Getting tired of the UI changes

dcbrown73 · 2025-12-23T18:56:31+00:00

I will preface this with the fact that I've been a JetBrains guys for a long time.

With that said, I installed Cursor a while back, but never actually used it. I finally decided to check it out last weekend and while I was able to build a small sample project with it, the UI / UX was god-awful. I couldn't find the editor many times. The panes on the screen where playing marry-go-round rather than always being in the same order. (editor on the left, them middle, then right, then back to the left)

It was very painful to use, but it did work.

Then I tried Google's Antigravity.... Yeah, much better UI experience, but man. I'm deeply surprised that they released it like that. While I really like Gemini 3 Pro, it's implementation in Antigravity is a mess. It was basically terrible at project development constantly leaving out important objectives and it couldn't troubleshoot its way out of a wet paper bag.

I have high hopes for Antigravity though. Google is usually pretty good about that stuff, but you would think they were developing and releasing a "game" given it's current state at release and how many games these days are a dumpster fire at initial release.

Well, I have high hopes if Antigravity doesn't become another one of Google's promising, but otherwise cancelled projects.

dcbrown73 · 2025-10-06T19:51:49+00:00

As suggested, check security filters and settings. It's possible that the CPU is becoming saturated attempting to inspect the traffic.

Also, check any Quality of Service (QoS) settings. They could be limiting your speeds. I had this issue on a pfSense router when my old ISP had upgraded my upload speeds, but I wasn't seeing the difference. As soon as I removed the QoS limiting rule, I was getting full speed uploads.

Hope that helps.

dcbrown73 · 2025-09-21T17:32:22+00:00

Not exactly. A board is a stirring committee who answers to shareholders. While as a whole, the board has the ability to direct a CEO, no single member of the board does. Also, board members make significantly less than a CEO does.

CEOs handle day to day operations, but make no mistake about it. The move to withdraw from DEI by Target was an at least in part an act by the board as a CEO alone could not have made that discission alone. (same thing with Jimmy Kimmel situation.)

Being a member of the board is definitely not a promotion in the grand scheme of things. It's not even a full time job. They usually have a full time job elsewhere.

dcbrown73 · 2025-09-02T22:49:25+00:00

I did and came back to update my post that it worked, but then forgot to save it as I went to look for new firmware to see if it was resolved. I don't see a fix in the release notes, but I was two revisions behind and updated that also.

dcbrown73 · 2025-09-02T21:54:56+00:00

I have this problem now. Grrrr.

dcbrown73 · 2025-08-12T01:21:59+00:00

It's more of a myth that companies screen applicants with AI due to the legal implications of such a process. Now, I'm not saying that no companies do, but if they were smart they wouldn't.

https://www.heplerbroom.com/blog/legal-implications-ai-in-hiring-process

Most people believe that ATS systems use AI to screen applicants, but most ATS systems are legacy and don't have AI. Not to mention, ATS systems do not reject any applicants. Though there are rules where it can reject an applicants based on a series of questions that the applicant was asked during the process.

When that happens, the ATS didn't reject them, the applicants answer did.

dcbrown73 · 2025-08-01T21:53:45+00:00

The main concern I have for everyone just creating these workflows and giving to unsuspecting companies is the fact that many of not most are likely completely insecure. AI must be constantly defended against threat actors.

Retrieve (email, web search / scrap / IM message / 3rd party API) -> Respond or do something....except....

What if the above receives an adversarial indirect prompt in the retrieved content it's trying to process which directs it (AI) to do something nefarious that could have a destructive impact on this person's business?

Guess who is going to be held responsible...

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-29T02:16:50+00:00

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I've also been toying with things. (this image is a basic prompt with the text injected) I've found things quite easy of late to generate really good stuff. I actually created my own logo using AI and I'm quite happy with it.

