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MuttMutt

@ MuttMutt @lemmy.world

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  • Where do you draw the line regarding windows?

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  • I may end up running windows in a VM so I can back up my NAS to BackBlaze for cheap.

    I dumped windows on my desktop about 18 months ago because there was no way I was going to use windows 11. My stepson has been using ChimeraOS for about 2 years without issue. And my server was switched to FreeNAS (now TrueNAS) in 2015.

  • Homelab hardware choices

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  • Honestly, I suggest going onto ebay and buying an old server hardware. My TrueNAS and OpnSense boxes as well as my 10G switch and my 48 port 1G switch were purchased used on ebay. My TrueNAS came from UnixSurplus https://www.ebay.com/str/unixsurpluscom and I have purchased hardware for others from them. They list their TrueNAS ready systems under FreeNAS but it doesn't matter, the HBA's are flashed to IT mode already so all you need to do is add drives and install an OS.

    Yes 10G can be useful if you have a lot of users or transfer large files. I edit video and I store it all on my server.

    Yes 8GB of RAM will be limiting, ZFS needs a minimum of 16GB to function correctly.

    The switches and AP's shouldn't care what the router OS is. I use OpnSense, my 10G switch is a Quanta LB6M, my 1G switch is a Dell Power Connect 5548, I have 2 TP-Link EAP650 AP's with a TP-Link Omada OC200 controller and will be adding another AP when my upstairs is finished.

    For POE I just use an injector with my Power Connect. My AP's, the OC200, and multiple cameras are all POE.

    I've found that if the equipment powers up and works for a week it will continue to do so for a long time, I've used the Quanta LB6M since 2016 or so.

  • What is a cold hard truth people have to accept in life?

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  • No matter what you do you will still die.

  • You can choose any celebrity's facial hair and make it yours. Who do you choose?

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  • Yep... Still envious at 46, mine is thin while the rest of my facial hair grows nice and thick.

  • What motivates social media trolls, or trolls in general?

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  • The idea that the person who has the most upvotes, likes, friends, etc. will win the internet

  • What do you think the internet will be like in a few years? Why?

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  • More and more apps messing things up. Companies want you to use an app so they have more access to data and better ability to control your habits driving more money into their coffers.

    More radicalization and sensationalization of everything. Use the news as an example. It used to be straight reporting of what happened, now it's about ratings and how many descriptive words you can use to make the news more dramatic.

    Advertising will get worse, more ads, larger ads, more annoying ads.

    There will be a bigger divide between the corporate conglomerate internet and the decentralized internet. People who feel marginalized will begin to break away and and the rest of the internet will look at them like they are crazy.

  • How do I prevent someone breaking and entering a house?

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  • Nice. I've always looked at holly bushes or cacti.

  • How do I prevent someone breaking and entering a house?

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  • Layers.

    Plant something with thorns or pointy leaves to block easy access to windows. Even better as a hedge around the whole property. Anti break film on windows. Heavy duty exterior doors. Motion sensing lights. Cameras, +1 for cameras with built in lights that can recognize people and automatically turn on.

    Every layer should either strengthen, increase risk of being caught, or make access painful. They will go towards easier targets.

  • What events are you looking forward to in 2026?

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  • Absolutely. Already replaced the roof, plumbing supply lines, and electrical systems. 18K houses need work but the payoff is huge.

    Right now I've got about 5600 invested in my solar system. Mainly the racking and then batteries. Once it's in place I have the option to add another up to 4.8KW. Local power rate sucks for the area. Mid summer the power is around .20 per kwh, the co-op nearby is less than half that. House is all electric and I run a couple servers so it adds up quick.

    Google is building a datacenter in the next county over and a few more are coming in elsewhere, they are supposed to provide most of their own power but no one is sure if they are or not. I've seen a couple high renewable line upgrades and additions for power equipment which seem to be upgrades for reliability and filtering in the local grid. All the original 230kv lines have been upgraded to 345kv.

    I'm in town but my house is ideal for a small vertical axis wind turbine. Generally at times wind is up solar is down, but gotta figure a few things out. One of the turbines that sit along a wall would be great but I have to figure out a design I can make and will be practical.

  • What events are you looking forward to in 2026?

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  • Ocean. I'm rescue certified and trying to get going as a videographer on a shoestring budget. Eventually going to expand my skill set some more so I can do some mine dives a few hours from where I live. Hopefully get to the point where I can do some cenote dives to play in the halocline.

  • What events are you looking forward to in 2026?

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  • I've got 7.2KW waiting to go on the roof. 400W bifacial panels with Enphase IQ8A'S. I have 3 panels running now and they generally shave 3kwh per day of my bill right now. In the summer peak the same 3 panels shave twice that off. Just have to get the racking materials and a few other things so I can get started.

    I'm lucky that I can DIY the whole system where I am at. Hopefully the battery systems will start to drop in price before long.

  • What events are you looking forward to in 2026?

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  • April 1st I travel to Cozumel Mexico for a couple weeks of diving. Another 30 hours in my happy place (up to 100 feet under water) will be amazing.

  • What events are you looking forward to in 2026?

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  • Ubuntu 24.04 is doing well for me. I use the cinnamon flavor. Switch the scheduler to performance, before that with multiple apps open while gaming there was stuttering it the CPU load was below a certain amount (Ryzen 5800X). After switching to performance all stuttering was gone.

    Liquorix Kernel is something else I am looking at utilizing since I also edit 4K 60FPS video on the same computer.

  • Rascal loved the snow.

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  • He lost his battle with cancer in May of 2024. He was my wife's dog, I lost her to complications of neurosarcoidosis in February 2019. He kept me going and a lot of our pictures has been in my memories feed lately.

  • What are some unique things that sucks about getting old?

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  • I was told once many years ago by a retired (kinda) member of a major biker gang the following:

    "Getting old ain't for pussies."

    I was around twelve, he wasn't lying, I'm forty-six now. All the stupid crap you have done early on in your life will come back around and cause aches and pains. You have to force yourself to keep moving through the pain or you will end up doing next to nothing every chance you get.

    My mind has always kept me at home so I can't say much there, I've never been to a club and rarely go to bars. I'm just not a social person.

  • Rascal loved the snow.

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  • Not really he loved to just lay down in the snow. We didn't get snow very often so he would roll and burrow his face.

  • When/how frequently do you replace your phone with a new one?

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  • Because I use my phone for banking I am stuck with OEM android. I have an S21 that loses support soon, that pushes me to upgrade when the next version comes out but will also be jumping to the S26 Ultra. The S26 series gets updates for 7 years so after that I will look at upgrading again.

    Hardware changes are no longer huge leaps like they used to be. With devices no longer being functionally obsolete every few years squeezing as much life as possible is the new game.

    My old devices end up being used for dashboards for HomeAssistant or turned into picture frames. So they will live on and still be useful for a long time.

  • What's a standalone movie that deserves a good sequel?

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  • Léon: The Professional

    Did she grow up to be a nice girl or a cleaner?

  • Wondering if running a single user Lemmy is an overkill

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  • I will have to take another look. I've seen it before but didn't see anything about Lemmy and such.