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Cake day: June 18th, 2023

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  • I would say it’s worth knowing. My daughter has been diagnosed, and this helped her a lot with her anxiety. Knowing that’s not something wrong with her (she used to ask me when she was really young), but it’s just that her brain is wired differently. Depending where you live, this might also help with school. My daughter gets a bit of extra time on written tests, and she does not have to present in front of the entire class (which was horrifying), but in small groups or just with the teacher.



  • I used pihole for years, but the recent updates made me look for alternatives. There was a major (v6?) update fuckup, but also some random freezes and block lists going missing…

    Looking for alternatives, I tried out Technitium. Extremely easy to set up, rock solid, running steady for about 6 months (with frequent updates), and they recently introduced built in high-availability.











  • I love reading, but lack the time to do it. I listen to audiobooks when commuting, I would love to get more time to do that. So I recommend that.

    What about a color e-reader with some comics or ebooks? Or watch/listen some classes that fit your interests online? Brandon Sanderson has his creative writing classes for free on YouTube, and there are so many more that might interest you…





  • Client availability is valid. I use an android tv, that’s been easy for me. There are mobile clients for every phone and tablet.

    • I don’t know what smart collections are, but I do get automatic collections for franchises (like all “28 x later”) via a plugin. I don’t have playlists, but I guess I never felt the need for one… What would you use them for, binge watching franchises?
    • skip intro and credits is a thing, built in since a few versions (used to be a plugin)
    • the UI is subjective, and I don’t know any other one… I personally like how it looks, I customized quite a bit, easy to do via CSS.