@ben well that's extremely kind of you - and you've embarrassed me so much by responding to my #lazyweb request that I've put some effort in to figuring it out and it works now.

Basically just hadn't quite twigged you have to set up a request payload first, which automagically gets picked up by the http- request node.

I don't think there's any NodeRED integrations for the new pihole6 REST API yet, so just using simple http-request nodes for now.

Thank you for your service :)

Somehow I missed what’s going on with X11. Can someone link me to a non-video explainer?   

#LazyWeb #AskFedi #X11 #wayland #linux

#Lazyweb, when my system spec says "NVME M.2 SSD (support up to two M.2 SSD) / PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x 4", will a (seemingly) newer Crucial P3 Plus SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 PCIe 4.0 work? Are they backwards compatible or do I need to stick to the PCIe 3.0 stuff?

UPDATE: According to the Crucial specs this should work, they claim backward compatibility with PCIe 3.0. We will see tomorrow, when it arrives :)

#Homelab #SelfHosting

dear #lazyweb and #storage nerds and #datahoarders

i have a couple of of m.2 drives, a 2.5 inch ssd, a couple 2.5 inch hdds, and a pile of 3.5 inch hdds. i kind of want to jam all the 2.5 inch drives and m.2 drives together in a weird array for science.

i saw some external usb raid/jbod enclosures on scamazon that would hold 3.5" drives *and* m.2 drives but nothing for 2.5" and m.2. does such an oddity exist?

boosts appreciated.

I started looking at Lisp seriously tonight and I am excited! Reading about how quickly people can get up and coding is something that has been frustrating in my programming journey so far. I feel like I've been reading for months and still haven't made anything useful. I get the feeling Lisp isn't like that. It also seems to be more fun than other programming languages, and I really want to have some fun!

Now I feel like I have a different problem. There are so many different versions, which is the right one to learn? I feel like Common Lisp is probably a safe bet, but I really have no clue.

I would love any suggestions!

#lazyweb #programming #lisp

LazyWeb (sorry): learning python resources suitable for a first year electrical engineer student with a Raspberry Pi?

I'm helping out my nephew, who lives elsewhere. He wants to learn Python, but I'm drawing a blank on good resources. Dive into Python is more for experienced programmers. Learn Python the Hard Way costs money now (dammit). Raspberry Pi Foundation materials are a little below him. What else is out there, pls?

#Python #RaspberryPi #Learner #LazyWeb

this evening, it has taken 90 minutes for my desktop computer to do a Windows 10 update.

#askfedi #lazyweb

Finally, I have been able to restart it, and I have seen this alert box.

Can anybody tell me what this actually means?

Anyone know of a good, reliable portable air con unit suitable for a home office?

#lazyweb

Dear #lazyweb: is there a more effective way to get cupro-nickel for casting than melting down a bag of 5c pieces? (Or hitting the thrift shops for ugly teapots?). It seems buying raw material retail costs like 3x more. #AskFedi

What is a safe URL shortner to use?

#Question #LazyWeb