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  • I use their wifi APs because they make them really easy to configure and manage. But the management interface stays locked in a vlan without access to the internets. Because I don’t trust their cloud affinity.

    This also disqualifies their routers and firewalls for me. How can I trust a device which tries to phone home? So that area is covered by opnsense on a device with a sufficient amount of Ethernet ports.

    Any device with a mass storage can act as a NAS - a single board computer + Linux + samba/ nfs/ scp/ sftp. I heard TrueNAS or OpenMediaVault are recommended as all in one solutions - I don’t know them.









  • I’ve been hinking about infrastructure as code tools. Skimmed the very surface of opentofu, looked at the list of alternatives.

    I’m in need of something that is both, deployment automation and (implicit) documentation of the thing that I call “the zoo”. Namely:

    • network definition
    • machine definitions (VMs, containers) and their configuration
    • inventory: keeping track of third party resources

    Now I think about which tool would be the right one for the job while I’m still not 100% sure what the job is. I don’t like added complexity, it is quite possible this could become a dead end for me, if I spend more time wrangling the tool than I gain in the end.

    PS: If you haven’t already, please take a look at your openssl packages. Since this week there are two new CVEs rated as high: https://openssl-library.org/news/vulnerabilities/index.html








  • What about the required raw materials to fabricate the solar panels? What about aging and recyclability percentage?

    I don’t say, abandon solar power. I say: improve the recycling rate of the panels. Dual use agricultural land, maybe try to take advantage of the panel’s properties (shadows cast by the panels, wind erosion idk).

    And maybe don’t overspend on the world’s energy budget. Evaluate where cars for personal transportation are really needed and how the fuel efficiency could be raised.

    Mass transportation complemented by rental bikes and scooters - it’s mostly an infrastructural change, which leads to reduced fuel consumption.

    Car sharing: One could aim to increase the frequency of use per vehicle - less cars to build, less space required for parking lots and streets.

    Sometimes a web conference instead of a lengthy journey is sufficient. Home office - Maybe commuting 3 of 5 days is enough?

    The possibilities are endless. Don’t focus too much on one aspect.