LocalSend, a cross platform alternative to airdrop and nearby share.

My family uses it for almost all of our filesharing. IPhone to android, iPhone to windows PC, android to macbook, etc. Its works really, really well.

Wow that sounds terrible... Especially with encouraging employers to increase birth rates, a lot of sexual assault/harassment is going to be swept under the rug.

I like Language Transfer. It's free and you can download the episodes for offline listening.

This website has a bunch of great practice "wargames". You'll learn a bunch about common linux commands and the different options for them. It also provides you with some great tips on what to google if you get stuck. I reccomend starting with bandit.

https://overthewire.org/

Aptera is doing this with custom solar cells and they claim it'll provide up to 40 miles of range per day. https://aptera.us/

Are you sure you are typing the address in correctly on android/ios? 198.162.x.x isnt part of private IP space.

I'm partial to mikrotik gear, the CRS305 has 4 sfp+ ports for around $150.

This is what I did. Started at a "normal" nicotine level, then once I was used to that level and wasn't getting any cravings (took a few months usually) I would lower my nicotine strength a little bit then repeat the process. It made it way easier for me to quit once I did. I barely got any cravings.

I use duckduckgo for personal use and google for work and I have noticed a significant quality drop in the results for both.

I just started tears of the kingdom a few days ago.

+1 for openscad. I switched over from Fusion 360 back when autodesk changed the personal use license in 2020.

It takes a bit to get used to it, but once you've made a few parts you begin to see how powerful it can really be.

Its also super lightweight, so you can run it on most systems without any issues. I've ran in on a chromebook before.

The only thing I miss about fusion 360 is an easy way to add fillets to parts, that can be tricky in openscad. I use chamfers for the most part though, so I don't miss it much.

Once you change your DNS server in your router, make sure to renew your clients DHCP lease. It may still be using the stale DNS server. On windows verify its using the new DNS server with: ipconfig /all

A custom router + managed switch is a great way to learn. Studying the fundamentals is also good, but in my opinion it's not as fun as setting up your own network and learning hands-on.

If you decide to go this route I highly reccomend taking regular backups of your config (and backup again before you change stuff). Part of learning involves breaking things - trust me you will break your network - and in networking that's one of the best ways to learn. Backups will give you an easy way to restore to a known working configuration.

Secret Hitler is CC 4.0 and is really fun. They have a print and play version you can download on the website for free.

If you use Firefox, the reader view works great when you want to look at just the article and nothing else.

If you're looking for a more mature networking setup, I would definitely recommend splitting up your router, switch and AP duties into separate devices. It gives you the most flexibility for when you want to tinker or change things.

For a main router setup, I would recommend OpnSense. It's has a cloud backup feature which allows you to automatically backup the configuration to a Google Drive xml file whenever it is changed.

The XML config file stores all your leases so you don't have to worry about reassigning DHCP reservations. If you load the config onto a new system, like for an upgrade or if the router hardware fails, usually you just have to change the interface mappings and you're good to go.

As far as APs/switches, I would recommend Unifi or Mikrotik. Unifi has a fancy dashboard you can use to adopt new equipment and restore/change configs from, but I find Mikrotik easier and simpler to backup and I like that i dont have to host a controller to make config changes.

Nice. I'm interested to see how eGPUs perform on TB5.

• Gaming on linux
• David Revoy Comics - artist who uses only FOSS/libre software for all his artwork
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• NASA Image of the day
• Hackaday - Articles about cool electronics and tech that people have built

Localsend!

I've had my fw 13 since early Feb 2022. So far, I've replaced the hinges and upgraded to a new mainboard. (11th gen i5 to 12 gen i7 when it became my main PC).

I've redone the thermal paste on the 12th gen 2 times already to clean the fan out and have not had any problems opening things up. I open it up so often to tinker that the pull loop on the keyboard cable finally broke on me a few weeks ago.

My old mainboard is currently running my entire homlab. Opnsense, pihole, Plex, Kavita, audiobookshelf, foundry vtt, *arrs, unifi controller. I threw it into a 3d printed case and its been running fine without any issues.

