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jsm 11mo ago

Does anyone else have this problem? I've had it since college in the *cough* '90s. It goes like this:

OK. Time to start writing 'the book!' Finally ready!

Well...I can't write it on #GOOGLE! They'll steal my brilliant ideas! So....

First, thing is to ... set up a new #debian server....

Then spin up a new VM with #StartOS and get it configured....

Then, load up #NextCloud....

Check that it's all good...

Done.

Relocate to a cozy writing space and the laptop....

Connect to the new server via #Tor....

Open up #NextCloud and begin writing....

Finally.

But, wait, #NextCloud's Collabora editor has a slight delay to it...

Let's try to get the pesky #onlyoffice integration working....

....seven days later....

"I should really write that book...."

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Jim Smij 11mo ago

this is exactly my problem too...

except for some of the details I can come up with a million reasons why you should write your book and another million why I can't write mine. #bookcomingsoon

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jsm 11mo ago

Thanks nostr:nprofile1qqsyrhshwxsrrz3anwd0nlc6ps78hyrgvl9x6njagv6630ukpvwnyscpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7dpdfhq! I'm usually zappable (and I appreciate it) but my #albyhub is offline because the #startos vm keeps crashing my overloaded #debian server. Lol.

Too Many unpublished books on it? (Nope.)

All good.

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Jim Smij 11mo ago

one of the reasons I'm giving alby a timeout. this hub thing was a shot in the foot, but I get what they're trying to do there.

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jsm 11mo ago

What are you using instead?

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Jim Smij 11mo ago

strike & wos.

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Alby 11mo ago

You are giving us a timeout and call Hub shot in the foot because JSM's operating system on virtual machine on overloaded debian server crashes? ;)

#AlbyHub is getting better and more optimized each week, try it again 😉

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Jim Smij 11mo ago

no, I'm giving #alby a timeout because I had issues, I've heard others #complain and the last several people I've tried to #zap that I got #errors on were alby users. least resistance will win over all the other functionality that you're trying there. When I lose faith, I move on. there are plenty of #alternatives to try before circling around to alby. good luck.

don't bother trying to debate me on something you're selling. that makes it worse.

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jsm 11mo ago

Yeah. Just to be clear. I don't think #startos or #alby are crashing my overloaded server. That's purely admin error.

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Jim Smij 11mo ago

I haven't met a software company that doesn't blame the admin, the hardware or other software before admitting it's their buggy app. they were quick to blame you too, though, weren't they?

I'm starting to sound adversarial... time to let it go. coding is hard, I get it.

good luck with your configuration. keep us posted to how it's going.