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Post by nkrisc »

johanyc wrote: post #233
nkrisc wrote: post #183

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you asked any native English speaker what “my X is a phone now” meant, I would wager that nearly all would say that it means that X can now make voice calls, like a phone.

my personal assistant is an AI agent now. Do you think my personal assistant becomes an AI agent or do you think an AI agent is acting as my personal assistant?

In this case there is enough implicit context to infer the correct meaning, but that is not always the case.

However I still think it is phrased poorly as it does initially seem to imply your personal assistant has become an AI agent, but then I have to use additional knowledge I posses (that people can not become AI agents) to correct the interpretation.

I think a better phrasing would be “I now use an AI agent as a personal assistant”. No confusion there. Your phrase can be understood, just like the article title, but it’s not well-written English IMO.

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Post by lostlogin »

sgt wrote: post #126
lostlogin wrote: post #68

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I’m impressed with that. I had a Nuc 9 extreme with a 10gb SFP card in it. It averaged 69w. The Mac Mini I replaced it with uses just under 5w. A Mini is possible the worst bang for buck. Also, the horror that that is Desktop Docker can’t be over emphasised. I know there are better ways of using Docker on a Mac, but having got something working I can’t face rebuilding it.

What's wrong with Docker desktop? Been using it everyday for at least 5 years.

Trying to get it to open on startup and start containers in a particular order is a little finicky. But the real hell is trying to get it to start containers after the network shares have connected.

I’ve got it working, but compared to doing it in compose, it’s awful.

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Post by sourcecodeplz »

SturgeonsLaw wrote: post #32

I still think the best bang for your buck is an old desktop PC. Something like an i5 with 8GB RAM and an SSD will suit 99% of home server uses with capacity to spare. Even in this environment of inflated hardware prices, you can get one for a reasonable price. Although I do see the appeal in getting unconventional hardware to do what you want, just for the love of the game.

not to mention avoiding all the headaches with android

Re: My server is a phone now

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Post by lukan »

OJFord wrote: post #201
carb wrote: post #174

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that title might be easier to parse, but it's less poetic and less attention grabbing

The goal as a blog author should not be to grab attention and mislead readers into starting your article only to realise it's not what they expected and were interested in.

Why do you think misleading was the goal?

To me it was a clear and a very fitting title.

(But my first language is german, maybe that has some influence)

Re: My server is a phone now

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Post by jayd16 »

johanyc wrote: post #235
jayd16 wrote: post #219

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I think it's awkwardly phrased because it's too ambiguous. "My car is a Jeep now" is most likely saying "I switched to using a Jeep as my car" because, short of a large merger, it's not likely that the same car changed its brand. The same server can become a phone and also the identification of my server can be switched to a phone.

It's interesting you gave the perfect example and yet find OPs title awkward. > "| switched to using a Jeep as my car" "My server is a phone now" is exactly the same: "I switched to using a phone as my server" > because, short of a large merger, it's not likely that the same car changed its brand. I find a server rack becoming a phone that I can carry around and call people equally unlikely. And because of the improb…

The ambiguity is that a server rack could gain the functionality of a phone, maybe it's about some kind of self hosted Google Voice alternative.

Re: My server is a phone now

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Post by ck2 »

I've wanted to try this with an old phone and OTG storage for a local mysql database for my weather station instead of remote vps

But it still seems too tedious/unreliable and most android devices cannot charge at the same time as using OTG even with special cables, needs kernel support

Re: My server is a phone now

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Post by alightsoul »

pjmlp wrote: post #230
alightsoul wrote: post #199

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You can't bind to ports so you can't run a server without a proxy. Depending on your android version you also can't run containers due to missing kernel syscalls, so you have to use x86 emulation

Here is a secret, you don't need containers for server software, we have been doing it for decades. Yes there are ways to bind to server ports with official APIs, example can be requested to Fable, Claude, or whoever you feel like it.

What do you mean? Android blocks apps from binding to ports which is what apache httpd does unless you root. I would be asking Claude for an exploit to unlock the bootloader so I can root

Also, you can't install things on termux if you have android 6 or below. You must install postmarketos and thus an unlocked bootloader.

Re: My server is a phone now

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Post by ciefa »

I really like the idea of this!

How hard would it be to combine the power of a couple phones for a server? I'm sure someone has done something like that already, right?

Re: My server is a phone now

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Post by OJFord »

lukan wrote: post #244
OJFord wrote: post #201

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The goal as a blog author should not be to grab attention and mislead readers into starting your article only to realise it's not what they expected and were interested in.

Why do you think misleading was the goal? To me it was a clear and a very fitting title. (But my first language is german, maybe that has some influence)

I doubt it was OP's goal. Commenter I responded to on the other hand said that the original was more 'attention grabbing' than my clarifying amendment, and that's what I said ought not be the goal.

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Post by oriencuehfuwh »

tkgally wrote: post #100

Side comment about the difference between “My server is a phone now” and “My phone is a server now.” In linguistics, the terms “theme” and “rheme” refer to the status of information in a sentence [1]. The theme of a sentence is something that is known or can be assumed from the context (that is, old information), while the rheme is information that is newly introduced in the sentence, often as a comment on the theme.…

All of this could’ve been avoided if the author decided a less click-baitey title worked: My server lives in a phone now.
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