I thought about upgrading to the fw16, but it's too expensive for me to justify it. If I want to game I just plug into my eGPU. I don't need my gaming system to be ultra portable.

I'll probably upgrade again when they release a new ryzen mainboard that has USB 4 2.0 support so I can take advantage of the additional pcie bandwidth for my GPU.

I would reccomend the fw13 to anyone who is into customizing PCs or is passionate about repairability in the electronics they own.

I do this same thing. I have Ubuntu on an external ssd with its own EFI partition. I followed this guide to get it setup and it works great.

https://itsfoss.com/intsall-ubuntu-on-usb/

If you are into RPGs Foundry VTT is a great replacement for roll 20 or any of the other virtual tabletops.

I have a laptop motherboard setup with proxmox running:

• plex
• radarr,sonarr,prowlarr
• opnsense
• foundry VTT
• pi-hole
• unifi controller
• qbittorrent
• kavita

This is running on an i5-1135 with 40gigs of memory. If your frugal about how you have stuff setup you can pack alot of services into old laptops.

For those who don't know much about him, I recommend watching the movie Revolution OS. It does a good job showing what he was working towards.

I do something similar with opnsense and policy based routing. opnsense is acting as both a VPN client and server. The client interface connects out to a commercial VPN, and the server interface listens for incoming connections. Based on what I I want to accomplish I setup firewall rules that use policy based routing to route incoming VPN traffic where it needs to go.

Regarding split tunnel on the client, the Android wireguard app has the option to specify what traffic uses the tunnel based on the application

I've been thinking about joining for the last few weeks. The reason I did today was because the developer of my favorite app (sync) announced they would be releasing a lemmy version

I really like the web based management panel. Make it really quick and easy to add/change firewall rules, look at logs, etc.

I really enjoy reading in my hammock. Usually I set it up in my backyard but it's also easy to take to a park or on a hike. I just use one of those camping ones that packs away to the size of a nalgene water bottle.

Sidenote, I also use one of these security straps on my e-reader. It allows me to read laying down in the hammock or in bed without having to completely hold onto my reader. Definitely recommend.

The book "I will teach you to be rich" has a great overview of how to best leverage credit cards, high yield savings accounts, setting up automatic investments, saving, and lots of other 'good to know' topics about money.

For investing specifically I use the Boglehead method.

I didn't enjoy it at first, but seeing progress in my weightlifting encouraged me a ton. Eventually I did start enjoying the actual workout, and if I skip a day it feels like something is missing.

Ive been lifting for about 4 years, it took 6-12 months for me to start enjoying the process.

Have you checked that your physical devices aernt blocking incoming ping requests? Like windows firewall?

Just because your using a VPN doesn't mean you can't isolate hosts to a separate network. I keep my services in a different VLAN and I can route/firewall traffic between that network and anywhere else as I please.

Can you ping the server from your phone successfully? You can use an app like this to check: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.he.networktools

Making sure you have layer 3 connectivity first would be a good first step. If you don't, I would start by troubleshooting at layer 2. Run a packet capture on both your phone and server while trying to connect to determine where the disconnect is. Make sure ARP is resolving properly.

If layer 3 IS working, move up to layer 4 and make sure you are using the correct port, http vs https, etc

This is how I would do it also, assuming you aernt passing the NICs through to VMs

If you set a static ip can you get connectivity? Have you confirmed that your interface is still up via Ifconfig or ip link?

Is the NIC built into the motherboard or an add on pcie card?

You could check the journal to see if the logs tell you anything.

If your VPS can connect to your home router as a client it sounds like your wireguard server on opnsense is working correctly.

Might be a problem with your phones WG config. Have you tried taking the client .conf file from your VPS and loading it onto your phone to test a working config file?

Yes, looks like that is the official name for it. Thanks.

What's so inconvenient about a VPN?

Yeah that's what I do as well. I try to avoid tying my services to a company that can change their licensing terms. I'm trying to be self hosted after all!