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jubilationtcornpone ,

We have to get those bugs to production as quickly as possible to follow the "move fast, break things" directive.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Oh, I wouldn't if I could avoid it. The "fun" of tinkering with IT stuff in my very limited spare time vaporized many years ago. If I could pay for services that did exactly what I wanted, respected my privacy, and valued my business while charging a fair price, I would stop self-hosting tomorrow. But that's not usually how it works.

Self hosting isn't super high maintenance once you get everything set up but it still takes up probably 10-12 hours per month on average and I would not mind having that time back.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Mail servers are the one thing I refuse to self host. Years of managing enterprise email taught me that I don't need that kind of negativity in my life

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This is a pretty good summary. In enterprise networking, it's common to have the 'DMZ', the network for servers exposed to the internet, firewalled off from the rest of the system.

If you have a webserver, you would need two sets of ports open, often on two separate firewalls. On the WAN firewall, you would open ports 80/443 pointing to the webserver. On the system firewall, between the DMZ and LAN, you would open specific ports between the webserver and whatever internal resources it needs; a database server for example.

This helps limit the damage if a malicious actor hacks into your webserver by making sure they don't also have unrestricted access to other parts of your system. It's called a layered security approach.

However, someone self hosting may not have the expertise or even the hardware to set up their system like this. A VPS for public facing services, as long as it's configured properly, can be a good alternative. It also helps if you have a dynamic WAN IP address and/or are behind CG-NAT.

Edit: maybe good to mention that securing your local network behind a VPN, even one hosted on your local network, is more secure than allowing public facing services. Yes, it means you still have to open a port. But that's useless to a malicious actor without the encryption keys. Whereas, if you have a webserver exposed publicly, malicious actors already have some level of access to your system. More than they would if that service didn't exist anyway. That's not inherently bad. It comes with the territory when you're hosting public services. It is more more risky though. And, if the exposed server is compromised, it can potentially open up the rest of your system to compromise as well. Like the original commenter said, it's about managing risk and different network configurations have different levels of risk.

jubilationtcornpone ,

It's amazing what you can do with Excel if you know how. It makes it so easy to analyze complex data sets, accidentally summon the Dark Lord, create pivot tables and graphs, etc.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Lol no that just summons a few demons. When you write an entire "application" in VBA and use hidden worksheets as the "database", then try to share it with the entire organization via a shared drive, then and only then will the gates of hell open and Satan himself come forth.

jubilationtcornpone ,

I have ALWAYS hated mac and cheese. Anyone I've ever told this to is like "hOw CaN yOu NoT lIkE MaC aNd ChEeSe!!?? It'S aMaZiNg!!"
I'm sure my dog thinks dogfood is amazing. But you don't see me eating it.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Shampoo bottle falling in the shower while your toddler is trying to sleep directly on the other side of the wall. Might as well be an earthquake.

jubilationtcornpone ,

My dad got really sick one time when I was a kid. He was at home for a couple weeks. He started playing Donky Kong 64 on our Nintendo 64. He beat the game, got better and went back to work, and never played another video game ever again. He wouldn't even tell me how to beat it. It took me forever.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Well attending doesn't necessarily imply participating.

...Will someone please forward the meeting invite to me? I'd like to attend. Whether I participate is yet to be seen.

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Interested to see what you come up with. I manage our personal finances along with my wife's consulting business. I switched to Quicken about a year ago. I don't regret switching because it's does the job better than anything else I've used. But I'm not 100% satisfied either and if I found a better solution, I would seriously consider it.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Don't give them any ideas.

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I expect to see this reported as fact on Newsmax by the middle of next week.

jubilationtcornpone ,

"Blanche, you idiot! You got egg upon my snood!"

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I finished putting a new head gasket on the boat motor. Just in time to tackle all the landscaping that that I need to do this summer.

jubilationtcornpone ,

In other breaking news, having wealth of any degree makes it easier to acquire more wealth. More at 9:00!

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First, this is not exclusive to women. Men can and do do this. Second, if that's your experience then you need to hang around with better women. My wife does not do this, even in the very rare instances that we've ever had a fight about something. Probably because she's a normal, mature adult who recognizes that people, including me, make mistakes now and then.

jubilationtcornpone ,

All while living in constant fear, for no particular reason, of a random guy who owns a small fried chicken restaurant chain.

jubilationtcornpone ,

If you want a really good, capable firewall that's easy to configure, go with OpnSense.

If you want granular control and [near] enterprise grade features for a low price, go with Mikrotik.

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Don't worry. You'll remember what you were standing in line for about 3/4 the way home.

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Windows Hyper-V Server on the host with most of the VM's split between Ubuntu and Debian. I also have two Windows VM's that I keep out of necessity.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Can we just put all the media and technology executives in an alley where they can fight it out like the scene from Anchorman?

Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers. (www.vox.com)

Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.::undefined

jubilationtcornpone ,

Exposure to technology does not automatically breed expertise. I have a 15 year old. Smart phones have existed for her entire life. She knows how to use Snapchat and take goofy selfies. That's where her expertise ends. Any time anything is wrong, she sounds like her grandma complaining "mY mOdEm DoEsNt WoRk!" It's not a modem grandma! That's your computer! Most of her friends are the same way.

jubilationtcornpone ,

You're already halfway to the plot of "The Brave Little Toaster."

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Just missing some white New Balances.

