You might want to check out RamaLama. It's a container based replacement for Ollama by the same folks that brought us Podman.
I tried it a while back, I was very surprised to find that simply running `uvx ramalama run deepseek-r1:1.5b` just worked. I'm on Fedora Silverblue with nothing layered on the ostree. Before RamaLama, getting llama.cpp working with my GPU was a major PITA.
An alternative (and possibly easier) way that doesn't require root is to use Hail + Shizuku.
Shizuku helps normal apps to use system APIs without root. You can enable it with from a computer with adb or from the phone itself using wireless debugging. Hail uses Shizuku's API access and lets you select apps to freeze. You can then unfreeze / refreeze apps with a quick tap in Hail.
If you already have root, all this becomes easier. If you do the wireless debugging method, Shizuku's API access won't survive a reboot. You'll have to go thru the wireless debugging procedure again before you can use Hail. https://shizuku.rikka.app/guide/setup/
> Sure, but to get to them is just about as convenient as rebooting the phone from cold.
This just isn't true. Switching profiles is nothing like rebooting the phone. It takes about 8 seconds to go thru the entire procedure. That's including about 3 seconds to load the 2nd profile (even an unloaded profile). The procedure on my Pixel 7 goes:
> I was hooked the first time I saw so many buttons, knobs, and flashing lights
I fell down the synthesizer rabbit hole during covid. And the urge to acquire more hardware is real. Resist! Try not to chase synth youtube gear cycles. Remember, synthesizers make sounds, not music. Not that there's anything wrong with enjoying sound design, it is fun. But if your goal is to make music, it can be a trap.
> Does HN have any advice on how to get started with synthesizers.
For me, synthesizers didn't click until I got my first super basic knob-per-function synth. There was just so many things I didn't know, that a VST like Vital had way too many options. Once I figured out most synths are just oscillators -> mixer -> filter -> amp, plus envelopes and LFO's for modulation... I could use pretty much any synth.
Once you understand those basics, maybe look at videos that show you how to recreate famous sounds. Probably start with simple classic sounds so you get a feel for how the synthesizer controls shape that sound.
Here is Anthony Marinelli showing you the bass sound from Madonna's Holiday in under 8m. He does a good job explaining why you use a certain setting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVedA7H4qpQ
My last piece of advice: the online synth community can be a bit toxic <cough>reddit</cough>. Ignore them and just do what feels fun. It's a hobby after all!
I had looked at this. It doesn't seem like they've implemented anything to handle firewall rules. They may not even be able to, seeing as how that part of ZT is closed source. Also, this doesn't solve the problem with mobile apps, so the whole thing was a moot point for me.
Just FYI, when you create a CA cert or sign certs with nebula-cert you can specify a -duration. Which I know doesn't help you after the fact, but it might help someone going forward.
I found it too complex for a lay person. On a regular computer or server its not too bad. I can send someone a config file with the certs and keys already built in. That's easy enough. But on mobile it requires a back and forth exchange of keys over a different medium.
Compare that to ZeroTier where I can just tell someone, "install this app and punch in this Network ID". Also, ZT lets me control the entire network firewall from a centralized place. Where Nebula is doing it on a per-client basis and requires new certs if device groups change.
I don't want to talk up ZT too much though. Their self-hosted option is a joke. There is no webui. You have to do everything via the API...including the firewall rules; And you have to write those rules in the non-human readable format that their webui abstracts away. Worse still, their mobile apps won't work with the self-hosted option. I used them to get something up and running quickly, but I'll probably end up on Nebula anyways.
> And I wouldn’t mind if their friends (that aren’t my friends) watch my movies, either, by forwarding through my friends.
This is the part that doesn't scale. Hell, this is extremely risky even at a small scale. You don't know who your friends' friends are, you will have friends that abuse this, and you will end up with a much larger network than you anticipated.
How many of your friends and family are "friends" with bots on Facebook?
> I’ve been dreaming lately of a tor-like network that’s based loosely on the idea of tailnets. Rather than blockchain bullshit, you’d have a direct ring of trust with friends, and then you could set up access policies to forward packets for people you don’t trust, but who know someone you do trust.
Might want to check out Yggdrasil. It lets you can create a real mesh routed, E2E encrypted network. You can keep your network private, or connect it to the greater network and route others. There's no ring-of-trust (I can't imagine that as a viable solution at scale). But the config file has an AllowedPublicKeys section if you want to specify who can route through your node.
Absolutely love nebula and really wanted it to win when I did my overlay network shootout (for personal use). But device on-boarding and management was overly complex for a lay person (I have a couple users that would require access).
I settled on ZeroTier for now. Unfortunately, I don't think ZeroTier is my long term solution. Their self-hosted option comes with a plethora of caveats that make it basically unusable. And I'm always scared companies that offer free versions of their paid product will eventually neuter the free tier.
I'll be keeping an eye on headscale. Hopefully they get their mobile client situation in order.