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/robowaifu/meta-10: Building our path to the good end. Greentext anon 08/12/2024 (Mon) 05:24:31 No.32767
/meta, offtopic, & QTDDTOT <--- Mini-FAQ A few hand-picked posts on various /robowaifu/-related topics: --->Lurk less: Tasks to Tackle ( >>20037 ) --->Why is keeping mass (weight) low so important? ( >>4313 ) --->How to get started with AI/ML for beginners ( >>18306 ) --->"The Big 4" things we need to solve here ( >>15182 ) --->HOW TO SOLVE IT ( >>4143 ) --->Why we exist on an imageboard, and not some other forum platform ( >>15638, >>31158 ) --->This is madness! You can't possibly succeed, so why even bother? ( >>20208, >>23969 ) --->All AI programming is done in Python. So why are you using C & C++ here? ( >>21057, >>21091, >>27167, >>29994 ) --->How to learn to program in C++ for robowaifus? ( >>18749, >>19777 ) --->How to bulk-download AI models from huggingface.co ? ( >>25962, >>25986 ) --->Why do you talk about feminism here? How are robowaifus related? ( >>27124, >>1061 ) --->Why should/shouldn't I do this; what's in it for me? ( >>33755 ) --->Why it's important to K.I.S.S. with your robowaifus ( >>35264, >>35271 ) <--- -Library thread (good for locating terms/topics) ( >>7143 ) --> note: There's a simple searching tool coded right here for /robowaifu/ that provides crosslinks straight to posts on the board. It's named Waifusearch, and the link to the latest code should always be maintained within the Library thread's OP & also on the current /meta. ---> Latest version of Waifusearch v0.2a ( >>8678 ) ---> Latest version of /robowaifu/ JSON archives v221213 Dec 2022 https://files.catbox.moe/6rhjl8.7z if you use Waifusearch, just extract these JSON files into your 'all_jsons' directory for the program, then quit (q) and restart. --->note: There's an archiving tool coded right here for /robowaifu/ that provides the ability to backup locally the posts & files from our board. It's named BUMP, and is basically a custom IB scraper. Latest version of BUMP v0.2g ( >>14866 ) <--- >note: There's a design document for the specification of general design and engineering choices for our basic Robowaifu Reference Model A Series (TBD). Please have a look at it, and collaborate together with us on it ITT Anon. -Robowaifu Design Document ( >>3001 ) <--- >useful external resources wAIfu-collective's AI guide - https://rentry.org/waifu-diy-ai <--- Previous meta threads: ( >>38 ) ( >>3108 ) ( >>8492 ) ( >>12974 ) ( >>15434 ) ( >>18173 ) ( >>20356 ) ( >>23415 ) ( >>26137 ) >=== -minor fmt patch -FAQ edit
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>>37429 I'd say that Robi's tool plans to allow for patching the site's database/backend systems to allow for regenerating thumbs may be on permanant hiatus, by appearances. >Also, are other people now making backups?! I I doubt it. Greentext anon suggested he was considering it. But as far as I know, ATM I'm still the sole & only individual using BUMP regularly. Also, GreerTech made at least one pass using a different tool that's not currently grabbing files, but grabs all the pages.
If you've decided you CBA*rsed to save the videos you like from YT, you might wanna rethink that decision, Anon. >tl;dr j*wtube appears to be experimenting with DRM'g certain videos atm. [1][2] This could be expanded to ALL videos, becoming a sitewide policy. If they make that decision, this would mean you can no longer use yt-dlp for grabbing important videos locally (cf. >>12247, >>16357 ). <---> I could discuss this further, but for now this should be enough to alert Anons here about the possibility of losing the ability to download videos from y*utube. --- 1. They have the ((($$$legal))) right to do so, since all contributers relinquish all rights to the videos themselves upon upload. The >tl;dr is YT owns all these videos! 2. https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12563
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>>37447 I use HHTrack to download. The main benefit is that it saves the format so that one can browse it just like you're reading the website. Only downside is that it's harder to download the pictures because you'll have to download every single one. HTTracker is fun to use and pretty useful (at least to me). Despite its name, it's quite benign, and it's open source and free. https://www.httrack.com/
>>37455 I also suggest that the anons with active projects make backup threads with important milestones on our bunker board, so we have basically an ark of designs.
>>37455 Ahh, thanks for the clarification GreerTech. >>37456 Good advice, I deem.
