you do if you want more than just a router

not the same class of device though

topton is one of the more “trusted” brands in there. you can get anything from a small dual core celeron to a mobile i7, with two ddr5 slots, m.2 slots, mpcie slots, sata slots… you name it.

it can be quite a punch on a tiny box and it is a very practical all-in-one device, but it does need some tinkering repasting and adjusting out of the box. mine in particular has issues around wol and absolutely needed cooling fans and better thermal paste. ymmv.

here is a popular one.

here is some discussion about these boxes with varying levels of success in using it, its quite good once the kinks are worked out.

this form factor is definetly something if you want a homelab without the hassle, pricetag, size, noise, energy consumption… you can virtualize everything in it if you get one big enough.

i dislike the relative lack of repairability and expandability too.

processing power is more than adequate, and it comes in a tiny practical box, this is my priority atm.

so it can also be my wifi ap, im using virtualized openwrt to make it happen.

the ap i was using is now doing its duty as an extender while the beefier one does firewall, wifi, server, storage you name it…

just got it from aliexpress. though any hardware or mini pc will do, really.

if you want something like this but branded, look into protectli, they make similar devices.

no need to be a programmer to do it!

what are you replacing grafana with?

noice

literally one these with loads of RAM and a wifi card, so i can fit all the shenanigans in one box

to rebel is what we have left

so many real (and much more interesting) conspiracies out there. i dont get why people gotta come up with these…

i did the if you dont do this tic the world is gonna explode, and the mind tics. and i liked psychology at some point but life sadly threw me off this path.

i can “look through people” if im paying attention, or if im closer to that person

by idioms do you mean languages? english is not my first language, i dont get what you mean.

i think both creativity and collaboration play a role.

yes

i can tell quite easily but i cant do it as well

i dont remember, but id say probably not.

old man that hates change always tinkers in the shed

change is good a 2/3 of the time though? but hey, strangely me.

ive been getting some well deserved rest. hope you are well too.

much safer is better than completely safe

we take what we can get, and for all intents and purposes right now, the tor browser will solve their problem.

even if we did (because we used to, after big fights), the burgeoise would reverse it because they are the ones in power rn.

🤣

i can think of a few stories…

i mean, kind of.

sometimes i engage on videos on purpose just so they show me more later, even if that specific one isnt good?

i like platforms where i can curate what i see

do people actually do this.

arent they usually like too big?