Edit: I didn't see the socks with sandals in the fourth frame. That's an acceptable alternative.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Hi, it's me. Guy who's super anal retentive about his finances. While you're glaring at me for holding up the line, I'm just passing that shade on to the cashier whom I have now asked twice for a receipt and is looking at me like I just asked for their first born child. I'm not leaving without one. Sorry about the wait.

jubilationtcornpone ,

Safety razors are great! They're way cheaper than "conventional" (3, 4, 5 blade) razor blades. They shave a lot closer, and you can get a variety of different grades of blades to fit your comfort level.

The only reason the expensive multi-blade disposable razor cartridge became popular was because Gillette enshitified their razors to maximize profit.

jubilationtcornpone ,

"Ah, it's only been a couple months. This blade is still good. Ouch! Ooohhh... That's a bad cut. Oh well. Just need a wad of toilet paper to power through it."

jubilationtcornpone ,

You do have to be a little more delicate because it is easier to cut yourself but it doesn't take long to get a feel for it. I doubt I cut myself any more than I did with a 4 blade cartridge.

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That's one area where safety razors are the clear winner. Multi-blade cartridges tend to get "clogged" by long hair. Safety razors don't.

I probably shave once a week unless I have someplace to be. I can make a full pass, flip it over and make another with no problem. The hair just rinses right out.

jubilationtcornpone ,

It's a song that's been played so many times the record is starting to get worn out.

Big manufacturer buys software company.

Big manufacturer does not understand software business, software company, or software company's customers.

Big manufacturer makes a bunch of cost reductions based on incorrect assumptions.

Big shot at big corp customer calls peon (like me) at budget time to ask why we spend so much money on this "VMWare".

Peon explains that "VMWare is very important software which used to be "Best in Class" but has become "Overpriced, second rate, yada yada..." And suggests we switch to Hyper-V.

Big shot asks (a little suspiciously) if we would save money without any negative impact to operations.

Peon says, "Yes."

Big shot writes big check to Microsoft.

Other big shot at big manufacturer is stuck trying to figure out where all the customers went; not realizing that big manufacturer pissed all over the peons who actually have to use their [now] shitty software.

Big manufacturer decides the acquisition was a failure, learns nothing from it, and sells the shell of the once popular software company for a fraction of what they paid for it.

jubilationtcornpone ,

As if I needed another reason not to buy their shitty appliances.

jubilationtcornpone OP ,

Thank you! I think that actuator is exactly what I need.

jubilationtcornpone ,

I worked for an industrial tool manufacturer for a couple years. It's well known brand but not one you can just go to Home Depot and buy. Their tools are very specialized and very expensive.

Anyway, the last project I was on before I left was one where they tried to create smart tools. It wasn't a completely bad idea. Those things have specific maintenance requirements. Reminding the user that it's time for maintenance based on a cycle count, hour count, or severity of conditions was actually a good idea.

But, management wanted two things: Wireless charging, and the ability to feed data from the tool back to a dashboard that the user could log into. Then, they would charge a premium for the "smart tool" and get the customer to pay for access to the dashboard. At least that was the idea. The problem was that customers didn't give a shit about either of those "features." They just wanted their tools to work reliably. The division president refused to listen. I don't know how it worked out. For unrelated reasons, I didn't hang around long enough to find out.

Adding [unnecessary] electronics to tools and appliances is cheap. There's some engineering costs involved but once that's done, the components usually amount to a small fraction of the overall build cost. And the markup is insane, which is one reason why they add those "features".

I suspect that there's plenty of engineering teams out there questioning why a stove needs WiFi and then getting overridden by some SVP who has literally never used a stove in his entire life.

jubilationtcornpone ,

I think O365 only allows authentication via OAuth2. Can't just punch in your password and go anymore. Not sure if Thunderbird supports that or not.

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"It's a single pane window. A single pane of glass. It symbolizes the synergy between man and machine. Window 12 offers an enhanced user experience with greater simplicity and clarity. Also, we've revamped our mobile and iOT OS lines which we're calling 'Porthole 12' and 'Peephole 12' respectively."
-Microsoft, Probably

jubilationtcornpone ,

A major advantage of dating when you're closer to 30 is that, for most people, you're finally secure enough in your own identity to where you worry less about whether they like you and more about whether you like them.

If I had stopped to ask myself the latter question at 22, I would have saved myself the raging dumpster fire that was my first marriage because the answer was a resounding "No." My first wife was a horrible person with very little to like. But back then I didn't like "me" very much and I guess on some level I was afraid that no one else would either. Despite plenty of evidence to the contrary.

Potential pitfalls in exposing Jellyfin server to the internet through reverse proxy?

I am in love with my Jellyfin server (running in a Docker container) - it feels so nice to take back control over my media consumption again, after more than a decade in the land of streaming. So much, that I want to share this with my family....

jubilationtcornpone ,

Denial-of-service attacks or risk of someone compromising your server and therefore network via a vulnerability. Possibility of an attacker using your server for other malicious activities if they manage to compromise it.

Don't get me wrong, your server would be a teeny tiny fish in the sea of internet connected services and probably of little interest to most hackers. But, if you expose the door, it's gonna at least get knocked on.

Security issues aside, you will now be 'tech support' for this service and they're going to complain at you any time it doesn't do what they want it to. Just make sure you're ok with that.

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