>>37453 >J*wtube appears to be experimenting with DRM'g videos atm. [1] This could be expanded to ALL videos, Great, one more thing to worry about. >>37447 I wanted to pitch this to the dev of Lynxchan together with the option of moving comments to other threads, but the best repo on Github seems to be a fork, and I didn't see a way to open a discussion there.
>>37447 >>37466 If someone can find a way to host and link to large files, then we can use HTTrack to download everything, pages/thumbnails AND the actual files. The only reason I haven't done so is because 5 1/2 years of HD images and video would take up a large amount of space, and reliably sharing that file for anyone to grab in the future is even harder.
/robowaifu/ can you recommend any printers to me? I really would prefer one that isn't HP.
>>37468 >If someone can find a way to host and link to large files I2P the Invisible Internet project. It has a built in encrypted torrent system. So as long as one person has the file then everyone can have it. You can also run a server anonymously yourself. I've often thought about an addition to I2P. Set it up so one person can make a server on I2P. People could sign in or have every post checked. The whole site would be nothing but a mass of linked hashes. Very much like freenet(actually the old freenet is now "Hyphanet " because the originator of freenet took back the name and is doing something different that I'm not sure what it is about. Well I decided to look and the new Freenet or Freenet 2023 seems to be better than the old one with a quick glance. There is a glitch. The original was focused on anonymity this one is not. To make it anonymous you have to run it over another service. I can't help but think of you ran this over I2P that would be the perfect solution. You can make forums on it but I don't know all the details. Here's the new Freenet https://freenet.org/faq/#why-was-freenet-rearchitected-and-rebranded and the old https://www.hyphanet.org/ here's I2P there's two versions java https://geti2p.net/en/ and a C++ version https://i2pd.website/
>>37471 >can you recommend any printers to me? I really would prefer one that isn't HP. Sure. Here's 6 non-HP, non-American printers: Epson EcoTank ET-2760 (Color Inkjet Printer) Canon PIXMA TS9120 (Color Inkjet Printer) Xiaomi Mi Inkjet Printer (Color Inkjet Printer) Lenovo LJ2208W (Monochrome Laser Printer) Pantum P2502W (Monochrome Laser Printer) Brother HL-L2350DW (Monochrome Laser Printer)
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>>37474 >Freenetproject >Hyphanet I was using this some years ago, and if plan to pick that up again, but not anytime soon. Good to know it's still there. In the past we were more concerned about severe censorship of even mild gore and pr0n in entertainment. >I2P Thanks, I was using this many years ago. The idea was more to have internal websites and using a program called Syndie to share texts and some pictures, like in the usenet. Reminder: >There's two versions. A java version which is likely safe for this site and another version that is likely more security safe (in the long run) written in C++ but not as user friendly(I2Pd). >>34976 These things are mostly good to exist, just in case. But it has always been tricky to get people to use them, e.g. for political organizing.
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Henlo frens I was invited here to continue a discussion that started like this: >Anonimity allows absolute freedom of expression, but having a reputation that follows you forces posters not to be jerks lest they get blocked/ignored by eberryone. And in my experience it doesn't end up as the Twitter safe space echochamber model, as people who disagree keep interacting together (most people who asked me to post were people I hated and who hated me) as long as they both argue in good faith. >Social-media mindset, as you yourself impugned to others. (Ie, a Pozz AF fallacy.) >Daily reminder that not everyone is a neighborish a*rsehole. And if someone wants to ((( block ))) you, what do you care? Was their updoot really all that important in the first place? Far better to argue your position in good faith/conscience, then let the chips fall where they may. >Having a reputation doesn't systematically lead to the cancer that plagues modern social media, as evidenced by the pre-2010 web on forums, warez scenes, etc. >It's my personal opinion that it is the reputation that prevents people online from trolling and cacaposting all the time as is the case on most (though not all) anonymous communities. Maybe you see a different explanation ? I'd love to get your perspective on that, I'm tempted to think you're not totally against forms of reputation since you seem to find merit in namehobging. >Oh, I have very specific explanations as to why. Out of respect for the wonderful /comfy/ board however, I'll restrain myself ITT. If you'd like to join us over in our /robowaifu/ /meta bread, then I'll be happy to explain just that.
>>37601 Hello, creepy-looking demon-anon rising up out of the floorboards, welcome (back)! :D So, what was it you were asking about again?
We're now returning to our mainboard, Anons. I've posted a notice about this over on our bunkerboard: https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/manage/thread/55.html#970
https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/thread/77.html#973 >Those seem much more along my price range. Thanks. Great! Glad that's looking to work out for you, Anon. Cheers.
