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Ask HN: Fediverse in a box?

Hi HN,I am thinking of making a dedicated server box for your home that runs self-hosted apps. Wait, you say... isn't that just a computer running Ubuntu? Yes, but hear me out --The idea would be to have a physical box (that you can see & trust) in your living room. Installing a self-hosted app (such as Peertube, Mastodon, email, etc.) takes one click. All the Docker stuff will happen...

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Ask HN: Do you sleep better by the ocean?

I always sleep better by the ocean. My RHR drops 5-10 beats, and I wake up feeling much more relaxed. Am I alone?What causes this effect? Is it negative ions? Clean air? Ocean sound? I’ve tried with the windows closed, and the effect holds. I’ve tried it on and off vacation, and the effect holds. So I’m really at a loss for what it could be.

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Re:How to train large deep learning models as a startup on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:08AM (#28787317)
Does anyone use this? How does AssemblyAI compare to Google’s? We are considering adding speech recognition to a small part of our product.
Re:Bye YouTube, Hello PeerTube [video] on Sunday September 19, 2021 @02:16PM (#28586577)
Perhaps the most notable fact is how upvoted this article is. Shows you how much people want to believe, maybe?