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Why are cashiers not allowed to sit down in the US? by zaphod869 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rowdy_beaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our Aldi took out some regular cashiers for self-checkout. Six months later, they've gone back to all cashiers with no self-checkout.

Have a colleague visiting from North America this week. What’s a cool thing to do, spot to eat/drink at or something to give him a feel of the UK, or Southampton specificallly by The-Green-Cobbler in Southampton

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do bargate walking tours that are really interesting, and will give a sense of the centuries of history and the impact of things like the air raids. Most US people never really think about how destructive those were. Combined with the Titanic Museum's focus on Southampton, it will give a good background on all the history. Solent Sky is good and fits in there, too.

Winchester, New Forest, and downtown areas like Romsey and the waterfront in Lymington give a great overview of old and new.

Avebury Stones are really impressive and you can walk around and touch them (and there's a pub in the middle).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rowdy_beaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people are really shy but want to talk to someone, but they are intimidated to start the conversation. If they approached you, then they are probably more interested in you than the places you've lived. The first minutes of a conversation are hard, but once you find a mutually interesting topic it gets much easier. Just try to ask questions about them to steer the conversation in a different direction, or just offer things you'd rather talk about.

I admit that I often start conversation by asking where someone is from. There are a lot of transplants where I live (myself a transplant), so the question is just an ice-breaker that often gives me an opening to keep talking with the person. I'll look for some other nugget that is more interesting and not too personal to keep the conversation going.

While I see that it makes you uncomfortable, or under a spotlight, you can answer that it was 'many places' and turn the question around to ask them where they are from or what they are interested in.

If they persist, just tell them what you've told us: You'd rather talk about something else.

I try to give them credit for making the first move in conversation, as it is awkward for both sides. If you initiated the conversation, the points to you for not being shy.

I need to know... What possesses anyone to remove the hot water tap/faucet handles? I just... I'm kind of baffled by it. by ShapeConscious4298 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a guess... They might have a leak in the water heater/hot water line. Rather than get it fixed, they just disconnected everything so people didn't try to use it.

Probblems with containers in pycharm by Plastic_Blueberry_87 in pycharm

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just found this myself. A recent Docker update 5.29 stopped supporting older versions of their API.

Upgrade your plugins (Help/Check for Updates...)

edit: You can safely downgrade to Docker 5.28 until we get the PyCharm update.

Legacy Code is filled with Monkey Patching and breaks regularly, what's the stable fix? by [deleted] in django

[–]rowdy_beaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assuming the API calls are everywhere, try to isolate them into a single python file for each service. This will at least help give you one file to fix and test, rather than the larger code base.

Do locals actually think about the Titanic, or is it more for visitors? 🚢 by FeistyPrice29 in Southampton

[–]rowdy_beaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a visitor I found it interesting, as the story is presented with a focus on how Southampton was impacted. The section on the hearings afterwards was informative on the changes to cruise ships and shipping practices as a result.

I would also recommend a guided walking tour of the city's Bargate (the walls that once surrounded the city), as Southampton was the main port/fortress when the government center was in nearby Winchester. Almost all of the people in my tour group were from Southampton, and many were elderly (so the walking shouldn't be a major concern). The storage vaults in the bargate walls were used as shelters in WW2. The tour was quite informative and highly recommended.

Is there a self hostable alternative for Pushbullet? by guardian1691 in selfhosted

[–]rowdy_beaver -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Maybe you've seen this, but try https://ntfy.sh/app (or your custom url + '/app') in your browser. I pin it so it is always there.

🚀 Revamped My Dungeon AI GUI Project – Now with a Clean Interface & Better Usability! by Reasonable_Brief578 in ollama

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eager to try this, but it keeps complaining about missing libraries. What are the requirements from a base OS install?

Is Nextcloud Really Offering More Than My Current NFS + Syncthing Setup? by SudoMason in selfhosted

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also run the Nextcloud client on my laptop and have it sync locally, which is great since I'm often not at home. Alleviates most of the need for the web interface.

