I tried using DuckDNS for a while for DDNS, but noticed it seemed to have frequent periods of a few minutes each when it just wouldn’t resolve. Also was unable to get a matrix/synapse setup working behind it. It’s handy as a free service and nice if you just need basic DDNS, but it’s not the most reliable for hosting stuff from my experience.

I eventually settled on buying my own domain. Was much cheaper and easier to figure out DNS management than I was expecting, and my hosted services run so smoothly now.

Edit RE: downvotes: fuck me for sharing my experience? Kinda thought that was the point of this community…

That issue was on specific models from specific years, so new ones are fine at least. No justification for the swastikars, though.

This is one of the reasons why I set up a Wireguard VPN connection to my home network, and an on-demand VPN connection on my phone that automatically turns on anytime I’m not on the home network. Even away from home I get the benefits of my Pi-hole+Unbound (running as recursive resolver) setup.

That part I think I understand. Capitol buildings tend to be kinda empty during the weekend.

This event would have faired a lot better if it had any sort of actual organization and a core team of organizers to answer questions and provide solid information. All of my friends who would have been interested in an event like this decided to avoid it because there just wasn’t enough information for it to not seem “sketchy,” and something so poorly organized was likely to only draw small groups of supporters, thus reducing the “safety in numbers” that protesters would greatly benefit from against a crowd of fascist police and anti-protesters.

I use Watchtower for keeping my containers up to date (apologies if you’re already familiar). Has been very much a set-it-and-forget-it experience.

If the days start cooling down at noon for you, you’re closer to the outlier set than me.

Ever notice during the summer the hottest part of the day is usually around 3 or 4 in the afternoon instead of at noon? Same thing, just on the order of months instead of a day.

SoulSeek via Nicotine+ running on my NAS sharing my music, movies, and TV shows.

The problem is slowing it down to any speed that would end up with it dropping into the sun is going to take more effort and be more difficult than firing it out of the solar system. It isn’t practical.

Right?! Don’t these people know there’s a finite amount of attention people have, and posting stuff that isn’t doom and gloom is just going to squeeze out the important stories that are now impossible to read and process?!

(/s for the oblivious)

Building your qualifications to teach advanced courses in being blasé?

Growing up in the south eastern US vending machines were a common sight in a number of public spaces, and they were completely fine. No idea what third-world parts of the country the rest of these people grew up in.

Do you want basilisks? Because this is how you get basilisks.

I think the rear portion was more solid, so just not as many hollow portions to collapse.

Synology DS918+.

Search for basement bargain priced drugs, get basement bargain drug dealers.

I’d imagine it looked less janky and more sturdy when it was new.

Definitely sourced a make-shift rolling paper or two from those things.

One of us! One of us! Gooble gobble! Gooble gobble! One of us!