@gta Would you mind please, recreating the new programming thread here for me, using the pics-related from: ? TIA. :^) https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/thread/661.html#661 <---> >subject: Robowaifu Programming & Learning Thread >post body: A thread for links, examples, & discussion for software development & instruction; primarily intended to focus on Python & C++ . Obviously the endgoal being the crafting of quality code & systems for our robowaifus. --- > threads-related: ( >>19777 ) ( >>12 ) ( >>159 ) ( >>18749 ) ( >>4969 ) ( >>86 ) ( >>128 )
BTW, for the: >"Alogs.Space will be offline for a few minutes on Tuesday at 20:00 UTC to perform system upgrades." current site banner, here's the countdown to: https://prolikewoah.com/t/20250422T20
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>>37642 Done. I made an edit when migrating your final post to turn the full weblink into a standard boardlink. Regarding the writing thread (which was brought up on trashchan), I'll handle it manually. At most, there are only a handul of poems there that I haven't posted here. Since I altered the formatting on my reposts to cram multiple stories and poems into as few posts as possible, migrating them directly would just result in redundant content.
>>37655 >I made an edit when migrating your final post to turn the full weblink into a standard boardlink. Perfect. Thanks, Anon! :^) <---> >>migrating them directly would just result in redundant content. Understood. However BUMP doesn't (currently) pick & choose: its going to pull down the entire trash/robowaifu/ board as an archive, which will then be passed off into Robi's hands for integration here on alogs/robowaifu/ . Given that, we'll be faced with every thread there needing to find a proper home here. And also being the lazy a*rse I am, I'd prefer if yourself & Kiwi managed that whole affair together. I've already made mention of this to him over at Trash: https://trashchan.xyz/robowaifu/thread/430.html#976
>>37656 The migration of unique content from the bunker's writing thread is complete. I also went ahead and locked it. So yeah, you can skip that thread entirely. Regarding the other threads, most of them are continuations of threads already posted here, and are rather short. It won't be my main focus, but I'll see about merging the shorter ones onto here. What's the plan for the meta thread? I forget what the bump limit is here (500?), but if everything on there is migrated over then we'll need to see about making a new one shortly thereafter.
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>>37659 >What's the plan for the meta thread? >I forget what the bump limit is here (500?), but if everything on there is migrated over then we'll need to see about making a new one shortly thereafter. Yes, threads autosage at 500 on /robowaifu/ . I think the post limit on Alogs is 750, but I'm not sure (thats out of our hands; we could check with Robi). >tl;dr Just merge it together ITT (just click the little 'triangle flyout' on the new /meta bread's OP post once it's migrated; choose 'Merge'; then enter: 32767 (in this specific case). And similar for all the other thread's mergings: Source (newer, trash bread) =>Merge=> Target (older, alogs bread) <---> And yes -- then of course, it will be time for a new /meta... hope you've got a good quip in mind for the new OP (along with some truly-spectacular pics ofc -- as is fitting for the storied, off-topic traditions of /robowaifu/ /meta breads)!! :D
Edited last time by Chobitsu on 04/22/2025 (Tue) 15:03:47.
The prototype thread has been migrated and locked. One post ( >>37666 ) will need to be edited later, since it used a boardlink to content that I don't think has been migrated here yet. >>37660 Alright, just let me know when it's ready. Don't worry about the next meta, I've already got the perfect title and tons of eyecandy pics on standby.
>>37671 Excellent! Thanks, Greentext anon. :^) >next /meta already in the pipe... Nice! Always entertaining OPs from you, Anon. Cheers. :^)
Less than thirty minutes to today's planned downtime I'd suggest wrapping things up for the moment, soon. (cf. >>37643 ) <---> update: >>>/meta/106 <---> update 2: >>>/meta/107 >tl;dr All done! :^)
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The privacy and security thread has been migrated and locked. The following posts have broken boardlinks: >>37708 >>37711
>>37712 Nice work Greentext anon, thanks! Yeah, we can go back in and cleanup these smol link issues after the bunkerboard merge is completed. BTW, thanks very much for keeping track of this. It will make it much easier to find & fix them later on. Cheers. :^)
Edited last time by Chobitsu on 04/23/2025 (Wed) 10:00:52.