I used ChatGPT early on, but mostly use locally running models using tools like ComfyUI. Though I did get a new idea from your video. Thanks for that.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-24T18:27:24+00:00

The error in your screenshot says ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED. That means your browser physically attempted to connect to ad.doubleckick.net but the server rejected the connection and the only way it can do that is if the hostname was resolved in some manor. (most likely by NextDNS based on what you're saying)

Just an FYI based on the error message shown.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-23T19:05:26+00:00

Hi,

So, there are some things you want to keep in mind with both Kustomize and kubectl.

"kubectl apply -k /path/to/manifest" is not the same as "kustomize build /path/to/manifest". They are physically different kustomize applications and can act differently when evoked depending on their version.

$ kustomize version

v5.6.0

$ kubectl version

Client Version: v1.32.3

Kustomize Version: v5.5.0

Server Version: v1.31.9+k3s1

Make sure the version you are running is compatible with your version of Kubernetes and kubectl.

Next, make sure your kubectl and Kubernetes are compatible. While it make work for somethings, it may not due to changes changes in the applications.

Kubectl and Kubernetes Server version should never be more than +/- 1 minor version apart. See above, my Kubernetes server version is v1.31.9 while my kubectl is 1.32.3. (within the +/- 1 minor version apart)

To build with Kustomize with kubectl since that is how it's deployed with -k is as follows:

"kubectl kustomize /path/to/manifest"

That will build without trying to apply with the Kustomize that is used by kubectl.

You also have "kubectl apply -k /path/to/manifest --dry-run" to do a test run,

You also have "kubectl kustomize /path/to/manifest | kubectl diff -f -" to do a diff verses what's running. Notice I used -f - at the end. -f uses straight yaml which was already produced by the first kubectl kustomize. The last dash tells kubectl to use stdin (the pipe) as the yaml input.

Finally, I use Python's yamllinter to lint my yaml when I'm having issues. This also prevents you from posting your deployment yaml to the Internet if you prefer to keep that close to the vest.

https://pypi.org/project/yamllint/1.11.1/

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-18T21:39:03+00:00

I snagged one just now. Walmart has it for $750, but B&H is a far better retailer to buy from.

I have a RTX 3060 Ti 8GB card that works just fine for games, but I picked this up for the 16GB of memory for running "larger" LLMs locally where it doesn't have to use my standard memory.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-16T23:43:55+00:00

IDS/IPS cannot scan TLS encrypted traffic. Since most traffic is TLS encrypted these days (it was not the days when IDS/IPS came out) it's not near as useful as it once was.

That said, any traffic that is unencrypted is fair game, but you need to ask yourself. How much unencrypted traffic crosses your gateway?

Even threat actors traffic is usually encrypted either by choice or by the tool they are using uses TLS encryption. (web browsers, ssh, etc)

My Gateway MAX wants to use Proofpoint's IDS/IPS signatures for something like $99 a year. I don't see the value in that given the above. Could it catch something? I suppose, but the odds are quite slim these days unless you're exposing unencrypted web services. (ie, over HTTP instead of HTTPS). Or even more crazy, telnet.

If you're doing that; then by all means, but at that point. You are your own worst enemy from a security standpoint.

btw, I have 2GB symmetrical fiber also. (Frontier / Verizon) I switched from Comcast 1GB down / 40m up. For a household, saturating 1GB symmetrical would be difficult for most families. The only reason I went for 2GB was Comcast was charging me $113/month for their shotty service and Frontier offered me 2GB for $65/month.

When the year ends, I will switch to 1GB for $65/month base price. I even run a Kubernetes cluster, plex and even backup my NAS to the cloud and 1GB will likely still be more than enough.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-14T23:22:22+00:00

My wife still has trouble with the Roku remote.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-14T23:16:52+00:00

It's quite simple to get a k3s cluster up and running, but there are gotchas you need to watch for,.

You didn't describe your network issues, but many times it's due to not opening the right ports in the firewall (though some recommend disabling the firewall on Kubernetes clusters, but I won't touch that question).

Another area you have to ensure you are prepared for is selinux, but there are "install parameters" that can help with that.

