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Cake day: October 10th, 2023

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  • That is true that the most important part is just to keep the outside… out. I’d love to learn more intricate/advanced network setups and security too. I do work in IT, and knowing this stuff certainly wouldn’t be bad on my resume, and I’ve actually always been interested in learning it regardless. But perhaps you make a good point that I can secure it from the outside and get things functional, and then work on further optimization down the line. Makes things a little less daunting, haha.








  • You make a very good argument for Tailscale, and I think I’ll definitely be looking deeper into that.

    I like your suggestion to map out functional requirements, and then go from there. I think I’ll go ahead and start working on a decent map for that.

    As far as the new router for pi-hole… my super-great, wonderful, most awesome ISP (I hope the sarcasm is evident, haha; the provider is AT&T) dictates that I use their specific modem/router (not optional), and they also do not allow me to change DHCP on that mandated hardware. So my best option, so far as I’ve seen, is to use the ISP’s box in pass-through with a better router behind it that I can actually set up to use pi-hole.

    Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions! I’m going to take a deeper look at Tailscale and get started properly mapping high-level needs/wants out, with options for each.



  • I’d planned on using the GPU for things like video transcoding (which I know it’s probably way overkill for). Perhaps something like stable diffusion to play around with down the line? I’m not entirely sure. I do know that, since the CPU isn’t a G series, it’ll need to be plugged in at least if/when I need to put a monitor on it. Laziness suggests I’ll likely just end up leaving it in there, lol. As far as the dh-15, yeah, that’s outrageously overkill, I know, and I may very well slap the stock cooler on it and sell the dh-15.

    Thank you!








  • I just recently started using my Samsung TVs as dumb screens because they’re slow as shit, but a nice side effect is zero ads.

    ONN 4k streaming box for $20 at Walmart.
    Install a custom launcher.
    Install a button remapper for the remote.
    Install SmartTubeNext for YouTube (no ads, SponsorBlock).
    Install whatever other apps you need (Plex, etc).

    FAR better experience. Turn the TV on and it’s ready to go in a few seconds, not the ~60-90 seconds it takes the Tizen nonsense to “warm up.”

    It’s not perfect, but it’s a hell of a lot better. Can recommend, especially for only $20.