I was told Linux Mint "just works" so I installed it on my old laptop. There's no drivers for the wifi, bluetooth doesn't work anymore and every time I plug in my headphones (which is often, because it's old and loose) I need to use the terminal to open up alsamixer and change the settings so the sound doesn't come out both speakers and the headphones, because you can't do it through the task bar icon. And that's just the start of the problems I've had.
>>37718 Good to know. Idk why Linux doesn't just make a user-friendly version
>>37718 I'd personally suggest Manjaro [1] (sounds like you'd probably be more comfortable with Plasma spin -- otherwise I'd suggest XFCE, given your old box). Good luck, Anon! >>37723 Well 'Linux' isn't a single organization! :^) Besides, I think Manjaro is easily better than W*ngblows at so-called 'user-friendliness' (especially today!! M$ is pure evil. :D --- 1. https://manjaro.org/products/download/x86
>>37724 >Manjaro Looks good! Thank you, I'll use it if I transition to Linux >Well 'Linux' isn't a single organization! :^) I thought they had a loose collective like /robowaifu/, but after a cursory read through the Linux wikipedia page, it turns out I was wrong, it's actually several groups with their own vision. Still, if one of the goals is to get people away from Windows, there should be a group that focuses on making an easy to use, right out of the box Linux (which probably is Manjaro).
>>37725 >it's actually several groups with their own vision. Actually, when I put it that way, it actually is just like /robowaifu/, but instead the groups are individuals.
>>37725 >Looks good! Thank you, I'll use it if I transition to Linux Y/w. I've been using Manjaro as a daily driver for the better part of a decade now, so yeah. >Still, if one of the goals is to get people away from Windows, there should be a group that focuses on making an easy to use, right out of the box Linux I'd say that purview of 'Babby's first Linux' is pretty squarely within Linux Mint's agenda, and this is (or was; I haven't followed them for years) clearly-stated by their team. >tl;dr Combined with Ub*ntu, that duo have -- by far -- the most-comprehensive Linux newbie support on the block! :^) >>37726 >but instead the groups are individuals. Heh, intredasting insight, Anon. Kinda cool, actually. :D
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>>37727 On the topic of getting started with Linux Mint (it's where I too started), here's a (now-inactive) Mint-oriented YT channel I pretty voraciously consumed during that first year or so back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/@linux.forever
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>>37718 >no wifi or bluetooth That's unusual, the last time I had problems with either was over a decade ago, back when support for those was still spotty. Is that about how old your laptop is? The drivers are a kernel issue, not a Mint issue. If there are no drivers in the kernel, or by the manufacturer, then you're SOL unfortunately. >Sound card issues Yeah, Pulseaudio doesn't play nice with some cards. I don't know your exact hardware configuration, but I found this thread with someone who has your exact problem. Maybe try that? https://forum.manjaro.org/t/how-to-save-the-alsamixer-settings/43315
>>37730 >The drivers are a kernel issue, not a Mint issue. Right! I often forget that. I fear for L*onix tbh, what with the nothingness pozz now deeply-infesting their lands. <insert: glum characters from The Neverending Story> We certainly can't rely on it any longer (if we ever even could) for our robowaifu's internal systems. Maybe a lean version of OpenBSD, do you think? I'm interested to hear your take on this, Greentext anon.
>>37732 Assuming an always-offline system, I don't really think it matters. The best lightweight OS is the one that plays nice with her hardware, and features full-disk encryption. >Neverending Story Thanks, the song's stuck in my head again.
/robowaifu/ 's Bunkerfest Party is now officially concluded. Our trash/robowaifu/ bunkerboard is now in 'deepfreeze' (low-maintenance) mode -- as similar to before our recent extended outing there. >tl;dr Welcome home again, Anon! :^)
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>>37714 >I posted a comment about zeronet. Chobitsu you should take a look at this. A distributed forum where everyone stores little pieces of the totality of a forum. So as long as one person has it everyone can update. They have it for Tor but "I think" you have to have JavaScript on. Not good. They say they are working on an I2P version and that would be spectacular. The whole thing works on BitTorrent. Thanks, Grommet. I remember you mentioning this. I'd appreciate any inputs from Anons here who are familiar with it. I'll try to give these links some attention to educate myself when I make time: Cheers. :^) https://zeronet.io/ https://github.com/HelloZeroNet/ZeroNet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeroNet https://thecyberexpress.com/what-is-zeronet/
>>37660 Thank you, merged a few threads that were all too similar. I believe we ought to merge more threads. If anyone has suggestions, please make them. We stand to gain greater clarity. I'd also like to outright delete some older threads, starting with my own threads that have been deprecated. >>37761 Good to be home.
