Proton VPN absolutely does support port forwarding, just not on the free tier.

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I’ve tried explaining this concept to people in my life who insist on considering context when deciding whether to use their turn signal. But about half of them seem stuck on this idea that moving their fingers a few inches is a task that justifies a cost-benefit analysis each time.

I don’t get it, man…

Looks great, man! In this guy’s humble opinion, it’s just the perfect amount of organized, but not overly fussy, for a compact functional workshop.

Got any before/after pics?

I’m terrible at organizing my workspaces, so I like seeing how other people set up their shops. It gives me neat ideas that I will totally never get around to implementing. Meantime I just spent 20 minutes hunting for that goddamned screwdriver I know I set down on a sbelf between the stack of wall anchor boxes and the bin of random drill bits. Or maybe I left it on the table saw…

Hell, I’ll go against the grain here and say that if my wife wanted to watch porn featuring me, some kind of AI or otherwise manipulated imagery is the only way that’s practically going to happen, and I’d have no issues indulging her in principle.

The main sticking point would be the feasibility of generating that content without feeding my photos to some 3rd party, and more importantly making sure that imagery never leaks outside of her direct personal and private possession.

I’d very much prefer to give consent, but if she were to do it on her own, my main issues would again be around the point above. Otherwise I wouldn’t feel much different than if she told me she got off while imagining me on her minds eye. And the same types of caveats would apply: Me with some anonymous 3rd party? Whatever floats her boat. Me with a specific person, or worse yet, someone we know? That’s when it starts to cross a line.

Great, now that’s in my comment history!

bonk

Only thing more embarrassing than breaking a B string is when the G string snaps.

I’ll see myself out…

Beautiful guitar by the way!

I love the theme too, but South Park ruined it for me. I can’t listen to it anymore without hearing “Wiener, weiner-weiner…” in the back of my mind :(

My wife went through something similar. Took until she was in her 30s and we were pursuing IVF for someone to take her seriously and actually do the investigation to realize she had crazy scarring from endometriosis causing all kinds of issues.

It’s insane to me how much the modern medical community seems to normalize or straight up ignore this shit, like you said.

I realize we could have pushed harder, but when multiple doctors tell you “yeah, some women just experience periods differently, here’s 500mg Naproxen to help you through” you tend to believe it.

Using different cutlery based off of meal size/how long you want to savor something (ex: You like ice cream, so you may eat it with a smaller spoon so it lasts longer.).

I don’t do this all the time, but definitely with desserts and sweets. Both from the perspective of being able to savor it longer, and also for portion control.

Or we see feudalism, scrip, slavery, or some.combination thereof

Which, from my admittedly limited understanding, is pretty much the explicit vision of the tech billionaires like Peter Thiel who are backing Trump and his goons.

A tariff is a specific tax on imported goods.

The tarrif is paid by the person or company doing the importing.

The tarrif is paid to the government of the country the goods are coming into.

So, say I am in the US, and I order $1000 worth of goods directly from a Chinese supplier. When those goods arrive in the US, I need to pay a tax (the tariff) to the US customs department in order to receive those goods. If the US has imposed a tariif of 34% on Chinese goods, I owe the US government $340 before I can receive my goods.

That is a hell of a read.

Appreciate the suggestions! I love the idea of a modular 1u panel that can swap in various small devices. I think if I had to, I could probably manage to model up something custom, but that is bordering on being not-dull… 😅

Dang, that sounds like a beast! I thought about trying to find something like that used, but i think my wife would have (rightfully) shot me down haha.

Printing some inserts/mounts is a great idea!

My bad, I thought i had listed a UPS in my post.

Yes, I do have one on the bottom. Got it used without batteries for cheap and filled it with new batteries.

Pro tip: if you’re not super fussy, search for AV racks instead of server racks. Many come with handy shelves and they seem to cost less, despite having the same basic functionality.

UPS = Uninterruptable Power Supply

Basically just a battery backup to help ensure that a short power outage doesn’t wreak any havoc, and gives the media server a chance to shut down gracefully.

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I’ve got some disk space and bandwidth to spare. No idea what i personally would do with the data, but keeping it alive seems worthwhile!

Trust me, I hear you on the algorithmic shit.

I dont think i have a single playlist set up, and almost exclusivly listen to albums cover to cover. All I really want is for a service to occasionally say “Hey you spent 60 hours last month listening to these 3 bands… check out these guys if you want something fresh with a similar vibe”

Spotify did a semi decent job of that, and it’s how I’ve discovered a few new bands, but paying $18/mo just to discover a few per year is not a great value proposition. I’d rather torrent a random album and then pick up some merch or concert tickets if I end up liking them.