked up and dropped off. They covered the crates with office furniture and empty cardboard boxes to disguise them. After Ward called the gang, a white van came to the headquarters and was permitted by security to enter the bay, where it took the two bank employees 15 minutes to load everything in.  The criminals said they would come back to pick up more trolleys, ordering Ward and McMullan to fill up as many as possible. By the time the van returned, the workers had only filled two more, which were again wheeled up from basement to the van. They then locked up the bank, setting alarms and leaving as usual; they drove to Ward's house, where the masked men were still guarding his family. At around 21:00, the criminals left, carefully erasing any forensic trace of their presence by scrubbing surfaces down and taking away cups they had used. After twenty minutes, McMullan left and drove back to his house. Around this time, McMullan's wife was driven to Drumkeeragh Forest near Ballynahinch and released. She found her way to a house to raise the alarm and was treated for hypothermia. At 23:00, following his final instructions, Ward called the police to inform them the robbery had taken place.

As of 2023, the robbery remained one of the largest in the history of both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and nobody had been held directly responsible. It was the largest cash theft in the UK until the Securitas depot robbery in 2006, when almost £53 million was stolen.

More useless historical facts... One day I will fill up my entire brain of these "cool facts" that is probably not useful in life.