Just a regular Joe.

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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • From my brief time exploring it, many there seem to think the end always justifies the means, and are oblivious to the means being the likely effective end. For example: China is apparently only temporarily embracing capitalism on its way to utopian communism. I haven’t followed the trump support that was alluded to here, but I assume it’s similarly reaching the limits of their forward reasoning. At some point, some talking points pop into their head to reinforce or build on their existing beliefs, and they pat themselves and their fellow comrades on the back.

    Some are well prepared to run circles around you with their well trained mental gymnastics. It’s not dissimilar to the flat earthers, or other conspiracy theorists. You just have to believe to be saved (from critical thinking). It’s best not to engage, but rather observe from a distance.



  • You have an opportunity. Give him a pre-installed Linux and a terminal, along with a page of commands that he can run to do neat things… including starting the GUI to watch his favourite (ideally pre-downloaded) videos, running some demos, etc.

    Don’t make it too easy, but not too hard (2 you said? Can type a few characters though…)… Add to it over the years, unlocking the power, and guiding him to discover more by himself.

    Kids won’t become tech savvy if we hand everything to them on a silver platter, with touch screens, controllers, and flashy games. It can be bland and boring, until they do something.

    It might just be the most life changing gift they ever receive.





  • Welcome to the world of Carrier Grade NAT. 100.64.0.0/10 is reserved for this.

    If you are lucky, you also have an IPv6 address. The catch is you need IPv6 on the client-side too.

    A VPS or similar running wireguard and a proxy might bridge the gap.

    It might also be possible to ask your provider for some port forwarding. Probably not, but check anyway.

    Good luck!