LMS can stream to multiple devices, separately. (Different music in different rooms/devices).
LMS can stream simultaneously to multiple devices. (Same music across several devices).
Yes, it can chromecast (chromecast bridge extension). There is also an Airbridge extension.
Yes, there is a plugin to stream from YouTube (I don't use it, so I don't know if this includes or excludes YT music)

I looked through my extensions and I cannot see a 'spotcast bridge' option, but doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You'd have to look about, maybe github.

~~Finally, like you have 'snapclient' on the RPi's you can/could change them to 'chrome clients' (different project but same deal as the snapclient).~~ When checking, it seems the solutions that exist are pretty out of date, and there are comments that google has locked down on the 'chromecast api' that check the client is legit or not, through signed certificates. So everything is fine if you have legit chromecasts, but it might not be so successful with an emulated cc, such as VLC client or omxplayer.

More finally though, Logitech Media Server, is designed to be that - the central server of your music. Ideally you would have all your music locally, rather than on other services. So it probably isn't what you are looking for.

1y ago

How do you solve dynamic DNS?

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

Good FOSS software and reliable service providers? Etc.

Wow much detail. You're gonna get so much help.

1y ago

What are you playing this weekend? 2024-12-13

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

So far it's been amazing. Its like being in an Indiana movie, and still being in control. Plus you get to beat up baddies! There is also SO MUCH content (and I have only traveled to two locations!). Totally engaging.

You can expect Indiana dry/wry humor and all. It is all there.

IMO worth every $. (I'm a PC gamer first, it's a shame it wont come out on PS5 until next year, not that I have one. It will never come out on Switch, there is no way it could handle it).

DL from Steam was 100GB+

1y ago

[HELP] Migrating away from Android Password Store

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

Selfhost Bitwarden. Has apps for everything, browser extensions and can be accessed via webpage as well.

1y ago

What are you playing this weekend? 2024-12-13

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

To be honest, whilst I will do my daily ACNH routine, I will be consuming all the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle content I can.

1y ago

Why Is Printer Ink So Expensive?

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

I've not seen them, but I would imagine they are for office use, rather than home use. You would run into the same problem low volume inkjet users always run into, the ink dries out or clogs up the jets.

Toner has no such problem, and you can print 3000 pages regardless of if it takes 3 months or 3 years.

1y ago

Why Is Printer Ink So Expensive?

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

I didn't read the article but the straight reason is this: Printer companies adopted the "blades and razor" business model. The model was invented by Gillette, and if any of you here shave, you already know how it works.

Sell a new razorblade "system" for a loss price. Design it with a unique attachment system, locking purchaser into buying blades only supplied by that business.
Sell two pack blade replacement at about double the price of the original razorblade. 3 Stagger the prices of 3 pack, 4 pack and 5 pack, so they appear to add value, when actually the 5 pack cost of manufacture is still lower than the whole new razorblade "system" that was sold at a loss. But the 5 pack is marketed as "one free blade" based back on the two pack pricing.

Printer Companies did the same thing, sell a cheap inkjet at a loss (last Epson I bought was $49, a miniscule amount of ink and it had a scanner built in!!)

Now I offer you a challenge! (not really, you'll already know the answer if you have an inkjet and had to buy original refills).

A Brother MFC-L3760CDW is a colour laser printer/scanner/photo copier/fax/full duplex. It comes with (3 colours and black) enough toner for 3000 colour pages at purchase for a retail price $499.00

How much do you think it would cost you to get a inkjet printer, and enough ink to print 3000 colour pages? Also consider having a full duplex printer/photo copier/scanner/fax at your disposal.

1y ago

Australia struggling with oversupply of solar power

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

I prefer cooking on gas (I'm old! so what!), yes I know induction has become a lot better lately. But I renovated my kitchen (myself) about 5 years ago, so nothing is changing in there. My BBQ will also stay gas, but I might switch back to LPG bottles from the servo instead of natural gas.

My gas hot water is where the most of that bill comes from (our country has limited "fees" unlike other countries, and they have to detail all of them, and they get railed if they are bullshit). I am already getting quotes for instant on, electric hot water.

For 6 months of the year my Solar Panels absolutely rock, providing 30A 240V during the day, which means my entire home is grid free powered, even with my reverse cycle AC on full blast during Australia's hottest times.

Solar Panels literally dropped my monthly electricity bill from $600+ per month, to $250 per month (for 6 months) the other 6 months are not so dramatic, but still they help.

1y ago

Australia struggling with oversupply of solar power

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

We are sick of the arseholes that are running the power companies, and we are sick of the outrageous prices they are charging for electricity.

Simple as that.

10 years ago, my gas bill was $80 a month. Today (and nothing has changed) it is almost $300 a month. Same shit has happened with Electricity and water. They are fucking scum.

They can go fuck themselves. If there was a free version of gas like electricity, I would install it in an instant. (I only use gas for kitchen hob, my BBQ outside - both of which get fuck all use, and my hot water which only really gets used when I wash my balls in the morning.) 300% price hike in 10 years.... They can all suck my balls,

1y ago

Elon Musk hides X engagement figures amid user exodus

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

So reading all the comments here:

X is far Right, conservatives - bad.

Lemmy is far Left, liberal - good.

You both sound as bad as each other.

1y ago

Tell me why I shouldn't use btrfs

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

It was only a few weeks ago (maybe 4). Systems are all kept up to date with ansible. Most are Debian but there are few Ubuntu. The two that failed were both Debian.

Granted both that failed have high [virtual] disk usage compared to the other VM's. I cannot remember the failure now, but lots of searching confirmed that it was likely unrecoverable (they could boot, but only into read only). None of the btrfs-check "dangerous" commands could recover it, spitting out tons of errors about mismatching somethings (again, forgotten the error).

1y ago

Tell me why I shouldn't use btrfs

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 1y ago

My setup is different to yours but not totally different. I run ESXi 8, and I started to use BTRFS on some of my VM's.

I had a power failure, that was longer than the UPS could handle. Most of the system shutdown safely, a few VM's did not. All of the EXT4 VM's were easily recovered (including another one that was XFS). TWO of the BTRFS systems crashed into a non recoverable state.

Nothing I could do to fix them, they were just toast. I had no choice but to recover using backups. This made me highly aware that BTRFS is still not a reliable FS.

I am migrating everything from BTRFS to something more stable and reliable like EXT4. It's simply not worth the headache.

2y ago

The Gnome Foundation Struggling to Stay Afloat

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Brownian Motion @lemmy.world 2y ago

Those decisions include layoffs, most notably Caroline Henrikson, Creative Director, and, Melissa Wu, Director of Community Development.

Seems they might be listening. If their first two hits are 'community development' and 'creative director', then we can only assume they have probably come to the same conclusion you have stated.