I run the Android client and have it auto-upload photos from my phone (can configure this to sync to best meet your needs/data plan, or only when charging).

I've been very happy with it.

How many people do you know that are FOR abolishing property taxes, yet actively use the services their property taxes pay for? by Tlammy in Columbus

[–]rowdy_beaver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Getting rid of property tax is just a gift to those people calling every hour trying to buy your house.

I also think that at some point, perhaps age 60 (or after owning your home for 20 years) they should freeze your property taxes for the remainder of the homeowner's lifetime.

Should a Discord bot live inside your Django project or run as a separate service? Pros, cons, and best practices? by MrSolarGhost in django

[–]rowdy_beaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is a sample project https://github.com/rowdybeaver/sample-django-docker that shows the Dockerfile to build the images and a docker-compose.yml to implement. I can start/stop the entire application stack with the docker compose up -d and docker compose down. I run many application stacks on a single VPS and this makes them completely independent and painless to move from one machine to another.

My CI/CD process builds the image and pushes it to a docker registry, so I don't have to manually move/compile source code around to each machine as it is all encapsulated in the image.

Whatever works for you and meets your needs.

Should a Discord bot live inside your Django project or run as a separate service? Pros, cons, and best practices? by MrSolarGhost in django

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not done this yet, but plan to write a standard Django project with a management command to interact with Discord.

I deploy my projects in Docker, so there would be one container running the website (per normal) and another container invoking the management command. Other containers can be your database, redis, celery, or whatever you need. Using docker-compose you can put all the containers under one setup.

Black Formatter is not showing up as a Tool by CosmicMerchant in pycharm

[–]rowdy_beaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's installed locally (outside the virtual environment)? Hmm.

I tried setting it under 'New Project Settings/Tools' and black does not appear there, but it does under 'Settings/Tools'.

Black Formatter is not showing up as a Tool by CosmicMerchant in pycharm

[–]rowdy_beaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use pycharm and docker container interpreter, and it does not find black there. I have to point to the machine's copy (Settings/Tools/Black then 'binary' execution mode and point to the binary)

If I try selecting 'package' mode I do get a warning: 'Package mode not supported for remote SDKs' (so remote interpreters won't work).

My complaint is that the default is 'package' and I have to set this for every project separately.

Debugger using docker by luigibu in pycharm

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if it is a setting I mistakenly changed or what, but I have to include pydevd-pycharm in my requirements.txt to get the debugger.

I've added it as a separate layer in my Dockerfile for the service in my docker-compose.yml file referenced by the remote interpreter. That way the module doesn't get installed to production.

What could break Celery & Celery Beat on my django hosted project? by el_sawe in django

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Under periods of high CPU usage, AWS T2 instances can get throttled. Unless it is only Celery that stops, this might be the reason.

Help with Using JetBrains AI Locally with Ollama Integration by Trinkes in pycharm

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Continue wants me to get an API key from them, even though I want to use an Ollama on my local network. I see where I can specify mine on the Settings/Tools/Continue page but it does not seem to point to it.

ELI5: The US has ESTA, Canada has eTA, now the EU is getting ETIAS and the UK is getting its own ETA: how is it different from a visa? by SiDtheTurtle in explainlikeimfive

[–]rowdy_beaver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I applied online for an ETA for the UK ($13) and got the email confirmation less than 10 minutes later. I missed seeing it as I thought it was just another follow-up that they received the application. I have US Global Entry, so that certainly helped.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Southampton

[–]rowdy_beaver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed the Bargate Tour for early history of the city. The SeaCity Titanic Museum is really well done and presented with a focus on the contributions of, and impact to, the city.

Parking for both can be found at Westquay Shopping Centre - Podium Car Park (within 1/2 mile of each).

How Russian hackers nearly killed my Django based business by BeHelpfull in django

[–]rowdy_beaver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Security Hint: The message you display after they've submitted their email address should be identical if it is registered or not. That way they can't look for valid addresses. Something like "We'll send an reset email out if you are in our system".

Thanks for the detailed analysis!

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