| • Discussing rat infestations and prevention methods in the Pacific Northwest
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| • Introducing ultrasonic noise-making devices for critter control
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| • Exploring alternative solutions using smart plugs and home assistants
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| • Sharing personal experiences with high-pitched sounds and their effects on hearing
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| • Mentioning the controversy surrounding Neil Young's Spotify ultimatum over Joe Rogan
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| • Analyzing the implications of streaming services, catalog content removal, and artist concerns
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| • Corporate games harm customers
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| • Companies prioritize exclusives over customer interests
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| • Paramount's decision to remove Star Trek from Netflix is an example of this trend
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| • The speaker's personal experience with Spotify and their concerns about the platform's direction
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| • Spotify's attempted takeover of podcasting, including offering exclusive deals and dynamic ads
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| • The speaker's decision to unsubscribe from Spotify and promote decentralized solutions for podcast hosting
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| • The impact of Spotify on the podcast industry and the decision to cancel it
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| • The issue of COVID misinformation spread by Joe Rogan and Neil's ultimatum
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| • The importance of owning one's own digital content, including music, due to potential platform changes or deletions
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| • A tool called LiDAR and a plugin called Automatic Music Downloader that download lossless audio from Deezer
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| • The ethics of using this method versus piracy and the value of paying for a $15/month subscription to Deezer HiFi
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| • Plexamp as an alternative to Spotify, its features, and user experience
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| • The speaker discusses their positive experience with Plex Amp, a music player that provides tailored recommendations based on user behavior
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| • Comparison of Plex Amp with Finamp, an open-source alternative, which is considered less effective but still offers the ability to use Jellyfin as a backend server
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| • Promotion of Linode.com, a cloud hosting service, and its benefits for hosting various services, including Nextcloud
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| • Discussion of Google's announcement to shut down free G Suite accounts unless users pay for them, causing upset among some listeners who rely on these accounts for personal and business use
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| • Discussion of Google's surprise at how many users were affected by their recent shutdown announcement
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| • Criticism of Google's handling of user data and metrics on active users
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| • Mention of class action lawsuit against Google for the shutdown
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| • Announcement of a new survey to gather information from affected G Suite users
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| • Benefits and drawbacks of using non-Google services, such as ProtonMail and FastMail, for email hosting
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| • Discussion of self-hosting and limiting exposure to Google services
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| • Comparison of de-Googling options, including Lineage OS and F-Droid for Android replacement
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| • Criticism of Google's data mining practices
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| • Public safety announcement: Let's Encrypt is revoking SSL certificates
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| • Tailscale sponsorship and promotion of their zero-config VPN solution
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| • Update on the host's dad moving to a new location with limited internet speed
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| • Exploring options for improving internet connectivity at the host's dad's house
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| • Rural Norfolk mother-in-law uses EE 4G mobile broadband with a fixed antenna for reliable internet
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| • Comparison of EE's 4G and 5G plans, including limited bandwidth quotas on 4G plans
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| • Discussion of multi-WAN connections and the potential benefits of bonding multiple internet sources
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| • Overview of PepWave/PepLink routers and their ability to bond multiple connections over a VPN
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| • Concerns about Wi-Fi range and limitations with consumer-grade Wi-Fi devices
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| • Review of Speedify's internet bonding capabilities, but concerns about paid plans after initial free allocation
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| • Hardware and software bundles for US users
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| • Cellular signal improvement options, including MiFi devices and external antennas
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| • Concerns about EE solution's modem limitations
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| • Potential solutions for improved connectivity, such as replacing EE router with better hardware
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| • Starlink availability and potential use cases
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| • Mini DV camcorder issues and efforts to find suitable hardware
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| • Issues with importing mini DV tapes from Europe due to NTSC/PAL format differences
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| • Discussion of using HDMI capture devices and USB adapters to import the tapes
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| • Mention of region locking and PAL/NTSC formats
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| • Exploring options for digitizing the tapes, including purchasing a mini DV player
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| • Talking about encoding options (H.264) and plans to use M1 Macs for video encoding
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| • Discussion about computer systems and CPUs
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| • Comparison of Apple M-series chips with Intel cores
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| • Mention of iStat's visualization limitations for neural and efficiency cores
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| • Plans to host a meetup in Raleigh, NC in the spring
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| • Idea of having a central operation hub in Colorado or other location
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| • Discussion of future meetups and events
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| • Discussion about better weather at a different location
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| • Feedback and links to previous topic
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| • Self-hosted website URL (selfhosted.show)
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| • Specific episode link (selfhosted.show/63)
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| • Contact page URL (selfhosted.show/contact)
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| • End of podcast, thanking listeners |