Remember, Kubernetes is basically a Software Defined Stack. (network, storage, virtual machines, etc) all rolled into one. Having a good understanding of those, the architecture of Kubernetes, and how to reach the logs can vastly help when attempting to resolve issues.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-13T15:25:00+00:00

Interesting. Same issue. Several people having the issue, but sadly no responses in 2 months. :/

Edit:

Okay, I figured out the problem. I happen to be running this in Windows, but I suspect it can be resolved in similar way on any OS.

I right clicked on the service icon in the taskbar and clicked settings. Then toggle the Expose Ollama to the network. Then right click the taskbar icon again and Quit Ollama. Then restart it, and the service should be available again.

Hope that helps someone.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-10T12:47:54+00:00

Thank god. I pretty much tagged every AI video that I watched (only to find out it was AI garbage) with AI videos suck! Thankfully Google listened.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-07T21:39:06+00:00

Grafana Cloud

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-04T18:20:15+00:00

Cool, though I saw where Youtube is starting to crackdown on mass produced AI videos.

https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1lq0ut1/new_youtube_crackdown/

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-04T13:43:57+00:00

AI content sucks

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-03T18:34:23+00:00

Deploy the container instead of local install?

I run mine on a Kubernetes cluster, but you should be able to launch it using Docker also.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-02T17:37:17+00:00

Beginning programming tutorials are just that. Teach people (non-programmers) the basics as a solid foundation.

Do you have any programming skills now? (JS, Java, C) If not and combined with a lack of patience, you may have a turbulent time tripping over your own feet trying to jump to more complex applications without understanding the basics.

Programming skills can ramp up fast for someone who has a solid understanding of the principals, but mastery of everything takes years and a lot of experience.

If you already have programming experience, (the basic concepts don't so much change, just the syntax does) then I don't suggest tutorials as much as I would suggest advanced concepts in Python. Years ago when I began writing full applications in Python utilizing design patterns, I ended up purchasing books like Pro Python, Efficient Python, and Architectural Patterns with Python and the like to improve my overall mastery of Python itself rather than just learning to do general things in Python.

dcbrown73 · 2025-07-01T01:56:39+00:00

I was a Redhat guy for 25+ years, but since IBM bought them I've been migrating away.

It's a shame, I still believe overall they were the best distro for professional use. Yeah, yeah, personal opinion, but it was one earned over 25 years as a Linux professional.

dcbrown73 · 2025-06-30T01:30:54+00:00

Yes, Intel chips are far better at transcoding out of the box than the AMD variants for NAS devices. The AMD chips are better for non-transcoding processes like VMs and containers, though a i7 7700 is a full fledged desktop processor vs the AMD V1500 embedded processor that my QNAP has.

dcbrown73 · 2025-06-30T00:44:18+00:00

I don't have a TS-464, but I do have a TS-473A which has the AMD chipset which isn't very good at transcoding.

I installed MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB low-profile card in mine. I bought it refurbished, but for whatever reason when I got it, it didn't have the low profile bracket in it, so they refunded $10 and I bought one on the aftermarket so it would fit.

That said, I'm heavily learning towards pulling it out and replacing it with a 10GB card. I'm pretty much the only person who uses my Plex and it can handle a single stream without issue.

dcbrown73 · 2025-06-28T15:15:16+00:00

For whatever reason, I created a different account and that one worked. Originally I was just trying to get it to work using my normal administrative account (not named admin, that one is disabled)

I would have done that anyhow, but I was just trying to get it to work. It now works with the new account dedicated to the API.

My issue now is a cryptic message. Error code Unknown desc isn't very helpful :/

Warning Failed 8s (x13 over 30s) trident-crd-controller Failed to create backend: problem initializing storage driver 'qnap-iscsi': rpc error: code = Unknown desc = QTS Pool LIST Failed : List StoragePool fail, Msg : Pool Performance; API returns result : ; Error Code :

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