>>37776 What threads did you merge?
>>37778 Two material threads and the CNC thread into >>37774
>>37781 That makes sense.
(continuing from >>37992) The threads that I think should be in an archive thread are; >>151 >>4054 >>5052 >>30233 To avoid confusion, there could be divider posts that just say "-------" Thoughts? I don't want to seem pushy or stepping on anybody's toes
Some ideas for thread hybrids >>5061 and >>95 >>156 and >>199 >>5080 and >>23
>>37795 I agree with this sentiment. And we already have an """archive""" bread, of sorts : ( >>12893 ). So, (not to put too fine a point on it) the way to request this is to suggest: >>151 into >>12893 >>4054 into >>12893 >>5052 into >>12893 >>30233 into >>12893 >To avoid confusion, there could be divider posts that just say "-------" You may not understand the process yet (I didn't at first). Merging doesn't just 'stack' the merges together inside the Target thread (like blocks or something). Rather, it interleaves them (and properly-so) by the datetime order of the original postings. This may seem a little unexpected at the first moment, but this is how IBs have always worked (threads sorted by posting order) so you quickly adapt to it. (Merged OPs are a special case; they and other posts will always be subordinate to the Target thread's OP.) <---> >>37797 Agreed on the first two: >>5061 into >>95 >>156 into >>199 On the power one, I'm not too sure which should have priority tbh. Your suggestion of >>5080 into >>23 is certainly valid but: A) Anon's very-cool plasma ball pic is deffo better'n my boring old battery pack one. B) Energy Systems sounds cooler too. And the OP text is much better quality as well, IMHO. Regardless, I completely agree with you about that merger. I'd say let the board Mods decide? Cheers. :^) <---> How about it fellas, can you please merge these 7 threads for the board? TIA.
Edited last time by Chobitsu on 04/25/2025 (Fri) 16:38:30.
>>37776 >I'd also like to outright delete some older threads, starting with my own threads that have been deprecated. I'm not at all favorable to that idea. Unless something clearly violates rule #2 (outside of the containment "zones") (or is the sort of mindless sh*teposting we'd immediately rm here regardless), I'd prefer to keep it available to us all. Good, bad, or indifferent (or even just humorous :D ), they are all part of the managed-history of this board, and therefore of some intrinsic-value IMO. I'm not insistent on this, but I definitely don't want a bulk of posts here suddenly disappearing off into the nothingness! ** :^) >tl;dr <Don't make us all glum, bro!! :D ( >>37732 ) <---> Why not just merge those into the Ye Olde Atticke (the board's filedump zone : >>12893 ) instead, Kiwi? As Anon said, the browser's ctrl+f can be used reasonably-well for searching out a post within that thread thereafter (cf. >>37793 ). Waifusearch will also pick it up properly in it's new "home" as well (after a board-current JSON update). --- ** As you may recall, we actually had someone do this to us before. It was a bummer!
Edited last time by Chobitsu on 04/25/2025 (Fri) 15:46:46.
>>37799 >Waifusearch will also pick it up properly in it's new "home" as well (after a board-current JSON update). My apologies for my extreme-tardiness on this; I'll create a new board-current JSON archive (cf. >>32767, etc.) after we've completed all this 'Spring Cleaning' of thread mergers (incl. post- the upcoming Bunkerfest imports here), etc. If any'non has a good suggestion of an Anonymous-frenly (ie, Tor-compatible) fileposting service that would be appreciated (obvs. catbox is right out today). Cheers.
Edited last time by Chobitsu on 04/25/2025 (Fri) 16:14:43.
>>37795 I agree that these should be condensed into the archive thread. >>37797 Agreed >>37798 Just needs a new OP for Power and Energy with both images. >>37799 I'll just toss them into the archive then. >Lost many posts I member that one guy who wanted to make a Madoka wiafu with me who sperged out and deleted heaps of my posts along with others because engineering is hard. That was a frustrating time.
>>37803 >Just needs a new OP for Power and Energy with both images. Yes, we can do that too! Mind giving it a go, Anon? And I imagine you can even expand on the OP text into a much-more rigorous engineering treatment of the topics (limited to 6144 chars though). >That was a frustrating time. Ehh, we all grow. I hope he'll return to the board with us again. He's got talent and is also a good contributor! Cheers & thanks, Kiwi. :^) TWAGMI
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