LogRocket·2yAutomate code commenting using VS Code and Ollama
Learn how to create a VS Code extension that uses Ollama to automate code comment generation. The tutorial covers the setup of Ollama, creating a new extension project in VS Code with TypeScript, and implementing functions to interact with an LLM model for generating comments. It provides step-by-step instructions to build prompt-based comment generation within the IDE, ensuring productivity without sacrificing data privacy.
Hacker News·2ythe tech utopia fantasy is over
The initial optimism about tech and its potential to improve lives has faded. Despite some benefits like increased political awareness and connectivity, tech now often exacerbates social issues such as misinformation, disinformation, economic inequality, and environmental harm. Companies continue to push a utopian vision that fails to materialize, while engaging in practices that contradict their marketed images. Additionally, various tech giants and VCs have supported right-wing policies, further diverging from the progressive ideals they promote.
It's Foss·2y9 Things I Do to Improve My Linux Computer's Security
Enhancing your Linux computer's security is essential as it can still be vulnerable despite being perceived as secure. Key practices include: encrypting the disk during installation, regularly updating the system for latest security patches, monitoring system logs and network activity, installing software from trusted sources, using encrypted DNS, disabling root login, setting up a firewall, maintaining proper data backups, and setting strong authentication. By following these steps, you can significantly improve your system's protection against potential threats.
selfh.st·2ySelf-Hosting Guide to Alternatives: Feedly, Inoreader
In 2024, self-hosted alternatives to online RSS feed readers like Feedly and Inoreader offer privacy and competitive functionality. FreshRSS, Miniflux, Tiny Tiny RSS, and other options provide web interfaces and sync features without sharing user data. These self-hosted platforms support various installation methods, databases, and APIs, ensuring a customizable and private RSS experience.
Community Picks·2yHow Mozilla lost the Internet (& what's next)
Mozilla's new CEO, Laura Chambers, is steering the company towards digital advertising to diversify revenue streams, given their heavy reliance on Google's search engine deal. Despite stable revenue, a recent antitrust ruling against Google poses a significant threat to Mozilla's financial health. Traditional strategies like donations and subscriptions have fallen short, leading to this new direction, which may alienate their core privacy-focused users.
NetworkChuck·2ymy local, AI Voice Assistant (I replaced Alexa!!)
The post guides on creating a fully local AI-powered voice assistant to replace Alexa, emphasizing privacy by avoiding cloud services. The setup involves building a home assistant using a Raspberry Pi, integrating with open-source tools like Raspi, Whisper, Piper, and enabling intent recognition with Home Assistant’s assist feature. It also covers how to offload AI-processing tasks to more powerful hardware and customizing elements like wake words and TTS voices.
Community Picks·2y1.1.1.1 (DNS Resolver)
Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 is a public DNS resolver providing a fast and private browsing experience without selling user data to advertisers. It offers additional protection through 1.1.1.1 for Families, encrypted services via DNS over HTTPS (DoH) or DNS over TLS (DoT), and can be accessed as a Tor hidden service. The setup is simple, free, and enhances both speed and security on the Internet.
selfh.st·2yThis Week in Self-Hosted (22 November 2024)
This week's self-hosted updates feature noteworthy developments such as the growing popularity of Bluesky, the shift of Feishin to maintenance mode as development begins on Audioling, and numerous software updates including Bar Assistant, DefGuard, Documenso, Endurain, and more. Additionally, new self-hosting software introductions are highlighted, offering alternatives and tools for various needs including media handling, email collection, and more.
Lobsters·2yWe can have a different web
The post reflects on the current state of the internet and contrasts it with the more open, creative, and less commercialized early days. It discusses issues like the dominance of large platforms, pervasive advertising, engagement farming, and the erosion of personal spaces online. It also emphasizes that the potential to return to a more decentralized and user-driven web still exists, and that modern tools and technologies make it easier than ever to cultivate independent online spaces.
Misfits Developers·2yDetoxify Youtube
Detoxify is a browser extension designed to allow users to hide or unhide YouTube Shorts from their home feed. It's compatible with Chromium browsers, Firefox, and Edge. The extension includes upcoming features such as bug fixes, extended functionality to YouTube search results, filter options, UI/UX enhancements, and options to hide playables for YouTube Premium users. Detoxify prioritizes user privacy by operating entirely within the browser without collecting or transmitting user data. It is open source, and contributions are welcomed.
Hacker News·2yarkohut/pensieve: A passive recording project allows you to have complete control over your data. 一个完全由你掌控数据的「被动记录」项目。
Pensieve is a privacy-focused passive recording project that allows users to have complete control over their data. It records screen content and builds intelligent indices, providing a web interface for easy retrieval of historical records. Pensieve supports full-text and vector search, integrates with various OpenAI API models, and runs on Mac and Windows with Linux support in development. The project emphasizes local data storage, making it different from similar tools that rely on external data centers. Pensieve also offers extensible functionality through plugins, including OCR and VLM for comprehensive visual search capabilities.
Mozilla·2yWe asked why you love Firefox. Here’s what you said.
For 20 years, Firefox has been a user-centered browser, appreciated for its privacy features, extensive add-ons, and trustworthiness. Users highlight its consistent improvement, open-source nature, and personal history with the browser as key reasons for their loyalty.
Towards Data Science·2yRunning Large Language Models Privately
Running large language models (LLMs) locally can enhance privacy and reduce dependency on external providers. Smaller models can be run on standard laptops while more powerful models need advanced hardware. The post discusses various frameworks like llama.cpp and Ollama for local deployment, focusing on speed, power consumption, and performance across different quantization levels. The conclusion highlights the cost-effectiveness and customization options of running LLMs privately compared to cloud-based solutions.
A Java geek·1yWhy Home Assistant?
The author attended a talk on using DevOps observability tools for home automation and became interested in Home Assistant, an open-source platform. With various 'smart' devices in their home and concerns about privacy, they aim to enhance control and privacy through a centralized, local-first approach to home automation. They detail their current smart home setup and explain why they decided to implement Home Assistant.
Tailscale·2yVideo: Host your own metasearch engine to avoid tracking and profiling
SearXNG is an open-source metasearch engine aggregator that prioritizes privacy by eliminating background tracking. This tutorial guides on installing SearXNG in a Docker container with Proxmox and configuring Tailscale Serve for secure, remote access. The community around SearXNG continues to support and develop the tool, emphasizing privacy, configurability, and user control.
Medium·2yTitle: Introducing the First WEB3 Social Network Built into the DeFi Wallet SuperDapp
SuperDapp is launching the first Web3 social network integrated into a DeFi wallet, aiming to redefine user interaction in decentralized finance. This innovation allows users to communicate, share experiences, and build communities directly within the app. Unique features include data ownership, decentralized identity solutions, DeFi interoperability, incentives for engagement, and decentralized governance. The seamless integration of social and financial interactions promises enhanced transparency, security, and user control.
Hacker News·2yEuropeans Spend 575 Million Hours Clicking Cookie Banners Every Year
European users spend around 575 million hours annually on cookie banners due to the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58. These banners, aimed at enhancing privacy, often lead to minimal privacy benefits and significant productivity loss, costing the economy an estimated €14.375 billion annually. This highlights the need to revisit and potentially revise current privacy regulations to mitigate these issues.